Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists’ Experience on Relevance of Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Training and Clinical Practice: A Survey Study from Italy by Chiara Baglioni, Andrea Galbiati, Debora Meneo, Greta Cavadini, Francesca Gelfo, Francesco Mancini, Carlo Buonanno

“…Results: A total of 213 participants completed the survey. Only a minor proportion of respondents (37.1%) reported having received training for diagnosis and treatment of insomnia or other behavioral sleep disorders. …”
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Piezoelectric biomaterials for providing electrical stimulation in bone tissue engineering: Barium titanate by Huagui Huang, Kaizhong Wang, Xiangyan Liu, Xin Liu, Jinzuo Wang, Moran Suo, Hui Wang, Shuang Chen, Xin Chen, Zhonghai Li

“…And various physiological cues, such as mechanical, electrical, and magnetic stimulation, can influence cell fate and participate in bone regeneration. Natural bone has a piezoelectric effect due to the non-centrosymmetric nature of collagen, which can aid in cell adhesion, proliferation and differentiation, and bone growth by converting mechanical stimuli into electrical stimuli. …”
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Significance of Nonsimilar Numerical Simulations in Forced Convection from Stretching Cylinder Subjected to External Magnetized Flow of Sisko Fluid by Jifeng Cui, Umer Farooq, Ahmed Jan, Murtada K. Elbashir, Waseem Asghar Khan, Mogtaba Mohammed, Ziyad Ali Alhussain, Jamshaid Ul Rahman

“…The practice of flowing effort is participating in various industries especially in nutrition productions all around the world. …”
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Research Methodology and Management on Transport: Main Issues at the Final Stage of Russian Transport Sector Reforms by V. A. Persianov, A. A. Stepanov, T. M. Gainochenko

“…The form of state participation in the process of overcoming a banking crisis and the extent of state involvement in solving the problems of insolvency of banks can be different: the government may restrict the measures to promote and support organization of private capital, to prefer the formal financial support of some banks, to take the banks under state control (control) or eliminate part of banks.…”
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Internal Whistleblowing and Perceptions of Organizational Politics, Pressure, and Professional Commitment by Ilyona Risty, Aprilia Beta Suandi, Muhammad Ikhsan Alif

“…The sample consists of 115 participants and the data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM). …”
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Diagnostic Role of Plasma MicroRNA-21 in Stable and Unstable Angina Patients and Association with Aging by Md Sayed Ali Sheikh

“…The present study explored the clinical value of plasma microRNA-21 as a novel biomarker for early prediction of stable and unstable angina patients and its relationship with aging. A total of 255 participants, 123 patients with chronic stable angina, 82 patients with unstable angina, and 50 healthy subjects, were included in our study. …”
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Association between the dietary index for gut microbiota and diabetes: the mediating role of phenotypic age and body mass index by Yingxuan Huang, Xiaobo Liu, Chanchan Lin, Xinqi Chen, Yingyi Li, Yisen Huang, Yubin Wang, Xiaoqiang Liu

“…Phenotypic age and BMI accounted for 41.02 and 25.57% of the association between DI-GM and diabetes, respectively.ConclusionHigher DI-GM scores are associated with a lower risk of diabetes, partially mediated through reduced phenotypic age and BMI.…”
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Driving Risk Analysis Based on Driving Experience at Hook-Turn Intersection Using the Emerging Virtual Reality Technology by Taeho Oh, Yanping Xu, Zhibin Li, Inhi Kim

“…The trajectories of the driver type were statistically different (t = 6.03, p 0.01, in the case of time-to collision ≤1.5 between experienced and computerized drivers). Participant responses to a postexperiment survey found that the simulator was realistic (4.31 out of 5.00), which could help beginner drivers (4.00 out of 5.00). …”
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Legal Regulation of Interaction of Security Service of Ukraine with Civil Society in Counteracting Terrorism by A. Yu. Helzhynskyi

“…Citizens should be active participants. Therefore, the article provides a legal analysis of the interaction of the main agency in the state system of combating terrorist activity – the Security Service of Ukraine with civil society and clarifies the ways of implementing the state policy on counteracting terrorism. …”
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Comparison of PM2.5 Chemical Compositions during Haze and Non-haze Days in a Heavy Industrial City in North China by Menghui Li, Liping Wu, Xiangyan Zhang, Xinwu Wang, Wenyu Bai, Jing Ming, Chunmei Geng, Wen Yang

“…Abstract This study aimed to determine the chemical composition, sources and contributing factors of airborne PM2.5 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter ≤ 2.5 µm) during a haze episode in Zibo, a heavy industrial city in China. …”
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Obesity Index That Better Predict Metabolic Syndrome: Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, Waist Hip Ratio, or Waist Height Ratio by Abdulbari Bener, Mohammad T. Yousafzai, Sarah Darwish, Abdulla O. A. A. Al-Hamaq, Eman A. Nasralla, Mohammad Abdul-Ghani

“…Data was collected from 1552 participants followed by blood sampling. MetS was defined according to Third Adult Treatment Panel (ATPIII) and International Diabetes Federation (IDF). …”
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Exosomal miR-543 Inhibits the Proliferation of Ovarian Cancer by Targeting IGF2 by Shupei Zhang, Diling Pan, Shaoyu Zhang, Qiumei Wu, Lan Zhen, Shihuang Liu, Jingjing Chen, Rong Lin, Qiuhua Hong, Xiangqin Zheng, Huan Yi

“…Conclusions. Exosomal miR-543 participates in the proteoglycan pathway to suppress cell proliferation by targeting IGF2 in OvCa.…”
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Landscape Image Layout Optimization Extraction Simulation of 3D Pastoral Complex under Big Data Analysis by Juan Du, Yuelin Long

“…Big data has brought about opportunities for landscape architecture, changing the design thinking of layout optimization simulation, expanding the platform for public participation in layout optimization simulation design, reflecting social and humanistic care, and promoting the integration of discipline cooperation and data. …”
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The negative aspects of injury on motivation of sports and physical exercise practitioners by Hugo Enrico Souza Machado, Hugo Enrico Souza Machado, Andreza do Socorro Dantas Oliveira, Andreza do Socorro Dantas Oliveira, Eldimberg Souza da Cunha Júnior, Adriano Lopes Lemos, Eduardo Macedo Penna, Eduardo Macedo Penna, Daniel Alvarez Pires, Daniel Alvarez Pires

“…The aim of this study is to describe and compare different dimensions of motivation among injured (IG) and non-injured (NIG) physical exercise and sport practitioners.MethodsA total of 83 participants made part of the study (IG: 52, age: 30.8 ± 8.4 years; NIG: 31, age: 27.5 ± 8.4 years). …”
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Nutritional Counseling During Chemotherapy Treatment: A Systematic Review of Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy by Shalet James, Alexie Oppermann, Kaitlin M. Schotz, Mackenzie M. Minotti, Gautam G. Rao, Ian R. Kleckner, Brenton J. Baguley, Amber S. Kleckner

“…Among 44 publications, 39 studies recruited 98 ± 80 participants (range 15–360); 38/39 (97%) were randomized controlled trials. …”
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Research on the Challenges and Approaches to Family Inheritance of Ethnic Traditional Sports Culture by Caixia Jiang, Siyong Xia, Hao Qin

“…The results of the study show that there are the following dilemmas in the family inheritance of ethnic traditional sports culture in Shizhu County: alienation of children's ethnic traditional sports culture capital acquisition; lack of family integration of ethnic traditional sports culture; misunderstanding of the family's joint participation in ethnic traditional sports activities; lack of the main body of cultural inheritance, intergenerational inheritance stagnation; and lack of self-awareness of ethnic traditional sports culture. …”
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Perspectives of Pharmacists Towards Patient-Centred Mental Health Pharmacy Services: A Focus Group Study by Nurul Aziera A Rahim, Norny Syafinaz Ab Rahman, Khairul Azrul Abdul Rahman, Jia Yi Cheong, Nur Fazlin Abd Ghafar, Yasmin Ibrahim, Aida Roziana Ramlan, Syahrir Zaini

“…Results: This study involved 14 focus group sessions with all 63 pharmacists participating. Every interview was in person at the designated sites. …”
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Hopping backward to move forward: Single-leg backward hopping can better detect decreased quadriceps strength induced by a fatigue protocol compared to forward and vertical hopping by Yu Song, Lauren Salsgiver, Kaden Van Valkenburg, Natalie Christofferson, Yessica Lo, Zhichen Feng, Brenna McGuinness, Boyi Dai

“…Methods: Thirty-four injury-free participants performed single-leg forward, vertical, and backward hopping on both legs pre- and post-fatigue, with 1 leg experiencing a fatigue protocol. …”
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Angiotensin II and Renal Tubular Ion Transport by Patricia Valles, Jan Wysocki, Daniel Batlle

“…Angiotensin II, a potent vasoconstrictor, also participates in the regulation of renal sodium and water excretion, not only via a myriad of effects on renal hemodynamics, glomerular filtration rate, and regulation of aldosterone secretion, but also via direct effects on renal tubule transport. …”
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The patient perspective on transanal irrigation treatment for low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer surgery - a qualitative and quantitative study by Boglarka Rethy, Anna Schandl, Caroline Nordenvall, Gabriella Jansson Palmer, Charlotta Bergström, Maria Williamson, Emil Pieniowski, Asif Johar, Pernilla Lagergren, Mirna Abraham-Nordling

“…Results In total 28 out of 39 patients responded to the questionnaires and 16 patients participated in the interviews. At mean 6-years follow-up, a 9.4 points difference in mean LARS score was obtained, (21.2 vs. 30.7) indicating less LARS symptoms in favor of the TAI treatment. …”
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