Conclusions All three analgesic indices are superior in detecting both painful stimuli under sedation compared to clinical signs.
In conclusion, BISEP, PI and GIC indices are better than other widely used indices such as ChI in predicting 5-years mortality in hospitalized older patients, but none of these indices are superior to some components of CGA.
Taken together, these data suggest that the predictive capacity of the TOP2A index is specific to anthracycline drugs, and moreover, that the TOP2A and β-tubulin indices are superior to gene signatures that measure proliferation.
In addition, the predictive value of the joint indices was superior to any single index alone, with a sensitivity of 85.9%, specificity 34.7%, and area under the ROC curve of 0.61.
Some prognostic models and the Geriatric Index of Comorbidity are better than other widely used indices such as the Charlson Index in predicting 5-year mortality in hospitalized older patients, however, none of these indices is superior to some components of comprehensive geriatric assessment.
In contrast, in summer the extreme risk days are better represented by soil moisture indices; while the overall summer ignition risk is better assessed with the BGC-LV index at extreme values the soil-based indices are superior, suggesting that long-term drought conditions become the key driver of the risk in extreme summer conditions.
Conceptually, there is little doubt that the constant-utility index is superior for virtually all of the analytical purposes for which indexes are used, but there are great difficulties in constructing one that would command wide support and confidence.
At its core, the fight is about whether fundamentally weighted indexes — which, unlike traditional index funds, don't rely on market capitalization to "weight" a stock in an index — are superior to old-fashioned index funds, which allow investors to invest in such broad market indexes as the Standard & Poor's 500 or the Russell 2000.
