In this dissertation, we aim to develop a brand new method with a two-stage procedure to investigate the association between multivariate recurrent event processes. First[...]

Effect size benchmarks are used as guidelines for conducting power analysis and Bayesian analysis, guiding theory, interpreting practical significance, and reviewing scie[...]

Pathway enrichment analysis models (PEM) are biological inference approaches that leverage annotated bio-molecular functions for interpreting the underlying processes of[...]

Machining models are available to predict nearly every aspect of machining processes. In milling, for example, models are available to relate stability, part accuracy (fr[...]

Causal modeling enables robust counterfactual reasoning and interventional mechanisms to make predictions across different hypothetical scenarios. Nevertheless, uncoverin[...]

Studying urban dynamics is essential given the ever-increasing changes in urban areas with all its ensuing consequences, whether negative or positive. It is of paramount [...]

It is clear that urbanization causes changes in landscape structure that adversely affect biodiversity. However, the relative impacts of different components of landscape[...]

In this dissertation, we aim to improve efficiency of estimation in longitudinal data under generalized semi-parametric varying-coefficient models.First, we investigate a[...]