Comparing the Therapeutic Impact of Strain-Counterstrain and Exercise on Low Back Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Randomized Trial by Koura GMR, Elshiwi AMF, Selim MN, Asiri AAM, Alqahtani RHJ, Elimy DA, Alshehri MA, Alnakhli HH, Assiri SM, Ahmad F, Ahmad I

“…Ghada Mohamed Rashad Koura,1 Ahmed Mohamed Fathi Elshiwi,2 Mohamed Naeem Selim,3 Amani Abdu Mohammed Asiri,4 Reem Hadi Jowaied Alqahtani,5 Doaa Ayoub Elimy,6 Mohammed Abdullah Alshehri,7 Hani Hassan Alnakhli,1 Sultan Mofreh Assiri,8 Fuzail Ahmad,9 Irshad Ahmad1 1Program of Physical Therapy, Department of Medical Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, 61421, Saudi Arabia; 2Consultant & Head of Physical Therapy Department, Saudi German Hospital, Aseer, Saudi Arabia; 3Basic Sciences Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Beni Suef University, Beni Suef, Egypt; 4Physical Therapy Department, Saudi German Hospital, Aseer, Saudi Arabia; 5Eradh Physical Therapy Center, Aseer, Saudi Arabia; 6Basic Sciences Department, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt; 7Department of Physiotherapy, Abha International Private Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 8Department of Physical Therapy, Muhayel General Hospital, Asir Health Affairs, Ministry of Health, Abha, Saudi Arabia; 9Respiratory Care Department, College of Applied Sciences, Almaarefa University, Dirirya, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Irshad Ahmad, Email iabdulhamed@kku.edu.saBackground: Background: Strain-Counterstrain (SCS) therapy is a manual therapeutic technique used to treat myofascial pain by addressing tender points through passive positioning. …”
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Study protocol of the METAPANC trial - intensified treatment in patients with local operable but oligometastatic pancreatic cancer - multimodal surgical treatment versus chemothera... by Michael Ghadimi, Uwe Pelzer, Marc G. Besselink, Jens Siveke, Ralph Telgmann, Rickmer Braren, Hanneke Wilmink, Marie Crede, Alexander Koenig, Ute Koenig, Sven Thorsten Liffers, Kai Antweiler, Bas Uijterwijk, Hanna Seppanen, Arno Nordin, Pauli Puolakkainen, Olav F. Dajani, Knut Jørgen Labori, Mia Johansson, Svein Olav Bratlie, Tim Friede, Peter Jo

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Analysis of the personality traits of urban tourism brand on visiting intention through perceived consistency (studied in Tehran) by Yazdan Shirimohamadi, Ali Shamaei, Seyyed Eshagh Jalalian, Farzaneh Rafiee

“…In this regard, 384 questionnaires were distributed among tourists from German, Japanese, French, Arab (Iraqi), Italian, Austrian, Chinese nationalities residing in five star hotels in Tehran. …”
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Arsenic leakage crisis in supply chain of battery storage materials: Water quality footprint of cobalt mining demands action by Anna C. Schomberg, Wolf von Tümpling, Ellen Kynast

“…While the databasis ouf our analysis is limited and uncertainties are high, our findings underscore the need to avoid problem shifting so that climate-friendly technologies can develop their potential, prompt reflection on due diligence in supply chains under German and upcoming European legislation and highlight the shared responsibility of industry, society and politics.…”
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English Vocabulary Apps for Classroom Use? Results of an Empirical Survey by Danijela Ikonic, Thomas Hawes

“…This paper focuses on an experiment in a German vocational school to answer these questions by gauging, firstly, students’ performance in a vocabulary test, with and without access to an app named Quizlet and, secondly, their attitudes to the use of apps for English vocabulary learning via two questionnaires. …”
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Need for cognitive closure, political trust, and belief in conspiracy theories during the COVID-19 pandemic by Alexander Jedinger, Lena Masch

“…In contrast, we expect that individuals high in cognitive closure and political trust are more likely to disregard conspiracies surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodTo test our preregistered hypotheses, we rely on data from multiple waves of a representative survey among the German population (N = 2,883). The need for cognitive closure and general political trust was assessed before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, while belief in COVID-19 conspiracy theories and specific trust in handling the crisis was fielded during the second wave of the pandemic.ResultsWe find that individuals with a high need for cognitive closure are more likely to accept conspiracy narratives, but the effect size is small. …”
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Local competition, innovation, and firms’ bank relationships by Maximilian Zurek

“…As rival firms prevail within firms’ own industries, a special focus is on effects of local industry specialization and competition when investigating the quantity of firms’ bank connections. Analysing German firm level and county specific industry data, I find evidence that the number of bank relationships decreases for the cross-section of firms with local industry diversification. …”
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Sonatentheorien des Ostens. Zum Transfer einer westeuropäischen Formidee nach Russland und in die Sowjetunion bis 1945 by Wendelin Bitzan

“…. // This article examines the extent to which the orientation toward Western European theories of musical form – in particular, the academic paradigm of sonata form – is reflected in the writings of Russian and Soviet scholars of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as well as in Russian translations of German and English treatises. By comparing how sonata terminology is used in the discussed writings, conclusions are developed concerning the transfer of analytical and compositional vocabulary from Western to Eastern Europe in the light of aesthetic theories associated with sonata form. …”
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Development and application of a clinical core data set for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson’s disease, dystonia or tremor: from data collection to data exchange and data sharin... by Anna-Lena Hofmann, Jonas Widmann, Lilly Brandstetter, Udo Selig, Fabian Haug, Julian Haug, Rüdiger Pryss, Jasper Mecklenburg, Andrea Kreichgauer, Philipp Capetian, Christian J. Hartmann, Christian Niklas, Petra Ritter, Patricia Krause, Alfons Schnitzler, Jens Volkmann, Andrea A. Kühn, Peter Heuschmann, Kirsten Haas

“…Methods The clinical core data set was developed by a multidisciplinary working group within the German transregional collaborative research network ReTune. …”
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Héros malgré lui : le bureau de la signature du traité de Versailles by Claire Bonnotte Khelil

“…Kept under close surveillance at the Château de Chambord from 1939 to 1945, due to the interest shown in it by the German authorities, it was returned to its Versailles home at the end of the conflict. …”
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Between financial, environmental and health concerns: the role of risk perceptions in modeling efuel acceptance by Katrin Arning, Julia Offermann, Linda Engelmann, Regina Gimpel, Martina Ziefle

“…A quantitative survey was conducted among a representative sample of 517 German participants to assess their risk perceptions and acceptance of efuels. …”
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Efficacy of a guided internet-based intervention (iSOMA) for somatic symptoms and related distress in university students: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial by Harald Baumeister, Michael Witthöft, Eileen Bendig, Severin Hennemann, Katja Böhme, Maria Kleinstäuber, David Daniel Ebert

“…As part of the ‘Studicare’ project, the present study aims to recruit n=154 university students indicating somatic symptom burden at baseline in German-speaking universities. Self-report assessments will take place at baseline and after intervention completion (8, 16 weeks after randomisation). …”
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« KOMM, KÜSS MICH COMPUTER / KOMM, PROGRAMMIERE MICH » by Bruno Dupont

“…This article deals with the topic of the computer as an erotic object in contemporary German literature. The literary depiction of a desirable computer has indeed become very frequent in the second half of the 20th century, and can be found in Gert Loschütz’ novella Eine wahnsinnige Liebe (1984). …”
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PENGEMBANGAN BAHAN AJAR BERBASIS PENDEKATAN PENDIDIKAN ANTIKORUPSI MELALUI PEMBELAJARAN PENDIDIKAN AGAMA ISLAM DI SDN LOJI CIPANAS KABUPATEN CIANJUR by Irma Karlaely, Hasbiyallah Hasbiyallah, Gina Aria Sonia, Tatang Muh Nasir, Laelatul Nuroh

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The Enduring Influence of Taboos in Social Regulation: Insights from the Peki Community, Volta Region, Ghana by Ameyibor Orison Elysium, Margaret Makafui Tayviah

“…Purposive sampling was adopted to collect germane information for the study. The paper discovered that taboos permeate all aspects of life and occupy a central place in the effort of traditional African societies to ensure proper social behaviour within the community. …”
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The importance of organisational culture for health system resilience: A qualitative analysis of factors that supported health care workers in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic. by Heide Weishaar, Megan Evans, Souaad Chemali, Eloisa Montt Maray, Rike Böttcher, René Umlauf, Susan Abunijela, Nadine Muller, Barbara Buchberger, Brogan Geurts, Hanna-Tina Fischer, Charbel El Bcheraoui

“…This study investigates the resilience of the German health system by analysing the system-related factors that supported health care workers, a key building block of the system, during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Pedagogika muzealna. Cele, idea, kierunek rozwoju i zastosowanie w praktyce na przykładzie „lekcji muzealnej” w polskim muzeum historycznym by Mallek Anna

“…At the end of the 19th century two German art historians and educationists Alfred Lichtwark and Georg Kerchensteiner started to form a special educational programme for children and young people, concerning the museum collection. …”
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The perception of fairness in the division of labor around first childbirth in Germany by Maria Hornung, Chiara Ludovica Comolli

“…This shift could influence perceptions of fairness in the division of labor inducing both men and women to perceive the division as being more fair to themselves or more fair to their partner. Using data from the German Panel Analysis of Intimate Relationships and Family Dynamics (pairfam) and fixed effects models, we examine how women’s and men’s perception of fairness of the division of labor varies around first childbirth conceptualizing different phases spanning from 5 years before until 5 years after the first childbirth. …”
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Desafios dos produtores de base familiar na produção do coco em reassentamentos públicos do Vale do São Francisco – Brasil by Guilherme José Ferreira de Araújo, Clélio Cristiano dos Santos, Edvânia Tôrres Aguiar Gomes

“…This thesis integrates the mission of the INNOVATE Project, a collaboration among Brazilian and German universities studying the use of water and soil in the Itaparica region of Pernambuco and Bahia, Brazil.…”
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Marcusa Vogta próba integracji zasad ekorozwoju z Katolicką Nauką Społeczną by Rafał Czekalski

“…We have done so on the basis of the works of a German moral theologian M. Vogt. The integration of the principles of eco-development with the Catholic social teaching may take place in a dialogue between the theology of creation together with its implications and the knowledge of nature. …”
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