Protocol for a process evaluation: face-to-face physiotherapy compared with a supported home exercise programme for the management of musculoskeletal conditions: the REFORM trial by David Wong, Catherine Sherrington, Manuela L Ferreira, Christopher G Maher, Hueiming Liu, Joshua R Zadro, Lisa A Harvey, Hannah G Withers, Joanne V Glinsky, Jackie Chu, Matthew D Jennings, Alison J Hayes, Ian J Starkey, Blake A Palmer, Lukas Szymanek, Jackson J Cruwys, Kitty Duong, Anne Barnett, Matthew J Tindall, Barbara R Lucas, Tara E Lambert, Deborah A Taylor

“…Introduction The REFORM (REhabilitation FOR Musculoskeletal conditions) trial is a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial (n=210) designed to determine whether a supported home exercise programme is as good or better than a course of face-to-face physiotherapy for the management of some musculoskeletal conditions. …”
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A Theoretical and Experimental Study on Esterification of Citric Acid with the Primary Alcohols and the Hydroxyl Groups of Cellulose Chain (n = 1-2) in Parched Condition by Dang T. Nguyen, Quan T. Pham

“…Esterification of citric acid (CA) with the primary alcohols and the hydroxyl groups of cellulose chain (n = 1-2) in parched condition were investigated by using density functional theory (DFT) method and a two-layer ONIOM approach. …”
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A Novel Approach to Faster Convergence and Improved Accuracy in Deep Learning-Based Electrical Energy Consumption Forecast Models for Large Consumer Groups by A. Jayanth Balaji, Binoy B. Nair, D. S. Harish Ram, Kuruvachan Kalluvelil George

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The Use of Etoposide, Ara-Cytarabine, and Melphalan (EAM) Conditioning Chemotherapy in Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT) for a Patient with Relapsed Hodgkin’s Lymphoma by Eko A. Pangarsa, Ridho M. Naibaho, Vina Yunarvika, Budi Setiawan, Damai Santosa, Catharina Suharti

“…We report our experience of using a modified-BEAM conditioning regimen without BCNU consisting of etoposide, cytarabine, and melphalan (EAM) in a patient with relapsed Hodgkin’s lymphoma. …”
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High-Titer Rheumatoid Factor is Associated with Worse Clinical Outcomes and Higher Needs for Advanced Therapies in Rheumatoid Arthritis Under Real-Life Conditions by Victor Davi R. S. Oliveira, Ana Paula M. G. Reis, Claiton V. Brenol, Ivânio A. Pereira, Karina R. Bonfiglioli, Letícia R. Pereira, Manoel B. Bértolo, Maria de Fátima L. C. Sauma, Maria Fernanda B. R. Guimarães, Paulo Louzada-Júnior, Rina D. N. Giorgi, Sebastião C. Radominski, Licia Maria H. Mota, Cleandro P. Albuquerque, Geraldo R. Castelar-Pinheiro

“…This approach should be considered in future studies of RF.…”
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Effect of environmental conditions and preventive behaviors on cutaneous leishmaniasis from the earthquake that hit cities in Western Iran in 2021: A cross-sectional study by Fakhreddin CHABOKSAVAR, Arash ZIAPOUR, Mozhgan IRANDOST, Behzad MAHAKI, Francesco CHIRICO, Murat YILDIRIM, Gabriella NUCERA, Lukasz SZARPAK, Nicola BRAGAZZI, Anvar ASADI

“…Conclusion: A combination of environmental, ecological conditions, and behavioral and sanitation factors may influence the distribution of causes of CL. …”
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Consumers’ Values and Preferences for Long-Term Policies in Multifaceted Rice Production and Consumption: A Deliberative Experiment Incorporating the Perspective of Future Generations in 2050 by Yoshinori Nakagawa, Kentaro Hayashi, Takaharu Kameoka, Hiroki Sasaki, Koichi Kuriyama, Masako Ichihara, Makoto Saiki, Tatsuyoshi Saijo

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Synthetic Hydrogel Dilutes <i>Serratia plymuthica</i> Growth— Promoting Effect on <i>Brassica napus</i> L. Under Drought Conditions by Grażyna B. Dąbrowska, Daniel Krauklis, Milena Kulasek, Magdalena Nocny, Marcel Antoszewski, Agnieszka Mierek-Adamska, Beata Kaliska

“…This study evaluated the effects of the plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and the hydrogel (potassium polyacrylate) on <i>Brassica napus</i> L. during drought conditions. After in vitro and pot experiments, <i>Serratia plymuthica</i> was selected from six PGPR candidates based on its ability to enhance plant biomass, shoot length, and number of internodes. …”
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Central Nervous System-related Conditions and Associated Healthcare Resource Use Among Japanese nmCRPC Patients Based on Retrospective Claims Data by Dianne A. Ledesma, Jonathan L. Chua, Susan S.H. Tang, Xiu W. Lim

“…Since LHRH agonists and AA therapy can be maintained for several years, the long-term effects of these treatments on patients must be carefully considered, including the risk of concomitant central nervous system (CNS) conditions which could affect treatment choices. …”
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Conditioned Media from Adipose-Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Downregulate Degradative Mediators Induced by Interleukin-1β in Osteoarthritic Chondrocytes by Julia Platas, Maria Isabel Guillén, María Dolores Pérez del Caz, Francisco Gomar, Vicente Mirabet, Maria José Alcaraz

“…We have investigated whether conditioned medium from AD-MSC (CM) may regulate in OA chondrocytes a number of key mediators involved in cartilage degeneration. …”
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Entre dissonance et consonance : les multiples facettes de l’expérience du visiteur explorant l’art contemporain au musée by Anne-Marie Émond

“…The identification of the dissonances and consonances expressed by visitors has allowed us to understand, among other things, the foci of attention as well as some of the mental operations that contribute to a transformative aesthetic experience. …”
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Influence of Partially Substituting Wheat Flour with Tiger Nut Flour on the Physical Properties, Sensory Quality, and Consumer Acceptance of Tea, Sugar, and Butter Bread by Nazir Kizzie-Hayford, Joshua Akanson, Jerry Ampofo-Asiama, Ernest Ekow Abano

“…Substituting WF with 10% TNF for Bb or 25% TNF for Tb led to significantly higher consumer (N=56) scores for all attributes and overall acceptability. …”
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Fine-grained vehicle recognition under low light conditions using EfficientNet and image enhancement on LiDAR point cloud data by Guanqiang Ruan, Tao Hu, Chenglin Ding, Kuo Yang, Fanhao Kong, Jinrun Cheng, Rong Yan

“…The performance of camera-based data collection is susceptible to environmental interference, whereas LiDAR, while unaffected by lighting conditions, can only achieve coarse-grained vehicle classification. …”
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Unveiling genetic basis of seedling emergence from deep soil depth under dry direct- seeded conditions in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by Vagish Mishra, Vagish Mishra, Shilpi Dixit, Shilpi Dixit, Swati Tyagi, Swati Tyagi, Challa Venkateswarlu, Challa Venkateswarlu, Pronob J. Paul, Pronob J. Paul, Anoop Kishor Singh Gurjar, Anoop Kishor Singh Gurjar, Shalabh Dixit, Nitika Sandhu, Smita Kurup, Arvind Kumar, Arvind Kumar, Pallavi Sinha, Pallavi Sinha, Vikas Kumar Singh, Vikas Kumar Singh, Uma Maheshwar Singh, Uma Maheshwar Singh

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Agro Climatic Feasibility Rosa damascena mill Cultivation in Climate Change Condition in northern part of Isfahan Province Zahra sadat Jalali Chiomeh by zahra sadat Jalali Chimeh, Amir Gandomkar, Morteza Khodagholi, Hossein Battoli

“…Agriculture, as one of the most important human economic activities, is closely related to the climatic conditions, and any changes in the climatic conditions can have dramatic changes in agriculture. …”
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Cross-validation of the safe supplement screener (S3) predicting consistent third-party-tested nutritional supplement use in NCAA Division I athletes by Kinta D. Schott, Avaani Bhalla, Emma Armstrong, Ryan G. N. Seltzer, Floris C. Wardenaar

“…The exploratory modeling, identifying TPT logo recognition and having a NIL deal, further strengthens our knowledge on predictors for consistent TPT supplement use.…”
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Bonding Effectiveness of Two Adhesive Luting Cements to Glass Fiber Posts: Pull-Out Evaluation of Three Different Post Surface Conditioning Methods by Lorenzo Graiff, Laura Rasera, Marco Calabrese, Paolo Vigolo

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Evaluation of the Accumulation Conditions and Favorable Areas of Shale Gas in the Upper Palaeozoic Marine-Continental Transitional Facies in the Daning-Jixian Area, Ordos Basin by Xu Zeng, Wei Wang, Qian Cao, Shangwen Zhou, Guodong Dong, Aiming Wang, Zhixin Chen, Hua Mei

“…It systematically analyzes the shale gas accumulation conditions of the organic-rich mud shale in the Lower Permian Shanxi-Taiyuan Formation, including the thickness, distribution, organic matter type and content, thermal maturity, reservoir space, gas-bearing property, and rock brittleness. …”
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The study of morphology and electrochemical properties of nanocomposite based electrode consisting of multi-walled carbon nanotubes and Sn/SnOx metal oxide particles by P. M. Korusenko

“…The morphology and electrochemical characteristics of an electrode based on a SnOx /Sn@MWCNTs composite consisting of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and metal oxide particles (Sn/SnOx ) with a core-shell structure are studied. …”
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Mixed convection hybrid nanofluid flow past a non-isothermal cone and wedge with radiation and convective boundary condition: Heat transfer optimization by Rusya Iryanti Yahaya, Norihan Md Arifin, Mohd Shafie Mustafa, Ioan Pop, Fadzilah Md Ali, Siti Suzilliana Putri Mohamed Isa

“…The heat transfer analysis considers the effects of thermal radiation and convective boundary conditions. …”
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