Graphical criteria for efficient total effect estimation via adjustment in causal linear models [PDF]
, 2019 Covariate adjustment is a commonly used method for total causal effect estimation. In recent years, graphical criteria have been developed to identify all valid adjustment sets, that is, all covariate sets that can be used for this purpose.
Leonard Henckel +2 more
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Antiangiogenic Effect of Ficus Carica Linn Leaf Extract on Total Blood Vessels, Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Expression and Macrophages in the Chik Embryo Chorioallantoic Membrane [PDF]
, 2021 Background and Aim: Inhibiting angiogenesis is suppose to be more effective in preventing potential cell metastases. Antiangiogenic substances inhibit the supply of nutrients and oxygen to cancer cells so that the development of protooncogens can be ...
Iwan Sahrial Hamid, -
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Adjusting for outcome risk factors in immigrant datasets: total or direct effects?
BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2023 Background When quantifying differences in health outcomes between immigrants and non-immigrants, it is common practice to adjust for observed differences in outcome risk factors between the groups being compared.
Roy Miodini Nilsen +2 more
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The impact of digital economy on green development in China
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022 With the huge dividends released by the vigorous development of the digital economy, China urgently demand a major strategic transformation from extensive development to green development.
Zhi Zhang, Zhi Zhang, Wei Kang Fu, Li Ma
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When the Total Hip Replacement Fails: A Review on the Stress-Shielding Effect
Processes, 2022 Total hip arthroplasty is one of the most common and successful orthopedic surgeries. Sometimes, periprosthetic osteolysis occurs associated with the stress-shielding effect: it results in the reduction of bone density, where the femur is not correctly ...
Davide Savio, A. Bagno
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Journal of Experimental Orthopaedics, 2021 Purpose Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is nowadays performed as a standard procedure on a large number of patients suffering from arthrosis. Replacing the knee joint causes changes in the geometry and kinematics of the knee, which are unique to each ...
Alexandra Mercader +4 more
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Journal of Applied Economics, 2022 Innovation capability of manufacturing industry is one of the most important factors that determine a country’s competitiveness. This paper expounds the theoretical and empirical relationship among innovation capability (IC), capital enrichment (CE) and ...
Lina Ma, Fengju Xu, Najaf Iqbal
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Radiation Dose Detection on FY-4B Satellite
Aerospace, 2023 The radiation damage effect is relatively serious during spacecraft operation in orbit. To know the real cumulative dose in orbit accurately, a radiation dose detector is carried on the FY-4B satellite.
Ying Sun +11 more
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Temporal Changes in Total Serum Immunoglobulin E Levels in East German Children and the Effect of Potential Predictors [PDF]
, 2012 Background: Elevated total serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels are a prominent feature of allergic and parasitic diseases. An epidemiologic study was conducted in East German children to describe trends in the development of total serum IgE levels and ...
Wichmann, Heinz-Erich +11 more
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On the Interpretation and Use of Mediation: Multiple Perspectives on Mediation Analysis
Frontiers in Psychology, 2017 Mediation analysis has become a very popular approach in psychology, and it is one that is associated with multiple perspectives that are often at odds, often implicitly.
Robert Agler +3 more
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