Latest Advancements in Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Electronic Muscle Stimulation (EMS): Revisiting an Established Therapy with New Possibilities by Patel P, Green M, Tram J, Wang E, Murphy M, Abd-Elsayed AA, Chakravarthy K

“…Integrating automated and personalized adjustments can help streamline treatment, enhance patient compliance, and overcome traditional barriers to the effective implementation of these modalities. …”
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On-Site Evaluation and Improvement Strategies of Radiation Occupational Hazard Prevention and Control Effectiveness in Medical Institution Construction Projects by Xie HX, Zhang MQ, Li ZX, Zhao HL

“…Regarding radiation protection management and emergency response, issues such as overly rigid emergency response plans, insufficient personal dose management, and inadequate occupational health examinations remain, requiring systematic adjustments.Conclusion: At present, the awareness of radiation hazard prevention and control in medical institutions has been improved. …”
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Effect of a Narrative-Based Online Course Aimed at Reducing Stigma Toward Transgender Children and Adolescents: Longitudinal Observational Study by Merlin Greuel, Van Kinh Nguyen, Doron Amsalem, Maya Adam, Till Bärnighausen

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate the impact of an animated online course, rooted in authentic, personal narratives, on course participants’ stigma toward transgender youth. …”
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Body image and attitudes toward cosmetic surgeries among female college students in the United Arab Emirates: A cross-sectional study by Ahmad M. Al-Bashaireh, Yousef Aljawarneh, Osama Alkouri, Foad Alzoughool, Amal Alhefeiti, Amnah Aldhuhoori, Amnah Al Kaabi, Aseilah Alkaabi, Fawzia Alnaqbi

“…Moreover, a culturally tailored educational campaign is needed to enhance students' capacity for making informed decisions and instill a conscientious approach to personal health and aesthetic considerations.…”
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Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI) Metode Convolutional Neural Network Sequential secara Real Time by Oky Dwi Nurhayati, Dania Eridani, Muhammad Hafiz Tsalavin

“…Abstract Sign language is usually used by deaf and speech impaired persons. The Sistem Isyarat Bahasa Indonesia (SIBI) is a hand signal language used in Indonesia. …”
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Inhibition of programmed cell death by melanoma cell subpopulations reveals mechanisms of melanoma metastasis and potential therapeutic targets by Yuepeng An, Fu Zhao, Hongling Jia, Siyu Meng, Ziwei Zhang, Shuxiao Li, Jiusi Zhao

“…These unique features highlighted the challenges of treating melanoma and underscored the importance of advanced tools, such as single-cell sequencing, to unravel its biology and develop personalized therapeutic strategies. Thus, we conducted a single-cell analysis of the cellular composition within melanoma tumor tissues and further subdivided melanoma cells into subpopulations. …”
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Social media-based Health Education plus Exercise Program (SHEEP) to improve muscle function among young-old adults with possible sarcopenia in the community: A feasibility study p... by Ya Shi, Emma Stanmore, Lisa McGarrigle, Chris Todd

“…The secondary outcome is to compare standard measures for muscle function (e.g. handgrip strength, skeletal muscle mass, physical performance), body composition (e.g. body fat, body mass index, bone mineral), and other measures (e.g. perceived knowledge, personal motivation, behavioral skills). Finally, all participants will be offered a semi-structured interview to assess their in-depth experiences with the intervention and research process.…”
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Evaluation for an Open Society: Then and Now by Robert Picciotto

“…Research Design: To design this commentary about the prospects of the evaluation discipline, the author drew on his personal experience as evaluation academic, international development practitioner, manager of the World Bank’s Independent Evaluation Group for two consecutive five-year terms and senior independent evaluation adviser to governments and international development agencies.  …”
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Genetic Assessment of Living Kidney Transplant Donors: A Survey of Canadian Practices by Somaya Zahran, Ke Fan Bei, Aisha Adil, Princess Okoh, Thomas Kitzler, Ahsan Alam

“…With the expected rise in utilization of the increasingly available genetic testing, early multidisciplinary assessment including medical geneticists has the potential to improve personalized management. Studies examining long-term donor and graft outcomes are needed to construct the basis for evidence-based recommendations and inform the safety of donations.…”
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THE PUBLIC SPHERE OF POLITICS: THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL DIMENSION IN CONTEMPORARY COMMUNICATIVE THEORY by O. A. Tretyak

“…The paper establishes priorities of personality representation in the public sphere and examines the need and motives of communicative-pragmatic relationships between individuals. …”
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Using peer narrative support to promote return to work for cancer survivors: a protocol study of action research by Wenqian Que, Xiaoyun Hu, Tingting Wu, Haiyin Zhang, Yue Shi, Jingyi Zhao, Xiaoqin Su, Benxin Kuai, Yujie Guo

“…Discussion China currently has cancer rehabilitation associations in most provinces, cities, and counties, and peer volunteers in these organisations use their personal experience to help other cancer patients. …”
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Pour une théorie de la réception du discours grammatical by Jean-Rémi Lapaire

“…The respondents were asked to produce two sets of definitions: one in “technical mode” (posing as experts), another in “colloquial mode” (addressing a young child or some uneducated person). Their answers provide valuable insight into cognitive processing and the formation of grammatical concepts in the average learner’s mind, while revealing some important dimensions of metalinguistic knowledge: the degree of metalinguistic confidence in one’s ability to construe grammatical phenomena, the metalinguistic transparency, distance and persuasive force of a particular label, concept or description; metalinguistic avoidance strategies, centrality and salience (in metalinguistic categorization). …”
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E. W. Godwin’s Month in Normandy: Travel Writing as Intertext by Richard W. Hayes

“…Compared to the autobiographical impulse of today’s travel writers, however, Godwin’s account is maddeningly self-effacing, with virtually no personal details vouchsafed. In line with his restricted focus on architectural themes, Godwin’s trip was to a large extent une répétition différente of the journey to Normandy taken by John Ruskin (1819‒1900) in 1848. …”
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Is severe maternal morbidity a risk factor for postpartum hospitalization with mental health or substance use disorder diagnoses? Findings from a retrospective cohort study in Mary... by Carrie L Wolfson, Jessica Tsipe Angelson, Andreea A Creanga

“…Treatment and support resources for mental health and substance use providers --including enhanced screening and personal introduction of providers -- should be made available to patients with SMM upon discharge after delivery, and evidence-based interventions to improve mental health and reduce substance use should be prioritized in these patients.…”
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Post-acute sequelae of hospitalised COVID-19 re-infection compared with hospitalised first-time infection: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Hong Kong by Yin Zhang, Francisco T T Lai, Shirley Chiu Wai Chan, Chak Sing Lau, Xue Li, Eric Yuk Fai Wan, Lung Yi Mak, Celine S L Chui, Ivan F N Hung, Esther Wai Yin Chan, Vincent Ka Chun Yan, Deliang Yang, Carlos Wong, Ian Chi-Kei Wong

“…After a median follow-up of 170 days, re-infection was associated with a significantly higher risk of post-acute all-cause mortality compared with first-time infection (adjusted HR (95% CI): 1.366 (1.166 to 1.600); incidence rate (95% CI): 7.3 (7.1 to 7.5) vs 4.6 (4.4 to 4.7) per 10 000 person-days), all-cause hospital readmission (1.297 (1.200 to 1.403); 50.5 (49.8 to 51.1) vs 28.1 (27.8 to 28.5)), and attendance to emergency departments (1.307 (1.199 to 1.425); 35.4 (34.8 to 35.9) vs 21.9 (21.6 to 22.2)). …”
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Development and Validation of a Predictive Model Based on Serum Silent Information Regulator 6 Levels in Chinese Older Adult Patients: Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study by Yuzi You, Wei Liang, Yajie Zhao

“…The nomogram for CAD outcome prediction in older adult patients with angina pectoris may aid in clinical trial design and personalized clinical decision-making, particularly in institutions where SIRT6 is being explored as a biomarker for aging or cardiovascular health.…”
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OVERCOMING THE ANTINOMIES OF HUMAN EXISTENCE: ONTOLOGY OF TRICKSTER by T. V. Danylova

“…“Panchatantra”, “Kalilah and Dimnah”, “Stefanit and Ihnilat” have a dialogical form, which can be seen as a dialogue within one personality, i.e. at a certain stage one single mediator is splitting, and we get two characters – Karataka and Damanaka, Kalilah and Dimnah, Stefanit and Ihnilat. …”
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Understanding “Alert Fatigue” in Primary Care: Qualitative Systematic Review of General Practitioners Attitudes and Experiences of Clinical Alerts, Prompts, and Reminders by Illin Gani, Ian Litchfield, David Shukla, Gayathri Delanerolle, Neil Cockburn, Anna Pathmanathan

“…Suggestions to improve CR adherence included providing coherent training, enhancing their design, and incorporating more personalized content. Trial RegistrationPROSPERO CRD42016029418; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?…”
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Mujeres y paisaje. Recorridos por una práctica holística y el caso de Cataluña by Daniela Arias Laurino, Zaida Muxí Martínez

“…Conceptos como la simbología, el bien común, la memoria, la participación, los espacios propios para la creación y el entendimiento, y también para el desarrollo personal y colectivo, hilvanan la primera parte del presente artículo a través de distintas formas de aproximación a la naturaleza, la mayoría de ellas no reconocidas en absoluto por la historiografía de la arquitectura y el paisajismo, que las ha relegado de sus discursos hegemónicos y, por tanto, a una condición periférica. …”
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THE PLANNING AND ORGANIZATION OF ECT TREATMENTS IN FINLAND – RESULTS FROM A NATIONAL SURVEY by SAANA KARTTUNEN, LAURI VIRTANEN, ANU HOLM, NIKO SEPPÄLÄ, PETRI SUMIA, ERIKA JÄÄSKELÄINEN, KAIJA JÄRVENTAUSTA

“…The questionnaire included 35 questions. It was sent to the person leading the clinical work in the unit. We received a total of 22 answers, representing to our knowledge all the units currently giving ECT in Finland, except for the Åland Islands and Vanha Vaasa Hospital, which is a state forensic psychiatry unit. …”
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