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Rolofylline, an adenosine A1−receptor antagonist, in acute heart failure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Background: Worsening renal function, which is associated with adverse outcomes, often develops in patients with acute heart failure. Experimental and clinical studies suggest that counterregulatory responses mediated by adenosine may be involved. We
Bloomfield, Daniel M   +15 more
core   +1 more source

The Impact of Obesity on Durable Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

open access: yesArtificial Organs, EarlyView.
14 100 LVAD patients across 21 studies were analyzed. Findings indicated that obese LVAD recipients had lower short‐term mortality and higher risk of infection, thrombosis and right heart failure. There was no difference in long‐term survival between obese and non‐obese patients.
Hugh Jacobs   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Funcionamiento diferencial del item en la evaluación internacional PISA. Detección y comprensión. [Differential Item Functioning in the PISA Project: Detection and Understanding]

open access: yesRELIEVE: Revista Electrónica de Investigación y Evaluación Educativa, 2006
This report analyses the differential item functioning (DIF) in the Programme for Indicators of Student Achievement PISA2000. The items studied are coming from the Reading Comprehension Test.
Paula Elosua
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Cloning of the Neurodegeneration Gene \u3cem\u3eDrop-Dead\u3c/em\u3e and Characterization of Additional Phenotypes of its Mutation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Mutations in the Drosophila gene drop-dead (drd) result in early adult lethality and neurodegeneration, but the molecular identity of the drd gene and its mechanism of action are not known.
Blumenthal, Edward M.
core   +1 more source

Transrectal vs transperineal prostate biopsy: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

open access: yesBJU International, EarlyView.
Objective To compare transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) and local anaesthetic transperineal (LATP) biopsy. Methods A systematic review of randomised control trials and prospective studies meeting eligibility criteria was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analyses guidelines. Results A total of 12
Gavin G. Calpin   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using multilabel classification neural network to detect intersectional DIF with small sample sizes

open access: yesBritish Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study introduces InterDIFNet, a multilabel classification neural network for detecting intersectional differential item functioning (DIF) in educational and psychological assessments, with a focus on small sample sizes. Unlike traditional marginal DIF methods, which often fail to capture the effects of intersecting identities and require ...
Yale Quan, Chun Wang
wiley   +1 more source

NetMetaEasy: enabling rapid and user‐friendly network meta‐analysis (NMA) for comparative effectiveness research

open access: yesBritish Journal of Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Background and Purpose Network meta‐analysis (NMA) enables the simultaneous comparison of multiple treatments by combining direct and indirect evidence across a network of studies. While its application is rapidly expanding in pharmacological research and clinical guideline development, performing NMA typically requires advanced statistical knowledge ...
János Tibor Fekete   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multi-center clinical trials: Randomization and ancillary statistics

open access: yes, 2008
The purpose of this paper is to investigate and develop methods for analysis of multi-center randomized clinical trials which only rely on the randomization process as a basis of inference.
Zelen, Marvin, Zheng, Lu
core   +1 more source

Effect of Delgocitinib Cream on Health‐Related Quality of Life in Patients With Moderate to Severe Chronic Hand Eczema

open access: yesContact Dermatitis, EarlyView.
Patient‐reported outcomes are an important complement to physician‐assessed clinical outcome measures in Chronic Hand Eczema. In a pooled analysis of two randomised, controlled trials, twice‐daily treatment with delgocitinib cream 20 mg/g significantly improved the health‐related quality of life of patients with moderate to severe Chronic Hand Eczema ...
Andrea Bauer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

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