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Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma in Pediatric and Young Adult Patients: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group Study ARST0332

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare soft tissue sarcoma occurring most commonly in adolescence and young adulthood. Methods We present the clinical characteristics, treatments, and outcomes of patients with newly diagnosed ASPS enrolled on the Children's Oncology Group study ARST0332.
Jacquelyn N. Crane, Wei Xue, Amira Qumseya, Thomas Scharschmidt, Kathryn R. Tringale, Oscar Lopez Nunez, Jiaqi Hu, Donald A. Barkauskas, Rajkumar Venkatramani, Sheri L. Spunt, Aaron R. Weiss, Noah C. Federman   +11 more
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P-values to determine whether natural selection operates in nature: seizing their potential

Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad, 2018
After 34 years of the development of Lande and Arnold’s (1983) model to quantify natural selection on multivariate quantitative phenotypic traits, researchers still heavily rely on p-values to determine whether natural selection operates or not on ...
Facundo X. Palacio
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Caveats for using statistical significance tests in research assessments

, 2012
This paper raises concerns about the advantages of using statistical significance tests in research assessments as has recently been suggested in the debate about proper normalization procedures for citation indicators. Statistical significance tests are
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Long-term Impact of sewage sludge application on rhizobium leguminosarum biovar trifolii: an evaluation using meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2016
The Long-Term Sludge Experiment (LTSE) began in 1994 at nine UK field sites as part of continuing research into the effects of sludge-borne heavy metals on soil fertility. The long-term effects of Zn, Cu, and Cd on the most probable numbers of cells (MPN)
Alex Charlton, Alloway, Berrow, Borenstein, Borenstein, Broos, CEC, Chaudri, Chaudri, Chaudri, Chaudri, Colin D. Campbell, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Gendebien, Gendebien, Gibbs, Giller, Giller, Giller, Giller, Hedges, Hedges, Hedges, Hedges, McBride, McBride, McGrath, McGrath, McGrath, McGrath, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Renella, Ruben Sakrabani, Smith, Steve P. McGrath, Thornton, UK Water Industry Research Limited, UK Water Industry Research Limited, Vincent, Water UK, Witter, Woomer   +43 more
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Implementing Health‐Related Quality of Life Assessment in Pediatric Oncology: A Feasibility Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background There is growing interest in embedding health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) assessment and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) within clinical cancer care. This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of implementing an electronic PROM (ePROM) platform to measure HRQoL in children with cancer ...
Mikaela Doig, Sophie Jessop, Jordan R. Hansford, Hien Le, Matthew O'Connor, Peter Gorayski, Andrew Cunningham, Amanda Hutchinson, Victoria Bedford, Eva Bezak, Nayana Parange, Kelly Skelton, Timothy Price, Michala Short   +13 more
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Treatment Decision‐Making Roles and Preferences Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Decision‐making (DM) dynamics between adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer, parents, and oncologists remain underexplored in diverse populations. We examined cancer treatment DM preferences among an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse group of AYAs and their parents.
Amanda M. Gutierrez, Jill O. Robinson, Wendy A. Allen‐Rhoades, Hadley S. Smith, Isabel Canfield, Rebecca L. Hsu, Sarah R. Scollon, Lauren R. Desrosiers‐Battu, Nicole M. Schneider, Frank Y. Lin, Donald Williams Parsons, Sharon E. Plon, Mary A. Majumder, Janet Malek, Amy L. McGuire   +14 more
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Evolution of statistical analysis in empirical software engineering research: Current state and steps forward

, 2019
Software engineering research is evolving and papers are increasingly based on empirical data from a multitude of sources, using statistical tests to determine if and to what degree empirical evidence supports their hypotheses.
Feldt, Robert, Furia, Carlo A., Gren, Lucas, Huang, Ziwei, Neto, Francisco Gomes de Oliveira, Torkar, Richard   +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
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The Clinical Significance of Statistical Significance

The Oncologist, 2008
AbstractLearning ObjectivesAfter completing this course, the reader should be able to: Explain the difference between exploratory (hypothesis-generating) analyses and confirmatory (hypothesis-testing) analyses.Describe why a statistical test result (p-value) only expresses the likelihood that the result could have occurred by chance and does not prove ...
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Testing the statistical significance of sector & regional diversification [PDF]

, 2001
The question as to whether it is better to diversify a real estate portfolio within a property type across the regions or within a region across the property types is one of continuing interest for academics and practitioners alike.
Lee, Stephen
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