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The Association of Physical Function With Psychosocial Patient‐Reported Outcomes in People With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To evaluate how modifiable psychosocial factors and fatigue relate to physical functioning in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods In this cross‐sectional study of two demographically distinct cohorts (Approaches to Positive, Patient‐Centered Experiences of Aging with Lupus [APPEAL] and California Lupus Epidemiology Study
Mrinalini Dey   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Discordance Between Patient and Physician Global Assessments in Early Systemic Sclerosis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aims to identify factors associated with patient global assessment (PtGA) and physician global assessment (PhGA) and discordance between them in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Methods Data from adults with early SSc (<5 years) from the Collaborative National Quality and Efficacy Registry were included.
Ellen Romich   +35 more
wiley   +1 more source

The most representative composite rank ordering of multi-attribute objects by the particle swarm optimization

open access: yes
Rank-ordering of individuals or objects on multiple criteria has many important practical applications. A reasonably representative composite rank ordering of multi-attribute objects/individuals or multi-dimensional points is often obtained by the ...
Mishra, SK
core   +1 more source

Low-Rank Online Metric Learning

open access: yes, 2014
Image classification is a key problem in computer vision community. Most of the conventional visual recognition systems usually train an image classifier in an offline batch mode with all training data provided in advance. Unfortunately in many practical
Liu J(刘霁)   +3 more
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Learning to rank in supervised and unsupervised settings using convexity and monotonicity [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
textThis dissertation addresses the task of learning to rank, both in the supervised and unsupervised settings, by exploiting the interplay of convex functions, monotonic mappings and their fixed points. In the supervised setting of learning to rank, one
Acharyya, Sreangsu
core  

On the Solution of a Nonconvex Fractional Quadratic Problem

open access: yesJournal of Mathematical Extension, 2015
In this paper, we give an algorithm for solving a class of nonconvex quadratic fractional problems that may arise during a correction of inconsistent set of linear inequalities.
S. Ketabchi   +2 more
doaj  

A Return to Normality: A Descriptive Qualitative Interview Study Exploring the Patient Experience of Gout Flare Resolution

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Although the definition of a gout flare is well established, the state of gout flare resolution has not yet been defined. This study aimed to explore patients’ experiences and perceptions of gout flare resolution. Methods Semistructured interviews were conducted with 24 people with gout, guided by open‐ended questions exploring their ...
Sarah Stewart   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Asymptotic Distribution Theory of Empirical Rank-dependent measures of Inequity [PDF]

open access: yes
A major aim of most income distribution studies is to make comparisons of income inequality across time for a given country and/or compare and rank different countries according to the level of income inequality.
Rolf Aaberge
core  

Understanding the burden of orofacial involvement and patient treatment preferences in systemic sclerosis: results from a large international survey

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective Orofacial manifestations are significantly impactful in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), yet remain understudied, with no dedicated clinical guidelines to inform their management. Methods An international online survey comprising 38 questions addressing orofacial manifestations of SSc, including patients’ confidence in their treating ...
Eleni Deligianni   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

RESIDUAL FORCE MINIMUM RANK UPDATE METHOD FOR DAMAGE IDENTIFICATION OF SPACE TRUSS STRUCTURES

open access: yesJixie qiangdu, 2019
Based on the minimum rank damage identification method,a minimum rank update method is proposed to study the damage identification of space truss structures.
JIANG Ge, FENG XiaoDong
doaj  

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