Reference point indentation (RPI) was developed as a novel method to assess mechanical properties of bone in vivo, yet it remains unclear what aspects of bone dictate changes/differences in RPI-based parameters. The main RPI parameter, indentation distance increase (IDI), has been proposed to be inversely related to the ability of bone to form/tolerate damage. The goal of this work was to explo...

The integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) index is a popular tool for evaluating the capacity of a marker to predict a binary outcome of interest. Recent reports have proposed that the IDI is more sensitive than other metrics for identifying useful predictive markers. In this article, the authors use simulated data sets and theoretical analysis to investigate the statistical properties of...

The fixed part of the electrocommunication signal, the electric organ discharge (EOD) waveform, is well differentiated in the two vicariant dwarf stonebasher species, Pollimyrus castelnaui and P. marianne. However, differentiation regarding the variable, situation-dependent part, i.e., inter-discharge interval (IDI) patterns, has never been studied in a pair of sibling species of mormyrid fish....

The integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) index is a popular tool for evaluating the capacity of a marker to predict a binary outcome of interest. Recent reports have proposed that the IDI is more sensitive than other metrics for identifying useful predictive markers. In this article, the authors use simulated data sets and theoretical analysis to investigate the statistical properties of...

Eight Enterobacteriaceae strains that produce zeaxanthin and derivatives of this compound were isolated from a variety of environmental samples. Phylogenetic analysis showed that these strains grouped with different clusters of Erwinia type strains. Four strains representing the phylogenetic diversity were chosen for further characterization, which revealed their genetic diversity as well as th...

Amaç: Bu çalışmada Ivor Lewis (transtorasik) tipi özofajektomide anastomoz kaçağını önlemede pediküllü omental flep kullanımının etkinliği araştırıldı. Ça­lış­ma­ pla­nı:­ Ocak 2000 ve Aralık 2007 tarihleri arasında Atatürk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Hastanesi Göğüs Cerrahisi Kliniği’nde özofagus kanseri nedeniyle Ivor Lewis tipi özofajektomi ve özofagogastrik anastomoz uygulanan 132 hastanın (...

This paper will share the results of research assessing the outcomes of teaching toward an ethnorelative worldview through psychology study abroad. Action research assessing the efficacy of intercultural pedagogy integrating psychology and the Developmental Model of Intercultural Sensitivity (DMIS, Bennett,1986) using the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI, Hammer & Bennett, 1998, 2002) w...

1Human Neurotransmitters Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC 8008, Australia 2Nucleus Network Ltd., Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, VIC 8008, Australia 3Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90073, USA 4Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science...