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Item response theory and the measurement of deprivation: Evidence from PSELL-3 [PDF]

Item Response Theory (IRT) has recently been proposed as a framework to measure deprivation. It allows deriving a latent measure of deprivation from a set of dichotomous observed items of deprivation and analyzing determinants of deprivation.
Fusco, Alessio, Raileanu Szeles, Monica
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Synergistic perspectives—How single‐molecule biophysics complement biochemical understanding

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
In this review, we discuss how ensemble biochemistry and single‐molecule approaches are complementary, outline commonly used single‐molecule techniques, and illustrate their relevance through two representative case studies: chromatin organization by SMC complexes and pathway choice during DNA double‐strand break repair.
Sara De Bragança, Eline L. Jansen, Jorine M. Eeftens   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Translophagy—A potential link between autophagy impairment and translational errors

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Neurodegenerative diseases are characterised by the accumulation of abnormal proteins and protein aggregates, but their origin often remains unknown. We propose that selective autophagy removes damaged protein‐making machinery, preventing errors during protein synthesis.
Mykola V. Korolchuk, Gailing Ma, Robin Antrobus, Diego Manni, Marco Trevisan‐Herraz, Mustafa Khwaja, Max Brown, Gavin D. Richardson, Masaaki Komatsu, Daniel Erskine, Viktor I. Korolchuk, Tetsushi Kataura   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

From junk to function — How weak selection in eukaryotes builds new parts and drives genomic complexity

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
How do genomes gain new functional parts? In eukaryotes, which tend to evolve under weak selection, much of the genome is junk. Palazzo and Qiu borrow the logic of Markov chains to show how non‐functional DNA becomes functional through the appearance of intermediate states, which arise due to epistasis, buffering, and biochemical messiness, allowing ...
Alexander F. Palazzo, Yi Qiu
wiley   +1 more source

A Comparison of Classical Test Theory and Nonparametric Item Response Theory with Respect to the Effects of Testees’ Characteristics on Item Characteristics and vice versa [PDF]

فصلنامه نوآوری‌های آموزشی, 2006
This study aimed at comparing Classical Test Theory and Nonparametric Item Response Theory with respect to the effect of testees’ characteristics on item characteristics and vice versa. The research method was of the applied, descriptive type.
Ali delavar, Ali Moghaddamzadeh, Seyedeh Tayebeh Motiee Langroudi   +2 more
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lordif: An R Package for Detecting Differential Item Functioning Using Iterative Hybrid Ordinal Logistic Regression/Item Response Theory and Monte Carlo Simulations [PDF]

Logistic regression provides a flexible framework for detecting various types of differential item functioning (DIF). Previous efforts extended the framework by using item response theory (IRT) based trait scores, and by employing an iterative process ...
Seung W. Choi, Laura E. Gibbons, Paul K. Crane   +2 more
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The heterodimeric amino acid transporters (HAT) of the SLC7/SLC3 family: A structure−function relationships and relevance to human pathology

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Heterodimeric amino acid transporters consist of SLC7 and SLC3 family proteins arranged in a conserved structural organization. They regulate nutrient transport across cell membranes, supporting essential cellular functions. These transporters also contribute to xenobiotic/drug uptake and distribution.
Mariafrancesca Scalise, Tiziano Mazza, Raffaella Scanga, Lara Console, Michele Galluccio, Cesare Indiveri   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Item Response Theory Model for Understanding Item Non- Response in Ghanaian Surveys [PDF]

, 2014
This paper explores four Item Response Theory (IRT) models to determine the most appropriate forunderstanding item non-response. The selected IRT model was used to identify among five categories of surveyquestions, the most difficult to answer by ...
Amoamah, Martin Owusu, Frempong, Nana Kena, Abdul, Iddrisu Wahab   +2 more
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A context‐dependent modulatory role for eIF6 in acquired resistance to vemurafenib in melanoma

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Acquired resistance to vemurafenib upregulates the translation factor eIF6 in melanoma cells. Silencing eIF6 in resistant cells reduces proliferation and partially restores drug sensitivity, whereas its overexpression increases sensitivity across melanoma lines regardless of BRAF status, via modulation of mTOR, S6K, and MAPK signaling.
George Kyriakopoulos, Antonia Petropoulou, Alexandra Anastogianni, Angelina Bania, Vassilis Stamatakis, Argyris Alexiou, Chi‐Ping Day, Glenn Merlino, Katerina Grafanaki, Constantinos Stathopoulos   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Metastatic niche shaped by host factors influences disseminated cancer cell fate

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Metastasis is shaped not only by cancer cells but also by the environments they encounter. This review explores how factors such as aging, diet, the microbiome, lifestyle, and environmental exposures remodel organ‐specific niches in the lung, liver, bone, and brain, influencing where metastatic cells survive, remain dormant, or grow, and ultimately ...
Gwennan Delyth Ward, Álvaro Ruiz‐Tabas, Patricia Altea‐Manzano   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source