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DALY 1.5.0
==========
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
* the GBD2010 and WHO/GHE standard life expectancy tables have been added
* the GBD2010 standard life expectancy table is now the default option
BUG FIXES
* fixed imports declarations in NAMESPACE
* converted `round()` to `fround()` in `DALY.cpp`
* `sensitivity` functions could result in errors due to loss of dimensions (@thanhleviet)
DALY 1.4.0
==========
BUG FIXES
* fixed NAMESPACE issues with imported packages
* removed Poisson distribution on number of cases and deaths
* fixed bug with scientific notation in Tk tables
DALY 1.3.0
==========
NEW FEATURES
* introduction of a `DALY_list()` function to combine different `DALY` objects
* introduction of a `plot()` method for objects of class `DALY` and `DALY_list`
* introduction of a `scatterplot()` method for objects of class `DALY` and
`DALY_list`
* introduction of a `print()` and `plot()` method for objects of class
`DALY_sensitivity`
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
* function `sensitivity()` has been updated to allow calculating
(standardized) regression coefficients and partial correlation
coefficients, either on the original or the ranked input values
BUG FIXES
* fixed mismatch between Authors@R and Author fields in DESCRIPTION file
* the use of extern "C" {} in the `DALY.cpp` file has been revised to fix
issues with clang
DALY 1.2.0
==========
NEW FEATURES
* introduction of a `sensitivity()` function
* function `getDALY()` gains arguments `aw` and `dr`
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
* the DALY Calculator output now also includes the simulated values from the
input distributions
* several functions have been updated to make proper use of the `match.arg()`
functionality
* the `DALY` database on the search path is replaced by a `.DALYenv`
environment in the DALY package
BUG FIXES
* the `readDALYdata()` function now correctly reads `.RData` files when
specified through the file argument
* all instances of `INC` and `MRT` have now consistently been renamed to
`cases` and `deaths`, respectively
* the DALY Calculator manual has been rebuilt to fix issues with pdffonts
DALY 1.1.0
==========
NEW FEATURES
* introduction of an `aggregate()` method for objects of class `DALY`
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENTS
* each window has a "save or cancel" policy
* the basic DALY Calculator output consists of simulated DALYs, YLLs, YLDs,
incident cases and deaths per outcome and per age/sex class
* `print()`, `summary()` and `hist()` methods have been updated
* saving and loading data is implemented through `.RData` files instead of
`.txt ` files
DEPRECATED AND DEFUNCT
* text files with input data can no longer be read by the DALY Calculator
* as a result, the DALY Calculator Excel template is defunct
INSTALLATION
* DALY 1.1.0 can be installed and run under Mac OS X, Linux and Windows
operating systems. The DALY Calculator is only launched after attaching the
package in an interactive session, which means that the package can be
installed without having the required tools installed. Loading the package
under Mac OS X and Linux requires the prior installation of the X Window
System (X11) and the Tcl/Tk toolkit.
BUG FIXES
* global variables removed; all variables needed by the DALY Calculator are
stored in a separate `DALY` database
* welcome messages implemented through `packageStartupMessage()`
* problems with installation of `BWidget` resolved by replacing
`tkwidget(parent, type = "ComboBox", ...)` by `ttkcombobox()`
* `set.seed()` can be used to select the seed used for the random number
generation processes within the DALY Calculator
* a same window can be opened only once; calling a window opening function
while the corresponding window is already opened will return focus to the
existing window
* evaluation of input data improved by using regular expressions
* empty cells in the *Life Expectancy* window produce an error message, while
they are still allowed in other windows
* `iterations` can only be set to a strictly positive integer value
* on closing the DALY Calculator main window, all other DALY Calculator
windows will close as well
* checkboxes may also be set by clicking the corresponding text.
DALY 1.0.0
==========
NEW FEATURES
* calculate DALYs, YLDs, YLLs and Deaths for a simple incidence-based disease
model
* able to include up to eight outcomes
* five age-groups included, i.e., 0-4; 5-14; 15-44; 45-59; 60+
* life expectancy table can be defined by user; standard table is the Coale
and Demeny model life-table West, level 26 and 25
* two examples included: Neurocysticercosis in Cameroon and
Toxoplasmosis in the Netherlands
* saving/loading data through .txt file
* the basic DALY Calculator output consists of simulated DALYs, YLLs, YLDs
and deaths per outcome, aggregated over age/sex classes
* `print()`, `summary()` and `hist()` methods for objects returned by the
DALY Calculator.
DALY 0.0.0
==========
* A first version of the DALY Calculator was developed in November 2010, but
was never released. This version consisted of a single `data` window, and
was only able to reproduce the Neurocysticercosis example.