Resting‐state functional connectivity changes with microburst vagus nerve stimulation therapy by Jane B. Allendorfer, Rodolphe Nenert, Elhum Shamshiri, Giovanni Ranuzzi, Jason Begnaud, Ryan Verner, Jerzy P. Szaflarski, the Microburst Study Group

“…Resting‐state fMRI analyses were performed using in‐house Matlab scripts. Nonparametric permutation tests assessed baseline group differences in rsFC between automated anatomical atlas (AAL) brain regions and longitudinal rsFC changes. …”
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Discursive Strategies of Indirect Apology in English-Language Personal Communication by E. Yu. Ilyinova, O. S. Volkova, V. A. Litvinova

“…Rowling, R. Golman) and scripts of feature films in English (Bridget Jones’ Diary, directed by Sharon Maguire, Emma – Directed by Douglas McGrath, etc.) selected by means of a continuous selection method, 172 text excerpts verbalize direct or indirect apologies. …”
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Video- Versus Text-Based Psychoeducation in Web-Based E-Mental Health Programs: Randomized Controlled Trial by Swantje Borsutzky, Josefine Gehlenborg, Lara Rolvien, Steffen Moritz

“…To assess the added value of video production for knowledge gain, text-based scripts corresponding to the video content were created and compared. …”
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Smoking Cessation Smartphone App for Nondaily Smoking With Telephone Onboarding: Proof-of-Concept Randomized Controlled Trial by Bettina B Hoeppner, Kaitlyn R Siegel, Allison E Futter, Diadora Finley-Abboud, Alivia C Williamson, Christopher W Kahler, Elyse R Park, Susanne S Hoeppner

“…All participants engaged in a 15-minute scripted onboarding phone call and were introduced to their support materials to use for the next 7 weeks. …”
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