Catherine L. Smith

Ensemble clustering: A practical tutorial

Abstract Cluster analysis is an explorative analytical method, serving as a critical tool in psychology, psychiatry, and related fields to map heterogeneous data into meaningful subgroups. Despite their extensive historical use, traditional clustering techniques suffer from a lac...

Protective role of dietary antioxidant intake on long-term effects of extreme PM2.5 exposure on respiratory health

Objective: To test whether dietary antioxidants moderated effects of PM 2.5 from coal mine fire smoke on respiratory symptoms. Methods: We conducted cross-sectional analyses of diet and respiratory symptom data from 448 members of the Hazelwood Health Study Adult cohort. Individu...