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Penny Whiting, Roger Harbord, Jos Kleijnen
Background There is a lack of consensus regarding the use of quality scores in diagnostic systematic reviews. The objective of this study was to use different methods of weighting items included in a quality assessment tool for diagnostic accuracy studies (QUADAS) to produce an overall quality score, and to examine the…
Eleanor A Ochodo, Wynanda A van Enst, Christiana A Naaktgeboren, Joris AH de Groot + 5 more
'Joris AH de Groot' 'Lotty Hooft' 'Karel GM Moons' 'Johannes B Reitsma' 'Patrick M Bossuyt' 'Mariska MG Leeflang'] Background Drawing conclusions from systematic reviews of test accuracy studies without considering the methodological quality (risk of bias) of included studies may lead to unwarranted optimism about the…
Melissa C Brouwers, Mary E Johnston, Manya L Charette, Steve E Hanna + 2 more
'Alejandro R Jadad' 'George P Browman'] Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of study quality assessment of primary studies in cancer practice guidelines. Methods Reliable and valid study quality assessment scales were sought and applied to published reports of trials included in systematic…
Madiha Sajjad, Rehan Ahmed Khan, Rahila Yasmeen
Medical schools face the challenge of developing and implementing quality assessment programs that are acceptable to accrediting bodies and society at large. Evaluating the assessment system at intervals assures that assessments remain effective and up-to-date.1,2 Several instruments are available in literature to…
Devon D. Brewer
The quality of evidence in meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials is the degree to which the estimated effect represents the “truth.” Current approaches to assessing the quality of evidence focus on trial design and methods. I describe a new quality of evidence index composed of four sub-indexes that measure…
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Generative artificial intelligence (GAI), specifically large language models (LLMs), are increasingly used in software engineering, mainly for coding tasks. However, requirements engineering - particularly requirements validation - has seen limited application of GAI. The current focus of using GAI for requirements is…
Silverio Martínez‐Fernández, Andreas Jedlitschka, Liliana Guzmán, Anna Maria Vollmer
'Anna Maria Vollmer'] Abstract— Background: Accessing relevant data on the product, process, and usage perspectives of software as well as integrating and analyzing such data is crucial for getting reliable and timely actionable insights aimed at continuously managing software quality in Rapid Software Development…
Abir Elmir, Badr Elmir, Bouchaïb Bounabat
Information System Quality (ISQ) management discipline requires a set of assessment mechanisms to evaluate external quality characteristics that are influenced by the environmental parameters and impacted by the ecosystem factors. The present paper suggests a new assessment oriented model that takes into consideration…
Modupe Rebekah Akinyinka, Esther Oluwakemi Oluwole, Olumuyiwa Omotola Odusanya
Quality of health care and client satisfaction are key elements in improving the performance of health systems. A community-based assessment was conducted to determine the level of client satisfaction and the perception of the quality of services received by citizens of Lagos State. A descriptive cross-sectional study…
José Fausto de Morais, Gecilmar Pereira Borges, Gilmar Fernandes do Prado
The statistical analysis is an important part of the process of assessing the quality of randomized controlled trials, unfortunately it tends to be underestimated or even omitted by editors, in this sense, scales that cover this gap becomes necessary. To build a definition and a scale for assessing the quality of…
Vipin Ghosh, Asha Yathiraj, Darshan Devananda
Introduction A meta-analysis of published articles is usually done using standard scales and checklists. Several such scales and checklists are reported in the literature. However, there is little information regarding their utility so one can select the most appropriate one, especially in the field of audiology.…
Issa Atoum, Chih How Bong, Narayanan Kulathuramaiyer
Software quality-in-use comprehends the quality from user's perspectives. It has gained its importance in e-learning applications, mobile service based applications and project management tools. User's decisions on software acquisitions are often ad hoc or based on preference due to difficulty in quantitatively measure…
Anderson Martins da Silva, Daniela Pereira Valentim, Adriana Leite Martins, Rosimeire Simprini Padula
The study makes it possible to select the most appropriate instruments to evaluate the use of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) among health professionals. The objective of this study was to assess the measurement properties, summarize and describe the instruments that evaluate the use of EBP in health professionals…
Dana A Abdullah, Hewir A. Khidir, Ismail Y. Maolood, Aso K. Ameen + 5 more
Metrics Authors: ['Dana A Abdullah' 'Hewir A. Khidir' 'Ismail Y. Maolood' 'Aso K. Ameen' 'Dana Rasul Hamad' 'Hakem Saed Beitolahi' 'Abdulhady Abas Abdullah' 'Tarik A. Rashid' 'Mohammed Y. Shakor'] In today's digital age, information systems (IS) are indispensable tools for organizations of all sizes. The quality of…
Nicholas Lucas, Petra Macaskill, Les Irwig, Robert Moran + 3 more
'Luke Rickards' 'Robin Turner' 'Nikolai Bogduk'] Background The aim of this project was to investigate the reliability of a new 11-item quality appraisal tool for studies of diagnostic reliability (QAREL). The tool was tested on studies reporting the reliability of any physical examination procedure. The reliability of…
Mario Plebani
En este número de la revista, publicamos dos artículos de referencia sobre la historia, evolución y papel fundamental de las principales herramientas utilizadas en los laboratorios clínicos para la evaluación, revisión y mejora de los resultados analíticos, que son el control interno de la calidad (IQC) y la garantía…
Issa Atoum, Chih How Bong
Software quality in use comprises quality from the user's perspective. It has gained its importance in e-government applica-tions, mobile-based applications, embedded systems, and even business process development. Users' decisions on software acquisitions are often ad hoc or based on preference due to difficulty in…
Thaísa Cardoso Lacerda, Christiane Gresse von Wangenheim, Jean Carlo Rossa Hauck
'Jean Carlo Rossa Hauck'] Abstract: Assessing processes is one of the best ways for an organization to start a software process improvement program. An alternative for organizations seeking for lighter assessments methods is to perform self-assessments, which can be carried out by an organization to assess its own…
Tsegaye Kindu Nibret
The difficulty index, discrimination and distracter efficiency of college level exam paper was analyzed as an input for taking actions in future test developments. The exam papers of 176 first-year regular pre-service diploma students at Gondar CTE were analyzed using descriptive analysis. Difficulty indices and…
MONA MLIKA, ABDELMAJID NACEUR, FAOUZI MEZNI, LILIA ZAKHAMA + 2 more
Validation procedures and data analysis The experts answered clear and easy questions covering all the determinants of critical appraisal practice. Thirty medical students in the third year of medical education (TYME) were asked about their understanding of the reviewed items. After modifying the items according to the…
Yalin Li, John Trimmer, Steven Hand, Xinyi Zhang + 6 more
The pursuit of sustainability has catalyzed broad investment in the research, development, and deployment (RD&D) of innovative water, sanitation, and resource recovery technologies, yet the lack of transparent and agile methodologies to navigate the expansive landscape of technology development pathways remains a…
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Selection of efficient multi-step synthesis routes is a fundamental challenge in organic synthesis. Comparing different routes involves numerous parameters, economic considerations, and integration of nuanced chemical knowledge. While computer-aided synthesis planning (CASP) tools can generate synthetic routes…
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Protein-ligand binding affinity assessment plays a pivotal role in virtual drug screening, yet conventional data-driven approaches rely heavily on limited protein-ligand crystal structures. Structure-free compound-protein interaction (CPI) methods have emerged as competitive alternatives, leveraging extensive…
Md. Moshiur Rahman Tushar, Zaki Alam Pushan, Nirupam Aich, Lewis Rowles
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are emerging water contaminants with significant environmental and health impacts, posing challenges in water treatment due to their degradation resistance. This study reviews 10 papers on the sustainability of technologies for PFAS removal, revealing a critical literature gap…
James Wellnitz, Sankalp Jain, Joshua Hochuli, Travis Maxfield + 3 more
Traditional best practices for Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship (QSAR) modeling recommend dataset balancing and balanced accuracy (BA) as the key desired objective of model development. This study challenges the conventional norms by recommending the use of models with the highest positive predictive value…
Mira Flasch, Gunda Koellensperger, Benedikt Warth
The chemical exposome consists of environmental exposures experienced throughout a lifetime but to date analytical approaches to investigate the plethora of low-abundance chemicals remain very limited. Liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) is commonly applied in untargeted exposome-wide…