Effects of a Body-Based Mindfulness Program on Alexithymia, Dispositional Mindfulness, and Distress Symptoms: A Pilot Clinical Trial by Rossella Mattea Quinto, Francesca Russo, Francesca Scafuto, Marco Innamorati, Federico Nitamo Montecucco, Silvia Ghiroldi

“…Distress symptoms were assessed with the Symptoms Questionnaire; alexithymia was measured using the Toronto Alexithymia Scale; and dispositional mindfulness was assessed with the Five Facets Mindfulness Questionnaire. …”
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Hallmarks of aging: middle-aging hypovascularity, tissue perfusion and nitric oxide perspective on healthspan by Teow J. Phua

“…Over time, researchers have pinpointed several significant hallmarks of aging that lead to the gradual deterioration of tissue function, regulation, and homeostasis associated with aging in humans. Despite this, the intricate interactions and cumulative effects of these hallmarks are still mostly uncharted territory. …”
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Masculinidades disidentes argentinas como dinamita de contrabando queer en Trans-Atlántico de Witold Gombrowicz by Łukasz Smuga

“…La importancia de las masculinidades argentinas, así como el peso de la heterodoxia sexual de Gonzalo para la interpretación de la novela se comentan a la luz de las aportaciones más recientes de la crítica queer tanto polaca como argentina. …”
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Effect of Sucrose Spray on some Phytochemical Characteristics of Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni) under Field Conditions by Vahid Akbarpour, Hossein Aruei, Kambiz Mashayekhi, Majid Azizi Arani, Mohammad Ali Bahmanyar

“…An increase in the concentration of assimilated carbohydrates as a result of sucrose application at a concentration of 5% with the methanol solvent may increase the availability of respiratory intermediates, which results in the reduction of non-photochemical energy loss. …”
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Morphological changes in root dentin after irradiation with diode laser 980 nm in two directions: an in-vitro study by Elsayed Abdallah Eltayeb, Soha Adel Abdou

“…The present work aimed to assess the morphological variations and chemical changes in root canal dentin treated with diode laser 980 nm in two directions parallel and perpendicular by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). …”
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Accents in Speech Recognition through the Lens of a World Englishes Evaluation Set by Miguel Del Río, Corey Miller, Ján Profant, Jennifer Drexler-Fox, Quinn Mcnamara, Nishchal Bhandari, Natalie Delworth, Ilya Pirkin, Migüel Jetté, Shipra Chandra, Peter Ha, Ryan Westerman

“…Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) systems generalize poorly on accented speech, creating bias issues for users and providers. …”
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Phosphate Frustration: Treatment Options to Complement Current Therapies by Pablo E. Pergola

“…Hyperphosphatemia eventually develops in almost all patients with advanced chronic kidney disease and is associated with negative clinical outcomes. Thus, guidelines recommend targeting treatment to normal phosphate levels in patients with chronic kidney disease. …”
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Cardiovascular patches applied in congenital cardiac surgery: Current materials and prospects by Mingze Sun, Vincent Reed LaSala, Caroline Giuglaris, David Blitzer, Sophia Jackman, Senay Ustunel, Kavya Rajesh, David Kalfa

“…Performance and outcomes of different patch materials are assessed to provide reference points for clinicians. …”
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Luciérnagas (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) en sitios de avistamiento del centro de México by Ishwari G. Gutiérrez-Carranza, Daniel E. Domínguez-León

“…Como resultado del proyecto del Grupo de Especialistas en Luciérnagas de la UICN-CSE: “Luciérnagas de México: taxonomía incluyente con los pueblos originarios y las comunidades en los sitios de avistamiento”, se ha proporcionado asesoramiento sobre la identificación de Lampyridae. …”
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A case of severe Aicardi–Goutières syndrome with a homozygous RNASEH2B intronic variant by Yuri Shibata, Akimichi Shibata, Takeshi Mizuguchi, Naomichi Matsumoto, Hitoshi Osaka

“…Furthermore, the patient exhibited profound intellectual impairment and died at 14 months due to aspiration pneumonia accompanied by interstitial lung abnormalities. …”
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Cardiometabolic index as a predictor of gallstone incidence in U.S. adults: insights from NHANES 2017–2020 by Ji Li, Shou-jun Bai

“…Abstract Background Gallstone disease (GSD) is associated with obesity. The Cardiometabolic Index (CMI), a metric that accurately assesses central adiposity and visceral fat, has not been extensively studied in relation to GSD risk. …”
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The effect of surgical treatment of tubal pregnancy on concurrent intrauterine pregnancy after in vitro fertilization by Pei Cai, Mingxiang Zheng, Yangqin Peng, Yuyao Mao, Fei Gong, Hui Chen, Ge Lin, Yan Ouyang, Xihong Li

“…These findings can be used for counselling women who have conceived tubal HPs regarding the risks associated with surgical treatment.…”
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Sociodemographic characteristics and vaping motives as potential correlates of early vaping initiation by Aisha Al-Naimi, Fatma Al-Obaidli, Reem Al-Rashdi, Fatima Al Zahraa Chokor, Mohammed Al-Hamdani

“…Stepwise logistic regression was used to examine the factors associated with EVI.ResultsThe study findings revealed that older participants and expats have lower odds of EVI. …”
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Cytotoxic and Antioxidant Effects of Antimalarial Herbal Mixtures by Isaac Dadzie, Shaibu Adams Avorgbedo, Regina Appiah-Opong, Obed Cudjoe

“…The dried samples were tested on human acute T-cell leukemia (Jurkat) and breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7) cell lines. Cytotoxicity was assessed using the tetrazolium-based colorimetric (MTT) assay while antioxidant activity was determined using DPPH free-radical scavenging assay. …”
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An Empirical Study of the Features of Coordination Functions in Hearing-Impaired Children of Primary School Age by L.N. Molchanova, A.V. Buzovkina

“…The parameters of coordination functions were assessed using neuropsychological tests. A comparative analysis of the development of coordination functions in children from the experimental and control groups revealed a decrease in their dynamic characteristics such as pace and accuracy, which confirms the insufficiency of all these levels of movement organization in children of primary school age with sensorineural hearing loss, compared to children without hearing impairments.…”
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Política hacendaria en México de 2013 a 2017. Una primera aproximación al sexenio by Enrique Cárdenas Sánchez

“…Son de especial relevancia la caída del precio del petróleo y la decisión del gobierno de mantener fijo el precio final de las gasolinas para evitar que disminuyeran sus ingresos, así como las repetidas fallas de los pronósticos de la economía que realizó. …”
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Research Progress on Landscape Pattern and Its Impacts on Water Environment and Water Ecology of Rivers and Lakes by FANG Shenguang, JIANG Peixuan

“…Landscape pattern makes great influence on the water environment and water ecology of rivers and lakes.In recent years,it is a hot research direction for ecological assessment and restoration of rivers and lakes to reflect the environment and ecological process of rivers and lakes through analysis and research of the landscape pattern at different scales.Meanwhile,the rapid development of 3S technology provides a broad platform for the research and application of landscape pattern,making the analysis of landscape pattern under multi-space-time and multi-scale simpler and more effective.This paper summarizes the research progress of current landscape pattern,reviews its impact on hydrological process,water quality,aquatic organisms and riparian zone,expounds the research methods and results for recent years,further summarizes the similar scientific research achievements by taking the Pearl River Basin as an example for reference,and finally proposes the research prospects.…”
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Capture the wealth of heritage in a Holy City of Islam : the problem of developing tourism in Djenné in Mali by Diama Cissouma Togola, Soufian Al Karjousli

“…Only by taking into account the diversity in both tangible and intangible aspects of heritage, accompanied by a more equal redistribution of wealth, can tourism be allowed to develop in the context of sustainable development, leading to better living conditions for the population and the marginalization of radical Islam.…”
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Interdental papilla recession and reconstruction of the lost triangle: a review of the current literature by Sanabel O. Barakat

“…Interdental papilla (IDP) deficiency and the presence of gingival black triangles (GBT) are major concerns for both patients and dentists, as the IDP plays an important role in esthetics due to its strong association with the patient's smile. Interdental papilla deficiency is frequent among different populations, with a tendency to increase with age and in patients with periodontal disease. …”
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A radiomics and deep learning nomogram developed and validated for predicting no-collapse survival in patients with osteonecrosis after multiple drilling by Fan Liu, De-bao Zhang, Shi-huan Cheng, Gui-shan Gu

“…The model has the potential to provide personalized risk assessment, guiding treatment decisions and improving outcomes in patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head.…”
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