Background The developing world accounts for 99% of global maternal deaths. Men in
developing countries are the chief decision-makers, determining women's access to …

Though once considered the gold standard, epidural anaesthesia has complications that
may be significant and include hypotension, urinary retention, partial or patchy block and, in …

Significantly revised, the fifth edition of the most complete, accessible text now covers all
three approaches to structural equation modeling (SEM)--covariance-based SEM …

Fit indices are widely used in order to test the model fit for structural equation models. In a
highly influential study, Hu and Bentler (1999) showed that certain cutoff values for these …

Barrett (2007) presents minor revisions to statements previously posted on Barrett's website,
and discussed on SEMNET (a web discussion group about structural equation modeling) …

The purpose of the present article is to take stock of a recent exchange in Organizational
Research Methods between critics and proponents of partial least squares path modeling …

Predicting the factor structure of a test and comparing this with the factor structure,
empirically derived from the item scores, is a powerful test of the content validity of the test …

Background Globally, critical illness results in millions of deaths every year. Although many
of these deaths are potentially preventable, the basic, life-saving care of critically ill patients …

With seemingly few exceptions, current practice in structural equation modelling (SEM) aims
at establishing close rather than exact fit between hypothetical models and observed data …

The novel COVID-19 outbreak is a major health threat to human beings with multiorgan
injuries. However, its endocrine system manifestations are much less studied. In this study …