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The effectiveness of a monetary incentive offer on survey response rates and response completeness in a longitudinal study

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2017
Background Achieving adequate response rates is an ongoing challenge for longitudinal studies. The World Trade Center Health Registry is a longitudinal health study that periodically surveys a cohort of ~71,000 people exposed to the 9/11 terrorist ...
Shengchao Yu, Howard E. Alper, Angela-Maithy Nguyen, Robert M. Brackbill, Lennon Turner, Deborah J. Walker, Carey B. Maslow, Kimberly C. Zweig   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Persistent mental and physical health impact of exposure to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attacks

Environmental Health, 2019
Background Asthma, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression have each been linked to exposure to the September 11, 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) terrorist attacks (9/11).
Hannah T. Jordan, Sukhminder Osahan, Jiehui Li, Cheryl R. Stein, Stephen M. Friedman, Robert M. Brackbill, James E. Cone, Charon Gwynn, Ho Ki Mok, Mark R. Farfel   +9 more
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Values Following a Major Terrorist Incident: Finnish Adolescent and Student Values Before and After September 11, 2001 [PDF]

, 2006
The horrific terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, left an indelible mark on perceptions of security and threat across the world.
Applewhite, Boehnke, Bogt, Bowles, Cavalli-Sforza, Goodwin, Hofstede, Inglehart, Janoff-Bulman, Kohn, Ladd, Maslow, Morgan, Myyry, Norris, Raviv, Raviv, Rohan, Rokeach, Sagiv, Schwartz, Schwartz, Schwartz, Schwartz, Schwartz, Schwartz, Schwartz, Schönpflug, Schönpflug, Skarzynska, Sprang, Tartakovsky, Verkasalo, Verkasalo, Vertzberger, Vos   +35 more
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589 Who you gonna call? The Data Group: Creating a team and process for responding to evolving data needs of a limited health benefits program

Journal of Clinical and Translational Science
Objectives/Goals: The World Trade Center (WTC) Health Program (Program) Data Group was formed to address the increasing volume and complexity of analytics requests and to improve the Program’s data management capacity.
Danielle Stollar, Albeliz Santiago-Colón, Kendra Smith, Nicholas Chovancek, Ruiling Liu, Kevin Pressley, Rachael Shaw   +6 more
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Change in binge drinking behavior after Hurricane Sandy among persons exposed to the 9/11 World Trade Center disaster

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2020
The objective of this study was to examine changes in drinking behavior after Hurricane Sandy among 3199 World Trade Center Health Registry (Registry) enrollees before (2011–12) and after Hurricane Sandy (2015–16). A composite Sandy exposure scale (none,
Sean Locke, Angela-Maithy Nguyen, Liza Friedman, Lisa M. Gargano   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The First World Trade Center Project: A Historical Tribute to a Great Mega Project [PDF]

, 2019
The tragic collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 could not erase the memory of one of the most successful projects in history. The project set standards of excellence in project management for years to come.
Holzmann, Vered, Olson, Donald, Shenhar, Aaron, Vendetti, Randall   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Prevalence of and factors associated with mammography and prostate-specific antigen screening among World Trade Center Health Registry enrollees, 2015–2016

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2018
To compare the prevalence of mammography and prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing in 9/11-exposed persons with the prevalence among the US population, and examine the association between 9/11 exposures and these screening tests using data from the ...
Janette Yung, Jiehui Li, Hannah T. Jordan, James E. Cone   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Framing the conversation: use of PRECIS-2 ratings to advance understanding of pragmatic trial design domains

Trials, 2017
Background There continues to be debate about what constitutes a pragmatic trial and how it is distinguished from more traditional explanatory trials. The NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaborative Project, which includes five trials and a coordinating unit, has
Paula Darby Lipman, Kirsty Loudon, Leanora Dluzak, Rachael Moloney, Donna Messner, Catherine M. Stoney   +5 more
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Mapping the evolution of mitochondrial complex I through structural variation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Respiratory complex I (CI) is crucial for bioenergetic metabolism in many prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It is composed of a conserved set of core subunits and additional accessory subunits that vary depending on the organism. Here, we categorize CI subunits from available structures to map the evolution of CI across eukaryotes. Respiratory complex I (CI)
Dong‐Woo Shin, Tingting Chen, James A. Letts   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Conducting a study to assess the long-term impacts of injury after 9/11: participation, recall, and description

Injury Epidemiology, 2019
Background The World Trade Center (WTC) attacks on September 11, 2001 (9/11) resulted in over 2700 fatalities and thousands injured. Injury on 9/11 has been identified as a risk factor for physical and mental health conditions, but the reasons for this ...
Melanie H. Jacobson, Robert M. Brackbill, Patricia Frazier, Lisa M. Gargano   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source