In this review, we present an overview of joint models for longitudinal and time-to-event data.
We introduce a generalized formulation for the joint model that incorporates multiple …

Aims Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) accounts for over a million premature deaths
annually; however, there is little contemporary information on presentation, complications …

Objective: Our aim was to determine the prognostic significance of the systemic-immune-
inflammation index (SIII) in patients with resectable pancreatic cancer, using cancer-specific …

Purpose After peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT), renal toxicity may occur,
particular in PRRT with 90 Y-labelled somatostatin analogues. Risk factors have been …

White sharks (Carcharodon carcharias) are threatened apex predators and identification of
their critical habitats and how these are used are essential to ensuring improved local and …

Background: There are conflicting findings about whether mobile phone text message
reminders impact on antiretroviral adherence. We hypothesized that text reminders sent …

Abstract (See the editorial commentary by Dockrell, on pages 1708-9.) Background. BCG,
the only licensed tuberculosis vaccine, affords poor protection against lung tuberculosis in …

Rationale: Novel tuberculosis (TB) vaccines should be safe and effective in populations
infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tb) and/or HIV for effective TB control …

Background Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) leads to death or disability in half the affected
individuals. Tools to assess severity and predict outcome are lacking. Neurospecific …

The role of spleen size and splenectomy for the prediction of post‐allogeneic hematopoietic
stem cell transplant (allo‐HCT) outcome in myelofibrosis remains under debate. In EBMT …