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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"matched pair"”.
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Evaluating small business performance : a matched pair analysis of African Caribbean owned businesses in the UK
… (WAOBs), by using a triangulation of methods and matched pair analysis. Every ACOB was matched along firm specific characteristics of age, size, legal form and industry (sector), with similar WAOBs. Findings show support for the hypothesis that ACOBs are more likely to perform less than the WAOBs; …
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Der Einfluss einer LBS-Tenodese auf Ergebnis einer Rotatorenmanschettenrekonstruktion : eine Matched-Pair-Analyse von Patienten mit bzw. ohne LBS-Tenodese
… fünf Gruppen eingeteilt. Für jede Gruppe wurden Matched-Pairs gebildet. Hierzu wurden Patienten gleicher Defektlokalisation und Rotatorenmanschettenrekonstruktion, jedoch ohne Versorgung mit einer LBS-Tenodese ausgewählt, die in Alter und Geschlecht den Patienten „mit Tenodese“ entsprachen. Mit …
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Klinische und radiologische Ergebnisse nach Behandlung fokaler Knorpelschäden mittels Minced-Cartilage-Technik
… Minced-Cartilage-Technik. Zudem erfolgte eine Matched-Pair Analyse mit klinischen Ergebnissen nach Behandlung mittels AMIC. Die Resultate nach Minced Cartilage sind moderat und in der Untersuchung dem AMIC-Verfahren nicht überlegen.
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Untersuchung zum Einfluss der Seitenwahl auf das postoperative Ergebnis bei der unilateralen Cochlea-Implantation
… groups of cochlear implantees are selected and matched based on clinical parameters. Group 1 is implanted on the better ear and group 2 on the worse ear. Setting: Cochlear implant program of the university hospital RWTH Aachen. Patients: 139 cochlear implant patients operated between 1986 and …
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The many dimensions of competitive balance and the attendance of major league baseball
… is used for empirical evaluation purpose. The matched pair of teams is used as the basic research object in this study, and the growth model is applied to analyze the relationship between game attendances and the proposed measures of Competitive Balance. Research confirmed that Competitive …
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Iterative computation of camera paths in an image based rendering application
… the ordered set of images. These images are then matched pair-wise sequentially and correspondences are computed. An initial geometric path is found after by applying a bundle adjustment algorithm on these correspondences. Distances between cameras are computed from this initial estimation. The …
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Impact of financial risk on U.S. apparel buyers' need for information sources and information on product characteristics and vendor reputation
… for information types. Data were analyzed using matched pair t-tests, analysis of variance with post-hoc tests, multiple regression, and Pearson product moment correlations. Matched pair t-tests showed that the respondents’ importance ratings for the information sources, product characteristics, …
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Obesity and outcomes of bariatric surgery: A focus on patients with postoperative substance use disorders
… used a quasi- experimental, non- equivalent, matched pair between subjects group design to compare these outcomes in post-RYGB patients in inpatient treatment for SUDs with post-RYGB patients who reported no significant post-surgical substance-related problems. Participants were matched on …
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The Effects of Freezing on the Mechanical Properties of Articular Cartilage
… tissue. This paper addresses this concern with matched pair testing of various low temperature storage techniques against fresh control groups. Controlled mechanical indention tests were performed on bovine articular cartilage-on-bone specimens to compare stiffness, peak stress, and loading …
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Information dissemination and corporate bankruptcies
… debtors’ Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings. Using matched pair fixed effect panel regressions, I find that creditors experience a short-term reduction in stock liquidity after their debtors declare bankruptcy. This is evidenced by an increase in the pairwise differences in the relative effective …
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Dancing with the stars : the value of design in real estate development
… and compare it to non-awarded design, I employ a matched-pair analysis. I find 846 building transactions with 89 awarded design transactions that are matched geographically to 757 non-awarded design transactions within a quarter mile radius over the 2000 to 2017 period. The results of the …
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Mechanismen der Restenosierung nach koronarer Stentimplantation : ein Paargruppenvergleich zwischen Diabetikern und Nicht-Diabetikern
… in diabetic and non-diabetic patients using a matched-pair analysis. A total of 133 diabetic patients with 192 coronary lesions were included into this analysis. From a database of 993 non-diabetic patients, a group of 192 lesions in 182 non-diabetic patients were matched in a pairwise fashion …
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The local innovation system of the oil and gas industry in the North Sea : the application of patent data in the study of innovation systems
… gain insight into this question, we selected a matched pair of city-regions, each of which is an important center of the oil and gas industry in the North Sea province: Aberdeen in Scotland and Stavanger in Norway. By studying the similarities and differences between the local innovation systems …
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Managing global software development teams : technology and policy proposals for knowledge sharing
… in-depth case study at IBM, with the focus on a matched pair of software teams, which were studied for a period of one year. Both software teams were identical in aspects such as product scope, team size and domain; however, they differed in the key aspect that one team's members all work on the …
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The Effect of Repeated Reading with Middle School Students with Visual Impairments
… of middle school students with visual impairments. Using a matched subject research design, two pairs of students were matched on the following variables: reading level, reading medium and the presence or absence of additional disabilities. One student from each matched pair was randomly …
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The Effects of Extraocular Muscles on Eye Biomechanics
… response of the human eye in situ. Three matched pairs of human eyes were displaced in 5 mm increments using a large flat cylindrical indenter to a maximum displacement of 30 mm. The loading was similar to what is experienced during a blunt impact, which is believed to cause the most …
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Die Bedeutung des Vitamin D-Haushaltes in der Entwicklung von periprothetischen Infektionen nach totaler Hüft- und Knieendoprothese
… Material und Methode: In dieser prospektiven matched-pair-Analyse wurden die Patienten mit PPI am Hüft- oder Kniegelenk in die Studiengruppe (SG) (n=80) eingeschlossen. Die Kontrollgruppen (CG) setzten sich aus Patienten mit primärer Endoprothese (CG 1) (n=80) und Patienten, welche sich einer …
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Cbct evaluation of condylar changes in children with unilateral posterior crossbites with a functional shift
… ANOVA was used to compare different groups and matched pair was used to compare differences within the same patient. Pairwise correlation was used to determine reliability. Results: The dentoalveolar measurements concluded our crossbite group had a maxillomandibular difference of -8.22mm +/- …
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An Analysis of the Relationship Between Newly Constructed or Renovated Ohio High Schools and Measurable Student Data Indicators
… for 2011. The data was analyzed by group using a matched-pair t-test to determine if significant changes occurred during the time of the study. </p> <p> Analysis of the data indicated that significant changes occurred for multiple indicators for both the sample group and the control group. Newly …
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