a meta analysis of u s models

Ngày tải lên: 23/02/2014, 04:20

Ngày tải lên: 23/02/2014, 15:20

... outcomes META- ANALYSIS Rationale Meta- analysis is a quantitative method that synthesizes the results of a particular group of studies Researchers gather all available studies on a topic and then combine ... (one strong, one weak), validate the different strengths of fear appeals through manipulation checks (items that assess fear arousal; to be a successful manipulation, these fear arousal items must ... values for each of the cells of the studies is available from the authors upon request.) The next step was to conduct a standard × analysis of variance The analysis indicated a significant main...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 22:21

... and a systematic review World J Surg Oncol 2010, 8:55 Imamura H, Matsuyama Y, Tanaka E, Ohkubo T, Hasegawa K, Miyagawa S, Sugawara Y, Minagawa M, Takayama T, Kawasaki S, Makuuchi M: Risk factors ... 23 Yamanaka N, Takada M, Tanaka T, Yamanaka J, Yasui C, Ando T, Maeda S, Matsushita K, Okamoto E: Viral serostatus and coexisting inflammatory activity affect metachronous carcinogenesis after ... extraction of data, assisted in the critical appraisal of included studies and assisted in writing up YZ, ZZ, and BL carried out the statistical analysis of studies All authors read and approved...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 02:21

... (ipsilateral/ contralateral breast), invasive breast cancer ipsilateral, contralateral breast, distant metastasis and death rates Search strategy for identification of studies Medline and manual searches ... distant metastasis, brain metastases or contralateral breast cancer recurrence were collected Mortality was defined as death from any cause, ipsilateral recurrence was defined as recurrence of ... two of the Page of 12 (page number not for citation purposes) Radiation Oncology 2007, 2:28 authors (V-GA and E-JS) Study suitable was assessed using QUOROM criteria [20] Each study was evaluated...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:21

... malignancies), and a 95% CI was determined assuming that the frequency of observed cases followed a Poisson distribution For the meta- analysis, summary estimates and 95% CIs were calculated based ... USA) SS has been reimbursed less than $10,000 by Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and sanofiaventis (Paris, France) for honoraria and Scientific Advisory Board Meetings TAS is an employee of Bristol-Myers ... risk or adjust for other risk factors that may contribute to the observed increases or decreases in risks, as these data were not readily available in the individual studies This is especially...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:23

... geographical limitations may exist (inhabitants of small and isolated mountain villages would have more difficulty accessing large hospitals) In this sense, the results of our study could be useful ... great variety of outcomes and questionnaires used to assess the patients, we have summarised the results of the most frequently used in the studies revised: global function, pain and FIQ The quality ... out a systematic review and meta- analysis of all randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments that are available in standard primary care settings and...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:23

... the Laplacian integration was used However, because the amount of information available to estimate a rather small sire variance was drastically reduced, it was not always possible to obtain a well-defined ... généraux avec stratification et/ou covariables dépendantes du temps L’influence du taux de censure et de la structure des données est aussi illustrée analyse variance de données de survie / modèles ... de survie mixtes, aussi appel s modèles de fragilité Pour l’estimation des paramètres T de la distribution des termes aléatoires, une analyse bayésienné est proposée Les inférences statistiques...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 18:22

... Polyzos A, Papakotoulas P, Fountzilas G, Potamianou A, Ziras N, Boukovinas J, Varthalitis J, Androulakis N, Kotsakis A, Samonis G, Georgoulias V: A multicenter phase III trial comparing irinotecan-gemcitabine ... be as efficacious as continuous-infusion 5-FU Capecitabine appears to be a reasonable substitute for infused 5-FU/LV in combination regimens or as monotherapy, with the added advantage of reducing ... frequent events were analyzed In order to optimize our assessment of response, we used trials that included patients with measurable or assessable diseases and that were analyzed predominantly according...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:23

... Materials and Methods Data source The databases of PubMed, Wanfang Data, as well as American Society of Hematology (ASH) and American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting abstracts ... kinds of leukemia were also excluded A total of 35 clinical studies were eligible for inclusion and were used for final metaanalysis (Figure 1) Characteristics of studies included in the meta- analysis ... studies had 50 or more subjects) Although all the studies used similar CAG regimens, the dosage of aclarubicin was variable Due to the small sample sizes and ambiguity in reporting the AML status...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:23

... initial AAA diameters Univariate analyses were performed to calculate associations between putative risk factors and subsequent clinical outcomes for different subgroups on the basis of the available ... years 90 to 99 years Unspecified Comorbidities Diabetes Smoking Hypertension Hypercholesterolaemia Cardiac status Obesity Stroke Pulmonary status Renal status Other* Peripheral vascular disease ... and patient selection The aim of this study is to provide more insight into determinants of prognosis after EVAR by unique means: a meta- analysis of case reports Data sources and study selection...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 21:22

... bronchiectasis are P aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Haemophilus influenzae, and Streptococcus pneumoniae It has also been shown that an increase of P aeruginosa local density in the respiratory tract ... 'Meta- analyst' software (Joseph Lau, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA) and the S- Plus 6.1 statistical software (Insightful Corp., Seattle, WA, USA) Pooled odds ratios (ORs) ... the respiratory tract by bacteria resistant to polymyxins, such as S aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci, Enterococcus spp., flavobacteria, Serratia spp., Proteus spp as well as Candida spp.,...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... baseline and at least one post-baseline measurement For continuous efficacy variables, treatment difference within each age group was assessed by analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) with terms for baseline, ... root of the mean-squared error In addition, consistency of treatment effect between age groups for continuous measures was assessed using an ANCOVA Page of (page number not for citation purposes) ... Company References List of abbreviations ADHD: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; ADHDRS: ADHD Rating Scale-IV; AE: adverse event; ANCOVA: analysis of covariance; ANOVA: analysis of variance;...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 18:21

... discuss hyperoncotic acute renal failure This meta- analysis raises doubt that such a concept can satisfactorily account for AKI in patients receiving colloids Conclusions Currently available randomized ... inclusion in the meta- analysis All authors read and approved the final manuscript Authors information CJW and MJ were co-authors of a recent meta- analysis on hypoalbuminemia and acute kidney injury ... increased intracranial pressure were treated with intravenous sucrose solutions [48] Dextran, another colloid composed of glucose units, has also been associated with osmotic nephrosis [1], as have...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 21:21

... first evaluated through subgroup analysis, allowing the combination of comparable estimates Furthermore, an advantage of our analysis was that the definitions of outcome measures were clearly ... trials and additional African and Latin American studies of H2RA and sucralfate are warranted and may have a positive impact on overall estimates 10 Abbreviations APACHE II: Acute Physiology and ... time of intubation All available trials were aggregated to evaluate the effect of H RA and sucralfate on ICU mortality In Figure Publication bias of the meta- analysis Publication bias for the outcome...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 21:21

... individually to see if the preliminary assumption that equals to or max price is reasonable Specification shows that Pmax is significant but Pmin is insignificant It illustrates that the assumptions ... descriptive statistics of the main variables used in the regressions of the 81 experiments included in the Meta Analysis Market size reflects the number of players in the same market “Sellers” and “Stranger” ... The Quarterly Journal of Economics 119(3): 861-98 Cournot, A A., 1838 Mémoire sur les applications du calcul des chances la statistique judiciaire Journal des mathématiques pures et appliquées 12(3):...

Ngày tải lên: 16/10/2015, 11:59

... presumptively eligible EITE industries Based on these considerations, the USDA analysis assumes HR 2454 imposes no uncompensated costs on nitrogen fertilizer manufacturers related to increases ... farmers and ranchers to receive payments for carbon offsets EPA s analysis indicates that in 2020 agricultural lands would supply 70 million tons of CO2e offsets through changes in tillage practices, ... rising to $20 billion per year in 2050 It s important to note that EPA s analysis includes revenue generated from forest management offsets while USDA s does not USDA s analysis strongly suggests...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 01:20

... emissions associated with land use change, such as timber harvest due to fiber acquisition Additional basic scientific research is needed to make an accurate comparison of these emissions across ... chain Cleaner energy sources like grid electricity, biomass, and natural gas displace the use of coal The U. S plants still use coal as an important energy source, but natural gas is used more often ... biomass sources are identified and purchased to supplement the use of fossil fuels In all pulp mills and integrated pulp/paper mills, the biomass source includes residuals from production Wood scraps...

Ngày tải lên: 24/03/2014, 05:20

... major NRSRO The underlying credit exposures of eligible ABS initially must be auto loans, student loans, credit card loans, or small business loans guaranteed by the U. S Small Business Administration ... country regulates banks, but what is a bank? A bank is defined legally as a firm that makes commercial and industrial (i.e., business) loans, accepts demand deposits, and offers deposits insured ... at Auburn University His research focuses on financial institutions and capital markets, both domestic and global, with special emphasis on regulatory issues He recently served as leader of an...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 07:20

... must have the same structural function as 11 what it substitutes Substitution is classified into three types: nominal, verbal and clausal substitution - Nominal substitution: functions as Head ... discourses, it is necessary to understand contrastive analysis According to James (1980), the history of contrastive analysis (CA) starts with Lado s Linguistics across cultures (1957) In his ... the assumption that languages can be compared” He considered CA as inter-language study and applied linguistics In short, contrastive analysis is the systematic study of a pair of languages to...

Ngày tải lên: 25/12/2015, 17:17