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Measuring time perspective in adolescents : can you get the right answer by asking the wrong questions? [PDF]

, 2015
Time perspective continues to evolve as a psychological construct. The extant literature suggests that higher future orientation and lower present orientation are associated with better developmental outcomes. However, the extant literature also suggests
McKay, Michael T., Mello, Zena R., Musil, Bojan, Perry, John L., Worrell, Frank C., Živkovič, Urška   +5 more
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On‐treatment dynamics of circulating extracellular vesicles in the first‐line setting of patients with advanced non‐small cell lung cancer: the LEXOVE prospective study

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The LEXOVE prospective study evaluated plasma cell‐free extracellular vesicle (cfEV) dynamics using Bradford assay and dynamic light scattering in metastatic non‐small cell lung cancer patients undergoing first‐line treatments, correlating a ∆cfEV < 20% with improved median progression‐free survival in responders versus non‐responders.
Valerio Gristina, Viviana Bazan, Nadia Barraco, Simona Taverna, Mauro Manno, Samuele Raccosta, Anna Paola Carreca, Marco Bono, Tancredi Didier Bazan Russo, Francesco Pepe, Pasquale Pisapia, Lorena Incorvaia, Giuseppe Badalamenti, Giancarlo Troncone, Umberto Malapelle, Daniele Santini, Antonio Russo, Antonio Galvano   +17 more
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School Alienation: A Construct Validation Study

Frontline Learning Research, 2017
Early identification of school alienation is of great importance for students’ educational outcomes and successful participation in society. This study examined the psychometric characteristics of a newly developed assessment instrument, the School ...
Julia Morinaj, Jan Scharf, Alyssa Grecu, Andreas Hadjar, Tina Hascher, Kaja Marcin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a women’s empowerment index for Tanzania from the demographic and health surveys of 2004–05, 2010, and 2015–16

Emerging Themes in Epidemiology, 2021
Background Women’s empowerment is a multidimensional construct which varies by context. These variations make it challenging to have a concrete definition that can be measured quantitatively.
Andrew Evarist Mganga, Jenny Renju, Jim Todd, Michael Johnson Mahande, Seema Vyas   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Reliability and Construct Validity of Scores on the Attitudes Toward Problem Solving Scale [PDF]

, 2005
The Attitudes Toward Problem Solving Scale (ATPSS) has received limitedattention concerning its reliability and validity with a Malaysian secondaryeducation population.
al, S. A. (Sabri)
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NanoCMSer: a consensus molecular subtype stratification tool for fresh‐frozen and paraffin‐embedded colorectal cancer samples

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Consensus molecular subtypes (CMS1‐4) have been identified to study colorectal cancer heterogeneity and serve as potential biomarkers. In this study, we developed and evaluated NanoCMSer, a NanoString‐based classifier using 55 genes, optimized for FF and FFPE to facilitate the clinical evaluation of CMS subtyping.
Arezo Torang, Simone van de Weerd, Veerle Lammers, Sander van Hooff, Inge van den Berg, Saskia van den Bergh, Miriam Koopman, Jan N. IJzermans, Jeanine M. L. Roodhart, Jan Koster, Jan Paul Medema   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying Construct Validity: Two Simple Measures [PDF]

, 2010
Construct validity is one of the most central concepts in psychology. Researchers generally establish the construct validity of a measure by correlating it with a number of other measures and arguing from the pattern of correlations that the measure is ...
Rosenthal, Robert, Westen, Drew
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Robust acute myeloid leukemia engraftment in humanized scaffolds using injectable biomaterials and intravenous xenotransplantation

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Patient‐derived xenografts (PDXs) can be improved by implantation of a humanized niche. We tested different biomaterials and approaches, and demonstrate that the combination of an injectable biomaterial for scaffold creation plus an intravenous route for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) xenotransplantation provide the most convenient and robust approach to
Daniel Busa, Zdenka Herudkova, Jan Hyl, Jakub Vlazny, Filip Sokol, Kvetoslava Matulova, Adam Folta, Jakub Hynst, Lucy Vojtova, Leos Kren, Martin Repko, Zdenek Racil, Jiri Mayer, Martin Culen   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Online Student Connectedness Survey: Evidence of Initial Construct Validity

International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2017
The Online Student Connectedness Survey (OSCS) was introduced to the academic community in 2012 as an instrument designed to measure feelings of connectedness between students participating in online degree and certification programs. The purpose of this
Tekeisha Denise Zimmerman, Kim Nimon
doaj   +1 more source

Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version of Sport Perfectionism Scale in Iranian Athletes [PDF]

رشد و یادگیری حرکتی ورزشی, 2013
The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of the Persian version of sport perfectionism scale of Dun et al. (2006). To determine the construct validity of the questionnaire, 393 (230 male and 163 female) athletes with different ...
Ahmad Farrokhi, Ebrahim Motesharee, Rasool Zeyd Abadi, Samira Aghasi, Gholam Reza Parsa   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source