The Affymetrix GeneChip Exon Array can be used to detect alternative splice variants. Microarray Detection of Alternative Splicing (MIDAS) and Partek(®) Genomics Suite (Partek(®) GS) are among the most popular analytical methods used to analyze exon array data. While both methods utilize statistical significance for testing, MIDAS and Partek(®) GS could produce somewhat different results due to...

BACKGROUND The Migraine Disability Assessment (MIDAS) is a brief questionnaire and measures headache-related disability. This study aimed to translate and cross-culturally adapt the original English version of the MIDAS to German and to test its reliability. METHODS The standardized translation process followed international guidelines. The pre-final version was tested for clarity and compreh...

MIDAS (MunIch Parallel DAtabase System) is a parallel relational database system. It is well suited to serve as a platform for the exploration of various strategies in order to parallelize a rela-tional database system. This short paper depicts how the abstract architecture of MIDAS looks like. A detailed description shows the implementation of a MIDAS prototype on a network of UNIX workstation...

CONTEXT MIDAS was developed as a fast and efficient method for identification of migraine in need of medical evaluation and treatment. It was necessary to translate MIDAS, originally written in English, so as to apply it in Brazil and make it usable by individuals from a variety of social-economic-cultural backgrounds. OBJECTIVE To translate and to apply MIDAS in Brazil. SETTING Assessment ...

This article addresses the procedures to validate the Arabic version of Multiple Intelligence Development Assessment Scale (MIDAS). The content validity was examined based on the experts’ judgments on the MIDAS’s items in the Arabic version. The content of eleven items in the Arabic version of MIDAS was modified to match the Arabic context. Then a translation from original English version of MI...