The questions on violence (FOV) tool for interpersonal violence inquiry in Swedish healthcare settings – evaluation of content validity, face validity and test-retest reliability by Solveig Lövestad, Karin Sjöström, Josefin Björk, Karin Örmon

“…The purpose of this study was to assess the content validity, face validity and reliability of the Questions on Violence (FOV) tool, an instrument specifically designed for routine inquiries about interpersonal violence in healthcare settings within the Swedish context. …”
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Assessment of Tumor Burden Score as a Feasible and Reliable Tool for Prognosis Prediction for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Hepatectomy: A Multicenter, Retrospective Study by Guan R, Zheng Z, Deng M, Mei J, Lin Y

“…Finally, low TBS was identified as an independent protective prognostic factor.Conclusion: Tumor burden score is a feasible and reliable prognostic tool for prognosis prediction and clinical decisions.Keywords: hepatocellular carcinoma, tumor burden score, BCLC stage, prognosis prediction…”
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Reconstruction of ancient craftsmanship techniques during the Xiongnu-Xianbei period, based on the analysis of bone tools found at the Chultukov Log-9 site in Altai by Krzysztof Michalczewski, Łukasz Oleszczak, Konrad Lewek

“…As a result, information was obtained regarding the possible applications of such tools as the U-shaped tools made from pelvis bones, spindle whorl, the tool made from deer scapula and the object made from the horse navicular bone. …”
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How do organisations generate and distribute value? Stakeholder value as the aim of the New Business Narrative [NBN] and Stakeholder Accounting [SA] as an information tool by José Luis Retolaza Ávalos, Leire San-Jose, R. Edward Freeman

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Validation of a paediatric sepsis screening tool to identify children with sepsis in the emergency department: a statewide prospective cohort study in Queensland, Australia by Paula Lister, Kristen Gibbons, Luregn J Schlapbach, Adam Irwin, Michael Rice, Sainath Raman, Amanda Harley, Patricia Gilholm

“…We aimed to validate a paediatric sepsis screening tool and derive a simplified screening tool.Design Prospective multicentre study conducted between August 2018 and December 2019. …”
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Can GastroPanel be used as a triage tool to select patients with advanced atrophic gastritis for gastroscopy? A prospective clinical validation study by Eleanor Wood, Marco Novelli, Laura Marelli, Roger Feakins, Cinzia Papadia, Ray Shidrawi, Kari Juhani Syrjänen

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Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios Are Correlated with Complicated Diverticulitis and Hinchey Classification: A Simple Tool to Assess Disease Severity in the Emergency Department by Amir Mari, Tawfik Khoury, Ahmad Lubany, Mohammad Safadi, Moaad Farraj, Amir Farah, Anas Kadah, Wisam Sbeit, Mahmud Mahamid

“…This simple available laboratory tool can be implemented into clinical practice to optimize patient management.…”
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VAS and NRS, Same or Different? Are Visual Analog Scale Values and Numerical Rating Scale Equally Viable Tools for Assessing Patients after Microdiscectomy? by Joanna Bielewicz, Beata Daniluk, Piotr Kamieniak

“…To compare the viability of the numerical rating scale (NRS) and the visual analogue scale (VAS) as a pain assessment tools among a large cohort of patients who underwent microdiscectomy. …”
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Flapless Cone Beam Computed Tomography-Guided Implant Surgery with Contextual Transcrestal Sinus Lift Augmentation Using New Bone Compactor Tools by Ferdinando Attanasio, Sergio Bortolini, Daniele Carbone, Andrea Pacifici

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Retracted: Analysis of Temperature Distribution and Mechanical Properties of Friction Stir Welding of Al-Cu Joints Using Hardened H13 Steel Tools by Advances in Materials Science and Engineering

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Performance of Culture Using a Semi-Automatic Needle as a Novel Tool for Collecting Lymph Node Samples for the Diagnosis of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis by Artur Augusto Velho Mendes Júnior, Fabiano Borges Figueiredo, Luiz Cláudio Ferreira, Lucas Keidel, Renato Orsini Ornellas, Adilson Benedito Almeida, Fernanda Nunes Santos, Luciana de Freitas Campos Miranda, Andreza Pain Marcelino, Sandro Antonio Pereira, Rodrigo Caldas Menezes

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A comprehensive review of biological and genetic control approaches for leishmaniasis vector sand flies; emphasis towards promoting tools for integrated vector management. by Yasoda Kumari, Nayana Gunathilaka, Deepika Amarasinghe

“…This current review identified several promising methods, including genetically modified sand flies, using transgenic approaches by taking advanced gene editing tools like Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR/Cas9) and genetic modification of symbiotic microorganisms for controlling sand fly populations, which appeared to be proven under laboratory and field settings.…”
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STRAIGHTMORPH: A Voice Morphing Tool for Research in Voice Communication Sciences [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by P Belin, H Kawahara

“…The purpose of this paper is to make easily available to the scientific community an efficient voice morphing tool called STRAIGHTMORPH and provide a short tutorial on its use with examples. …”
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A two-step geospace storm as a new tool of opportunity for experimentally estimating the threshold condition for the formation of a substorm current wedge by L. F. Chernogor

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Patient-Centric Structural Determinants of Adherence Rates Among Asthma Populations: Exploring the Potential of Patient Activation and Encouragement Tool TRUSTR to Improve Adherence by Asim Zia, Arthur Brassart, Sheila Thomas, Fen Ye, Judith J. Stephenson, C. Daniel Mullins, Christopher A. Jones

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MA-XRF and OCT techniques as tools for identification of past renovation attempts as well as aid in current restoration treatment of the painting ‘Christ before Caiaphas’ by Anna Faron

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Adoption of E2PLUS tools and resources to promote the development of institutional capacity for patient-centered and community-engaged research at a cancer center by Katherine J. Briant, Prajakta Adsul, Elizabeth A. Carosso, Marty Chakoian, Diane Mapes, Terri Coutee, Bridgette Hempstead, Laurie Hassell, Wendy Law, Jason A. Mendoza

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Use of an observer tool to enhance learning of anaesthesia resident’s non-technical skills during high-fidelity simulation: a randomised controlled trial by Caroline Havard, Viridiana Jouffroy, Agnès Le Gouez, Marie Bruyère, Samy Figueiredo, Philippe Roulleau, Dan Benhamou, Aurore Margat, Antonia Blanié

Subjects: “…Observer tool…”
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Digging for clues: Stick tools used for honey digging in a second community of ‘forest fragment chimpanzees’ outside the Budongo and Bugoma Forests, Uganda by Matthew R. McLennan, Georgia A. Lorenti, Simon Mugenyi, Jonan Muganzi, Jacqueline Rohen

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Is the EnodePro^® a Valid Tool to Determine the Bar Velocity in the Bench Press and Barbell Back Squat? A Comparative Analysis by Nina Behrmann, Martin Hillebrecht, José Afonso, Konstantin Warneke

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