Bottle Gourd as an Implement for the Poor in Roman Italy by Brittany Bauer

“…Bottle gourds, which are thought to have originated in Africa, have been collected and cultivated in Italy since antiquity for the making of vessels and utensils, as well as food, musical instruments, and fishing buoys (Janick, Paris and Parish, 2007, p.1441). …”
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Predictors of failure in posterior short segment instrumentation for thoracolumbar burst fractures: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Parisa Javadnia, Yousef Ramazani, Mehdi Moradinazar, Nila Salimi, Soroush Moradi, Ehsan Alimohammadi

“…Abstract Background Posterior short segment instrumentation (PSSI) aims to restore spinal stability following thoracolumbar burst fractures. …”
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Quantitative Evaluation of Debris Removal from NiTi Rotary Endodontic Instruments After Different Cleaning Procedures by Luigi Generali, Paolo Generali, Pio Bertani, Francesco Cavani, Vittorio Checchi, Tommaso Filippini, Federica Veneri

“…There was no significant difference between Groups III and IV, though Group IV showed notably less debris. <b>Conclusions:</b> The combination of mechanical, chemical, and ultrasonic cleaning proved most effective at removing debris from endodontic instruments. …”
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The use of cone beam computed tomography in endodontics (Part III). The instrumental method of treatment of the canal if it contains fragments tool

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SEM and elemental analysis evaluation of the working surface of instruments from two different nickel titanium rotary file systems by Hachko Giragosyan, Ivan Filipov, Emiliya Simeonova, Nikolay Zahariev, Stela Kasabova

“…Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the surface changes in two different systems of rotary instruments before and after use by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive analysis (EDA). …”
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A VERSATILE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING INSTRUMENT: PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION-BASED 3D PRINTING AND CURRENT TRENDS FOR DENTISTRY AND ORTHODONTICS APPLICATIONS by Serkan SALMAZ, Çağın BOLAT

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Tools/instruments for assessing YouTube videos on surgical procedures for patient/consumer health education: a systematic review by Manasa Pavuloori, Amy Lin, Misa Mi

“…The most commonly used evaluation tools were DISCERN (21 studies), the Global Quality Scale (11 studies), and the JAMA benchmark criteria (11 studies). Notably, 23 studies used a unique assessment instrument, and several studies employed more than one tool concurrently. …”
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Autonomous Detection of Mineral Phases in a Rock Sample Using a Space-prototype LIMS Instrument and Unsupervised Machine Learning by Salome Gruchola, Peter Keresztes Schmidt, Marek Tulej, Andreas Riedo, Klaus Mezger, Peter Wurz

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An Integrated PMA Pretreatment Instrument for Simultaneous Quantitative Detection of <i>Vibrio parahaemolyticus</i> and <i>Vibrio cholerae</i> in Aquatic Products by Yulong Qin, Rongrong Xiong, Yong Zhao, Zhaohuan Zhang, Yachang Yin

“…To address this limitation, we developed an automated PMA pretreatment instrument that integrates dark incubation and photo-crosslinking into a unified workflow, allowing customizable parameters such as incubation time, light exposure duration, and mixing speed while maintaining stable temperatures (<±1 °C fluctuation) to preserve bacterial DNA integrity. …”
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Nursing and Midwifery Student's Attitudes Toward Vital Signs Monitoring Using an Arabic Version of the V-Scale Instrument and Its Influencing Factors by Mohammad Etoom, Rafi Alnjadat, Eshraq Al Momani, Amer Al-Omari, Murad Al-ta’ani

“…The translated V-scale instrument was used to assess the nursing students’ attitudes toward vital sign monitoring. …”
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Wind Instrumentalist’s Magnet-assisted Embouchure Denture by Prakash Pugazhendhi, Sai Pranathi Putta, Anil Kumar Gujjari, K. N. Raghavendraswamy

“…Musicians who play wind instruments have been rehabilitated with complete dentures and often feel discomfort while playing their instruments. …”
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Instrumented gait analysis post‐anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in pediatric patients: A non‐invasive method for quantifying the static and dynamic leg axis by Leonie Kijewski, Eva Böker, Karoline Hofmann, Thomas Engel, Pierre Hepp, Maren Witt

“…Abstract Purpose This study explores the potential of Instrumented gait analysis (IGA) as a non‐invasive tool for monitoring rehabilitation in pediatric patients with anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries. …”
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Novel low-cost instrumentation based on an RGB sensor using molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for the rapid detection of aqueous 2-methoxphenidine (2-MXP) by S. Stoukatch, F. Dupont, J. W. Lowdon, G. van Wissen, K. Eersels, B. van Grinsven, J.-M. Redouté

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Network Analysis of Key Instrumental Activities of Daily Living and Cognitive Domains for Targeted Intervention in US Older Adults Without Dementia: Cross-Sectional Study by Jiaying Li, Rendong He, Erh-Chi Hsu, Junxin Li

“…Based on network theory, intricate relationships within and between clusters of instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs) and cognitive domains suggest the existence of central IADLs and cognitive domains, as well as bridge IADLs. …”
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Uncovering Diagnostic Correlations Between Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Using Instrumental Variable Models in Cardiometabolic Patients: Evidence from 1.2 Million Record... by Zhou J, Zhou S, Chen H, Chen X, Zou G, Gao Y, Jing S, Bishai DM, Li J, Zhong A, Liu Z, Liu A

“…To address potential diagnostic errors, we applied bivariate probit models with instrumental variable (IV).Results: There were 580,698 (47.67%) records for males, while 989,702 (81.24%) records from Tertiary-A hospitals. …”
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Quantitative analysis of the evolution of the Beatles’ releases for EMI, 1962–1970 by David J. Pannell

“…In most of these categories, evolution over time is apparent. Notable changes included a step change in song length after 1966, the sudden drop in songwriting collaborations between John Lennon and Paul McCartney in 1968, the sudden change in song topics after 1965, the slow switch over time in who was the more productive songwriter from Lennon to McCartney, the diversification in musical instruments used, and the substantial increase in time devoted to recording each song in the studio after 1966. …”
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Current utility, instruments, and future directions for intra-renal pressure management during ureteroscopy: scoping review by global research in intra-renal pressure collaborative... by Steffi Kar Kei Yuen, Wen Zhong, Yun Sang Chan, Daniele Castellani, Naeem Bhojani, Madhu Sudan Agarwal, Theodoros Tokas, Stefanie Croghan, Helene Jung, Thomas Herrmann, Bhaskar Somani, Vineet Gauhar

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Association Between Pain Distribution and Limitations in Basic and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on the Survey of Health, Aging and Retirem... by Diana Salas-Gómez, Ángel Denche-Zamorano, Cristina Mendoza-Holgado, Sabina Barrios-Fernandez

“…This cross-sectional study examined how pain presence and distribution (no pain, localized pain [LP], and widespread pain [WP]) are related to limitations in Basic and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (BADLs and IADLs). …”
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Homicides in Serbia within the context of social transition and war by Simeunović-Patić Biljana J.

“…Key words homicide, violence, expressive homicides, instrumental homicides, social transition, Serbia.…”
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Remittances and poverty in ASEAN by Faiza Husnayeni Nahar

“…The IV result also indicates a larger impact compared to OLS result, confirming that remittances are endogenous to poverty. Notably, remittances consistently demonstrate positive impacts in poverty reduction when instrumented using four variables: distance, educational attainment, government stability, and banks.…”
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