Principal component analysis applied to admittance spectra of a quartz-crystal microbalance in contact with a liquid phase

The Analyst ◽  
1995 ◽  
Vol 120 (7) ◽  
pp. 1885 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kang Chen ◽  
Ze Tan ◽  
Lihua Nie ◽  
Shouzhuo Yao
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Liquid Phase ◽  
Quartz Crystal Microbalance ◽  
Quartz Crystal ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Component Analysis

Application of quartz crystal nanobalance and principal component analysis for detection and determination of nickel in solution

2010 ◽  
Vol 45 (9) ◽  
pp. 1119-1125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdolreza Mirmohseni ◽  
Maryam Shojaei ◽  
Mohammad Ali Hosseinpour Feizi ◽  
Fahimeh Farshi Azhar ◽  
Mehrdad Rastgouye-Houjaghan
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Quartz Crystal ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Component Analysis ◽  
Determination Of Nickel ◽  
Quartz Crystal Nanobalance

Gas sensing with zeolite-coated quartz crystal microbalances—principal component analysis approach

2002 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isao Sasaki ◽  
Hiroshi Tsuchiya ◽  
Masateru Nishioka ◽  
Masayoshi Sadakata ◽  
Tatsuya Okubo
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Quartz Crystal ◽  
Gas Sensing ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Component Analysis ◽  
Analysis Approach ◽  
Quartz Crystal Microbalances

A German version of the Intermittent Claudication Questionnaire (ICQ): cultural adaptation and validation

VASA ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 41 (5) ◽  
pp. 333-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirchberger ◽  
Finger ◽  
Müller-Bühl
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Intermittent Claudication ◽  
Completion Time ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Component Analysis ◽  
German Version ◽  
Average Completion Time ◽  
Sf 36 ◽  
Related Quality

Background: The Intermittent Claudication Questionnaire (ICQ) is a short questionnaire for the assessment of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with intermittent claudication (IC). The objective of this study was to translate the ICQ into German and to investigate the psychometric properties of the German ICQ version in patients with IC. Patients and methods: The original English version was translated using a forward-backward method. The resulting German version was reviewed by the author of the original version and an experienced clinician. Finally, it was tested for clarity with 5 German patients with IC. A sample of 81 patients were administered the German ICQ. The sample consisted of 58.0 % male patients with a median age of 71 years and a median IC duration of 36 months. Test of feasibility included completeness of questionnaires, completion time, and ratings of clarity, length and relevance. Reliability was assessed through a retest in 13 patients at 14 days, and analysis of Cronbach’s alpha for internal consistency. Construct validity was investigated using principal component analysis. Concurrent validity was assessed by correlating the ICQ scores with the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36) as well as clinical measures. Results: The ICQ was completely filled in by 73 subjects (90.1 %) with an average completion time of 6.3 minutes. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient reached 0.75. Intra-class correlation for test-retest reliability was r = 0.88. Principal component analysis resulted in a 3 factor solution. The first factor explained 51.5 of the total variation and all items had loadings of at least 0.65 on it. The ICQ was significantly associated with the SF-36 and treadmill-walking distances whereas no association was found for resting ABPI. Conclusions: The German version of the ICQ demonstrated good feasibility, satisfactory reliability and good validity. Responsiveness should be investigated in further validation studies.

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