Is acupuncture effective for knee osteoarthritis? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jing-Wen Yang, Jian-Feng Tu, Myeong Soo Lee, Chuan-Yang Liu, Ling-Yu Qi, Fang-Ting Yu, Shi-Yan Yan, Jin-Ling Li, Lu-Lu Lin, Xiao-Wan Hao, Xin-Tong Su, Li-Qiong Wang

“…Introduction Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the leading causes of disability. The effectiveness of acupuncture for treating KOA remains controversial. …”
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Designing and explaining the political behavior model of managers in government organizations by Mehdi Izadi, Amir Hoshang Nazarpuri, Reza Sepahvand, Hojat Vahdati, Mohammad Hakak

“…The idea that the people of the organization only take steps for the goals and purposes of the organization is very optimistic. …”
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Multi-objective layered diagnosis model of electric power ICT network based on extenics by Li LI, Tiantian LUO, Yana ZHANG, Runze WU

“…Electric power ICT network is an important part of power system,which plays a vital role in the security,stability and economic operation of power network.A diagnostic index system of electric power ICT network was established and a multi-objective layered diagnosis model of electric power ICT network system based on extension rating was proposed.This evaluation method could not only evaluate the impact factors of the electric power ICT network,but also diagnose and rate the whole electric power ICT network.…”
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Irritable Bowel Syndrome — is there a Relationship? by V. A. Akhmedov

“…These factors dictate the need for an integrated approach in the management of such a group of patients with the use of modern multi-target drugs that affect the pathogenetic factors in the formation of functional gastrointestinal diseases, one of which is the Kolofort drug due to the triple multi-target mechanism of action on the pathogenesis of functional gastrointestinal diseases.…”
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Impaired Initiation But Not Execution of Contralesional Saccades in Hemispatial Neglect by Marlene Behrmann, Thea Ghiselli-Crippa, Ilaria Dimatteo

“…Once the saccade is initiated, however, execution apparently proceeds unimpaired.…”
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Functioning of Women with Migraine Headaches by Dorota Talarska, Małgorzata Zgorzalewicz-Stachowiak, Michał Michalak, Agrypina Czajkowska, Karolina Hudaś

“…Background. Migraines are one of the most commonly occurring ailments affecting the nervous system. …”
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Rock brittleness evaluation method based on the complete stress-strain curve by ChenYang Liu, Yong Wang, XiaoPei Zhang, LiZhi Du

“…Brittleness plays an important role in the brittle failure process of rocks, and is also one of the important mechanical properties of rocks and a key indicator in rock engineering such as hydraulic fracturing, tunnelling machine borehole drilling and rockburst prediction. …”
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Binary mixture convection in a horizontal channel under the Soret effect action by Stepanova Irina

“…It is discovered that only one of the statements (at inhomogeneous heating of both rigid walls) leads to feasible results. …”
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A responsabilidade social das empresas no Algarve by Maria Margarida Nascimento Jesus, Tiago Miguel Ferreira Batista

“…A Responsabilidade Social das Empresas é um tema em destaque nos nossos dias devido ao crescente interesse da sociedade relativamente a este tema e a uma expectativa cada vez maior em relação ao contributo das empresas para a sociedade onde estão inseridas. O mundo está em constantes mudanças e, se as empresas não acompanham a evolução decorrente destas mudanças, correm o risco de ser excluídas pelos consumidores, pois estes, cada vez mais, exigem parâmetros de qualidade, aos quais adicionam parâmetros de sustentabilidade. …”
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Omicron Positivity in Air of Hospital Settings Gathered COVID-19 Patients, Vaccinated/Unvaccinated Populations by Zeynep Ece Kuloğlu, Zeynep Bengi Eren, Bedirhan Haykar, Cansel Vatansever, Tayfun Barlas, Mert Ahmet Kuskucu, Gülen Güney-Esken, Füsun Can

“…In the longitudinal study, samples were collected 0, 2.5, 4.5, and 24 hours after a meeting in which all attendees were wearing masks and three participants were diagnosed with COVID-19. Only one sample collected 24 hours after the meeting was weakly positive for the viral RNA (1.12 × 102 PFU m−3). …”
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Exploring Upper Primary School Novice EFL Teachers Application of Pedagogical Content Knowledge during Speaking Lessons: The Case of East Shawa Zone, Ethiopia by Wakjira Gabisa Dhinsa, Melaku Wakuma Duguma

“…The results show that upper primary school EFL novice teachers had gaps in Subject Matter Knowledge (SMK) and PCK to teach EFL speaking skills though they believe that they are equally important to teach speaking skills which they consider as one of the most difficult areas for them to teach. …”
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Cushion Mechanism of Goat Hoof Bulb Tissues by Weijun Tian, Hai Liu, Qi Zhang, Bo Su, Wei Xu, Qian Cong

“…Simulations showed that when the bionic model was impacted by the top plates at the speed of 1-10 m/s, stress was concentrated in the epidermal layer and uniformly distributed in the dermal layer and dermal papillae, which effectively reduced the impact onto the ground. The cornified epidermal layer can resist the instant impact onto the ground, while the dermal papillae embedded in the dermal layer can store, release, and dissipate the impulsive energy, and the three parts synergically act in the cushion.…”
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Mathematical rules for synergistic, additive, and antagonistic effects of multi-drug combinations and their application in research and development of combinatorial drugs and speci... by Shoujun Yuan, Haoyu Chen

“…Keywords: Multi-drug combination, Dose–effect belt, One-belt, one-line model, Foods for special medical purposes, Synergy, Addition, Antagonism…”
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A case of iatrogenic CNV following macular surgery by Akshay Prashant Agnihotri, Ines D. Nagel, Anna Heinke, Zachary A. Koretz, William R. Freeman

“…Conclusion: ERM surgery is one of the common procedures in vitreoretinal surgery. …”
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Dietary Ganglioside Reduces Proinflammatory Signaling in the Intestine by John Janez Miklavcic, Kareena Leanne Schnabl, Vera Christine Mazurak, Alan Bryan Robert Thomson, Michael Thomas Clandinin

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Towards a cervical cancer-free future: women’s healthcare decision making and cervical cancer screening uptake in sub-Saharan Africa by Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Asare, Joshua Okyere, Bupe Mwamba

“…Women aged between 40 and 45 years (aOR=5.18; 95% CI 3.15 to 8.52), those with higher education (aOR=2.13; 95% CI 1.57 to 2.88), those who had ever heard of cervical cancer (aOR=32.74; 95% CI 20.02 to 53.55), read newspaper or magazine at least once a week (aOR=2.11; 95% CI 1.83 to 2.44), listened to the radio at least once a week (aOR=1.35; 95% CI1.18 to 1.52) and those in households with richest wealth index (aOR=1.55; 95% CI 1.20 to 2.00) had significantly higher odds of screening for cervical cancer compared to their counterparts.Conclusion Women who are able to make autonomous healthcare decisions and those who practice shared decision making are more likely to uptake cervical cancer screening. …”
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5G edge computing technology and application prospects by Hongyuan MA, Ziyu XIAO, Zhonggui BU, Yuan ZHAO

“…Edge computing is a method of processing data physically close to where data is generated,and it is one of the key technologies of 5G.The development of network technology and the demand of business applications have jointly promoted the maturity of 5G edge computing.The 5G edge computing technology system was elaborated through the perspective of edge infrastructure,edge computing network and edge platform,and the 5G edge computing application was prospected.…”
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Breastfeeding and bottle feeding and their relationship with caries in early childhood. Literature review by Alex Carrera Robalino, Katherine León Hildalgo, Maria Ullaguari Landeta, Alexander Cruz Gallegos, Ana Armas Vega

“…Materials and methods: A systematic online review of the existing literature from 2012 to 2018 was performed in the Medline database, using key words such as Caries, Breastfeeding, Bottle feeding and Childhood. …”
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Surgical treatment of paraphimosis in dogs: 4 cases by Nuriza Zamirbekova, Kurtulus Parlak, Iremsu Satici, Hilmican Ergin, Sena Yazici, Ebrar Merve Eris, Melek Yildiz, Fahrettin Alkan

“…The surgical wound healing time was recorded as one week in the second and third cases. In the fourth case, intermittent bleeding persisted for 12 days postoperatively and mild dermatitis was noted at the surgical site. …”
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Implications of Public Disclosure of Personal Information in a Mobile Alert App for People Living With Dementia Who Go Missing: Qualitative Descriptive Study by Adebusola Adekoya, Christine Daum, Noelannah Neubauer, Antonio Miguel-Cruz, Lili Liu

“…A total of 19 participants including people living with dementia, care partners, first responders, and service providers were recruited from Ontario, Alberta, and British Columbia, Canada. Semistructured interviews were used to explore participants’ perspectives on the perceived implications of the release of personal information when using Community ASAP. …”
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