Efficacy and Safety of Ultrasound-Guided Radiofrequency Treatment for Chronic Pain in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yuzhao Huang, Qiufang Deng, Liuqing Yang, Jiahui Ma, Ziyang Wang, Dong Huang, Ling Luo, Haocheng Zhou

“…A systematic review for the efficacy and safety of ultrasound-guided RF treatment for pain management of KOA patients was carried out in PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Wanfang Data, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) from the date of inception to February 2020, and a meta-analysis was conducted. …”
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Introducing the SMAP L4 Products and Investigating the Spatio-Temporal Variability of Soil Moisture in Iran by Ebrahim Asadi Oskouei, Leila Godarzy, Jalil Helali

“…Also, Sistan and Baluchestan (0.076 m3m-3), South Khorasan (0.091 m3m-3) and Yazd (0.096 m3m-3) provinces have the lowest annual average soil moisture. Conclusion: Knowledge of the amount of soil moisture is important in hydrological modeling studies, improving numerical weather prediction (NWP) models, intelligent irrigation in agriculture and climate change. …”
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Identifikasi Pengaruh Pandemi Covid-19 terhadap Perilaku Pengguna Twitter dengan Pendekatan Social Network Analysis by Diana Purwitasari, Apriantoni Apriantoni, Agus Budi Raharjo

“…It makes twitter relevant as a medium of knowledge extraction in identifying user behavior changes. …”
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Evaluasi Tata Kelola Sumber Daya Teknologi Informasi Menggunakan Kerangka Kerja COBIT 5 Subdomain EDM04, APO07 dan DSS03 pada Perusahaan Jasa Pelabuhan PT. XYZ by Audi Kresna Fathurino, Yusi Tyroni Mursityo, Aditya Rachmadi

“…COBIT 5 was chosen as the framework because it provides suitable domain for the evaluation process, and considering company’s knowledge about framework for better and accurate assessment. …”
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Antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercise intervention led by midwives in England to reduce postnatal urinary incontinence: APPEAL feasibility and pilot randomised controlled cluster... by Karla Hemming, Jonathan Bishop, Sarah Dean, Jean Hay-Smith, Tim Coleman, Elizabeth Edwards, Christine MacArthur, Debra Bick, Mark Pearson, Rohini Terry, Eivor Oborn, Sara Webb, Eleni Gkini, Victoria Salmon, Ellie Jones, Helena Frawley

“…Midwives reported improvements in PFME confidence/knowledge (median increase of at least 1 point on a 0–4 scale for each of eight questions). …”
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Gender Analysis, Milk Value Chain, Kabale Uganda. Kabale: Kabale University. by Tugume, Samuel

“…Feed and fodder, labor, technology and equipment, financial capital, and income than the female respondents Also, 72.2% of men have access to decision-making on land, 71.1% on livestock, feed and fodder, technology and equipment, and knowledge and experts respectively. They also were involved in decision-making on water, labor, income, and marketing, when compared to the female gender. …”
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Maternal Satisfaction towards Childhood Immunization Service and Its Associated Factors in Wadla District, North Wollo, Ethiopia, 2019 by Fisha Alebel GebreEyesus, Nega Tezera Assimamaw, Netsanet Tsegaye GebereEgziabher, Bisrat Zeleke Shiferaw

“…Despite the acknowledgement made on the importance of maternal satisfaction for the successful provision of child immunization services, there is limited knowledge in Ethiopia on its contributing factors. …”
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Therapeutic Efficacy of Moxibustion with Seed-Sized Moxa-Cone at Jing Acupoint on Limb Spasticity after Stroke： A Meta-Analysis by ZHANG Jinfei, JIANG Jiahui, TANG Jiqin

“…ObjectiveTo systematically evaluate the effect of moxibustion with seed-sized moxa-cone at Jing acupoint on limb spasticity after stroke, and to provide a scientific basis for the clinical application of moxibustion with seed-sized moxa-cone.MethodsData were searched from the China Knowledge Network (CNKI), Wanfang Data, VIP, CBMdisc, China Clinical Registry, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and Cochrane Library. …”
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Creating pathways for collaboration between Argentina and the UK to utilise microbial biofilms in sustainable agriculture by Patricia L. Abdian, Miguel Cámara, Fabricio D. Cassan, Gabriel Castrillo, Marisa Díaz, Gustavo Gonzalez Anta, Claire Hodge, Jo Slater-Jefferies, Cait E. MacPhee, Enzo Moriconi, Paulina D. Rakowska, Rasmita Raval, Duncan Ross, Juan F. Sandoval, Diego O. Serra, Claudio Valverde, Jeremy Webb, Ana Winters

“…Despite ongoing research, there are still large knowledge gaps in the understanding of the mechanisms governing interaction between biofilms and plants, and how these can be manipulated to promote sustainable agriculture. …”
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Socioecological dynamics of diverse global permafrost-agroecosystems under environmental change by Melissa Ward Jones, Joachim Otto Habeck, Mathias Ulrich, Susan Crate, Glenna Gannon, Tobias Schwoerer, Benjamin Jones, Mikhail Kanevskiy, Prashant Baral, Amina Maharjan, Jakob Steiner, Andrew Spring, Mindy Jewell Price, David Bysouth, Bruce C. Forbes, Mariana Verdonen, Timo Kumpula, Jens Strauss, Torben Windirsch, Christopher Poeplau, Yuri Shur, Benjamin Gaglioti, Nicholas Parlato, Fulu Tao, Merritt Turetsky, Stephanie Grand, Adrian Unc, Nils Borchard

“…We discuss regional knowledge gaps associated with permafrost and make recommendations to policy makers and land users for adapting to changing permafrost environments. …”
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Evaluation of linear, nonlinear and ensemble machine learning models for landslide susceptibility assessment in southwest China by Bingwei Wang, Qigen Lin, Tong Jiang, Huaxiang Yin, Jian Zhou, Jinhao Sun, Dongfang Wang, Ran Dai

“…It is advisable to consider various evaluation metrics from different perspectives and integrate them with specialist qualitative geomorphological empirical knowledge to determine the best model. (3) The Gini index-based RF model suggests that road density was the dominant factor in the frequency of landslides in the study area.…”
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Proximal, Microbiological and Nutritional Characterization in Chinese Potato Flour of the White Variety Colocasia Esculenta for Application in Functional Foods by F. López, L. Arboleda, V. González

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Evaluation of the efficiency of Russian universities: Do we need to change the paradigm? by E. V. Romanov

“…Three groups of performance indicators are proposed to assess: a) the contribution of the university to the training of competent specialists with a developed system of values; b) the ability of the university to generate and disseminate new knowledge; c) the prospects for the reproduction of human resources at the university. …”
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Exploring gender dynamics in climate-smart agriculture adoption: a study in semi-arid Dodoma, Tanzania by Mahlet Degefu Awoke, Mahlet Degefu Awoke, Mahlet Degefu Awoke, Katharina Löhr, Katharina Löhr, Anthony A. Kimaro, Marcos Lana, Boris D. Soh Wenda, Kwabena Buabeng, Kwabena Buabeng, Johannes Michael Hafner, Johannes Michael Hafner, Stefan Sieber, Stefan Sieber

“…These include implementing land reforms to ensure equitable land access for women, designing inclusive training programs that accommodate women’s time constraints, and increasing the representation of female extension workers to enhance CSA knowledge dissemination among female farmers. Additionally, improving access to credit facilities for female farmers, strengthening social networks through farmer groups, and improving transport infrastructure to reduce logistical barriers are crucial to further supporting CSA adoption. …”
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A study of the psychological experience of patients with thromboembolism during pregnancy and after childbirth (孕产期血栓栓塞症患者真实心理体验的研究) by HU Jiali (胡嘉丽), HUANG Xuefang (黄学芳), XU Xiaoyun (徐晓耘), MENG Ya (孟雅)

“…Qualitative findings were distilled into two major themes: low disease knowledge and awareness among patients with thromboembolism during pregnancy and after childbirth; increased psychological burden as excessive fear of disease and concerns about fetus and newborns. …”
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Awareness of Sexual Partner’s HIV Status Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China: Cross-Sec. tional Survey Study by Qian Ma, Tingting Jiang, Wanjun Chen, Shaoqiang Jiang, Jinlei Zheng, Hui Wang, Lin He

“…Participants were required to complete a questionnaire on demographic characteristics, sexual behavior, rush popper use, awareness of sexual partners’ HIV status, and knowledge of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and postexposure prophylaxis (PEP). …”
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Impacto de la gamificación en el aprendizaje y satisfacción de estudiantes de odontología de una universidad peruana by Sheila Trigo-Cano, Peggy Griselda Coa-Serrano, Sonia Caroll Macedo-Valdivia, Fernando Amilcar Chávez-Fernandez

“…Learning was evaluated through a pre- and post-test of knowledge based on 20 points, and satisfaction and experience with gamification in education (EGAMEDU) were measured after the intervention. …”
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Salmonella pathogenicity Island 1 undergoes decay in serovars adapted to swine and poultry by Martina Tambassi, Melissa Berni, Chiara Bracchi, Ilaria Menozzi, Alessandra Dodi, Laura Mazzera, Marina Morganti, Erika Scaltriti, Stefano Pongolini

“…On one side, our results contribute to the knowledge of the interaction between livestock populations and their host-adapted serovars of Salmonella. …”
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Evaluation of Root Canal Diameters and Radicular Wall Thickness of the Human Primary Molars by using Multidetector Computed Tomography: A Cross-sectional Study by Piyali Datta, Shabnam Zahir, Kaushik Dutta, Pratik Kumar Lahiri, Sudipta Kar, Biswaroop Chandra, Trishik Basak, Shreya Tripathi

“…Endodontic treatment of human primary molars with varying internal geometry of the root canal necessitates extensive knowledge and skills. Aim: To evaluate the diameters of the root canals and the radicular wall thickness of human primary molars using Multidetector Computed Tomography (MDCT). …”
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An Evidence summary of postoperative pain management in spinal surgery (脊柱外科术后患者疼痛管理的证据总结) by XIANG Tingting (向婷婷), ZHENG Su (郑苏), XIE Xiaomin (谢晓敏)

“…Methods According to the "6S" evidence model, evidence of management of postoperative pain in spinal surgery were systematically searched from BMJ Best Practice, UpToDate, Cochrane library, Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI), National Guideline Clearinghouse(NGC), National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence(NICE), Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network(SIGN), Guidelines International Network(GIN), Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario(RNAO), China Medical Network, PubMed, Web of science, Embase, EBSCO, Chinese Biomedical Medicine(CBM), China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI), WanFang Data. Results A total of 10 articles were selected, including 1 clinical decisions, 2 evidence summary, 5 guidelines, 1expert opinion, 1 expert consensus, best evidences were summarized from the 5 aspects of pain evaluation, intervention, monitoring, education and organization. …”
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