In this article,we introduce a flexible model-free approach to sufficient dimension reduction analysis using the expectation of conditional difference *** any strict conditions,such as linearity condition or constant ...
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In this article,we introduce a flexible model-free approach to sufficient dimension reduction analysis using the expectation of conditional difference *** any strict conditions,such as linearity condition or constant covariance condition,the method estimates the central subspace exhaustively and efficiently under linear or nonlinear relationships between response and *** method is especially meaningful when the response is *** also studiedthe√n-consistency and asymptotic normality of the *** efficacy of our method is demonstrated through both simulations and a real data analysis.
For the generalized biased coin class of randomization procedures, Smythe (1988) proved asymptotic normality of the conditional linear rank test. Clinical trialists often undertake interim analysis to determine whethe...
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For the generalized biased coin class of randomization procedures, Smythe (1988) proved asymptotic normality of the conditional linear rank test. Clinical trialists often undertake interim analysis to determine whether to stop the trial early for a substantial treatment effect. In this article, we will set up one interim analysis using a conditional randomization test. The joint asymptotic distribution of the interim test statistic and the final test statistic will be explored. We also define the concept of conditional information under a randomization model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
In high-content screening (HCS) assay, the cell images in each well of multi-well plates are captured and multiple cell features (i.e., cell counts, size, shape, intensity,texture, overlap of colors) are extracted fro...
In high-content screening (HCS) assay, the cell images in each well of multi-well plates are captured and multiple cell features (i.e., cell counts, size, shape, intensity,texture, overlap of colors) are extracted from *** high-dimensional features/parameters provide more representatives of biological models that allow phenotype definition and pathway analysis for both compound and target screenings,and for analysis of mechanisms of actions,
The US FDA’s Project Optimus initiative that emphasizes dose optimization prior to marketing approval represents a pivotal shift in oncology drug development. It has a ripple effect for rethinking what changes may be...
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In clinical trials, drug effect is measured by a difference between subjects who are treated by experimental drug against placebo-treated subjects. In case of binary data, with observing YES/NO on each subject in cert...
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In clinical trials, drug effect is measured by a difference between subjects who are treated by experimental drug against placebo-treated subjects. In case of binary data, with observing YES/NO on each subject in certain period of time, it is the proportion of subjects who respond in treatment group minus the proportion of responders in placebo group (for example, 50% vs. 30%). However, a greater difference was proposed by Rihmer et al. (2011) [1] with their supporting arguments, in that antidepressant response and placebo response had different mechanisms and there were equal chances for antidepressant responder to be responding to placebo and not responding to placebo at all. Therefore, the authors proposed 50% - 30% * 50% when the response rate in the treatment group and the placebo group are 50% and 30% respectively, resulting in higher drug-placebo difference than traditional understanding of 50% - 30%. In this article, we tried to explain why the authors misunderstood the drug-placebo concept for evaluating drug superiority, their misunderstanding of assumptions of traditional calculation, as well as their wrong reasoning on their proposed approach. All in all, we conclude the traditional approach of 50% - 30% is the right way of evaluating drug-placebo difference and the possible methods to control impact of placebo effect are briefly discussed at the end of this article.
For the generalized biased coin class of randomization procedures, Smythe (1988) proved asymptotic normality of the conditional linear rank test. Clinical trialists often undertake interim analysis to determine whethe...
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For the generalized biased coin class of randomization procedures, Smythe (1988) proved asymptotic normality of the conditional linear rank test. Clinical trialists often undertake interim analysis to determine whether to stop the trial early for a substantial treatment effect. In this article, we will set up one interim analysis using a conditional randomization test. The joint asymptotic distribution of the interim test statistic and the final test statistic will be explored. We also define the concept of conditional information under a randomization model.
In 1921, when he was 39 years of age, Franklin Delano Roosevelt contracted an illness characterized by: fever;protracted symmetric, ascending paralysis;facial paralysis;bladder and bowel dysfunction;numbness;and dysae...
Effects of many medical procedures appear after a time lag, when a significant change occurs in subjects’ failure rate. This paper focuses on the detection and estimation of such changes which is important for the ev...
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Effects of many medical procedures appear after a time lag, when a significant change occurs in subjects’ failure rate. This paper focuses on the detection and estimation of such changes which is important for the evaluation and comparison of treatments and prediction of their effects. Unlike the classical change-point model, measurements may still be identically distributed, and the change point is a parameter of their common survival function. Some of the classical change-point detection techniques can still be used but the results are different. Contrary to the classical model, the maximum likelihood estimator of a change point appears consistent, even in presence of nuisance parameters. However, a more efficient procedure can be derived from Kaplan-Meier estimation of the survival function followed by the least-squares estimation of the change point. Strong consistency of these estimation schemes is proved. The finite-sample properties are examined by a Monte Carlo study. Proposed methods are applied to a recent clinical trial of the treatment program for strong drug dependence.
In this study, the effect of practical courses (especially robotics) on students' success is evaluated using fuzzy cognitive maps. This study particularly focuses on how practical courses increase the learning ach...
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In this study, the effect of practical courses (especially robotics) on students' success is evaluated using fuzzy cognitive maps. This study particularly focuses on how practical courses increase the learning achievements in vocational schools. For this purpose, students and academicians were chosen as stakeholders for this study. Student were selected from departments of machine, electronic and computer. In total views of 30 students were taken and evaluated using fuzzy cognitive maps before the study. Students were studied on three projects within this study. These projects are autonomous cleaning robot, chameleon robot and sumo wrestler robot. Each robot was developed by a group consisting of ten students. Three main outputs determined to be gained by students in the robot development process as sensor calibration, improvement of mechanical systems and software optimization. These outputs are also among the output concepts of the fuzzy cognitive map. Sensor calibration, improvement of the mechanical systems and optimization of the software are the critical tasks respectively for the student groups of electronics, machine and computer. Each student group shared students of their departments homogeneously. Academicians were selected as one from each department. Fuzzy cognitive maps' survey applied to 15 academicians. After the design and development processes of robots, students and academicians views re-evaluated. It was observed clearly from the comparison of the results that, learning achievement, desire to learn, desire to interdisciplinary collaboration, self-confidence, interest in robotic technologies, satisfaction and desire to give priority to practical training in other subjects are increased by %45, %63, %42, %74, %85, %88 and %76 respectively.
In a seminal article on population pharmacokinetic modeling, researchers demonstrated how means and variances of pharmacokinetic parameters for a patient population could be inferred from sparse data collected under c...
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