Measuring and testing the dependency between multiple random functions is often an important task in functional data analysis. In literature, a model-based method relies on model which subject to risk of misspecification, while model-free only provides correlation measure inadequate test independence. this paper, we adopt Hilbert–Schmidt Independence Criterion (HSIC) two functions. We develop t...

OBJECTIVE Older adults are at higher risk for developing chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, or arthritis. Despite the aging process, maintaining independence is a major goal for older adults. Functional fitness has been found to be predictive of one's ability to perform necessary everyday activities needed to maintain independence. We conducted functional fitness assessments wi...

OBJECTIVE To analyse the association of team sports practice and physical and psychological factors with sexual adjustment in men with paraplegia. More specifically, we aimed to compare athletes and non-athletes regarding sexual adjustment, resilience, body and sexual self-esteem, and functional independence. DESIGN Cross-sectional study with a paired design. PARTICIPANTS The study included...

Objective: The left hemisphere is supposed to be dominant for motor control and the right hemisphere dominant for spatial orientation. This study aimed to test the hypothesis that left-side lesions cause greater impairment of voluntary movement, while right-side lesions cause loss of spatial attention loss and postural control. Individuals with left-side lesions were compared with individuals w...

BACKGROUND Subsequent to a pooled analysis of 2 trials, several more studies have been published assessing the benefit of MLC601 in stroke patients. Hence, it is timely to conduct an updated meta-analysis to frame the interpretation of the results of an ongoing large multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review of the efficacy of M...

AIMS This study aimed to determine the predictive factors for functional recovery and home discharge in stroke patients receiving in-hospital rehabilitation. METHODS This study included a consecutive series of 174 stroke patients (average age 73.0 ± 10.8) admitted to the convalescent rehabilitation ward at Azumino Red Cross Hospital in Japan after acute rehabilitation. The main outcome measur...

We discuss the effects of non-independence on region of interest (ROI) analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging data, which has recently been raised in a prominent article by Vul et al. We outline the problem of non-independence, and use a previously published dataset to examine the effects of non-independence. These analyses show that very strong correlations (exceeding 0.8) can occur...

We investigate parameter priors for discrete DAG models. It was shown in previous works that a Dirichlet prior on the parameters of a discrete DAG model is inevitable assuming global and local parameter independence for all possible complete DAG structures. A similar result for Gaussian DAG models hinted that the assumption of local independence may be redundant. Herein, we prove that the local...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is the most fatal and disabling stroke subtype. Widely used tools for prediction of mortality are fundamentally limited in that they do not account for effects of withdrawal of care and are not designed to predict functional recovery. We developed an acute clinical score to predict likelihood of functional independence. METHODS We prospect...