Confirmation of infantile spasms resolution by prolonged outpatient EEGs
Epilepsia Open, 2021 Objective There is no consensus on the type or duration of the posttreatment EEG needed for assessing treatment response for infantile spasms (IS). We assessed whether outpatient electroencephalograms (EEGs) are sufficient to confirm infantile spasms (IS)
Christopher J. Yuskaitis +4 more
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Predictive value of CA 125 and CA 72-4 in ovarian borderline tumors [PDF]
, 2009 Background: The aim of this study was to assess the prognostic value of cancer antigen (CA) 125 and CA 72-4 in patients with ovarian borderline tumor (BOT).
Burges, Alexander +8 more
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The role of targeted viral load testing in diagnosing virological failure in children on antiretroviral therapy with immunological failure. [PDF]
, 2012 Objectives To determine the improvement in positive predictive value of immunological failure criteria for identifying virological failure in HIV-infected children on antiretroviral therapy (ART) when a single targeted viral load measurement is ...
Calmy +14 more
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An invalidation test for predictive models [PDF]
, 2007 The standard means of establishing predictive ability in hydrological models is by finding how well predictions match independent validation data. This matching may not be particularly good in some situations such as seasonal flow forecasting and the ...
Bardsley, W. Earl +1 more
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Intermittent Time Series Demand Forecasting Using Dual Convolutional Neural Networks
MendelForecasting intermittent demands is challenging due to their irregular and unpredictable demand pattern. This makes the businesses unprepared for upcoming demands, where the conventional methods often fail to predict the demand occurrence pattern ...
Sina Mirshahi +2 more
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Local proper scoring rules of order two [PDF]
, 2012 Scoring rules assess the quality of probabilistic forecasts, by assigning a numerical score based on the predictive distribution and on the event or value that materializes. A scoring rule is proper if it encourages truthful reporting.
Ehm, Werner, Gneiting, Tilmann
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, 2001 OBJECTIVES: The aims of this study were to examine and compare the predictive validity of 4 risk assessment scales used for the prediction of pressure ulcer (PrU) development and to identify risk factors.
Källman, Ulrika, Lindgren, Margareta
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Predictive power of Koplik’s spots for the diagnosis of measles
Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2011 Introduction: Measles is a major cause of mortality globally. In many countries, management of measles is based on clinical suspicion, but the predictive value of clinical diagnosis depends on knowledge and population prevalence of measles.
Dominik Zenner, Luis Nacul
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Approximating Cross-validatory Predictive P-values with Integrated IS for Disease Mapping Models
, 2016 An important statistical task in disease mapping problems is to identify out- lier/divergent regions with unusually high or low residual risk of disease.
Feng, Cindy X., Li, Longhai, Qiu, Shi
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Applicability of Winthrop Score for the Diagnosis of Influenza A in the Emergency Department of Hospital Pablo Arturo Suárez, January to March of 2018 [PDF]
, 2020 Introduction: In 2010, the Department of Infectious Diseases at Winthrop University Hospital designed a score system for the diagnosis of Legionella pneumonia.
Montesdeoca, Rafael S. +1 more
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