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DIF in the Spanish Version of the Verbal Selective Reminding Test Using Samples From Hispanics in the United States, Mexicans, and Spaniards [PDF]
, 2019 Aim: Before a test can be used in the target population, it is necessary to demonstrate that there is measurement equivalence. One way to do this is by studying differential item functioning (DIF).
Morales Ortiz, Manuel +1 more
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Making tau amyloid models in vitro: a crucial and underestimated challenge
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.This review highlights the challenges of producing in vitro amyloid assemblies of the tau protein. We review how accurately the existing protocols mimic tau deposits found in the brain of patients affected with tauopathies. We discuss the important properties that should be considered when forming amyloids and the benchmarks that should be used to ...
Julien Broc, Clara Piersson, Yann Fichou
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A Comparison of Differential Item Functioning Detection Methods in Cognitive Diagnostic Models
Frontiers in Psychology, 2019 As a class of discrete latent variable models, cognitive diagnostic models have been widely researched in education, psychology, and many other disciplines.
Yanlou Liu +4 more
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Geschlechterunterschiede im Zentralabitur? Fairness von High-Stakes-Tests für Jungen und Mädchen im Fach Englisch in Nordrhein-Westfalen im Kontext der Educational Governance [PDF]
, 2016 The shift from decentralized to centralized A-level examinations (Abitur) was implemented in the German school system as a measure of Educational Governance in the last decade.
Lorenz, Ramona
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The power of microRNA regulation—insights into immunity and metabolism
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.MicroRNAs are emerging as crucial regulators at the intersection of metabolism and immunity. This review examines how miRNAs coordinate glucose and lipid metabolism while simultaneously modulating T‐cell development and immune responses. Moreover, it highlights how cutting‐edge artificial intelligence applications can identify miRNA biomarkers ...
Stefania Oliveto +2 more
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Revista Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública, 2019 Improving Katz index interpretability contributes to a better understanding of its results facilitating decision making and intervention planning. Objective: To evaluate the validity of the Katz geriatric scale in senior citizens from a Rasch model ...
Diego Fernando Rojas-Gualdrón +4 more
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CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2017 A test may be unfair when students with the same knowledge but from different demographic groups perform differently on its items. Identifying and addressing this differential item functioning (DIF) helps ensure a fair, unbiased test.
P. Martinková +5 more
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GDIF and DDIF analysis for posttest instrument of curriculum 2013 training [PDF]
, 2017 The objective of this study was to analyze Gender Differential Item Functioning (GDIF) and District Differential Item Functioning (DDIF) in the post-test instrument of curriculum 2013 training in Central Kalimantan Indonesia.
Komalasari, Komalasari
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The assessment of DIF on Rasch measures with an application to job satisfaction [PDF]
, 2010 The present study addresses the issue in assessment of the impact of differential item functioning on the measures obtained applying the Rasch model when the questionnaire is formed by polytomous items.
Golia, Silvia
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.In lymphoid organs, antigen recognition and B cell receptor signaling rely on integrins and the cytoskeleton. Integrins act as mechanoreceptors, couple B cell receptor activation to cytoskeletal remodeling, and support immune synapse formation as well as antigen extraction.
Abhishek Pethe, Tanja Nicole Hartmann
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