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Psychometric properties of the 12-item short form health survey version 2 among general Thai samples: a Rasch analysis

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice
Background Although the 12-item Short Form Health Survey version 2 (SF-12v2) is suitable for measuring health status in the general Thai population, it has been evaluated using classical test theory. Rasch analysis, however, offers a psychometric testing
Krittaphas Kangwanrattanakul
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Estimation of a semiparametric transformation model

, 2008
This paper proposes consistent estimators for transformation parameters in semiparametric models. The problem is to find the optimal transformation into the space of models with a predetermined regression structure like additive or multiplicative ...
Linton, Oliver, Sperlich, Stefan, Van Keilegom, Ingrid   +2 more
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Pediatric Oncology Nursing Competencies in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Scoping Review to Inform Practice, Education, and Research

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Nurses are central to cancer care for children and adolescents, yet no comprehensive synthesis has defined essential core competencies for pediatric oncology nursing (PON) practice internationally, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Júnior, Edmara Bazoni Soares Maia, Soad Fuentes‐Alabí, Courtney E. Sullivan, Monnie Abraham, Mauricio Maza, Liliana Vásquez Ponce, Regina Aparecida Garcia Lima   +7 more
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Analysis of binary spatial data by quasi-likelihood estimating equations

, 2005
The goal of this paper is to describe the application of quasi-likelihood estimating equations for spatially correlated binary data. In this paper, a logistic function is used to model the marginal probability of binary responses in terms of parameters ...
Clayton, Murray K., Lin, Pei-Sheng
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Pulmonary Dysfunction Is Associated With Sleep Study Abnormalities in Children With Sickle Cell Disease: A Multicenter Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pulmonary dysfunction and sleep abnormalities are common in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) and are associated with worse clinical outcomes. Whether spirometry abnormalities are associated with polysomnography (PSG) findings remains unclear.
Ammar Saadoon Alishlash, Anis Rabbani Nourani, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman, Dima Ezmigna, Tarig Ali‐Dinar   +4 more
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Reliability and validity of the self-reported Activities of Daily Living Scale for people with mental illness

Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2018
Background/objectives Patient-reported outcome measures have been found to be an effective method of reflecting client perspectives on their personal health condition.
Ay-Woan Pan, Chao-Yi Wu, LyInn Chung, Tsyr-Jang Chen   +3 more
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A non-proposition-wise variant of majority voting for aggregating judgments [PDF]

, 2013
Majority voting is commonly used in aggregating judgments. The literature to date on judgment aggregation (JA) has focused primarily on proposition-wise majority voting (PMV).
García-Bermejo Ochoa, Juan Carlos
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Building string field theory around non-conformal backgrounds [PDF]

, 1996
The main limitations of string field theory arise because its present formulation requires a background representing a classical solution, a background defined by a strictly conformally invariant theory.
Barton Zwiebach, Bergman, Kaku, Kaku, Li, Sen, Sen, Witten, Witten, Zwiebach, Zwiebach, Zwiebach   +11 more
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Defining Roles in Pediatric Palliative Care: Perspectives From Oncology and Palliative Care Teams

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Early integration of pediatric palliative care (PPC) is associated with improved symptom management, quality of life, and healthcare utilization for children with cancer. Despite this, variation persists in how PPC is understood, operationalized, and integrated within pediatric oncology programs. In particular, ambiguity surrounding
Leeat Granek, Lori Wiener, Stephanie Veldhuijzen van Zanten, Donna Johnston, Fyeza Hasan, Adam Rapoport, Nathasha Datoo, Kimberley Widger, Sumit Gupta, Karen Fergus, Anthony K. C. Chan, Alisha Kassam, Emily McCullogh, Dave Lysecki   +13 more
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Sure Independence Screening for Ultrahigh-Dimensional Additive Model with Multivariate Response

Mathematics
This paper investigated an ultrahigh-dimensional feature screening approach for additive models with multivariate responses. We proposed a nonparametric screening procedure based on random vector correlations between each predictor and multivariate ...
Yongshuai Chen, Baosheng Liang
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