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Risk indicators for root caries in geriatric population of Lucknow City: A cross-sectional study

Journal of Indian Association of Public Health Dentistry, 2018
Introduction: Prevention of root caries among geriatric population is of concern for both general and oral health. It is generally accepted that appropriate prevention regimes for root caries should be based on accurate risk assessments.
Avnica Agarwal, L Vamsi Krishna Reddy, Sabyasachi Saha, Shivanjali Grover, Pooja Sinha   +4 more
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Inflammatory Activity on Natalizumab Predicts Short-term but not Long-term Disability in Multiple Sclerosis [PDF]

, 2017
BACKGROUND: In people with multiple sclerosis treated with interferon-beta or glatiramer acetate, new MRI lesions and relapses during the first year of treatment predict a poor prognosis.
Dahdaleh, S, Gafson, AR, Jones, B, Malik, O, Nicholas, R, Raffel, J   +5 more
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Parent Quality of Life at Two Years Following Their Child's Completion of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Parents of children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often experience significant caregiver burden and disruption to their well‐being. While parent quality of life (QoL) during treatment is well characterized, little is known about outcomes during early survivorship.
Sara Dal Pra, Maria McCarthy, Michael Takagi, Cinzia De Luca   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does segmentation always improve model performance in credit scoring?

, 2012
Credit scoring allows for the credit risk assessment of bank customers. A single scoring model (scorecard) can be developed for the entire customer population, e.g. using logistic regression. However, it is often expected that segmentation, i.e. dividing
Anderson, Armitage, Aurifeille, Banasik, Berk, Breiman, Chan, Desmet, Greene, Hand, Hand, Hawkins, Hosmer, Izenman, Kass, Katarzyna Bijak, Landwehr, Larose, Loh, Lyn C. Thomas, Makuch, Mays, Siddiqi, Thomas, Thomas, Van Gestel, Wedel, Yobas   +27 more
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Is intimate partner violence more common in pregnant women with severe mental illness? A retrospective study [PDF]

, 2020
Objective: To examine the risk of past and current experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) in women with severe mental illness (SMI) in pregnancy. Methods: We examined past and current experiences of IPV in women with SMI in pregnancy. The data of
Binns, Ray, Frayne, Jacqueline, Galbally, Megan, Suparare, Liana, Watson, Stuart J   +4 more
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Extensions to decision curve analysis, a novel method for evaluating diagnostic tests, prediction models and molecular markers [PDF]

, 2008
Background Decision curve analysis is a novel method for evaluating diagnostic tests, prediction models and molecular markers. It combines the mathematical simplicity of accuracy measures, such as sensitivity and specificity, with the clinical ...
Andrew J Vickers, Angel M Cronin, Elena B Elkin, Mithat Gonen, S Sheridan, L Marchionni, AJ Vickers, EW Steyerberg, SG Pauker, FE Harrell, DG Altman, B Efron, K Claxton, EW Steyerberg, CB Begg, PJ Heagerty, JD Kalbfleisch, JM Satagopan, BH Bochner, AJ Vickers   +19 more
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Cognitive Functioning in Vorinostat‐Treated Pediatric and Young Adult Patients Over the First 180 Days After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Cognitive and psychological difficulties could negatively interfere with treatment adherence and quality of life before and after hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Methods to mitigate these changes may have positive effects on treatment success.
Kristen L. Votruba, Michelle Rozwadowski, Thomas Braun, April Rahrig, Edward Peres, Kirsten M. Williams, Vanessa Fabrizio, Julie‐An Talano, Carrie L. Kitko, Nicolas Parnell, Pavan Reddy, Sung Won Choi   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

What is the best risk measure in practice? A comparison of standard measures [PDF]

, 2015
Expected Shortfall (ES) has been widely accepted as a risk measure that is conceptually superior to Value-at-Risk (VaR). At the same time, however, it has been criticised for issues relating to backtesting.
Emmer, Susanne, Kratz, Marie, Tasche, Dirk   +2 more
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A PRSZT Registry Analysis of Prognostic Factors Influencing Survival and Relapse Rates After Second Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A second allogeneic (allo‐)hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT2) is a potential curative option for pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) following relapse after first allogeneic transplantation (HSCT1), but its efficacy is limited by high relapse rates and transplant‐related toxicity in highly pretreated ...
Ava Momm, Imme Haubitz, Rita Beier, Martin Zimmermann, Andrej Lissat, Peter Bader, Matthias Eyrich, Jan‐Henning Klusmann, Matthias Wölfl, Paul‐Gerhardt Schlegel, Verena Wiegering   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Too Many Probabilities: Statistical Evidence of Tort Causation [PDF]

, 2001
Medical scientific testimony is often expressed in terms of two different probabilities: 1. The increased probability of harm if a person is exposed, for example, to a toxin. 2. The observed relationship is an artifact of the experimental method.
Barnes, David W.
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