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2. Evaluation of the Amblyopia tracker app.

Author

O'Connor, Anna R., Warburton, Ashli, Farrelly-Waters, Martha, England, Laura, Clarke, Rachel, and Kay, Hazel

Subjects
AMBLYOPIA, ANISOMETROPIA, MOBILE apps, PARENTS, VISUAL acuity
Abstract

Purpose: The Amblyopia tracker app has been developed to be a tool for parents to monitor changes in vision at home during amblyopia treatment. The aims of this study were to evaluate the feasibility and repeatability of parents testing their children at home and to compare home test results to an assessment in clinic by an orthoptist. Methods: Children (age < 18 years) with amblyopia (interocular acuity difference of ≥ 0.2logMAR) were recruited. Parents were asked to test their child with the app three times during a two week period followed by an online questionnaire about the usability. Participants also tested within 48 h of their appointment where the measurement was repeated by an orthoptist. Results: Out of 277 potential participants contacted, 37 completed three home measurements, mean age 6.8 years (SD 2.94). Home tests comparisons were made between test two and three to ensure familiarity with the process. Paired t-tests showed no statistically significant difference for either eye or the interocular acuity difference (IAD). However, 29% had a difference in IAD of more than 0.1logMAR on repeated testing, with a maximum of 0.4logMAR difference in the IAD. Questionnaire responses from the parents who participated were predominantly positive with 97% of respondents saying they would use it if were available. Comparison of home and clinical measurements (n = 23, mean age 6.72 SD 2.60) showed no statistically significant differences for either eye or interocular acuity difference (paired t-test, p > 0.3 in all cases). Conclusion: Results show no statistically significant differences for the Amblyopia tracker app when used by parents at home on repeated testing, or between the home test by a parent and the test by a clinician. However, variability in the results does indicate that further improvements are required to ensure the results can be used as a reliable clinical tool. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2024
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5. Gliomas and Farm Pesticide Exposure in Women: The Upper Midwest Health Study

Author

Carreón, Tania, Butler, Mary Ann, Ruder, Avima M., Waters, Martha A., Davis-King, Karen E., Calvert, Geoffrey M., Schulte, Paul A., Connally, Barbara, Ward, Elizabeth M., Sanderson, Wayne T., Heineman, Ellen F., Mandel, Jack S., Morton, Roscoe F., Reding, Douglas J., Rosenman, Kenneth D., and Talaska, Glenn

Published
2005

8. Miscarriage Among Flight Attendants

Author

Grajewski, Barbara, Whelan, Elizabeth A., Lawson, Christina C., Hein, Misty J., Waters, Martha A., Anderson, Jeri L., MacDonald, Leslie A., Mertens, Christopher J., Tseng, Chih-Yu, Cassinelli, Rick T., and Luo, Lian

Published
2015

24. The Deadly Hours

Author

Waters, Martha

Subjects
The Deadly Hours (Short story collection) -- Kearsley, Susanna -- Huber, Anna Lee -- Trent, Christine -- Harris, C.S., Books -- Book reviews, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

The Deadly Hours. By Susanna Kearsley and others. Sept. 2020. 352p. Poisoned Pen, paper, 516.99 (9781492664444). Four historical-fiction authors tell the story of a mysterious, cursed gold watch in an [...]

Published
2020

25. The Secret Messenger

Author

Waters, Martha

Subjects
The Secret Messenger (Novel) -- Robotham, Mandy, Books -- Book reviews, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

The Secret Messenger. By Mandy Robotham. June 2020. 400p. HarperCollins, paper, $16.99 (9780008384623). Robotham's sophomore novel (after The German Midwife, 2019) tells the tale of two women in the same [...]

Published
2020

26. Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron

Author

Waters, Martha

Subjects
Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron (Novel) -- Quinn, Julia -- Charles, Violet, Books -- Book reviews, Business, Publishing industry
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Miss Butterworth and the Mad Baron. By Julia Quinn. Illus. by Violet Charles. Sept. 2021. 160p. Avon, paper, $19.99 (9780062958594). Fans of Quinn's Bridgerton series will be amused to find [...]

Published
2021

29. The Warsaw Orphan

Author

Waters, Martha

Subjects
The Warsaw Orphan (Novel) -- Bimmer, Kelly, Books -- Book reviews, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

The Warsaw Orphan. By Kelly Bimmer. June 2021.416p. Graydon, paper, $17.99 (9781525895999). Rimmers latest (after Truths I Never Told You, 2020) is a bleak depiction of Nazi-occupied Poland, tracing the [...]

Published
2021

33. Association between adult height, genetic susceptibility and risk of glioma

Author

Kitahara, Cari M, Wang, Sophia S, Melin, Beatrice S, Wang, Zhaoming, Braganza, Melissa, Inskip, Peter D, Albanes, Demetrius, Andersson, Ulrika, Beane Freeman, Laura E, Buring, Julie E, Carreón, Tania, Feychting, Maria, Gapstur, Susan M, Gaziano, J Michael, Giles, Graham G, Hallmans, Goran, Hankinson, Susan E, Henriksson, Roger, Hsing, Ann W, Johansen, Christoffer, Linet, Martha S, McKean-Cowdin, Roberta, Michaud, Dominique S, Peters, Ulrike, Purdue, Mark P, Rothman, Nathaniel, Ruder, Avima M, Sesso, Howard D, Severi, Gianluca, Shu, Xiao-Ou, Stevens, Victoria L, Visvanathan, Kala, Waters, Martha A, White, Emily, Wolk, Alicja, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Anne, Zheng, Wei, Hoover, Robert, Fraumeni, Joseph F, Jr, Chatterjee, Nilanjan, Yeager, Meredith, Chanock, Stephen J, Hartge, Patricia, and Rajaraman, Preetha

Published
2012
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43. Home for Erring and Outcast Girls

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Waters, Martha

Subjects
Home for Erring and Outcast Girls (Novel) -- Kibler, Julie -- Book reviews, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

Home for Erring and Outcast Girls. By Julie Kibler. July 2019. 368p. Crown, $27 (9780451499332). Kibler's sophomore effort (after Calling Me Home, 2013) is based on a real place in [...]

Published
2019

45. The Chanel Sisters

Author

Waters, Martha

Subjects
The Chanel Sisters (Novel) -- Little, Judithe, Books -- Book reviews, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

The Chanel Sisters. By Judithe Little. Dec. 2020.400p. Graydon, paper, $17.99 (97815258959511. Coco Chanel's little-known younger sister Antoinette is the focus of this account of the Chanels' rise from poverty [...]

Published
2020

46. Censorettes

Author

Waters, Martha

Subjects
Censorettes (Novel) -- Frank, Elizabeth, Books -- Book reviews, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

Censorettes. By Elizabeth Bales Frank. Nov. 2020.324p. Stonehouse, paper, $14.95 (9781988754321). In 1941, Cambridge-educated Lucy Barrett is desperate to help the war effort; to her dismay, however, she is stationed [...]

Published
2020

47. The Lady Brewer of London

Author

Waters, Martha

Subjects
The Lady Brewer of London (Novel) -- Brooks, Karen, Books -- Book reviews, Business, Publishing industry
Abstract

The Lady Brewer of London. By Karen Brooks. Nov. 2020. 832p. Morrow, paper, $17.99 (9780063008243); e-book, $11.99 (9780063008250). In 1405 England, Anneke Sheldrake, the daughter of a prosperous merchant, finds [...]

Published
2020

49. Gliomas and Farm Pesticide Exposure in Men: The Upper Midwest Health Study

Author

RUDER, AVIMA M., WATERS, MARTHA A., BUTLER, MARY ANN, CARREÓN, TANIA, CALVERT, GEOFFREY M., DAVIS-KING, KAREN E., SCHULTE, PAUL A., SANDERSON, WAYNE T., WARD, ELIZABETH M., CONNALLY, L. BARBARA, HEINEMAN, ELLEN F., MANDEL, JACK S., MORTON, ROSCOE F., REDING, DOUGLAS J., ROSENMAN, KENNETH D., and TALASKA, GLENN

Published
2004

50. Testing and Validating Semi-automated Approaches to the Occupational Exposure Assessment of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons.

Author

Santiago-Colón, Albeliz, Rocheleau, Carissa M, Bertke, Stephen, Christianson, Annette, Collins, Devon T, Trester-Wilson, Emma, Sanderson, Wayne, Waters, Martha A, Reefhuis, Jennita, and Study, National Birth Defects Prevention

Subjects
POLYCYCLIC aromatic hydrocarbons, MOTHERS, CONSENSUS (Social sciences), JOB descriptions, OCCUPATIONAL exposure, MEDICAL screening, MACHINE learning, DECISION making, DESCRIPTIVE statistics, PREDICTION models, LOGISTIC regression analysis, ALGORITHMS, WOMEN employees, PROBABILITY theory
Abstract

Introduction When it is not possible to capture direct measures of occupational exposure or conduct biomonitoring, retrospective exposure assessment methods are often used. Among the common retrospective assessment methods, assigning exposure estimates by multiple expert rater review of detailed job descriptions is typically the most valid, but also the most time-consuming and expensive. Development of screening protocols to prioritize a subset of jobs for expert rater review can reduce the exposure assessment cost and time requirement, but there is often little data with which to evaluate different screening approaches. We used existing job-by-job exposure assessment data (assigned by consensus between multiple expert raters) from a large, population-based study of women to create and test screening algorithms for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) that would be suitable for use in other population-based studies. Methods We evaluated three approaches to creating a screening algorithm: a machine-learning algorithm, a set of a priori decision rules created by experts based on features (such as keywords) found in the job description, and a hybrid algorithm incorporating both sets of criteria. All coded jobs held by mothers of infants participating in National Birth Defects Prevention Study (NBDPS) (n = 35,424) were used in developing or testing the screening algorithms. The job narrative fields considered for all approaches included job title, type of product made by the company, main activities or duties, and chemicals or substances handled. Each screening approach was evaluated against the consensus rating of two or more expert raters. Results The machine-learning algorithm considered over 30,000 keywords and industry/occupation codes (separate and in combination). Overall, the hybrid method had a similar sensitivity (87.1%) as the expert decision rules (85.5%) but was higher than the machine-learning algorithm (67.7%). Specificity was best in the machine-learning algorithm (98.1%), compared to the expert decision rules (89.2%) and hybrid approach (89.1%). Using different probability cutoffs in the hybrid approach resulted in improvements in sensitivity (24–30%), without the loss of much specificity (7–18%). Conclusion Both expert decision rules and the machine-learning algorithm performed reasonably well in identifying the majority of jobs with potential exposure to PAHs. The hybrid screening approach demonstrated that by reviewing approximately 20% of the total jobs, it could identify 87% of all jobs exposed to PAHs; sensitivity could be further increased, albeit with a decrease in specificity, by adjusting the algorithm. The resulting screening algorithm could be applied to other population-based studies of women. The process of developing the algorithm also provides a useful illustration of the strengths and potential pitfalls of these approaches to developing exposure assessment algorithms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2021
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