COMBINING DISTRIBUTED REGRESSION AND PROPENSITY SCORES: A DOUBLY PRIVACY-PROTECTING ANALYTIC METHOD FOR MULTICENTER RESEARCH

Combining distributed regression and propensity scores: a doubly privacy-protecting analytic method for multicenter research

Sengwee Toh,1 Robert Wellman,2 R Yates Coley,2 Casie Horgan,1 Jessica Sturtevant,1 Erick Moyneur,3 Cheri Janning,4 Roy Pardee,2 Karen J Coleman,5 David Arterburn,2 Kathleen McTigue,6 Jane Anau,2 Andrea J Cook2 On behalf of the PCORnet Bariatric Study Collaborative 1Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health

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Household pesticide exposure: an online survey and shelf research in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract: This study aimed to estimate Hammocks household pesticide exposure in adult individuals in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and to verify the accessibility of these products in local and online businesses.The data were collected by an online questionnaire (1,015 responses) and a shelf survey in physical and online stores

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Triiodothyronine Potentiates BMP9-Induced Osteogenesis in Mesenchymal Stem Cells Through the Activation of AMPK/p38 Signaling

Thyroid hormone (TH), triiodothyronine (T3), and thyroxine (T4), which are released from the thyroid, control many cellular processes in various cell types.It is worth noting that TH plays a complex role in skeletal metabolic balance, and few studies have investigated whether TH exerts any effects on osteogenesis in bone mesenchymal stem cells (MSC

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