abstract this study scrutinized the interaction between linguistic and strategic variables in reading comprehension test performance of iranian efl learners. to this end, the interaction among the participants’ reading comprehension test performance, use of test-taking strategies, and level of language proficiency was analyzed. the participants comprised 286 students who answered a reading comp...

BACKGROUND Allograft dysfunction is a common finding early after heart transplant (HT). We sought to assess the recovery of left (LV) and right ventricular (RV) function during the first year after HT in children and young adults using pulsed-wave tissue Doppler imaging. METHODS AND RESULTS We analyzed serially performed echocardiography in 44 pediatric HT recipients (median age: 7.3 years at...

The scores of distance-based outlier detection methods are difficult to interpret, and it is challenging determine a suitable cut-off threshold between normal data points without additional context. We describe generic transformation into interpretable, probabilistic estimates. ranking-stable increases the contrast points. Determining distance relationships necessary identify nearest-neighbor i...