Therapeutic alliance during trauma focused treatment in adolescent and young adult patients with PTSD by Anne Grass, Rita Rosner, Angelina Ciner, Babette Renneberg, Regina Steil

“…The sample consisted of n = 39 patients aged 14–21 with a history of sexual and/or physical abuse. Results Therapeutic alliance increased during D-CPT. …”
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The Effect of Whole-Body Vibration on Upper Extremity Function in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Study by Marianna Kelaiditi, Alexandra Lepoura, Anna Christakou, Nikolaos Chrysagis, Vasiliki Sakellari

“…Cerebral palsy (CP) is the leading cause of lifelong physical disability, affecting approximately 17 million individuals worldwide. …”
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Impacts of a puberty and period education intervention among 9- to 12-year-old girls in the New York metropolitan area: a randomized trial by Angela-Maithy N. Nguyen, Micaela Camozzi, Marni Sommer

“…Girls in the treatment group compared to the control group were more likely to report positive shifts in beliefs/attitudes towards physical activity during their period and asking questions about periods. …”
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Bariatric surgery and LDL cholesterol (BASALTO) trial study protocol: randomised controlled study evaluating the effect of gastric bypass versus sleeve gastrectomy on high LDL chol... by David Benaiges, Albert Goday, Juana A Flores-Le Roux, Montserrat Fitó, Oscar Pozo, Jose Rodríguez-Morató, Carme Serra, Manuel Pera, Gemma Llauradó, Elisenda Climent, Olga Castañer, Jose M Ramon, Juan Pedro-Botet

“…Examinations will include routine blood chemistry, anthropometric measurements, food intake recall, physical activity questionnaires and serum samples for lipidomic and lipoprotein characterisation.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval has been granted by the Parc de Salut Mar Ethics Committee (2019/8471/I). …”
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SPIRITUAL WELL BEING WITH QUALITY OF LIFE IN DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENT IN WORKING AREA TANJUNGANOM HEALTH CENTER OF NGANJUK REGENCY by Ganda Ardiansyah, Henny Purwandari, Ririn Tri Wahyuni

“…Introduction: Physical and psychological problems in Diabetes Mellitus patient can affect quality of life. …”
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PReventing Idiopathic SCOliosis PROgression (PRISCOPRO): A protocol for a quadruple-blinded, randomized controlled trial comparing 3D designed Boston brace to standard Boston brace... by Elias Diarbakerli, Anastasios Charalampidis, Allan Abbott, Paul Gerdhem

“…Interventions: Both groups will receive a physical activity prescription according to the World Health Organization recommendations. …”
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Investigating the effectiveness of theory-based interventions for improving treatment adherence of patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A systematic review of Randomised Control... by Despoina Menti, Caroline Limbert, Georgios Lyrakos

“…., medication taking, diet and physical exercise). Self-efficacy is included in most of the theories and was the most effective element, especially when combined with goal setting practices, another common, effective element across interventions. …”

Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment in Mangrove-Dependent Communities of Manoka Island, Littoral Region of Cameroon by Evariste Fongnzossie, Denis Jean Sonwa, Philippes Mbevo, Fabrice Kentatchime, Aurelie Mokam, Claude Tatuebu Tagne, Lydie Flora Essamba A. Rim

“…Property losses and income structure were used as indicators of sensitivity, while human, natural, social, financial, and physical assets represented adaptive capacity. 89 households were interviewed in the nine settlements of the island. …”
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Qualidade de vida e nível de atividade física de profissionais de saúde de unidades de terapia intensiva by Afonso Acioli Neto, Rodrigo Araújo, Ana Pitangui, Luciana Menezes, Eduardo França, Emilia Costa, Flávio Andrade, Marco Correia Junior

“…O nível de atividade física (NAF) foi avaliado pelo International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) e a QV foi analisada mediante o questionário Medical Outcomes Study 36 (SF-36), ambos aplicados em forma de entrevista. …”
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A comprehensive review of energy harvesting and routing strategies for IoT sensors sustainability and communication technology by Hesam Nejati Sharif Aldin, Mostafa Razavi Ghods, Farnoush Nayebipour, Masoud Niazi Torshiz

“…This encompasses wireless communication, cyber–physical systems (CPS), machine-to-gateway communication (M2G), wireless power transmission (WPT), and IoT infrastructure and protocols such as IPv6, 6LoWPAN, MQTT, CoAP. …”
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Latent class cluster analysis of knowledge on acute myocardial infarction in community residents: a cross-sectional study in Tianjin, China by Jing Wang, Xu Zhang, Yan Zhang, Jing Ma, Nan Zhang, Yuan Wang, Jing Gao, Jian-yong Xiao, Yin Liu, Ji-xiang Wang, Xiao-wei Li, Ming-dong Gao, Jing-xian Wang, Shi-bo Xu

“…Respondents who were highly educated, had higher monthly household income, were insured, had regular physical examinations, had a disease history of AMI RFs, had AMI history in immediate family member or acquaintance or had received public education on AMI were observed to have higher probability of knowledge on symptoms and RFs. …”
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Self-Management Education for Persons with Parkinson’s Disease and Their Care Partners: A Quasi-Experimental Case-Control Study in Clinical Practice by Carina Hellqvist, Carina Berterö, Nil Dizdar, Märta Sund-Levander, Peter Hagell

“…Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative condition with both physical and mental consequences that affect many aspects of everyday life. …”
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Strategies to promote the provision of sexual health services during menopause: a qualitative study from the perspective of menopausal women and healthcare providers in Isfahan cit... by Maryam Moradi, Mahnaz Noroozi, Firoozeh Mostafavi, Marjan Beigi

“…Results Data analysis led to the extraction of three main categories: 1-providing comprehensive and client-centered care with five sub-categories, namely “screening and active search for recognition of sexual dysfunction”, “compliance with cultural considerations in service delivery”, “tailoring treatment plans for individual patients”, “collaborative decision‐making approach”, and “improving specialty care follow-up”; 2- improving infrastructure for better service delivery with three sub-categories, namely “allocation of appropriate physical space”, “strengthening teamwork and interdisciplinary cooperation”, and “provision of cost-effective services”; and 3- expanding services as well as enhancing access with five sub-categories, namely “integration of sexual health services in primary health care”, “using telemedicine to provide services”, “expansion of intersectoral relations”, “introducing sexual health services”, and “conducting research on sexual health services”. …”
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The association between life’s essential 8 and gallstones: A cross-sectional study by Yang Zhao, Xuesong Liu, Jingru Han, Bin Feng, Chowtin Yan, Jianfu Zhao

“…LE8 scores, representing four health behaviors (sleep, tobacco/nicotine exposure, physical activity, and diet) and four health factors (body mass index, non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, blood glucose, and blood pressure), were categorized into low, moderate, and high CVH groups. …”
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Experience of being a frequent user of primary care and emergency department services: a qualitative systematic review and thematic synthesis by Catherine Hudon, Maud-Christine Chouinard, Magaly Brodeur, Eva Margo-Dermer

“…The experience of being ill encompassed four central themes: physical limitations, mental suffering, impact on relationships and the role of self-management. …”
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Preparation and quality assessment of innovative gluten-free biscuit enriched with galangal (Alpinia galanga Linn.) powder by Eatemad M. El-Sayed, Essam Mohamed Elsebaie, Shaymaa A. Hozifa, Marwa Fawzi Ahmed El-Farsy, Dalia M. El-Mesiry, Soher Abd-Elfattah ElMeslamy, Heba Ali Yousef Shaat, Rehab A. Shehata, Marwa A. Ahmed, Amira Lotfy Abd Allah, Suzan S. Ibraheim

“…The goal of this study was to create functional gluten-free biscuits made from oat flour and fortified with galangal powder at various levels (5, 10, 15, and 20% The study examined how galangal powder addition affects the rheological, physical, thermal, and nutritional qualities after baking, as well as their oxidative stability and sensory assessment after three months of storage at room temperature (25–30 °C The results showed that adding galangal powder caused changes in the rheological properties (dough development and weakening increasing while amylase activity and starch gelling decreased), technological properties (increased weight, thickness, and density while decreasing water activity, width, and spread ratio), textural properties (increased hardness), and color properties (decreased L* while increasing a* and b*) of the biscuits. …”
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Role and modulation of various spinal pathways for human upper limb control in different gravity conditions. by Alice Bruel, Lina Bacha, Emma Boehly, Constance De Trogoff, Luca Represa, Gregoire Courtine, Auke Ijspeert

“…Humans can perform movements in various physical environments and positions (corresponding to different experienced gravity), requiring the interaction of the musculoskeletal system, the neural system and the external environment. …”
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Housing insecurity pathways to physiological and epigenetic manifestations of health among aging adults: a conceptual model by Aarti C. Bhat, Aarti C. Bhat, Aarti C. Bhat, Andrew Fenelon, Andrew Fenelon, Andrew Fenelon, David M. Almeida, David M. Almeida, David M. Almeida

“…IntroductionHousing insecurity is a social determinant of health, as evidenced by its associations with mental, physical, and biological outcomes. The scientific understanding of the mechanisms by which housing insecurity is associated with health is still limited. …”
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Survey the Relationship between Urban Use land Spatial Patterns in the Growth of Urban Growth directions (Case Study: Rasht City) by Rasoul Heidari Sourehjani, Ahmad Ali Beigi

“…At present, one of the issues of all cities is the urbanization and, consequently, the development of urban reptile tentacles on parakeet lands, the consequences of which are: Marginalization, destruction of agricultural lands, population growth of cities, failure to respond to certain services and utilities in the city, physical tissue fractures, environmental problems, especially pollution and urban disruption. …”
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Optimization of Convective Tray-Drying Process Parameters for Green Banana Slices Using Response Surface Methodology and Its Characterization by Meenatai Kamble, Anurag Singh, Sukh Veer Singh, Ajay Chinchkar, Sunil Pareek

“…The present study was conducted using response surface methodology to optimize tray-drying temperatures (50–80°C) and slice thicknesses (2–8 mm) on the basis of phytochemical and physical parameters of dried green banana slices. The cubic model was found to be the best fit for most of the responses (R2 = 0.95–1), and the quadratic model was fit for water activity (aw) (R2 = 0.92). …”
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