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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Inverse probability-of-treatment weighting"”.
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Comparing Different Methods of Applying Propensity Score in Controlling Selection Bias for Studies of Prostate Cancer
… different therapies for prostate cancer because of the limitations on generalizability of randomized controlled trials. The major challenge for population-based studies using observational data is how to control for selection bias. The objective of this study was to compare the performance of …
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The impact of antiretroviral therapy on tuberculosis incidence
… Although HIV infection increases the likelihood of developing TB, evidence suggests that starting ART reduces the risk of TB incidence although not to the level of HIV negative people in the population. This study aims to determine the impact of ART on TB incidence in people living with HIV in …
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Postoperative outcomes associated with procedural sedation conducted by physician and non-physician anaesthesia providers: findings from the prospective, Observational African Surgical Outcomes Study (ASOS)
… surgeries available. There is a paucity of data on outcomes following procedural sedation for surgery in Africa. We investigated the postoperative outcomes following procedural sedation by non-physicians and physicians in Africa. We hypothesized that the level of training of the sedation …
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Ensemble Learning Methods for Educational Data Mining Applications
… learning environments by evaluating the success of and characterizing student subgroups that may benefit from such modalities. We develop an ensemble learning approach to perform these analytics tasks with specific focus on estimating individualized treatment effects (ITE). ITE are a measure from …
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The Economics of Adolescents' Time Allocation: Evidence from the Young Agent Project in Brazil
What are the socioeconomic implications of the time allocation decisions made by low-income adolescents? The way adolescents allocate their time between schooling, labor and leisure has important implications for their education attainment, college aspirations, job opportunities and future …
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Three Essays on Executive Incentive Pay and Causal Inference in Corporate Finance
<p>Determinants of CEO Compensation and Firm Performance — A Survey</p> <p>Reviewing a large set of literature on CEO compensation and firm performance, I find the following. First, institutional and macro-level factors tend to take the first order importance in determining CEO compensation and …
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Αξιολόγηση της αποτελεσματικότητας και ασφάλειας των βιο-ομοειδών της ριτουξιμάμπης σε ασθενείς με ρευματικά νοσήματα
… Η συγκριτική αποτελεσματικότητα εκτιμήθηκε με inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) βάσει propensity score, προκειμένου να υπολογιστούν σταθμισμένα ποσοστά ανταπόκρισης και λόγοι κινδύνου. Οι εκβάσεις ασφάλειας περιλάμβαναν σοβαρές λοιμώξεις, θανάτους, κακοήθειες και σοβαρές …
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CUMULATIVE ANTICHOLINERGIC BURDEN AND ASSOCIATED OUTCOMES AMONG OLDER ADULTS WITH ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
Objectives: The objectives of this research were to (1) Evaluate the prevalence and predictors of cumulative anticholinergic burden among older adults with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) initiating Cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs); (2) Assess the risk of delirium associated with cumulative …
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Comparative Effectiveness of Methotrexate-Based Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Combinations for Rheumatoid Arthritis
… (MTX); [2] to compare the effectiveness of MTX-based disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) combinations, including csDMARDs plus MTX, TNFi plus MTX, non-TNFi biologics plus MTX or tsDMARDs plus MTX in RA; [3] to examine the risk of cardiovascular (CV) events associated with …