The first trimester of pregnancy ranks high in priority when minimizing harmful exposures,
given the wide-ranging types of organogenesis occurring between 4-and 12-weeks' …

When designing a study for causal mediation analysis, it is crucial to conduct a power
analysis to determine the sample size required to detect the causal mediation effects with …

Research questions regarding how, for whom, and where a treatment achieves its effect on
an outcome have become increasingly valued in substantive research. Such questions can …

Mediation analysis prevails for researchers probing the etiological mechanisms through
which treatment affects an outcome. A central challenge of mediation analysis is justifying …

Heat exposure is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth (PTB), with previous
work suggesting that maternal blood pressure may play a role in these associations. Here …

Many individuals have been reluctant to follow the COVID‐19 prevention guidelines (eg,
wearing a mask, physical distancing, and vigilant handwashing) set forth by the US Center …

Parallel process latent growth curve mediation models (PP-LGCMMs) are frequently used to
longitudinally investigate the mediation effects of treatment on the level and change of …

This paper aims to provide practitioners of causal mediation analysis with a better
understanding of estimation options. We take as inputs two familiar strategies (weighting …

Objective Income inequality has been linked to depressive disorders, but the pathways
behind this impact are insufficiently understood. Hence, we aimed to investigate the impact …

Ethylene oxide (EO) is a common chemical contaminant in the environment and associated
with the occurrence of multiple clinical diseases. This study aimed to explore the association …