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Extended Rasch Modeling: The eRm Package for the Application of IRT Models in R [PDF]

Item response theory models (IRT) are increasingly becoming established in social science research, particularly in the analysis of performance or attitudinal data in psychology, education, medicine, marketing and other fields where testing is relevant ...
Patrick Mair, Reinhold Hatzinger
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The Comprehensive Live Cell‐Based Cytotoxicity Assay for Monitoring Disease Activity and Guiding Rescue Therapy in Acute Attacks of NMOSD

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a devastating neurological disease that lacks serological biomarkers that can accurately reflect disease activity. We established a live cell‐based assay (LCBA) using serum with endogenous complement to quantify the overall cytotoxicity, offering a novel functional tool for monitoring
Xiaona Xu, Jie Ding, Yupeng Du, Guibao Luo, Jinming Li, Rui Liu, Xiaoyi Xu, Xiao Li, Minshu Li, Wei Jiang, Chunsheng Yang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cerebrospinal Fluid Over Plasma Links Analytes to Cognitive Decline in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To identify inflammatory analytes in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and plasma associated with cognitive decline in cognitively normal (CN) older adults at risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD). Methods In a longitudinal study of 118 CN older adults (65–80 years, 54% APOE ε4, 26% preclinical AD), 1331 CSF and 1501 plasma analytes were ...
Jagan A. Pillai, Audrey Zhu, Chunxuan Ma, Ming Wang, Yifan Yang, Lynn M. Bekris, Maria Khrestian, Frank P. DiFilippo, Mikhail Nasrallah, Aaron Burberry, James B. Leverenz, Yuan Hou, Feixiong Cheng, Stephen M. Rao   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Novel KCNA1 Variant in a Patient With Tremor and Autism Spectrum Disorder Causes Mixed LOF/GOF Defects of Kv1.1 Channels

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Variants in KCNA1, encoding the Kv1.1 potassium channel, cause neurological disorders including episodic ataxia and developmental and epileptic encephalopathy. We identified a novel KCNA1 variant (A401T) in a 16‐year‐old patient with autism spectrum disorder, borderline intellectual disability, and tremor, without episodic ataxia or epilepsy ...
Juan Darío Ortigoza‐Escobar, Laura Marti‐Sánchez, Loreto Martorell, Giorgia Dinoi, Antonio Vittorio Buono, Annamaria De Luca, Antonella Liantonio, Paola Imbrici   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measurement-Based Mental Health Care for Adolescents in Africa: Protocol for a Computerized Adaptive Test. [PDF]

JMIR Res Protoc
Moffett B, Bitta M, Williams D, Doenz J, Erskine H, Mabia C, Nkuna T, Gomes S, van Heerden A, Marlow M, Maravilla J, Tomlinson M, Craske M, Hartley MA, Gibbons R.   +14 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Longitudinal Changes in Adiposity After a Youth Sport‐Related Knee Injury: Informing Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis Prevention

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Youth who experience a sport‐related knee injury have elevated odds of becoming overweight or developing obesity in 3 to 10 years, compounding their risk for posttraumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). To inform prevention strategies, this study compared patterns of adiposity change between youth with a sport‐related knee injury and uninjured youth ...
Justin M. Losciale, Nuria E. J. Jansen, Christina Y. Le, Leo Lu, Hui Xie, Marienke van Middelkoop, Jackie L. Whittaker   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Psychosocial correlates of performance-enhancing substance use intentions and prevention needs among recreational gym users: a theory-informed mixed-methods study. [PDF]

BMC Psychol
Paasch R, Mau G.
europepmc   +1 more source

Clinician and Patient Factors Associated With Long‐Term Glucocorticoid Use in People With Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Advanced Therapies

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Despite guideline recommendations, long‐term glucocorticoid (GC) use is common in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We conducted a clinician survey nested within a large registry to identify patient and clinician factors associated with GC use. Methods Clinicians contributing patients to the CorEvitas Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry were surveyed ...
Michael D. George, George Reed, Matthew D. Kearney, Peter F. Cronholm, Kevin Kane, Jeffrey R. Curtis, Dimitrios A. Pappas, Joel M. Kremer   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

ITEM RESPONSE THEORY USING A FINITE MIXTURE OF LOGISTIC MODELS WITH ITEM-SPECIFIC MIXING WEIGHTS

Journal of the Japanese Society of Computational Statistics, 2013
Mori, Joji, Kano, Yutaka
openaire   +3 more sources

Psychometric Validation of the Spanish Version of the Sheffield Preference-Based Venous Leg Ulcer Questionnaire (SPVU-5D) in Patients With Venous Leg Ulcers. [PDF]

Int Wound J
Barbas-Monjo MÁ, Sánchez-Romero EA, Verdú-Soriano J, Cabrero García J, Cuenca-Zaldívar JN, Sillevis R.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source