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Theory and rationale of interpretable all-in-one pattern discovery and disentanglement system
In machine learning (ML), association patterns in the data, paths in decision trees, and weights between layers of the neural network are often...
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Assessing the interchangeability of linked scores in multivariable statistical analyses
PurposeUsing the lens of classical test theory, we examine a linkage’s generalizability with respect to use in multivariable analyses, including...
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Comparison of unweighted and item response theory-based weighted sum scoring for the Nine-Questions Depression-Rating Scale in the Northern Thai Dialect
BackgroundThe Nine-Questions Depression-Rating Scale (9Q) has been developed as an alternative assessment tool for assessing the severity of...
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Development and validation of the patient-reported outcome scale for chronic kidney disease
PurposeThe patient-reported outcomes (PROs) measuring patient’s experience and perception of disease are important components of approach to care....
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Evaluating the impact of calibration of patient-reported outcomes measures on results from randomized clinical trials: a simulation study based on Rasch measurement theory
BackgroundMeaningfully interpreting patient-reported outcomes (PRO) results from randomized clinical trials requires that the PRO scores obtained in...
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The relationship between ambulance team’s professional commitment, occupational anxiety, and resilience levels
BackgroundIndividuals who have the ability to bounce back from stressful events, to recover from their troubles and adverse environmental conditions...
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COVID-19 Fear Among Pakistanis: Psychometric Evaluation of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale Using Item Response Theory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis
The Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) assesses the fear of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and has been translated and validated into...
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Branchial cleft anomalies: hybrid “Branchial Inclusion” theory
PurposeBranchial cleft anomalies (BCAs) are developmental malformations of the head and neck region. Their histogenesis has been the subject of...
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An Explainable MRI-Radiomic Quantum Neural Network to Differentiate Between Large Brain Metastases and High-Grade Glioma Using Quantum Annealing for Feature Selection
Solitary large brain metastases (LBM) and high-grade gliomas (HGG) are sometimes hard to differentiate on MRI. The management differs significantly...
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Medical image diagnosis based on adaptive Hybrid Quantum CNN
Hybrid quantum systems have shown promise in image classification by combining the strengths of both classical and quantum algorithms. These systems...
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False-positive fecal immunochemical test results in colorectal cancer screening and gastrointestinal drug use
PurposeThe study aimed to determine the influence of drug treatments (proton pump inhibitors [PPIs] combined with other drugs) on the false-positive...
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Development and evaluation of short-form version of the Constitution in Chinese Medicine Questionnaire: study a new and best brief instrument of Chinese medicine for health management
BackgroundMore efficient instruments for body constitution identification are needed for clinical practice. We aimed to develop the short-form...
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Neonatal hyperinsulinism in transient and classical forms of tyrosinemia
BackgroundThe spectrum of disorders associated with hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia (HHI) has vastly increased over the past 20 years with...
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The KIDSCREEN-27 scale: translation and validation study of the Slovenian version
BackgroundThere are many methods available for measuring social support and quality of life (QoL) of adolescents, of these, the KIDSCREEN tools are...
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Supporting routine cognitive reactivity assessment during the perinatal period: psychometric testing of the Chinese version of the Leiden Index of Depression Sensitivity
BackgroundIt is critical to find optimal forms to identify perinatal depression (PND) and its vulnerable factors and make them more applicable to...
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Traditional Chinese medicine in the era of immune checkpoint inhibitor: theory, development, and future directions
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer management and have been widely applied; however, they still have some limitations in...
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Psychometric evaluation of a short-form version of the Swedish “Attitudes to and Knowledge of Oral Health” questionnaire
BackgroundHealthcare professionals’ attitudes to and knowledge of oral health are fundamental to providing good oral health care to older adults. One...
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Short version of the Inventory of Parental Representations, a self-report for attachment assessment among adolescents
BackgroundThe Inventory of Parental Representations (IPR), a self-administered questionnaire, was developed primarily to identify styles of...
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Measuring needs-based quality of life and self-perceived health inequity in patients with multimorbidity: investigating psychometric measurement properties of the MultiMorbidity Questionnaire (MMQ) using primarily Rasch models
BackgroundMultimorbidity is a burden for the individual and to the healthcare sector worldwide, leading to a rising number of intervention studies...
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Incremental Model Fit Assessment in the Case of Categorical Data: Tucker–Lewis Index for Item Response Theory Modeling
The Tucker–Lewis index (TLI; Tucker & Lewis,
1973 ), also known as the non-normed fit index (NNFI; Bentler & Bonett,1980 ), is one of the numerous...