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Survival After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Diamond–Blackfan Anemia Syndrome: The Role of Iron Overload—A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We assessed the effect of iron overload (IO) on mortality and complications following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in patients with Diamond–Blackfan anemia syndrome (DBAS) in a systematic review of individual participant data and cohort data from observational studies.
Geoffrey Z. L. Kuppens, Evangelia Kiakou, Lieke de Zwart, Maurizio Miano, Eduard J. van Beers, Marc Bierings, Marije Bartels   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Referral Practices and Utilisation of Paediatric Oncology Physiotherapy Services in Ghana: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Physical rehabilitation is highly recognised in improving the quality of life of cancer survivors through prehabilitation, sequelae management and palliative care, yet its integration into routine care in Ghana has not been characterised, leading to potential gaps in service access.
Dorothy Ekua Adjabu, Philip Junior Nyarko, Precious Madzimbe, Kofi Adesi Kyei, Tawagidu Mohammed, Sandra Banini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evidence of nationalistic bias in MuayThai [PDF]

, 2006
MuayThai is a combat sport with a growing international profile but limited research conducted into judging practices and processes. Problems with judging of other subjectively judged combat sports have caused controversy at major international ...
Balmer, Nigel J., Myers, Tony D., Nevill, Alan M., Al-Nakeeb, Yahya   +3 more
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Comparative Study of Some Item Bias Detection Methods [PDF]

Journal of Islamic Studies, 1998
Several methods of item bias detection indices were introduced in the last decades. The IRT methods were said to be more elegant compared to others. However, due to some practical difficulties, the search for an alternative method is necessary.
Abdullah A. AI-Qataee
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Assessing the adequacy of self-reported alcohol abuse measurement across time and ethnicity: cross-cultural equivalence across Hispanics and Caucasians in 1992, non-equivalence in 2001–2002

BMC Public Health, 2009
Background Do estimates of alcohol abuse reflect true levels across United States Hispanics and non-Hispanic Caucasians, or does culturally-based, systematic measurement error (i.e., measurement bias) affect estimates?
Carle Adam C
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Item parameter estimations for multidimensional graded response model under complex structures

Frontiers in Education, 2022
Item parameter recovery in the compensatory multidimensional graded response model (MGRM) under simple and complex structures with rating-scale item response data was examined.
Olasunkanmi James Kehinde, Shenghai Dai, Brian French   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detecting Differential Item and Step Functioning with Rating Scale and Partial Credit Trees [PDF]

, 2014
Several statistical procedures have been suggested for detecting differential item functioning (DIF) and differential step functioning (DSF) in polytomous items.
Zeileis, Achim, Abou El-Komboz, Basil, Strobl, Carolin   +2 more
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Beyond the Document: A Single‐Center Qualitative Study of Survivorship Care Plan Barriers and Opportunities Across Pediatric Oncology Stakeholders

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivorship care plans (SCPs) summarize cancer treatment and guide risk‐based follow‐up for cancer survivors, yet remain difficult to create, share, and use. Stakeholder perspectives are needed to inform usable approaches.
Molly S. Talman, Emma Fleisher, Megan E. Salwei, Debra Friedman, Laurie Novak   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychometric properties of the UWES-S for South African university students

SA Journal of Industrial Psychology
Orientation: Student engagement is crucial for students’ success in higher education. Therefore, this study seeks to validate the psychometric properties of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale-Student (UWES-S) version in a South African context.
Christiaan P. Brand, Karina Mostert, Charlize Du Toit, Leon De Beer, Arnold B. Bakker   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

ITEM Cross-Border Impact Assessment 2021

, 2021
The ITEM Cross-Border Impact Assessment 2021 contains four dossiers that deal with a broad array of current cross-border issues. With its own impact assessment methodology, ITEM studies cross-border effects to provide more insight into European and ...
Büttgen, Nina, Unfried, Martin
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