Thor Aspelund
@thoraspelund
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Statistician with interest in applications in medicine and biology. Professor Univ. Iceland Biostat Dep Med Public Health. PhD in Stats from the Univ. of Iowa.
Iceland
Joined November 2009
The Nordic Epi conference is in Reykjavik during 18. and 19. of August https://t.co/0O2ENpakvW The Reykjavik Marathon is then on the 20th so extend your stay and run 😊 https://t.co/SZJeaEQ3qE
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The 2026 Islandsbanki Reykjavik Marathon takes place on Saturday, August 22nd. Runners can choose between four different distances. The Reykjavik Marathon has taken place every year since 1984 in...
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New findings in a @COVIDMENT study of almost 250 thousand individuals from six countries, including Iceland, indicates that long-term mental health of recovering #COVID19 patients may be determined by the severity of the acute COVID-19 infection. https://t.co/YmXqZgtFnl
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NEW—Study suggests association between severe #COVID19 and long-term mental health outcomes 16 months after an illness. Read more in @TheLancetPH: https://t.co/ZIAbPuGO3I
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Adverse childhood experiences and resilience among adult women: A population-based study
elifesciences.org
Cumulative exposure to adverse childhood experiences is associated with lower adult resilience among women in a dose-dependent manner, independent of adult socioeconomic factors and social support,...
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Teaching #Rstats to learners in the health sciences? Try out the {medicaldata} package (now on CRAN) with 15 medical datasets. Details from R/Medicine 21 @remedicine at https://t.co/FQGswFCzih
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Happy to share our latest preprint, a full GWAS of 4782 serum protein measurements in 5368 individuals from the AGES-Reykjavik cohort. https://t.co/TlNoJTFGAO 1/5
biorxiv.org
With the growing number of genetic association studies, the genotype-phenotype atlas has become increasingly more complex, yet the functional consequences of most disease associated alleles is not...
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Our paper “Estimated transmissibility and impact of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in England” has now been published in Science (early release: https://t.co/8LRLp669LL). I’ve tweeted about this a few times before, so I’m going to focus here on some key messages. (1/8)
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Boasting Europe's lowest Covid incidence rate, Iceland has gradually eased restrictions and allowed swimming pools, gyms and now bars to reopen, focusing instead on testing travellers at the border https://t.co/2mplV1ZQWO
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Pistill um öll orðin sem hafa orðið til í baráttunni við kórónaveiruna https://t.co/ougjZWcSgj
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Frjáls og óháður miðill
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How quickly can we reopen societies and restart economies paralyzed by #COVID19 ? It’s time to use #AI to fight COVID-19. Register now https://t.co/wyqMyEopyo
#aiforgood #humanswanted #machinelearning
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If the reproduction number drops below 1, an epidemic won't disappear immediately. But how many additional infections will there be before it declines to very low levels? Fortunately there's a neat piece of maths that can help... 1/
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What can mass testing realistically achieve?
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Cheap and rapid tests are now available, but what can they realistically achieve?
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Preprint out – our work on communicating personal risks from COVID-19: https://t.co/qiFXb5ad0B In summary, for those developing personal risk calculators: 1) Are you trying to change behaviour or simply inform people? It changes your communication approach. UK public opinion:
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my latest rant in support of stats. https://t.co/4TTbxg5EtR NB as usual, I don’t write the headline (also, spot the Blackadder rip-off)
theguardian.com
Statisticians would welcome an inquiry into their role in this crisis, says David Spiegelhalter
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Listen to our very own @bgautijonsson's talk on predicting diagnosed Covid-19 cases and corresponding burden on health care systems using hierarchical bayesian methods at #StanCon2020:
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Are you a Nordic citizen or a resident of Iceland who's interested in public health, epidemiology and/or biostatistics? Explore our graduate programs at https://t.co/xTk877zItv - domestic deadline is the 20th of May!
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„Spálíkan Háskólans virðist hafa náð ótrúlegri nákvæmni hvað varðar heildarfjölda smita hér á landi. Þann 2. apríl var því spáð að alls myndu átján hundruð smitast. [...] Nú hafa alls 1.799 greinst með sjúkdóminn.“ Áfram vísindi! https://t.co/hog6CYj9BG
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,,Við viljum hvetja alla til að taka þátt, því þannig getum við betur tekið stöðuna, og jafnvel komið út úr faraldrinum sem betra samfélag'' segir Dr. Alma D. Möller, landlæknir. Ert þú búin/n að taka þátt í rannsókn @Haskoli_Islands og @landlaeknir á https://t.co/EI8BrRiiiX?
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The #COVID19 epidemic is in decline in Iceland and a new chapter has begun in the fight. Now it's vital to maintain the results, remain alert and follow instructions. The latest forecast can be found here: https://t.co/uVIR185i6b
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