Reasons for disengagement in first-episode psychosis – perspectives from service users and their caregivers by Yi Chian Chua, Kumarasan Roystonn, K. Pushpa, Swapna Verma, Charmaine Tang

“…Each interview spanned one to two hours, and comprised five phases – icebreaker, exploration of the participant’s experience with EPIP before deciding to disengage, discussion of reasons for disengagement, exploration of the post-disengagement experience, and feedback and suggestions for EPIP. …”
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Numerical Study on the Disturbance Effect of Short-Distance Parallel Shield Tunnelling Undercrossing Existing Tunnels by Zhen Huang, Chenlong Zhang, Helin Fu, Huangshi Deng, Shaokun Ma, Jiajun Fu

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Desflurane general anesthesia for deep brain stimulation in Parkinson′s disease patients by TONG Yuanyuan, XIONG Wei, LI Xiangjiahui, CHEN Liang, FAN Yifang, HAN Ruquan, XIE Sining

“…Highly normalized root-mean-square (NRMS) signals were successfully recorded in all cases, with remedial measures applied in 4 patients to achieve satisfactory MER signals. Post-operative Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) pain scores on days 1, 2, and 3 were 3.7±2.2, 2.8±1.6,and 1.8±2.0, respectively. …”
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Disposal and application of discarded nitrile gloves in sustainable cement-based materials by Haoyu Tan, Baoping Feng, Yige Liu, Junyi Zhou, Junyao Liu, Songfu Yuan

“…Incorporating SWNGF improved flexural toughness, with post-failure results showing that specimens C3 at Td3 and Td5, and A3 at Td5 and Td10 performed better. …”
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Evaluation of Grouting Effectiveness on Cracks in Cement-Stabilized Macadam Layer Based on Pavement Mechanical Response Using FBG Sensors by Min Zhang, Hongbin Hu, Cheng Ren, Zekun Shang, Xianyong Ma

“…The developed methodology provides critical insights for grout material selection, construction process optimization, and post-treatment maintenance strategies, advancing quality control protocols in pavement rehabilitation engineering.…”
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Antimicrobial Lock Therapy in Clinical Practice: A Scoping Review by Aniello Alfieri, Sveva Di Franco, Maria Beatrice Passavanti, Maria Caterina Pace, Vittorio Simeon, Paolo Chiodini, Sebastiano Leone, Marco Fiore

“…ALT improves clinical outcomes, including post-infection survival and catheter retention. From our analysis, we have concluded that both an umbrella review of systematic reviews and a network meta-analysis comparing lock solutions can provide clearer guidance for clinical practice.…”
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THE SOVIET-GERMAN NON-AGGRESSION TREATY OF 1939: A STRATEGIC GAIN OR TRAGIC MISTAKE OF THE USSR (ON THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY OF SIGNING THE TREATY) by A. Kudryavtsev

“…Significant differences in understanding the causes and objectives, interested in concluding the agreement of the parties, the interpretation of the results achieved in their course and the admitted strategic miscalculations, remain up to date and controversial both in Russian and in foreign historiography of the Soviet and post-Soviet periods. The Munich "conspiracy", which had the goal of "pacification" in Europe due to the dismemberment and further occupation of a sovereign European country, did not bring the expected results, but sowed fear and doubts in small Eastern European countries. …”
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Chronic hepatitis B and risk of kidney involvement by M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Issue of CHB is important in patients who are undergoing substitution treatment: hemodialysis or post kidney transplantation. Antiviral therapy is indicated to the most of these patients which potential, at the same time, is limited by initially decreased renal function, nephrotoxicity of some drugs or simultaneous prescription of immunosuppressants after organ transplantation. …”
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Implementation and evaluation of the 3 Wishes Project in safety-net hospitals: Protocol for a hybrid effectiveness-implementation study. by Thanh H Neville, Anne Walling, Neil S Wenger, Brian S Mittman, Chi-Hong Tseng, Dong Chang, Deborah Cook, Carolyn Jennifer Marentes Ruiz, Hope Cassano, Emily Beers, Rucha Gadgil, Nader Kamangar, Nancy Blake, Derjung M Tarn

“…Surveys will query: EOL care, anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Each SNH ICU starts the 3WP at a randomly assigned time that is staggered by 2 months. …”
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Localization of albumin with correlative super resolution light- and electron microscopy in the kidney by Alexandra N. Birtasu, Utz H. Ermel, Johanna V. Rahm, Anja Seybert, Benjamin Flottmann, Mike Heilemann, Florian Grahammer, Achilleas S. Frangakis

“…Using chemical tagging of albumin with synthetic fluorophores we achieve protein-specific labeling that preserve their post-embedding fluorescence after high-pressure freezing and freeze-substitution of murine kidney tissue. …”
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Effectiveness of a Foam Roller Warm-Up in Professional Basketball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Daniel Casado, Ivan Nacher, Juan Pardo, Javier Reina

“…Two outcome measurements were taken pre- and post- intervention to assess ankle mobility: the Dorsi-Flexion Lunge test and the Y-Balance test (YBT) for the lower quarter. …”
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Lightweight CNN-based seizure classification via leveraging chimera states in iEEG recordings by Fatemeh Azad, Saeed Bagheri Shouraki, Soheila Nazari, Mansun Chan

“…These images are processed by a streamlined convolutional neural network (CNN) framework, which classifies iEEG recordings into pre-ictal, ictal, and post-ictal events with robust patient-independent performance. …”
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Genetic and Biological Properties of an Epidemic Feline Panleukopenia Virus Strain (Ala91Ser) in China by Erkai Feng, Zihan Ye, Manping Yan, Yaxi Zhou, Danni Wu, Shipeng Cheng, Yuening Cheng

“…Furthermore, infected cats died of virus infection within 5–10 days post-infection (dpi) (100% morbidity and 83% mortality), indicating that FPLV-CC19-02 is a strain with increased virulence. …”
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Biomass production and heavy metal uptake by crops grown in two contrasting soils amended with sewage sludge by Laura Arló, Andres Beretta, Virginia Takata, Gimena Arrarte, Ariel Szogi, Amabelia del Pino

“…Heavy metals concentrations in plant tissues remained below phytotoxic levels and crops were safe for consumption. At post-harvest, SS addition to S1 (acid soil) increased pH but reduced pH of S2 (alkaline soil). …”
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The impact of extended reality cognitive behavioral therapy on mental disorders among children and youth: A systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. by Madeline Li, Jamin Patel, Tarun Reddy Katapally

“…Data will be extracted on post-intervention means, standard deviations, and 95% confidence intervals. …”
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Bibliometric and visual analysis of retinal fibrosis research from 1993 to 2023 by Jie Zhang, Yiting Qian, Yanyu Shangguan, Yu Gong, Yiyang Shu, Yimin Wang

“…Future research will explore the integration of artificial intelligence in treatment strategies and the mechanisms underlying post-anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injection fibrosis.…”
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Eficacia del entrenamiento aeróbico para agentes de tránsito sedentarios en Santo Domingo by Pablo Arturo Fuertes Moreno, Kevin Andrés Quishpe Veloz

“…Posteriormente, los datos obtenidos fueron analizados mediante el software SPSS (versión 27), utilizando estadísticos descriptivos y el test t de Student con el propósito de identificar cambios significativos entre los resultados pre y post intervención. Los resultados evidenciaron mejoras significativas en todas las capacidades físicas evaluadas. …”
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Drivers of the Sustainability Performance of Induction Stove Conversion Program in Indonesia by Retno Wulan Damayanti, Silvia Dhea Safira, Pringgo Widyo Laksono, Haryono Setiadi, Nisa Aqilla Ellenahaya Entifar

“…Economic sustainability was driven by technology costs and business opportunities (0.643), while environmental sustainability was strongly influenced by electrical infrastructure. Post-installation support (0.307) and financial management (0.391) significantly impacted technical and institutional sustainability respectively. …”
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Perspectives on the microorganisms with the potentials of PET-degradation by Xiao-huan Liu, Jun-li Jin, Hai-tong Sun, Shuo Li, Fei-fei Zhang, Xin-hong Yu, Qi-zhi Cao, Yu-xuan Song, Nan Li, Zhen-hua Lu, Tao Wang, Fei Liu, Jian-min Wang

“…Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), a widely used synthetic polymer in daily life, has become a major source of post-consumer waste due to its complex molecular structure and resistance to natural degradation, which has posed a significant threat to the global ecological environment and human health. …”
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The effect of ginger supplementation on inflammatory indicators and muscle damage after eccentric and concentric exercise in obese girls by Asma Soleimani, Mohammad Fathi, Mustafa Bahrami

“…Results: The t-dependent results of this research showed that acute extroverted and introverted exercise in the pre-test and post-test, respectively, caused a significant increase in the levels of hs-CRP and CK in the supplement and placebo groups (P ≤ 0.05). …”
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