ASSESSMENT OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE NOTTINGHAM HEALTH PROFILE IN ADULT GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY AND PULMONARY HYPERTENSION [VERSION 2; PEER REVIEW: 2 APPROVED]

Assessment of the performance of the Brazilian Portuguese Nottingham Health Profile in adult growth hormone deficiency and pulmonary hypertension [version 2; peer review: 2 approved]

Background: The Nottingham Health Profile (NHP) is a generic measure of perceived distress that has been used widely as an outcome measure in clinical practice and trials.The availability of two Brazilian datasets provided the opportunity to assess the psychometric performance of the NHP in different populations - adult growth hormone deficiency (G

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Covariance among independent variables determines the overfitting and underfitting in variation partitioning methods: with a focus on the mixed co-variation

The effectiveness and validity of applying variation partitioning methods in community ecology has been questioned.Here, using mathematical deduction and numerical simulation, we made an attempt to uncover the underlying mechanisms determining the effectiveness of variation partitioning techniques.The covariance among independent variables determin

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