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Estimation Through Calibration Under Stratified Sampling with Non-Response and Measurement Error Effects

Mathematics
In survey sampling, the presence of non-response and measurement error often leads to biased and inefficient estimates, particularly in stratified random sampling designs.
Manoj K. Chaudhary, Mahmoud M. Abdelwahab, Nishtha Bhardwaj, Mustafa M. Hasaballah   +3 more
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
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An Efficient Horvitz–Thompson-Type Estimator for Two Sensitive Means Using a Three-Stage Quantitative Randomized Response Under Complex Sampling

Axioms
In many empirical studies, researchers face challenges when addressing sensitive topics as respondents may be reluctant to provide truthful answers due to privacy concerns.
Hamed Salemian, Eisa Mahmoudi, Osama Abdulaziz Alamri   +2 more
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Predictive Factors of Treatment Resistance in First Episode of Psychosis: A Systematic Review

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019
Background: Clinical and functional outcome improvement in psychotic disorders is a challenge for the investigators. Recent advances offered opportunities for ameliorating the course of the illness during its early stages and for identifying treatment ...
Paola Bozzatello, Silvio Bellino, Paola Rocca   +2 more
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Leukemia and Exposure to Potential Benzene Sources in Children From the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, 2010–2021: A Geospatial Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer in Mexico, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent subtype. Exposure to high concentrations of benzene has been associated with ALL incidence, particularly in urban areas. This study evaluated the relationship between distance to benzene emission sources and the number
Orlando Rivera Zurita, Norma Candelaria López Santiago, Claudia Maria García Cuellar, Karla Maldonado Silva, Nancy Reynoso Noverón, Leticia Hernández Cadena   +5 more
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Psychosocial Functioning After Pediatric Bone Sarcoma: Generic and Survivor‐Specific Outcomes in Adolescent and Young Adult Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors may experience psychosocial challenges related to childhood cancer after their intensive, body‐altering treatment. This cross‐sectional study aimed to evaluate generic and survivor‐specific psychosocial outcomes in a national cohort of pediatric bone sarcoma patients and survivors, and ...
Hinke van der Hoek, Heleen Maurice‐Stam, Laura R. Beek, Jennifer van Dijk, Marjolein E. M. Langemeijer, Relinde W. Slooff‐Lentink, Alied M. van der Aa‐van Delden, Anne Westerweel, Marloes van Gorp, Hendrik W. B. Schreuder, Lianne M. Haveman, W. Peter Bekkering, Leonie G. Tigelaar, Johannes H. M. Merks, Martha A. Grootenhuis   +14 more
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On the Plausibility of the Latent Ignorability Assumption

Econometrics, 2021
The estimation of the causal effect of an endogenous treatment based on an instrumental variable (IV) is often complicated by the non-observability of the outcome of interest due to attrition, sample selection, or survey non-response.
Martin Huber
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Ironic Medications: A Narrative‐Based Psycho‐Educational Intervention to Explore Patient–Provider Communication in Adolescents With Haematological Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adolescents with haematological malignancies face significant emotional and relational challenges, often accompanied by difficulties in communicating their needs within the healthcare context. To address these issues, a narrative‐based psycho‐educational intervention based on the creation and prescription of Ironic Medications was ...
Marta Stoppa, Elena Pagani Bagliacca, Selena Russo, Giulia Rampoldi, Maria Grazia Strepparava, Adriana Cristina Balduzzi, Andrea Biondi, Marco Spinelli   +7 more
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Adapting chain referral methods to sample new migrants: Possibilities and limitations

Demographic Research, 2015
Background: Demographic research on migration requires representative samples of migrant populations. Yet recent immigrants, who are particularly informative about current migrant flows, are difficult to capture even in specialist surveys.
Lucinda Platt, Renee Luthra, Tom Frere-Smith   +2 more
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Re‐Irradiation in Pediatric Diffuse Midline Glioma: A Multi‐Institutional Retrospective Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with recurrent diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs) have limited therapeutic options at recurrence. Re‐irradiation (RT2) may be used at progression, but with uncertainty about the benefit. Methods We conducted a multi‐institutional retrospective study of children aged < 18 with DMG treated at three centers (Toronto, Canada ...
Ajay Thomas Alex, Sean P. Hassan, Helen Benghiat, Liam Herbert, Jennifer Adamski, Shivani Bailey, Claire Esler, Louise Brookes, Molly Bamber, Grace Koudou, Karen Waite, Julie Bennett, Anirban Das, Derek S. Tsang   +13 more
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