Acoustic and Psychological Effects of Omkar Chanting in Novice Indian Adults: A Quasi-experimental Study by Jayashree Pattanayak, Yamini Belur, Judu Ilavarasu

“…These findings suggest that incorporating mantra chanting into daily routines can be a simple yet effective tool for enhancing both vocal health and mental well-being, making it beneficial for those seeking natural practices for stress reduction and overall well-being.…”
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Contribuição ao estudo das malformações occipito-cervical, particularmente da impressão basilar by Horacio M. Canelas, José Zaclis, Rolando A. Tenuto

“…In case 5 vertebral reduction in the cervical region was evidenced but bony coalescence could not be proved. …”
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CrossFit^® and Its Influence on Health Behaviors, Functional Capacity, and Psychosocial Outcomes: An Explorative Study of Gender Differences in Athlete Perspectives by Alessandra Amato, Luca Petrigna, Leonardo Di Gregorio, Giuseppe Musumeci

“…Regarding psychological outcomes, 95% of respondents indicated a reduction in stress levels, 73.3% reported better sleep quality, and over 90% perceived improvements in self-esteem and daily energy. …”
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Design and Construction of an Instrumentation System to Capture the Response of Advanced Materials Impacted by Intense Proton Pulses by F. Carra, C. Charrondiere, M. Guinchard, O. Sacristan de Frutos

“…In recent years, significant efforts were taken at CERN and other high-energy physics laboratories to study and predict the consequences of particle beam impacts on devices such as collimators, targets, and dumps. …”
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The impact of referral workload on cardiology registrars in a high-volume district general hospital: implications for workforce well-being and service efficiency by Md Imran Hossain, Jaymin Shantilal Shah

“…This burden significantly affected well-being, with 91% reporting frequent stress and 25% consistently feeling overwhelmed. Correlation analysis indicated a possible association between higher workload and increased stress (ρ = 0.55, p = 0.077).Additionally, 91% experienced moderate-to-severe physical exhaustion by shift end, with 33% rating fatigue as severe. …”
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Observing and Modeling Short‐Term Changes in Basal Friction During Rain‐Induced Speed‐Ups on an Alpine Glacier by Anuar Togaibekov, Florent Gimbert, Adrien Gilbert, Andrea Walpersdorf

“…Abstract Basal shear stress on hard‐bedded glaciers results from normal stress against bed roughness, which depends on basal water pressure and cavity size. …”
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Household ownership of latrines does not ensure use: a scoping review by Nicolas Gaffan, Cyriaque Degbey, Alphonse Kpozehouen, Moussiliou Noël Paraïso, Yolaine Glele Ahanhanzo

“…Exposure to sanitation communication initiatives heightened the likelihood of latrine utilisation by individuals.Conclusion The study stresses the importance of improving children’s education and implementing poverty reduction initiatives to enable households to afford adequate sanitation facilities. …”
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Lateral Si_0.15Ge_0.85/Ge/Si_0.15Ge_0.85 Double-Heterojunction Laser With SiN Stressor by Xinyang Sun, Bin Shu, Huiyong Hu

“…Optical interconnection emerges as a promising solution to mitigate these issues by enabling reductions in circuit size, power consumption, and signal delay. …”
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Experimental and numerical study on FRP-rehabilitated RC beam-column joints at high temperature with artificial neural network by R. Surya Prakash, N. Parthasarathi

“…Artificial neural network (ANN) regression models were developed to predict deflection and nodal temperature based on input parameters. …”
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Supplementation with porcine placenta extract reduces negative emotions and enhances positive emotions in healthy adults: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study by Naoya Morita, Eiichi Hirano

“…The primary endpoint was TMD score, while secondary endpoints included fatigue, quality of life, sleep quality, autonomic function, and stress hormone levels.ResultsThe pPE group showed significant reductions in TMD scores and improvements in Anger-Hostility, Confusion-Bewilderment, Vigor-Activity, and Friendliness subscales compared to the placebo group. …”
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COMING INTO BEING AN EMPATHIC DOCTOR: MODERN VIEWS AND CHALLENGES by I.A. Kolisnyk, A.I. Pankevych, A.M. Hohol

“…Thus, during the professional training of doctors, educators and clinicians should pay special attention not only to the students’ acquisition of practical skills, but also to the development of empathy, the formation of stress resistance, the improvement of interpersonal communication both with colleagues and patients, and the development of skills, related to empathy in a broad sense as these aspects are one of the paramount tasks of medical education programs based on the biopsychosocial model of health. …”
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Usage of an App-Based Addiction Prevention Program for German Vocational Students: Secondary Analysis of Data From a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial by Diana Guertler, Anne Möhring, Dominic Bläsing, Christian Meyer, Hannah Schmidt, Florian Rehbein, Merten Neumann, Arne Dreißigacker, Anja Bischof, Gallus Bischof, Svenja Sürig, Lisa Hohls, Susanne Wurm, Stefan Borgwardt, Severin Haug, Hans-Jürgen Rumpf

“…An important finding was that students with higher needs for support in terms of self-efficacy, social competence, and perceived stress showed higher intervention usage. In terms of health equity, additional efforts should be made to increase intervention usage among males, those with lower levels of education, and those with higher levels of addictive behaviors.…”
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Overtraining syndrome in bodybuilding and the difficulty of searching for informative biomarkers for disadaptation diagnostics by Vadym Koval, Anatolii Tsos, Oleh Olkhovyi, Kateryna Drobot, Andrii Chernozub, Vladimir Potop

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Rake Angle Effect on a Machined Surface in Orthogonal Cutting of Graphite/Polymer Composites by Dayong Yang, Zhenping Wan, Peijie Xu, Longsheng Lu

“…Based on the effective stress field obtained from finite element analysis, it can be predicted that the crack initiates at the tool tip, subsequently propagates downward and forward, and later spreads gradually toward the free surface of the workpiece. …”
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Modeling of Concrete-Frozen Soil Interface from Direct Shear Test Results by Meng Xiong, Pengfei He, Yanhu Mu, Xinlei Na

“…The parameters of the simple nonlinear model can be gained by back-analyzing the test results. The predictions made by the proposed model are found to be in good agreement with the experimental results.…”
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Quantitative trait loci mapping for salt tolerance-related traits during the germination stage of wheat. by Maoxing Song, Qing Lu, Hongliang Ma, Tong Li, Mengying Yang, Rongkai Yu, Huina Huang, Peng Wu, Pengjing Liu, Zhihui Wu

“…Soil salinization is a type of abiotic stress that affects the growth and development of wheat. …”
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RACE-Nano-Seq: Profiling Transcriptome Diversity of a Genomic Locus by Lu Tang, Dongyang Xu, Philipp Kapranov

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Behind the Leash: Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Occupational Strain in Dog Trainers by Alexandra Malone

“…Eighty-six professionals completed the Professional Quality of Life Measure, which evaluates the positive aspects of caregiving and negative outcomes such as burnout and secondary traumatic stress. The analysis revealed that neither extended work experience nor increased dog aggression significantly predicted higher burnout levels, and the anticipated moderating effect of emotional strain was not observed. …”
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A Discrete Element Model for Damage and Fatigue Crack Growth of Quasi-Brittle Materials by Xiaofeng Gao, Georg Koval, Cyrille Chazallon

“…The numerical results are in good agreement with the theoretical predictions of damage and fracture mechanics, and intact and precracked samples are analysed under fatigue loading to show the consistent coexistence of fractured and damaged zones in a single model.…”
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Mindfulness-based programmes for mental health promotion in adults in nonclinical settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. by Julieta Galante, Claire Friedrich, Anna F Dawson, Marta Modrego-Alarcón, Pia Gebbing, Irene Delgado-Suárez, Radhika Gupta, Lydia Dean, Tim Dalgleish, Ian R White, Peter B Jones

“…Mindfulness-based programmes (MBPs) are being widely implemented to reduce stress, but a comprehensive evidence synthesis is lacking. …”
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