Google and groups representing publishers and authors were assessing their options Wednesday, trying to figure out whether they would remain allies or become enemies again.
PAGE B1 GOOGLE'S BOOK OPTIONS After a judge curtailed Google's ambitions to create a giant digital bookstore and library, the company and groups representing publishers and authors were assessing their options, trying to figure out whether they would remain allies or become enemies again.
Agreement between authors was assessed using Kappa coefficient.
Due to the numerous aspects of appeal, credibility and risk to be compared for each media item, agreement between authors was assessed by calculating the proportion of concepts on which both authors agreed.
The qualitative conclusion of the authors was assessed using the method described by Gilberts and Colditz [ 19, 20] and adapted to a six point scale, where 1 = control group highly preferred, 2 = control preferred to EPO treatment, 3 = about equal, EPO a disappointment, 4 = about equal, EPO a success, 5 = EPO preferred to control and 6 = EPO highly preferred.
One hundred fifty-six orthodontic patients, who were about to start treatment at the private clinic of one of the authors (EF), were assessed for eligibility to participate in the study.
The association between source of funding (industry/non-industry/ none) and methodological quality (low/unclear/high risk of bias), clinical outcomes and author's conclusions were assessed using both the Pearson's Chi-square test and the Fisher's exact test.
The following parameters were assessed: author, publication year, year of market introduction, type of prosthesis, number of primary cases, follow-up (in years) of patients in each study, follow-up (in years) after market introduction for each implant, number of revisions, and/or revision rate.
Though no metrics of learning were assessed, the authors described the students as engaged and able to perform the tasks asked of them.
Moreover, in a longitudinal study where the serum levels of biochemical markers associated with bone metabolism were assessed, the authors showed that the markers for bone resorption remained elevated up to four months after fracture [21].
