Teaching clinical reasoning among undergraduate medical students: A crossover randomized trial by mona mlika, chadli dziri, manel jallouli, sarra cheikhrouhou, faouzi el mezni

“…Judgment criteria consisted of the scores attributed to a test assessing the cognitive competencies of the participants which was a structured summary performed by the students after each session. …”
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Neural basis of impaired narrative discourse comprehension in prodromal and mild dementia with lewy bodies by Anaïs Falque, Anaïs Falque, Mélanie Jordanis, Mélanie Jordanis, Lionel Landré, Paulo Loureiro de Sousa, Mary Mondino, Emmanuelle Furcieri, Frédéric Blanc, Frédéric Blanc

“…An additional, qualitative analysis was conducted on their verbal productions. Cognitive tests assessing verbal episodic memory, executive functions, naming and oral syntactic comprehension were also performed. …”
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Madde Etkisi Şüphesi Altındaki Sürücülerde Tükürük Analizi by Serap Annette Akgür, Tamer Dönmez, Ali Yemişçigil

“…Avrupa birliği ROSITA projesi (Road Side Testing Assessment), kannabinoid, opiat, amfetamin ve türevlerinin yüksek prevalans gösterdiği birçok yasadışı maddenin, farklı biyolojik matrikslerde bulunduğunu göstermiştir. …”
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Mobile learning application: Infusing critical thinking in the EFL classroom. by Noni Agustina, Ilza Mayuni, Ifan Iskandar, Ni Made Ratminingsih

“…A quasi-experimental study was conducted to examine the critical thinking level of 65 students of a junior high school in Jakarta, Indonesia, by administering a post-test assessed using a SOLO rubric. Semi-structured interviews to explore students’ responses from using the ‘English with Noni’ application and class observation contributed to the qualitative findings. …”
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Development and Validation of the Computerized Family Relations Test for Children by Ilona Skoczeń, Jan Cieciuch, Johan H. L. Oud, Kai Welzen

“…The aim of the present study was to develop and investigate the psychometric properties of the Computerized Family Relations Test (CFRT) for children. This test assesses the quality of family relationships with the mother and father from a child’s perspective. …”
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Modeling for the Relationship between Monetary Policy and GDP in the USA Using Statistical Methods by Andre Amaral, Taysir E. Dyhoum, Hussein A. Abdou, Hassan M. Aljohani

“…The Vector Autoregressive (VAR) method explores the relationship among the variables, and the Granger causality test assesses the predictability of the variables. Moreover, the Impulse Response Function (IRF) examines the behavior of one variable after a change in another, utilizing the time-series dataset from the first quarter of 1959 to the second quarter of 2022. …”
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A mixed methods evaluation of a World Health Organization competency-based training package for foundational helping skills among pre-service and in-service health workers in Nepal... by Gloria A. Pedersen, Pragya Shrestha, Josephine Akellot, Alejandra Sepulveda, Nagendra P. Luitel, Rosco Kasujja, Carmen Contreras, Jerome T. Galea, Leydi Moran, Vibha Neupane, Damodar Rimal, Alison Schafer, Brandon A. Kohrt

“…Trainees’ (N = 150) competency data were collected during 13 FHS trainings. Paired t-tests assessed pre- to post-change in ENACT competency measures (e.g., harmful, helpful). …”
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A 3-year follow-up clinical study on the preservation for vitality of involved tooth in jaw cysts through an innovative method by Gang Niu, GongHang Zhang, Jia-min Chen, Tao Wang, Ye Wu, You-Guang Lu, Li-song Lin

“…Clinical observation, X-ray imaging, cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), and pulp vitality testing assessed changes in cyst size, tooth color, pulp vitality, root structure, and surrounding alveolar bone. …”
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Critical thinking assessment in the teaching of writing Indonesian scientific texts in high school by Rustam Rustam, Priyanto Priyanto

“…The assessment of critical thinking in the teaching of Bahasa Indonesia is an essential part of teaching syntax because most Bahasa Indonesia teachers of high schools in Jambi still use objective test assessments or low-order thinking skills (LOTS). In fact, there are still many Bahasa Indonesia teachers of high schools in Jambi who have not implemented HOTS-based assessment, so the teaching process and learning outcomes of writing HOTS-based scientific texts are still low. …”
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Age of onset in concordant twins and other relative pairs with multiple sclerosis. by Sadovnick, A, Yee, I, Guimond, C, Reis, J, Dyment, D, Ebers, G

“…The effects of genetic sharing, parent of origin, intergenerational versus collinear differences, and gender on the ages of onset were evaluated in the following concordant pairs: monozygotic twins (n = 29), dizygotic twins (n = 10), siblings (n = 614), first cousins (n = 405), half siblings (n = 29), parent/child (n = 285), and aunt/uncle/niece/nephew (avunculars) (n = 289). Fisher's z test assessed intraclass correlation (r) for ages of onset. …”

Evaluation of Deformation and Settlement Properties of Cement-Stabilized Silt Mixed with EPS Beads of Various Sizes by Sharafat Ali, Feng Yong, Farhad Jamil, Mudassir Mehmood

“…This investigation involved loading experiments utilizing a combination of lightweight soil, expanded polystyrene (EPS), and cement. Consolidation tests assessed the extent of deformation and settlement, incorporating varying proportions of EPS and cement. …”
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Residency Training Pathways of Program Directors and Chiefs/Chairs in Plastic Surgery by Marina A. Lentskevich, BS, Narainsai K. Reddy, MS, Alice Yau, BS, Arun K. Gosain, MD

“…A self-administered anonymous survey was sent to a list of 189 PDs and chiefs/chairs identified via plastic surgery residency programs’ websites. Chi-squared tests assessed answer distributions. Results:. Of the 189 recipients (25.9%), 49 completed the survey. …”
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The Effect of CAG Repeats within the Non-Pathological Range in the HTT Gene on Cognitive Functions in Patients with Subjective Cognitive Decline and Mild Cognitive Impairment by Valentina Bessi, Salvatore Mazzeo, Silvia Bagnoli, Giulia Giacomucci, Assunta Ingannato, Camilla Ferrari, Sonia Padiglioni, Virginia Franchi, Sandro Sorbi, Benedetta Nacmias

“…Results: CAG repeat number was positively correlated with scores of tests assessing for executive function, visual–spatial ability, and memory in SCD patients, while in MCI patients, it was inversely correlated with scores of visual–spatial ability and premorbid intelligence. …”
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What Do Cancer Surgery and orthopedic Surgery Elderly Patients Have in Common? A Long-term Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Orthopedic and Cancer Patients Original Research by Kalliopi Megari, Evanthia Thomaidou, Georgios A. Kougioumtzis, Maria Theodoratou, Dimitra Katsarou, Eleni Karlafti, Matthaios Didaggelos, Daniel Paramythiotis, Eleni Argyriadou

“…Methods: We administered a series of neuropsychological tests assessing attention, complex scanning, verbal working memory, executive functioning, short-term and long-term memory, and visuospatial perception before surgery, prior to discharge, at 3-month follow-up and 6 years after surgery. …”
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Cellular and Humoral Immunity after the Third Vaccination against SARS-CoV-2 in Hematopoietic Stem-Cell Transplant Recipients by Laura Thümmler, Michael Koldehoff, Neslinur Fisenkci, Leonie Brochhagen, Peter A. Horn, Adalbert Krawczyk, Monika Lindemann

“…Humoral immunity was also measured by neutralization tests assessing cytopathic effects and by ELISA. Neither HSCT patients nor healthy controls displayed significantly higher SARS-CoV-2-specific IFN-γ or IL-2 responses after the third vaccination. …”
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Effect Of Exergaming On Core Muscle Endurance And Enjoyment In Young Adults: A Pilot Study by Dharti Shah, Subhash Khatri

“…The McGill endurance test assessed core muscle endurance. Enjoyment of exergame was assessed using an Exergame Enjoyment Questionnaire. …”
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Association of SARS-CoV-2 Nucleocapsid Protein Mutations with Patient Demographic and Clinical Characteristics during the Delta and Omicron Waves by Feda A. Alsuwairi, Asma N. Alsaleh, Madain S. Alsanea, Ahmed A. Al-Qahtani, Dalia Obeid, Reem S. Almaghrabi, Basma M. Alahideb, Maha A. AlAbdulkareem, Maysoon S. Mutabagani, Sahar I. Althawadi, Sara A. Altamimi, Abeer N. Alshukairi, Fatimah S. Alhamlan

“…Nucleocapsid protein mutations were identified through whole genome sequencing. 𝜒² tests and <i>t</i> tests assessed associations between mutations and patient characteristics. …”
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Clinical assessment of absence of palmaris longus muscle and its association with ethnicity by Quratulain Javaid, Ambreen Usmani, Ambreen Surti

“…Method: The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at the Bahria University Health Sciences, Karachi, from April 2021 to May 2022, during which forearms belonging to Sindhi, Punjabi and Urdu-speaking ethnic groups were tested. Assessment of presence or absence of palmaris longus was performed using Schaeffer’s and Thompson’s tests. …”
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Susceptibility characterization of residual Brazilian populations of Triatoma infestans Klug, 1834 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) to deltamethrin pyrethroid by Grasielle Caldas D`avila Pessoa, Aline Cristine Luiz Rosa, Cleonara Bedin, Tânia Wilhelms, Fernanda de Mello, Helder Silveira Coutinho, Eduardo Oyama Lins Fonseca, Roberto Fonseca dos Santos, Liléia Diotaiuti

“…Mortality was evaluated after 72h. Qualitative tests assessed the mortality of a diagnostic dose of 1xLD99 (2.76ng a.i.…”
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Indications of musculoskeletal health in deceased male individuals with lower-limb amputations: comparison to non-amputee and diabetic controls by M. G. Finco, Caitlyn Finnerty, Wayne Ngo, Rachel A. Menegaz

“…Wilcoxon Signed-Rank and Kruskal–Wallis tests assessed statistical significance. Asymmetry percentages between limbs assessed clinical significance. …”
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