Resistant Hypertension and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in the Primary-Care Setting by M. Demede, A. Pandey, F. Zizi, R. Bachmann, M. Donat, S. I. McFarlane, G. Jean-Louis, G. Ogedegbe

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Validation of the shortest version of the eating attitude test (EAT-7) as a screening tool for disordered eating in patients with first-episode schizophrenia by Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Youssef Boukadida, Majda Cheour, Souheil Hallit

“…Abstract Background Individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia have a two to five-fold higher risk of developing obesity and up to threefold higher risk of developing disordered eating behaviors relative to the general population. Over the past decades, the Eating Attitude Test (EAT) has been well-recognized and widely used in clinical practice. …”
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Stress assessment instruments for hospitalized preterm newborns: scoping review by Mónica Costa, Maria Filomena Gaspar, Maria Alice Curado, Ana Brantes

“…While most tools, like the Newborn Comfort Behavior Scale and ALPS-Neo, focus on pain and stress together, the NISS and NSS provide valuable insights despite limitations in capturing individualized stress responses. …”
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The Effects of Employee Performance Appraisal on the Company Performance Results: The Mediating Role of HRM Outcomes With an Innovative Application of the Efficiency Index by Marzena Stor

“…This suggests that the EPA used such solutions in conjunction with other HRM subfunctions that stimulated entrepreneurial, creative and innovative behavior of employees in such a way that organizations could achieve better innovation results during the crisis than before it. …”
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Posterior Occipitocervical Fusion for Unstable Upper Cervical Trauma in Old and Elderly Population, Although Decreases Upper Cervical Rotation, Does Not Significantly Increase Neck... by Panagiotis Korovessis, Vasileios Syrimpeis, Evangelia Mpountogianni, Ioannis Papaioannou, Vasileios Tsekouras

“…The subfusion angle was used to study the behavior of the unfused cervical segments below fusion. …”
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Impaired arbitration between reward-related decision-making strategies in Alcohol Users compared to Alcohol Non-Users: a computational modeling study by Srinivasan A. Ramakrishnan, Riaz B. Shaik, Tamizharasan Kanagamani, Gopi Neppala, Jeffrey Chen, Vincenzo G. Fiore, Christopher J. Hammond, Shankar Srinivasan, Iliyan Ivanov, V. Srinivasa Chakravarthy, Wouter Kool, Muhammad A. Parvaz

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Exploring voice barriers and subsequent practices among frontline healthcare workers in Pakistan: a comprehensive mixed-methods analysis by Noreen Kanwal, Ahmad Shahrul Nizam Isha, Al-baraa Abdulrahman Al-Mekhlafi, Rao Irfan Ali Haider

“…Understanding these barriers and practices is crucial to improve voice behavior in healthcare settings. Therefore, this study aims to identify the voice barriers and practices among healthcare workers in Pakistan. …”
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Hydroperiod Influences Tadpole Growth and Development in the Endangered Littlejohn's Tree Frog (Litoria littlejohni) by Nadine Nolan, Matt Hayward, Alex Callen, Kaya Klop‐Toker

“…However, to achieve successful conservation outcomes, extensive knowledge about the ecology and behavior of the target species is required. In this study, we investigated how different hydroperiod regimes impacted the growth and development of Litoria littlejohni tadpoles. …”
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Optimizing Xenograft Models for Breast Cancer: A Comparative Analysis of Cell-Derived and Patient-Derived Implantation Techniques in Pre-Clinical Research by Khairani AF, Harmonia S, Chou Y, Alfarafisa NM, Ramadhanti J

“…The specific research objectives determine their choice, the need for accurate tumor replication, and the testing convenience.Conclusion: Orthotopic implantation is the preferable method for developing PDX and CDX models of breast cancer because it closely mimics the tumor microenvironment and metastatic behavior, yielding clinically relevant results for drug testing. …”
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Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors in Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Hirbo Shore Roba, Addisu Shunu Beyene, Melkamu Merid Mengesha, Behailu Hawulte Ayele

“…Community level intervention and routine assessment of sociodemographic, behavioral, and biophysiological risk factors, screening, and diagnosis of NCDs should be institutionalized to address the occult burden.…”
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fMRI Study on the Functional Connectivity of Nucleus Accumbens in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis by Yang XIAO, Jiao LIU, kun HU, Meiqin LIN, Youxue TU, Jing TAO, Lidian CHEN, Jia HUANG

“…Firstly, all subjects'general and behavioral data, including gender, age, and the brief pain inventory (BPI) score, were collected. …”
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Next generation bioelectronic medicine: making the case for non-invasive closed-loop autonomic neuromodulation by Imanuel Lerman, Yifeng Bu, Rahul Singh, Harold A. Silverman, Anuj Bhardwaj, Alex J. Mann, Alik Widge, Joseph Palin, Christopher Puleo, Hubert Lim

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Sleep profile in patients with septo-optic-pituitary dysplasia: protocol for a prospective cohort study by Romina Romaniello, Sabrina Signorini, Elena Ballante, Valentina Franco, Valentina De Giorgis, Ludovica Pasca, Guido Catalano, Federica Morelli, Carlo Alberto Quaranta, Helene Vitali, Francesca Dattrino, Francesca Crema, Paola Rota, Costanza Varesio

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Seasonal Variation in the Intake of Food Groups and Nutrients in Japan: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Riho Adachi, Fumi Oono, Mai Matsumoto, Xiaoyi Yuan, Kentaro Murakami, Satoshi Sasaki, Hidemi Takimoto

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Epidemiology of Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in a Teaching Hospital in Oman: A One-Year Hospital-Based Study by Abdullah Balkhair, Yahya M. Al-Farsi, Zakariya Al-Muharrmi, Raiya Al-Rashdi, Mansoor Al-Jabri, Fatma Neilson, Sara S. Al-Adawi, Marah El-Beeli, Samir Al-Adawi

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Redefining diagnostic parameters: the role of overvaluation of shape and weight in binge-eating disorder: a systematic review by Bernou Melisse, Alexandra Dingemans

“…It was not clear whether overvaluation predicted dropout from Cognitive Behavior Therapy interventions. Discussion It is suggested to consider including overvaluation of shape and weight as a criterion for the diagnosis of binge-eating disorder. …”
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Classification of Nanomaterial Drug Delivery Systems for Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Wang H, Zhou F, Shen M, Ma R, Yu Q

“…This review contributes to a deeper understanding of how the physicochemical properties of NDDS influence pharmacological behavior in vivo and can expedite their clinical translation.Keywords: inflammatory bowel disease, nanomaterials, drug delivery, nano-delivery systems, nanomedicine applications…”
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Data-driven supervision to optimize the effectiveness of proactive case detection for mental health care among children: a proof-of-concept study by Myrthe van den Broek, M. Claire Greene, Anthony F. Guevara, Sandra Agondeze, Erimiah Kyanjo, Olivier Irakoze, Rosco Kasujja, Brandon A. Kohrt, Mark J. D. Jordans

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A Panpsychist Interpretation of Evolutionary Theory by Ferhat Onur

“…Non-random mutations do not occur as mental acts of choice but arise from the organism’s behavior being about or directed towards selective environmental conditions for the purpose of ensuring survival. …”
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Security systems’ status with the use of technical means of video recording and video surveillance: international experience, perspectives for implementation in the activities of t... by V. A. Korshenko, V. V. Chumak, M. V. Mordvyntsev, D. V. Pashniev

“…This makes it possible to perform biometric facial recognition, to detect behavioral abnormalities of suspects who intend to commit offenses; to record the appearance and disappearance of objects, to recognize the state car plates, to recognize their type, brand and color, to record the way of their movement, to carry out the analysis of these factors on the basis of these factors to search for suspects and cars in the city. …”
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