Feasibility and effectiveness of a group therapy combining physical activity, surf therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy to treat adolescents with depressive disorders: a pilot... by Bettina Hearn, Monica Biscaldi, Reinhold Rauh, Christian Fleischhaker

“…Depressive symptoms, assessed by the CDRS-R, were significantly reduced over time, with a large effect size. Symptom reductions were maintained at the 3-month follow-up.DiscussionStudy results suggest that the group therapy program is feasible and can reduce depressive symptoms. …”
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Assessing the Effects of a Minor CIR‐HSS Geomagnetic Storm on the Brazilian Low‐Latitude Ionosphere: Ground and Space‐Based Observations by F. S. Chingarandi, C. M. N. Candido, F. Becker‐Guedes, O. F. Jonah, S. P. Moraes‐Santos, V. Klausner, O. O. Taiwo

“…Our results showed that the minor CIR/HSS‐driven storm caused a positive ionospheric storm of over ∼20 TECU in magnitude. For the first time, periodic post‐sunset irregularities and Equatorial Plasma Bubbles, equatorial plasma bubbles, were analyzed using GOLD FUV OI 135.6 nm emission, Total Electron Content (TEC) maps, Rate of TEC index, ROTI, and TEC gradients. …”
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Analysis of Visual Field Defects Obtained with Semiautomated Kinetic Perimetry in Patients with Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy by Katarzyna Nowomiejska, Agnieszka Kiszka, Edyta Koman-Wierdak, Katarzyna Tonska, Ryszard Maciejewski, Anselm G. Jünemann, Robert Rejdak

“…Twenty-two eyes of eleven consecutive LHON male patients with confirmed mitochondrial 11778G>A DNA mutation were prospectively examined with the V4e stimulus of SKP in both eyes. The mean time after the onset of LHON was one year. The area of obtained isopters was measured in square degrees (deg2). …”
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SUBJECT «NUMBER SYSTEMS» IN TWO-LEVELED FORMAT PREPARATION TEACHERS OF MATHEMATICS by V. I. Igoshin

“…Comprehension of bases of the theory of algebras by the master of the «mathematical education» profile will promote more conscious understanding of an axiomatic method, a structure of axiomatic theories in mathematics, development mechanisms of mathematical science; at the same time it will help to develop to complete vision of mathematics as a single science. …”
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National Dialogue: Bahrain Case by E. I. Vulakh

“…The all-inclusive interparty negotiations on a national basis aimed at ending an internal conflict, overcoming its consequences and securing conditions for a peaceful development of the society are not by themselves a new phenomenon. At the same time this format, generally referred to as a ‘national dialogue’, has recently gained a new impetus, particularly in the Asian and African countries, affected by the Arab Awakening. …”
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Morphological Model for Erosion Prediction of India’s Largest Braided River Using MIKE 21C Model by Kuldeep Pareta

“…To understand how the river changes over time, this study focused on two stretches: Palasbari-Gumi and Dibrugarh. …”
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Optimal selection of diagnostic method for diabetes mellitus using complex bipolar fuzzy dynamic data by Hanan Alolaiyan, Maryam Liaqat, Abdul Razaq, Umer Shuaib, Abdul Wakil Baidar, Qin Xin

“…Dynamic aggregation operators, known for their versatility and accuracy, play an important role in decision-making processes by successfully incorporating changes in data over time. The complex bipolar fuzzy set (CBFS) theory is advantageous in efficiently capturing vagueness because it can incorporate extensive problem descriptions that exhibit periodicity and bipolar ambiguity. …”
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Dynamics of students' internal health picture with increasing external stress factors by Natalia N. Doronina, Lyudmila B. Kuznetsova, Vitalina A. Shvetsova

“…The rapid changes in the situation in world politics, the increase in the intensity of armed conflicts, the narrowing of the time perspective are unprecedented challenges that the modern generation of young people have to face. …”
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Changing patterns of general practice services during a period of public sector investment in Britain. by Motab Aljohani, Michael Donnelly, Ciaran O'Neill

“…Morbidity among service users tended to decline slightly over time. RBVP analyses revealed a significant positive correlation in residuals between outpatient and GP functions in 2000 and 2004 but not 2008. …”
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DualCFGL: dual-channel fusion global and local features for sequential recommendation by Shuxu Chen, Yuanyuan Liu, Chao Che, Ziqi Wei, Zhaoqian Zhong

“…The sequence of user interactions is generated by more than a single and stable global preference, users may have interest drift that occur in a short period of time. We call this short-term interest drift as the local preference of users, which is often a key factor affecting the final choice of users. …”
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Determinants of adoption and intensity of improved faba bean cultivars in the central highlands of Ethiopia: a double-hurdle approach by Yehuala Kassa, Almaz Giziew, Dereje Ayalew

“…Therefore, it is suggested that the promotion of improved faba bean cultivars and improve farmers’ access to extension service and timely market information are the most decisive factors to be emphasized to improve the adoption of improved cultivars.…”
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XCF-LSTMSATNet: A Classification Approach for EEG Signals Evoked by Dynamic Random Dot Stereograms by Tingting Zhang, Xu Yan, Xin Chen, Yi Mao

“…Meanwhile, the LSTMSAT Module, with its capability to learn long-term dependencies in time-series signals, is deployed to capture temporal continuity information. …”
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Exploring Aggregated wav2vec 2.0 Features and Dual-Stream TDNN for Efficient Spoken Dialect Identification by Ananya Angra, H. Muralikrishna, Dileep Aroor Dinesh, Veena Thenkanidiyoor

“…Followed by this, we explore the usage of recently proposed global-aware filter (GAF) layer based dual-stream time delay neural network (DS-TDNN) for DID. The GAF layer employs a set of learnable transform-domain filters between a 1D discrete Fourier transform and its inverse transform to capture global context along with dynamic filtering and sparse regularization. …”
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Countering hostile sabotage and reconnaissance groups by the National Police of Ukraine units in the context of martial law by M. O. Borovyk

“…According to the military doctrine of these countries, the purpose of defence is to disrupt the enemy’s offensive actions, inflict maximum losses in manpower and equipment, and gain time to concentrate forces in the chosen direction for the offensive. …”
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COVID-19 related epigenetic changes and atopic dermatitis: An exploratory analysis by Zhenwei Tang, MD, Yu Chen, MBBS, Yuzhen Ouyang, MBBS, Yu Peng, MD, PhD, Xiaoyong Man, MD, PhD

“…Besides, transcriptome analysis suggested that LMAN2 expression was significantly upregulated among the COVID-19-infected population, and LMAN2 expression was obviously correlated with Type 2 helper cells across different post-infection time points. Conclusion: Overall, this study provides new insights of the COVID-19-related onset and exacerbation of AD-COVID-19-related epigenetic changes and their regulatory impact on transcription. …”
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Effect of Electroacupuncture at Acupoints of Yangming Meridian on Denervated Muscle Atrophy of Rats by Xuan CHEN, Xiaoran YE, Yiyi ZHUANG, Xiaoqing HUANG

“…Objective:To observe the effect of electroacupuncture at Yangming meridian acupoints on denervated muscular atrophy.Methods:A total of 60 SD rats were randomly divided into control group, model group, non-acupoint group, other meridian group and Yangming meridian group, with 12 cases in each group.Except for the control group, the left sciatic nerve were cut off in the other four groups.The control group and model group did not receive electro-acupuncture treatment; non-acupoint group, other meridian group and Yangming meridian group was treated by electro-acupuncture instrument (dense wave, frequency 2/33 Hz, intensity 1.5-2 mA).The non-acupoint group selected Zusanli acupoint and Shangjuxu acupoint 0.5 cm apart;other meridian group took Yinlingquan acupoint and Diji acupoint; Yangming meridian group took Zusanli and Shangjuxu acupoint, Once a day, 30 minutes a time, five days a course of treatment, continuous treatment for four courses.After treatment for four courses, the SFI, RWW, RCA, RFD, AI of affected/contralateral gastrocnemius muscle were observed, and the expression of PAX3/PAX7 was observed by double immunofluorescence staining.Results:Compared with the control group, SFI, RWW, RCA and RFD in the model group, non-acupoint group, other meridian group and Yangming meridian group decreased significantly, AI and PAX7 increased significantly, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); Compared with the model group, SFI, RCA, RFD and PAX7 in the other meridian group and Yangming meridian group increased significantly, AI decreased significantly, RWW and PAX3 in Yangming meridian group increased significantly, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); Compared with other meridian group, RWW, RCA, RFD, PAX3 in Yangming meridian group increased significantly, AI decreased significantly, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Electroacupuncture at Yangming meridian acupoints can improve the function and histomorphology of denervated limbs, reduce the apoptotic level of muscle cells, promote the proliferation and differentiation of muscle cells, and effectively prevent and treat muscle atrophy of rats.…”
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Tobacco Stained Fingers and Its Association with Death and Hospital Admission: A Retrospective Cohort Study. by Gregor John, Céline Louis, Amandine Berner, Daniel Genné

“…The number of hospital admissions was compared through a negative binomial regression and adjusted for the follow-up time, diabetes, and alcohol use.<h4>Results</h4>Forty-three patients with tobacco-stained fingers died compared to 26 control smokers (HR 1.6; 95%CI: 1.0 to 2.7; p 0.048). …”
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Pre-Service Teachers’ Perspectives on the Implementation of Song-Based Instruction in Teaching English to Early Childhood Learners by Danti Pudjiati, Andi Musda Mappapoleonro, Hisham Abd. Malik, Tira Nur Fitria

“…They acknowledge challenges like potential disruptions and time constraints but see overall benefits. Third, teachers view songs as effective tools for vocabulary retention and promoting the automatic use of the target language. …”
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Estimation of Soil Erosion Caused by Flash Floods Using MUSLE Method: The Case of Igneada (Kırklareli) Flash Flood (5.9.2023) by Emre Özşahin, Mikayil Öztürk

“…According to the MUSLE model results, 195,78 tons/day of sediment was estimated to have arrived at the time of the flash flood. The result of the study emphasize the importance of modeling soil erosion caused by flash floods at the scale of a lived event. …”
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Anemia during pregnancy and adverse maternal outcomes in Georgia-A birth registry-based cohort study. by Natia Skhvitaridze, Amiran Gamkrelidze, Tinatin Manjavidze, Tormod Brenn, Erik Eik Anda, Charlotta Rylander

“…The prevalence of anemia (hemoglobin (Hb) < 110 g/L) at any time during pregnancy was calculated per region. …”
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