Over the last decade, the makers of medical devices have developed techniques that have widened diabetes management options beyond pricking the finger several times a day to test blood glucose levels.

在过去的十年里，医疗器械生产商开发了很多技术，拓宽了在避免一天几次刺破手指去检测血糖水平的情况下控制糖尿病的选择。

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At noon and 6 p.m., researchers measured how both groups performed in facial memory tests, finger tapping memory tests and an alertness test.

在中午和下午6点，研究者测量两组人在以下测试中的表现——面部记忆测试、手指敲击记忆测试和警觉性测试。

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In the other test, they wore piezo-electric vibrators on each finger, and the goal was to report which finger was being gently stimulated.

在另外一项试验中，他们每只手指上都戴着电子颤音器，目的是为了测验那只手指被轻轻触动了。

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A two thousand seven British study showed that finger length might help predict test results among schoolchildren.

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"The two-finger test, which has been found to be not only unscientific and unnecessary but also subjects the complainant to further trauma and humiliation should be immediately stopped, " said Kirti Singh, of the All India Democratic Woman's Association.

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But checking levels involves a painful finger-prick test, which deters many from carrying out the test.

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Team physiotherapist Alex Kountouris revealed that Ponting had a repeat X-ray after the fourth Test that showed evidence that the fracture of his fifth finger had moved during the course of the Melbourne Test.

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