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Parametric Models for Optimal Treatment Schedule Finding in Adaptive Early-Phase Clinical Trials.
(2007)
Recently, a Bayesian paradigm was constructed for Phase I trial designs that allows for the
evaluation and comparison of several nested treatment schedules, each consisting of a sequence of
administration times. In contrast ...
Measuring the Local Food Environment and its Associations with Diet Quality.
(2007)
Using data from multiple economic sources and the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, this series of studies examined associations of various features of the local food environment with sociodemographic characteristics ...
The Oxidative Modification of Mitochondrial Proteins in 1,3-Dinitrobenzene Induced Neurotoxicity.
(2009)
1,3-DNB has widespread use in industry and the military as a chemical intermediate in the development of various plastics, dyes, and explosives. As a result, the production and improper disposal of various DNB-containing ...
Epidemiology of Polyparasitism in Coastal Kenya: Determinants, Interactions and Health Effects of Plasmodium Species and Schistosoma Haematoubium Infections
(2009)
Concurrent infections with multiple parasites are common in human populations inhabiting tropical regions of the world. Although morbidities associated with single parasite infections are well-established, much less is ...
Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Infections in the United States: A New Classification, a New Resistance and the Implications for Surveillance, Prevention, and Control.
(2008)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections are often defined as healthcare-associated (HA) or community-associated (CA) based on three different classification schemes: healthcare risk factor, infection ...
A Portable Gas Chromatograph with Tunable Separation and Microsensor Array Detection: Design, Characterization, and Environmental Health Applications.
(2008)
The development of a prototype portable gas chromatograph (GC) with several novel design and operating features is described. Building on a previous design, this prototype incorporates modifications that enhance the ...
Bayesian Spatial Modeling of fMRI Data: A Multiple Subject Analysis.
(2007)
The aim of this dissertation is to develop spatial models for
multi-subject fMRI data. While there has been much work on univariate modeling of each voxel
for single- and multi-subject data, and some work on spatial ...
African American Public Housing Residents in the HOPE VI Era: Relocation, Social Networks and Health.
(2009)
This dissertation is a three paper mixed-methods project that explores the significance of public-housing policy and urban development for the health of low-income African-American communities. Specifically, it seeks to ...
Perceived Stress, Coping Styles and Periodontitis: A Cross Cultural Analysis.
(2007)
Background: Psychosocial factors such as stress, depression, feelings of hopelessness, and hostility are known to be associated with physical health. Similar associations have been believed to be true for stress and ...
The Impacts of Concentrated Ambient Particulates on Heart Rate Variability Rats in Detroit, Michigan and Steubenville, Ohio.
(2009)
Epidemiological studies indicate that inhalation of fine ambient air particulates less than 2.5µm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5) are linked to heart rate variability (HRV) and can exacerbate cardiovascular disease in ...