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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"understudied populations"”.
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Pharmacometrics to characterize pharmacokinetics and optimize treatment in understudied populations
… Post-marketing pharmacokinetic studies in these populations are challenging due to low consent rates, difficulties with frequent blood sampling, unbalanced study designs resulting from the opportunistic nature of such studies, or resource constraints in developing countries, all contributing to …
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Digital trust, safety, and privacy in the age of emerging technologies: empirical and policy insights from global social media use
… risks disproportionately affect the at-risk and understudied populations, such as young adults, and users from non-Western regions, whose needs are often overlooked in platform design and governance. Through my research, I aim to improve people's online safety, trust, and privacy. I investigate …
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From Death Sentence to Disappearance: The Invisibility of West Asian LGBTQ Refugees
… making them invisible and one of the most understudied populations. I believe the invisibility of vulnerable populations is one of the highest levels of injustice which places them at higher risks of discrimination. Despite the most visible injustice, why do they remain invisible? I began …
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Examining the Impact of Indigenous Cultural Centers on Native Student Experience
… students continue to be one of the most understudied populations within higher education, particularly as it relates to their campus experience and ways in which they navigate institutional climates. In addition to illuminating the campus climates Native students face at predominantly …
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Insights into the genomic histories of diverse human populations using whole-genome sequencing analysis.
Despite the progress in sampling many populations, human genomics research is still not fully reflective of the diversity found globally. Understudied populations limit our knowledge of genetic variation and population history, and their inclusion is needed to ensure they benefit from future …
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Designing Culture-Tailored Persuasive Technology to Promote Physical Activity
… especially comparative studies involving understudied populations in the PT research landscape. Hence, using the Hofstede’s cultural framework (individualism vs. collectivism), Social Cognitive Theory, Technology Acceptance Model and the EMVE-DeCK Framework, I conducted a number of …
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Meat consumption and type 2 diabetes: investigating heterogeneity and potential causal mechanisms
… are the same in all individuals and in all populations. Finally, there are uncertainties about the causal nature of the association and the mechanisms that may underlie it. In my PhD, I aimed to investigate these uncertainties in analyses of epidemiological studies. The initial elements of …