In cooperation with 15 practices in Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas, data were collected on 215 cats with signs consistent with feline heartworm disease (FHD). Cats included in the study were over 6 months of age and presented with primary complaints of coughing or dyspnea, vomiting unrelated to eating, or acute death. Detailed signalment, thoracic radiographs, CBC, Knott or DIFIL...

Computer Adaptive Tests dynamically allocate questions to students based on their previous responses. This involves several challenges, such as determining when the test should terminate, as well as which questions should be asked. In this paper, we introduce a Computer Adaptive Test that uses a Bayesian network as the underlying model. Additionally, we show how the notion of the Same-Decision ...

After lateral gastrocnemius-soleus (LGS) nerve section in intact cats, a rapid locomotor compensation involving synergistic muscles occurs and is accompanied by spinal reflex changes. Only some of these changes are maintained after acute spinalization, indicating the involvement of descending pathways in functional recovery. Here, we address whether the development of these adaptive changes is ...

This study aims to validate the Dutch-Flemish PROMIS pediatric item banks v2.0 Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms, short forms 8a, computerized adaptive tests (CATs) in a general Dutch population provide reference data. Participants (N = 2,893, aged 8–18), recruited by two internet survey providers, completed both banks. These were assessed on unidimensionality, local independence, monotonicity, G...

Developing Information Systems (IS) using computer-aided tools (CATs) yields immense benefits realized by following a set of activities and techniques. Apart from revolutionizing IS development, another key benefit approach remains the improvement overall development process. While integrated CATs could be used throughout phases life-cycle, others are only meant serve specific phases. The prese...

Student assessment is a very important issue in educational settings. The goal of this work is to develop a web-based tool to assist teachers and instructors in the assessment process. Our system is called SIETTE, and its theoretical bases are Computer Adaptive Testing and Item Response Theory. With SIETTE, teachers worldwide can define their tests, and their students can take these tests on-li...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To develop computerized adaptive tests (CATs) designed to assess lower extremity functional status (FS) in people with lower extremity impairments using items from the Lower Extremity Functional Scale and compare discriminant validity of FS measures generated using all items analyzed with a rating scale Item Response Theory model (theta(IRT)) and measures generated usin...