Haberman linking is a widely used method for comparing groups using the two-parameter logistic item response model. However, the traditional Haberman linking approach relies on joint item parameter estimation, which prevents the application of standa...
Stocking–Lord (SL) linking is a widely used linking method based on item response theory (IRT). This article examines the variability in SL linking parameter estimates within the two-parameter logistic (2PL) model. The uncertainty in SL linking...
The two-parameter logistic (2PL) item response theory model is a statistical model for analyzing multivariate binary data. In this article, two groups are brought onto a common metric using the 2PL model using linking methods. The linking methods of...
Mean-geometric mean (MGM) linking is a widely used method for linking two groups within the two-parameter logistic (2PL) item response model. However, the presence of differential item functioning (DIF) can lead to biased parameter estimates using th...
Haebara and Stocking–Lord linking methods are frequently used to compare the distributions of two groups. Previous research has demonstrated that Haebara and Stocking–Lord linking can produce bias in estimated standard deviations and, to...
Cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) obtained by the crossing-linking reaction of polyethylene (PE) can greatly enhance the mechanical properties and other properties of PE, which makes XLPE widely applied in the field of electric power engineering. Howe...
The two-parameter logistic (2PL) item response model is likely the most frequently applied item response model for analyzing dichotomous data. Linking errors quantify the variability in means or standard deviations due to the choice of items. Previou...
Linking methods are widely used in the social sciences to compare group differences regarding the mean and the standard deviation of a factor variable. This article examines a comparison between robust Haberman linking (HL) and invariance alignment (...
Linking methods based on item response theory aim to place item parameters from different groups, test forms, or test administrations onto a common scale. Information-weighted Haebara linking has been proposed as an alternative to the widely used sta...
The linking of emission permit markets allows participants in different systems to purchase allowances from each other for the purpose of domestic compliance. A recent paper studied the efficiency gains generated in multilateral linkings between perm...
In this work, two novel routes to synthesis cross-linked polypropylene (PP) are introduced by using two different precursors (2-thiophenemethyl amine (TMA) and 1-(3 aminopropyl) imidazole (API)), both cross-linked with 1,1′-(methylenedi-4,1-phe...
The comparison of group means in latent variable models plays a vital role in empirical research in the social sciences. The present article discusses an extension of invariance alignment and Haberman linking by choosing the robust power loss functio...
The ABC transporter P-glycoprotein (Pgp) has been found to be involved in multidrug resistance in tumor cells. Lipids and cholesterol have a pivotal role in Pgp’s conformations; however, it is often difficult to investigate it with conventional...
Stocking–Lord (SL) linking is a popular linking method for group comparisons based on dichotomous item responses. This article proposes a bias correction technique based on the simulation extrapolation (SIMEX) method for SL linking in the 2PL m...
Stocking–Lord (SL) linking is commonly used for group comparisons based on dichotomous item responses. Recently, the simulation extrapolation (SIMEX) method for SL linking has been introduced within the two-parameter logistic (2PL) model to red...
The comparison of group means in item response models constitutes an important issue in empirical research. The present article discusses a slight extension of the robust Haebara linking approach of He and Cui by proposing a flexible class of robust...
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate corneal cross-linking (CXL) for keratoconus in pediatric patients. Materials and methods: After keratometric qualification according to the Amsler–Krumeich system, corneal collagen cross-linking was pe...
Corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL) is a therapeutic intervention that utilizes riboflavin photochemical activation with ultraviolet-A (UV-A) light to induce covalent cross-links within the stromal corneal fibers, effectively increasing corneal biom...
Native rice starch lacks the versatility necessary to function adequately under rigorous industrial processing, so modified starches are needed to meet the functional properties required in food products. This work investigated the impact of enzymati...
The
Electrospinning is an exceptional technology to fabricate sub-micrometric fiber scaffolds for regenerative medicine applications and to mimic the morphology and the chemistry of the natural extracellular matrix (ECM). Although most synthetic and natu...
In this work, the possibility of preparing cross-linked polypropylene (PP) via Diels–Alder (DA) chemistry is explored. The overall strategy involves reaction of maleated polypropylene (the starting material), furfuryl amine (FFA), and bismaleim...
Entity linking is a process of linking mentions in a document with entities in a knowledge base. Collective entity disambiguation refers to mapping of multiple mentions in a document with their corresponding entities in a knowledge base. Most previou...
The liquid crystal state (LC) in polymer chemistry is a topic discussed in varied materials research. The anisotropic properties typical of these compounds are mostly the result of the presence of mesogens in the structure of liquid crystals. This ar...
In the social sciences, the performance of two groups is frequently compared based on a cognitive test involving binary items. Item response models are often utilized for comparing the two groups. However, the presence of differential item functionin...
Information models from the domains Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Urban Information Modeling (UIM) are generally considered as information silos due to their heterogeneous character. These information silos can be bridged through linking wh...
We present a novel analytical method to calculate conformational entropy of ideal cross-linking polymers from the configuration integral by employing a Mayer series expansion. Mayer-functions describing chemical bonds within the chain and for cross-l...
Electrospun nanofibers are promising bone tissue scaffolds that support bone healing due to the body’s structural similarity to the extracellular matrix (ECM). However, the insufficient mechanical properties often limit their potential in bone...
Robust mean–geometric mean (MGM) linking is a method for comparing the performance of two groups on a test involving dichotomous items and is particularly suited to settings with fixed and sparse differential item functioning (DIF). However, ro...
In this article, the Rasch model is used for assessing a mean difference between two groups for a test of dichotomous items. It is assumed that random differential item functioning (DIF) exists that can bias group differences. The case of balanced DI...
There is a high increase in approaches that receive as input a text and perform named entity recognition (or extraction) for linking the recognized entities of the given text to RDF Knowledge Bases (or datasets). In this way, it is feasible to retrie...
Entity and relation linking are the core tasks in knowledge base question answering (KBQA). They connect natural language questions with triples in the knowledge base. In most studies, researchers perform these two tasks independently, which ignores...
Individual Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) have a great mechanical strength that needs to be transferred into macroscopic fiber assemblies. One approach to improve the mechanical strength of the CNT assemblies is by creating covalent bonding among their indi...
SU-8 polymers are promising materials for various applications due to their low cost, excellent thermal stability, and outstanding mechanical properties. Cross-linking of SU-8 is a crucial process that determines the properties of the materials. This...
Entity linking, a crucial task in the realm of natural language processing, aims to link entity mentions in a text to their corresponding entities in the knowledge base. While long documents provide abundant contextual information, facilitating featu...
Tissue engineering (TE) strategies require the design and characterization of novel biomaterials capable of mimicking the physiological microenvironments of the tissues to be regenerated. As such, implantable materials should be biomimetic, nanostruc...
Retrieving a specific digital information object from a multi-lingual huge and evolving news archives is challenging and complicated against a user query. The processing becomes more difficult to understand and analyze when low-resourced and morpholo...
Hydrogels are three-dimensional cross-linked polymeric networks capable of a large amount of fluid retention in their structure. Hydrogel outputs manufactured using additive manufacturing technologies are exposed to water loss, which may change their...
Polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs) have many advantages in ceramic molding and ceramic properties, but because of the obvious volume shrinkage in the process of precursor transformation into ceramics, it is easy for defects to appear in the forming proc...
Transglutaminases are a class of enzymes that catalyze the formation of a protein:protein cross-link between a lysine and a glutamine residue. These cross-links play important roles in diverse biological processes. Analysis of cross-linking sites in...
Entity linking (also called entity disambiguation) aims to map the mentions in a given document to their corresponding entities in a target knowledge base. In order to build a high-quality entity linking system, efforts are made in three parts: Encod...
Background/Objectives: Posaconazole is an antifungal agent from triazoles with variable bioavailability. To avoid its irregular absorption caused by gastric conditions and ensure more repeatable pharmacokinetic enabling the maximization of its absorp...
Elastomers are susceptible to chemical ageing, i.e., scission and cross-linking, at high temperatures. This thermally driven ageing process affects their mechanical properties and leads to limited operating time. Continuous and intermittent stress re...
The purpose of entity linking is to connect entity mentions in text to real entities in the knowledge base. Existing methods focus on using the text topic, entity type, linking order, and association between entities to obtain the target entities. Al...
Mean–geometric mean (MGM) linking compares group differences on a latent variable
Gelatin is a natural biopolymer derived from collagen. Due to its many advantages, such as swelling capacity, biodegradability, biocompatibility, and commercial availability, gelatin is widely used in the field of pharmacy, medicine, and the food ind...
A method to characterize cross-linking differences in polymers such as waveguide polymers has been developed. The method is based on the scan-free information acquisition utilizing a low-coherence interferometer in conjunction with an imaging spectro...
The development of membrane materials with high transport and separation properties for the removal of higher hydrocarbons from gas mixtures is an important and complex task. This work examines the effect of a cross-linking agent on the structure and...
A proof of principle for the use of Diels–Alder (DA) chemistry as a thermoreversible cross-linking tool for ethylene–vinyl acetate (EVA) rubber is demonstrated using two differently prepared amorphous furan-functionalized EVA rubbers. The first is an...
Entity linking involves mapping ambiguous mentions in documents to the correct entities in a given knowledge base. Most of the current methods are a combination of local and global models. The local model uses the local context information around the...
of 1,647