Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with physical exercise in rotator cuff tendinopathy: a protocol for a blinded randomised controlled trial by César Augusto Medeiros Silva, Clécio Gabriel de Souza, Vinicius Batista Lima, Hannely Beatriz Menezes Cosme, Romário Nóbrega Santos Fonseca, Fuad Ahmad Hazime, Rodrigo Scattone da Silva, Rodrigo Pegado de Abreu Freitas

“…Pain neuromodulation techniques, such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), may offer complementary non-pharmacological options for pain relief by promoting central modulation and altering cortical excitability.Methods and analysis This protocol outlines a randomised, blinded clinical trial. Participants will be randomly allocated to two groups: G1 (active tDCS combined with progressive exercise) and G2 (sham tDCS combined with progressive exercise). …”
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Preparation of Silica Aerogel and Its Adsorption Performance to Organic Molecule by Hong-xin Shi, Jing-tao Cui, Hai-min Shen, Hong-ke Wu

“…If the surface tension of aqueous solvent solution (γ) is greater than γC, it will wet the aerogel surface partially. If γ  ≤  γC, the solution will wet all aerogel surface and be adsorbed well. …”
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A Case Report of Herpetic Whitlow with Positive Kanavel’s Cardinal Signs: A Diagnostic and Treatment Difficulty by Milos Brkljac, Samer Bitar, Zafar Naqui

“…Multiple painful pustules with tracking cellulitis were partially treated by oral antibiotics. A recurrence with positive Kanavel’s signs suggested flexor tenosynovitis at seven months. …”
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INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO THE TEACHING OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES AT LEVELS B2 - C1 (FROM THE EXPERIENCE OF THE TEXTBOOK) by E. B. Yastrebova, D. A. Kryachkov

“…The article analyzes how professors and students of MGIMO-University’s School of International Relations perceive innovations in language teaching.As a synergy system, language teaching relies on selfdevelopment based to a great extent on innovations, which can be initiated either from the inside or from the outside. …”
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The Patient-Physiotherapist Tango: a Personalized Approach to ACL Recovery -- a Qualitative Interview Study by Ramana Piussi, Ella Brandt, Alicia Johansson, Thorkell Snaebjörnsson, Roland Thomeé, Kristian Samuelsson, Eric Hamrin Senorski

“… # Conclusion Patients in a late rehabilitation stage (8-12 months) after ACL reconstruction experienced that the rehabilitation process was person-centered when they felt to be the focus and were allowed to participate via open and constructive communication with the physiotherapists.…”
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Sonographic and Doppler Evaluation of Carotid Artery in Hypertensive and Normotensive Individuals by Harsha Kaur, Rajeev K. Ranjan, Anima R. Xalxo, Nisha Rai, Suresh K. Toppo, Arti Kumari, Rashmi Kumari

“…Methodology: A structured case sheet captured clinical history, physical examination findings, and investigation results. Each participant underwent a bilateral carotid Doppler examination. …”
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A theory of nonlinear wave loading on offshore structures by Lokenath Debnath, Matiur Rahman

“…The study has then been applied to calculate the linear and the nonlinear wave loadings on a large vertical cylinder partially immersed in an ocean of arbitrary uniform depth. …”
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Transformative Gamified Binocular Therapy for Unilateral Amblyopia in Young Children: Pilot Prospective Efficacy and Safety Study by Wenqing Zhu, Shuneng Gu, Jian Li, Jin Lin, Chanling Hu, Rui Liu

“…Following at least 8 weeks of refractive correction, participants underwent binocular gamified digital therapy for 60 minutes per day, 5 days a week. …”
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Social role performance and self-identity among breast cancer patients in Lagos, Nigeria by Samuel Ojima Adejoh, Deborah Tolulope Esan, Adeola Adejayan

“…Results and Discussion: A total of 15 women with breast cancer, between 30 and 60 years of age (M = 42.3), participated in this study. All the respondents were married, had children and were working before the cancer diagnosis. …”
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Game-Based Learning: Alternative Approaches to Teaching and Learning Strategies in Health Sciences Education by Zijing Hu

“…The findings of this study revealed that game-based learning positively promoted students’ learning experiences and their curriculum outcomes. However, the participants highlighted a few challenges, including a lack of feedback sessions, large student numbers but insufficient facilitators, and an absence of digital games in their university programs. …”
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Antigen-Induced Immunomodulation in the Pathogenesis of Atherosclerosis by Natalia Milioti, Alexandra Bermudez-Fajardo, Manuel L. Penichet, Ernesto Oviedo-Orta

“…In addition, several foreign antigens including bacteria such as Porphyromonas gingivalis and Chlamydia pneumoniae and viruses such as enterovirus and cytomegalovirus have been associated with atherosclerosis as potentially causative or bystander participants, adding another level of complexity to the analysis of the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis. …”
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Towards the implementation of automated scoring in international large-scale assessments: Scalability and quality control by Ji Yoon Jung, Lillian Tyack, Matthias von Davier

“…We explored various scoring methods to assess three science CR items from TIMSS 2023 across all participating countries and 42 languages. The results showed that the supervised learning approach, particularly combining multiple machine translations with artificial neural networks (MMT_ANNs), showed comparable performance to human scoring. …”
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Preovulatory uterine flushing with saline as a treatment for unexplained infertility: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Lynne Moore, Jessica Lefebvre, Sarah Maheux-Lacroix, Marie-Ève Bergeron, Emmanuel Bujold, Sylvie Dodin

“…On the day of their luteinising hormone surge, 192 participants will be randomised in two equal groups to either receive 20 mL of physiological saline by an intrauterine catheter or 10 mL of saline intravaginally. …”
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Consumer intentions and willingness to pay for seaweed-fed cow's milk: The impact of attitude, knowledge, taste, and price by Sujita Pandey, Mausam Budhathoki, Marianne Thomsen

“…The study was conducted using online surveys, with data collected from 428 participants in Denmark. The survey data were analysed using Covariance-based Structural Equation Modelling to identify predictors of purchase intentions. …”
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Analyzing Difficulty Index of Ekadanta English Section Multiple Choice by Dara Yusnida, Nour Ayouni

“…It is later suggested that future research would involve more questions and test sets as well as participants in studies alike. …”
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Safety and efficacy of long-term nicotinamide mononucleotide supplementation on metabolism, sleep, and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide biosynthesis in healthy, middle-aged Japane... by Shintaro Yamaguchi, Junichiro Irie, Masanori Mitsuishi, Yuichi Uchino, Hideaki Nakaya, Ryo Takemura, Emi Inagaki, Shotaro Kosugi, Hideyuki Okano, Masato Yasui, Kazuo Tsubota, Kaori Hayashi, Jun Yoshino, Hiroshi Itoh

“…The 8-week NMN supplementation regimen was well-tolerated; NAD+ levels in peripheral blood mononuclear cells increased over the course of NMN administration. In participants with insulin oversecretion after oral glucose loading, NMN modestly attenuated postprandial hyperinsulinemia, a risk factor for coronary artery disease (n = 3). …”
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Digital Diplomacy in the Discourse of Global Policy by I. V. Surma

“…The article presents a comparative analysis of the official presence on the Internet, including social networking sites, of the state diplomatic agencies of France, Italy, Russia, and others. …”
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Disability and its correlates among persons with bipolar disorder: Exploratory findings from the bipolar disorder course and outcome study from India (BiD-CoIN study) by Sandeep Grover, Ajit Avasthi, Rahul Chakravarty, Amitava Dan, Kaustav Chakraborty, Rajarshi Neogi, Avinash Desouza, Omkar Nayak, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Vikas Menon, Raman Deep, Manish Bathla, Alka A. Subramanyam, Naresh Nebhinani, Prasonjit Ghosh, Bhavesh Lakdawala, Ranjan Bhattacharya

“…Results: About one-fifth of the participants had some level of disability in the domain of self-care, one-third had some level of disability in the interpersonal domain, one-fourth had some level of disability in communication and understanding, and a maximum proportion (43.7%) had some disability in the domain of work. …”
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The Effects of Alexithymia on Self-Reflection and Insight in Major Depressive Disorder by Aysu Yakin Olgun, Meliha Zengin Eroglu

“…We applied the Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, and Self-Reflection and Insight Scale (SRIS) to all participants. This study was designed as a cross-sectional observational study. …”
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Developing High School Prep Class Students’ Verbal Skils by Using Web 2.0 Application by Gürbüz Ocak, Hateme Aysel Kuzu, Akın Karakuyu

“…When the applied action research data were anaylzed, it was determined that the students were embarrassed in the lessons and because of their speaking anxiety, they participated less in the activities. It has been concluded that the willingness to speak is increased with Web 2.0 applications and the lessons that include more dialogues, reading-listening activities, games and movies will be motivating for the students.…”
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