Integration of Conventional and Virtual Reality Approaches in Augmented Reality for Theory-Based Psychoeducational Intervention Design for Chronic Low Back Pain: Scoping Review by Robin Conen, Steffen Mueller, Ana Nanette Tibubos

“…ConclusionsFor the development of a framework for an AR-based psychoeducational intervention for CLBP, the combination of theories of acceptance and use of technologies with insights from health psychological behavior change theories appears to be of great importance. An example of a theory-based design of a psychoeducation intervention in AR for CLBP is proposed and discussed.…”
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Method of forecasting the efficiency of investment and construction projects realization in a special economic zone at different stages of life cycle by D. Z. Iskandarov, S. M. Borozdina

“…The visual presentation and ease application of the method greatly simplifies its application, which is especially necessary when carrying out an operational express assessment of the profitability of the project in the foreseeable future.…”
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Reinforcement Effect of Inclined Prestressed Concrete Pipe Piles on an Inclined Soft Foundation by De-quan Zhou, Chen-xi Feng, Liu-xi Li, Yi Zhou, Qin Zhu

“…Moreover, as the inclination angle of PCP piles increases, the maximum displacement decreases rapidly, associated with greatly enhanced lateral stability.…”
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An Improved Model to Calculate Pullback Force of Trenchless Horizontal Directional Drilling Pipeline by Xiao-qiang Liang, Da Hu, Yong-suo Li, Xian Yang, Lei Jiang, Yun-yi Zhang

“…Each pullback force maze greatly simplifies the wellbore trajectory and fails to make a detailed analysis of the pipeline stress and external resistance when the pipeline is pulled back in each characteristic trajectory area. …”
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Research on Four Core Fiber WDM Device Technology by CHEN Li, XIAO Qingming, WANG Min, JIANG Lei

“…【Conclusion】According to the test results, the following conclusions can be drawn: compared with the traditional single-core WDM scheme, the new four-core WDM can realize four-channel communication under the same device volume, and greatly improve the optical communication capacity. …”
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Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer: structural properties of negative relationships on Twitter by Jack Tacchi, Chiara Boldrini, Andrea Passarella, Marco Conti

“…We find that negative connections are generally over-represented in the active part of the Ego Networks, suggesting that Twitter greatly over-emphasises negative relationships with respect to “offline” social networks. …”
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Bending Properties of Short-Cut Basalt Fiber Shotcrete in Deep Soft Rock Roadway by Shaoyang Yan, Huazhe Jiao, Xiaolin Yang, Jinxing Wang, Fengbin Chen

“…As a new type of fiber, BF has great significance in deep soft rock underground engineering.…”
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Cognitive prehabilitation for geriatric patients undergoing elective surgery: a PRISMA-P-compliant protocol for a systematic review by Yu He, Nianyi Sun, Wenchen Zou, Anren Zhang, Xiaochai Han, Caitao Chen

“…Introduction The ageing of the population, as well as advances and improvements in surgery, and anaesthesia have greatly increased the demand for surgical services in geriatric patients. …”
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Forecasting of Covid-19 cases based on prediction using artificial neural network curve fitting technique by S.K. Tamang, P.D. Singh, B. Datta

“…Artificial neural network is considered one of the most efficient methods in processing huge data sets that can be analyzed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, prediction, forecasting etc. It has a great prospective in engineering as well as in medical applications. …”
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Dynamic transmission modeling of COVID-19 to support decision-making in Brazil: A scoping review in the pre-vaccine era. by Gabriel Berg de Almeida, Lorena Mendes Simon, Ângela Maria Bagattini, Michelle Quarti Machado da Rosa, Marcelo Eduardo Borges, José Alexandre Felizola Diniz Filho, Ricardo de Souza Kuchenbecker, Roberto André Kraenkel, Cláudia Pio Ferreira, Suzi Alves Camey, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza, Cristiana Maria Toscano

“…We conclude that the models were of great relevance in the pandemic scenario of COVID-19. …”
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Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole-induced acute renal failure: A case report by Gabriella Nucera, Valentina Raffaelli, Lisa Caliari, Giulia Cantoni, Pietro Marino

“…Intrinsic renal impairment –rather, interstitial nephritis– appeared responsible for the great majority of cases, and impairment was transient if therapy was discontinued. …”
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Relevance of Invasive Testing in Era of Non-Invasive Testing for Prenatal Chromosomal Abnormalities by Abhijeet Kumar, Madhusudan Dey, Devendra Arora

“…After the availability of noninvasive prenatal tests for commercial use in 2011, a great marketing drive is there to establish it as a master tool for prenatal testing. …”
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Bullying in the healthcare workplace: a cross-sectional study among Nigerian physiotherapists by Ifeoma Uchenna Onwuakagba, Ebubechukwu Ogochukwu Uchendu, Sochima Johnmark Obiekwe, Favour Chidera Kanu, Ifeoma Adaigwe Amaechi, Anita Chinwendu Okafor, Christopher Olusanjo Akosile, Emmanuel Chiebuka Okoye

“…Conclusion The observed prevalence of WPB among Nigerian clinical physiotherapists is of great concern. Targeted interventions and policy developments are highly recommended to create a safer work environment.…”
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Authors of Lithuanian books in the first part of 19th century by Aušra Navickienė

“…In this period of seventy years, a new generation of Lithuanian book writers emerged, who essentially renovated the repertoire of Lithuanian literary production and introduced, for the first time, great masterpieces of world literature. …”
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Forest planning, rural practices, and woodland cover in an 18th-century Alpine Valley (Val di Fiemme, Italy): A geohistorical and GIS-based approach to the history of environmental... by Nicola Gabellieri, Ettore Sarzotti

“…The case study of Val di Fiemme (Italy) has been chosen for two reasons: it is an area that has high forest presence and peculiar vegetation cover and the local archive contains a great deal of documentation. Specifically, the documents drafted by an Austrian Commission for forest management in the 18th century have been interpreted as an attempt by the Habsburg Crown to restructure the valley towards a timber economy. …”
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Multistage identification method for real-time abnormal events of streaming data by Hao Luo, Kexin Sun, Junlu Wang, Chengfeng Liu, Linlin Ding, Baoyan Song

“…Coal mine micro-seismic signal is of great importance in the investigation of vibration characteristic, attenuation law, and disaster assessment of coal mine disasters. …”
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Integração ou separação? Uma reflexão sobre a governança territorial no Prata a partir da construção da ponte da integração São Borja-Brasil/ Santo Tomé-Argentina by Muriel Pinto, Ronaldo Bernardino Colvero, Alex Sander Barcellos Retamoso

“…The due region has as limit the river Uruguay, body of water that was of great importance for the cultural communications, territorial disputes and speculative and geopolitical interests by the region. …”
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Optimization of COD removal of raw landfill leachate using the magnetic graphene oxide/WO3 nanocomposite: Isotherms, kinetics, and thermodynamics studies by Zahra Mirkazehi, Mohammad Rezaei, Mohammad Sayadi

“…In general, the adsorption process of the synthesized GO-Fe3O4/WO3 nanocomposite revealed that it is highly effective for landfill leachate treatment and has great practical value in leachate treatment.…”
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Individualized Corneal Patching for Treatment of Corneal Trauma Combined with Tissue Defects by Ting Zhang, Yanni Jia, Suxia Li, Weiyun Shi

“…The visual acuity increased greatly postoperatively, with mild corneal astigmatism. …”
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QTL‐Based Evidence of Population Genetic Divergence in Male Territorial Aggressiveness of the Japanese Freshwater Threespine Stickleback by Haruka Yamazaki, Seiichi Mori, Osamu Kishida, Atsushi J. Nagano, Tomoyuki Kokita

“…First, our field survey indicated that the distribution of reproductive territories differed greatly across breeding habitats between the focal populations, and the density of reproductive territories was much greater in the GF population. …”
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