The devices, experimental scaffolds, and biomaterials ontology (DEB): a tool for mapping, annotation, and analysis of biomaterials' data [PDF]
, 2020 The size and complexity of the biomaterials literature makes systematic data analysis an excruciating manual task. A practical solution is creating databases and information resources.
Blei D. M. +15 more
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Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry, 2019 Objective: The Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) is widely used to assess depression severity. The Structured Interview Guide for the MADRS (SIGMA) was created to standardize MADRS assessment.
Fernando Fernandes +5 more
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State of the art review : language testing and assessment (part two). [PDF]
, 2002 In Part 1 of this two-part review article (Alderson & Banerjee, 2001), we first addressed issues of washback, ethics, politics and standards. After a discussion of trends in testing on a national level and in testing for specific purposes, we surveyed ...
Alderson, J. Charles, Banerjee, Jayanti
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Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the COVID-19 Phobia Scale
Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, 2022 Background and Objectives: It is predicted that the negative effects of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic will continue. These negative effects are not limited to psychological problems.
Nader Hajloo +3 more
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External validation of cut-off points for foveal thickness taking into account the intraretinal fluid using optical coherence tomography to diagnose diabetic macular oedema [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 Background In late 2015, cut-off points were published for foveal thickness to diagnose diabetic macular oedema taking into account the presence of intraretinal fluid using optical coherence tomography (OCT) in primary care patients (90 µm in the ...
Carmen Hernández-Martínez +6 more
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How good are my search strings? Reflections on using an existing review as a quasi-gold standard [PDF]
e-Informatica Software Engineering Journal, 2022 Background: Systematic literature studies (SLS) have become a core research methodology in Evidence-based Software Engineering (EBSE). Search completeness, i.e., finding all relevant papers on the topic of interest, has been recognized as one of the most
Huynh Khanh Vi Tran +3 more
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Complex Politics: A Quantitative Semantic and Topological Analysis of UK House of Commons Debates [PDF]
, 2015 This study is a first, exploratory attempt to use quantitative semantics techniques and topological analysis to analyze systemic patterns arising in a complex political system.
Battiston, Federico +10 more
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Excellence in clinical laboratories: the standard ISO 15189:2007
Microbiologia Medica, 2010 I laboratori clinici operano in stretto contatto con i pazienti e collaborano direttamente alla loro cura, in modo corresponsabile con i medici e i reparti ospedalieri.
Antonio Scipioni +3 more
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The Clinical Respiratory Journal, 2023 Introduction Patients undergoing major cardiothoracic or abdominal surgery are at increased risk of developing post‐operative pulmonary complications (PPC), but respiratory physiotherapy can prevent PPC.
Sofie Langbo Salling +4 more
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Design and validation of a questionnaire to measure research skills: experience with engineering students [PDF]
, 2016 Universities in Latin American countries are undergoing major changes in its institutional and academic settings. One strategy for continuous improvement of teaching and learning process is the incorporation of methods and teaching aids seeking to ...
Cobos Alvarado, Fabián +2 more
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