http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/spatial-analysis Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:59:34 -0400 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:59:34 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1214/spatial-analysis-of-inflammatory-bowel-disease-in-south-carolina By Joshua E. Sellner - The etiology of IBD has yet to be definitively established. The most popular theory is the ‘Hygiene Hypothesis’ which points to a decrease of infections during adolescence leading to an increase of autoimmune diseases later in life, such as IBD(Okada, Kugn, Feillet, & Bach, 2010). While it is widely accepted that this may play an essential role in the development of IBD, many believe that it is but a small piece in the web of causation. A more comprehensive explanation may be a combination of an individual being genetically susceptible to the disease along with being exposed to... Mon, 12 Oct 2015 05:42 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1214/spatial-analysis-of-inflammatory-bowel-disease-in-south-carolina