Duplicate Elimination Research Articles

Smart Home Technology Solutions for Cardiovascular Diseases: A Systematic Review

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality globally. Despite improvement in therapies, people with CVD lack support for monitoring and managing their condition at home and out of hospital settings. Smart Home Technologies have potential to monitor health status and support people with CVD in their homes. We explored the Smart Home Technologies available for CVD monitoring and management in people with CVD and acceptance of the available technologies to end-users. We systematically searched four databases, namely Medline, Web of Science, Embase, and IEEE, from 1990 to 2020 (search date 18 March 2020). “Smart-Home” was defined as a system using integrated sensor technologies. We included studies using sensors, such as wearable and non-wearable devices, to capture vital signs relevant to CVD at home settings and to transfer the data using communication systems, including the gateway. We categorised the articles for parameters monitored, communication systems and data sharing, end-user applications, regulations, and user acceptance. The initial search yielded 2462 articles, and the elimination of duplicates resulted in 1760 articles. Of the 36 articles eligible for full-text screening, we selected five Smart Home Technology studies for CVD management with sensor devices connected to a gateway and having a web-based user interface. We observed that the participants of all the studies were people with heart failure. A total of three main categories—Smart Home Technology for CVD management, user acceptance, and the role of regulatory agencies—were developed and discussed. There is an imperative need to monitor CVD patients’ vital parameters regularly. However, limited Smart Home Technology is available to address CVD patients’ needs and monitor health risks. Our review suggests the need to develop and test Smart Home Technology for people with CVD. Our findings provide insights and guidelines into critical issues, including Smart Home Technology for CVD management, user acceptance, and regulatory agency’s role to be followed when designing, developing, and deploying Smart Home Technology for CVD.

DESIGN THINKING IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOL: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

Design Thinking is a knowledge as a thriving innovation practice and an approach to creative problem solving. The main purpose of this study is to review existing studies which are related to the Design Thinking in Mathematics Education for primary school. The search terms were used by inserting the suitable keywords based on the main topic such as "design thinking", "mathematics education", "mathematics", "primary school" and "elementary school". Systematic Literature Review (SLR) was conducted to gain information for better understanding regarding our topic. This SLR was performed through two search engines which were SpringerLink and Scopus. In reporting this study, the PRISMA guidelines were followed. We identified and screened 1123 articles published between 2017 until 2021 in SpringerLink and Scopus. After elimination of duplicates and non-relevant topics, there were 23 articles remained based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The limited number of studies on the main topic as design thinking for primary school caused the small numbers of articles were selected. This is because there are many articles about teachers and post-graduate. Our findings indicated that the year of 2021 was mostly research conducted, followed by the year of 2020, 2019 and 2017 meanwhile there is no research conducted in 2018. Concerning the geographical distribution of the authors, the findings indicated that the predominant authors that developing the design thinking were in Germany, Australia, USA, Singapore and Switzerland, and only a few research conducted in Hong Kong, Sweden, Cyprus, Israel, Turkey, UK, Spain, Canada, Netherlands, Malaysia, and mixed countries. From the results, we can see that this design thinking should be practiced by teachers in their teaching regardless of whether it is mathematics or any other subject. In conclusion, design thinking among the students, especially primary school students nowadays, is indispensable to ensure that our country is always moving forward in the era of globalization.

The Prognostic Role of miR-31 in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis with Trial Sequential Analysis.

Background: Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide with high recurrence, metastasis, and poor treatment outcome. Prognostic survival biomarkers can be a valid tool for assessing a patient’s life expectancy and directing therapy toward specific targets. Recent studies have reported microRNA (miR) might play a critical role in regulating different types of cancer. The main miR used as a diagnostic and prognostic biomarker and reported in the scientific literature for HNSCC is miR-21. Other miRs have been investigated to a lesser extent (miR-99a, miR-99b, miR-100, miR-143, miR-155, miR-7, miR-424, miR-183), but among these, the one that has attracted major interest is the miR-31. Methods: The systematic review was conducted following the PRISMA guidelines using electronic databases, such as PubMed, Scopus, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, with the use of combinations of keywords, such as miR-31 AND HNSCC, microRNA AND HNSCC, and miR-31. The meta-analysis was performed using the RevMan 5.41 software (Cochrane Collaboration, Copenhagen, Denmark). Results: This search produced 721 records, which, after the elimination of duplicates and the application of the inclusion and exclusion criteria, led to 4 articles. The meta-analysis was conducted by applying fixed-effects models, given the low rate of heterogeneity (I2 = 40%). The results of the meta-analysis report an aggregate hazard ratio (HR) for the overall survival (OS), between the highest and lowest miR-31 expression, of 1.59, with the relative intervals of confidence (1.22 2.07). Heterogeneity was evaluated through Chi2 = 5.04 df = 3 (p = 0.17) and the Higgins index I2 = 40; testing for the overall effect was Z = 3.44 (p = 0.00006). The forest plot shows us a worsening HR value of OS, in relation to the elevated expression of miR-31. Conclusions: In conclusion, the data resulting from the current meta-analysis suggest that miR-31 is associated with the prognosis of patients with HNSCC and that elevated miR-31 expression could predict a poor prognosis in patients with this type of neoplasm.

A Record Linkage-Based Data Deduplication Framework with DataCleaner Extension

The data management process is characterised by a set of tasks where data quality management (DQM) is one of the core components. Data quality, however, is a multidimensional concept, where the nature of the data quality issues is very diverse. One of the most widely anticipated data quality challenges, which becomes particularly vital when data come from multiple data sources which is a typical situation in the current data-driven world, is duplicates or non-uniqueness. Even more, duplicates were recognised to be one of the key domain-specific data quality dimensions in the context of the Internet of Things (IoT) application domains, where smart grids and health dominate most. Duplicate data lead to inaccurate analyses, leading to wrong decisions, negatively affect data-driven and/or data processing activities such as the development of models, forecasts, simulations, have a negative impact on customer service, risk and crisis management, service personalisation in terms of both their accuracy and trustworthiness, decrease user adoption and satisfaction, etc. The process of determination and elimination of duplicates is known as deduplication, while the process of finding duplicates in one or more databases that refer to the same entities is known as Record Linkage. To find the duplicates, the data sets are compared with each other using similarity functions that are usually used to compare two input strings to find similarities between them, which requires quadratic time complexity. To defuse the quadratic complexity of the problem, especially in large data sources, record linkage methods, such as blocking and sorted neighbourhood, are used. In this paper, we propose a six-step record linkage deduplication framework. The operation of the framework is demonstrated on a simplified example of research data artifacts, such as publications, research projects and others of the real-world research institution representing Research Information Systems (RIS) domain. To make the proposed framework usable we integrated it into a tool that is already used in practice, by developing a prototype of an extension for the well-known DataCleaner. The framework detects and visualises duplicates thereby identifying and providing the user with identified redundancies in a user-friendly manner allowing their further elimination. By removing the redundancies, the quality of the data is improved therefore improving analyses and decision-making. This study makes a call for other researchers to take a step towards the “golden record” that can be achieved when all data quality issues are recognised and resolved, thus moving towards absolute data quality.

Systematic Review: Applications of Intraoperative Ultrasonography in Spinal Surgery

As a result of increased practicality and decreased costs and radiation, interest has increased in intraoperative ultrasonography (iUS) in spinal surgery applications; however, few studies have provided a robust overview of its use in spinal surgery. We synthesize findings of existing literature on use of iUS in navigation, pedicle screw placement, and identification of anatomy during spinal interventions. PRISMA guidelines were used in this systematic review. Studies were identified through PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases using the search string. Abstracts mentioning iUS in spine applications were included. On full-text review, exclusion criteria were implemented, including outdated studies or those with weak topic relevance or statistical power. On elimination of duplicates, multireviewer screening for eligibility, and citation search, 44 articles were analyzed. Navigation using iUS is safe, effective, and economical. iUS registration accuracy and success are within clinically acceptable limits for image-guided navigation. Pedicle screw instrumentation with iUS is precise, with a favorable safety profile. Anatomic landmarks are reliably identified with iUS, and surgeons are overwhelmingly successful in neural or vascular tissue identification with iUS modalities, including standard B mode, Doppler, and contrast-enhanced ultrasonography. iUS use in traumatic reduction of fractures properly identifies anatomic structures, intervertebral disc space, and vasculature. iUS eliminates radiation, decreases costs, and provides sufficient accuracy and reliability in identification of anatomic and neurovascular structures in various spinal surgery settings.

On Multi-Objective Minimum Spanning Tree Problem under Uncertain Paradigm

Minimum spanning tree problem (MSTP) has allured many researchers and practitioners due to its varied range of applications in real world scenarios. Modelling these applications involves the incorporation of indeterminate phenomena based on their subjective estimations. Such phenomena can be represented rationally using uncertainty theory. Being a more realistic variant of MSTP, in this article, based on the principles of the uncertainty theory, we have studied a multi-objective minimum spanning tree problem (MMSTP) with indeterminate problem parameters. Subsequently, two uncertain programming models of the proposed uncertain multi-objective minimum spanning tree problem (UMMSTP) are developed and their corresponding crisp equivalence models are investigated, and eventually solved using a classical multi-objective solution technique, the epsilon-constraint method. Additionally, two multi-objective evolutionary algorithms (MOEAs), non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm II (NSGAII) and duplicate elimination non-dominated sorting evolutionary algorithm (DENSEA) are also employed as solution methodologies. With the help of the proposed UMMSTP models, the practical problem of optimizing the distribution of petroleum products was solved, consisting in the search for symmetry (balance) between the transportation cost and the transportation time. Thereafter, the performance of the MOEAs is analyzed on five randomly developed instances of the proposed problem.

The Orthodontic Management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea : A Systematic Review

Background: Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is considered to be a real public health problem, often unrecognized or underdiagnosed, requiring multidisciplinary care including orthodontics that plays an essential role in the screening and the management of ventilation. Objective: The aim of our study is to explain the important place of orthodontic therapies, whether orthopedic or surgical, in the multidisciplinary management of OSA and in the improvement of nasal breathing through a systematic review. Material and methods: A search of the literature was performed in the following databases: PubMed, ScienceDirect, Cochrane Library . The search was limited to publications written in English and French from 2010 to January 2022. Results: On the basis of the keywords, eighty-three references were initially identified. After the elimination of duplicates, the number of articles was reduced to seventy-nine. The study of the titles and abstracts made it possible to select fifty articles. After reading the full text, sixteen publications were included in this systematic review. Eight studies have investigated rapid maxillary expansion (RME), five studies have evaluated the effect of mandibular advancement (MA) and three studies have investigated the effect of genioplasty in children with OSA. Conclusion: Orthodontic arsenal, whether orthopedic, orthodontic, or surgical correction of jaws, is well suited and extremely beneficial for OSA treatment.

Практика прокурорского надзора за соблюдением прав участников контрактного процесса на своевременную оплату заказчиками обязательств по исполненным публичным контрактам

Prosecutor's supervision over the observance of the rights of the parties in the contractual process to the timely payment by customers of obligations under fulfilled public contracts is one of the priorities in prosecutor's activities. The most typical violations of legislation prosecutor's supervision reveals in this area are: conclusion of state (municipal) contracts in the absence of the adjusted budget obligation limits; non-compliance with the terms of payment for the goods supplied, work performed, services rendered, which entails additional budget costs; evasion of acceptance of actually delivered goods, work performed, services rendered for state and municipal needs; and others. In order to further increase the effectiveness of prosecutor's supervision in this area, it seems necessary: (1) to strengthen supervision over the activities of Russia's Federal Bailiffs Service, Federal Treasury, regional commissioners for the protection of the rights of entrepreneurs and heads of self-regulatory organizations; (2) for the specialized subdivisions of the relevant prosecutor's offices to regularly analyze the relevant judicial practice; (3) to continue work on a systematic analysis of the causes of arising arrears under state (municipal) contracts; (4) to recognize the positive practice of filing recourse claims against persons responsible for the violations of the rights of entrepreneurs to the timely payment for goods (works, services) delivered/performed under contracts in order to minimize the negative consequences of additional costs (legal costs and penalties) and the non-fulfillment by customers of other financial obligations, including the possible non-payment of wages, taxes, and other mandatory payments. At the normative legal level, it is essential to streamline the control over public procurement activities. In this regard, the author believes that the proposals made in science to amend the Law on the Contract System in terms of creating a transparent structure of control bodies with clear competence and complete elimination of duplicate powers in this area are justified. It is also essential to make the activities of the subjects of control over public procurement activities an object of prosecutor's supervision within the framework of the prosecutor's office general supervision.

МЕТОДОЛОГІЯ ФОРМУВАННЯ ЗВІТНОСТІ ПРО УПРАВЛІННЯ В СИСТЕМІ ІНФОРМАЦІЙНОГО ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ ЗОВНІШНЬОГО КОНТРОЛЮ ПІДПРИЄМСТВ

The article proves that governance reporting is derived from the corporate governance model, with the greatest importance in the Anglo-Saxon model, the least in the Japanese model, and the intermediate value in the German model to which Ukraine aspires. It is shown that the role of non-financial reporting will grow as the stock market develops and its capitalization increases. The provisions on which the methodology of forming reports on management in the system of information support of external control of enterprises is based are systematized: division of indicators into financial and non-financial, obligatory and additional; minimization of costs for additional disclosure of accounting information; elimination of duplication of information in separate reports; meaningful distribution of information between financial and non-financial reporting; development of sustainable development accounting. The paper describes the role of Management Reports in the system of information support of business analysis of economic systems of enterprises. Requirements for the content of the Management Report have been determined, taking into account the specifics of business entities. Recommendations for streamlining the content of the Management Report in terms of supplementing the selected sections with specific indicators, information on which must be disclosed, as well as eliminating duplication of financial statements and additional disclosure of non-financial information. Proposals have been developed to improve certain sections of the Management Report: «Environmental Aspects», «Social Aspects and Personnel Policy», «Research and Innovation». The need to harmonize national legislation with European legislation in terms of liability for non-disclosure, late submission or distortion of information in the Management Report, which should be provided by the Code of Ukraine on Administrative Offenses, Tax Code of Ukraine, Law of Ukraine «On Accounting and Financial Reporting in Ukraine». by equating the legal status of the Management Report to the forms of financial and tax reporting.

Project portfolio management as a tool for implementing an organization's strategy: development of a project selection and ranking system

At the current stage, development of economic relations is characterized by high competition in all sectors of economy with no exception. Requirements, applicable to the quality of products and services, resource conservation, environmental safety of products and technologies are increasing. Hence, these changes need investments and a balanced approach to the implementation of projects, having versatile foci and scale. In this regard, a portfolio management toolkit is increasingly used, since it allows for an optimal set of portfolio components and a clear focus on strategic changes in the company's activities. The portfolio management motivation is the ability to optimize investment resources and set disbursement priorities.
 Given the strategic focus of the project portfolio, it is necessary to implement such processes as the assessment of each project from the standpoint of compliance with corporate strategic objectives, elimination of task duplication within the portfolio, cost and feasibility assessment, as well as project ranking and balancing. Many researchers believe that it is advisable to use expert analysis methods for the project selection and ranking, since experts are able to assess not only the quantitative, but also the qualitative characteristics of components, their strategic focus, and use extra data. The most acceptable methods are the analytic hierarchy process, the strategic buckets method.
 Given that each project portfolio component has been examined and selected according to the commercial efficiency criteria, it is necessary to solve the task of assessing each component’s impact on the targets of the portfolio as a whole. We believe that the problem of developing a system of target indicators, related to the company activities, requires further consideration. To generate the project portfolio objective, it is advisable to apply the SMART methodology, which is focused on such characteristics of objectives as being specific, measurable, achievable, relevant for the company, and time-bound. This approach is quite consistent with the strategic focus of the project portfolio. The dynamic nature of the project portfolio implementation, along with the permanency of the strategic objectives, requires balancing the portfolio not only at the verification stage, but also at each life cycle phase, which will allow to avoid risks.
 This paper aims to review and summarize approaches, goals and principles of a strategic project portfolio management in an organization, develop suggestions for ranking projects in the portfolio taking into account the interdependence of projects, the ability to implement strategic changes. Having focused on the standard project classification, the co-authors propose a step-by-step approach to the formation of an optimal set of the project portfolio components, providing systemic synergy. The co-authors propose a system of targets for ranking the project portfolio components to be based on the provisions of the portfolio management methodology and the experience of its implementation in various spheres of economy, regulatory legal acts, and opinions of well-known economists. The proposed project portfolio criteria are consistent with the requirements of the SMART goal setting methodology and include the following positions: revenue increase; production costs decrease; market share growth; the company's market capitalization growth. The rating of the portfolio component is determined by the sum of the contribution points to the achievement of the above targets.

Prevalence of oral lesions in patients with AIDS: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background Oral lesions are considered to be early clinical signs which may predict the progression of patients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Due to the lack of a comprehensive study that includes oral lesions in people with AIDS, the global prevalence of oral lesions in people with AIDS was estimated by combining preliminary studies' results using meta-analysis.Material and methods Databases including PubMed, Science Direct and Scopus were searched using keywords as 'HIV', 'AIDS', 'oral candidiasis', 'Kaposi Sarcoma', 'LinearGingival Erythema' and OR operators, AND and NOT. After the elimination of duplicate documents, articles that met the inclusion criteria were selected. Quality assessment was performed based on the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale. After combining the results of preliminary studies, an overall estimate of each lesion was reported. Ninety-five studies met the criteria for inclusion in this meta-analysis.Results The global prevalence of 21 oral lesions in HIV-infected patients was estimated. The overall prevalence of oral candidiasis, pseudomembranous candidiasis, oral hairy leukoplakia, Kaposi sarcoma and erythematous candidiasis was as follows: 35% (95% CI: 28-42), 19% (95% CI: 15-22), 12% (95% CI: 11-14), 5% (95% CI: 4-6) and 18% (95% CI: 14-22).Conclusion The present meta-analysis showed that oral lesions have a high prevalence in patients with AIDS. Dentists should consider that the clinical appearance of the oral cavity reflects the overall systemic health of the patient. As such, oral lesions may be linked to underlying immunosuppression caused by AIDS.

Бизнес – процессы в бухгалтерии: трансформация и значение при переходе на ФСБУ

The article is devoted to the optimization of accounting business processes as a tool for evaluating business performance in the transition to the Federal Accounting Standards. The research is based on the analysis of Russian and foreign publications, as well as on the integration of specialists ' experience, which reveals the practical significance of methods for transforming accounting business processes in commercial activities. The purpose of the study is to develop business processes based on the study of the theoretical positions of scientists-economists and the practical experience of professional accountants-practitioners. The tasks and stages of developing the transformation of accounting business processes during the transition to the FSB for the purpose of effective work of accounting are defined.
 The author's experience in the development of business process transformation is proposed, which is used to standardize all areas of accounting work on the example of a transport company. The results obtained have a certain scientific novelty: the developed or adapted methods of transformation of business projects affect the elimination of duplication of many business operations, identify areas of irresponsibility, and are also aimed at optimal organization of document flow and reduction of time labor costs. The author substantiates a more complete definition of "accounting business process" as a set of complex works aimed at collecting and summarizing information about the facts of the economic life of an economic entity, intended for external and internal users in order to assess the effectiveness of the business. Methodological techniques for the development of business processes related to accounting work can be used in the practical activities of accounting as a division of commercial small and medium-sized enterprises, as well as for outsourcing organizations that maintain accounting records and form accounting (financial) statements.

A Systematic Review of Co-Educational Models in School Handball.

This study aims to address the characteristics presented by the co-educational models that have been put into practice in school handball, showing a general overview, after providing a systematic review of the literature on the topic published over the last ten years on co-educational paradigms in the practice of handball as a school sport. For the description and recording of the process of selection and filtering of documentary sources to be analyzed, use was made of the PRISMA flowchart. After the elimination of duplicates and entries not compliant with the criteria for time limits and type of document, the final sample surveyed was composed of thirty academic articles. The results considered (n = 26) showed a presentational pattern divisible into three segments or groups. These were: technical and sporting aspects of handball, highlighting the benefits of this sport in schools relative to other options (n = 7), co-education (n = 8), and results based on differences between the sexes (n = 11). Co-education stresses significant improvements in skills, together with perceived effort, enjoyment, and participation. These lead to improvements in the social climate and group cohesion, thanks to the practice of sports. Handball within schools, seen from a co-educational angle, should be approached with an eye to its predisposition for the development of social and civic skills. These include respect for the rules of a game, teamwork and solidarity, fair play, commitment, and responsibility. This paper lays out precisely and exhaustively the lines of investigation undertaken in the area of co-education, and, more specifically, how this is handled within the practicing of a confrontational team sport like handball.

Duplication elimination in cache-uplink transmission over B5G small cell network

In this era of the digital world, data play a central role and are continuously challenging spectrum efficiency. With the introduction of enriched multimedia user-generated content, the challenges are even more aggravated. In this vein, uplink caching is considered as one of the promising solutions to effectively cater the user’s demands. One of the main challenges for uplink caching is duplication elimination. In this paper, a cache enabled uplink transmission with a duplication elimination scheme is proposed. The proposed scheme matches the mobile’s data to be uploaded with the cached contents both at mobile station (MS) and small base station (SBS). In contrast to existing techniques, the proposed scheme broadcasts the cached contents at an SBS to all the MSs under its footprint. This provides MS an opportunity to exploit the list of cached contents before uploading its data. A MS only uploads its data if it is not already cached at an SBS. This significantly reduces duplication before the real transmission takes place. Furthermore, the proposed technique reduces energy consumption in addition to improving spectral efficiency and network throughput. Besides, a higher caching hit ratio and lower caching miss ratio are also observed as compared to other schemes. The simulation results reveal that the proposed scheme saves 97% energy for SBS, whereas 96–100% energy is saved for MS on average.

Potential mutagenic effects of the glyphosate herbicide on Gymnotus inaequilabiatus (Valenciennes, 1839)

This study analyzed the occurrence of nuclear damage in the red blood cells of Gymnotus inaequilabiatus (Valenciennes, 1839), exposed in vivo to the herbicide glyphosate. The fish were distributed in four groups, namely: control (without addition of herbicide) and contaminated groups with application of 65 µg/L (concentration allowed by CONAMA Resolution), 1 mg/L (maximum limit recommended by the World Health Organization - WHO and Food and Agriculture Organization - FAO) and 5 mg/L (overdose, five times higher than that by WHO and FAO). For the analysis of cell damage, the method of Nuclear Erythrocytic Abnormalities (NEA) was used, containing 1000 cells for duplicate elimination. An increase in cell damage was observed for 144 hours (6-days) of exposure in all controls. Even under a small concentration, there was a clear effect on segmented, renal, lobed formation and mainly on the formation of micronuclei. The high damage was caused in the first 48 hours and reduced after 144 hours, where the fish can have the herbicidal effect blocked. Studies that analyze the mechanisms of action of glyphosate-based herbicides are essential to determine the risks caused by biota, since there is a great divergence on the maximum tolerable limits in water, which affect quality and integrity of these ecosystems.

Subperiosteal Anchorage in Orthodontics: A Narrative Review

Orthodontic anchorage is a necessity for every treatment and must be carefully evaluated by the orthodontist. It is defined as the resistance to unwanted dental movement of a tooth or a number of teeth by using different techniques. The purpose of the present paper is to highlight the subperiosteal anchorage applied to orthodontics; this technique has been debated in the literature and the purpose here is to summarize the fields of application. During the first check of previous literature 548 results were found, which have been reduced to 19 selected papers after application of the inclusion criteria and the elimination of duplicates. Multiple electronic databases were searched from 1 January 1995 to 31 December 2020 in order to identify papers eligible for current review. The data obtained by this review underlined the versatility of onplants used as absolute anchorage during orthodontic treatments, the advantages and disadvantages, the biomechanical properties and survival rates, and the clinical procedure. Further clinical studies and research are required to explore other kinds of application and to state specific guidelines; however, this study represents an update and a starting point for clinicians who want to use these devices and for further improvement of the technique.

Outcome indicators in randomized controlled trials on traditional Chinese medicine intervention for tension-type headache in recent five years

To evaluate the application of outcome indicators in randomized controlled trials(RCTs) concerning the treatment of tension-type headache(TTH) with traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) in recent five years, so as to provide a basis for the study of core outcome set(COS) for TCM intervention in TTH. The RCTs on TCM treatment of TTH in recent five years were systematically retrieved from CNKI, Wanfang, VIP, CBM, EMbase, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, ClinicalTrials.gov and China Clinical Trial Registry. After literature screening, data extraction and evaluation of the risk of bias, the outcome indicators in the included RCTs were subjected to qualitative analysis. The preliminary search yielded 19 042 articles, and 10 983 were left after the elimination of duplication. Finally, 52 RCTs(48 in Chinese and 4 in English) were included for qualitative analysis. The outcome indicators of RCTs included in this study were classified into seven domains: TCM syndrome, symptom and sign, physical and chemical detection, quality of life, long-term prognosis, economic evaluation, and safety event. The findings demonstrated that headache characteristic index in the symptom and sign domain was the index with the highest reporting frequency and reporting rate. Seventeen RCTs used TCM syndrome score as the outcome indicator. Further analysis revealed that there existed such problems in research design as non-distinction between primary and secondary outcome indicators, great difference in the adopted measurement tools for outcome indicators, and the neglect of measurement time of outcome indicators. Moreover, the syndrome indicators reflecting TCM advantages, objective evaluation indicators, safety and health-economic indicators were lacking. These limitations have affected the quality and reliability of RCTs on TTH treatment with TCM. It is suggested that the efficacy and characteristics of TCM should be combined into current clinical research, and the COS in RCTs regarding TCM treatment of TTH should be established according to internationally recognized standard procedures.

Sleep Sets Meet Duplicate Elimination

The sleep sets technique is a path-dependent pruning method for state space search. In the past, the combination of sleep sets with graph search algorithms that perform duplicate elimination has often shown to be error-prone. In this paper, we provide the theoretical basis for the integration of sleep sets with common search algorithms in AI that perform duplicate elimination. Specifically, we investigate approaches to safely integrate sleep sets with optimal (best-first) search algorithms. Based on this theory, we provide an initial step towards integrating sleep sets within A* and additional state pruning techniques like strong stubborn sets. Our experiments show slight, yet consistent improvements on the number of generated search nodes across a large number of standard domains from the international planning competitions.

The Behavior of Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Dental Clinics.

Objectives This review documents published obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) cases with dental and oral conditions with potential impact on the dental procedure. The research question was, what are the psychiatric and behavioral features of people with OCD that might affect dental sessions? Methods This review followed the PRISMA guidelines (PROSPERO registration No. CRD42020212371). Six databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, LILACS, Cochrane Library, and PsycINFO) were screened for published clinical studies that report dental patients with obsessions or compulsions behaviors as identified by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Inclusion of the studies was performed according to the eligibility criteria. The quality evaluation was carried out using the Joanna Briggs Institute's (JBI) Critical Appraisal Checklist. The results were qualitatively assessed for synthesis. Results After elimination of duplication, 530 articles were screened, and 35 articles were evaluated for eligibility. 17 studies met the inclusion criteria (8 case reports, 5 cross-sectional studies, 1 longitudinal cohort study, and 3 case-control studies) and were included in the review. All case reports demonstrated symptoms of obsessions or compulsions such as fear of germs and contamination, aggressive thoughts, having things symmetric in perfect order, excessive cleaning or handwashing, repeatedly checking things, and compulsive counting. OCD-related behavior was assessed in the included clinical investigations using standardized protocols such as Florida Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory, Symptom Checklist-90-Revised, 4-item Corah Dental Anxiety Scale, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and the Crown Crisp Experimental Index. Quality assessment of the 17 included articles revealed 14 articles with low risk of bias and 3 articles with moderate risk of bias. Conclusion The reported OCD symptoms may implement psychological difficulties during dental procedures without affecting the outcome. Although there was no contraindication for planning or performing dental treatments for a patient with OCD, dental-related procedures and protocols might be modified for successful dental appointments.

INFORMATION SUPPORT FOR STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT OF AGRARIAN ENTERPRISES

Information tools for ensuring strategic development are investigated on the example of agricultural enterprises. The methodological foundations of the content of basic categories for the management of strategic development are revealed, the components of the structure of its information support are highlighted and it is determined that the information support of the strategic development of agricultural enterprises is scientifically grounded management of the process of constant growth of the volume of information and knowledge through traditional and new tools for processing and analyzing information by means of accounting. ts use in the activities of producers to obtain competitive advantages and the formation of an effective agricultural policy. The role was determined, the state was assessed, the tasks were defined and the features and problems of economic development and information support of agricultural enterprises were identified. Based on strategic tools, the main directions of improving information support for the strategic development of agricultural enterprises include those based on the intensification of information flows and analytical processing of the entire information array, the development of internal information architecture and ensuring the harmonization of information and communication chains. These include: automation of procedures for accumulation, processing, modulation and storage of documents; introduction of new tools of information and communication technologies; optimization of the rhythm of information flows; harmonization of internal and external information and communication chains; introduction of network tools for information and communication interactions; elimination of duplication of information; minimization of information noise, etc. The implementation of measures to provide information support for the strategic development of agricultural enterprises will facilitate the transition to its new quality and ensure the generation of competitive advantages, improve the quality of information processing; stimulates the formation of a flexible information architecture; will reduce the complexity and cost of information support.