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Re-validation and cultural adaptation of the brief, standardized assessment tool for measuring HIV-related stigma in healthcare settings in Almaty, Kazakhstan by Iskakova, Balnur, Nugmanova, Zhamilya, Murat Yucel, Recai, Gamarel, Kristi E, King, Elizabeth J

“…The HIV epidemic continues to grow in Kazakhstan and HIV stigma remains a major barrier to HIV prevention and treatment in the country. HIV stigma in…”
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Clinical Features of Extrapulmonary Sarcoidosis Without Lung Involvement by James, Walter Ennis, Koutroumpakis, Efstratios, Saha, Biplab, Nathani, Alireza, Saavedra, Leahruth, Yucel, Recai M., Judson, Marc A.

“…Compared with pulmonary sarcoidosis, sarcoidosis without lung involvement may involve other immunopathologic mechanisms and be associated with other…”
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A computationally efficient sequential regression imputation algorithm for multilevel data by Akkaya Hocagil, Tugba, Yucel, Recai M.

“…Due to the computational burden, especially in high-dimensional settings, sequential imputation may not be practical. In this paper, we adopt computationally…”
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Racial disparity in maternal phthalates exposure; Association with racial disparity in fetal growth and birth outcomes by Bloom, Michael S., Wenzel, Abby G., Brock, John W., Kucklick, John R., Wineland, Rebecca J., Cruze, Lori, Unal, Elizabeth R., Yucel, Recai M., Jiyessova, Assem, Newman, Roger B.

“…Experimental and observational data implicate phthalates as developmental toxicants. However, few data are available to assess the maternal risks of…”
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The effect of corticosteroids on quality of life in a sarcoidosis clinic: The results of a propensity analysis by Judson, Marc A, Chaudhry, Haroon, Louis, Amanda, Lee, Kevin, Yucel, Recai

“…Summary Background Both sarcoidosis and its treatment may worsen health related quality of life (HRQoL). We performed a propensity analysis of…”
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ICU Admission Muscle and Fat Mass, Survival, and Disability at Discharge: A Prospective Cohort Study by Jaitovich, Ariel, Khan, Malik M H S, Itty, Ria, Chieng, Hau C, Dumas, Camille L, Nadendla, Pallavi, Fantauzzi, John P, Yucel, Recai M, Feustel, Paul J, Judson, Marc A

“…Skeletal muscle dysfunction occurring as a result of ICU admission associates with higher mortality. Although preadmission higher BMI correlates with better…”
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State of the Multiple Imputation Software by Yucel, Recai M

“…Owing to its practicality as well as strong inferential properties, multiple imputation has been increasingly popular in the analysis of incomplete data…”
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Is Aging in Place Delaying Nursing Home Admission? by Young, Yuchi, DrPH, Kalamaras, John, MS, Kelly, Lindsay, BS, Hornick, David, MD, Yucel, Recai, PhD

“…Abstract Objectives This study examines whether aging in place (community-based living before admission to a nursing home) delays nursing home admission among…”
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Multiple imputation inference for multivariate multilevel continuous data with ignorable non-response by Yucel, Recai M

“…Methods specifically targeting missing values in a wide spectrum of statistical analyses are now part of serious statistical thinking due to many advances in…”
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Variability of essential and non-essential trace elements in the follicular fluid of women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) by Butts, Celeste D., Bloom, Michael S., McGough, Alexandra, Lenhart, Nikolaus, Wong, Rebecca, Mok-Lin, Evelyn, Parsons, Patrick J., Galusha, Aubrey L., Yucel, Recai M., Feingold, Beth J., Browne, Richard W., Fujimoto, Victor Y.

“…Both essential and non-essential elements have been associated with female reproductive function in epidemiologic investigations, including among IVF…”
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Muslim-Non-Muslim Locational Attainment in Philadelphia: A New Fault Line in Residential Inequality? by Friedman, Samantha, Yucel, Recai M., Wynn, Colleen E., Gibbons, Joseph R.

“…This study examines Muslim-non-Muslim disparities in locational attainment. We pool data from the 2004, 2006, and 2008 waves of the Public Health Management…”
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Maternal and Paternal Household Pesticide Exposure During Pregnancy and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia by Ruth, Alexandra L., Rehman, Umer, Stewart, Patricia, Moore, Lee E., Yucel, Recai, Taylor Wilson, Robin

“…The aim of this study was to investigate whether risk estimates for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia change when restricting model comparison groups to…”
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Factors Associated with Corticosteroid Adherence in Sarcoidosis by Judson, Marc A., Ouedraogo, Wende Ouedraogo, Fish, Kenneth M., DeLuca, Robert, VanCavage, Rachel, Sirigaddi, Krishnaveni, Yucel, Recai

“…Purpose We measured corticosteroid medication adherence (CMA) in sarcoidosis patients and analyzed if demographic and clinical factors, beliefs about…”
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Trends in height, weight, BMI, skinfolds, and measures of overweight and obesity from 1979 through 1999 among American Indian Youth: The Akwesasne Mohawk by Schell, Lawrence M., Gallo, Mia V., Pfeiffer, Susan, Lee, Florence, Garry, Danielle, Yucel, Recai

“…Background/objectives Information on recent changes in overweight, obesity, and adiposity among American Indians is scarce. To assess changes in size and…”
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Perfluoroalkyl substances and thyroid function in older adults by Shrestha, Srishti, Bloom, Michael S., Yucel, Recai, Seegal, Richard F., Wu, Qian, Kannan, Kurunthachalam, Rej, Robert, Fitzgerald, Edward F.

“…Current understanding of the thyroid disruptive properties of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), particularly in aging populations, is limited. The objectives…”
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Seafood consumption is associated with higher follicular fluid arsenic (As) and mercury (Hg) concentrations in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) by Butts, Celeste D., Bloom, Michael S., McGough, Alexandra, Lenhart, Nikolaus, Wong, Rebecca, Mok-Lin, Evelyn, Parsons, Patrick J., Galusha, Aubrey L., Yucel, Recai M., Feingold, Beth J., Browne, Richard W., Fujimoto, Victor Y.

“…Human exposure to non-essential toxic metals such as cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb), and metalloids such as arsenic (As) commonly occurs through…”
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Gaussian-based routines to impute categorical variables in health surveys by Yucel, Recai M., He, Yulei, Zaslavsky, Alan M.

“…The multivariate normal (MVN) distribution is arguably the most popular parametric model used in imputation and is available in most software packages (e.g.,…”
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Model-based inference on average causal effect in observational clustered data by Wu, Meng, Yucel, Recai M.

“…We study causal inference using the framework of potential outcomes in clustered data settings where observational units are clustered in naturally occurring…”
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Organ Donation Willingness Among Asian Americans: Results from a National Study by Alolod, Gerard P., Gardiner, Heather M., Blunt, Ryan, Yucel, Recai M., Siminoff, Laura A.

“…Asian Americans are the fastest growing racial group in the USA, but their health disparities are often overlooked. Although their needs for transplantable…”
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Occupational exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and serum levels of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in an aging population from upstate New York: a retrospective cohort study by Tanner, Eva M., Bloom, Michael S., Wu, Qian, Kannan, Kurunthachalam, Yucel, Recai M., Shrestha, Srishti, Fitzgerald, Edward F.

“…Purpose Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are environmentally persistent amphiphilic compounds. Exposure to two PFASs, perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and…”
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