Poor Reporting of Outcomes Beyond Accuracy in Point-of-Care Tests for Syphilis: A Call for a Framework by Yalda Jafari, Mira Johri, Lawrence Joseph, Caroline Vadnais, Nitika Pant Pai

“…Although accuracy data on POC syphilis tests have been widely published, few studies have evaluated broader outcomes beyond accuracy that impact patients and health systems. …”
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Estatística em acidentes de bicicleta: uma sugestão para compreender o teste qui-quadrado by Elisa Henning, Luciane Mulazani dos Santos

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Fault Diagnosis Research on Impact System of Hydraulic Rock Drill Based on Internal Mechanism Testing Method by Yelin Li, Youxin Luo, Xiao Wu

“…In the production and manufacturing process of hydraulic rock drill, there are small impact energy and low impact frequency, and a fault diagnosis method based on the internal mechanism testing and testing of the hydraulic rock drill is proposed. …”
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A Theoretical and Test Analysis of Heat and Humidity Transfer for Deeply Buried Underground Corridors with Different Shapes by Tong Ren, Mengzhuo Li, Long He, De Wang, Lingbo Kong

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Developing Performance Tests to Measure Digital Skills: Lessons Learned From a Cross-National Perspective by Ester van Laar, Alexander J. A. M. van Deursen, Ellen J. Helsper, Luc S. Schneider

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Mini-Mental Parkinson: First Validation Study of a New Bedside Test Constructed for Parkinson’s Disease by F. Mahieux, D. Michelet, M.-J. Manifacier, F. Boller, J. Fermanian, A. Guillard

“…We have developed a brief screening test aimed at identifying cognitive disorders in Parkinson’s disease. …”
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Verification of the Reliability of an Automated Urine Test Strip Colorimetric Program Using Colorimetric Analysis: Survey Study by Keigo Inagaki, Daisuke Tsuriya, Takuya Hashimoto, Katsumasa Nakamura

“… Abstract BackgroundOne method for noninvasive and simple urinary microalbumin testing is urine test strips. However, when visually assessing urine test strips, accurate assessment may be difficult due to environmental influences—such as lighting color and intensity—and the physical and psychological influences of the assessor. …”
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Polypore fungi as a flagship group to indicate changes in biodiversity – a test case from Estonia by Kadri Runnel, Otto Miettinen, Asko Lõhmus

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Constant Strain Rate Uniaxial Compression of Green Sandstone during SHPB Tests Driven by Pendulum Hammer by S. H. Li, W. C. Zhu, L. L. Niu, F. Dai

“…During the Split-Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) tests driven by pendulum hammer, employing a proper special shape striker is an effective way to obtain dynamic stress equilibrium condition and to get constant strain rate of the rock specimen. …”
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(De)Globalization, the Global Imaginary, and Religious Narratives: A Theoretical Framework and the East Asia Litmus Test by Beilei Bai

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Hearing Screening Combined with Target Gene Panel Testing Increased Etiological Diagnostic Yield in Deaf Children by Le Xie, Yue Qiu, Yuan Jin, Kai Xu, Xue Bai, Xiao-Zhou Liu, Xiao-Hui Wang, Sen Chen, Yu Sun

“…Here, we enrolled 137 Chinese patients with congenital hearing loss to describe the molecular epidemiology by using 127 gene panel testing or 159 variant testing. Sixty-three deaf children received 127 gene panel testing, while seventy-four patients received 159 variant testing. …”
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The Accuracy of Ankle Eccentric Torque Control Explains Dynamic Postural Control During the Y-Balance Test by Shojiro Nozu, Kristin A. Johnson, Tsukasa Tanaka, Mika Inoue, Hirofumi Nishio, Yuji Takazawa

“…# Background The Y-Balance Test (YBT), especially the posteromedial (PM) reach direction (PM-YBT), is able to identify dynamic postural control deficits in those who have ankle instability. …”
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Dynamic Indentation Characteristics for Various Spacings and Indentation Depths: A Study Based on Laboratory and Numerical Tests by Jie Liu, Wen Wan, Yu Chen, Jun Wang

“…Laboratory and numerical study tests were conducted to investigate the dynamic indentation characteristics for various spacings and indentation depths. …”
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Two-centers machine learning analysis for predicting acid-fast bacilli results in tuberculosis sputum tests by Jichong Zhu, Yong Zhao, Chengqian Huang, Chenxing Zhou, Shaofeng Wu, Tianyou Chen, Xinli Zhan

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Testing Method for Non-Isothermal Radial Wall Jets from Ceiling Diffusers Used in Building Ventilation by Maria Hurnik

“…The measured terminal speed isolines, <i>W</i> = 0.2 m/s, were compared with the isolines determined for isothermal jets. The test results have shown that, for radial wall jets supplying air at an Archimedes number higher than approximately 50 × 10⁻⁴, the risk of jet dumping is significant.…”
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Results of a modified Delphi consensus on the optimal testing pathway for oesophago-gastric cancer care in the UK by Philippe Taniere, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Naureen Starling, Wasat Mansoor, Thomas Bird, Martin Eatock

“…Objective To develop expert consensus on the optimal testing pathway for oesophago-gastric (OG) cancer care.Methods and analysis The process followed a modified Delphi methodology to develop consensus on the optimal testing pathway for OG cancer care. …”
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A Letter to Reconsider the Conditions for Testing Decontaminated N95 Respirators for Emergency Reuse to Address Shortage by Eric P. Vejerano, Jeonghyeon Ahn

“…By reconsidering the test conditions, a substantial fraction of used/decontaminated respirators can be reused.…”
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Retracted: Impact Sound Insulation Performance Testing of Nano-Inorganic Composite Floor Slabs for Green Buildings by International Journal of Analytical Chemistry

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Steroids Decrease Prevalence of Positive Tuberculin Skin Test in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Implications on Anti-TNF Therapies by Shweta Agarwal, Siddharth Kumar Das, Girdhar G. Agarwal, Ragini Srivastava

“…Effect of Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and steroids on the result of tuberculin skin test (TST) may have important implications in interpretation of results of this test. …”
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Stress Uniformity Analyses on Nonparallel End-Surface Rock Specimen during Loading Process in SHPB Tests by Pu Yuan, Qin-yong Ma, Dong-dong Ma

“…Hence, end-surface nonparallelism of the rock specimen is suggested to be controlled within 0.10% when conducting SHPB tests.…”
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