COMPUTERIZED ADAPTIVE TESTING WITH DECISION REGRESSION TREES: AN ALTERNATIVE TO ITEM RESPONSE THEORY FOR QUALITY OF LIFE MEASUREMENT IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

Pierre Michel,1,2 Karine Baumstarck,1 Anderson Loundou,1 Badih Ghattas,2 Pascal Auquier,1 Laurent Boyer1 1Aix-Marseille Univ, School of Medicine, CEReSS - Health Service Research and Quality of Life Center, Marseille, France; 2Mathematics Institute of Marseille, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France Background: The aim of this study was to pr

Abstract Globally, crickets are gaining recognition as a valuable alternative protein source Western shirt for human consumption due to their lower resource requirement and ecological footprint compared to traditional livestock.In this paper, we examine strategies that may expedite the sustainable domestication of crickets as a food source.Using su

Background: Lung cancer has been found to be the second commonest cancer according to a hospital-based data from Kashmir, India.However, no incidence studies are available.Objective: To ascertain the incidence of lung cancer in Kashmir.Materials and Methods: All newly histologically diagnosed cases of lung cancer seen in various hospital and privat