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Reporting reliability, convergent and discriminant validity with structural equation modeling: A review and best-practice recommendations by Cheung, Gordon W., Cooper-Thomas, Helena D., Lau, Rebecca S., Wang, Linda C.

“…Many constructs in management studies, such as perceptions, personalities, attitudes, and behavioral intentions, are not directly observable. Typically,…”
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Accuracy of Parameter Estimates and Confidence Intervals in Moderated Mediation Models: A Comparison of Regression and Latent Moderated Structural Equations by Cheung, Gordon W., Lau, Rebecca S.

“…Currently, the most popular analytical method for testing moderated mediation is the regression approach, which is based on observed variables and assumes no…”
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Estimating and Comparing Specific Mediation Effects in Complex Latent Variable Models by Lau, Rebecca S., Cheung, Gordon W.

“…This teaching note starts with a demonstration of a straightforward procedure using Mplus Version 6 to produce a bias-corrected (BC) bootstrap confidence…”
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Testing Mediation and Suppression Effects of Latent Variables: Bootstrapping With Structural Equation Models by Cheung, Gordon W., Lau, Rebecca S.

“…Because of the importance of mediation studies, researchers have been continuously searching for the best statistical test for mediation effect. The approaches…”
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Deciphering microbial interactions in synthetic human gut microbiome communities by Venturelli, Ophelia S, Carr, Alex V, Fisher, Garth, Hsu, Ryan H, Lau, Rebecca, Bowen, Benjamin P, Hromada, Susan, Northen, Trent, Arkin, Adam P

“…The ecological forces that govern the assembly and stability of the human gut microbiota remain unresolved. We developed a generalizable model‐guided framework…”
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Testing Moderation in Business and Psychological Studies with Latent Moderated Structural Equations by Cheung, Gordon W., Cooper-Thomas, Helena D., Lau, Rebecca S., Wang, Linda C.

“…Most organizational researchers understand the detrimental effects of measurement errors in testing relationships among latent variables and hence adopt…”
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Structure and Mechanism of a Cyclic Trinucleotide-Activated Bacterial Endonuclease Mediating Bacteriophage Immunity by Lau, Rebecca K., Ye, Qiaozhen, Birkholz, Erica A., Berg, Kyle R., Patel, Lucas, Mathews, Ian T., Watrous, Jeramie D., Ego, Kaori, Whiteley, Aaron T., Lowey, Brianna, Mekalanos, John J., Kranzusch, Philip J., Jain, Mohit, Pogliano, Joe, Corbett, Kevin D.

“…Bacteria possess an array of defenses against foreign invaders, including a broadly distributed bacteriophage defense system termed CBASS (cyclic…”
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A Direct Comparison Approach for Testing Measurement Invariance by Cheung, Gordon W., Lau, Rebecca S.

“…Measurement equivalence/invariance (ME/I) is a condition that should be met before meaningful comparisons of survey results across groups can be made. As an…”
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HORMA Domain Proteins and a Trip13-like ATPase Regulate Bacterial cGAS-like Enzymes to Mediate Bacteriophage Immunity by Ye, Qiaozhen, Lau, Rebecca K., Mathews, Ian T., Birkholz, Erica A., Watrous, Jeramie D., Azimi, Camillia S., Pogliano, Joe, Jain, Mohit, Corbett, Kevin D.

“…Bacteria are continually challenged by foreign invaders, including bacteriophages, and have evolved a variety of defenses against these invaders. Here, we…”
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An E1–E2 fusion protein primes antiviral immune signalling in bacteria by Ledvina, Hannah E., Ye, Qiaozhen, Gu, Yajie, Sullivan, Ashley E., Quan, Yun, Lau, Rebecca K., Zhou, Huilin, Corbett, Kevin D., Whiteley, Aaron T.

“…In all organisms, innate immune pathways sense infection and rapidly activate potent immune responses while avoiding inappropriate activation (autoimmunity)…”
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A conserved signaling pathway activates bacterial CBASS immune signaling in response to DNA damage by Lau, Rebecca K, Enustun, Eray, Gu, Yajie, Nguyen, Justin V, Corbett, Kevin D

“…To protect themselves from the constant threat of bacteriophage (phage) infection, bacteria have evolved diverse immune systems including…”
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Control of bacterial immune signaling by a WYL domain transcription factor by Blankenchip, Chelsea L, Nguyen, Justin V, Lau, Rebecca K, Ye, Qiaozhen, Gu, Yajie, Corbett, Kevin D

“…Bacteria use diverse immune systems to defend themselves from ubiquitous viruses termed bacteriophages (phages). Many anti-phage systems function by abortive…”
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Prioritizing Melanoma Surgeries to Prevent Wait Time Delays and Upstaging of Melanoma during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Aw, Katherine, Lau, Rebecca, Nessim, Carolyn

“…Prompt diagnosis and surgical management of melanoma strongly impact prognosis. Considering the limited resources, emergency closures, and staffing shortages…”
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Understanding the connections between relationship conflict and performance: The intervening roles of trust and exchange by Lau, Rebecca S., Cobb, Anthony T.

“…Research shows that relationship conflict has a negative impact on job performance. There is scant theoretical work, however, explaining the interpersonal…”
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Structure and activity of a bacterial defense‐associated 3′‐5′ exonuclease by Liang, Qishan, Richey, Sara T., Ur, Sarah N., Ye, Qiaozhen, Lau, Rebecca K., Corbett, Kevin D.

“…The widespread CBASS (cyclic oligonucleotide‐based anti‐phage signaling system) immune systems in bacteria protect their hosts from bacteriophage infection by…”
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Evidence‐based lifestyle medicine interventions to enhance the mental health of law enforcers in Hong Kong: A pilot randomized controlled trial by Chu, Louise Wing‐ping, Lau, Rebecca Wing‐man, Mak, Ingrid Wing‐Fun

“…Law enforcers are stressed, but they may be reluctant to seek psychological support due to the stigmatization of mental illness in the law enforcement culture…”
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Author Correction: An E1–E2 fusion protein primes antiviral immune signalling in bacteria by Ledvina, Hannah E., Ye, Qiaozhen, Gu, Yajie, Sullivan, Ashley E., Quan, Yun, Lau, Rebecca K., Zhou, Huilin, Corbett, Kevin D., Whiteley, Aaron T.

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Correction to: Reporting reliability, convergent and discriminant validity with structural equation modeling: A review and best-practice recommendations by Cheung, Gordon W., Cooper‑Thomas, Helena D., Lau, Rebecca S., Wang, Linda C.

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Structure and activity of a bacterial defense-associated 3′-5′ exonuclease by Liang, Qishan, Richey, Sara T., Blankenchip, Chelsea, Ur, Sarah N., Ye, Qiaozhen, Lau, Rebecca K., Corbett, Kevin D.

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An intron endonuclease facilitates interference competition between coinfecting viruses by Birkholz, Erica A, Morgan, Chase J, Laughlin, Thomas G, Lau, Rebecca K, Prichard, Amy, Rangarajan, Sahana, Meza, Gabrielle N, Lee, Jina, Armbruster, Emily, Suslov, Sergey, Pogliano, Kit, Meyer, Justin R, Villa, Elizabeth, Corbett, Kevin D, Pogliano, Joe

“…Introns containing homing endonucleases are widespread in nature and have long been assumed to be selfish elements that provide no benefit to the host…”
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