Stan is a probabilistic programming language for specifying statistical models. A Stan program
imperatively defines a log probability function over parameters conditioned on specified …

Stan is a free and open-source C++ program that performs Bayesian inference or optimization
for arbitrary user-specified models and can be called from the command line, R, Python, …

Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are key pattern recognition receptors that mediate innate immune
responses to infection. However, uncontrolled TLR activation can lead to severe …

We present a Bayesian model for assessing the reliability of multicomponent systems. Novel
features of this model are the natural manner in which lifetime data collected at either the …

We propose a Bayesian approach for assessing the reliability of multicomponent systems.
Our models allow us to evaluate system, subsystem, and component reliability using …

Objective. This study is aimed at teasing out the correlation of plasma D-dimer (DD) levels
to age, metastasis, TNM stage (tumor-node-metastasis classification), and treatment in non-…

α-Naphthyl isothiocyanate (ANIT) is a known hepatotoxicant that causes acute cholestatic
hepatitis characterized by the infiltration of neutrophils around bile ducts and necrotic …

The poor efficiency of US-responsive coatings on implants restricts their practical application.
Immunotherapy that stimulates immune cells to enhance their antibacterial activity is …

Esophageal cancer is among the most deadly malignant diseases. However, the genetic
factors contributing to its occurrence are poorly understood. Multiple studies with large clinic-…

In 2010, the Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) began a groundbreaking study—Foundations
of Quality 2 (FoQ 2)—to explore and potentially identify practices, methodologies, …