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Methods for Clustered Competing Risks Data and Causal Inference using Instrumental Variables for Censored Time-to-event Data
(2018)
In this dissertation, we propose new methods for analysis of clustered competing risks data (Chapters 1 and 2) and for instrumental variable (IV) analysis of univariate censored time-to-event data and competing risks data ...
Evaluating Neighborhood Environments for Urban Heat Island Analysis and Reduction.
(2013)
City officials are increasingly concerned about heat. Two warming processes are increasing the occurrence of urban heat: 1) global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions and 2) intensifying urban heat islands (UHI) ...
Neural Mechanisms Underlying Attention Deficits in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
(2018)
OBJECTIVE: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with altered attentional performance and functional connectivity in intrinsic connectivity networks (ICNs) related to attention. There is conflicting research ...
Stress Biomarkers and Latinos' Exposure to the United States.
(2016)
Background: Latino immigrants to the United States (US) have better health and mortality outcomes than US-born Latinos, but this health advantage erodes with increasing duration of US residence. Public health scholars have ...
A Dissertation on Sustainability Competence: Directions for Nursing
(2020)
Human health and wellbeing are rooted in the environment, and thus are threatened by environmental degradation. The healthcare industry, as the largest sector of the economy by volume and workforce, is a significant ...
(1) The Relationship of Protein Expression and Cell Division, (2) 3D Imaging of Cells Using Digital Holography, and (3) General Chemistry Enrollment at University of Michigan.
(2012)
Chapter 1: We evaluated the relationship between cell division and protein expression when using commercial poly(ethylenimine) (PEI)-based polyplexes. The membrane dye PKH26 was used to assess cell division, and cyan ...
The Health Benefits of Educational Attainment and Citizenship for Racialized Migrants to France
(2021)
This dissertation investigates ways that racism, a system that oppresses some racial groups while privileging others, may shape relationships between education, citizenship, and health outcomes of migrants to France by ...
Assessing Need across Provider and Community Member Dimensions in an Urban American Indian Center.
(2012)
A needs assessment of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) community members and providers of an American Indian Health and Family Services Center in Southeast Michigan was conducted to identify health needs with an ...
Low Birth Weight Inequities in Context: Racial Segregation, Neighborhood Factors, and Preconception Care.
(2013)
Black women experience disproportionately higher rates of low birth weight, preterm delivery, and infant mortality. At least some amount of this disparity results from differences in exposure to detrimental social factors. ...
Satisfaction with Chemical Hazard and Exposure Information When Health Risk is Uncertain: Role of Risk Judgments and Mental Models.
(2013)
Communications to laypeople about chemical hazards and/or exposure occur frequently. However, satisfaction with such communications has not been widely studied, and there are indications these communications may be ...