2022
Review and evaluation of imputation methods for multivariate longitudinal data with mixed‐type incomplete variables
Cao Y, Allore H, Vander Wyk B, Gutman R. Review and evaluation of imputation methods for multivariate longitudinal data with mixed‐type incomplete variables. Statistics In Medicine 2022, 41: 5844-5876. PMID: 36220138, PMCID: PMC9771917, DOI: 10.1002/sim.9592.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBiometryComputer SimulationHumansLongitudinal StudiesModels, StatisticalResearch DesignSoftwareConceptsImputation methodsEfficient imputation methodJoint modelingIntensive computationAccessible softwareData patternsIncomplete longitudinal dataMultivariate longitudinal dataMissing valuesData variablesIncomplete variablesMultivariate distributionsMultiple imputation procedureConditional distributionLinear multilevel modelsHierarchical modelEntire setImputation procedureVariance estimatesMI methodConditional specificationConditional modelSetSoftwareMultiple imputation
2021
Modeling SARS-CoV-2 propagation using rat coronavirus-associated shedding and transmission
Zeiss CJ, Asher JL, Vander Wyk B, Allore HG, Compton SR. Modeling SARS-CoV-2 propagation using rat coronavirus-associated shedding and transmission. PLOS ONE 2021, 16: e0260038. PMID: 34813610, PMCID: PMC8610237, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsViral sheddingSialodacryoadenitis virusSARS-CoV-2Prior natural infectionSARS-CoV-2 propagationSeropositive animalsLow-level sheddingNaive recipient ratsCOVID-19Cycle threshold valuesDirect contact exposureSeroconversion ratesReinfected animalsRecipient ratsImmune protectionHigh riskNaive animalsSusceptible individualsInitial infectionGlobal immunityExposure paradigmRat coronavirusNatural infectionInfectionRats