Validating a Universal Measurement Scale and Standardized, Reproducible Unit for Gross Motor Development.

Objective: To validate a universal measurement scale and unit for gross motor development across multiple instruments.

Design: Retrospective cohorts.

Setting: Community and clinic.

Effect of Preoperative Oral Cannabidiol-Rich Cannabis Extract on Anxiety and Postoperative Pain after Endodontic Treatment: A Double-Blind Randomized Clinical Trial.

Introduction: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of cannabidiol (CBD)-rich Cannabis extract in reducing anxiety and postoperative pain in patients submitted to endodontic treatment.

Methods: The study was carried out after approval by the Research Ethics Committee (Registration No. 5.

Computerized Adaptive Testing for the Berg Balance Scale Improves Measurement Efficiency Without Compromising Precision in People With Stroke.

Objective: The objectives of this study were to confirm the Berg Balance Scale's (BBS) measurement properties and unidimensionality with an item response theory analysis in persons with subacute and chronic stroke and to examine the precision and efficiency of computerized adaptive testing (CAT).

Methods: Data were obtained from 519 ambulatory persons with subacute and chronic stroke in 2 retrospective databases. A principal component analysis (PCA) of residuals was used to evaluate unidimensionality.

Morphological changes of the apical foramen after enlargement: A scoping review of studies.

Background: To outline the current evidence on root morphological changes after enlarging the apical foramen with NiTi instruments.

Material And Methods: A search was performed in the Virtual Health Library, PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, Web of Science, Science Direct and SciELO databases, in addition to a manual search in Google Scholar, between January 2017 and October 2023. Articles published in English that describe studies investigating root morphological changes after instrumentation 1 mm beyond the major apical foramen were included.

Defining a universal measurement unit and scale for gross motor development.

Introduction: The ability of children to accomplish progressively more difficult gross motor tasks follows a predictable sequence that has been well documented as part of development. Current existing instruments were developed independently using classical test theory methods which led to the lack of a universal measurement scale and unit. The purpose of this study was to test a specification equation, anchored to commonly accepted and reproducible tasks in gross motor development, to generate a universal measurement scale and unit of measurement, called the Gross Motor (GM) unit.