Phase 1 clinical trial on Orgasmic Meditation (OM): Assessing safety and feasibility as a meditation practice for individuals with PTSD by Daniel Kriegman, Rachel Pelletier, Caroline Griggs, Caryn Roth

“…OM showed 47 % improvement in PTSD scores Average score decreased from 60 to 28. Average score across 23 participants rate 4.9/5 that OM is safe. …”
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COVID-19’s effects on microvascular structure in a healthy retina: an OCTA study by Kazim Kiratli, Hazan Gul Kahraman, Yusuf Ziya Guven, Fahrettin Akay, Murat Aysin

“…When the fovea avascular zone (FAZ) area values were compared, the average was 0.57±0.38 in the COVID-19 group, while it was 0.54±0.24 in the control group. …”
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Stigma and vitiligo: the experience of stigma and quality of life in patients with vitiligo by Armon Massoodi, Parsa Halalkhor, Amirmohamad Rezaei Majd, Azar Shirzadian, Faezeh Firuzpour, Hemmat Gholinia, Seyed Gohar Mousavi, Zeinab Aryanian

“…The average score of the FSQ stigma questionnaire was 139.58 ± 24.36, and the average score of the quality-of-life questionnaire was 4.43 ± 4.76. …”
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A feasibility study on using soft insoles for estimating 3D ground reaction forces with incorporated 3D-printed foam-like sensors by Nick Willemstein, Saivimal Sridar, Herman van der Kooij, Ali Sadeghi

“…A subset of this data was used to identify personalized Hammerstein–Wiener (HW) models to estimate the 3D GRFs while the others were used for validation. In addition, the identified HW models showed the best estimation performance (on average root mean squared (RMS) error 9.3%, $ {R}^2 $ =0.85 and mean absolute error (MAE) 7%) of the vertical, mediolateral, and anteroposterior GRFs, thereby showing that these sensors can estimate the resulting 3D force reasonably well. …”
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Evaluation of Workers and Customers Exposure to Noise Level in Delta Mall and Robinson Plaza, Delta State, Nigeria by Ado Umar Farouq, Peter I Ahonsi

“…While the noise exposure level of the entire study area for Delta Mall, revealed an average dose of 115.5% and equivalent TWA of 91.0 dBA for 12 hours duration per day and when compared with OSHA standard, it exceeded the exposure action value in the OSHA noise exposure limits (90 dBA for 8 hours duration per day), hence, a detailed risk assessment must be completed for the entire Delta Mall. …”
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The effect of phacoemulsification of bilateral cataracts, performed at different intervals, on the macular area of the retina by I. E. Ioshin, A. I. Tolchinskaya, A. M. Bagirov

“…Before surgery, visual acuity of the first eye was, on average, 0.38 ± 0.05, while that of the second eye averaged 0.41 ± 0.05. …”
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Using co-design to improve the client waiting experience at an outpatient mental health clinic by Zoe Findlay, Andrea E Waddell, Maame Darkwa, Katrina Engel, Anne-Marie Voyer

“…This project aimed to improve the average daily rating of the client waiting experience by 1 point on a 7-point Likert scale.A quality improvement study was conducted to analyse client satisfaction with wait times and enhance clients’ satisfaction while waiting. …”
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No support for solar radiation as a major evolutionary driver of malar stripes in falcons by Michelle Vrettos, Chevonne Reynolds, Arjun Amar

“…The malar stripes of falcons (Falco spp.) are often hypothesised to function by reducing the amount of solar glare reflected into the falcon's eyes while hunting, thereby aiding foraging efficiency in bright conditions. …”
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Factors Affecting Synthesized C-S-H CO₂ Uptake: Initial Alkalinity and Ca/Si by Jingwei Gong, Kai Zhang, Gangchuan Xie, Kebin Shi, Ying Zhu

“…This was mainly related to the average pore diameter of C-S-H and its silica-oxygen tetrahedral structure. …”
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National trends in postoperative complications for lumbar spinal fusion from 2009 to 2022 by Ryan Hoang, Ryan Le, Joshua Lee, Hannah Cho, Noah Makaio Ross, Arthur Wesley Cowman, Don Young Park, Sohaib Hashmi, Hao-Hua Wu, Nitin Bhatia, Yu-Po Lee

“…Conclusion: Rates of older age, diabetes, and hypertension increased among PLF patients between 2009 and 2022, while most complication rates remained constant. …”
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The Relationship between Mobile Phone Addiction and Changes in Spinal Column Angles of Male High School Students with Endomorphic Body Type by Mohammad Seyedahmadi, Javad Rostami, Karim Khalaghi

“…Using the Morgan table, 200 individuals were selected from the population through simple random sampling, with an average weight of 58.06 ± 9.26 kilograms and an average height of 163.94 ± 7.66 centimeters. …”
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Visual Indicator for Intradialytic Hypotension Prediction Using Variation and Compensation of Heart Rate by Tae-Wuk Bae, Ji-Hyun Park, Jong-Won Park, Kee-Koo Kwon, Kwang-Yong Kim

“…Background: To date, most intradialytic hypotension (IDH) studies have proposed technologies to comprehensively predict the occurrence of IDH using the patient’s baseline information and ultrafiltration (UF) information, but it is difficult to apply the technologies while identifying the patient’s condition in real time. …”
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Exploring Income Convergence for Central and South Asia by Hameed Gul, Ihtisham ul Haq, Dilawar Khan, Piratdin Allayarov, Khurram Abbas

“…Sigma convergence is tested through the standard deviation and coefficient of variation of average per capita income, while beta convergence is tested using panel unit root tests. …”
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ESTIMATION OF CURRENT DYNAMICS AND FORECAST OF GLACIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MALYI AKTRU GLACIER (CENTRAL ALTAI) by V. V. Paromov, Yu. K. Narozhnyi, L. N. Shantykova

“…Relative to the climatic norm (1949–1985), mean annual temperature (averaged for the period 1986–2014) had risen by 0.8– 1.9 °С. …”
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Glacier fluctuations in the Northern and Southern Patagonian Ice Fields retrieved from observations on the International Space Station by V. M. Kotlyakov, L. V. Desinov, S. L. Desinov, E. O. Serova, I. L. Ivonin, E. D. Kryuchkova, E. A. Novikova, V. F. Rudakov

“…The frontal parts of the nine glaciers retained their positions, while others reduced at an average rate of several dozen up to 430 m/year. …”
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A new approach for diabetes risk detection using quadratic interpolation flower pollination neural network by Yulianto Triwahyuadi POLLY, Adriana FANGGIDAE, Juan Rizky Mannuel LEDOH, Clarissa Elfira AMOS PAH, Bertha S. DJAHI, Kisan Emiliano Rape TUPEN

“…PSONN performed less well with an average accuracy of 89.26% and an F1 score of 91.45%. …”
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Impact of disease-related indicators on pain measures in rheumatoid arthritis: a biopsychosocial perspective by Hee Jun Kim, Ju-Yang Jung, Ji-Won Kim, Chang-Hee Suh, Hyoun-Ah Kim

“…The psychological factors assessed included depressive symptoms and pain catastrophizing.Results: The study cohort comprised predominantly female patients with RA with an average age of 55.5±10.1 years. Depressive symptoms had a mean score of 5.83±4.71, while pain catastrophizing had an average score of 14.36±10.70. …”
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Kernel-based response extraction approach for efficient configurable ring oscillator PUF by Enas Abulibdeh, Hani Saleh, Baker Mohammad, Mahmoud Al-Qutayri, Asif Hussain

“…The NIST tests are successfully passed, and the average prediction accuracy of machine learning models is found to be 65.3%.…”
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Influence of Overnight Orthokeratology Lens Treatment Zone Decentration on Myopia Progression by Anken Wang, Chenhao Yang

“…The average distance of decentration was 0.73 ± 0.25 mm. …”
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Body weight and body surface area of adult patients with selected cancers: An Italian multicenter study. by Valentina Danesi, Alice Andalò, Martina Cavallucci, William Balzi, Nicola Gentili, Mattia Altini, Roberta Maltoni, Ilaria Massa, Giorgia Vallicelli, Maria Teresa Montella, Carla Masini, Andrea Roncadori

“…In women, the highest BW was in breast and colon groups, while in men, it was associated with prostate and rectum cancers. …”
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