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Decadal diet shift in yellowfin tuna Thunnus albacares suggests broad-scale food web changes in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean by Olson, Robert J., Duffy, Leanne M., Kuhnert, Petra M., Galván-Magaña, Felipe, Bocanegra-Castillo, Noemi, Alatorre-Ramírez, Vanessa

“…Widespread climate-induced habitat compression and reductions in biological production are beginning to alter food webs in tropical and subtropical oceans, but…”
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Zero tolerance ecology: improving ecological inference by modelling the source of zero observations by Martin, Tara G, Wintle, Brendan A, Rhodes, Jonathan R, Kuhnert, Petra M, Field, Scott A, Low-Choy, Samantha J, Tyre, Andrew J, Possingham, Hugh P

“…A common feature of ecological data sets is their tendency to contain many zero values. Statistical inference based on such data are likely to be inefficient…”
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power of expert opinion in ecological models using Bayesian methods: impact of grazing on birds by Martin, Tara G., Kuhnert, Petra M., Mengersen, Kerrie, Possingham, Hugh P.

“…One of our greatest challenges as researchers is predicting impacts of land use on biota, and predicting the impact of livestock grazing on birds is no…”
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Assessing the impacts of grazing levels on bird density in woodland habitat: a Bayesian approach using expert opinion by Kuhnert, Petra M., Martin, Tara G., Mengersen, Kerrie, Possingham, Hugh P.

“…Many studies on birds focus on the collection of data through an experimental design, suitable for investigation in a classical analysis of variance (ANOVA)…”
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Combining non-parametric models with logistic regression: an application to motor vehicle injury data by Kuhnert, Petra M., Do, Kim-Anh, McClure, Rod

“…To date, computer-intensive non-parametric modelling procedures such as classification and regression trees (CART) and multivariate adaptive regression splines…”
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Reliability Measures for Local Nodes Assessment in Classification Trees by Kuhnert, Petra M, Mengersen, Kerrie

“…Most of the modern developments with classification trees are aimed at improving their predictive capacity.This article considers a curiously neglected aspect…”
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Fitting genetic models to twin data with binary and ordered categorical responses: a comparison of structural equation modelling and Bayesian hierarchical models by Kuhnert, Petra M, Do, Kim-Anh

“…We compare Bayesian methodology utilizing free-ware BUGS (Bayesian Inference Using Gibbs Sampling) with the traditional structural equation modelling approach…”
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Bridging the Gap between Different Statistical Approaches: An Integrated Framework for Modelling by Kuhnert, Petra M., Mengersen, Kerrie, Tesar, Peter

“…This paper proposes a template for modelling complex datasets that integrates traditional statistical modelling approaches with more recent advances in…”
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Iron deficiency anemia and iron therapy effects on infant developmental test performance by LOZOFF, B, BRITTENHAM, G. M, WOLF, A. W, MCCLISH, D. K, KUHNERT, P. M, JIMENEZ, E, JIMENEZ, R, MORA, L. A, GOMEZ, I, KRAUSKOPH, D

“…Extract: The behavioral effects of iron deficiency and its treatment were evaluated in a double-blind randomized controlled community-based study of 191 Costa…”
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The relationship between cadmium, zinc, and birth weight in pregnant women who smoke by Kuhnert, B R, Kuhnert, P M, Debanne, S, Williams, T G

“…It is universally accepted that smoking during pregnancy results in decreased infant birth weight. However, the mechanism for decreased birth weight is not…”
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Associations between placental cadmium and zinc and age and parity in pregnant women who smoke by Kuhnert, B R, Kuhnert, P M, Zarlingo, T J

“…We have previously shown that the ratio of placental zinc to placental cadmium (Zn/Cd ratio) is positively related to infant birth weight in pregnant smokers…”
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Smoking alters the relationship between maternal zinc intake and biochemical indices of fetal zinc status by Kuhnert, BR, Kuhnert, PM, Groh-Wargo, SL, Webster, S, Erhard, P, Lazebnik, N

“…Maternal smoking impairs fetal zinc status. This study was designed to clarify the effect of smoking on the relationship between maternal zinc intake and zinc…”
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The effect of smoking on placental and fetal zinc status by Kuhnert, P M, Kuhnert, B R, Erhard, P, Brashear, W T, Groh-Wargo, S L, Webster, S

“…Previous studies have reported a cadmium/zinc interaction in cadmium-exposed pregnant animals that results in (1) increased placental cadmium levels, (2)…”
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Zinc, cadmium, and hypertension in parturient women by Lazebnik, N, Kuhnert, B R, Kuhnert, P M

“…Zinc deficiency and cadmium toxicity have both been implicated in hypertension during pregnancy. The goals of this study were twofold: first, to assess the…”
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Zinc status, pregnancy complications, and labor abnormalities by Lazebnik, N, Kuhnert, B R, Kuhnert, P M, Thompson, K L

“…Maternal plasma zinc levels, red blood cell levels, and serum alkaline phosphatase activity were used as indices of zinc status in 279 pregnant women at…”
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Cadmium levels in maternal blood, fetal cord blood, and placental tissues of pregnant women who smoke by Kuhnert, P M, Kuhnert, B R, Bottoms, S F, Erhard, P

“…Previous studies have reported that cigarette smoking is a major source of exposure to cadmium (Cd). This study was carried out to determine the degree of…”
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Maternal passive smoking and fetal serum thiocyanate levels by Bottoms, S F, Kuhnert, B R, Kuhnert, P M, Reese, A L

“…Passive smoking, exposure of the nonsmoker to air contaminated with tobacco smoke, has been reported to have several adverse consequences for health. However,…”
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Lead and cadmium concentrations in mother and fetus by Kuhnert, B R, Kuhnert, P M

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Bupivacaine disposition in mother, fetus, and neonate after spinal anesthesia for cesarean section by KUHNERT, B. R, ZUSPAN, K. J, KUHNERT, P. M, SYRACUSE, C. D, BROWN, D. E

“…Uptake of bupivacaine from the subarachnoid space and its placental transfer were measured in six patients undergoing elective cesarean section. Maternal…”
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Effects of low doses of meperidine on neonatal behavior by KUHNERT, B. R, LINN, P. L, KENNARD, M. J, KUHNERT, P. M

“…After meperidine administration during labor, meperidine reaches its highest level in fetal tissues within 2-3 hr. The highest levels of normeperidine, the…”
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