Effect of environmental enrichment on relapse rates in patients with severe alcohol use disorder: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Lila Barillot, Claudia Chauvet, Marc Besnier, Nematollah Jaafari, Marcello Solinas, Armand Chatard

“…Our EE will allow an enhancement of the standard intervention, and will combine several promising enrichment factors identified in the literature—physical activity, cognitive stimulation, mindfulness and virtual reality (VR).Methods and analysis A randomised controlled trial involving 135 participants receiving treatment for severe AUD will be conducted. …”
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Optimizing risk in action: Differences between fixated aim points and movement outcomes in throwing by Stephan Zahno, Damian Beck, Ralf Kredel, André Klostermann, Ernst-Joachim Hossner

“…Methods Participants’ task was to throw balls on a target circle in a virtual reality (VR) setup, gaining 100 points for each hit. …”
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The shifting regulation and competition interface by Max Huffman

“…Where efficient outcomes deviate from those, however, market regulation is the better alternative. The reality of the regulation-competition interface belies the binary of these as alter- native approaches to market oversight. …”
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O multiculturalismo e as divergências teóricas no debate multicultural by Willian Martini

“…There are many groups trying to maintain their values and practices within a global reality in which peoples’ actions and thoughts are homogenized. …”
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Risks of psychological traumatization and stress adaption of medical staff working under war conditions (analytical literature review) by M.V. Krasnoselskyi, O.O. Kyrylova, O.Ye. Dubenko, T.V. Rublova, Yu.V. Pavlichenko

“…Military medics can suffer severe stress due to the increased risk of death or injuries of other people, and they are also directly or indirectly impacted by a common traumatic reality. The impact of injuries, deaths, sexual assaults, and personal threats jeopardize health of combat nurses who participate in military, huma­nitarian, and aid missions after natural disasters. …”
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La stips des Alpes à la Méditerranée : interpréter la présence des monnaies dans les sanctuaires d’époque romaine by Raphaël Golosetti

“…Furthermore, only the latter context enables archaeology to confirm the reality of iactatio stipis. This cannot be ruled out for “terrestrial” contexts, but our study attempts to demonstrate that other hypotheses, also documented by antique texts, can explain the presence of coins on sanctuary floors. …”
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Novel CAD/CAM-splint-based navigation protocol enhances intraoperative maxillary position control in orthognathic surgery: a case control study by Felix Schrader, Leonardo Saigo, Norbert Kübler, Majeed Rana, Max Wilkat

“…These findings suggest new directions for future developments, especially with advancements in mixed reality technologies, which could broaden the application of surgical navigation. …”
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Psychometric characteristics and feasibility of microinteraction-based Ecological Momentary Assessment in audiology research by Yu-Hsiang Wu, Elizabeth Stangl, Samuel Smith, Jacob Oleson, Christi Miller, Octav Chipara

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« Pas de retour à nos maisons sans satisfaction de nos revendications ». Le Hirak du Rif en actes face au Makhzen by Ahmed Chapi

“…Thirdly, we'll see that attempts by the wali and local elected representatives to bypass and delegitimize the movement have the opposite effect: these attempts contribute to the spatial diffusion of contention, as activists organize gatherings in all parts of the city over several days, generating collective emulation and making the Hirak an everyday reality. Finally, in May 2017, when the decision of mass arrests is made, these target the leaders. …”
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Peningkatan Performa Ensemble Learning pada Segmentasi Semantik Gambar dengan Teknik Oversampling untuk Class Imbalance by Arie Nugroho, M. Arief Soeleman, Ricardus Anggi Pramunendar, Affandy Affandy, Aris Nurhindarto

“…Image segmentation is one of the fields in computer vision that discusses how computers learn and recognize segments of an image according to specified labels. In reality, a lot of data has unbalanced classes or labels, of course, it will affect the accuracy of a prediction. …”
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Widespread use of ChatGPT and other Artificial Intelligence tools among medical students in Uganda: A cross-sectional study. by Elizabeth Ajalo, David Mukunya, Ritah Nantale, Frank Kayemba, Kennedy Pangholi, Jonathan Babuya, Suzan Langoya Akuu, Amelia Margaret Namiiro, Yakobo Baddokwaya Nsubuga, Joseph Luwaga Mpagi, Milton W Musaba, Faith Oguttu, Job Kuteesa, Aloysius Gonzaga Mubuuke, Ian Guyton Munabi, Sarah Kiguli

“…Further, educators should assume students are using AI and adjust their way of teaching and setting exams to suit this new reality. Our research adds further evidence to existing voices calling for regulatory frameworks for AI in medical education.…”
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New spirometry recommendations from the Brazilian Thoracic Association - 2024 update by André Luís Pereira de Albuquerque, Danilo C Berton, Eloara Vieira Machado Ferreira Álvares S Campos, Fernando José Pinho Queiroga-Júnior, Alfredo Nicodemos Cruz Santana, Bruno de Moraes Santos Wong, Diane Rezende Batista, Felipe Xavier de Melo, Fernando Moacyr Fragoso Didier-Neto, João Adriano de Barros, João Marcos Salge, José Alberto Neder, Juliane Penalva Costa Serra, Larissa Rego Voss, Marcelo Bicalho de Fuccio, Maria Raquel Soares, Mariana Lafeta Lima, Paulo Roberto Araújo Mendes, Roberto Rodrigues-Junior, Saulo Maia D’Avila Melo, Sílvia Carla Sousa Rodrigues, Thamine Lessa, Carlos Alberto de Castro Pereira, Helen Moreira Coutinho

“…Despite those updates, a careful analysis of what applies to the reality in Brazil is essential, because there have been studies that evaluated individuals who are representative of our population and who could show responses different from those of individuals in other regions of the world. …”
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6G-oriented cross-modal signal reconstruction technology by Ang LI, Jianxin CHEN, Xin WEI, Liang ZHOU

“…Objectives:It is well known that multimodal services containing audio,video and haptics such as mixed reality,digital twin and metaverse are bound to become killer applications in the 6G era,however,the large amount of multimodal data generated by such services is highly likely to burden the signal processing, transmission and storage of existing communication systems. …”
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Evaluation of the needs assessment process of the training courses for the staff of the general sports and youth departments by Shahin Hayati, Haleh Fazel, Lora Chapari

“…They will correspond to reality and are effective in solving individual and organizational issues and problems (Moradi Sarvestani & Zarei, 2017). …”
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Unity in diversity: navigating global connections through cultural exchange by Dwi Mariyono, Annis Nur Alifatul Kamila, Akmal Nur Alif Hidayatullah

“…The research identifies strategies for balancing global unity and cultural diversity, such as hybrid approaches to environmental sustainability, integrating cultural insights into global health and inclusive technological innovations like AI and virtual reality. It also highlights the role of institutions like UNESCO in promoting cultural diplomacy and the challenges in balancing global governance with cultural diversity. …”
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Insights in biomarkers complexity and routine clinical practice for the diagnosis of thyroid nodules and cancer by Maria de Lurdes Godinho de Matos, Mafalda Pinto, Ana Gonçalves, Sule Canberk, Maria João Martins Bugalho, Paula Soares

“…Conclusions The knowledge of genetic and molecular biomarkers has achieved a high level of complexity, and the difficulties related to its applicability determine that their implementation in clinical practice is not yet a reality. More studies with larger series are needed to optimize their use in routine practice. …”
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Exploring multi-level factors determining social participation of students with intellectual disabilities in inclusive physical education classes by Christoffer Klenk, Matthias Buser

“… Introduction The UN CRPD aims at effective participation of students with disabilities (SwD) in education (Art. 24). Reality of inclusive physical education (IPE) is different, however. …”
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Interventions for Digital Addiction: Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses by Peng Lu, Jiamin Qiu, Shiqi Huang, Xinman Wang, Shasha Han, Sui Zhu, Youjing Ning, Fang-fang Zeng, Yuan Yuan

“…These associations pertained to 8 interventions (group counseling, integrated internet addiction [IA] prevention programs, psychosocial interventions, reality therapy, self-control training programs, cognitive behavioral therapy, interventions to reduce screen time in children, and exercise) and 9 outcomes (self-control, self-esteem, internet gaming disorder symptoms, time spent gaming, IA scores, screen use time, interpersonal sensitivity longlines, anxiety, and depression). …”
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Rehabilitation using virtual gaming for Hospital and hOMe-Based training for the Upper limb post Stroke (RHOMBUS II): protocol of a feasibility randomised controlled trial by Cherry Kilbride, Tom Butcher, Meriel Norris, Nana Anokye, Alyson Warland, Karen Baker, Dimitrios A Athanasiou, Guillem Singla-Buxarrais, Jennifer Ryan, Francesca Gowing, Carole Pound, Victoria Stewart, Basaam Aweid, Arul Samiyappan

“…The NeuroBall is a non-immersive virtual reality (VR) digital system designed for stroke rehabilitation, specifically for the arm and hand. …”
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D’une rive à l’autre de la Méditerranée : mobilités, recompositions et adaptations des groupes juifs aux XIVe et XVe siècles by Jennifer Vanz

“…Thus, while the dispersed (due to mixed housing) and low-key (due to the absence of distinctive garments) presence of autochthonous Jews was the norm and remained a reality into the 15th century, the arrival of the Jews from the Crown of Aragon was accompanied by the development of Jewish neighbourhoods and the strengthening of community structures aimed at unifying the different groups. …”
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