Percutaneous Trapeziometacarpal Arthrodesis in Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Arthritis: A New Surgical Approach by D. Mifsut-Miedes, J. R. Rodríguez-Collell, A. Valverde-Navarro, E. M. González-Soler

“…We believe that performing the technique using a minimally invasive approach with long and short Shannon burrs together with the tapered burr included in the MIS foot instrument set can yield satisfactory results. This article provides a description of this minimally invasive technique performed on a seventy-year-old woman with rhizarthrosis and an anatomical description of the approach in a human cadaver.…”
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Experimental assessment of the informativity of signs in the analysis of 2d images of bone objects in forensic examination. by A. A. Doudkin, A. A. Voronov, V. V. Ganchenko, E. E. Marushko, L. P. Podenok, A. V. Inyutin

“…This article describes the software implementation of the system for extracting and evaluating information features from 2D images of bone fractures and bone objects for classifying fractures and identifying the alleged instrument that caused the injury. As parameters, the textural characteristics of Haralick, local binary patterns of pixels for 2D images, Gabor filters, Laws energy texture characteristics for 2D images are considered. …”
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The Problem of Image’s Status: E. Alloa’s Symptomatology by Benediktas Vachninas

“…In this respect, the symptoms of iconic are instruments that enable the description of images with regard to different layers of iconicity. …”
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Creating Work and Family Balance: Workshop Evaluation by David C. Diehl, Suzanna Smith, Betsy Crisp, Karen S. Headlee

“…Workshop presenters: the evaluation instrument described in this article provides a simple and streamlined way to conduct a useful evaluation and solicit feedback for program refinement. …”
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USE OF AUTODESK SIMULATION MULTIPHYSICS FOR RESEARCH OF TEMPERATURE FIELDS, STRESS AND DEFOMATION IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF GEAR PUMP by A. V. Puzanov

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Adaptation and combination of two scales to measure dispositional gratitude in health sciences faculty: a psychometric analysis by Jesus Alfonso Beltran-Sanchez, José Moral de la Rubia, Adrian Valle de la O, Josue Omar Nava-Manzo, Angeles Dominguez

“…For the past several years, interest has been aroused through various published contributions that still lack scientific support, so it is necessary to have instruments that obtain valid and reliable data about it. …”
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Development of an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Method for the Detection of Rhein in Rheum officinale by Min Chen, Tie-Gui Nan, Jie Xin, Li Cui, Bo Zhang, Xiao Wang, Bao-Min Wang

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High fatigue levels among psychiatric outpatients – the validity of the Danish Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Fatigue Short-Form (PROMISF-SF) by Ragnar Klein Olsen, Sidse M. Arnfred, Christina Madsen, Oliver Rumle Hovmand

“…Results 70 healthy volunteers and 62 patients completed the instruments. The PROMIS-F-SF had a average fit to the previously reported single-factor structure. …”
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Family cohesion, children’s thoughts, and children’s cognitive assessments: Mediating role of sport anxiety by Юмна Али, Сайед М. И. Шах

“…Following formal consent procedures, valid and reliable instruments were used. Data analysis was conducted using IBM SPSS Version 25, employing both descriptive and inferential statistics. …”
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Diffused Multi-scale Generative Adversarial Network for low-dose PET images reconstruction by Xiang Yu, Daoyan Hu, Qiong Yao, Yu Fu, Yan Zhong, Jing Wang, Mei Tian, Hong Zhang

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Features of the Modern Protectionism of the US and the EU towards Russia by A. A. Sidorov

“…The article analyzes a new instrument of environmental protectionism, the EU’s carbon border adjustment mechanism, a levy on imported products based on the embedded CO2 emissions. …”
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Knowledge of Healthcare Professionals Regarding Hepatitis B in Rania Hospitals by Zhino Raouf Ali, Mohammed Rasol Ahmed, Khalid Muhamad Hamad, Zhiar Hussen Wsu

“…Non- probability purposive sample of (303) HCPs; for data collection, the study instrument was constructed and designed through reading literature, books, and articles which included (42) items. …”
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Evaluation of quality policies and strategies in health systems: a scoping review by Zenewton André da Silva Gama, Márcia Cunha da Silva Pellense, Pedro Jesús Saturno Hernández, Anna Cláudia Sales Gomes Caldas

“…An instrument used in Afghanistan, Armenia, Guatemala and Mexico proved to be potentially useful for dissemination in other countries. …”
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Fixed-Frequency Control of Piezoelectric Resonator DC-DC Converters for Spurious Mode Avoidance by Eric Stolt, Weston D. Braun, Lei Gu, Jeronimo Segovia-Fernandez, Sombuddha Chakraborty, Ruochen Lu, Juan Rivas-Davila

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DIGITAL ECONOMY AND RECRUITMENT POTENTIAL: STRATEGICAL INTERCONNECTION AND PROSPECTS by G. Yu. Peshkova, А. Yu. Samarina

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Evaluation of the Magnet Breakaway Force Measurement Accuracy of the NT-800 Sensors for Early Detection of Defects of Their Manufacturing by A. Yu. Kutsepau, A. P. Kren, Y. V. Hnutsenka

“…Deterioration of the precision characteristics resulted in significant changes in the readings of the calibrated instrument. Thus the absolute measurement error for a sensor with a poorly made sensitive element turned out to be approximately 3 times higher in the range of 200– 300 MPa than that for a sensor with good precision parameters.…”
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Translation and Initial Validation of the Chinese (Cantonese) Version of Cognitive Flexibility Inventory Using People with Mental Illness by Sui Lung Wong, Tai Wa Liu, Chi Chiu Lee, Pui Wong

“…The Cognitive Flexibility Inventory (CFI) is a self-administered instrument comprising 20 items on a 7-point Likert scale, designed to measure an individual’s level of cognitive flexibility (CF). …”
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Mapping the Discourse. Architecture Periodicals in/for the Teaching of Architecture History by Gaia Caramellino, Valeria Casali, Nicole De Togni

“…The article reflects on the role of architectural journals as sources, instruments, methods and narrative devices for the teaching of architectural history, questioning their role of mediators with a multifaced network of milieux characterized by divergent positions, ideological agendas, and modes of interacting. …”
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Feeding Problems Assessment Tools in Children: A Scoping Review by Suci Destriatania, Judhiastuty Februhartanty, Fariz Nurwidya, Rini Sekartini

“…Pedi-EAT, MCH-FS and BPFAS were commonly used instruments. However, it is clear that no single instrument covers comprehensively all aspects of feeding problems in children. …”
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Physical functioning outcome measures in the lumbar spinal surgery population and measurement properties of the physical outcome measures: protocol for a systematic review by Alison B Rushton, Jai Mistry, Michael J Lukacs, Katie L Kowalski, Maren Goodman

“…Using a two-staged approach, searches will be performed in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Health and Psychosocial Instruments, CINAHL, Web of Science, Scopus, PEDro and the grey literature from inception until 15 December 2021. …”
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