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Confounding factors in rhinological research

open access: yesCurrent Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, 2013
Basic science studies directed at understanding the inflammatory mechanisms in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) are increasing, yet their relevance to the underlying disease process is often conflicting and confounded by the enrollment of a heterogeneous CRS population.
Pant, H.   +3 more
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Aspects of misclassification of confounding factors

American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 1992
AbstractMisclassification of exposure in epidemiologic investigations has been extensively studied and is now well understood. In contrast, misclassification of confounding factors has been much less investigated. First, we consider a situation with confounding by age, in which misclassification is introduced through stratification of this inherently ...
A, Ahlbom, G, Steineck
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Interpretation: a confounding factor

Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, 2016
With reference to the article "Passive euthanasia in India: a critique", authored by Ms Rohini Shukla and published online on August 5, 2015, I would like to make a few comments and highlight the following points. First, the author notes that Section 309 IPC has been decriminalised.
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Confounding Factors in Contrastive Analysis

Synthese, 2004
Several authors within psychology, neuroscience and philosophy take for granted that standard empirical research techniques are applicable when studying consciousness. In this article, it is discussed whether one of the key methods in cognitive neuroscience – the contrastive analysis – suffers from any serious confounding when applied to the field of ...
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Confounding Factors in the Management of Myositis

Hospital Practice, 1997
Management of myositis is complicated by the lack of a clear understanding of the disease and the lack of clear diagnostic and therapeutic guidelines. These issues are of particular concern since there can be serious side-effects of first-line therapy and, in the case of dermatomyositis, an associated risk of cancer.
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Confounding factors in toxicity testing

Toxicology, 2001
The necessity for understanding normal human functions and the mechanisms which underlie dysfunction in these processes is essential in the promotion of a healthier lifestyle. To achieve this goal utilization of a suitable animal model is necessary in order to develop new pharmaceutical agents to alleviate diseases or chemicals to enhance the quality ...
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Confounding Factors in the Measurement of Depression in HIV

Journal of Personality Assessment, 1994
Our study investigates the nature of elevated depression scores on the MMPI-168 in human-immunodeficiency-virus- (HIV-)infected individuals. Comparison of MMPI scales, factor scores, and individual depression item endorsement rates were made between three groups of homosexual/bisexual men: asymptomatic HIV-1 seropositives (n = 156), symptomatic HIV-1 ...
C E, Drebing   +7 more
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Confounding Factors in Coral Reef Recovery

Science, 2000
The effects of the Mount St. Helens eruption on the surrounding forest and the processes affecting recovery from this major disturbance, which Franklin and MacMahon discuss in their Perspective “Messages from a mountain” ( Science 's Compass, 19 May, p. [1183][1]), are similar to the effects of hurricanes on coral reefs.
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Confounding Factors in Clinical Studies of Gliomas

American Journal of Clinical Oncology, 1987
Clinical investigation of gliomas is difficult because the investigator must compensate for factors that confound data analysis. The investigation of glioma therapy is affected by a number of factors that influence the outcome of the patients' disease: the tumor grade and location, the extent of surgical resection, the dose and portal for radiation ...
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Confounding Factors in Keystroke Dynamics

2015
Authentication is the verification of the identity of a person to access a resource or perform an activity. Authentication based on keystroke dynamics biometrics validates a legitimate user, comparing his typing on keyboard with his stored template.
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