Atlas estimation：what is the mean of 'control setting and Prior' in Propensity Score Adjustment and Outcome Model Settings?

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dear all,
I use the atlas to do estimation and read the bookofohdsi, but I cannot understand the mean of ‘control setting and Prior’ in the Propensity Score Adjustment and Outcome Model Settings parts. what are they?
what are the purposes of the two parts of ‘control setting and Prior’?
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thank you very much！

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These settings are for the regularization in the regression. They are advanced settings that are best left alone unless you understand exactly what they do and what the impact of changes are.

For more information, see the createPrior and createControl functions in the Cyclops package.