Clinical Guidelines for Acupotomy Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis by Working Group of Acupotomy Medical Branch of China Association of Chinese Medicine, XIU Zhongbiao, CHEN Changxian, ZHANG Jianxin, LV Yanan, WEI Song, ZHOU Yu, WAN Quanqing, ZENG Weiquan, CHEN Guoqiang, HUANG Huirong, CAI Zhaolian, YAN Guohong, ZHAI Hongye, LIN Huayang, LIU Hong, ZHANG Liangzhi

“…Acupotomy treatment is an effective in treating knee osteoarthritis, it is based on the theory of acupotomy medicine, it uses an acupotomy as a treatment tool, piercing the human body with a needle, and exe- rting the therapeutic effects of the acupotomy in the human body. …”
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Clinicopathological Analysis and Surgical Outcome of Eyelid Malignancies: A Study of 332 Cases by Syeed Mehbub Ul Kadir, Mukti Rani Mitra, Riffat Rashid, Murtuza Nuruddin, Md. Kamrul Hassan Khan, Golam Haider, Mst. Sayedatun Nessa

“…Conjunctival map biopsy (8%) was performed as an essential tool for excluding the pagetoid spread of SGC. A new reconstruction method named triangular-shaped musculocutaneous tail flap was performed in 33 (11%) patients to reconstruct the moderate eyelid defect following local resection. …”
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Pilot Study of a Modified DOPS Scale for Insulin Pump and CGM Installation Training in Chinese Medical Students During Endocrinology Rotations by Yuan Y, Wang C, Wen S, Li Y, Xu C, Yu F, Li X, He Y, Chen L, Ren Y, Zhou L

“…Yue Yuan,1,* Congcong Wang,1,* Song Wen,1,* Yanyan Li,1 Chenglin Xu,1 Fang Yu,1 Xiucai Li,1 Yanju He,1 Lijiao Chen,1 Yishu Ren,1 Ligang Zhou1,2 1Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201399, People’s Republic of China; 2Shanghai Key Laboratory of Vascular Lesions Regulation and Remodeling, Shanghai Pudong Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, 201399, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ligang Zhou, Department of Endocrinology Shanghai Pudong Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, 201399, People’s Republic of China, Tel +008613611927616, Email zhouligang1n1@163.comBackground: Direct Observation of Procedural Skills (DOPS) is a clinical assessment tool that enables trainers to observe medical students’ procedural abilities in real-time clinical settings. …”
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Risk Factors for the Occurrence of Depressive Disorders in Pediatric Patients With Tuberculosis by Mihailov OM, Stavar Matei L, Tocu G, Ciubara A, Mihailov R

“…The CDI (Children’s Depression Inventory) was administered to assess depressive symptoms over the course of the study.Objective: The study aims to determine the prevalence of depressive disorders in children and adolescents by analyzing risk factors such as age, gender, place of origin, and access to medical services, as well as the effectiveness of CDI as a diagnostic tool. It also seeks to correlate clinical and demographic data with CDI scores and evaluate changes over time to identify solutions that support early diagnosis and intervention.Results: Out of the initial 190 patients, 158 completed the CDI, as some did not return for follow-up evaluations or declined to participate. …”
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections, Treatment and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Sao Tome and Principe: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alexandra Vasconcelos, Swasilanne Sousa, Nelson Bandeira, Marta Alves, Ana Luísa Papoila, Filomena Pereira, Maria Céu Machado

“…This study is a useful tool for policymakers in STP to enhance the health of women and their unborn babies.…”
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Describing randomization in trials included in systematic reviews in orthopaedic surgery by Matthew Tang, Kimberley K. Lun, Adriane M. Lewin, Ian A. Harris

“…The Cochrane Risk of Bias-2 Tool was used to assess random sequence generation as ‘adequate’, ‘inadequate’, or ‘no information’; we then calculated the proportion of trials in each category. …”
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A basis water quality monitoring plan for rehabilitation and protection by M. Enriquez, R. Tanhueco

“…Water quality monitoring is a popular tool in ensuring water quality is safe and within the allowable limits and standards for the health of the community. …”
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Efficacy of Red Cell Salvage Systems in Open Acetabular Surgery by S. MacDonald, C. Byrd, E. Barlow, V. K. Nahar, J. Martin, D. Krenk

“…Red blood cell salvage (CS) is an intraoperative blood salvage tool where blood is harvested from the operative field. …”
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Multimedia: multimodal mediation analysis of microbiome data by Hanying Jiang, Xinran Miao, Margaret W. Thairu, Mara Beebe, Dan W. Grupe, Richard J. Davidson, Jo Handelsman, Kris Sankaran

“…ABSTRACT Mediation analysis has emerged as a versatile tool for answering mechanistic questions in microbiome research because it provides a statistical framework for attributing treatment effects to alternative causal pathways. …”
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KỸ NGHỆ SƠ KỲ ĐÁ CŨ AN KHÊ TRONG BỐI CẢNH TIỀN SỬ VIỆT NAM by Nguyen Khac Su

“…Bài báo này đã hệ thống hóa tư liệu điều tra, thám sát và khai quật ở các địa điểm Đá cũ vùng An Khê, tỉnh Gia Lai; xác định đặc trưng cơ bản của kỹ nghệ An Khê với phức hợp kỹ thuật công cụ: Chopper- Choping tool/Mũi nhọn (Piks) hình khối tam diện/Bifaces - Handaxes. …”
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Fostering quantity surveying student success through academic engagement: an interactive qualitative analysis by Gerrit Crafford, Liezel Frick

“…Central to this approach was creating a student SID, a visual tool designed to map out and represent the myriad factors influencing student engagement.  …”
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Assessment of Chinese urban land-use efficiency (SDG11.3.1) utilizing high-precision urban built-up area data by Hao Wang, Yafei Liu, Lianze Sun, Xiaogang Ning, Guangzhe Li

“…Assessment of SDG11.3.1 indicator of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a valuable tool for policymakers in urban planning. This study aims to enhance the accuracy of the SDG11.3.1 evaluation and explore the impact of varying precision levels in urban built-up area on the indicator’s assessment outcomes. …”
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Promising markers of CIMP+ colon tumors identified on the basis of TCGA data analysis by G. S. Krasnov, A. D. Beniaminov, R. A. Tychko, G. A. Puzanov, R. O. Novakovskiy, A. V. Kudryavtseva, A. A. Dmitriev

“…For the identification of CpG sites, the methylation level of which could be used to detect CIMP+ tumors, an analysis of expression and methylation profiles of 297 primary colon tumors and 38 histologically normal tissues paired to them, which are presented in the TCGA (The Cancer Genome Atlas) project database, was performed by us using the CrossHub tool created previously. We developed the scoring, which takes into account the methylation level of CpG sites, their location, and the expression level of the corresponding genes. …”
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Delayed Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Initiation among Hospitalized Adults in a Resource-Limited Settings: A Challenge to the Global Target of ART for 90% of HIV-Infected Individual... by Prossie Merab Ingabire, Fred Semitala, Moses R. Kamya, Damalie Nakanjako

“…Using a pretested and precoded data extraction tool, data on cART initiation status and reason for not initiating cART was collected. …”
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Epigenetics of suicidal behavior by R. N. Mustafin, A. V. Kazantseva, R. F. Enikeeva, Yu. D. Davydova, S. B. Malykh, V. V. Viktorov, E. K. Khusnutdinova

“…The analysis of a brain obtained from suicide victims, representing a unique tool for the analysis of modified genomic processes, revealed a wide range of reprogramming patterns of DNA methylation in promoters of the genes of polyamine (OAZ1, OAZ2, AMD1, ARG2, SKA2), serotonergic (SLC6A4) and GABAergic (GABRA1) systems, HPA-axis (GR, NR3C1), tyrosine kinase (TrkB) receptors, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). …”
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Enhancing HIV Cognitive Abilities and Self-Management Through Information Technology–Assisted Interventions: Scoping Review by Hao Huang, MeiLian Xie, Zhen Yang, AiPing Wang

“…ConclusionsModern information technology is becoming an important tool for health interventions among people living with HIV/AIDS. …”
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Sneak Peek: Food, Waste, and Packaging Characteristics of South Australian School Children’s Lunchboxes by Neha Kishan Lalchandani, Clare Hume, Lynne Giles, Shona Crabb, Jo Hendrikx, Caroline Miller

“…Contents were coded using an audit tool developed using REDCap. Setting: 23 sites across metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia including 14 preschools and 9 primary schools in low (n=8), medium (n=7), and high (n=8) socioeconomic areas. …”
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Investigating the effect of the teaching method of peer education in medical students of surgical internship on satisfaction, grade at the end of the section, and implementation ab... by Keivan Sabooni, Madjid Shafiayan, Farzaneh Zarei, Behzad Khalafi

“…To evaluate the clinical knowledge, the final exam score and the degree of satisfaction, feasibility, and validity of the training were used from a researcher-made questionnaire that was psychometrically evaluated after completing the internship. To validate the tool, the content validation method was used, and reliability according to experts and psychometrics was evaluated by the professors of the group. …”
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Detection of Dengue Virus-Specific IgM and IgG Antibodies through Peptide Sequences of Envelope and NS1 Proteins for Serological Identification by Pradeep Kumar Nagar, Deepali Savargaonkar, Anupkumar R. Anvikar

“…Sequence homologies of peptides with other Flavivirus were checked by Multiple Sequence Alignment Tool ClustalX2. Peptide sequences were synthesized chemically by solid-phase peptide synthesis technique. …”
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Molecular Epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 within Accra Metropolis Postlockdown by Frank T. Aboagye, Lawrence Annison, Henry Kwadwo Hackman, Maame E. Acquah, Yvonne Ashong, Isaac Owusu-Frimpong, Bill C. Egyam, Sharon Annison, George Osei-Adjei, Samuel Antwi-Baffour

“…Currently, sequencing has been the only tool for the identification of circulating severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) variants. …”
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