University of Aberdeen

Principal Component Analysis

Abstract When large multivariate datasets are analyzed, it is often desirable to reduce their dimensionality. Principal component analysis is one technique for doing this. It re...

Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls

There is increasing evidence that genome-wide association (GWA) studies represent a powerful approach to the identification of genes involved in common human diseases. We descri...

Better reporting of interventions: template for intervention description and replication (TIDieR) checklist and guide

Without a complete published description of interventions, clinicians and patients cannot reliably implement interventions that are shown to be useful, and other researchers can...

The International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics consensus statement on the scope and appropriate use of the term probiotic

An expert panel was convened in October 2013 by the International Scientific Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) to discuss the field of probiotics. It is now 13 y...

Common polygenic variation contributes to risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

Consort 2010 statement: extension to cluster randomised trials

PurposeTo identify challenges and solutions to the efficient conduct of a multisite, practiceâ based randomized controlled trial to improve nursesâ adherence to personal protect...

What is an adequate sample size? Operationalising data saturation for theory-based interview studies

In interview studies, sample size is often justified by interviewing participants until reaching 'data saturation'. However, there is no agreed method of establishing this. We p...

CONSORT statement: extension to cluster randomised trials

Reports of cluster randomised trials require additional information to allow readers to interpret them accuratelyThe effective reporting of randomised controlled trials has rece...

Common variants conferring risk of schizophrenia

Dominant and diet-responsive groups of bacteria within the human colonic microbiota

Abstract The populations of dominant species within the human colonic microbiota can potentially be modified by dietary intake with consequences for health. Here we examined the...