Dysplastic L5-S1 Spondyloptosis in a 3-Year-Old Child: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Vikas Tandon, Rahul Kaul, Harvinder Singh Chhabra, Ankur Nanda

“…During initial stage she underwent posterior decompression along L5-S1 segment including exposure of bilateral L5 and S1 nerve roots followed by instrumented reduction (L3-S2 5.5 mm pedicle screws) utilizing a rotational-translational technique. …”
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Following Clinical Practical Guidelines in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction with St Segment Elevation and its Relation with Clinical and Demographic Variables by Francisco de Jesús Valladares Carvajal, Yordano Carlos Ravelo Coma, Lázaro de la Cruz Avilés, Mario Isaac González

“…<strong><br />Method:</strong> descriptive study which evaluated the adhesion to clinical practice guidelines in 294 patients by using an instrument of evaluation. The degree of adhesion was related with demographic variables (age and sex) and clinical (selected co-morbidities and state of the patient on discharge).…”
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Fraudulent act: essence and legal regulation by H. S. Hofeld

“…It has been established that private law instruments should not be used by participants in civil transactions to avoid paying a debt (money, damages, damage) or to execute a court decision on debt collection (money, damages, damage) that has entered into force. …”
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Non‐Pharmacological Interventions Before Cataract Surgery for Preoperative Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Mahsan Nabighadim, Mojgan Mirghafourvand, Mahsa Maghalian

“…The risk of bias was evaluated using the ROBIN‐I instrument for non‐randomised studies and risk of bias 1 (ROB1) for RCTs. …”
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS) and Associated Sub-scales by Emilie N. Miley, Madeline P. Casanova, Scott W. Cheatham, Lindsay Larkins, Michael A. Pickering, Russell T. Baker

“…# Background Hip Disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (HOOS), HOOS-Joint Replacement (JR), HOOS Physical Function (PS), and HOOS-12 item scale have been suggested as reliable and valid instruments for assessing hip disability. However, factorial validity, invariance across subgroups, and repeated measures of the scale across different populations have not been well supported in the literature…”
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De Ford aux Jeux Olympiques by Egidio Dansero, Matteo Puttilli

“…L’hypothèse ici proposée est que la station est au centre d’un réseau dense de relations territoriales multi-scalaires (avec la métropole, les villes de montagne voisines, les grands flux internationaux), qui constituent à la fois un instrument pour lire et analyser la territorialité de la station et une ressource indispensable dans la redéfinition de ses modèles de développement.…”
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Evolution of EFTA in Differentiated Integration within Europe by V. V. Zolotukhin

“…A detailed examination allows for a clear distinction between Switzerland and the three member states of the European Economic Area (EEA), namely Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.Regarding the EEA, its legal framework is established through collaborative development of legal instruments with the EU. The thematic allocation is carefully structured based on existing competencies; officials of EFTA's pillar bodies within the two-pillar EEA structure maintain productive relations with the EU, while others focus on internal matters. …”
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The "conquest" of historical space in the 21st century Russia: negative historical identity? by Aurimas Švedas

“…In recent years all these components of sociopolitical identity have been used by the politicians of the Kremlin, the political scientists, and public relations' specialists as an instrument for the production of a peculiar formation – the "state patriotism." …”
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The relationship between health literacy and COVID-19 prevention behaviors among people living with HIV by Iman Navidi, Raheleh Soltani

“…The data collection tool was a questionnaire including COVID-19 prevention behaviors (5 items) and a health literacy instrument (14 items). The data were analyzed using SPSS software version 18 and for all tests, the significance level of α was considered as 0.05. …”
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Anterolateral Minithoracotomy Mitral Valve Surgery with Central Cannulation: A Three-year Single-Center Experience by Anil Sharma, Sunil Dixit, Mohit Sharma, Jai Kishan Suthar, Sourabh Mittal

“…A simplified and reproducible technique for performing mitral valve surgery through a right minithoracotomy with central aortocaval cannulation from the same incision, utilizing conventional instruments, has been developed. This innovative approach eliminates the requirement for endoscopic assistance, femoral arterial cannulation, and associated complications. …”
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The Relationship between Cardiovascular Autonomic Dysfunction and Ocular Abnormality in Chinese T2DM by Dandan Wang, Baiyu Shen, Chunrong Wu, Yanyan Xue, Yanjun Liu

“…The state of visual acuity, the lens, the vitreous, and the fundus were tested by professional ophthalmic instruments. The electrochemical skin conductance (ESC) of the hands and feet was measured by SUDOSCAN, from which a cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy risk score (CAN-RS) was calculated. …”
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Gambaran tingkat mikroagresi pada siswa penghayat kepercayaan by Nurfauzy Abdillah, Susi Fitri, Eka Wahyuni

“…Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan instrument Microaggressions Against Religious Individuals Scale (MARIS) yang diadaptasi dari Zhen Hadassah Cheng. …”
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Qualitative and quantitative evaluations of topography for CAD/CAM all ceramic zirconia after different surface treatments by Sazan M. Azeez, Shatha A. Salih

“…The control group (GA) left untouched while the other twenty-seven specimens were subjected to standardized wet grinded with a coarse diamond rotary instrument. Then they were randomly divided into three groups (nine specimens for each): grinded group (GB) without any additional surface treatment; reglazed group (GC) by adding galze material; polished group (GD) polishing with an intraoral zirconia polishing kit Kenda in a 2-step procedure. …”
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UNDERSTANDING REGIONAL INTEGRATION VARIATION AND THE ADOPTION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY: EU AND ASEAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK ON ELECTROMOBILITY IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES by Asrul Ibrahim NUR

“…Moreover, this study aims to understand the effect of diverse regional integration on electromobility through adopting various legal instruments by regional organisations. A comparative study between the EU and ASEAN is still relevant due to the strengthening relationship between both organisations. …”
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Fusion of Emotional Thinking and Mental Health of Students in Vocal Music Teaching by Qi Yang, Chao Yu

“…Vocal singing uses a thinking, conscious person as an instrument that is necessarily governed by the psyche over the physiology, relying on the brain to direct the movement of the singing muscles and the coordination of the vocal organs. …”
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A Beam Steering Dielectric Resonator Antenna Designed Using Rogers RO4003C Material for S-Band Applications by Manisha Kumari, Tavanam Venkata Rao, S. Arun Jayakar, D. Srinivas, Dola Gobinda Padhan, A. Kishore Reddy, P. Rahul Reddy, Amanuel Diriba Tura

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Eksplorasi Etnomatematika Islamic Center Tulang Bawang Barat by Arina Manasikana, Muhammad Saidun Anwar, Agus Setiawan, Choirudin Choirudin, Rani Darmayanti

“…Instrumen dalam penelitian ini adalah human instrument, dimana dalam hal ini peneliti berperan sebagai instrumen utama sehingga peneliti harus berhubungan secara langsung dengan penelitian dan berperan sebagai pengumpul data melalui observasi, dokumentasi, dan wawancara secara langsung kepada sumber yang terpercaya. …”
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Diabetic Gait Is Not Just Slow Gait: Gait Compensations in Diabetic Neuropathy by Adrienne D. Henderson, A. Wayne Johnson, Sarah T. Ridge, Jonathan S. Egbert, Kevin P. Curtis, Levi J. Berry, Dustin A. Bruening

“…To evaluate gait mechanics and energetics in diabetic peripheral polyneuropathy. Methods. Instrumented gait analysis was performed on 14 participants with diabetic peripheral polyneuropathy and 14 matched controls, walking at 1.0 m/s. …”
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Implementing an Outgoing Longwave Radiation Climate Dataset from Fengyun 3E Satellite Data with a Machine-Learning Algorithm by Yanjiao Wang, Feng Yan

“…China’s FengYun 3E (FY3E) meteorological satellite, launched in 2021, is equipped with advanced instruments for comprehensive Earth observations. In this study, we compared outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) measurements from the FY3E satellite (FY3E OLR) and from a series of satellites operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA, United States of America; hereafter NOAA OLR) and analyzed the spatiotemporal differences between the datasets. …”
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The Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales-21: Principal component analysis and evaluation of abbreviated versions in young adults with temporomandibular disorders. by Yinghao Xiong, Adrian Ujin Yap, Carolina Marpaung, May Chun Mei Wong

“…Several abbreviated DASS-21 versions have been developed, demonstrating better clinical utility and measurement properties than the original instrument. This study explored the factor structure of various abbreviated DASS-21 versions and identified/validated the optimal one for assessing young adults with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs).…”
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