User profiles for Laura Zavala

Rosa Laura Zavala

City University of New York
Verified email at mec.cuny.edu
Cited by 690

[HTML][HTML] Validation of a prediction tool for chemotherapy toxicity in older adults with cancer

…, HJ Cohen, V Katheria, C Doan, L Zavala… - Journal of Clinical …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose Older adults are at increased risk for chemotherapy toxicity, and standard oncology
assessment measures cannot identify those at risk. A predictive model for chemotherapy …

The relationship between age, anxiety, and depression in older adults with cancer

…, R Ramani, V Katheria, L Zavala… - Psycho …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective In older men with prostate cancer, aging is associated with reduced anxiety and
increased depression. The purpose of this study was to examine the association among age, …

Polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate medication use in older adults with cancer undergoing chemotherapy: Effect on chemotherapy‐related toxicity and …

…, R Ramani, V Katheria, L Zavala… - Journal of the …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To evaluate the prevalence of polypharmacy and potentially inappropriate
medication ( PIM ) use and the association between these and chemotherapy‐related adverse …

Predictors of chemotherapy dose reduction at first cycle in patients age 65 years and older with solid tumors

…, AE Chapman, E Dotan, V Katheria, L Zavala… - Journal of geriatric …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose Age-based reduction of chemotherapy dose with the first cycle (primary dose
reduction, PDR) is not routinely guideline recommended. Few studies, however, have evaluated …

On the use of semantic-based aig to automatically generate programming exercises

L Zavala, B Mendoza - Proceedings of the 49th ACM technical …, 2018 - dl.acm.org
In introductory programming courses, proficiency is typically achieved through substantial
practice in the form of relatively small assignments and quizzes. Unfortunately, creating …

Preserving privacy in context-aware systems

…, A Joshi, T Finin, L Zavala - 2011 IEEE Fifth …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent years have seen a confluence of two major trends -- the increase of mobile devices
such as smart phones as the primary access point to networked information and the rise of …

Immigrant health and changes to the public-charge rule: family physicians' response

C Haq, I Hostetter, L Zavala… - The Annals of Family …, 2020 - Annals Family Med
As the US federal government pursues immigration reform, changes to the federal public-charge
rule have triggered confusion and concerns among patients who are immigrants. …

Advancements in laser diode chip and packaging technologies for application in kW-class fiber laser pumping

E Zucker, D Zou, L Zavala, H Yu… - High-Power Diode …, 2014 - spiedigitallibrary.org
A new 100μm aperture, 920nm laser diode chip was developed to improve fiber coupling
efficiency and reliability. These chips have been assembled into single-emitter and multi-…

1.2-kW single-mode fiber laser based on 100-W high-brightness pump diodes

…, D Zou, R Srinivasan, M Saini, L Zavala… - Fiber Lasers IX …, 2012 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We have demonstrated a monolithic (fully fused), 1.2-kW, Yb-doped fiber laser with near-single-mode
beam quality. This laser employs a new generation of high-brightness, fiber-…

Association between renal function and chemotherapy-related toxicity in older adults with cancer

…, A Gajra, I Glezerman, V Katheria, L Zavala… - Journal of geriatric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Purpose To evaluate the association between renal function (RF) and chemotherapy-related
toxicity (CRT) in older adults with cancer and to compare the effect of different RF formulas …