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Submissions from 2009
Did Medieval Trade Activity and a Viral Etiology Control the Spatial Extent and Seasonal Distribution of Black Death Mortality?, Brian H. Bossak and Mark R. Welford
Incorporating Weight Management Curriculum into Physical Activity Courses, K. Hice, Bridget F. Melton, Helen W. Bland, Stephen J. Rossi, and Daniel R. Czech
Valuing Volunteers: The Impact of Volunteerism on Hospital Performance, Renee B. Hotchkiss, Myron D. Fottler, and Lynn Unruh
Coalescent methods for estimating multilocus phylogenetic trees, Liang Liu, Lili Yu, Laura S. Kubatko, Dennis K. Pearl, and Scott V. Edwards
Estimating Species Phylogenies Using Coalescence Times among Sequences, Liang Liu, Lili Yu, Dennis Pearl, and Scott V. Edwards
Maximum tree: a consistent estimator of the species tree, Liang Liu, Lili Yu, and Dennis K. Pearl
Comparative Health Systems: Jordan, H. Madanat and Hani M. Samawi
Achievement and Satisfaction in Blended Learning Versus Traditional, Bridget Melton, Helen Bland, and Joanne Chopak-Foss
Suicidal Behaviors, Self Rated Health and Multiple Health Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents: Exploring New Perspectives With High School Students in Suicide Prevention Research, Stephen Nkansah-Amankraa, Ashley D. Walker, and Alena Clark
Vitamin C Concentration, Syneresis and Consumer Perceptions of a Fermented Dairy Product Upon Fortification with Cucumber and Raspberry, Ann C. Onyenwoke, Joelle Romanchik-Cerpovicz, Laura D. Frost, and Helen W. Bland
Monitoring Adverse Experiences in Clinical Drug Development, Karl E. Peace
Overview of Time-to-Event Endpoint Methodology, Karl E. Peace
Time-to-Event Endpoint Methods in Antibiotic Trials, Karl E. Peace
Bivariate or Composite Plots of Endpoints, Karl E. Peace and Kao-Tai Tsai
Overview of Parametric Based Inferential Methods for Time-to-Event Endpoints, Karl E. Peace and Kao-Tai Tsai
No Association between Cognitive Achievements, Academic Performance and Serum Cholesterol Concentrations among School-Aged Children, Lewis A. Perry, Cagney B. Stigger, Barbara E. Ainsworth, and Jian Zhang
HIV Rates in the State of Georgia: A Growing Threat among Predominately African American Populations, Swati Raychowdhury and Stuart H. Tedders
The Matched Pairs Sign Test Using Bivariate Ranked Set Sampling Based on Different Ranking Schemes, Hani Samawi and Mohammad F. Al-Saleh
The Health System of the Russian Federation, James H. Stephens, Alexander V. Sergeev, and Elena A. Plantova
Multivariate Dose Response Test, Kao-Tai Tsai and Karl E. Peace
An Easy and Convenient Method for Constructing Contrasts, Robert L. Vogel
Non-Governmental Organizations in Global Health, Johnson M. Walker and Gerald R. Ledlow
Intake of Linoleic and Oleic Fatty Acids in Relation to Severe Depressed Mood: 10 Year Follow-Up of a National Cohort, Allen R. Wolfe, Ekeoma M. Ogbonna, Sokny Lim, Yanfeng Li, and Jian Zhang
Complete Identification of Permissible Sampling Rates for First-Order Sampling of Multi-Band Bandpass Signals, Yan Wu and Daniel F. Linder
Sampling Rates for the First-Order Sampling of Two-Band Signals, Yan Wu and Daniel F. Linder
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
Factors Affecting Obesity Among High School Students in Rural Georgia: Nutritional Practices, Helen W. Bland, J. Welle, and Amy Jo Riggs
VOC and Particulate Emissions from Commercial Cigarettes: Analysis of 2,5-DMF as an ETS Tracer, Simone M. Charles, Stuart Batterman, and chunrong Jia
Behavior Change: A Lifestyle Change, Daniel R. Czech, A. V. Parrillo, and Bridget F. Melton
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
Decision Making and Communication, Gerald R. Ledlow and James H. Stephens
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
Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Bridget F. Melton
Stress Management Activity: Stigma Box. In Lois Ritter, Bridget F. Melton
Using Blended Learning in Health Education Instruction, Bridget F. Melton, Joanne Chopak-Foss, and Swati Raychowdhury
Higher Education Administration's Role in Obesity Prevention, Bridget F. Melton and M. J. Ludwig
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
The Communication and Rhetoric of Terrorism, H. Dan O'Hair, Robert L. Heath, Kevin J. Ayotte, and Gerald R. Ledlow
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
Your Fitness, Daniel R. Czech, James L. McMillan, Bridget F. Melton, A. V. Parrillo, Amy J. Riggs, and Stephen J. Rossi
Your Health, Daniel R. Czech, A. V. Parrillo, and Bridget F. Melton
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
Episiotomy and Obstetric Trauma in Nevada: Evidence from Linked Hospital Discharge and Birth Data, Gulzar H. Shah, Joseph A. Greenway, and Wei Yang
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
Rural Teens Communication With Their Parents on Sexual Health Issues, Joanne Chopak-Foss and Anthony V. Parrillo
Addressing the overweight and obesity epidemic: A physically active lifestyle approach, Daniel R. Czech, A. V. Parrillo, and Bridget F. Melton
Behavior Change: A Lifestyle Change, Daniel R. Czech, A. V. Parrillo, and Bridget F. Melton
Public Health Classroom, J. Grillo and Karl E. Peace
A longitudinal follow-up study of participants in cervical and prostate health education programs in Southeast Georgia, Gerald R. Ledlow
Evaluation of an Integrated Model for Managing Asthma Among Children, Anthony V. Parrillo, Stuart H. Tedders, C. Reavis, and Andrew R. Hansen
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
Sexism and Gender Discrimination at Work in Pakistan: Rhetoric or Reality?, Gulzar H. Shah and N. Zaman
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
