There is an emerging consensus among disciplines dealing with human decision making that the context in which a decision is made is an important determinant of outcomes. This consensus has been slow in the making because much of what is known about context effects has evolved from a desire to demonstrate the untenability of certain… Continue reading Context dependence and aggregation in disaggregate chioce analysis

The concept of a risk perception shadow (RPS) has been suggested to describe the locally affected population that perceives itself to be at risk from a proposed project. Such projects generally involve potentially dangerous substances or activities. The RPS concept first derived from the social assessment of the proposed superconducting super collider in Michigan. The… Continue reading Mapping risk perception shadows: Defining the locally affected population for a low-level radioactive waste facility in Michigan

Objective. With the increasing prevalence of pediatric obesity, it is important to identify high-risk populations of children to direct limited resources for prevention and treatment to those who are most vulnerable. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of overweight in children who are clients of community health centers in medically underserved… Continue reading High prevalence of overweight among pediatric users of community health centers

Goal: The goal of this study was to relate annually measured endogenous androgens to hemostatic and inflammation markers in women longitudinally. Methods: A total of 3302 participants from the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation, aged 42-52 yr at baseline and self-identified as African-American (28%), Caucasian (47%), Chinese (8%), Hispanic (8%), or Japanese (9%)… Continue reading Androgens Are Associated with Hemostatic and Inflammatory Factors among Women at the Mid-Life