Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is diagnosed based upon medical history, neuropsychiatric
examination, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, extensive laboratory analyses and cerebral …

This study examined a theoretical model hypothesizing that reading strategies mediate the
effects of intrinsic reading motivation, reading fluency, and vocabulary knowledge on reading …

Promising methods of reading instruction for elementary school students incorporate peer-assisted
learning routines and reading strategies. In addition, models of reading …

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to investigate plaque levels following sonic-powered
and manual toothbrushing in subjects with dental implants. Materials and methods: This …

Parallel analysis (PA) is regarded as one of the most accurate methods to determine the
number of factors underlying a set of variables. Commonly, PA is performed on the basis of the …

Questionnaires with uniform-ordered categorical response formats are widely applied in
psychology. Muraki proposed a modified graded response model accounting for the items’ …

OBJECTIVE: Retrospective analyses suggest that the treatment with beta blocker improves
survival in patients with breast cancer and melanoma. The aim of this study was to …

Background Graves’ disease is an independent risk factor for transient postoperative
hypoparathyroidism. Besides the disease itself, preparation techniques are influential. Transient …

Performance ratings have been shown to be susceptible to various biases. Two of the most
influential biases are assimilation and contrast effects. They denote that ratings are biased …

Mechanical (statistical) predictions have proven to be useful in personnel selection. However,
such predictions require the use of an algorithm to aggregate different predictor scores. …