Description
Return reported-session and that lag minus allowance, keeping negative values.
Acupuncture research records distinguish reporting completeness, source editions, treatment-contact labels, outcome direction and missing-outcome scenarios. These tools organize benign study or public-source metadata; they do not provide treatment instructions, locate intervention sites or determine safety or efficacy. Reporting support and clinical evidence are different questions.
Return reported-session and that lag minus allowance, keeping negative values.
When to use this tool
Use Study Session Reporting Gap when checking the stated benign study-record, public-source or reporting convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter sessionDay, reportedDay, suppliedAllowedLag. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read lagDays, beyondAllowance. Use the output convention below.
Require whole session/reported day coordinates and nonnegative whole allowed lag. Return reported-session and that lag minus allowance, keeping negative values.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| sessionDay | Session Day | Required. Safe integer. |
| reportedDay | Reported Day | Required. Safe integer. |
| suppliedAllowedLag | Supplied Allowed Lag | Required. Safe integer; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| lagDays | Lag Days | Required. Safe integer. |
| beyondAllowance | Signed lagDays-suppliedAllowedLag; negative output is slack, not a Boolean violation flag. | Required. Safe integer. |
{
"input": {
"sessionDay": 100,
"reportedDay": 120,
"suppliedAllowedLag": 10
},
"output": {
"lagDays": 20,
"beyondAllowance": 10
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- No reporting chronology is enforced; a negative beyondAllowance is slack, not proof of valid or timely research reporting.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Use the original protocol, registry, reports and appropriate complete research methods; consult qualified health professionals for actual care or clinical interpretation.
References
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