Comparative efficacy of different acupuncture therapies on cancer-related insomnia: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis [PDF]
BMJ Open, 2022 Introduction Cancer-related insomnia (CRI), as a common complication in cancer survivors, may further lead to depression, anxiety and other symptoms. Acupuncture therapy is a promising therapeutic strategy for CRI.
Xianming Lin +5 more
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A Fully Bayesian Approach to Adult Skeletal Age Estimation: Multivariate Latent Trait Modeling With Markov Chain Monte Carlo Sampling. [PDF]
Am J Biol AnthropolOrdered probit regression is used as a latent trait model, with age at death estimated from a Gompertz distribution. Combined with Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo sampling, this approach eliminates the need for reference priors for transition ages or population parameters.
Müller-Scheeßel N, Fuchs K, Rinne C.
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Sustained Virological Response as a Surrogate Marker for Mortality, Decompensated Cirrhosis, or Hepatocellular Carcinoma in People With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection Treated With Direct-Acting Antivirals: Protocol for a Bayesian and Causal Mediation Analysis [PDF]
JMIR Research ProtocolsBackgroundSustained virological response (SVR) is commonly used as a marker of treatment success in people with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.
Kurinchi Selvan Gurusamy +1 more
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Comparative effectiveness of different exercise interventions for elderly patients with hip fracture: A systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis protocol of randomized controlled trials. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2023 BackgroundExercise intervention (EI) is a promising and economical way for elderly patients with hip fracture, but the evidence regarding effective EIs remains fragmented and controversial, and it is unclear which type of exercise is optimal. The purpose
Rong-Jia Pan +8 more
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Efficacy of acupuncture therapy on cancer-related insomnia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis [PDF]
Frontiers in NeurologyObjectivesCancer-related insomnia (CRI) takes a toll on many cancer survivors, causing distressing symptoms and deteriorating the quality of life. Acupuncture therapy has been used for CRI already.
Liying Chen +9 more
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Research on Financial Market Risks Based on VaR Model [PDF]
MATEC Web of Conferences, 2022 With the continuous development of the Internet financial industry, its impact on people's daily life is growing. Under the influence of the information technology and the financial innovation, the volatility of the financial market has been ...
Wang Rongming
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A Bayesian Approach to Confirmatory Factor Analysis with Non-normal Variables
NTU Journal of Pure Sciences, 2023 This study aims to estimate the parameters of confirmatory factor analysis with non-normal variables using a Bayesian approach. In this study, the estimation method is (Markov chain Monte Carlo)" MCMC" simulation, and the ordinal variables have defined ...
Dr. thanoon younis
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تحليل بيانات ثنائية لمجتمعين في نماذج المتغيرات الكامنة باستخدام اسلوب بيز [PDF]
المجلة العراقية للعلوم الاحصائية, 2023 في هذا البحث, هدفنا الرئيسي هو استخدام نموذج متغير كامن واقتراح نموذج مناسب مع ميزات مثل المتغيرات المشتركة الثابتة غير الخطية والمتغيرات الكامنة بناء على نماذج مختلفة يمكن وصفها بناء على النموذج الرياضي والهيكلي.
ذنون یونس +2 more
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BIKE: Dietary Exposure Model for Foodborne Microbiological and Chemical Hazards
Foods, 2021 BIKE is a Bayesian dietary exposure assessment model for microbiological and chemical hazards. A graphical user interface was developed for running the model and inspecting the results.
Jukka Ranta +3 more
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Mapping the relative risk of weight disorders in children and adolescents across provinces of Iran: the CASPIAN-V study [PDF]
Health Promotion Perspectives, 2020 Background: This study aimed to find possible spatial variation in children’s weight disorders and in predicting the spatial distribution. Methods: The study population of this ecological study consisted of 7-18-year-old students living in 30 provinces ...
Marzieh Nasr +5 more
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