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Véronique Boiteau
Researcher at Laval University
Publications - 11
Citations - 2128
Véronique Boiteau is an academic researcher from Laval University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 7 publications receiving 1586 citations.
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NbClust: An R Package for Determining the Relevant Number of Clusters in a Data Set
TL;DR: The R package NbClust provides 30 indices which determine the number of clusters in a data set and it offers also the best clustering scheme from different results to the user.
NbClust package: finding the relevant number of clusters in a dataset
TL;DR: The R package, NbClust, has been developped specifically for cluster validity investigation and implements 30 indices for cluster validation ready to apply on outputs produced by clustering algorithms, Hierarchical clustering and Kmeans, coming from the same package.
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Relation between Methylmercury Exposure and Plasma Paraoxonase Activity in Inuit Adults from Nunavik
Pierre Ayotte,Antoine Carrier,Nathalie Ouellet,Véronique Boiteau,Belkacem Abdous,Elhadji A. Laouan Sidi,Marie-Ludivine Château-Degat,Eric Dewailly +7 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that MeHg exposure exerts an inhibitory effect on PON1 activity, which seems to be offset by selenium intake.
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Gene–diet interactions on plasma lipid levels in the Inuit population
Iwona Rudkowska,Eric Dewailly,Robert A. Hegele,Véronique Boiteau,Ariane Dubé-Linteau,Belkacem Abdous,Yves Giguère,Marie-Ludivine Chateau-Degat,Marie-Claude Vohl +8 more
TL;DR: The notion that gene–diet interactions play an important role in modifying plasma lipid levels in the Inuit population is supported.
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Omega-3 fatty acids, polymorphisms and lipid related cardiovascular disease risk factors in the Inuit population
Iwona Rudkowska,Catherine Ouellette,Eric Dewailly,Robert A. Hegele,Véronique Boiteau,Ariane Dubé-Linteau,Belkacem Abdous,Françoise Proust,Yves Giguère,Pierre Julien,Marie Ludivine Château-Degat,Marie-Claude Vohl +11 more
TL;DR: Overall, these results suggest that percentage of total n-3 PUFA of RBCs are associated with lipids related CVD risk factors conferred by genetic variations in the Inuit population.