Improving care experiences for premenstrual symptoms and disorders in the United Kingdom (UK): a mixed-methods approach by E. L. Funnell, N. A. Martin-Key, S. Bahn

“…Thematic analysis revealed 8 aspects of care improvement: Empathetic care provision; Healthcare professional education, understanding, and research; Comprehensive symptom assessment and investigations; Diagnosis; Professional support and treatment provision; Signposting or referral to additional resources or sources of help; Wider healthcare system improvements; and Patient role/voice and preferences. Conclusions Poor care experiences for premenstrual symptoms in the UK are characterised by dismissive attitudes and perceived lack of knowledge. …”
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Enhancing Arabic text-to-speech synthesis for emotional expression in visually impaired individuals using the artificial hummingbird and hybrid deep learning model by Mahmoud M. Selim, Mohammed S. Assiri

“…Furthermore, while facial expressions are not accessible to the blind and visually impaired, voice signals can convey emotional nuances, offering an alternative method for detecting mental health states. …”
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Feasibility Aspects of Exploring Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity in Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial by Hanna Johansson, Malin Freidle, Urban Ekman, Ellika Schalling, Breiffni Leavy, Per Svenningsson, Maria Hagströmer, Erika Franzén

“…Assessment included physical performance, structural and functional MRI, blood sampling, neuropsychological assessment, and speech/voice assessment. Process and scientific feasibility were monitored throughout the study. …”
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El discurso fitness hecho cuerpo by Trilce Rangel Lara

“…Abstract The objective of this text is to analyze the fitness discourse in the voice of coaches (experts) which connects the practices and discourses of the subjects and the body industry. …”
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Sistem Identifikasi Pembicara Berbahasa Indonesia Menggunakan X-Vector Embedding by Alim Misbullah, Muhammad Saifullah Sani, Husaini, Laina Farsiah, Zahnur, Kikye Martiwi Sukiakhy

“…Untuk membangun model, fitur-fitur diekstrak dengan menggunakan MFCC, dihitung voice activity detection (VAD), dilakukan augmentasi dan normalisasi fitur menggunakan cepstral mean and variance normalization (CMVN) serta dilakukan filtering. …”
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Efficacy of soft palatal augmentation prosthesis for oral functional rehabilitation in patients with dysarthria and dysphagia: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Naoki Kodama, Tomonori Yokoyama, Takao Mukai, Kana Takao, Takashi Hiraoka, Nobuyuki Arai, Jitsuro Yano, Hiroaki Nagatsuka, Yousuke Manda, Kozo Hanayama, Shogo Minagi

“…Secondary outcomes are tongue function (evaluated based on maximum tongue pressure, repetitions of tongue pressure and endurance of tongue pressure), articulation function (evaluated based on speech intelligibility, oral diadochokinesis, Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL)) and swallowing function (evaluated using Eating Assessment Tool-10). …”
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Effect of a Narrative-Based Online Course Aimed at Reducing Stigma Toward Transgender Children and Adolescents: Longitudinal Observational Study by Merlin Greuel, Van Kinh Nguyen, Doron Amsalem, Maya Adam, Till Bärnighausen

“…MethodsThe online course was offered free of charge on Coursera and contained 19 teaching videos (3-7 minutes each), intermittent practice quizzes, and discussion prompts. Using real voice recordings of transgender children and their caregivers, the videos were designed to elicit empathy and transmit knowledge. …”
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HANNAH ARENDT E A QUESTÃO NEGRA NA DESSEGREGAÇÃO DA ESCOLA DE LITTLE ROCK, 1957 by Danilo Arnaldo Briskievicz, Amauri Carlos Ferreira

“…We clarify that the common world is a common history woven as a result of action and discourse, in which agents are revealed by word, voice and gesture. Finally, we note that two women were chosen to narrate Little Rock: Elizabeth Eckford, the 15-year-old student who was publicly harassed and had her gesture immortalized in a photograph; and another, Hannah Arendt. …”
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Preferences and Attitudes Towards Digital Communication and Symptom Reporting Methods in Clinical Trials by McDowell B, Dumais KM, Gary ST, de Gooijer I, Ward T

“…Current technology provides various mechanisms for communication, eg, through voice or text, however, participant familiarity and preference for them is poorly understood. …”
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Radiofrequency ablation for solitary T1N0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma in the danger triangle area: a preliminary analysis by Dan-ling Zhang, Sheng Chen, Yuhan Qiu, Jian-chuan Yang, Zhiliang Hong, Jianwei Li, Song-song Wu

“…Further ablation was successfully applied to all new lesions and LMN. Mild voice changes were the only complication, with a rate of 3.2% (3/94), resolved within 4 months after RFA.Conclusions Sufficient paratracheal fluid isolation combined with a low-power, short active tip radiofrequency ablation strategy is a safe and effective method for treating solitary T1N0M0 PTC in the danger triangle area.…”
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Are you tuned in to others' mind? A cross-modal evaluation of affective theory of mind in people with Parkinson's disease by Elisa Menozzi, Daniela Ballotta, Francesco Cavallieri, Stefania Tocchini, Sara Contardi, Valentina Fioravanti, Franco Valzania, Paolo F. Nichelli, Francesca Benuzzi

“…The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether affective ToM abilities are impaired in PD using multiple stimulus modalities and whether they are related to disease duration and cognitive/emotional abilities.Twenty mid-stage, non-demented people with PD and 20 matched controls were evaluated by means of two tasks requiring subjects to infer others' mental states from the eyes' expression – the Reading the Mind in the Eyes (RME) test, and from the emotional prosody – a modified version of the Reading the Mind in the Voice (RMV) test. In people with PD, cognitive function and emotional processes were assessed through cognitive tasks and batteries of facial and prosodic emotion recognition tests.Compared to controls, the PD group showed significantly impaired performances in both RME and RMV tests (p < 0.0001). …”
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An Assessment of Microfinance Institution Services and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kabale Municipality. by Mugarura, Elijah

“…SME Clubs and marketing associations offered personal liability protection, business security, access to capital and resources, created a less competitive business environment, contributed to business networking and offered a collective voice for small business owners. In conclusion, the study further confirmed that microfinance institution services (financial literacy, development of managerial skills and marketing facilitation) positively influenced performance of SMEs and recommended that more managerial trainings should be given to the SMEs by the MFI so as to equip them with more knowledge on running their enterprise which would translate into better management of funds and enhance performance in a long run. …”
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La création franco-chinoise dans sa matérialité. Le symbolisme dans l’œuvre plastique de Xuefeng Chen et son rapport à la matière by Guillaume Thouroude

“…Born in Yunnan and residing in Lyon, Xuefeng Chen draws from personal experience to create universal objects that bring together the traditions of southeastern China and French autofictional writing: a floating temple made of white muslin (vernacular architecture) is adorned with embroideries (a popular art form in Yunnan) that narrate accidents, injuries and abortions (the narrative voice of a contemporary woman). In works that sometimes draw from Western trends such as those of Louise Bourgeois or Nikki de Saint Phalle, it becomes apparent that Xuefeng’s work engages in a dialogue between traditions to dialectically work with materials: each medium addressed is stretched between two contradictory symbolic forces that the artist refuses to resolve. …”
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Editorial by Editor

“…The authors highlight how community radio has become an empowering tool for rural women, allowing them to take leadership roles, voice their concerns, and drive social change. The article discusses the significance of media in shaping awareness and fostering development among women in rural communities. …”
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Perceived stress, trust, safety and severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection among patients discharged from hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic’s first wave: a PREMs survey by Henk Verloo, Eric Bonvin, Nadine Tacchini-Jacquier, Sevrine Monnay

“…Future patient-reported experience measures research is needed to give a voice to healthcare users and facilitate comparison measures internationally.…”
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Einen Anfang finden. György Ligetis Skizzen und Entwürfe zu den Drei Phantasien nach Friedrich Hölderlin für 16-stimmigen gemischten Chor a cappella by Vera Funk

“…. // The Drei Phantasien nach Friedrich Hölderlin for mixed, 16-voice choir a cappella (1982/83) are regularly performed by professional choirs, especially those specializing in Hölderlin reception of the 1980s. …”
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Atopic dermatitis in childhood and pubertal development: A nationwide cohort studyCapsule Summary by Camilla Lomholt Kjersgaard, MD, Andreas Ernst, MD, PhD, Pernille Jul Clemmensen, MD, PhD, Lea Lykke Harrits Lunddorf, MD, PhD, Linn Håkonsen Arendt, MD, PhD, Nis Brix, MD, PhD, Onyebuchi A. Arah, MD, PhD, Mette Deleuran, MD, PhD, Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen, MHSc, PhD

“…We estimated the mean age difference in months at attaining Tanner stages 1 to 5 and the development of axillary hair, acne, first ejaculation, voice break, and age at menarche, using an interval-censored regression model. …”
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Protocol for Rhapsody: a longitudinal observational study examining the feasibility of speech phenotyping for remote assessment of neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders by Allan H Young, Rebecca Strawbridge, Ammar Al-Chalabi, Dag Aarsland, Aleksandra Podlewska, Ray Chaudhuri, Elliot Hampsey, Marton Meszaros, Caroline Skirrow, Rosie H Taylor, Lazarus Chok, Jack Weston, Emil Fristed, Olabisi Awogbemila

“…The battery of speech tasks will serve several purposes, such as measuring various elements of executive control (eg, attention and short-term memory), as well as measures of voice quality. Participants will then remotely self-administer speech tasks and follow-up symptom scales over a 4-week period. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting lung cancer based on acoustic–clinical features by Zhou Lu, Zhou Lu, Jiaojiao Sha, Xunxia Zhu, Xiaoyong Shen, Xiaoyu Chen, Xin Tan, Rouyan Pan, Shuyi Zhang, Shi Liu, Tao Jiang, Jiatuo Xu

“…This study aimed to develop a nomogram based on acoustic–clinical features—a tool that could significantly enhance the clinical prediction of lung cancer.MethodsWe reviewed the voice data and clinical information of 350 individuals: 189 pathologically confirmed lung cancer patients and 161 non-lung cancer patients, which included 77 patients with benign pulmonary lesions and 84 healthy volunteers. …”
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Case of Superficial Cancer Located at the Pharyngoesophageal Junction Which Was Dissected by Endoscopic Laryngopharyngeal Surgery Combined with Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection by Kenro Kawada, Tatsuyuki Kawano, Taro Sugimoto, Kazuya Yamaguchi, Yuudai Kawamura, Toshihiro Matsui, Masafumi Okuda, Taichi Ogo, Yuuichiro Kume, Yutaka Nakajima, Andres Mora, Takuya Okada, Akihiro Hoshino, Yutaka Tokairin, Yasuaki Nakajima, Ryuhei Okada, Yusuke Kiyokawa, Fuminori Nomura, Takahiro Asakage, Ryo Shimoda, Takashi Ito

“…An 88-year-old woman complaining of dysphagia, diagnosed with cervical esophageal cancer, and hoping to preserve her voice and swallowing function was admitted to our hospital. …”
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