Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Computer Science

Sequential Generalized Kernel Equating: Providing Comparable Scores Across Multiple Test Forms With Nonequivalent Groups and Differently Measured Covariates

Test equating using covariates may be applied to provide comparable scores from multiple test forms when no anchor items are available. However, its performance may be compromised if some of the covariates themselves are measured using different test forms. In this work, we propo...

PALM-Traffic 2.0: Implementation of the traffic-induced heat and velocity in the PALM model system

Abstract. The new Traffic model has been developed and integrated into the PALM model system 26.10. Using data typically available for traffic emission modelling, it adds the parameterised impacts of car-induced heat and air flow on modelled tendencies of potential temperature an...

High-content image-based screening reveals vaccinia virus membrane proteins as potential regulators of LC3 lipidation

Autophagy is a catabolic process used for the degradation of organelles and proteins, and it also functions as a cellular defense mechanism, known as xenophagy, during infection. Vaccinia virus (VACV), the prototypic poxvirus, replicates exclusively in the cytoplasm of host cells...

Medium-term prediction of clinically relevant outcomes in first-episode schizophrenia patients

Background Predicting long-term outcomes in first-episode schizophrenia (FES) remains difficult, despite being especially important early in the illness, when timely intervention is most critical. It also remains unclear how much data from the initial phase of illness is required...