Publications by authors named "Adeeba Al-Hurban"
In environmental research, missing data are often a challenge for statistical modeling. This paper addressed some advanced techniques to deal with missing values in a data set measuring air quality using a multiple imputation (MI) approach. MCAR, MAR, and NMAR missing data techniques are applied to the data set.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfluence of Ambient Air Pollution on Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Score Index.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
January 2020
Article Synopsis
- - Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune condition with unclear causes, and this study investigates the potential link between air pollution and RA activity using data from Kuwait.
- - Researchers analyzed data from 1,651 RA patients over various visits from 2013 to 2017, measuring disease activity through specific scores while correlating it with levels of specific air pollutants like SO2 and NO2.
- - The findings indicate a significant association between increased RA activity and exposure to SO2 and NO2, suggesting that air pollution could be a risk factor for exacerbating RA symptoms, leading to recommendations for better air quality management.