Publications

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Updated: March 3, 2021

Peer Reviewed Papers

• Heterogeneity in the Support for Mandatory Masks Unveiled
  Under review
  By Maaz M., Papanastasiou A., Ruffle B.J., and Zheng A.L.
  [PDF (preprint)]
• Saturating stable matchings
  Under review
  By Maaz M.
  [arXiv] [PDF (preprint)]
• Matching with compatibility constraints: the case of the Canadian medical residency match
  Journal of Mechanism and Institution Design 2020;5(1):99-117
  By Maaz M. and Papanastasiou A.
  [DOI] [PDF]
• Determining the optimal capacity and occupancy rate in a hospital: a theoretical model using queuing theory and marginal cost analysis
  Managerial and Decision Economics 2020;41:1305–11
  By Maaz M. and Papanastasiou A.
  [DOI] [PDF (Manuscript)]
• A primer on the game theory behind the National Resident Matching Program for the medical educator and student
  Medical Science Educator 2020;30:965-9
  By Maaz M.
  [DOI] [PDF (Manuscript)] [PDF (Journal - view only)]
• Predicting Depression using Longitudinal Health Survey Data: Machine Learning vs Linear Regression
  Under review
  By Maaz M. and Dobbs G.
• Management of frailty: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
  Journal of the American Medical Directors Association 2019;20(10):1190-8
  By Kennedy C, Thabane L, Veroniki A A, Adachi R, Richardson J, Cameron I, Giangregorio A, Petropoulou M, Alsaad S, Alzahrani J, Maaz M, Ahmed MM, Kim E, Tehfe H, Dima R, Sabanayagam K, Hewston P, Alrob H, Papaioannou A.
  [DOI]
• A systematic review of comparisons between protocols or registrations and full reports in primary biomedical research
  BMC Medical Research Methodology 2018 Dec;18(1):9
  By Li G, Abbade LP, Nwosu I, Jin Y, Leenus A, Maaz M, Wang M, Bhatt M, Zielinski L, Sanger N, Bantoto B.
  [DOI] [PDF]
• A systematic survey of control groups in behavioral and social science trials
  Research on Social Work Practice 2018 Jul;28(5):538-45
  By Wang M, Sun G, Chang Y, Jin Y, Leenus A, Maaz M, Li G, Bhatt M, Abbade LP, Nwosu I, Zielinski L.
  [DOI]
• Does the medical literature remain inadequately described despite having reporting guidelines for 21 years?–A systematic review of reviews: an update
  Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare 2018;11:495
  By Jin Y, Sanger N, Shams I, Luo C, Shahid H, Li G, Bhatt M, Zielinski L, Bantoto B, Wang M, Abbade LP, Nwosu I, Leenus A, Mbuagbaw L, Maaz M, Chang Y, Sun G, Levine MA, Adachi JD, Thabane L, Samaan Z.
  [DOI] [PDF]
• A scoping review of comparisons between abstracts and full reports in primary biomedical research
  BMC Medical Research Methodology 2017 Dec;17(1):181
  By Li G, Abbade LP, Nwosu I, Jin Y, Leenus A, Maaz M, Wang M, Bhatt M, Zielinski L, Sanger N, Bantoto B.
  [DOI] [PDF]

Thesis

• Matching with Compatibility Constraints: The Case of the Canadian Residency Matching Service
  Bachelor's thesis McMaster Univeristy
  Note: this thesis has since been revised (and corrected) and published. See above for a link to the journal paper.
  [PDF]

Other

• Viability of machine learning to reduce workload in systematic review screenings in the health sciences: a working paper
  arXiv arXiv:1908.08610 (2019 Aug 22)
  By Maaz M.
  [arXiv] [PDF]