Applying the structural causal model framework for observational causal inference in ecology

S Arif, MA MacNeil - Ecological Monographs, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Ecologists are often interested in answering causal questions from observational data but
generally lack the training to appropriately infer causation. When applying statistical analysis …

Association of the dysfunctional placentation endotype of prematurity with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression

M Pierro, E Villamor-Martinez, E van Westering-Kroon… - Thorax, 2022 - thorax.bmj.com
Background Antenatal pathological conditions are key in the pathogenesis of
bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). Pathophysiological pathways or endotypes leading to …

[HTML][HTML] Determinants of the onset and prognosis of the post-COVID-19 condition: a 2-year prospective observational cohort study

L Mateu, C Tebe, C Loste, JR Santos… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary Background At least 5–10% of subjects surviving COVID-19 develop the post-
COVID-19 condition (PCC) or" Long COVID". The clinical presentation of PCC is …

[HTML][HTML] Growth, body composition, and cardiovascular and nutritional risk of 5-to 10-y-old children consuming vegetarian, vegan, or omnivore diets

MA Desmond, JG Sobiecki, M Jaworski… - The American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Background Plant-based diets (PBDs) are increasingly recommended for
human and planetary health. However, comprehensive evidence on the health effects of …

[PDF][PDF] Survey of trees, forests, and paths in fuzzy and neutrosophic graphs

T Fujita - 2024 - philarchive.org
In this paper, we conduct a comprehensive study of Trees, Forests, and Paths within the
framework of Fuzzy and Neutrosophic Graphs. Graph theory, known for its wide-ranging …

Avoiding overadjustment bias in social epidemiology through appropriate covariate selection: a primer

A van Zwieten, PWG Tennant, M Kelly-Irving… - Journal of clinical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Obtaining accurate estimates of the causal effects of socioeconomic position (SEP) on
health is important for public health interventions. To do this, researchers must identify and …

[HTML][HTML] Development and verification of a digital twin patient model to predict specific treatment response during the first 24 hours of sepsis

A Lal, G Li, E Cubro, S Chalmers, H Li… - Critical care …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To develop and verify a digital twin model of critically ill patient using the causal
artificial intelligence approach to predict the response to specific treatment during the first 24 …

Gastrointestinal carriage of Klebsiella pneumoniae in a general adult population: a cross-sectional study of risk factors and bacterial genomic diversity

N Raffelsberger, MAK Hetland, K Svendsen… - Gut …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Antibiotic resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae is a leading public health threat and
gastrointestinal carriage is an established risk factor for subsequent infections during …

Semiparametric inference for causal effects in graphical models with hidden variables

R Bhattacharya, R Nabi, I Shpitser - Journal of Machine Learning Research, 2022 - jmlr.org
Identification theory for causal effects in causal models associated with hidden variable
directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) is well studied. However, the corresponding algorithms are …

Recovery from COVID-19 in multiple sclerosis: a prospective and longitudinal cohort study of the United Kingdom multiple sclerosis register

A Garjani, RM Middleton, R Nicholas… - Neurology …, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Background and Objectives To understand the course of recovery from coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) among patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and to determine its …