In many biomedical studies, identifying effects of covariate interactions on survival is a major goal. Important examples are treatment–subgroup interactions in clinical trials, and gene–gene or gene–environment interactions in genomic studies. A common problem when implementing a variable...

In dieser Arbeit handelt es um die OP-Planung im Krankenhausmanagement. Mithilfe der Theorie des Distributed-Decision-Makings wird der OP-Planungsprozess beziehungsweise der Kommunikationsprozess zwischen relevanten Parteien bei der OP-Planung mit dem Ziel einer möglichst effizienten...

Abstract We study the selection of adjustment sets for estimating the interventional mean under an individualized treatment rule. We assume a non-parametric causal graphical model with, possibly, hidden variables and at least one adjustment set composed of observable variables. Moreover, we...