Meta-narrative review: the impact of music therapy on sleep and future research directions by Qiaoqiao Gou, Meihui Li, Xiaoyu Wang, Xinran Yuan, Mingyi Yang, Junrui Li, Bo Wang, Dan Yang, Xiubo Ren, Miaomiao Yang, Siqi Liu, Ningning Liu, Jiaqi Han, Qiujian Xu

“…Additionally, incorporating variables like psychological status, lifestyle, and environmental factors may offer a more comprehensive understanding of music therapy’s long-term adaptability and effectiveness for diverse populations. …”
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Optimization of Urban Highway Bypass Horizontal Alignment: A Methodological Overview of Intelligent Spatial MCDA Approach Using Fuzzy AHP and GIS by Yashon O. Ouma, Chepng’etich Yabann, Mark Kirichu, Ryutaro Tateishi

“…In the implementation, both engineering and environmental factors comprising of physical and socioeconomic objectives were considered at different levels of decision hierarchy. …”
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Clinical Onset of Celiac Disease after an Episode of Campylobacter jejuni Enteritis by EF Verdu, M Mauro, J Bourgeois, D Armstrong

“…The present case suggests that the clinical expression of CD can be unmasked by an acute gastrointestinal infection and supports the hypothesis that environmental factors other than gliadin may play a role in the clinical onset of CD in a genetically susceptible host. …”
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Gastrointestinal Pathobionts in Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Patients by Rachel V. Purcell, Nadeem O. Kaakoush, Hazel M. Mitchell, John F. Pearson, Jacqueline I. Keenan

“…CD is thought to arise due to an immune response to environmental factors. The role of bacteria in CD has recently been highlighted, and here, we examine the prevalence of two bacterial species, enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis (ETBF) and Fusobacterium nucleatum, implicated in gastrointestinal pathologies, in a pediatric CD cohort. …”
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Safety Risk Analysis of Unmanned Ships in Inland Rivers Based on a Fuzzy Bayesian Network by Xiuxia Zhang, Qingnian Zhang, Jie Yang, Zhe Cong, Jing Luo, Huanwan Chen

“…The proposed safety risk model has considered different operational and environmental factors that affect shipping operations. Based on the fuzzy set theory, historical data, and expert judgments and on previous works are used to estimate the base value (prior values) of various risk factors. …”
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Seasonality Influence on Biochemical and Hematological Indicators of Stress and Growth of Pirarucu (Arapaima gigas), an Amazonian Air-Breathing Fish by Rosiely Felix Bezerra, Maria do Carmo Figueiredo Soares, Athiê Jorge Guerra Santos, Elba Verônica Matoso Maciel Carvalho, Luana Cassandra Breitenbach Barroso Coelho

“…Environmental factors such as seasonal cycles are the main chronic stress cause in fish increasing incidence of disease and mortality and affecting productive performance. …”
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Parasites in Sewage: Legal Requirements and Diagnostic Tools by Oliwia Obuch-Woszczatyńska, Klaudia Bylińska, Małgorzata Krzyżowska, Karol Korzekwa, Piotr Bąska

“…However, water treatment sludge often cannot be used to enhance crop production due to the presence of parasite eggs, particularly from roundworms (Ascaridae family), which are resistant to environmental factors and can pose a threat for several years. …”
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Investigation into changes in inflammatory and immune cell markers in pre-diabetic patients from Durban, South Africa by Nomusa Christina Mzimela, Aubrey Mbulelo Sosibo, Phikelelani Siphosethu Ngubane, Andile Khathi

“…Studies also indicate that this condition is associated with aberrant immune responses that are also influenced by environmental factors. This study sought to investigate changes in the concentration of immune cells and select inflammatory markers in patients with pre-diabetes in Durban, South Africa. …”
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Emerging trends in nano-sensors: A new frontier in food safety and quality assurance by Farhang Hameed Awlqadr, Ammar B. Altemimi, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Tablo Azad Hama Salih, Zina T. Alkanan, Qausar Hamed AlKaisy, Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Mohammad Ali Hesarinejad

“…With applications ranging from real-time monitoring of pathogenic bacteria, such as Escherichia coli and Salmonella, to assessing environmental factors affecting food quality, these innovative devices demonstrate unparalleled advantages over conventional detection methods. …”
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Identification of Salty Dietary Patterns of the Japanese Macroregion by Masana Yokoya, Miyuki Fukuhara, Emiko Haga, Yuka Shimamura, Aki Terada

“…This pattern is thought to have formed over a long period of time because of the influence of environmental factors, such as local climate.…”
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Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Dysfunctions among Indian Pregnant Women by Preetha Ramachandra, Arun G. Maiya, Pratap Kumar, Asha Kamath

“…The culture and the environmental factors may influence the discomforts experienced by a pregnant woman. …”
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Mechanisms of nitrogen and phosphorus release from heavily polluted coastal sediments and identification of influencing factor by Nana Hu, Yanqing Sheng, Qi Tang, Xiaozhu Liu

“…Ion-exchangeable forms of N and inorganic P are the most susceptible to release from external environmental factors. These findings will aid in the management and control of heavily polluted coastal rivers.…”
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Differential Impact of Stress Reduction Programs upon Ambulatory Blood Pressure among African American Adolescents: Influences of Endothelin-1 Gene and Chronic Stress Exposure by Mathew J. Gregoski, Vernon A. Barnes, Martha S. Tingen, Yanbin Dong, Haidong Zhu, Frank A. Treiber

“…If these preliminary findings are replicated via ancillary analyses of archival databases and then via efficacy trials, selection of behavioral prescriptions for prehypertensives will be edging closer to being guided by individual's underlying genetic and environmental factors incorporating the healthcare model of personalized preventive medicine.…”
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Leveraging International Health Regulations (2005) to enhance health security in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a retrospective analysis from 2016 to 2023 by Dalia Samhouri, Mohamed Elhakim, Amgad Elkholy, Mahgoub Hamid

“…Introduction The WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR), consisting of 22 member states, faces significant health security challenges exacerbated by socioeconomic, political and environmental factors. This study aims to assess the efforts to enhance health security in the EMR from 2016 to 2023 through the implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) core capacities.Methods A narrative review was conducted using IHR Monitoring and Evaluation Framework (MEF) tools, such as the State Party Self-Assessment Annual Report (SPAR) and the Joint External Evaluation (JEE), to evaluate the region’s preparedness and response capabilities. …”
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The climate change influence on Indonesia medicinal plants: A review by Ngezahayo Eric, Komariah Komariah, Masykuri Mohammad

“…This review illustrates a common figure of environmental factors such as temperature, drought, and CO2 that affect Indonesia’s medicinal plants. …”
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Pest Status of Subfamily Lymantriinae (Lepidoptera: Erebidae: Noctuoidea): Review by Amritpal Singh Kaleka, Gagan Preet Kour Bali

“…Depending on the environmental factors, the insect contracts the host through primary or secondary infection. …”
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Proton Pump Inhibitors and Dementia: Physiopathological Mechanisms and Clinical Consequences by Gloria Ortiz-Guerrero, Diana Amador-Muñoz, Carlos Alberto Calderón-Ospina, Daniel López-Fuentes, Mauricio Orlando Nava Mesa

“…Dementia and AD are chronic neurodegenerative conditions with a complex physiopathology involving both genetic and environmental factors. Recent clinical studies have shown that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are associated with risk of dementia, including AD. …”
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Global patterns of taxonomic and phylogenetic endemism in liverwort assemblages by Hong Qian, Shenhua Qian

“…We assess phylogenetic endemism and relative phylogenetic endemism in relation to eleven environmental factors, which represent current and Quaternary climate variations, as well as topographic and environmental heterogeneity. …”
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Effect of Soil Salinity on Thermal Behavior of Sandy Soils Under a Sahara Climate by Djihad Bennaceur, Nadia Laredj, Mustapha Maliki, Hanifi Missoum

“…These results emphasize the intricate interaction between soil composition and salinity in regulating temperature patterns, providing important knowledge for enhancing soil management practices that are customized to particular soil types and environmental factors, with potential implications for geothermal applications. …”
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CISD2-mediated mitochondrial dysfunction and iron redistribution contributes to ferroptosis in arsenic-induced nonalcoholic steatohepatitis by Jingyuan Zhang, Lu Wang, Yang Lu, Fei Zheng, Xiaoqian Ding, Xiaofeng Yao, Jie Bai, Ningning Wang, Guang Yang, Tianming Qiu, Xiance Sun

“…This may provide a novel means of treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease triggered by environmental factors.…”
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