Insights into audio-visual temporal perception in bipolar disorder and schizophrenia by Monica Gori, Maria Bianca Amadeo, Andrea Escelsior, Davide Esposito, Alberto Inuggi, Riccardo Guglielmo, Luis Polena, Juxhin Bode, Beatriz Pereira da Silva, Mario Amore, Gianluca Serafini

“…The results revealed impaired temporal performance across all sensory modalities and the absence of auditory dominance in both patient groups. …”
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Practice on Metered Dose Inhaler Techniques and Its Associated Factors among Asthmatic Patients at Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, East Gojjam, Ethiopia: A Prospec... by Tadele Asmare, Anteneh Belayneh, Bekalu Dessie

“…P values less than 0.05 were considered to be statistically significant in all cases. Results are presented in tables, figures, numbers, and percentages. …”
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The current and future cancer burden in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries by Saleh A. Alessy, Saleh A. Alqahtani, Jerome Vignat, Amid Abuhmaidan, Amani E. L. Basmi, Najla Al Lawati, Ameera Ali A‐Nooh, Wael Shelpai, Samar Alhomoud, Ali Al‐Zahrani, Freddie Bray, Ariana Znaor

“…Female breast (16%), colorectal (13%), and thyroid (9%) were the most common types of cancer in the GCC countries, accounting for almost 40% of all cancer incidence. Colorectal (14%) followed by breast cancer (9%) were the leading causes of cancer death, though the magnitude of rates of the major cancer types varied substantially across the GCC countries. …”
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A multi‐tagged SAR ocean image dataset identifying atmospheric boundary layer structure in winter tradewind conditions by Chen Wang, Justin E. Stopa, Doug Vandemark, Ralph Foster, Alex Ayet, Alexis Mouche, Bertrand Chapron, Peter Sadowski

“…The dataset includes PNG‐formatted SAR image files along with two text files containing the file name, the central latitude/longitude, expert tags for each image, and all dataset metadata. There is a high degree of consensus among expert tags. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of a mental health literacy module - A randomized controlled trial among school teachers by Vidya Prabhu, Lena Ashok, Veena Ganesh Kamath, Amitha Puranik, Sebastian Padickaparambil, Nikitha Sibil Rebello, Praveen Arhanthabailu, Varalakshmi Chandrasekaran

“…Conclusion: The present study found that the intervention module was effective in enhancing the MHL of teachers across all the domains, which may facilitate early intervention among adolescents at the school level.The trial has been registered with the Clinical Trials Registry of India prospectively. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine (Mindful,Short-Term Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Complemented with Bodywork) in the Treatment of Experienced Mental Illness by Søren Ventegodt, Suzette Thegler, Tove Andreasen, Flemming Struve, Lars Enevoldsen, Laila Bassaine, Margrethe Torp, Joav Merrick

“…For the treatment responders, all measured aspects of life (on a five point Likert Scale) improved significantly, simultaneously, and radically: somatic health (from 2.9 to 2.3), self-esteem/relationship to self (from 3.5 to 2.3), relationship to partner (from 4.7 to 2.9 [no partner was rated as “6”]), relationship to friends (from 2.5 to 2.0), ability to love (from 3.8 to 2.4), self-assessed sexual ability (from 3.5 to 2.4), self-assessed social ability (from 3.2 to 2.1), self-assessed working ability (from 3.3 to 2.4), and self-assessed quality of life (from 4.0 to 2.3. …”
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Comparative Study of Crucial Properties of Packaging Based on Polylactide and Selected Essential Oils by Ewa Olewnik-Kruszkowska, Astha Vishwakarma, Magdalena Wrona, Anis Bertella, Anna Rudawska, Magdalena Gierszewska, Beata Schmidt

“…The migration of the ingredients present in the films filled with clove oil, grapefruit oil, and tea tree oil into the acetic acid solution did not exceed 10 mg/kg, which is an acceptable value according to the European Union restrictions. Taking into account all of the studied properties, it should be stressed that the most promising packaging material is the film filled with clove oil.…”
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Satellite-based Emission Inventory Adjustments Improve Simulations of Long-range Transport Events by Wei-Syun Huang, Stephen M. Griffith, Yi-Chun Lin, Ying-Chieh Chen, Chung-Te Lee, Charles C.-K. Chou, Ming-Tung Chuang, Sheng-Hsiang Wang, Neng-Huei Lin

“…Furthermore, the OMI-adjusted emissions simulation brought all of the major PM2.5 components to within ~50% of the measured values. …”
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Iran-package of essential non-communicable disease (IraPEN) program in reducing cardiovascular disease risk in pilot areas by Somayeh Derakhshan, Davood Khalili, Alireza Mahdavi, Seyed-Saeed Hashemi-Nazari, Amir Kavousi, Fatemeh Hadavandsiri, Afshin Ostovar, Koorosh Etemad

“…There was a significant decrease in all risk factors, except for waist circumference in both sexes and BMI in women. …”
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Smart Manufacturing Application in Precision Manufacturing by Amr T. Sufian, Badr M. Abdullah, Oliver J. Miller

“…This work also bridges the gap in academia and in industry by showcasing a real-world actual business benefits realized from smart manufacturing, as well as showcasing the practical implementations, limitations, and opportunities of smart manufacturing applications in the precision manufacturing industry, all of which reduce the internal barriers and challenges facing smart manufacturing and industry 4.0 adoption. …”
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Trends and opportunities in renewable energy investment in Saudi Arabia: Insights for achieving vision 2030 and enhancing environmental sustainability by Mahmoud Mohamed Selim, Nasser Alshareef

“…It provides a fresh qualitative approach that allows an all-sided assessment of the investment prospects by focusing on appropriate weight for different factors. …”
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The influence of prosthetic treatments and implant-supported prostheses on posterior mandibular ridge atrophy: a retrospective cohort study by Alwin Sokolowski, Sandra Huber, Behrouz Arefnia, Anke Pichler, Martin Lorenzoni, Armin Sokolowski

“…Abstract Aims Bone preservation is a requirement for long-term stability of dental prostheses, which is all the more important in the posterior mandible, given the particular challenges these areas pose to prosthetic treatment. …”
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Improving capacity for advanced training in obstetric surgery: evaluation of a blended learning approach by Helen Allott, Alan Smith, Sarah White, Irene Nyaoke, Ogoti Evans, Michael Oriwo Oduor, Steven Karangau, Sheila Sawe, Nassir Shaaban, Ochola Ephraim, Charles Anawo Ameh

“…Sixty doctors participated in part 2, and 53 participated in part 3. All participants who completed an evaluation reported (n = 53) that the training was relevant, useful and would lead to changes in their clinical practice. …”
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Stryphnodendron adstringens have a modulatory effect on inflammatory cytokines markers of in vitro activated macrophages by Ivana Beatrice Mânica da Cruz, Cibele Ferreira Teixeira, Neida Luiza Pellenz, Moisés Henrique Mastella, Verônica Farina Azzolin, Euler Esteves Ribeiro, Fernanda Barbisan

“…Results: S. adstringens extract at all concentrations tested here reduced the cellular proliferation rate of activated macrophages. …”
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Reproductive health literacy scale: a tool to measure the effectiveness of health literacy training by Maha Rauf, Zahra Goliaei, Lana Machta, Jenny Chang, Heike Thiel de Bocanegra

“…The inter-item reliability score for the domains of general health literacy, digital health literacy and RH literacy across all three language groups was above α = 0.7. Conclusion This scale addresses the need for validated tools to measure reproductive health literacy. …”
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Impact of non-participation bias due to psychiatric illness on mortality and cardiovascular event estimates: a Danish longitudinal population study by Christian Torp-Pedersen, Mads Rasmussen, Christina Ellervik, Anders Jorgensen, Henrik E Poulsen, Zerlina Rygner

“…Compared with non-psychiatric participants in a 5-year follow-up, psychiatric non-participants had higher rates of cardiovascular events (HR 2.30 (2.07 to 2.56)) and all-cause mortality (3.37 (3.01 to 3.78)) than non-psychiatric non-participants (1.65 (1.48 to 1.83) and 2.26 (2.02 to 2.54), respectively) and psychiatric participants (1.39 (1.21 to 1.59) and 1.23 (1.05 to 1.44), respectively), pinteraction<0.0001 for both outcomes.Conclusions This study demonstrates a considerable non-participation bias due to psychiatric illness in a general population health study, potentially leading to distorted estimates of somatic morbidity and mortality. …”
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Using a robust model to detect the association between anthropometric factors and T2DM: machine learning approaches by Nafiseh Hosseini, Hamid Tanzadehpanah, Amin Mansoori, Mostafa Sabzekar, Gordon A. Ferns, Habibollah Esmaily, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

“…Method A dataset derived from the Mashhad Stroke and heart atherosclerotic disorders (MASHAD) study comprising 9354 subject aged 65 − 35. 25% (2336 people) of subjects were diabetic and 75% (7018 people) where non-diabetic was used for the analysis of 10 anthropometric factors and age that were measured in all patients. A K-nearest neighbor (KNN) model was used to assess the association between T2DM and selected factors. …”
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Acute and Subchronic Airway Inflammation after Intratracheal Instillation of Quartz and Titanium Dioxide Agglomerates in Mice by Martin Roursgaard, Keld A. Jensen, Steen S. Poulsen, Niels-Erik V. Jensen, Lars K. Poulsen, Maria Hammer, Gunnar D. Nielsen, Søren T. Larsen

“…Limited subchronic inflammation was observed. All types of TiO2 induced a dose-dependent acute increase of neutrophils in BALF. …”
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Optimizing soil health through activated acacia biochar under varying irrigation regimes and cultivars for sustainable wheat cultivation by Lubaba Komal, Summera Jahan, Atif Kamran, Abeer Hashem, Graciela Dolores Avila-Quezada, Elsayed Fathi Abd_Allah

“…The 10T-AAB levels significantly increased sugar contents (14%), relative water content (10–28%), membrane stability index (27–55%), and photosynthetic pigments (18–26%) of wheat leaves under deficit irrigation among all the cultivars. Maximum stress markers (catalase, proline, peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase) were observed from Akbar under 50% irrigation with 0T-AAB, and the least were observed from 50% irrigated Dilkash-2020 with 10T-AAB amended soil. …”
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Variations in the Obesity Gene “LEPR” Contribute to Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Evidence from a Meta-Analysis by Ming Ming Yang, Jun Wang, Jiao Jie Fan, Tsz Kin Ng, Dian Jun Sun, Xin Guo, Yan Teng, Yan-Bo Li

“…Meta-analysis showed that rs1137101 (p.R223Q) was significantly associated with T2DM in all genetic models: allele model (OR = 1.27, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.13–1.42), dominant model (OR = 1.19, 95% CI = 1.05–1.35), homozygote model (OR = 1.82, 95% CI = 1.38–2.39), and recessive model (OR = 1.75, 95% CI = 1.35–2.28), with minimal heterogeneity and no indication of publication bias. …”
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