Experimental Investigation of the Dependence of Accessible Porosity and Methane Sorption Capacity of Carbonaceous Shales on Particle Size by Garri Gaus, Anton Kalmykov, Bernhard M. Krooss, Reinhard Fink

“…The increase in sorption capacity indicates an opening of a considerable amount of micropores with large internal surface area upon physical disruption of the rock fabric and/or removal of included fluids. …”
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Demand, utilization, and supply of community smart senior care services for older people in China by Ruobing Fa, Shengxuan Jin, Peng Fan, Fengyuan Tang, Qian Jin, Changqing Wang

“…Furthermore, personalized recommendations and applications tailored to the physical conditions of older adults are essential.…”
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Proportion, quality of life and factors associated with perinatal urinary incontinence among pregnant women attending at Muhimbili national hospital by Geofrey P. Chiloleti, Fransia Arda Mushi, Aboud Muhsin, Ally Mwanga

“…These conditions affect quality of life, leading to significant physical and emotional distress, self-esteem, social interactions, postpartum depression and anxiety. …”
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MathVision: An Accessible Intelligent Agent for Visually Impaired People to Understand Mathematical Equations by Muhammad Awais Ahmad, Tauqir Ahmed, Muhammad Aslam, Amjad Rehman, Faten S. Alamri, Saeed Ali Bahaj, Tanzila Saba

“…Children with vision impairment and visual impairment may experience impaired physical, linguistic, and cognitive development, resulting in reduced levels of academic accomplishment. …”
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Implementing a nurse-enabled, integrated, shared-care model involving specialists and general practitioners in early breast cancer post-treatment follow-up (EMINENT): a single-cent... by Raymond J. Chan, Fiona Crawford-Williams, Chad Yixian Han, Lee Jones, Alexandre Chan, Daniel McKavanagh, Marissa Ryan, Christine Carrington, Rebecca L. Packer, Megan Crichton, Nicolas H. Hart, Emma McKinnell, Melissa Gosper, Juanita Ryan, Bethany Crowe, Ria Joseph, Carolyn Ee, Jane Lee, Steven M. McPhail, Katharine Cuff, Laisa Teleni, Jon Emery

“…Feasibility and effectiveness outcome measures, including health-related quality of life (primary outcome), physical activity and nutrition, patient experience, and financial toxicity were collected at baseline, and at 3-, 6-, and 12-months, with health service utilisation data at 24-months. …”
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Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing under the theory of symptom management on the treatment of chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in patients with gynecological tu... by WEI Xiaolin (魏小林), LIU Dan (刘丹), XU Xuewen (徐雪雯), LIU Hui (刘慧)

“…In addition, here were statistically significant differences in the physical field, psychological field and environmental field of WHOQOL-BREF between the two groups(P<0. 05). …”
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Changes in muscle performance among older adults with myeloid malignancies engaging in a mobile health (mHealth) exercise intervention: a single arm pilot study by Marielle Jensen-Battaglia, Po-Ju Lin, Chandrika Sanapala, Erin E. Watson, Jason H. Mendler, Jane Liesveld, Ying Wang, Elisabeth Hayward, Marissa LoCastro, Soroush Mortaz, Richard F. Dunne, Karen Mustian, Kah Poh Loh

“…Further research is needed to establish the preliminary efficacy of this intervention for improving physical performance in this population at high risk for decline. …”
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Isoacid supplementation influences feed sorting, chewing behaviors, and enteric methane emissions differentially in mid-lactation dairy cows depending on dietary forage level by M.R.A. Redoy, S. Ahmed, M. Bulnes, D.H. Kleinschmit, M.E. Uddin

“…In contrast, ISO did not affect the physically effective particle sorting index (P = 0.51) or intake (P = 0.27) regardless of FL. …”
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Effects of a 10-week athletic performance program on match performance variables in male professional football players by Sergio Jiménez Rubio, José L. Estévez Rodríguez, Victor Escamilla Galindo, Sergio L. Jiménez-Sáiz, Juan Del Coso

“…Additionally, the CG performed a general supplementary physical fitness program five times per week, while the EG undertook the APP with the same frequency. …”
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Dynamic Digital Radiography (DDR) in the Diagnosis of a Diaphragm Dysfunction by Elisa Calabrò, Tiana Lisnic, Maurizio Cè, Laura Macrì, Francesca Lucrezia Rabaiotti, Michaela Cellina

“…His medical history included a SARS-CoV-2 infection in 2021. On physical examination, decreased breath sounds were noted at the right-lung base. …”
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Combined Effects of Humic Acid-Modified Magnetic Biochar and AMF on the Properties of Saline-Alkali Soil and Photosynthetic Parameters of Muskmelon by ZHANG Yating, LOU Xueyi, WU Jiarui, LIU Hongyuan, YE Binyu, XIAO Jiamin, LI Jiameng, MIAO Yining, CHEN Xinyan, LIU Yilin, TAN Yuyu, WANG Zhichao, LIU Peng

“…On one hand, the iron oxides and humic acids loaded on HA-MBC improved the physical and chemical properties of soil by increasing the quantity of surface functional groups and porosity, while AMF formed symbiotic roots to further enrich organic matter and nutrients, and increase soil enzyme activities, thus increasing the height and root length of muskmelon and promoting the recovery of Fv/Fm and the reduction of F0 and qN. …”
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Efficacy and safety of acupuncture monotherapy or combined with pelvic floor muscle training for female stress urinary incontinence: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Tong Jiang, Zhi-Yu Dong, Ying Shi, Yang-Qing Zhou, Hong-Bin Zhang, Yi Gong

“…Pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) is a common physical therapy for SUI, but has low adherence and its long—term effectiveness is uncertain. …”
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Measurement of Corneal Biomechanical Properties using Corneal Visualisation Scheimpflug Technology and Ocular Response Analyser in Healthy Saudi Female Adults: A Cross-sectional St... by Farah Maqsood, Noura Aldossari, Menwah Al Matrafi, Musarat Amina, Maram M Bawazir

“…Introduction: Corneal biomechanics is a relatively new discipline of research that focuses on the physical and biological interactions in the anterior part of the eye. …”
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Exploring the Psychological and Physiological Insights Through Digital Phenotyping by Analyzing the Discrepancies Between Subjective Insomnia Severity and Activity-Based Objective... by Ji Won Yeom, Hyungju Kim, Seung Pil Pack, Heon-Jeong Lee, Taesu Cheong, Chul-Hyun Cho

“…Data collection involved subjective assessments through self-reported questionnaires and objective measurements using wearable devices (Fitbit Inspire 3) that monitored sleep parameters, physical activity, and heart rate. The participants also used a smartphone app for ecological momentary assessment, recording daily alcohol consumption, caffeine intake, exercise, and stress. …”
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Waste marble sludge and calcined clay brick powders in conventional cement farina production for cleaner built environment by Mehmet Serkan Kırgız, Jamal Khatib, Andre Gustavo de Sousa Galdino, Said Kenai, Ahmed Ashteyat, Raul D.S.G. Campilho, Roberto Alonso Gonzalez Lezcano, Gideon Olukunle Bamigboye, N. Nagaprasad, Krishnaraj Ramaswamy

“…In addition to the microstructure analyses, the chemical features of the marble and brick wastes, including oxides, loss on ignition, pH, total organic content and clay content, were determined in accordance with current standards. The physical and pozzolanic features of the wastes, such as their fineness, density, specific surface area, water permeability, and flexural and compressive strengths, were also evaluated using up-to-date standards. …”
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Development of an Alternative Protocol to Study Muscle Fatigue by Daniela A. Alambarrio, Benjamin K. Morris, R. Benjamin Davis, Emily B. Grabarczyk, Kari K. Turner, John M. Gonzalez

“…The data indicated that EMS is a valuable tool for replicating ambulatory movement or physical activity, but super-contraction is not a means to accelerate postmortem muscle fatigue onset. …”
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Investigation on willingness of psychiatric nurses to engage in dementia nursing and influencing factors analysis (精神科护士从事失智症护理工作意愿调查及影响因素分析)... by GU Liqin (顾丽琴), JI Caifang (季彩芳), TANG Xiaofang (唐晓芳)

“…The main reasons for unwilling to engage in the nursing work of patients with dementia included: difficulty in communication with elderly dementia patients, high nursing risk and high incidence of accidents, complicated physical diseases associated with the elderly, rapid changes in the disease condition, complex illness, lack of professional ability, lack of sense of value and their own development direction, uneven pay and income. …”
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Association between cardiometabolic index and risk of testosterone deficiency in adult men: a cross-sectional study by Yangyang Mei, Bo Zhang, Xiaogang Wang, Renfang Xu, Wei Xia, Yiming Chen, Xingliang Feng

“…Only adult males who completed physical measurements, lipid metabolism assessments, and testosterone measurements were included in the final analysis. …”
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Effect observation of standardized nursing intervention after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (经颈静脉肝内门体静脉分流术后规范化护理效果观察) by WANG Chenlu (王晨璐), ZHANG Ting (张婷)

“…Results The scores of Social Function, Physical Function, Mental Health Status and General Health dimension in the observation group were higher than those in the control group after treatment (P＜0. 01) . …”
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Use of Go-Beyond as a Self-Directed Internet-Based Program Supporting Veterans’ Transition to Civilian Life: Preliminary Usability Study by Karolina Katarzyna Alichniewicz, Sarah Hampton, Madeline Romaniuk, Darcy Bennett, Camila Guindalini

“…Mental health issues, physical injuries, difficulties in relationships, and identity loss compound the reintegration process. …”
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