ESTIMATING THE PREDICTIVE ABILITY OF GENETIC RISK MODELS IN SIMULATED DATA BASED ON PUBLISHED RESULTS FROM GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION STUDIES

Estimating the predictive ability of genetic risk models in simulated data based on published results from genome-wide association studies

Background: There is increasing interest in investigating genetic risk models in empirical studies, but such studies are premature when the expected predictive ability of the risk model is low.We assessed how accurately the predictive ability of genetic risk models can be estimated in simulated data that are created based on the odds ratios (ORs) a

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Response of growth and wax production of Jojoba (Simmondsia Chinensis (LINK) Schneider) to the site of cultivation at Egypt.

Jojoba plant (Simmondsia Chinensis (link) Schneider), or Ho-Ho-ba or goat nut is a shrub belonging to the Simmondsiaceae family.It is well known as a useful medicinal plant and as a new crop of interest for many industrial purposes.The present study was carried out duringhe two successive seasons of 2012/ 2013 and 2013/ 2014 in private jojoba farms

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Altered frontocingulate activation during aversive interoceptive processing in young adults transitioning to problem stimulant use

Problems associated with stimulant use have been linked to frontocingulate, insular, and thalamic dysfunction during decision-making and alterations in interoceptive processing.However, little is known about how interoception and decision-making interact and contribute to dysfunctions that promote the transition from recreational drug use to abuse

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