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Simon J. Mason

International Research Institute for Climate and Society
Verified email at iri.columbia.edu
Cited by 14875

Current approaches to seasonal to interannual climate predictions

L Goddard, SJ Mason, SE Zebiak… - … of Climatology: A …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
This review paper presents an assessment of the current state of knowledge and capability
in seasonal climate prediction at the end of the 20th century. The discussion covers the full …

Tube feeding in infancy: implications for the developmentof normal eating and drinking skills

SJ Mason, G Harris, J Blissett - Dysphagia, 2005 - Springer
Tube feeding is commonly used as a method of giving children nutrition while they are being
treated for disease. While this is an effective way of ensuring a child thrives and grows …

Changes in climate extremes and their impacts on the natural physical environment

S Seneviratne, N Nicholls, D Easterling… - 2012 - academiccommons.columbia.edu
An extreme (weather or climate) event is generally defined as the occurrence of a value of a
weather or climate variable above (or below) a threshold value near the upper (or lower) …

On the use and misuse of climate change projections in international development

H Nissan, L Goddard, EC de Perez… - Wiley …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Climate resilience is increasingly prioritized by international development agencies and
national governments. However, current approaches to informing communities of future …

The Resistance Factor to Plasmodium vivax in Blacks: The Duffy-Blood-Group Genotype, FyFy

LH Miller, SJ Mason, DF Clyde… - New England Journal …, 1976 - Mass Medical Soc
Duffy-blood-group-negative human erythrocytes, FyFy, are resistant to invasion in vitro by
Plasmodium knowlesi. The FyFy genotype is found predominantly in African and American …

Feedback theory-some properties of signal flow graphs

SJ Mason - Proceedings of the IRE, 1953 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The equations characterizing a systems problem may be expressed as a network of directed
branches.(The block diagram of a servomechanism is a familiar example.) A study of the …

Erythrocyte Receptors for (Plasmodium Knowlesi) Malaria: Duffy Blood Group Determinants

LH Miller, SJ Mason, JA Dvorak, MH McGinniss… - Science, 1975 - science.org
Duffy blood group negative human erythrocytes (FyFy) are resistant to infection by
Plasmodium knowlesi, a simian malaria that infects Duffy positive human erythrocytes. The …

Feedback Theory: Properties of Signal Flow Graphs

SJ Mason - Algorithmic Techniques for the Polymer Sciences, 2014 - api.taylorfrancis.com
The equations characterizing a systems problem may be expressed as a network of directed
branches.(The block diagram of a servomechanism is a familiar example.) A study of the …

Areas beneath the relative operating characteristics (ROC) and relative operating levels (ROL) curves: Statistical significance and interpretation

SJ Mason, NE Graham - … of the Royal Meteorological Society: A …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
The areas beneath the relative (or receiver) operating characteristics (ROC) and relative
operating levels (ROL) curves can be used as summary measures of forecast quality, but …

Malaria early warnings based on seasonal climate forecasts from multi-model ensembles

MC Thomson, FJ Doblas-Reyes, SJ Mason… - Nature, 2006 - nature.com
The control of epidemic malaria is a priority for the international health community and
specific targets for the early detection and effective control of epidemics have been agreed …