PEM or MBI?

PEM or MBI?

We have read with utmost interest the preliminary report by Yamamoto et al. of breast cancer screening by fluorine18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) positron emission mammography (PEM) [1]. However, despite its many reported advantages, we have some concerns about its actual superiority in the diagnosis of tumours in the dense breast tissue. At present, there also reports on the application of anoth...

Parallel analysis and MBI-HSS

Mr. Editor: It has been only recently possible to validate the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS) 1 among health professionals of Cali 2 , an important step for using this instrument with local empirical support in regard to its reliability of scoring and internal structure. However, two aspects of this analysis can be considered as methodological weaknesses. First, the C...

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MBI Master Thesis To Fail or Not to Fail : A Z - score for Open Source Projects

This research is focused towards the prediction of Free Libre Open Source (FLOSS) project failure and non failure. By using the characteristics of open source projects, referred to as determinants, we strive to create a classification model that predicts project failure and additionally, project non-failure. Examples of project characteristics are the number of developers, the number of downloa...

Predictors of PEM

problem that defies standard epidemiological explanations and readymade solutions. Multifactor etiology leads to PEM; however, understanding the different ways in which they combine by place and time could help in fine-tuning the interventions that are appropriate for each community. Oman is a country in the Middle Eastern Peninsula that has achieved remarkable improvement in socio-economic sta...