Cross-sectional studies: strengths, weaknesses, and recommendations

X Wang, Z Cheng - Chest, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Cross-sectional studies are observational studies that analyze data from a population at a
single point in time. They are often used to measure the prevalence of health outcomes …

Reproducible brain-wide association studies require thousands of individuals

S Marek, B Tervo-Clemmens, FJ Calabro, DF Montez… - Nature, 2022‏ - nature.com
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has transformed our understanding of the human brain
through well-replicated map** of abilities to specific structures (for example, lesion …

Duration of mRNA vaccine protection against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 1 and BA. 2 subvariants in Qatar

H Chemaitelly, HH Ayoub, S AlMukdad, P Coyle… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA. 1 and BA. 2 subvariants are genetically divergent. We
conducted a matched, test-negative, case-control study to estimate duration of protection of …

Waning of BNT162b2 vaccine protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection in Qatar

H Chemaitelly, P Tang, MR Hasan… - … England Journal of …, 2021‏ - Mass Medical Soc
Background Waning of vaccine protection against severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection or coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) is a concern …

[كتاب][B] Doing meta-analysis with R: A hands-on guide

M Harrer, P Cuijpers, T Furukawa, D Ebert - 2021‏ - taylorfrancis.com
Doing Meta-Analysis with R: A Hands-On Guide serves as an accessible introduction on
how meta-analyses can be conducted in R. Essential steps for meta-analysis are covered …

mRNA-1273 COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness against the B. 1.1. 7 and B. 1.351 variants and severe COVID-19 disease in Qatar

H Chemaitelly, HM Yassine, FM Benslimane… - Nature medicine, 2021‏ - nature.com
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic continues to be a global health concern. The mRNA-1273
(Moderna) vaccine was reported to have an efficacy of 94.1% at preventing symptomatic …

Substantial underestimation of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the United States

SL Wu, AN Mertens, YS Crider, A Nguyen… - Nature …, 2020‏ - nature.com
Accurate estimates of the burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection are critical to informing pandemic
response. Confirmed COVID-19 case counts in the US do not capture the total burden of the …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of airborne viral emission: Quanta emission rate of SARS-CoV-2 for infection risk assessment

G Buonanno, L Stabile, L Morawska - Environment international, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Airborne transmission is a pathway of contagion that is still not sufficiently investigated
despite the evidence in the scientific literature of the role it can play in the context of an …

COVID-19 outcomes among persons living with or without diagnosed HIV infection in New York State

JM Tesoriero, CAE Swain, JL Pierce… - JAMA network …, 2021‏ - jamanetwork.com
Importance New York State has been an epicenter for both the US coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID-19) and HIV/AIDS epidemics. Persons living with diagnosed HIV may be more …