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On the bias of adjusting for a non-differentially mismeasured discrete confounder
Journal of Causal Inference, 2021 Biological and epidemiological phenomena are often measured with error or imperfectly captured in data. When the true state of this imperfect measure is a confounder of an outcome exposure relationship of interest, it was previously widely believed that ...
Peña Jose M. +3 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary dysfunction and sleep abnormalities are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Whether spirometry abnormalities are associated with polysomnography (PSG) findings remains unclear.
Ammar Saadoon Alishlash +4 more
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Potential confounding in the association between short birth intervals and increased neonatal, infant, and child mortality [PDF]
Global Health Action, 2015 Background: Recent steep declines in child mortality have been attributed in part to increased use of contraceptives and the resulting change in fertility behaviour, including an increase in the time between births.
Jamie Perin, Neff Walker
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Multiple testing procedures under confounding
, 2008 While multiple testing procedures have been the focus of much statistical research, an important facet of the problem is how to deal with possible confounding. Procedures have been developed by authors in genetics and statistics.
Ghosh, Debashis
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Organoids in pediatric cancer research
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
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Sufficient component cause simulations: an underutilized epidemiologic teaching tool
Frontiers in Epidemiology, 2023 Simulation studies are a powerful and important tool in epidemiologic teaching, especially for understanding causal inference. Simulations using the sufficient component cause framework can provide students key insights about causal mechanisms and ...
Katrina L. Kezios, Eleanor Hayes-Larson
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Sensitivity Analysis for Unmeasured Confounding in Meta-Analyses [PDF]
, 2017 Random-effects meta-analyses of observational studies can produce biased estimates if the synthesized studies are subject to unmeasured confounding.
Mathur, Maya B., VanderWeele, Tyler J.
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.We identified a systemic, progressive loss of protein S‐glutathionylation—detected by nonreducing western blotting—alongside dysregulation of glutathione‐cycle enzymes in both neuronal and peripheral tissues of Taiwanese SMA mice. These alterations were partially rescued by SMN antisense oligonucleotide therapy, revealing persistent redox imbalance as ...
Sofia Vrettou, Brunhilde Wirth
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Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms and brain morphology: Examining confounding bias
eLife, 2022 Background: Associations between attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and brain morphology have been reported, although with several inconsistencies.
Lorenza Dall'Aglio +5 more
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Predicting Adoption Probabilities in Social Networks
, 2013 In a social network, adoption probability refers to the probability that a social entity will adopt a product, service, or opinion in the foreseeable future.
Fang, Xiao +3 more
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