Comparison of Kernel equating methods under NEAT and NEC designs
International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2023 In this study, Kernel test equating methods were compared under NEAT and NEC designs. In NEAT design, Kernel post-stratification and chain equating methods taking into account optimal and large bandwidths were compared.
Şeyma Nur Özsoy, Sevilay Kilmen
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Association of caffeine citrate administration with necrotising enterocolitis in infants < 32 weeks’ gestation: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
BMJ OpenObjective To examine the association between caffeine citrate administration and necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in very preterm infants (VPIs).Design A multicentre retrospective cohort study.Setting Level III neonatal intensive care units participating ...
Lin Yuan +8 more
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Efficacy and heterogeneity: an exclusive human milk diet for necrotizing enterocolitis prevention in very preterm infants—a systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 studies [PDF]
Frontiers in NutritionBackgroundNecrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in very preterm infants. While human milk is known to reduce NEC risk, the efficacy of an exclusive human milk diet (EHMD), which avoids all bovine-based ...
Yue Gao +4 more
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Biomarkers for Necrotising Enterocolitis—Are We There Yet? [PDF]
ChildrenNecrotising enterocolitis (NEC) remains an important disease for neonatologists, with diagnostic and management challenges and impacts on mortality and neurodisability.
Anna Jackson +2 more
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Oxidative Stress and Necrotizing Enterocolitis in Preterm Newborns: The Role of GSTM1 and GSTT1 Null Genotypes [PDF]
BiomoleculesNecrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a multifactorial disease associated with prematurity, intestinal hypoperfusion, dysbiosis, and oxidative stress. Interindividual variability in disease occurrence suggests a role for genetic susceptibility.
Alexandre Alberto Barros Duarte +3 more
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Nursing intervention guidelines regarding Care for Neonates with Necrotizing Enterocolitis: its effect on Nurses’ Knowledge and Performance [PDF]
Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2020 Background: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a disorder affected only the internal lining of the large or small intestinal wall becomes damaged and leading to death.
Asmaa Awad Helmy, Amira Adel Mohammed
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Binary Radio Tomographic Imaging in Factory Environments Based on LOS/NLOS Identification
IEEE Access, 2023 Radio tomographic imaging (RTI) is a technique for estimating spatial loss fields (SLFs), which maps the quantified attenuation of radio signals at every spatial location within monitored regions.
Takahiro Matsuda +4 more
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TATuP – Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis, 2022 This article examines what sufficiency-oriented measures citizens would like to see in participation processes at the municipal level and how they justify them.
Jonas Lage, Marie Graef
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International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2021 Educational assessment tests are designed to measure the same psychological constructs over extended periods of time. This feature is important considering that test results are often used in the selection process for admittance to university programs ...
Gabriel Wallın, Özge Altıntaş
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Prenatal antibiotic therapy as a risk factor for Neonatal Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Детские инфекции (Москва), 2021 The aim of this study was to determine whether there is an association between antenatal antibi-otic exposure and the incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in low birth weight infants.Study design: A retrospective case-control study was conducted ...
L. G. Bochkova +3 more
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