A Comparison of Bifactor and Second-Order Models of Quality of Life
Bifactor and second-order factor models are two alternative approaches for representing general constructs comprised of several highly related domains. Bifactor and second-order...
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Comparative analysis of environmental impacts of agricultural production systems, agricultural input efficiency, and food choice
Global agricultural feeds over 7 billion people, but is also a leading cause of environmental degradation. Understanding how alternative agricultural production systems, agricul...
Aggressiveness of Cancer Care Near the End of Life: Is It a Quality-of-Care Issue?
The purpose of this article is to review the literature and update analyses pertaining to the aggressiveness of cancer care near the end of life. Specifically, we will discuss t...
Frailty and Activation of the Inflammation and Coagulation Systems With and Without Clinical Comorbidities<subtitle>Results From the Cardiovascular Health Study</subtitle>
These findings support the hypothesis that there is a specific physiological basis to the geriatric syndrome of frailty that is characterized in part by increased inflammation a...
Toward Evidence-Based Medical Statistics. 2: The Bayes Factor
Bayesian inference is usually presented as a method for determining how scientific belief should be modified by data. Although Bayesian methodology has been one of the most acti...
Lifetime Risks of Cardiovascular Disease
Differences in risk-factor burden translate into marked differences in the lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease, and these differences are consistent across race and birth co...
Neotropical Anachronisms: The Fruits the Gomphotheres Ate
Frugivory by extinct horses, gomphotheres, ground sloths, and other Pleistocene megafauna offers a key to understanding certain plant reproductive traits in Central American low...
Interventions to Promote Physical Activity and Dietary Lifestyle Changes for Cardiovascular Risk Factor Reduction in Adults
A pproximately 79 400 000 American adults, or 1 in 3, have cardiovascular disease (CVD). 1 CVD accounts for 36.3% or 1 of every 2.8 deaths in the United States and is the leadin...