Avatars for the masses: smartphone-based reconstruction of humans for virtual reality by Timo Menzel, Erik Wolf, Stephan Wenninger, Niklas Spinczyk, Lena Holderrieth, Carolin Wienrich, Ulrich Schwanecke, Marc Erich Latoschik, Mario Botsch

“…The data captured by the smartphone is transferred to a reconstruction server, where the avatar is generated in a fully automated process. …”
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The Use of Mobile Apps in Adolescent Psychotherapy: Assessment of Psychotherapists’ Perspectives by Sarah Wüllner, Katharin Hermenau, Tobias Hecker, Michael Siniatchkin

“…Participants provided information on their age, occupation, years of work experience, media affinity, attitudes toward psychotherapeutic apps, perceived app quality and feasibility, and the implementation process of the therapy-accompanying app. Qualitative data were analyzed using deductive qualitative content analysis. …”
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Reducing routine group and save testing in emergency laparoscopic appendicectomy surgery: a quality improvement project assessing the triple bottom line by Dominic Furniss, Cyra Mackintosh, Emanuele Gammeri, Vrettos Ierodiakonou

“…We sought to assess safety, cost, and environmental and social savings—the triple bottom line—of omitting routine G&S testing in laparoscopic appendicectomies, by undertaking a quality improvement project at a busy district general hospital.Methods All patients who underwent an emergency laparoscopy +/− appendicectomy, between 1 November 2020 and 31 October 2021, were retrospectively reviewed, and cross-referenced to haematological testing and blood product dispensation data. A cost of £15 was applied to processed G&S samples and £1.89 to rejected samples. …”
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Factors contributing to the implementation of interventions to prevent and manage intensive care unit delirium: a systematic review protocol by Roxanne M Parslow, Andrew Booth, Maria Pufulete, Andrew J Moore, Ben Gibbison, Burak Kundakci, Katherine Louise Jones

“…We will extract both qualitative and quantitative data and assess study quality using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme (CASP) tool. …”
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Effects of subsurface water infiltration systems on land movement dynamics in Dutch peat meadows by S. van Asselen, G. Erkens, G. Erkens, C. Fritz, R. Hessel, J. J. H. van den Akker

“…Therefore, multiyear data series are needed to filter out variations in seasonal dynamics, which are mainly introduced by annual variations in weather conditions, and more accurately estimate long-term land subsidence.…”
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Experiences of Young and Middle-Aged Stroke Patients with Hemiplegia Who Actively Participate in Rehabilitation Exercises and Their Perceptions of Well-Being: A Descriptive Qualita... by Si Y, Huang X, Zhao S, Ou Z, Pi M, Du J

“…Their rehabilitation process includes not only the restoration of physical function but also the reconstruction of psychological adaptability and the dynamic transformation of well-being. …”
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Corporate political activity in the context of unhealthy food advertising restrictions across Transport for London: A qualitative case study. by Kathrin Lauber, Daniel Hunt, Anna B Gilmore, Harry Rutter

“…<h4>Background</h4>Diets with high proportions of foods high in fat, sugar, and/or salt (HFSS) contribute to malnutrition and rising rates of childhood obesity, with effects throughout the life course. …”
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3-D fracture network reconstruction and quantitative fractal analysis of subsurface rock fractures via integrated CT scanning and box-counting dimension methodology by Hongjian Wu, Xiangwei Kong, Xing Chen, Dianwei Guan

“…Second, this research is the first to develop a coupled poroelastic-fracture model incorporating Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)-based size deviation indices, achieving permeability prediction errors of ≤ 4.84 % compared to experimental data, substantially improving upon existing models' typical 8–12 % error margins. …”
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Ubiquitination in hepatocellular carcinoma immunity by Jianan Zhao, Yuxuan Li, Jie Zhu, Hong Li, Xiaofeng Jin

“…While surgical resection at early stages offers favorable prognosis with 5-year survival rates exceeding 70%, the clinical reality in China reveals a contrasting scenario, where over 60% of patients present with advanced disease, resulting in a dramatic decline in 5-year survival to below 12.5%. …”
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Development and Validation of an Anoikis-Related Gene Signature for Prognostic Prediction in Cervical Cancer by Meng S, Li X, Zhang J, Cheng X

“…Silu Meng,1,2,&amp;ast; Xiangqin Li,3,&amp;ast; Jianwei Zhang,1 Xiaodong Cheng1 1Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Women’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gynecologic Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, People’s Republic of China; 3Xiangya Hospital, Zhongnan University, Changsha, Hunan, People’s Republic of China&amp;ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiaodong Cheng, Email chengxd@zju.edu.cnBackground: Cervical cancer still has high incidence and mortality rates worldwide. This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of anoikis-related genes (ARGs) and develop a risk scoring model for accurate survival prediction in cervical cancer patients.Methods: The expression profiles of cervical cancer tissue and survival data were downloaded from TCGA-CESC and CGCI-HTMCP-CC. …”
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Effectiveness of Fewer Falls, an online group-based self-management fall prevention programme for people with multiple sclerosis: protocol of a randomised controlled trial by Maria Flink, Charlotte Ytterberg, Kristina Gottberg, Marie Kierkegaard, Susanna Tuvemo Johnson, Elizabeth Walker Peterson, Ulrika Meijer, Johanna Bylinder

“…The control and intervention groups will also receive a brochure on fall risk factors and fall prevention in addition to their standard MS care and rehabilitation. Data collection will be performed at baseline and 3, 6 and 12 months after the start of the intervention. …”
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Quantifying the Impact of Vegetation Greening on Evapotranspiration and Its Components on the Tibetan Plateau by Peidong Han, Hanyu Ren, Yinghan Zhao, Na Zhao, Zhaoqi Wang, Zhipeng Wang, Yangyang Liu, Zhenqian Wang

“…Based on satellite and climate data from 1982 to 2018, we found the following: (1) The PT-JPL model successfully captured ET trends over the TP, revealing increasing trends in total ET, canopy transpiration, interception loss, and soil evaporation at rates of 0.06, 0.39, 0.005, and 0.07 mm/year, respectively. …”
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Integrative RNA-seq and ATAC-seq analysis unveils antioxidant defense mechanisms in salt-tolerant rice variety Pokkali by Qiaoyu Yang, Yutong Zheng, Xitao Li

“…These genes were also involved in metabolic processes such as glycan biosynthesis, amino acid metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, and energy production. …”
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Changes and heterogeneity in quality-amenable excess mortality in Mexico: a systematic analysis for the years 2012, 2018, and 2021Research in context by Sofia Castro Vargas, Diego Rios-Zertuche, Sebastian Bauhoff

“…In broad terms, amenable mortality is derived by comparing case fatality rates in Mexico from those in a group of benchmark countries. …”
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Cultural adaptation of clinic-based pediatric hiv status disclosure intervention with task shifting in Eastern Uganda by Joseph Kirabira, Janet Nakigudde, Keng-Yen Huang, Scholastic Ashaba, Harriet Nambuya, Yesim Tozan, Lawrence H. Yang

“…Collected qualitative data were analyzed using an inductive approach to develop themes and subthemes. …”
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Clinical-epidemiological and pathogenetic features of viral hepatitis C in the hemodialysis departments by R. N. Akalaev, G. Z. Aripkhodzhaeva, S. A. Rashidova, A. N. Abdullaev, K. A. Khashimov

“…The diagnosis of chronic viral hepatitis C was made on the basis of medical history, clinical and laboratory data, and detection of anti-HCV IgG and RNA-HCV in blood.Results. …”
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Study protocol: LIAM Mc trial (Linking In with Advice and supports for Men impacted by Metastatic cancer). by Brendan Noonan, Philip Bredin, Anita M Cahill, Stephanie Corkery, Katie E Johnston, Katarina Medved, Anne Marie Cusack, Josephine Hegarty, Mohamad M Saab, Samantha J Cushen, Roisin Connolly, Brendan Palmer, Darren Dahly, Mike Murphy, Richard M Bambury, Jack P Gleeson

“…<h4>Background</h4>The significant increase in cancer survivorship rates necessitates a comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to supportive care services. …”
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Large-scale ecological engineering increases forest canopy height in Loess Plateau from 1985 to 2020 by Mengxue Liu, Lin Ma, Zhoutao Zheng, Nan Cong, Guang Zhao, Yangjian Zhang, Bingyu Zhao, Li Liu, Daijun Yao, Xiaoqing Duan

“…The forest canopy height (FCH) is a crucial indicator of ecosystem processes, significantly influencing biomass distribution and biodiversity. …”
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Combined thermodynamic and time-resolved structural analysis of interactions between AP2 and biomimetic plasma membranes provides insights into clathrin-mediated endocytosis by Armando Maestro, Nathan R. Zaccai, Juan F. Gonzalez-Martinez, Pablo Sanchez-Puga, Javier Tajuelo, Miguel A. Rubio, Andreas Santamaria, Javier Carrascosa-Tejedor, Daniel Pereira, Ildefonso Marín-Montesinos, Philipp Gutfreund, Richard Campbell, Jurij Kotar, Bernard T. Kelly, Pietro Cicuta, David J. Owen

“…Nonetheless, many aspects of this process remain unclear due to their in vivo complexity. …”
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Green Health by Marcel Cardinali

“…Second, accessible green spaces were also associated with lower self-rated air pollution and indirect health effects at network distances of 1,400-1,500 m. …”
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