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Evaluation of Subspace Clustering Using Internal Validity Measures
Advances in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2015 Different clustering algorithms, or even the same algorithm with different input parameters, can produce different data partitioning. Then, clustering validity measures are applied in order to determine which results have better quality than others ...
OSZUST, M., KOSTKA, M.
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BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2018 Background We use the example of the Gojjam Lymphoedema Best Practice Trial (GoLBeT), a pragmatic trial in a remote rural setting in northern Ethiopia, to extract lessons relevant to other investigators balancing the demands of practicality and community
Meseret Molla +7 more
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Reliability and validity of the geriatric depression scale in Italian subjects with Parkinson's disease [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction. The Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) is commonly used to assess depressive symptoms, but its psychometric properties have never been examined in Italian people with Parkinson's disease (PD).
Colalelli, Francesca +8 more
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Validation of the PILL-5: A 5-Item Patient Reported Outcome Measure for Pill Dysphagia. [PDF]
, 2019 Objectives: Pill dysphagia is common and costly with a significant risk of pill retention, caustic injury, and poor medication compliance. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the validity and reliability of the PILL-5, a self-administered ...
Bayoumi, Ahmed +6 more
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Short form of the changes in outlook questionnaire: translation and validation of the Chinese version [PDF]
, 2012 Background: The Changes in Outlook Questionnaire (CiOQ) is a self-report instrument designed to measure both positive and negative changes following the experience of severely stressful events. Previous research has focused on the Western context.
Cox, Tom, Hunt, N., Joseph, S., Zang, Y.
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Properties of patient-reported outcome measures in individuals following acute whiplash injury [PDF]
, 2010 Background: The aim of this study was to assess the acceptability, reliability, validity and responsiveness of the Short-Form Health Survey (SF-12) and its preference-based derivative (SF-6D), the EQ-5D and the Neck Disability Index (NDI) in patients ...
Leikykh, Dmytro Volodymyrovych +5 more
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BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2003 Background Controlled clinical trials of health care interventions are either explanatory or pragmatic. Explanatory trials test whether an intervention is efficacious; that is, whether it can have a beneficial effect in an ideal situation.
Birtwhistle Richard +7 more
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Design, validation and dissemination of an undergraduate assessment tool using SimMan® in simulated medical emergencies [PDF]
, 2010 Background: Increasingly, medical students are being taught acute medicine using whole-body simulator manikins. Aim: We aimed to design, validate and make widely available two simple assessment tools to be used with Laerdal SimMan (R) for final year ...
Allen, Maggie E. +5 more
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Jurnal Pendidikan Kedokteran Indonesia, 2012 Background: Mini-CEX was developed to assess clinical skills by direct observation. Mini-CEX as a clinical skills assessment tool had to fulfill four requirements: validity, reliability, effects on students, and practicality. The purpose of this study is
Reza M. Munandar +2 more
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Clinical indicators of quality for Australian residential aged care facilities : establishing reliability, validity, and quality thresholds [PDF]
, 2010 Background: In response to the need for more comprehensive quality assessment within Australian residential aged care facilities, the Clinical Care Indicator (CCI) Tool was developed to collect outcome data as a means of making inferences about quality ...
O'Reilly, Maria Therese
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