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Effect of Multiple Testing Adjustment in Differential Item Functioning Detection by Kim, Jihye, Oshima, T. C.

“…In a typical differential item functioning (DIF) analysis, a significance test is conducted for each item. As a test consists of multiple items, such multiple…”
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An Effect Size Measure for Raju’s Differential Functioning for Items and Tests by Wright, Keith D., Oshima, T. C.

“…This study established an effect size measure for differential functioning for items and tests’ noncompensatory differential item functioning (NCDIF). The…”
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Effect of Purification Procedures on DIF Analysis in IRTPRO by Fikis, David R. J, Oshima, T. C

“…Purification of the test has been a well-accepted procedure in enhancing the performance of tests for differential item functioning (DIF). As defined by Lord,…”
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Multiple-Group Noncompensatory Differential Item Functioning in Raju's Differential Functioning of Items and Tests by Oshima, T. C., Wright, Keith, White, Nick

“…Raju, van der Linden, and Fleer (1995) introduced a framework for differential functioning of items and tests (DFIT) for unidimensional dichotomous models…”
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Standardized Conditional SEM: A Case for Conditional Reliability by Raju, Nambury S., Price, Larry R., Oshima, T.C., Nering, Michael L.

“…An examinee-level (or conditional) reliability is proposed for use in both classical test theory (CTT) and item response theory (IRT). The well-known…”
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Academic Performance Gap Between Summer-Birthday and Fall-Birthday Children in Grades K-8 by Oshima, T. C., Domaleski, Christopher S.

“…ABSTRACT Much interest exists among parents and researchers regarding the benefits and drawbacks of delaying kindergarten entrance to acquire academic…”
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A New Method for Assessing the Statistical Significance in the Differential Functioning of Items and Tests (DFIT) Framework by Oshima, T. C., Raju, Nambury S., Nanda, Alice O.

“…A new item parameter replication method is proposed for assessing the statistical significance of the noncompensatory differential item functioning (NCDIF)…”
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The Item Parameter Replication Method for Detecting Differential Functioning in the Polytomous DFIT Framework by Raju, Nambury S., Fortmann-Johnson, Kristen A., Kim, Wonsuk, Morris, Scott B., Nering, Michael L., Oshima, T.C.

“…The recent study of Oshima, Raju, and Nanda proposes the item parameter replication (IPR) method for assessing statistical significance of the noncompensatory…”
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Expression of apoptosis regulatory proteins p53, bcl-2 and bax in recurrent aphthous ulceration by Pinto Rodrigues, J.F.N., Fujiyama Oshima, C.T., Ribeiro Paiotti, A.P., Franco, M., Miki Ihara, S.S., Ribeiro, D.A.

“…Background  Recurrent aphthous ulceration (RAU) is considered to be an acute inflammatory disease of unknown pathogenesis. Apoptosis may represent an important…”
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A Comparison of Unidimensional and Three-Dimensional Differential Item Functioning Analysis Using Two-Dimensional Data by Snow, Teresa K., Oshima, T.C.

“…Oshima, Raju, and Flowers demonstrated the use of an item response theory—based technique for analyzing differential item function (DIF) and differential test…”
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A Description and Demonstration of the Polytomous-DFIT Framework by Flowers, Claudia P., Oshima, T. C., Raju, Nambury S.

“…Raju, van der Linden, & Fleer (1995) proposed an item response theory based, parametric differential item functioning (DIF) and differential test functioning…”
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Two Prophecy Formulas for Assessing the Reliability of Item Response Theory-Based Ability Estimates by Raju, Nambury S., Oshima, T. C.

“…Two new prophecy formulas for estimating item response theory (IRT)-based reliability of a shortened or lengthened test are proposed. Some of the relationships…”
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Identifying Possible Sources of Differential Functioning Using Differential Bundle Functioning With Polytomously Scored Data by McCarty, F. A., Oshima, T. C., Raju, Nambury S.

“…Oshima, Raju, Flowers, and Slinde (1998) described procedures for identifying sources of differential functioning for dichotomous data using differential…”
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Estrogen and progesterone receptors in gastric and colorectal cancer by Oshima, C T, Wonraht, D R, Catarino, R M, Mattos, D, Forones, N M

“…Estrogen (ER) and progesterone receptors (PR) have been evaluated in gastrointestinal cancer by several groups with conflicting results. The aim of the study…”
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A Note on Correlations Corrected for Unreliability and Range Restriction by Raju, Nambury S., Lezotte, Daniel V., Fearing, Benjamin K., Oshima, T. C.

“…This note describes a procedure for estimating the range restriction component used in correcting correlations for unreliability and range restriction when an…”
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Grape Juice Concentrate Protects Rat Liver Against Cadmium Intoxication: Histopathology, Cytochrome C and Metalloproteinases Expression by de Moura, C F G, Ribeiro, F A P, Handan, B A, Aguiar, O, Oshima, C T F, Ribeiro, D A

“…The aim of this study was to investigate if grape juice concentrate is able to protect rat liver against cadmium toxicity. For this purpose, histopathological…”
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Pinealectomy changes rat ovarian interstitial cell morphology and decreases progesterone receptor expression by SOARES, J. M, SIMOES, M. J, OSHIMA, C. T. F, MORA, O. A, DE LIMA, G. R, BARACAT, E. C

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the rat ovarian morphological and function changes after pinealectomy (px). Two months after px, young female Wistar rats…”
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The Effect of Speededness on Parameter Estimation in Item Response Theory by Oshima, T. C.

“…There is a paucity of research in item response theory (IRT) examining the consequences of violating the implicit assumption of nonspeededness. In this study,…”
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Multidimensional Linking: Four Practical Approaches by Oshima, T. C., Davey, T. C., Lee, K.

“…This paper introduces and evaluates four practical multidimensional linking procedures that are based on the theoretical framework recently proposed by Davey,…”
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Biomonitoring of DNA damage and cytotoxicity in individuals exposed to cone beam computed tomography by Carlin, V, Artioli, A J, Matsumoto, M A, Filho, H N, Borgo, E, Oshima, C T F, Ribeiro, D A

“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate DNA damage (micronucleus) and cellular death (pyknosis, karyolysis and karyorrhexis) in exfoliated buccal mucosa…”
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