Storytelling in Pregnancy and Childbirth: An Integrative Review of the Literature by Zahra Mahdavi, Leila Amiri-Farahani, Sally Pezaro

“…Two themes were identified from our thematic synthesis: (1) effects of childbirth storytelling on the storyteller and (2) effects of childbirth storytelling on the listener of the story. Subthemes included “reducing fear of childbirth,” “transferring information and raising awareness in line with community culture,” and “adjusting expectations.” …”
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Person Reference in Iranian Sistani Narrative Texts by Farideh Okati

“…Concentration on the story by the listeners is crucial to cope with many zero anaphors to retrieve the referents, and this can show the long interest and concern of people in Sistani society with folktales and storytelling that has helped them to transfer this culture from generation to generation.…”
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Network representations of drum sequences for classification and generation by Daniel Gómez-Marín, Daniel Gómez-Marín, Sergi Jordà, Perfecto Herrera

“…Finally, we validate the perceptual relevance of the generated patterns through listening tests, where participants are unable to distinguish the generated patterns from the original ones, suggesting that the network-based representation effectively captures the underlying characteristics of different drumming styles. …”
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DMA Based Physical Water Loss Management and Infrastructure Leakage Index Analysis in Asian Side of Istanbul by Mehmet Melih Koşucu

“…By reducing the average inlet pressure of the DMA from 65 m to 60 m together with active leakage control (acoustic listening and pipe repair), the water loss rate was reduced from 29.8 % to 18.9 %. …”
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Effectiveness of a Simplified ESP Curriculum for Adult Learners by Khalid A. Alghamdi

“…The results indicate significant improvements in speaking, listening, and reading skills, with mean scores increasing by (30%), (24.1%), and (25.9%), respectively. …”
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Polymorphism of the trehalase gene (TREH) in native populations of Siberia by B. A. Malyarchuk, M. V. Derenko

“…Trehalose, which is found in algae, higher fungi, lichens and some higher plants, is another of the disaccharides, poorly digested by native people of the Far North. …”
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Chemical profiling, in-vitro and in silico α-glucosidase inhibition, antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Hypotrachyna cirrhata (Fr.) Hale ex Sipman by Deepa Karki, Anuraj Phunyal, Tika Ram Lamichhane, Asmita Rayamajhi, Asmita Sapkota, Hari Nyaupane, Suraj Shrestha, Achyut Adhikari

“…Natural products are essential in drug development, with increasing interest in lichen-derived compounds for their therapeutic potential. …”
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›Subthematische Arbeit‹. Komponieren mit mehrstimmigen Satzmodellen bei Mozart by Hans-Ulrich Fuss

“…Der Beitrag versucht an zwei prominenten Beispielen (Mozarts Klavierkonzerten KV 466 und KV 459) zu zeigen, dass Satzmodelle nicht nur das Material für die Verarbeitung der Themen in Überleitungs- und Durchführungspassagen liefern, sondern selbst Gegenstand einer Art thematisch-motivischer Arbeit ›zweiter Ordnung‹ werden können. …”
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The effect of microlearning educational intervention on communication skills of nurses working in Shiraz Trauma Hospital in 2021 by Zahra keshtkaran, Fatemeh Dadgar, Zahra karimian, Rasoul Raesi, Jalal kavoosi

“…The scores of the main variables of communication skills, including the ability to receive and send messages, emotional control, listening skills, insight into the communication process, communication skills with certainty, and the total score of communication skills, showed a statistically significant difference before and after the intervention (P value < 0.05). …”
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Long Term Anticoagulation (4–16 Years) Stops Progression of Idiopathic Hip Osteonecrosis Associated with Familial Thrombophilia by Charles J. Glueck, Richard A. Freiberg, Robert Wissman, Ping Wang

“…In 6 patients with familial thrombophilia (5 Factor V (FV) Leiden heterozygotes, 1 with resistance to activated protein C (RAPC)), we prospectively assessed whether continuous longterm (4–16 years) anticoagulation would prevent progression of idiopathic osteonecrosis (ON), ameliorate pain, and facilitate functional recovery. …”
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Healthcare professionals’ understanding of children’s rights: a systematic review of the empirical evidence-base by Sahar Mazied Alshammari, Mark A. Linden, Helen Kerr, Helen Noble

“…Conclusions HCPs require a better understanding of children’s rights to implement these rights into practice. Listening to children, building trusting relationships with children, and continuing professional development of HCPs could help to address barriers to understanding children’s rights. …”
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A Case Study Assessing the Auditory and Speech Development of Four Children Implanted with Cochlear Implants by the Chronological Age of 12 Months by Birgit May-Mederake, Wafaa Shehata-Dieler

“…Effects on auditory development were determined using the German LittlEARS Auditory Questionnaire, closed- and open-set monosyllabic word tests, aided free-field, the Mainzer and Göttinger speech discrimination tests, Monosyllabic-Trochee-Polysyllabic (MTP), and Listening Progress Profile (LiP). Speech production and grammar development were evaluated using a German language speech development test (SETK), reception of grammar test (TROG-D) and active vocabulary test (AWST-R). …”
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Violence and Non-Violence at Rock Concerts: 1970s French Society Confronted With Its Contradictions by Joann Élart

“…Their harmonies, rhythms, intensity, loud volume, and lyrics left listeners with an impression of musical violence. The vocabulary of violence also became the norm for slogans created by advertising agencies in order to sell increasingly larger and louder amplifiers.…”
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The Impact of Advertising and Sales Performance in Mukwano Industry Kampala Branch. by Atamba, Peter

“…The industry should use most of the local languages commonly used in Uganda to win customers from all tribes, use of e marketing to be adopted by the industry to reach most of the people who can access the internet than listen to radios and televisions, and also the use of celebrities in advertising their products, and finally the researcher recommends the use of other forms of advertising for example sponsoring events and also the use of mobile phones to advertise.…”
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Undesirable Postoperative Anesthesia Outcomes at Two National Referral Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study in Eritrea by Yonatan Mehari Andemeskel, Traudl Elsholz, Ghidey Gebreyohannes, Eyasu H. Tesfamariam

“…Patients were interviewed 24 hours after operation (POD 1) using the Leiden Perioperative care Patient Satisfaction questionnaire (LPPSq). …”
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The Examination of Communication Skills and Self-Efficacy of Coaches by Hayri Demir, Selçuk Buğdaycı

“…In addition, significant differences were found in the coaching levels of female coaches and in the sub-dimensions of self-expression, active listening and non-verbal communication and willingness to communicate. …”
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Phenolic Acid and Flavonoid Content Analysis with Antioxidant Activity Assessment in Chinese <i>C. pi. Shen</i> Honey by Ningxin Qi, Wen Zhao, Chenghua Xue, Lin Zhang, Han Hu, Yue Jin, Xiaofeng Xue, Rui Chen, Jinzhen Zhang

“…In comparison with four other high-yield unifloral honeys in China (<i>Acacia</i> honey, linden honey, rape honey, and jujube honey), <i>C. pi. …”
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The effect of blended educational methods in communication skills in nursing with students’ interactions with patients: A quasi-experimental study by Seyed Hossein Kalati, Neda Ahmadzadeh Tori, Javaneh Kalati, Nastaran Norouzi Parashkouh, Hengameh Karimi

“…The results of an independent t-test do not indicate any significant difference between the two groups. Only in the listening skills domain, for the item “Avoiding interrupting the audience”, there was a significant difference between the control group and the experimental group (P = 0.04). …”
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La Patagonia en el contexto de las transformaciones regionales. by Beatriz Saint Lary, María Rosa Colantuono

“…La reestructuración económica internacional en curso, producto de la crisis de expansión del capitalismo, es un eje indispensable para la comprensión de los fenómenos regionales, y puede caracterizarse sintéticamente con las palabras de E. Laurelli y J. Linden-boim: "...se asienta en un proceso de continua centralización del capital, de aceleración de la utilización de los avances científico-técnicos, de mayor participación de los Estados en asociaciones supranacionales; de fortalecimiento de grandes grupos económicos locales; de intensificación de los lazos dependientes de nuestros países con los países capitalistas centrales dentro de los cuales se destacan los efectos del endeudamiento externo; la difusión de políticas de ajuste, básicamente asentadas en orientaciones neoliberales." …”
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Protocol for visual-acoustic intervention with service delivery in-person and via telepractice (VISIT) non-inferiority trial for residual speech sound disorder by Tara McAllister, Jonathan L. Preston, Elaine R. Hitchcock, Nina R. Benway, Jennifer Hill

“…For the primary outcome measure, blinded listeners will evaluate changes in the perceived accuracy of /ɹ/ production after the end of treatment. …”
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