Tracking Motor Progression and Device‐Aided Therapy Eligibility in Parkinson's Disease
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective To characterise the progression of motor symptoms and identify eligibility for device‐aided therapies in Parkinson's disease, using both the 5‐2‐1 criteria and a refined clinical definition, while examining differences across genetic subgroups.
David Ledingham +7 more
wiley +1 more source
The Value of a Statistical Life: a Meta-Analysis with a Mixed Effects Regression Model [PDF]
The value of a statistical life (VSL) is a very controversial topic, but one which is essential to the optimization of governmental decisions. Indeed, our society faces any number of risks (health, transportation, work, etc.) and, as resources are ...
François Bellavance +2 more
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Dealing with missing standard deviation and mean values in meta-analysis of continuous outcomes: a systematic review [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Rigorous, informative meta-analyses rely on availability of appropriate summary statistics or individual participant data. For continuous outcomes, especially those with naturally skewed distributions, summary information on the mean or ...
A Patil +32 more
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Effectiveness and Safety of Nusinersen and Risdiplam in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Systematic Review
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic disorder marked by progressive muscle weakness and mobility loss. It has a profound physical, emotional and social impact on patients and caregivers, requiring comprehensive medical and supportive care.
Amin Mehrabian +9 more
wiley +1 more source
Meta-Analysis of the Business Cycle Correlation between the Euro Area and the CEECs [PDF]
We review the literature on business cycle correlation between the euro area and the Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs), a topic that has gained attention as the newest EU members approach monetary union.
Iikka Korhonen, Jarko Fidrmuc
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Exploring College Students\u27 Perceptions of College Gun Violence: A Meta-Analysis [PDF]
, 2015 College gun violence has been one of our nation’s most forefront issues in recent years. The present meta-analysis reviewed studies reporting college students’ perceptions about school/college gun violence in order to summarize the total effect and ...
Lee, Julia Chaw Chih
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Analyzing the Language of Food on Social Media
, 2014 We investigate the predictive power behind the language of food on social media. We collect a corpus of over three million food-related posts from Twitter and demonstrate that many latent population characteristics can be directly predicted from this ...
Bell, Dane +4 more
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A Topic Recommender for Journalists [PDF]
, 2018 The way in which people acquire information on events and form their own opinion on them has changed dramatically with the advent of social media. For many readers, the news gathered from online sources become an opportunity to share points of view ...
Cucchiarelli, Alessandro +3 more
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Patterns of Postictal Abnormalities in Relation to Status Epilepticus in Adults
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Abnormalities on peri‐ictal diffusion‐weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DWI‐PMAs) are well‐established for patients with status epilepticus (SE), but knowledge on patterns of DWI‐PMAs and their prognostic impact is sparse. Methods This systematic review and individual participant data meta‐analysis included observational studies ...
Andrea Enerstad Bolle +11 more
wiley +1 more source
Climate-induced signatures in the zooplankton communities: a meta-analysis at a European scale.
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2014 Several recent studies have revealed the impacts of the climate variability in the dynamic of zooplankton in different estuarine ecosystems, imposing a need for more and continued global studies.
Sónia Cotrim Marques +8 more
doaj +1 more source