Publications by authors named "J Howie"

Unlabelled: Phytoplasmas are bacterial pathogens located in the plant's phloem that are responsible for several plant diseases and are mainly transmitted by phloem-sucking insects. Apple proliferation (AP) is an economically important disease associated with the presence of ' Phytoplasma mali' which is transmitted by two psyllid species. While is a vector in different regions, the vector efficiency of varies between different populations.

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To address privacy and ethical issues in using health data for machine learning, we evaluate the scalability of advanced synthetic data generation methods like GANs, VAEs, copulaGAN, and transformer models specifically for patient service utilization data. Our study examines five models on data from a Canadian health authority, focusing on training and generation efficiency, data resemblance, and practical utility. Our findings indicate that statistical models excel in efficiency, while most models produce synthetic data that closely mirrors real data, and is also useful for real-world applications.

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Background: The complement component C4 gene has been identified as a strong marker for schizophrenia (SCZ) risk. The C4 gene has a complex genetic structure consisting of variable structural elements (C4A, C4B, C4L, and C4S) and compound structural forms (C4AL, C4BL, C4AS and C4BS). In addition, the variations in C4 structural forms may have a direct or indirect effect on the brain expression level of C4A and C4B proteins.

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Purpose: Describe clinical practice, inter-disciplinary clinical pathway and core principles of care within a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) rehabilitation team.

Methods: An observational study examined inter-disciplinary practice, nested within an observational trial investigating team-based mTBI rehabilitation. Data were collected to describe clinical service over 12 months.

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