Determining a Bayesian predictive power stopping rule for futility in a non-inferiority trial with binary outcomes [PDF]
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2020 Background/Aims: Non-inferiority trials investigate whether a novel intervention, which typically has other benefits (i.e., cheaper or safer), has similar clinical effectiveness to currently available treatments. In situations where interim evidence in a
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Revisiting the stopping rule for hepatitis C genotype 1 patients treated with peginterferon plus ribavirin. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BackgroundThe current stopping rule for peginterferon/ribavirin therapy in hepatitis C virus genotype-1 (HCV-1) patients is based on an early virological response (EVR, defined as >2 log(10) viral reduction at treatment week 12).
Ming-Lung Yu +11 more
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Customizing Computerized Adaptive Test Stopping Rules for Clinical Settings Using the Negative Affect Subdomain of the NIH Toolbox Emotion Battery: Simulation Study [PDF]
JMIR Formative ResearchBackgroundPatient-reported outcome measures are crucial for informed medical decisions and evaluating treatments. However, they can be burdensome for patients and sometimes lack the reliability clinicians need for clear clinical interpretations.
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The goal is attainable: the effects of goal gradient and sub-goals on escalation of commitment in a new product evaluation [PDF]
Innovation & Management Review, 2021 Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate whether, in the context of making a go/no-go decision regarding a failing new product, the use of a stopping rule and/or a new decision-maker would reduce the escalation of commitment (EOC).
Beichen Liang
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Analyzing Stopping Behavior in Online Information Search Process from the Perspective of Information Foraging Theory [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Information Processing & Management, 2023 This study analyzes search stopping points and stopping rules used in the online information search process based on the concepts of Information Foraging Theory. The research method is a descriptive-analytical study.
Fereshte Ilani +2 more
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Axioms, 2022 Competitiveness motivates organizations to implement statistical approaches for improvement purposes. The literature offers a variety of quantitative methods intended to analyze and improve processes such as the design of experiments, steepest paths and ...
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Frontiers in Conservation Science, 2021 Familiarity with the landscape increases foraging efficiency and safety. Thus, when animals are confronted with a novel environment, either by natural dispersal or translocation, establishing a home range becomes a priority.
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Application of the professional maturity scale as a computerized adaptive testing
International Journal of Assessment Tools in Education, 2023 This study has two main purposes. Firstly, to compare the different item selection methods and stopping rules used in Computerized Adaptive Testing (CAT) applications with simulative data generated based on the item parameters of the Vocational Maturity ...
Süleyman Demir +2 more
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Towards monitored tomographic reconstruction: algorithm-dependence and convergence
Компьютерная оптика, 2023 The monitored tomographic reconstruction (MTR) with optimized photon flux technique is a pioneering method for X-ray computed tomography (XCT) that reduces the time for data acquisition and the radiation dose.
K.B. Bulatov +8 more
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When do stop-loss rules stop losses? [PDF]
Journal of Financial Markets, 2007 Stop-loss rules - predetermined policies that reduce a portfolio's exposure after reaching a certain threshold of cumulative losses - are commonly used by retail and institutional investors to manage the risks of their investments, but have also been viewed with some skepticism by critics who question their efficacy.
Kaminski, Kathryn M., Lo, Andrew W
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