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Submissions from 2009
Chapter 18: The LASSO method in variable selection for right censored time-to-event data with specific application to Chronic Myelogonous Leukemia, Lili Yu and Dennis K. Pearl
Quasi-likelihood for Right-Censored Data in the Generalized Linear Model, Lili Yu, Ruifeng Yu, and Liang Liu
Submissions from 2008
Student’s Weight Status, Vigorous Physical Activity, and Demographic Predictors of Regular Smoking: A Pilot Investigation, G. Andukuri, Laura H. Gunn, Stuart H. Tedders, and Anthony V. Parrillo
VOC and Particulate Emissions from Commercial Cigarettes: Analysis of 2,5-DMF as an ETS Tracer, Simone M. Charles, Stuart Batterman, and chunrong Jia
Weight Loss Advice U.S. Obese Adults Receive From Health Care Professionals, Jean Y. Ko, David R. Brown, Deborah A. Galuska, Jian Zhang, Heidi M. Blanck, and Barbara E. Ainsworth
Overweight Is Associated With Decreased Cognitive Functioning Among School-Age Children and Adolescents, Yangfeng Li, Qi Dai, James C. Jackson, and Jian Zhang
Comments on “Short Duration of Sleep and Unintentional Injuries Among Adolescents in China”, Yangfeng Li and Jian Zhang
Relationships Between Body Size Satisfaction and Weight Control Practices Among US Adults, R. A. Millstein, S. A. Carlson, J. E. Fulton, D. A. Galuska, and Jian Zhang
Approval of Drugs in the USA, Karl E. Peace
Approval of Drugs in the US – Hitting close to Home, Karl E. Peace
ASU Graduate Symposium to feature distinguished cancer scholar, Karl E. Peace
Commentary: Is Informed Consent as Ethical as it Could be?, Karl E. Peace
Is Informed Consent as Ethical as It Could Be?, Karl E. Peace
Safety of Drugs is, Indeed, a Lifecycle Exercise, Karl E. Peace
The Pharmaceutical Industry as a Major Player in Public Health, Karl E. Peace
Assessing the Validity of Statistical Inferences in Public Health Research: An Evidence-Based, "Best Practices" Approach, Karl E. Peace, Anthony V. Parrillo, and Charlie J. Hardy
Impact of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea in Georgia: An Urban/Rural Comparison, Swati Raychowdhury, Stuart H. Tedders, and S. K. Jones
Inference on Overlapping Coefficients in Two Exponential Populations Using Ranked Set Sample, Hani Samawi and Mohammad F. Al-Saleh
On Matched Pairs Sign Test Using Bivariate Ranked Set Sampling: An Application to Environmental Issues, Hani M. Samawi, Mohammad F. Al-Saleh, and Obaid Al-Saidy
Screening for Breast Cancer, Stuart H. Tedders
From the office of ICSA, Lili Yu
Report for ICSA Email Newsletter, Lili Yu
Comments on "No Effect of n-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid (EPA and DHA) Supplementation on Depressed Mood and Cognitive Function: A Randomised Controlled Trial", Jian Zhang and Yangfeng Li
On Truth, Uncertainity, Equilibrium and Harmony — A Taxonomy for YinYang Scientific Computing, Wen-Ran Zhang, Paul P. Wang, Karl E. Peace, Justin Zhan, and Yan-Qing Yan-Qing Zhang
Submissions from 2007
A Note on Inclusion Probability in Ranked Set Sampling and Some of Its Variations, Mohammad F. Al-Saleh and Hani M. Samawi
Inference on Overlapping Coefficients in Two Exponential Populations, Mohammad F. Al-Saleh and Hani M. Samawi
On the Approximation of Multiple Integrals Using Multivariate Ranked Simulated Sampling, Mohammad F. Al-Saleh and Hani M. Samawi
Who Will Keep the Public Healthy in Georgia?, Anthony V. Parrillo, Stuart H. Tedders, Charlie J. Hardy, and Barry A. Joyner
Assessment of Drug Safety, Karl E. Peace
A Survival Analysis Instead of an Endpoint Analysis for Antibiotic Data, Karl E. Peace
The Design and Analysis of Pivotal Proof of Efficacy Trials in the Development of Drugs to Treat Panic Disorder, Karl E. Peace
Individual Differences in Well-Being in Older Breast Cancer Survivors, Elizabeth A. Perkins, Brent J. Small, Lodovico Balducci, Martine Extermann, Claire Robb, and William E. Haley
Multi-Level Evaluation of a Perinatal Health Program in Rural Southeast Georgia, Swati Raychowdhury, Stuart H. Tedders, Greta O'Steen, and Sarah Jones
On Bivariate Ranked Set Sampling for Ratio and Regression Estimators, Hani M. Samawi and Mohammad Al-Saleh
Do I Really Value My Health?, Stuart H. Tedders
Lifestyle Change: Investment for Health, Stuart H. Tedders
Multivariate Dose-Response Analysis of Ordinal Response Data, Kao-Tai Tsai and Karl E. Peace
YinYang Dynamic Neurobioological Modeling and Diagnostic Analysis of Major Depressive and Bipolar Disorders, Wen-Rang Zhang, Anand K. Pandurangi, and Karl E. Peace
Toward a New Standard for Classification and Analysis of Bipolar Disorders with Mixed States, Wen-Rang Zhang, Karl E. Peace, and Anand K. Pandurangi
Yin Yang Mental Squares - An Equilibrium-Based System for Bipolar Neurobiological Pattern Classification and Analysis, Wen-Ran Zhang and Karl E. Peace
Submissions from 2006
Public Health Classroom, J. Grillo and Karl E. Peace
Adaptive Selection of Counties to Control Versus Intervention Groups in SW Georgia Behavioral Study, Karl E. Peace
Biostatistical Aspects of the Development of Drugs to Prevent NSAID Induced Gastric Ulcers, Karl E. Peace
Clinical Trials: Location Matters, Karl E. Peace
Fixed Combination Drug Development and the Need for Placebo, Karl E. Peace
Sample Sizes in the Clinical Development Plan Premarket Approval, Karl E. Peace
The Importance of the Question Relative to Statistical Analysis in Medical Research, Karl E. Peace
The Validity of Statistical Inference, Karl E. Peace
Statistical Analysis Methods for Providing Inferences between Primary Response Measures and Exposure to Study Medication, Karl E. Peace and H. C. Carter
Bivariate Sign Test for One-Sample Bivariate Location Model Using Ranked Set Sample, Hani Samawi, Mohammad F. Al-Saleh, and Obaid Al-Saidy
Implementing Screening and Brief Intervention in a Family Medicine Residency Clinic, Paul J. Seale, Sylvia Shellenberger, Wanda K. Tillery, Robert L. Vogel, Barbara Barton, and Megan McCauley
Experiences of Mandated Reporting Among Family Therapists, Melton Strozier, Rachel Brown, Martha Fennell, Jane Hardee, and Robert L. Vogel
Experiences of Mandated Reporting Among Family Therapists: A Qualitative Analysis, Melton Strozier, Rachel Brown, Martha Fennell, Jane Hardee, Robert L. Vogel, and Elizabeth Bizzell
Nutritional Counselling: An Intervention for HIV-Positive Patients, Marian M. Tabi and Robert L. Vogel
Racial Differences in Perception of Breast Cancer Risk in Rural Southeast Georgia, Stuart Tedders, Anthony V. Parrillo, Karl E. Peace, and Jannell R. Knight
The Comparison of Noninvasive Hemodynamic Monitoring With Impedance Cardiography and Measurements Using Semi-continuous Thermodilution via a Pulmonary Artery Catheter in 11 Patients in a Study of a Vasodilator Drug, Joseph M. Van De Water and Robert L. Vogel
Impedance Cardiography: A Potential Monitor for Hemodialysis, Julie L. Wynne, Leo O. Ovadje, Chaltsy M. Akridge, Samuel W. Sheppard, Robert L. Vogel, and Joseph M. Van De Water
Equilibrium-Based Bipolar Neurological Modeling, Wen-Ran Zhang, Anand K. Pandurangi, and Karl E. Peace
Submissions from 2005
Hemoglobin A1C Levels in Diagnosed and Undiagnosed Black, Hispanic, and White Persons with Diabetes: Results from NHANES 1999-2000, John Boltri, Ike S. Okosun, Monique Davis-Smith, and Robert L. Vogel
Environmental Triggers, Rick Carter, Stuart H. Tedders, Brian Tiep, Anthony V. Parrillo, and Barry A. Joyner
Effect of Advanced Age in Subjective Surgical Outcome of Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery, Vassilios Dimopoulos, Kosta Fountas, Mozaffar Kassam, Carlos Feltes, Robert L. Vogel, Joe Sam Robinson, and Arthur Grigorian
Making Informed Consent More Ethical, Karl E. Peace
On the Analysis of a Combination of Two Primary Efficacy Measures, Karl E. Peace
The Statistical Section of a Clinical Protocol, Karl E. Peace
A Public Health Approach to Health Promotion Program Planning, Stuart H. Tedders, Anthony V. Parrillo, and S. Kirkland
Cardiopulmonary Assessment: Is Improvement Needed?, Joseph M. Van De Water, Martin L. Dalton, David C. Parish, Robert L. Vogel, John C. Beatty, and Said O. Adeniyi
Submissions from 2004
Does Intraoperative Electromyographic Monitoring in Lumbar Microdiscectomy Correlate With Postoperative Pain?, Vassilios Dimopoulos, Carlos H. Feltes, Kosta N. Fountas, Ionnis Z. Kapsalaki, Robert L. Vogel, Bridget Fuhrmann, Arthur Grigorian, Kim Johnston, Hugh F. Smission, and Joe S. Robinson
Correlation of the Amount of Disc Removed in a Lumbar Microdiscectomy with Long-Term Outcome, Kosta N. Fountas, Eftychia Z. Kapsalaki, Carlos Feltes, Hugh F. Smission, Kim Johnston, Robert L. Vogel, and Joe S. Robinson
Noninvasive Histologic Grading of Solid Astrocytomas Using Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Kosta N. Fountas, Eftychia Z. Kapsalaki, Robert L. Vogel, Ionnis Fezoulidis, Joe S. Robinson, and Efstathios Gotsis
Impact of a Surgical Oncologist on General Surgery Residency Training Program, T. Clark Gamblin, Martin L. Dalton, Joe H. Morgan III, Dudley B. Christie III, Robert L. Vogel, and Paul S. Dale
Differential DSM-III Psychiatric Disorder Prevalence Profiles in Dystonia and Parkinson Disease, Edward C. Lauterbach, Alan Freeman, and Robert L. Vogel
Rural Health Care – Implications and Considerations for Medical Delivery, Stuart H. Tedders, Rick Carter, and Brian Tiep
Submissions from 2003
Are Family Practice Residents able to Interpret Electrocardiograms?, John M. Boltri, Robert B. Hash, and Robert L. Vogel
Should Pennies Retained in the Stomach Be Removed?, John M. Boltri, Joshua E. Lane, Robert L. Vogel, and Dale E. Moore
Survey of Sports Medicine Faculty, Sean T. Bryan, Robert B. Hash, and Robert L. Vogel
Does Physician Weight Affect Perception of Health Advice?, Robert B. Hash, Rana K. Munna, Robert L. Vogel, and James J. Bason
Acceptance of HIV Post-Exposure Prophylaxis According to Occupation in the Hospital Setting, Joshua E. Lane, Christopher C. Moore, Robert L. Vogel, and Jeffrey L. Stephens
Correlates of Generalized Anxiety and Panic Attacks in Dystonia and Parkinson Disease, Edward C. Lauterbach, Alan Freeman, and Robert L. Vogel
Promoting Health and Well-Being of Students in an MFT Program: A Study of the Development and Utilization of Therapy Services for Future Therapists, M. Strozier, Lee Bowen, and Robert Vogel
Promoting Health and Well-Being of Students in a Marriage and Family Therapy Program: A Study of the Development and Utilization of Therapy Services for Future Therapists, Melton Strozier, Lee Bowen, and Robert L. Vogel
Estimated Risk of Death Among Employees in Agriculture and Agriculture-Related Industries in Georgia, 1985-1994, Stuart H. Tedders, Tracy L. Jobin, G.E. Alan Dever, and Robert L. Vogel
Impedance Cardiography: The Next Vital Sign Technology, Joseph M. Van De Water, Timothy W. Miller, Robert L. Vogel, Bruce E. Mount, and Martin L. Dalton
Submissions from 2002
Improving Medical Students Knowledge of Systems-Based Practice, John Boltri, Robert Vogel, William N. Tindall, and Stuart H. Tedders
Submissions from 2001
Impact of a Population-Based Medical Curriculum on Specialty Choice, G. E. Alan Dever, A. Peter Eveland, Stuart H. Tedders, Richard D. Fehlenberg, Matthew B. Laurens, and Jodi C. Harrelson
Submissions from 2000
Abdominal Adiposity Values Associated With Established Body Mass Indexes in White, Black and Hispanic Americans. A Study From the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, I. S. Okosum, Stuart H. Tedders, S. Choi, and G.E. Alan Dever
