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Spatial confounding beyond generalized linear mixed models: extension to shared components and spatial frailty models
(Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrasilICX - DEPARTAMENTO DE ESTATÍSTICAPrograma de Pós-Graduação em EstatísticaUFMG, 2020-02-28)
Spatial confounding is the name given to the confounding between fixed and spatial random effects in generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs). It has been widely studied and it gained attention in the past years in the ...
The relationship between knowledge of HIV, self-perceived vulnerability and sexual risk behavior among community clinic workers in Chile
(2010)
Objective Testing the hypothesis of an association between knowledge and sexual risk behaviour (SRB) amongst community-clinic workers in Chile, explained by the confounding effect of self-perceived vulnerability to HIV. ...
Metacognitive Improvement: Disentangling Adaptive Training From Experimental Confounds
(2021)
Metacognition is defined as the capacity to monitor and control one’s own cognitive processes. Recently, Carpenter and colleagues (2019) reported that metacognitive performance can be improved through adaptive training: ...
Comparing apples and oranges? A critical look at research on learning from statics versus animations
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science, 2016-11)
Many of the studies that have compared the instructional effectiveness of static with dynamic images have not controlled all the moderating variables involved. This problem is present not only in instructional pictures ...
Condiciones de trabajo, seguridad y salud en la población económicamente activa y ocupada en áreas urbanas del Perú
(International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, 2017)
Tuberculosis (TB) remains one of the 10 leading causes of death worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis including 88 studies examining the association ...
Confounding factors affecting faecal egg count reduction tests for anthelmintic efficacy
(World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology, 2021)
Anthelmintic resistance (AR) is a major global problem in livestock and humans and increasingly drives parasite management decisions. Assessment of AR relies on the faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT). Despite technical ...
High blood pressure and sedentary behavior in adolescents are associated even after controlling for confounding factors
(Taylor & Francis Online, 2015-07-28)
The aim of this study was to determine whether high blood pressure (HBP) is associated with sedentary behavior in young people even after controlling for potential confounders (gender, age, socioeconomic level, tobacco, ...
Back and neck pain and poor sleep quality in adolescents are associated even after controlling for confounding factors: An epidemiological study
(2020-01-01)
Objective: Back pain and poor sleep quality are public health issues. Relating to adolescents particularly, the way in which this relationship can occur is still unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate whether ...
Risk of bias and confounding of observational studies of Zika virus infection: A scoping review of research protocols
(PLoS One, 2017)
Introduction
Given the severity and impact of the current Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak in the Americas,
numerous countries have rushed to develop research studies to assess ZIKV and its potential health consequences. In an ...