Cancer is a disease affecting increasing numbers of people. In the UK, the proportion of
people affected by cancer is projected to increase from 1 in 3 in 1992, to nearly 1 in 2 by …

Patient nonadherence to healthcare providers' recommendations is a major obstacle to
desired health outcomes. It results in health deterioration and hospitalization, which might …

Breast cancer, the leading cause of cancer death for women, can be detected at earlier
stages through mammography screening. Therefore, most developed countries …

The most dramatic changes in modern shipping occurred with the application of new
industrial-age technologies to oceanic transportation. In metal-hulled and engine-powered …

Mammography is known to be the most effective way of breast cancer detection. The efficacy
of mammography screening guidelines is highly associated with women's compliance with …

This study combines statistical methods and a Markov model to analyze interregional
differences in land use in Beijing since 2003 and to predict land use changes for 2015 and …

During the process of disease diagnosis, overdiagnosis can lead to potential health loss and
unnecessary anxiety for patients as well as increased medical costs, while underdiagnosis …

Objective This study sought to assess the impact and validity of simulation modeling in
informing decision making in a complex area of healthcare delivery: colorectal cancer (CRC) …

Time Inhomogeneous Multivariate Markov Chains: Detecting and Testing Multiple Structural
Breaks Occurring at Unknown Bruno Damá Page 1 REM WORKING PAPER SERIES Time …

The increasing availability of data has popularized risk estimation models in many
industries, especially healthcare. However, properly utilizing these models for accurate …