Research Article
Modeling and Syndromic Surveillance for Estimating Weather-Induced Heat-Related Illness
Table 1
Parameter ranges and values for candidate terms in FOS model.
| | Predictor, p (symbol)[units] | Maximum factor multiplicity, | Maximum lag, | Minimum lag | Step functions: right (), and left () | Value of predictor at left step function transition, | Value of predictor at right step function transition, |
| | maximum temperature ()[°C] | 3 | 2 | 0 | | — | 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 | | Average wind speed(s)[km/h] | 1 | 0 | 0 | , | 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 | 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 | | spring/early summer indicator (g) | 1 | 0 | 0 | None | — | — | | Water vapour (v)[hPa] | 2 | 2 | 0 | None | — | — | | Weekend indicator (w) | 1 | 0 | 0 | None | — | — |
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