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Federated Offline Reinforcement Learning. Journal of the American Statistical Association. . NIHMSID: NIHMS2135977.doi: 10.1080/01621459.2024.2310287.

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Federated Offline Reinforcement Learning. Journal of the American Statistical Association. . NIHMSID: NIHMS2004652.

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Chuang SK, Tian L, Wei LJ, Dodson TB. Kaplan-Meier analysis of dental implant survival: a strategy for estimating survival with clustered observations. J Dent Res. 2001 Nov;80(11):2016-20. doi: 10.1177/00220345010800111301. PubMed PMID: 11759013.

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Chuang SK, Tian L, Wei LJ, Dodson TB. Predicting dental implant survival by use of the marginal approach of the semi-parametric survival methods for clustered observations. J Dent Res. 2002 Dec;81(12):851-5. doi: 10.1177/154405910208101211. PubMed PMID: 12454101.

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Park PJ, Tian L, Kohane IS. Linking gene expression data with patient survival times using partial least squares. Bioinformatics. 2002;18 Suppl 1:S120-7. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/18.suppl_1.s120. PubMed PMID: 12169539.

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Xu X, Tian L, Wei LJ. Combining dependent tests for linkage or association across multiple phenotypic traits. Biostatistics. 2003 Apr;4(2):223-9. doi: 10.1093/biostatistics/4.2.223. PubMed PMID: 12925518.

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Tian L, Wang W, Wei LJ. Estimating predictors for long- or short-term survivors. Biometrics. 2003 Dec;59(4):1008-15. doi: 10.1111/j.0006-341x.2003.00116.x. PubMed PMID: 14969480.

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Zhong S, Tian L, Li C, Storch KF, Wong WH. Comparative analysis of gene sets in the Gene Ontology space under the multiple hypothesis testing framework. Proc IEEE Comput Syst Bioinform Conf. 2004;:425-35. doi: 10.1109/csb.2004.1332455. PubMed PMID: 16448035.

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Tian L, Greenberg SA, Kong SW, Altschuler J, Kohane IS, Park PJ. Discovering statistically significant pathways in expression profiling studies. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Sep 20;102(38):13544-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0506577102. Epub 2005 Sep 8. PubMed PMID: 16174746; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1200092.

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McDermott MM, Ferrucci L, Liu K, Criqui MH, Greenland P, Green D, Guralnik JM, Ridker PM, Taylor LM, Rifai N, Tian L, Zheng J, Pearce WH, Schneider JR, Vonesh E. D-dimer and inflammatory markers as predictors of functional decline in men and women with and without peripheral arterial disease. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Oct;53(10):1688-96. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53510.x. PubMed PMID: 16181167.

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Sanchez LD, Imperato J, Delapena JE, Shapiro N, Tian L. Accuracy of weight estimation by ED personnel. Am J Emerg Med. 2005 Nov;23(7):915-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2005.07.002. PubMed PMID: 16291458.

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Park Y, Tian L, Wei LJ. One- and two-sample nonparametric inference procedures in the presence of a mixture of independent and dependent censoring. Biostatistics. 2006 Apr;7(2):252-67. doi: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxj005. Epub 2005 Nov 10. PubMed PMID: 16282531.

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McDermott MM, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Criqui MH, Greenland P, Tian L, Liu K, Tan J. Functional decline in lower-extremity peripheral arterial disease: associations with comorbidity, gender, and race. J Vasc Surg. 2005 Dec;42(6):1131-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2005.08.010. PubMed PMID: 16376203.

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McDermott MM, Liu K, Ferrucci L, Criqui MH, Greenland P, Guralnik JM, Tian L, Schneider JR, Pearce WH, Tan J, Martin GJ. Physical performance in peripheral arterial disease: a slower rate of decline in patients who walk more. Ann Intern Med. 2006 Jan 3;144(1):10-20. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-144-1-200601030-00005. PubMed PMID: 16389250.

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Giri J, McDermott MM, Greenland P, Guralnik JM, Criqui MH, Liu K, Ferrucci L, Green D, Schneider JR, Tian L. Statin use and functional decline in patients with and without peripheral arterial disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Mar 7;47(5):998-1004. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2005.10.052. Epub 2006 Feb 9. PubMed PMID: 16516084.

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Epstein SK, Tian L. Development of an emergency department work score to predict ambulance diversion. Acad Emerg Med. 2006 Apr;13(4):421-6. doi: 10.1197/j.aem.2005.11.081. PubMed PMID: 16581932.

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McDermott MM, Liu K, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Green D, Greenland P, Tian L, Criqui MH, Lo C, Rifai N, Ridker PM, Zheng J, Pearce W. Functional decline in patients with and without peripheral arterial disease: predictive value of annual changes in levels of C-reactive protein and D-dimer. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2006 Apr;61(4):374-9. doi: 10.1093/gerona/61.4.374. PubMed PMID: 16611704.

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McDermott MM, Criqui MH, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Tian L, Liu K, Greenland P, Tan J, Schneider JR, Clark E, Pearce WH. Obesity, weight change, and functional decline in peripheral arterial disease. J Vasc Surg. 2006 Jun;43(6):1198-204. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2006.02.036. PubMed PMID: 16765239; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2645620.

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Tian L, Liu K. Re: "Easy SAS calculations for risk or prevalence ratios and differences". Am J Epidemiol. 2006 Jun 15;163(12):1157-8; author reply 1159-61. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwj163. PubMed PMID: 16754635.

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Garg PK, Tian L, Criqui MH, Liu K, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Tan J, McDermott MM. Physical activity during daily life and mortality in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Circulation. 2006 Jul 18;114(3):242-8. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.605246. Epub 2006 Jul 3. PubMed PMID: 16818814; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2645622.

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Lloyd-Jones DM, Liu K, Tian L, Greenland P. Narrative review: Assessment of C-reactive protein in risk prediction for cardiovascular disease. Ann Intern Med. 2006 Jul 4;145(1):35-42. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-145-1-200607040-00129. Review. PubMed PMID: 16818927.

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Lloyd-Jones DM, Tian L. Predicting cardiovascular risk: so what do we do now?. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Jul 10;166(13):1342-4. doi: 10.1001/archinte.166.13.1342. PubMed PMID: 16831997.

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Tian L, Lagakos S. Analysis of a partially observed binary covariate process and a censored failure time in the presence of truncation and competing risks. Biometrics. 2006 Sep;62(3):821-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2006.00530.x. PubMed PMID: 16984325.

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McDermott MM, Sufit R, Nishida T, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Tian L, Liu K, Tan J, Pearce WH, Schneider JR, Sharma L, Criqui MH. Lower extremity nerve function in patients with lower extremity ischemia. Arch Intern Med. 2006 Oct 9;166(18):1986-92. doi: 10.1001/archinte.166.18.1986. PubMed PMID: 17030832; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2645651.

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McDermott MM, Hoff F, Ferrucci L, Pearce WH, Guralnik JM, Tian L, Liu K, Schneider JR, Sharma L, Tan J, Criqui MH. Lower extremity ischemia, calf skeletal muscle characteristics, and functional impairment in peripheral arterial disease. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2007 Mar;55(3):400-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2007.01092.x. PubMed PMID: 17341243; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2645649.

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McDermott MM, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Tian L, Pearce WH, Hoff F, Liu K, Liao Y, Criqui MH. Physical activity, walking exercise, and calf skeletal muscle characteristics in patients with peripheral arterial disease. J Vasc Surg. 2007 Jul;46(1):87-93. doi: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.02.064. Epub 2007 May 30. PubMed PMID: 17540532; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2396508.

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Ruo B, Liu K, Tian L, Tan J, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, McDermott MM. Persistent depressive symptoms and functional decline among patients with peripheral arterial disease. Psychosom Med. 2007 Jun;69(5):415-24. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e318063ef5c. Epub 2007 Jun 7. PubMed PMID: 17556643; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2645785.

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McDermott MM, Ferrucci L, Guralnik JM, Tian L, Green D, Liu K, Tan J, Liao Y, Pearce WH, Schneider JR, Ridker P, Rifai N, Hoff F, Criqui MH. Elevated levels of inflammation, d-dimer, and homocysteine are associated with adverse calf muscle characteristics and reduced calf strength in peripheral arterial disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Aug 28;50(9):897-905. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.05.017. Epub 2007 Aug 13. PubMed PMID: 17719478; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2651514.

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McDermott MM, Guralnik JM, Tian L, Ferrucci L, Liu K, Liao Y, Criqui MH. Baseline functional performance predicts the rate of mobility loss in persons with peripheral arterial disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2007 Sep 4;50(10):974-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.05.030. Epub 2007 Aug 20. PubMed PMID: 17765125; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2645658.

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Tian L, Huang J. A two-part model for censored medical cost data. Stat Med. 2007 Oct 15;26(23):4273-92. doi: 10.1002/sim.2847. PubMed PMID: 17330248.

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Berry JD, Dyer A, Carnethon M, Tian L, Greenland P, Lloyd-Jones DM. Association of traditional risk factors with cardiovascular death across 0 to 10, 10 to 20, and >20 years follow-up in men and women. Am J Cardiol. 2008 Jan 1;101(1):89-94. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.07.079. PubMed PMID: 18157971; NIHMSID:NIHMS36777.

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Rejeski WJ, Tian L, Liao Y, McDermott MM. Social cognitive constructs and the promotion of physical activity in patients with peripheral artery disease. J Cardiopulm Rehabil Prev. 2008 Jan-Feb;28(1):65-72. doi: 10.1097/01.HCR.0000311512.61967.6e. PubMed PMID: 18277834.

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Vidula H, Tian L, Liu K, Criqui MH, Ferrucci L, Pearce WH, Greenland P, Green D, Tan J, Garside DB, Guralnik J, Ridker PM, Rifai N, McDermott MM. Biomarkers of inflammation and thrombosis as predictors of near-term mortality in patients with peripheral arterial disease: a cohort study. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Jan 15;148(2):85-93. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-148-2-200801150-00003. PubMed PMID: 18195333; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2653260.

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McDermott MM, Tian L, Ferrucci L, Liu K, Guralnik JM, Liao Y, Pearce WH, Criqui MH. Associations between lower extremity ischemia, upper and lower extremity strength, and functional impairment with peripheral arterial disease. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Apr;56(4):724-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01633.x. Epub 2008 Feb 13. PubMed PMID: 18284536; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2645633.

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McDermott MM, Tian L, Liu K, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Tan J, Pearce WH, Schneider JR, Criqui MH. Prognostic value of functional performance for mortality in patients with peripheral artery disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2008 Apr 15;51(15):1482-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2007.12.034. PubMed PMID: 18402904; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2459324.

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McDermott MM, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Tian L, Liu K, Liao Y, Green D, Sufit R, Hoff F, Nishida T, Sharma L, Pearce WH, Schneider JR, Criqui MH. Asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease is associated with more adverse lower extremity characteristics than intermittent claudication. Circulation. 2008 May 13;117(19):2484-91. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.736108. Epub 2008 May 5. PubMed PMID: 18458172; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5077147.

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Shah SJ, Thenappan T, Rich S, Tian L, Archer SL, Gomberg-Maitland M. Association of serum creatinine with abnormal hemodynamics and mortality in pulmonary arterial hypertension. Circulation. 2008 May 13;117(19):2475-83. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.719500. Epub 2008 May 5. PubMed PMID: 18458173.

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Kizilbash MA, Daviglus ML, Dyer AR, Garside DB, Hankinson AL, Yan LL, Tian L, Van L, Wang R, Greenland P. Relation of heart rate with cardiovascular disease in normal-weight individuals: the Chicago Heart Association Detection Project in Industry. Prev Cardiol. 2008 Summer;11(3):141-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-7141.2008.08004.x. PubMed PMID: 18607149.

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McDermott MM, Liu K, Ferrucci L, Tian L, Guralnik JM, Green D, Tan J, Liao Y, Pearce WH, Schneider JR, McCue K, Ridker P, Rifai N, Criqui MH. Circulating blood markers and functional impairment in peripheral arterial disease. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Aug;56(8):1504-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01797.x. Epub 2008 Jul 24. PubMed PMID: 18662216; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2658758.

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Craft LL, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Liu K, Tian L, Criqui MH, Tan J, McDermott MM. Physical activity during daily life and circulating biomarker levels in patients with peripheral arterial disease. Am J Cardiol. 2008 Nov 1;102(9):1263-8. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2008.06.051. Epub 2008 Sep 5. PubMed PMID: 18940304; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3404486.

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Tian L, Cai T, Wei LJ. Identifying subjects who benefit from additional information for better prediction of the outcome variables. Biometrics. 2009 Sep;65(3):894-902. doi: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2008.01125.x. Epub 2008 Sep 29. PubMed PMID: 18945268; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2921328.

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Tian L, Cai T, Pfeffer MA, Piankov N, Cremieux PY, Wei LJ. Exact and efficient inference procedure for meta-analysis and its application to the analysis of independent 2 x 2 tables with all available data but without artificial continuity correction. Biostatistics. 2009 Apr;10(2):275-81. doi: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxn034. Epub 2008 Oct 14. PubMed PMID: 18922759; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2648899.

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Green D, McMahon B, Foiles N, Tian L. Measurement of hemostatic factors in EDTA plasma. Am J Clin Pathol. 2008 Nov;130(5):811-5. doi: 10.1309/AJCPRU5QLKLQ0OMS. PubMed PMID: 18854275; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2720034.

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Garg PK, Liu K, Tian L, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Criqui MH, Tan J, McDermott MM. Physical activity during daily life and functional decline in peripheral arterial disease. Circulation. 2009 Jan 20;119(2):251-60. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.791491. Epub 2008 Dec 31. PubMed PMID: 19118256; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2888033.

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McDermott MM, Guralnik JM, Tian L, Liu K, Ferrucci L, Liao Y, Sharma L, Criqui MH. Associations of borderline and low normal ankle-brachial index values with functional decline at 5-year follow-up: the WALCS (Walking and Leg Circulation Study). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Mar 24;53(12):1056-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2008.09.063. PubMed PMID: 19298919; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3215766.

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Cai T, Huang J, Tian L. Regularized estimation for the accelerated failure time model. Biometrics. 2009 Jun;65(2):394-404. doi: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2008.01074.x. PubMed PMID: 18573133; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3073158.

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McDermott MM, Ferrucci L, Guralnik J, Tian L, Liu K, Hoff F, Liao Y, Criqui MH. Pathophysiological changes in calf muscle predict mobility loss at 2-year follow-up in men and women with peripheral arterial disease. Circulation. 2009 Sep 22;120(12):1048-55. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.108.842328. Epub 2009 Sep 8. PubMed PMID: 19738138; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3246405.

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Herman SD, Liu K, Tian L, Guralnik JM, Ferrucci L, Criqui MH, Liao Y, McDermott MM. Baseline lower extremity strength and subsequent decline in functional performance at 6-year follow-up in persons with lower extremity peripheral arterial disease. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Dec;57(12):2246-52. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02562.x. Epub 2009 Oct 26. PubMed PMID: 19874404; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2883286.

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Thenappan T, Shah SJ, Rich S, Tian L, Archer SL, Gomberg-Maitland M. Survival in pulmonary arterial hypertension: a reappraisal of the NIH risk stratification equation. Eur Respir J. 2010 May;35(5):1079-87. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00072709. Epub 2009 Dec 23. PubMed PMID: 20032020; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8782564.

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Wallia A, Parikh ND, Molitch ME, Mahler E, Tian L, Huang JJ, Levitsky J. Posttransplant hyperglycemia is associated with increased risk of liver allograft rejection. Transplantation. 2010 Jan 27;89(2):222-6. doi: 10.1097/TP.0b013e3181c3c2ff. PubMed PMID: 20098286; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2946243.