Nalbuphine as a Potential Alternative to Morphine in Sickle Cell Disease Patients with Vaso-occlusive Crisis: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Mohannad Alghamdi, Mohamed Almulhim, Qasem Almulihi, Yousef A. Alhamaid, Mohammad Assiri, Abdullah Alzahid, Basmah Al Ghanim, Lama Albaish, Lama Alkhunaizi, Shahad Alali, Layan Alshehri

“…Background: The use of morphine in managing vaso-occlusive crisis (VOC) in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) can result in significant side effects. Nalbuphine, a mixed agonist–antagonist opioid, may offer an alternative with fewer complications. …”
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How 2D and 3D Built Environment Impact Urban Vitality: Evidence from Overhead-Level to Eye-Level Urban Form Metrics by Yi Peng, Xu Cui, Bingjie Yu, Runze Liu, Hong Li

“…., normalized difference vegetation index (−0.092), green view index (−0.104), road density (−0.021), and enclosure (−0.089)) are negatively correlated with urban vitality, while the indicators of building space and mixed function (e.g., building density, floor area ratio, points of interest (POI) mixing degree, and 3D mixing degree) present a positive effect. …”
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Changes in functional outcome after a first-time stroke: Data from a longitudinal study. by Nipaporn Butsing, Nalinrat Thongniran, Jesada Keandoungchun

“…Friedman tests were used to assess changes in mRS scores over six months. Linear mixed effect regression was applied to identify the change in BI scores during the six months post-discharge.…”
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Joint Lagrangian Relaxation and Dynamic Programming Approach for a Multi-Period Multi-Product Location-Inventory Problem by Claudio Araya-Sassi, German Paredes-Belmar, Gabriel Gutierrez-Jarpa, Ricardo Gatica Escobar

“…Additionally, it involves setting order sizes and reorder points to minimize system costs while meeting service level conditions. …”
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The impact of diagnosed fetal anomaly, diagnostic severity and prognostic ambiguity on parental depression and traumatic stress: a prospective longitudinal cohort study by Aurora Oftedal, Mona Bekkhus, Guttorm Nils Haugen, Nikolai Olavi Czajkowski, Anne Kaasen

“…Material and methods In this prospective observational study conducted at a tertiary perinatal referral center, 81 mothers and 69 fathers with ultrasound findings of fetal anomaly completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) and Impact of Events Scale (IES) at four time points in pregnancy (T1–T4) and 6 weeks after birth (T5). …”
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Subjective mental fatigue ratings are not associated with basketball game-related statistics during official semiprofessional male games by Pierpaolo Sansone, Leonardo de Sousa Fortes, Damiano Polverari, Anthony Leicht, Miguel Angel Gomez-Ruano

“…Technical-tactical performance during games was assessed by retrieving game-related statistics (GRS) (points; 2-point shots (2P) made; 2P missed; 2P percentage (2P%); 3-point (3P) shots made; 3P shots missed; 3P shot percentage (3P%); free-throws (1P) made; 1P missed; 1P percentage (1P%); offensive rebounds; defensive rebounds; assists; steals; turnovers; blocks; blocks against; fouls committed; fouls drawn; and Performance Index Rating). …”
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Identification of Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.) Habitat and Indicators in Pennsylvania, USA: The Influence of Climate and Site on In Situ Conservation of an Edge of Range Pl... by Ezra Houston, Eric P. Burkhart, Grady Zuiderveen, Xin Chen

“…Community analysis identified 159 woody and herbaceous associates, including indicators of the following supportive rich mesic forest types: “Tuliptree‐Beech‐Maple,” “Red Oak‐Mixed hardwood,” and “Central Appalachian Rich Cove”. …”
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Decay kinetics of an interferon gamma release assay with anti-tuberculosis therapy in newly diagnosed tuberculosis cases. by Ifedayo M O Adetifa, Martin O C Ota, Brigitte Walther, Abdulrahman S Hammond, Moses D Lugos, David J Jeffries, Simon A Donkor, Richard A Adegbola, Philip C Hill

“…ESAT-6 had higher median counts compared to CFP-10 at all time points. Counts for each antigen declined significantly with therapy (p<0.001). …”
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The comparison of ewe udder morphology traits of Improved Valachian, Tsigai, Lacaune breeds and their crosses by Pavol Makovický, Melinda Nagy, Peter Makovický

“…Collected data were processed with restricted methodology and maximal probability using a MIXED procedure from the SAS statistical package. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of Sb/P substituted Ge–Ga–Se–Te bulk glasses by Roman Golovchak, Anna Sheets, Dakota Price, Tetyana Ignatova, Kyle Nowlin, Andriy Kovalskiy, Bohdan Mahlovanyi, Yaroslav Shpotyuk, Andriy Lopushansky, Jozef Cebulski, Catherine Boussard-Pledel, Bruno Bureau

“…Abstract Mixed Se–Te glasses are unique materials for infrared optical applications due to their exceptional IR transparency, molding and fiber-drawing capability, environmental stability, and tailored physical properties. …”
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Effect of a smart ring-assisted physiotherapeutic intervention on the postoperative outcomes 12 months after a total knee replacement (SmarTKRing): protocol for a randomised contro... by Ville Mattila, Antti Eskelinen, Aleksi Reito, Joni Hautala, Laura Koriseva

“…Secondary outcomes encompass OKS variance, poor postoperative outcome (defined as ≤7 points change on the OKS), quality of life questionnaire EuroQol 5-Dimensions 5-Levels(EQ-5D-5L), knee range of motion, pain scores, patient satisfaction and healthcare resource utilisation. …”
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Influence of artificial intelligence on higher education reform and talent cultivation in the digital intelligence era by Limin Qian, Weiran Cao, Lifeng Chen

“…The results show that SEOM has high accuracy and generalization ability in three different teaching scenes: online mixed teaching, personalized teaching and project-based teaching. …”
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Attitudes and Behaviors of Nurses and Nursing Students Toward Patients with Obesity: A Systematized Review by Yaiza-María Arvelo-Rodríguez, Cristo-Manuel Marrero-González, Alfonso-Miguel García-Hernández

“…Inclusion criteria: Quantitative, qualitative, or mixed research conducted on nurses and/or nursing students in a context focused on the care of adult patients with obesity. …”
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Multi-User Task Offloading Strategy in RIS-Aided Multi-AP Mobile Edge Computing Networks by Wen Zhou, Ling Miao, Dan Deng, Min Hua, Dan Xiang, Chunguo Li

“…In this paper, we consider a reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS)-aided edge computing-enabled multiuser networks with multiple access points (APs) and investigate the computation offloading strategy of user equipments (UEs). …”
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Developmental trajectories of and reciprocal relationships between Chinese university students' foreign language reading self-efficacy and reading strategy use by Shiyu Zhou, Yingxian Zhang

“…Data were collected from 293 Chinese undergraduate EFL students at five time points over the course of one academic year using a mixed-methods approach which included parallel latent growth models, cross-lagged analyses, and semi-structured interviews. …”
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Effects of a six-month yoga intervention on vascular parameters in sedentary office workers: An interrupted time-series study design by Poovitha Shruthi Paramashiva, K Annapoorna, K Vaishali, K.N Shivashankar, Baskaran Chandrasekaran, Krishna Yerraguntla, Govardhan G. Reddy, Suresh Sukumar, Sneha Ravichandran, Dilip Shettigar, Sathya Sabina Muthu, Koustubh Kamath, Cyril Biji, Rajagopal Kadavigere

“…The participants’ mean body mass index was 22.6 kg/m² ±3.2 kg/m². A linear mixed model is fitted to the provided data with the months considered fixed effects. …”
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Three-Dimensional Subsurface Model of Luk-Ulo Melange Complex, Karangsambung, Indonesia: Insights from Gravity Modeling by Faridz Nizar Ahmady, Djoko Santoso, Susanti Alawiyah, Asep Saepuloh

“…The Luk-Ulo Melange Complex (LMC) is characterized by a chaotic assemblage of mixed rocks with a block-in-matrix fabric. The exposed blocks consist of various scattered rock types, trending in an ENE-WSW direction. …”
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The occurrence characteristic and dissolution mechanism of lithium-rich sediments in Salt Lake Mahai of Qaidam Basin, NW China by Yanjun Zhao, Pengyu Long, Hua Zhang, Yufei Hu, Zihao Cui, Yumeng Zhang, Minglu Zhang, Qiang Wang, Shengzhong Hu

“…The dominant clay mineral is illite, followed by chlorite, kaolinite, and an illite–smectite mixed layer. The leached lithium content in brine was less than 10% of the total lithium content in the clay samples. …”
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Extension of escape rooms with roleplays: promoting a sense of belonging and fostering communication skills among first-year university students by Sonja Hahn, Marie-Luise Springmann, Tamara Denninger, Mechthild Kiegelmann

“…These points are especially important due to the large proportion of non-traditional students in our sample. …”
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Enhancing English Language Teaching and User Experience in Virtual Environments: A Systematic Review on Gamification and Personalised Learning by Myriam Tatiana Velarde Orozco, Bárbara Luisa De Benito Crosetti

“…Future research should pursue longer mixed-method trials, transparent adaptivity and scalable models for low-resource contexts. …”
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