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Evaluation of Discrimination Indices Validity for Screening of β-Thalassemia Trait [PDF]

Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2009
Background and Objectives: β-thalassemia trait (β-TT) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) are the most common forms of microcytic anemia. Screening of β-thalassemia trait is important for medical counseling before marriage and preventing β-thalassemia major
Ahmadi A., Mirzaee Khalilabadi R., Noorozi M., Cohan N., Ramzi M.   +4 more
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Do frailty and comorbidity indices improve risk prediction of 28-day ED reattendance? Reanalysis of an ED discharge nomogram for older people [PDF]

, 2018
Background: In older people, quantification of risk of reattendance after emergency department (ED) discharge is important to provide adequate post ED discharge care in the community to appropriately targeted patients at risk. Methods: We reanalysed data
A Elixhauser, CDAJ Holman, CR Carpenter, CR Carpenter, G Arendts, G Arendts, G Arendts, G Arendts, G Cousins, H Quan, JL Yao, KT Xu, ME Charlson, P Royston, R Calvani, V Chainani   +15 more
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Racial Discrimination, Body Mass Index, and Insulin Resistance: A Longitudinal Analysis

Health Psychology, 2018
Objective: To examine prospective relations of perceived racial discrimination at ages 16–18 with body mass index (BMI) at ages 19–21 and insulin resistance (IR) at ages 25 and 27 among Black youth in the rural South, and to determine whether BMI ...
G. Brody, Tianyi Yu, E. Chen, Katherine B. Ehrlich, G. Miller   +4 more
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Monitoring of circulating tumor DNA allows early detection of disease relapse in patients with operable breast cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Monitoring circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in patients with operable breast cancer can reveal disease relapse earlier than radiology in a subset of patients. The failure to detect ctDNA in some patients with recurrent disease suggests that ctDNA could serve as a supplement to other monitoring approaches.
Kristin Løge Aanestad, Marie Austdal, Oddmund Nordgård, Gunnar Mellgren, Satu Oltedal, Marie L. Austbø, Ylva H. Vignes, Thomas Helland, Kristin Jonsdottir, Tone H. Lende, Emilius A. M. Janssen, Bjørnar Gilje, Kjersti Tjensvoll, PBCB study group, Gunnar Mellgren, Tone Hoel Lende, Anette Heie, Kristin Viste, Anita Røyneberg Alvheim, Emiel AM Janssen, Kristin Jonsdottir, Ann Cathrine Kroksveen, Thomas Helland, Einar Gudlaugsson, Oddmund Nordgård, Satu Oltedal, Kristin Løge Aanestad, Jan Terje Kvaløy, Kirsten Lode, Kari Britt Hagen, Marie Austdal, Ylva H. Vignes, Siri Tungland Sola, Nina Egeland Amundsen, Finn Magnus Eliassen, Emeritus Ernst A Lien   +35 more
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Prediction Ability of Charlson, Elixhauser, and Rx-Risk Comorbidity Indices for Mortality in Patients with Hip Fracture. A Danish Population-Based Cohort Study from 2014 – 2018

Clinical Epidemiology, 2022
Jeppe Damgren Vesterager, Morten Madsen, Thomas Johannesson Hjelholt, Pia Kjær Kristensen, Alma Becic Pedersen Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital and Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus ...
Vesterager JD, Madsen M, Hjelholt TJ, Kristensen PK, Pedersen AB   +4 more
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Analisis Butir Soal Ujian Semester Ganjil Pelajaran Kimia Kelas XI IPA SMA Negeri 10 Pekanbaru Tahun Pelajaran 2013/2014 [PDF]

, 2015
This study aimed to determine the quality of odd semester exam chemistry lesson for class XI IPA SMAN 10 Pekanbaru in academic year 2013/2014 viewed from relevance of indicator item and distribution of the cognitive taxonomy Bloom, level of difficulty ...
Copriady, J. C. (Jimmi), Hasanah, I. H. (Iswatul), Thaib, A. T. (Armiyus)   +2 more
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Developing evidence‐based, cost‐effective P4 cancer medicine for driving innovation in prevention, therapeutics, patient care and reducing healthcare inequalities

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The cancer problem is increasing globally with projections up to the year 2050 showing unfavourable outcomes in terms of incidence and cancer‐related deaths. The main challenges are prevention, improved therapeutics resulting in increased cure rates and enhanced health‐related quality of life.
Ulrik Ringborg, Joachim von Braun, Julio Celis, Anton Berns, Michael Baumann, Tit Albreht, Nancy Abou‐Zeid, Vanderlei Bagnato, Christian Brandts, Chien‐Jen Chen, Massimiliano di Pietro, Manjit Dosanjh, Thomas Dubois, Alexander Eggermont, Angelika Eggert, Ingemar Ernberg, Sara Faithfull, Johannes Förner, Stefan Fröhling, Manuel Heitor, Leroy Hood, Wei Jiang, Bengt Jönsson, Ravi Kannan, Maria Leptin, Su Li, Peter Lindgren, Douglas Lowy, Jun Ma, Alex Markham, Péter Nagy, Simon Oberst, M. Iqbal Parker, Danielle Rodin, Kevin Ryan, Joachim Schüz, Richard Sullivan, Josep Tabernero, Peter Turkson, Oliver Várhelyi, Harold Varmus, Chijie Wang, Elisabete Weiderpass, Nils Wilking   +43 more
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Infrared laser sampling of low volumes combined with shotgun lipidomics reveals lipid markers in palatine tonsil carcinoma

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Nanosecond infrared laser (NIRL) low‐volume sampling combined with shotgun lipidomics uncovers distinct lipidome alterations in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) of the palatine tonsil. Several lipid species consistently differentiate tumor from healthy tissue, highlighting their potential as diagnostic markers.
Leonard Kerkhoff, Manuela Moritz, Dennis Eggert, Anna Worthmann, Joerg Heeren, Henrike Zech, Till S. Clauditz, Waldemar Wilczak, Hartmut Schlüter, Christian S. Betz, Arne Böttcher, Jan Hahn   +11 more
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University admission marks in Catalonia: Some highlights from the empirical research [PDF]

The results of the examinations taken by graduated high school students who want to enrol at a Catalan university are here studied. To do so, the authors address several issues related to the equity of the system: reliability of grading, difficulty and ...
Anna Cuxart, Manuel Martí-Recober, Rosa M. Grau   +2 more
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Simulation Study of Item Validity Testing and Item Discrimination Index [PDF]

, 2014
In psychology or educational research, we often want to test the validity of our instrument. Usually we use the Pearson coefficient of correlation in validity testing. However, the distribution of the data are not always normal distribution so it is also
Setiawan, A. (Adi)
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