Evaluating the international standards gap for the use of acupuncture needles by physiotherapists and chiropractors: A policy analysis. by Nadine Ijaz, Heather Boon

“…Organizations defending brief post-graduate training for needling physiotherapists and chiropractors are generally associated with these two professions, and contend that their 'dry needling' practices differ substantially from traditional acupuncture. …”
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Spatiotemporal Differentiation of Carbon Emission Efficiency and Influencing Factors in the Five Major Maize Producing Areas of China by Zhiyuan Zhang, Huiyan Qin

“…From 2001 to 2015, the Southwestern Mountainous Region led with an average efficiency of 0.76. Post-2015, the Northern Spring Maize Region emerged as the most efficient area, reaching 0.90. …”
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Basic principles of genetics and genetic counselling by Nina J. Beelen, Jitendra Vohra, Job A.J. Verdonschot

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Factors that drive dentists towards or away from dental caries preventive measures: systematic review and metasummary. by Uhana Seifert Guimarães Suga, Raquel Sano Suga Terada, Adriana Lemos Mori Ubaldini, Mitsue Fujimaki, Renata Corrêa Pascotto, Adelia Portero Batilana, Ricardo Pietrobon, João Ricardo N Vissoci, Clarissa G Rodrigues

“…The main findings for adherence based on their calculated frequency effect sizes (ES) were teamwork (21%) and post-graduation (12%), while for non-adherence were biologicism (27%), and remuneration for preventive procedures (25%). …”
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Projected health and economic effects of the increase in childhood obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic in England: The potential cost of inaction. by Iván Ochoa-Moreno, Ravita Taheem, Kathryn Woods-Townsend, Debbie Chase, Keith M Godfrey, Neena Modi, Mark Hanson

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Using publicly available annual Body Mass Index (BMI) data from 2006-2022, we calculated the increase in overweight/obesity prevalence (BMI ≥85th reference percentile) during the COVID-19 pandemic among children aged 4-5 and 10-11, and variation by deprivation and ethnicity. …”
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Detecting Flooded Areas Using Sentinel-1 SAR Imagery by Francisco Alonso-Sarria, Carmen Valdivieso-Ros, Gabriel Molina-Pérez

“…To minimize false positives, the pre- and post-event results are compared and only those pixels with a probability of water increase are considered as flooded areas. …”
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Protocol for a qualitative study on the online connections of people with ME/CFS and the relationship between these online connections and offline lives by Qulsom Fazil, Anna Lavis, Diane Louise Shortland

“…Introduction Myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), is a debilitating chronic illness that affects the central nervous and immune systems, causing core symptoms of extreme fatigue, post-exertional malaise, cognitive issues and sleep disturbance. …”
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Analisis Pengaplikasian Kurikulum Merdeka: Penggunaan E-Rapor Sebagai Alat Evaluasi di SMAN 1 Cikarang Selatan by Siti Asiah, Nur Lutfiyana

“…These five aspects are used as a reference as a way to analyze how effectively this application is used and the weaknesses in it. …”
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Normative Data for the NeuroCom Sensory Organization Test in United States Military Academy Boxers by Nathan E Henry, Amy N Weart, Erin M Miller, Lisa D Feltner, Donald L Goss

“…Baseline tests are necessary for comparison post-concussion. # Purpose The primary purpose of this study was to establish baseline SOT measures for the population that will be useful in the concussion assessment, diagnosis, and return to duty decisions following a concussion. …”
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Deformation mechanism of soft rock based on mineral crystal models by Bo Wang, Qihua Zhao, Guangchuan Liang, Bing Lan, Lu Lu

“…The findings offer valuable reference points for understanding the stability of soft rock slopes.…”
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Acute thrombosis of an atrial flow regulator in a failing Fontan circulation: recanalization and management by Raymond N. Haddad, Ahmed Adel Hassan, Mahmoud Al Soufi, Mohamed Kasem

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Recovering of Biodiversity in Bottomland Hardwood Forests After a Tornado and Salvage Logging in Southern Illinois (USA) by Laura A. Schammel, Eric J. Holzmueller, John W. Groninger, Charles M. Ruffner, John L. Nelson

“…Part of the damaged area had a subsequent salvage logging operation, and we compared the stand structure and composition of these damaged areas to adjacent reference sites. Stem density, basal area, and diversity differed significantly but slightly among disturbance types (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Students’ acceptance of learning management system: Analysis of responses based on generational differences by Mohamad Syafri, Jayanti Puspita Dewi

“…The Learning Management System (LMS) is one of the crucial technologies nowadays, especially during and post-COVID-19. Prior studies have explored this subject, including seeing the user's responses. …”
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Impact of extreme wildfires on the geotechnical properties of volcanic soils: A specific dataset from Central-Southern Chile(Zenodo). by Eduardo Javier Paredes-Delgado, Ignacio Pérez-Rey, Juan López-Vinielles, Roberto Tomás, Mauro Muñiz-Menéndez, Pablo Miranda, Roberto Sarro

“…This dataset can serve as a reference for assessing the impacts of wildfire-induced changes in soils, providing valuable insights for identifying areas prone to ground instability and informing civil engineering projects.…”
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Kidney Function Evaluation in Wistar rats after Phyllantus amarus Aqueous Leaf Extract Oral Administration by Oduola, T.* , Oyeniyi, Y.J. , Okanlawon, S.O. , Tajudeen, M. , Aiyelabegan, F.

“…No death was recorded in the rats after 24hours and up to 14 days post oral treatment in acute toxicity study, in sub-chronic toxicity study, the result did not reveal dose-response relationship in all the parameters, as the values obtained for the control and experimental animals were fluctuating within the reference range. …”
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Evaluating the feasibility of conventional and digital impressions of full-arch by the absolute linear deviation method: an in vitro study by Jianhua Ji, Luming Wei, Xuzhe Zha, Huiying Guo, Penglai Wang

“…Data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis and One-way ANOVA tests, with the Bonferroni test for post hoc analysis (α = 0.05). Results Deviations of DIs increased gradually from smaller spans to full-arch spans, while deviations of CIs remained stable. …”
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Online Buying Behavior among University Students: A Cross Cultural Empirical Analysis by Maqsood Hussain Junaidi, Mohammad Saleh Mira lam

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Pharmacokinetic properties of the preparations of protein origin by A. A. Soldatov, Zh. I. Avdeeva, N. A. Alpatova, N. V. Medunitsyn, S. L. Lysikova, V. A. Merkulov

“…Biological preparations differ substantially from low molecular weight chemicals in molecular weight, multidimensional structure of an active substance, presence of post-translational modifications, composition of impurities and excipients, drug manufacturing process, etc. …”
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Exploring cotton plant compounds for novel treatments against brain-eating Naegleria fowleri: An In-silico approach. by Aqal Zaman, Sana Noor, Iqra Ahmad, Muhammad Shehroz, Nour Alhajri, Sibtain Ahmed, Umar Nishan, Sheheryar Sheheryar, Riaz Ullah, Abdelaaty A Shahat, Hanna Dib, Mohibullah Shah

“…Neplanocin A, a common anti-parasitic medication, was used as a reference to select top ligands for post-docking studies. …”
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Between Exclusivity and Inclusivity of Institutions: Examining the Role of the Indonesian Ulema Council and Its Political Fatwa in Handling the Spread of Covid-19 by Muhammad Lutfi Hakim, Zaenuddin Hudi Prasojo, Muhammed Sahrin bin Haji Masri, Muhammad Fauzinudin Faiz, Fuad Mustafid, Busro Busro

“…These fatwas have become a reference for the government in taking policies to suppress the spread of Covid-19. …”
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