Honors and Professional Activities
  • Summer Research Fellow NASA (1980-81)
  • Summer Research Fellow Naval Research Laboratory (1984 - 94)
  • Associate Editor Statisitca Sinica (1990- )
  • SIAM Visiting Lecturer (1979-80)
  • Excellency in Teaching Award (TIP, 1998)
  • Fellow, American Statistical Assocation

Research Interests
  • Biostatistics - Statistical Genetics, dental material design and testing, dental measurement
  • Software testing and Reliability

Selected Publications
  • Understanding and Learning Statistics by Computer, World Scientific Publishing Co., 1986. (with D. Robinson)
  • "stopping rules and estimation for recapture debugging with unequal failure rates," Biometrika}, 80, 193-201, 1993. (with A. Chao and C. Ma)
  • "Real time adaptive clustering of flow cytometric data," Pattern Recognition., 26, 265-373, 1993. (with L. Fu, R. Braylan and N. Benson)
  • "Testing concomitancy between two physiological pulse series," Statistics in Medicine, vol. 12, 2043-55, 1993. (with P. V. Rao)
  • "Outlier reduction by an option-3 measurement scheme," Biometrics, vol 50, 173-182, 1994. (with Y. Namgung)
  • "Object identification from multiple images based on point matching under a general transformation," IEEE Trans. Pattern Anal. Machine Intell., vol 16, 7, 751-756,
    1994. (with J. S. Lee)
  • "A survey of statistical methods in modern genetics," J. Chin. Stat. Assoc., vol. 33, 407-428, 1995.
  • "Comparisons of methods in reliability estimation and stopping rules for software testing," IEEE Trans. Reliability., vol 44, 315-321, 1995. (with A. Chao)
  • "Evidence for a relation between inspired gas mixture and the left ventricular contrast achieved with albunex in a canine model, " Clinical Cardiology. vol. 19, 289-295,
    1996. (with Geiser et al.)
  • "Genetic mapping of 20 novel expressed sequence tags that are specifically expressed in midgestation mouse embryos," {Genomics}, vol 40, 170-174 (1997). (with
    Tchernev et al.).
  • For more publications

Degrees
  • B.A. (1964) National Taiwan University, Electrical Engineering
  • M.S. (1967) University of Wisconsin, Mathematics
  • Ph.D. (1970) University of Wisconsin, Statistics
A. Books

  1. Yang, M.C.K. and Robinson, D., Understanding and Learning Statistics by Computer , World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, March 1986.
  2. Yang, M.C.K. Introduction to Statistical Methods in Modern Genetics, Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, Inc. 2000.

B. Refereed Journal Articles

B(1). Statistical Metholodogy and Applied Probability

  1. Yang, M.C.K. and Hursch, C., ``The use of semi-Markov model for describing sleep patterns", Biometrics , 29, 667-676, 1973.
  2. Shuster, J.J. and Yang, M.C.K., ``Optimal allocation of observations for partitioning a set of new items into two control groups", Biometrika , 61, 191-193, 1974.
  3. Yang, M.C.K., ``Recognizing the maximum of a random sequence based on relative rank with backward solicitation," J. of Appl. Prob., 11, 504-512, 1974.
  4. Yang, M.C.K., ``On the distribution of the inter-record times in an increasing population," J. of Appl. Prob. , 12, 148-154, 1975.
  5. Shuster, J.J. and Yang, M.C.K., ``A distribution free approach to quantal response assays," Canadian J. of Statist. , 3, 57-70, 1975.
  6. Yang, M.C.K., ``A design problem for determining the population moving direction", Biometrika, 63, 77-82, 1976.
  7. Huang, J.S. and Yang, M.C.K., ``The effect of correlated defective inspection scheme for process control", The Journal of National Chiao Tung U. , 3, 67-76, 1977.
  8. Yang, M.C.K., ``The determination of sample size when testing the relation between an incident and a set of random variables in sample survey", Biometrika , 65,
    635-640, 1978.
  9. Yang, M.C.K., ``Some result on size and utilization distribution of home range", Statist. Ecology, 4, 429-449, 1979.
  10. Yang, M.C.K. and Schreckengost, J.F., ``Difference sign test for comovements between two time series", Comm. in Statist. Theor. Meth. A10, 355-369, 1981.
  11. Horne, P., Yang, M.C.K., and Ware, W., ``Time series analysis for single subject designs," Psychological Bulletin , 91, 178-189, 1982.
  12. Yang, M.C.K., Wackerly, D., and Rosalsky, A., ``Optimal stopping rule in proofreading", J. of Appl. Prob. , 19, 723-729, 1982
  13. Yang, M.C.K. and Carter, R., ``One way analysis of variance with time series data", Biometrics, 39, 747-751, 1983.
  14. Yang, M.C.K. and Yang, C.C. ``Evaluation of algorithms of intersecting fine segments and squares by geometric probability", Computer Vision, Graphic and Imagine
    Processing , 26, 391-330, 1984.
  15. Huang, J. and Yang, M.C.K. ``Estimate of normal random walk", Stochastic Processes and Their Applications , 17, 177-181, 1984.
  16. Saw, J.G., Yang, M.C.K., and Mo, T.C., ``Chebyshev inequality with estimated mean and variance", The American Statistician , 38, 130-132, 1984.
  17. Yang, M.C.K. and Mo, T.C., ``Some improvements on the Birnbaum-McCarty bound for P(Y 8K)", Statistics and Probability Letters , 3, 127-132, 1984
  18. Yang, M.C.K. and Mo, T.C., ``Distribution-free confidence bound for P(X_1 + X_2 +...+ X_k < z)", J. of Am. Statist. Assoc. , 80, 227-230, 1985.
  19. Yang, M.C.K. and Lai, P.Y., ``A computational algorithm for the coverage probability of a first order autoregressive process", J. of Statist. Computation and Simulation ,
    21, 59-74, 1985.
  20. Yang, M.C.K. and Mo, T.C., ``Distribution-free confidence bound for Pr{Y < X of r-out-of-k components}", IEEE Transactions on Reliability , R-34, 499-503, 1985
  21. Carter, R.C. and Yang, M.C.K., ``Large sample inference in random coefficient regression models," Communications in Statistics, Theory and Method , 15, 2507-
    2526, 1986.
  22. Chu, C. and Yang, M.C.K., ``Invariant quantities in regression-induced boundaries under a special linear transformation", Pattern Recognition , 20, 403-410, 1987.
  23. Yang, M.C.K., Huang, J.S., and Chow, Y.C., ``Optimal parallel sorting scheme by order statistics," SIAM J. on Computing , 16, 990-1003, 1987.
  24. Yang, M.C.K. and Yang, C.C., ``Image enhancement for segmentation by self-induced autoregressive filtering", IEEE Trans. Pattern Anal. Machine Intell. , 11, 655-
    661, 1989.
  25. Lee, J.S. and Yang, M.C.K., ``Threshold selection using estimates from truncated normal distribution," IEEE Trans. Syst. Man. Cybern. , 19, 422-429, 1989.
  26. Yang, M.C.K. and Mo, T. C. ``Coverage probability to the original data by prediction intervals in simple linear regression", J. Statis. Comput. Simul. , 36, 91-104, March,
    1990.
  27. Yang, M.C.K., ``Properties of the CUSUM chart when there is no standard value," J. of Chin. Statis. Assoc. , 28, 57-77, March, 1990
  28. Yang, M.C.K., Marks, R. G., Clark, W. B., and Magnusson, I. ``Evaluation of statistical methods for monitoring periodontal disease," Statistics in Medicine, 10, 1089-
    1097, 1991.
  29. Fu, L., Yang, M.C.K., Braylan, R. B., and Benson, N., ``Real time adaptive clustering of flow cytometric data," Pattern Recognition., 26, 265-373, 1993.
  30. Chao, A., Ma, C. M., and Yang, M.C.K., ``stopping rules and estimation for recapture debugging with unequal failure rates," Biometrika, 80, 193-201, 1993.
  31. Yang, M.C.K. and Rao, P. V., ``Testing concomitancy between two physiological pulse series," Statistics in Medicine, vol. 12, 2043-55, 1993.
  32. J. S. Huang and Yang, M.C.K., ``Discriminant analysis based on hyperellipsoid distribution," Journal of Information Science and Engineering, 10, 71-79, 1994.
  33. Namgung, Y. Y. and Yang, M.C.K. ``Outlier reduction by an option-3 measurement scheme," Biometrics, 50, 173-182, 1994.
  34. Yang, M.C.K. and Lee, J. S, ``Object identification from multiple images based on point matching under a general transformation," IEEE Trans. Pattern Anal. Machine
    Intell. , 16, 7, 751-756, 1994.
  35. Yang, M.C.K. and Chao, A., ``Comparisons of methods in reliability estimation and stopping rules for software testing," IEEE Trans. Reliability., 44, 315-321, 1995.
  36. Yang, M.C.K., Lee, J. Lien, C, and Huang, C. ``Hough transform modified by line connectivity and line thickness," IEEE Trans. Pattern Anal. Machine Intell. , 8, 905-
    910, 1997.
  37. Yang, M.C.K., Namgung, Y. Y., Kang, T., Magnusson, I, and Hefti, A. ``Option-3 median measurement scheme in outlier reduction," Statistics in Medicine, 17, 2607-
    2615, 1998.
  38. Yang, M.C.K. and Kim, D, ``A nonparametric test for clinical trial with low infection rate," Korean Communication in Statistics, 5: 707-722, 1998.
  39. Mo, C. T., Wu, S. S. , Chen, R. and Yang, M.C.K. ``Optimal sequential allocation with imperfect feedback information," J. Applied Probability 38: 248-254, 2001.
  40. Pardalos P. M., Sackellares JC, Yatsenko, V. A., Yang, M. C. K., Shiau, D. Chaovalitwongse< W, ``Statistical information appraoches to modelling and detection of the
    epileptic human brain," Computational Statistica and Data Analysis. 43: 79-108, 2003.
  41. Yang M. C. K. , Shiau, D. Sackellares JC,"testing whether a prediction scheme is better than guess:In: Biocomputing II:Quantitative Neuroscience Pardolos PM et al.
    Ed. 2003, 251-62.
  42. Kim, D and Yang, M. C. K. ``Tests to detect changes in micro-flors composition," Korean Communication in Statistics 1:211-224, 2003.
  43. Wu, S. S., Shen, Z. M. and Yang M. C. K. ``Optimal Adaptive Target Shooting with Imperfect Feedback Systems." Cooperative Control: : Models, Applications and
    Algorithms, Edited by Butenko, S., Murphey, R., and Pardalos, pp. 349:364, 2003.
  44. Wu, S. S. and Yang, M. C. K. , ``Evaluation of Current Rule in Winter Olympic Figure Skating and Possible Improvements," The American Statistician, 58, 46-54, 2004.
  45. Lou, X. Y., Casella, G., Todhunter, R. J., Yang, M. C. K., Wu, R. L., ``A general statistical framework for unifying interval and linkage disequilibrium mapping: Toward
    high-resolution mapping of quantitative traits," J. Am. Statist. Assoc., 469: 158-171, 2005.
  46. Wu, S. S. and Yang, M. C. K. , ``Using pilot study information to increase efficiency in clinical trials," Journal of Statistical Planning and Inference, 137:2174-83, 2007.
  47. Wu, S. S. and Yang, M. C. K. , ``An improved double-elimination tournament system with application to the FIFA World Cup," The Mathematical Scientists33: 79-92,
    2008.
  48. Liu, X. and Yang, M. C. K. ,`` Simultaneous curve registration and clustering for functional data," Computational Statistics and Data Analysis.53: 1361-1376, 2009.
  49. Wu, S. S., Wang, W. and Yang, M. C. K., ``Interval estimation for drop-the-losers designs," Biometrika97: 405-418, 2010.

B(2). Genetics Related Research

  1. Yang, M.C.K., ``Heridity, environment and gene," Mathmedia, 19: 14-21, 1995.
  2. Yang, M.C.K., ``A survey of statistical methods in modern genetics," J. Chin. Stat. Assoc. , 33, 407-428, 1995.
  3. Tchernev, V.T., Barbosa, M. Detter J. C., Patel, T. Achey, K., Wakeland, E. K., Gueorguieva, R. V., Yang, M.C.K., Gossier, A. Kingsmore, S. F., ``Genetic mapping of 20
    novel expressed sequence tags that are specifically expressed in midgestation mouse embryos," Genomics, 40, 170-174, 1997.
  4. Marron, M., Raffel, LJ, Garchon, H. Larrad, MTM, Jacob, C., Teng, W, Park, Y., Zhang, Z. Beaurain, G. Rios, MS, Bach, J. Huang, H. Luo, D. Zeidler, A. Rotter, JI, Yang, M.
    C.K., Maclaren, NK, She, J. ``A multi-ethnic analysis of the IDDM susceptibility gene (IDDM12) in the CTLA4/CD28 region on chromosome 2q33," Human Molecular
    Genetics, 6-8, 1275-1282, 1997.
  5. Eckenrode, S,, M. P. Marron, R. Nicholls, Yang, M.C.K., J. J. Yang, L. C. Guida Fonseca, Jin-Xiong She,``Fine-mapping of the type 1 diabetes locus (IDDM4) on
    chromosome 11q and evaluation of two candidate genes (FADD and GALN) by Affected sibpair and linkage-disequilibrium analyses," Human Genetics. 106: 14-18,
    2000.
  6. Marron, M. P., Zeidler, A., Raffel, L. J., Garchon, H. Jacob, C. O., Serrano-Rios, M., Larrad, M. T., Park, Y., Bach, J., Rotter, J. I. Yang, M.C.K., Jin-Xiong She,``Genetic and
    physical mapping of the Type 1 diabetes susptibility gene (IDDM12) to a 100kb clone containing D2S72-CTLA4-D2S105 on chromosome 2q33," Diabetes. 49:492-
    499, 2000.
  7. Chen, C., Yang, M.C.K. and Yang, T. M., ``Evidence that silencing of the HPRT promoter by DNA methylation is mediated by critical CpG sites," Journal of Biological
    Chemistry 276:320-328, 2001.
  8. She, J. X., Eckenrode, S., Ruan, Q. G., Marron, M. P., Li, Q. Z., Yang, M. C. K.,, J., Hopkins, D., Muir, A., McIndoe, R., ``Microarray technology in the psthogenesis and
    managemnet of autoimmune disorders,", a chapter in New Concepts in Pathology and Treatment of Auto-immune Disorders, Edited by P. Pozzilli, C. Pozzilli and J. F.
    Kapp, Springer, 2001.
  9. Yang, M. C. K., Q. G. Ruan, J. J. Yang, S. Eckenrode, S. Wu, R. A. McIndoe, and J. X. She, ``A Statistical Procedure for Flagging Weak Spots Greatly Improves
    Normalization and Ratio Estimates in Microarray Experiments," Physiology Genomics 7: 45-53, 2001.
  10. Wu, S. S., R. L. Wu, C. X. Ma, Z.-B. Zeng, M. Yang and G. Casella, ``A multivalent pairing model of linkage analysis in autotetraploids." Genetics, 159: 1339-1350,
    2001.
  11. Wu, S., Wu, R. L., Yang, M. C. K., and Casella, G., ``A Multivalent Pairing Model of Linkage Analysis in Autotetraploids," Genetics, vol 159, 1339-1350, 2002.
  12. Wu, R. Ma, C. Yang, M. C. K. , Change, M., Littell, R., Santra, U., Wu, S. S., Yin, T., Huang, M., Wang, M., and Casella, G., ``Quantitative trait loci for growth trajectories in
    Populus," Genetics Research, 81: 51-64, 2003.
  13. Lou, X, Casella, G., Littell, R. C., Yang, M. C. K., Johnson, J. A., and Wu, R. ``A halplotype-based algorithm for multilocus linkage disequilibrium mapping of
    quantitative trait loci with epistasis,' Genetics 163: 1533-48, 2003.
  14. Yang, M. C. K., Yang, J. J., McIndoe, R. A., ang She, J. X., ``Sample size determination in microarray experiments, " Physiology Genomics 16: 24-28, 2003.
  15. Zhang, L, Yang, M. C. K., Gallo-Meagher, M., Wang, X., Larkins, B. A., Wu, R, ``A model for estimating joint maternal-offspring effects on seed development in
    autogamous plants," Physiol. Genomics. 19: 262-269m 2004
  16. Lou, X, Y, Ma, J. Z., Yang, M. C. K.,, Zhu, J., Liu, P. Y., Deng, H. W., Elston, R. C., Li, M. D., ``Improvement of mapping accuracy by unifying linkage and association
    analysis," Genetics. 172:647-661, 2006.
  17. Yang, James and Yang, M. C. K. ``An improvement procedure for gene selection for microarray experiments using false discovery rate criterion," BMC Bioinformatics
    1471-2105-7-15, 2006.
  18. Lou, X. Y. and Yang, M. C. K., ``Estimating effects of a single gene and polygenes on quantitative traits from a diallel design", Genetica. 128:471-484, 2006.
  19. Chi, X., Lou, X. Yang, M. C. K., Shu, Q. ``An optimal DNA pooling strategy for progressive fine mapping," Genetica 135: 267-281, 2009.
  20. Liu, X. and Yang, M. C. K., ``Identifying temporally differentially expressed genes through functional principal components analysis," Biostatistics10: 667-679, 2009.

B(3). Statistical Application and Collaborating Research

  1. Hsieh, C.K., Farber, E.A., and Yang, M.C.K., ``A feasibility study to test structure integrity by infrared scanning technique," Therm. Conduct. , 14, 521-530, 1976.
  2. Smith, J.R, Karacan, I., Keane, B.P., and Yang, M.C.K., ``Automated sleep EEG analysis applied to the evaluation of drugs: Illustration by study of clorazepate
    diapotassium", Electroenceph. Clin. Neurophysiol. , 41, 578-594, 1976.
  3. Smith, J.R., Karacan, I., and Yang, M.C.K., ``Ontogeny of delta activity during human sleep", Electroenceph. Clin. Neurophysiol. , 43, 229-237, 1977.
  4. Smith, J.R., Karacan, I., and Yang, M.C.K., ``Automated analysis of human sleep EEG", Waking and Sleeping , 2, 229-237,1978.
  5. Chun, P.W. and Yang, M.C.K., ``Scanning molecular sieve chromatography of interacting protein systems. Simulation of large zone behavior for self-associating
    solutes undergoing rapid chemical equilibration kinetic control," Biophys. Chem. , 7, 347-366, 1978.
  6. Smith, J.R., Karacan, I., and Yang, M.C.K., ``Automated measurement of alpha, beta, sigma, and theta burst characteristics", Sleep , 1, 435-443, 1979.
  7. Chun, P.W. and Yang, M.C.K., ``Scanning molecular sieve chromatography of interacting protein system. III. Effect of kinetic parameters on the large zone boundary
    profiles for local equlibration between mobile and stationary phases", Biophys. Chem. , 9, 313-328, 1979.
  8. Chun, P.W. and Yang, M.C.K., ``The effect of the propagation coefficient on size distribution in micellar system", Biophysical Chemistry , 16, 355-363, 1982.
  9. Yang, M.C.K., Kim, C.K., et al., ``Automatic curve fitting with quadratic B-spline functions and its applications to computer-assisted animation", Computer Vision,
    Graphics, and Image Processing , 33, 346-363, 1986.
  10. Chang, S.K., Yang, M.C.K. et al., ``Trace detection from a moving object", Int. J. Comp. Inform. Sci. , 15, 439-454, 1985.
  11. Yang, M.C.K., Marks, R. G., Clark, W. B., and Magnusson, I. ``Prediction power of various models for longitudinal attachment level change," Journal of Clinical
    Periodontology 19, 77-83, 1992.
  12. Yang, M.C.K., Marks, R. G., Clark, W. B., and Magnusson, I. ``Reproducibility of an electronic probe in relative attachment level measurements," Journal of Clinical
    Periodontology , 19, 541-548, 1992.
  13. Marks, R. G., Yang, M.C.K., and Clark, W. B.,``Results from studies of periodontal disease at the University of Florida," J. Periodontal Research, 27, 442-444, 1992.
  14. Clark, B. C., Yang, M.C.K., and Magnusson, I, ``Measuring clinical attachment: reproducibility of relative measurements with an electronic probe," J. Periodontol., 63,
    831-838, 1992.
  15. Yang, M.C.K. Namgung, Y. Y., Marks, R. G., Magnusson, I., and Clark, W. B. ``Change detection on longitudinal data in periodontal research," J. Periodont. Research,
    28, 152-160, 1993.
  16. Clark, B. C., Magnusson, I., Namgung, Y. Y., and Yang, M.C.K., ``The strategy and advantage in use of an electronic probe for attachment measurement," Advances in
    Dental Research, 7 , 152-157, 1993.
  17. Geiser, E. A., Cunningham, M. S., Webb, A. I., Wilson, D. C. and Yang, M.C.K., ``Evidence for a relation between inspired gas mixture and the left ventricular contrast
    achieved with albunex in a canine model, " Clinical Cardiology. 19, 289-295, 1996.
  18. Johnson, P., Yang, M.C.K., Magnusson, I., Kang, T., Ramirez, J. and Hefti, A. F., ``Evaluating the merits of option-3 methods in relative attachment level measurement
    in a healthy population," J. Periodont. Res., 32, 256-263, 1997.
  19. Tsay, Y, Petsche, P. E., Anusavice, K. J. and Yang, M.C.K., ``Inference of glass-ceramic on Hertzian and bulk fracture mechanism," International J. of Prosthodontics,
    11 , 27-32, 1998.
  20. Hefti, A. F and Yang, M.C.K., ``Cost-Effective Design for Dental Randomized Clinical Trials with Longitudinal Observations," J. Periodont. Res., 34: 129-135, 1999.
  21. Soderholm, K.J.M., Yang, M.C.K., Garcea I. ''Filler particle leachability of experimental dental compsoites," Eur. J. Oral. Sci. 108:555-560, 2000.
  22. Esquivel, J., Anusavice, A., Reid, M., Yang, M. Lee, R ``Ceramic design concepts based on stress distribution analysis," Compendium}, 14(2): 109-14, 2000.
  23. Soderholm K, Lambrechts P., Sarrett D., Willems G., Yang M., Labella R., Yildiz E., Gladys S., McGuirre M., Dious C., Antonson D. ans Vanherle G.. ``clinical wear
    performance of eight experimental dental composites over three years determined by two measuring methods.," Eur J Oral Sci 109: 273-281,2001
  24. Esquivel, J., Anusavice, A., Reid, M., Yang, M. C. K. ``Fracture resistance of porcelain fused to metal inlays," International Journal of Prosthodontics, 14: 109-14, 2001.
  25. Barrett, AA, Grimaudo, NJ, Anusavice KJ, Yang MCK, ``Influence of tab and disk design on matching of dental porcelain," J. Prosthet. Dent. , 88: 591-597, 2002.
  26. Turner, C.A., Yang, M. C. , Lewis, M. H., ``Environment enrichment:effects on stereotyped behavior and regional neuronal metabolic activity," Brain Research , vol 938,
    15-21, 2002.
  27. Yucha, C. B., Yang, M. C. K., Tsai, P. and Calderon, C. S., ``Comparison of Blood Pressure Measurement Consistency using Tonometric and Automated
    Oscillometric Instruments," Journal of Nursing Measurement, 11:73-86, 2003.
  28. Presti, M., Watson, C. J., Kennedy, R. T., Yang, M., Lewis, M. H. ``Behavior-related alterations of striatal neurochemistry in mouse model of stereotyped movement
    disorder," Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 77:501-507, 2004.
  29. Thomas, J., Söderholm, K., Yang, M. , and Watson, T. M., ``Effect of composition and complexity of dentin-bonding agents on operator variability – Analysis of gap
    formation by Confocal microscopy," European Journal of Oral Sciences, 111:523-528, 2003
  30. Tsai, P., Yucha, C. B., Sheffield, D., Yang, M. ``Effects of daily activities on ambulatory blood pressure during menstrual cycle in normotesive women,"  Applied
    Psychophysiology and Biofeedback,  28:25-36, 2003.
  31. Karpinia, K. Magnussion, I. Gibbs, C. and Yang, M.C. K. , ``Accuracy of probing attachment level using different periodontal probes," To appear in Journal of Clinical
    Periodontology
  32. Davis, M.A., Quittner, A. L., Stack, C. and Yang, M.C., ``Controlled evaluation of the Starbright CD-ROM program for children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis,
    Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 29:259-267, 2004.
  33. Murphy, TK, Sajid, M., Soto, O, Shapira, N., Edge, P., Yang, M., Lewis, MH, and Goodman, WK, ``Detecting pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders
    associated with streptococcus in children with obsessive-compulsive disorder and tics," Biological Psychiatry, 55:61-68, 2004.
  34. Muir AB, Quisling RG, Yang MCK , Rosenbloom AL: Cerebral edema in childhood diabetic ketoacidosis: Natural history, radiographic findings, and early
    identification. Diabetes Care 27:7 1541-1546, 2004.
  35. Hadley, C., Hadley, B., Ephraim, S, Yang M. , Lewis MH: Spontaneous stereotypy and environmental enrichment in deer mice: Reversibility of experience. Applied
    Animal Behaviour Science 97:312-322, 2006.
  36. Sackellares, J. Shiau D. Yang M. , et al.: Predictability analysis for an automated seizure prediction algorithm Journal of Clinical neurophysiology 23:509-520, 2006.
  37. Murphy, T. Snider L. Yang M. , et al.: Relationship of movements and behaviors to group A streptococcus infections in elementary school children. Biological
    Psychiatry 61:279-284, 2007.
  38. Johnson, M. R., Hartzema, A. G., Mills, T. L. DeLeon, M. Yang M. , Frueh, C. and Santos, A.: Ethnic differences in the reliability and validity of a panic disorder screen.
    Yang, M. C. K.Ethnicity and health 12(3):1-14, 2007.
  39. Storch, E. A., Merlo, L. J., Bengtson, M., Murphy, T. K., Lewis, M. H., Yang, M. C., Jacob, M. L., Larson, M., Hirsh, A., Fernandez, M., Geffken, G. R., & Goodman, W. K. D-
    Cycloserine Does Not Enhance Exposure-Response Prevention Therapy in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. International Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology,
    22, 230-237, 2007.
  40. Tanimura, Y. Yang, M. C., Lewis, M. H. Procedural learning and cognitive flexibility in a mouse model of restricted reprtitive behavior, Behavioural Brain Research.
    189: 250-256, 2008.

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