Statistical analysis of zero-inflated nonnegative continuous data

L Liu, YCT Shih, RL Strawderman, D Zhang… - Statistical Science, 2019 - JSTOR
Zero-inflated nonnegative continuous (or semicontinuous) data arise frequently in
biomedical, economical, and ecological studies. Examples include substance abuse …

Infectious virus in exhaled breath of symptomatic seasonal influenza cases from a college community

J Yan, M Grantham, J Pantelic… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Little is known about the amount and infectiousness of influenza virus shed into exhaled
breath. This contributes to uncertainty about the importance of airborne influenza …

A methodological framework for model selection in interrupted time series studies

JL Bernal, S Soumerai, A Gasparrini - Journal of clinical epidemiology, 2018 - Elsevier
Interrupted time series (ITS) is a powerful and increasingly popular design for evaluating
public health and health service interventions. The design involves analyzing trends in the …

Medical rehabilitation after natural disasters: why, when, and how?

FA Rathore, JE Gosney, JD Reinhardt, AJ Haig… - Archives of physical …, 2012 - Elsevier
Rathore FA, Gosney JE, Reinhardt JD, Haig AJ, Li J, DeLisa JA. Medical rehabilitation after
natural disasters: why, when, and how? Natural disasters can cause significant numbers of …

[HTML][HTML] Robustness of statistical methods when measure is affected by ceiling and/or floor effect

M Šimkovic, B Träuble - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Goals and methods A simulation study investigated how ceiling and floor effect (CFE) affect
the performance of Welch'st-test, F-test, Mann-Whitney test, Kruskal-Wallis test, Scheirer-Ray …

Efficacy of once-weekly tirzepatide versus once-daily insulin degludec on glycaemic control measured by continuous glucose monitoring in adults with type 2 diabetes …

T Battelino, RM Bergenstal, A Rodríguez… - The Lancet Diabetes & …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Tirzepatide is a novel dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)
and GLP-1 receptor agonist under development for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. In this …

Improving estimates of perioperative morbidity after radical cystectomy using the European Association of Urology quality criteria for standardized reporting and …

MW Vetterlein, J Klemm, P Gild, M Bradtke, A Soave… - European urology, 2020 - Elsevier
Background No procedure-specific definitions in complication reporting have been
universally accepted in urological surgery, and conventional classification systems do not …

Serum 2-hydroxyglutarate levels predict isocitrate dehydrogenase mutations and clinical outcome in acute myeloid leukemia

CD DiNardo, KJ Propert, AW Loren… - Blood, The Journal …, 2013 - ashpublications.org
Cancer-associated isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutations produce the metabolite 2-
hydroxyglutarate (2HG), but the clinical utility of 2HG has not been established. We studied …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of life profile and psychometric properties of the EQ-5D-5L in HIV/AIDS patients

BX Tran, A Ohinmaa, LT Nguyen - Health and quality of life outcomes, 2012 - Springer
Objectives We assessed health-related quality of life (HRQOL), its associated factors, and
examined measurement properties of the EuroQol-5 Dimensions-5 Levels (EQ-5D-5L) in …

Assessing complement blockade in patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria receiving eculizumab

R Peffault de Latour, V Fremeaux-Bacchi… - Blood, The Journal …, 2015 - ashpublications.org
Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is characterized by intravascular hemolysis,
which is effectively controlled with eculizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds …