In the first stage, propensity scores (predicted probability of a patient having orthognathic surgery) were computed by using covariates (age at start of treatment, gender, initial discrepancy index, initial ANB angle, initial FMIA angle, initial IMPA angle, initial U1 to SN angle, initial overbite, and initial overjet).
The present gene expression signatures may, supplemented with future signatures, form the basis for developing a universal colon cancer diagnostic microarray capable of classifying tumour origin, type, stage and propensity to metastasise, as well as predicting their response to chemotherapy and likelihood of recurrence.
Furthermore, the phenotypic and genetic correlations between growth and size-related traits at early juvenile life stages and migratory propensity at later life stages support the possibility that one could predict the life history trajectory of an individual based on expressed phenotypic traits during juvenile development in this population.
It is necessary to be cautious at this stage because individuals' propensity to declare influencing others might be subject to bias that would lead to an overestimation of the impact of migrants' voting recommendations.
The poor prognosis is principally due to difficulty in diagnosing pancreatic adenocarcinoma at a localised resectable stage and the propensity towards early tumour metastasis to regional lymph nodes and the liver.
Some space vehicle types, e.g., US Transit spacecraft and former Soviet Vostok orbital stages, demonstrate a propensity for debris generation, while other satellite designs appear less vulnerable.
Neuroblastoma (NB) is a heterogeneous, and particularly malignant childhood neoplasm in its higher stages, with a propensity to form metastasis in selected organs, in particular liver and bone marrow, and for which there is still no efficient treatment available beyond surgery.
The poor outcomes of ESCC are related to its diagnosis at advanced stages and its propensity for metastasis, even when tumours are superficial (Pennathur et al, 2013).
The right columns of Table 1 summarise the persisting bias between the characteristics of patients with C1-stage and C0-stage after performing the propensity score-matching analysis.
An outsider for most of his career, derided variously for his "wooden" stage persona or his propensity for voting Conservative, Numan, 57, is only now receiving the kind of acknowledgement granted his post-punk contemporaries.
Residents who rent a house have a lower intention to move, while people living in historical blocks that are at the early renovation stage have a higher propensity to move.
