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Michelle Torres

University of California, Los Angeles
Verified email at polisci.ucla.edu
Cited by 1402

How conditioning on posttreatment variables can ruin your experiment and what to do about it

…, B Nyhan, M Torres - American Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
In principle, experiments offer a straightforward method for social scientists to accurately
estimate causal effects. However, scholars often unwittingly distort treatment effect estimates by …

[BOOK][B] Generalized linear models: a unified approach

J Gill, JM Gill, M Torres, SMT Pacheco - 2019 - books.google.com
… In the second edition of Generalized Linear Models, Jeff Gill and Michelle Torres provide
an … Gill and Torres explicitly develop key ideas within and between chapters. Readers with …

[HTML][HTML] The molecular origin and taxonomy of mucinous ovarian carcinoma

…, AJ Sharpe, AN Stephens, N Thio, MC Torres… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Mucinous ovarian carcinoma (MOC) is a unique subtype of ovarian cancer with an uncertain
etiology, including whether it genuinely arises at the ovary or is metastatic disease from …

Fnip1 regulates skeletal muscle fiber type specification, fatigue resistance, and susceptibility to muscular dystrophy

…, H Gu, D Djukovic, J Chan, M Torres… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Mammalian skeletal muscle is broadly characterized by the presence of two distinct categories
of muscle fibers called type I “red” slow twitch and type II “white” fast twitch, which display …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic options for mucinous ovarian carcinoma

…, T Semple, AN Stephens, N Thio, MC Torres… - Gynecologic …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective Mucinous ovarian carcinoma (MOC) is an uncommon ovarian cancer histotype
that responds poorly to conventional chemotherapy regimens. Although long overall survival …

Risk factors for developing endometrial cancer after benign endometrial sampling

ML Torres, AL Weaver, S Kumar, S Uccella… - Obstetrics & …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: To identify risk factors for endometrial cancer after benign results of endometrial
biopsy or dilation and curettage (D&C). METHODS: Nested case-control study from …

[HTML][HTML] Genes associated with bowel metastases in ovarian cancer

A Mariani, C Wang, AL Oberg, SM Riska, M Torres… - Gynecologic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective This study is designed to identify genes and pathways that could promote metastasis
to the bowel in high-grade serous ovarian cancer (OC) and evaluate their associations …

Nutritional status, CT body composition measures and survival in ovarian cancer

ML Torres, LC Hartmann, WA Cliby, KR Kalli… - Gynecologic …, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Body composition measures (BCMs) are an important predictor of nutritional
status in patients with cancer. Poor nutritional status is common in ovarian cancer (OC) and is …

Inflammatory and nutritional serum markers as predictors of peri-operative morbidity and survival in ovarian cancer

A Kumar, ML Torres, WA Cliby, KR Kalli… - Anticancer …, 2017 - ar.iiarjournals.org
Aim: To identify preoperative nutritional and inflammatory markers that predict perioperative
outcomes in patients with ovarian cancer (OC). Patients and Methods: Fifty patients who …

Simultaneous colorimetric detection of metallic salts contained in low explosives residue using a microfluidic paper-based analytical device (µPAD)

KR Chabaud, JL Thomas, MN Torres, S Oliveira… - Forensic Chemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
A microfluidic paper-based analytical device (µPAD) has been developed for the onsite
determination of low explosives residues. The device is capable of simultaneous detection of a …