One or Many Recoveries? Recoveries in the Plural for a Better Understanding of One's Healing Journey by Elena Faccio, Michele Rocelli, Lia Bitetti, Giuseppe Salamina, Susanna Brunelli, Federica Mangione, Ludovica Aquili

“…Aims This narrative review explores the different definitions of recovery available in the literature, by investigating the adjectives that qualify it and the theoretical construct the adjective refers to. Method From the online databases PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar and PsycINFO, 43 articles were selected for the review. …”
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Field-based soil extractions capture more amino acids that are lost during short-term storage by Scott Buckley, Sandra Jämtgård

“…Aqueous soil extraction is a commonly used method to extract nitrogen (N) from soil. However, the disturbance of collection, transportation, and storage before extraction can potentially lead to mineralisation of extractable organic N pools, and as such may bias our interpretations of plant-available N towards inorganic N. …”
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Measurement of Density and Shape for Single Black Carbon Aerosols in a Heavily Polluted Urban Area by Shurong Wang, Kaili Zhou, Xiaohui Lu, Hong Chen, Fan Yang, Qiang Li, Xin Yang, Xiaofei Wang

“…The results showed that BC-dominated particles whose BC core mass (~2.2 fg) was almost equal to particle mass (~2.3 fg) were observed in particles with 200 nm Da. …”
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Research on the In fluence of Aerodynamic Performance of High-speed Train Air Brake Blades by Wei WANG, Hongtai XIE, Yunfei WANG, Wei CHAI, Jingwu MA, Zhenfeng WU

“…In this paper, based on the N-S and <italic>k</italic>-<italic>ε</italic> double equation model of the three-dimensional steady incompressible viscous flow field, a preliminary analysis of the aerodynamic performance of the high-speed train with brake wing panels was carried out with the computational fluid dynamics method. Directional force, vertical lift, lateral force, gas flow field aerodynamic interference effect and aerodynamic noise were calculated and explained in detail on the selection of different longitudinal positions, different upwind angles and different sets of longitudinal arrangement of the first row of wind wing panels. …”
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Mechanical exfoliation of graphite to graphene in polyvinylpyrrolidone aqueous solution by L. A. Myroniuk, D. V. Myroniuk, E. V. Maistruk, S. I. Kuryshchuk, A. I. Ievtushenko, I. M. Danylenko, V. V. Strelchuk, I. P. Koziarskyi

“…The ratio of the intensity of 2D and G bands equal to 1.66 (I2D/IG>1) and the value of 2D band full width at half maximum is 79.88 cm–1, indicated a few-layer graphene (FLG) structure. …”
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Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors among elderly Brazilians over eighty with ischemic stroke Prevalência de fatores de risco cardiovasculares em idosos brasileiros acima de... by Alexandre Pieri, Mariana Spitz, Tania Oliveira Lopes, Claudia Garcia de Barros, Marcelo Wood Faulhaber, Alberto Alain Gabbai, Miguel Cendoroglo-Neto

“…METHOD: Retrospective study of consecutive patients diagnosed with ischemic stroke admitted to a tertiary health facility. …”
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Nutrient Distribution in the Soil Profile Under Different Tillage Practices During a Long-Term Field Trial by Gabriela Mühlbachová, Pavel Růžek, Helena Kusá, Radek Vavera, Martin Káš

“…The soil nutrient contents have been determined since 2009 using the Mehlich 3 method and through extraction in 0.5 M ammonium acetate. …”
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Impact of A1 segment asymmetry on hemodynamic conditions around the circle of Willis and anterior communicating artery aneurysm formation by Joonho Lee, Seul-Ki Jeong, Ji Man Hong, Ji Man Hong

“…Using time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (TOF-MRA), the research introduces a novel approach to assessing shear stress in A1 segments to uncover the hemodynamic factors contributing to AcomA formation.MethodAn observational study was conducted over 6 years at a tertiary university hospital’s outpatient clinic. …”
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The Interaction Test of Binary Mixtures of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals Using In Vitro Bioassays by Qianqian Tang, Bingli Lei, Yun Liu, Xiaolan Zhang, Qian Liu, Su Sun

“…In this study, we evaluated the combined effects of EV and other four EDCs (DES, DEHP, MEHP, and BPA) on the human breast MCF-7 cells by detecting the cell proliferation, intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, and estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) protein expression using equal concentration ratio method. The results showed that, after exposure for 24, 48, and 72 h, single EV, DES, and BPA can promote the proliferation of MCF-7 human breast cancer cells, and EV has the strongest effect in inducing cell proliferation. …”
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Ressonância magnética na mielopatia associada ao HTLV-I: Leucoencefalopatia e atrofia medular Magnetic resonance in HTLV-I associated myelopathy: leukoencephalopathy and spinal cor... by Ana Claudia Ferraz, Alberto Alain Gabbai, Nitamar Abdala, Roberto Gomes Nogueira

“…Cerebral white matter lesions equal or over 3 mm in diameter were considered abnormal. …”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection as a Risk Factor for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case-Control Study in Ethiopia by Hailemichael Desalegn Mekonnen, Henok Fisseha, Tewodros Getinet, Fisseha Tekle, Peter R. Galle

“…One hundred twenty patients were analyzed with equal representation of cases and controls. The majority of patients with HCC were male with a mean age of 36 years. …”
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Activity-based mindfulness: large-scale assessment of an online program on perceived stress and mindfulness by Eliane Timm, Yobina Melanie Ko, Theodor Hundhammer, Ilana Berlowitz, Ursula Wolf

“…While current mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are usually rooted in Asian contemplative traditions, mindfulness practices can equally be found in other knowledge systems, including integrative medicine systems such as anthroposophic medicine (AM). …”
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The Contemporary Critical Reception of Walter Pater: Retrospective and Proleptical Views by Geoffrey Sadock

“…In this regard, Pater has few equals. No longer burdened with the need to condemn his orientation, desire, or lifestyle, recent critics can readily appreciate the subtlety with which Pater interweaves intellectual history, aesthetic method, and sensual self-indulgence. …”
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Thermodynamics of formation of solid solutions between BaZrO3 and BaPrO3 by Dmitry S. Tsvetkov, Vladimir V. Sereda, Dmitry A. Malyshkin, Anton L. Sednev-Lugovets, Andrey Yu. Zuev, Ivan L. Ivanov

“…Using this dependence, a relatively precise method of estimating S298 was proposed, and S298 of BaPrO3 was calculated as (162.8 ± 2.8) J·mol-1·K-1. …”
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Adaptive zone, Petersen-type communities, geographical range and ecological niche. Report 1. Defnitions and relations of the concepts by I. V. Volvenko

“…Under the abovementioned conditions, if this number is equal to 1 — this method selects nothing more than AZ, which are the elementary PC. …”
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Inflammatory and immunological markers and risk for mortality and cognitive impairment in a longitudinal study of older adults from the longevous project by M.R. Caldeira, C.M. Almada-Filho, M.C. Brunialti, R. Salomão, M.S. Cendoroglo

“…Senescence of the immunological system is characterized by alterations in immune system cells associated with aging, often linked to cognitive disorders and mortality.Objective:To determine the prevalence of immunological changes, including immunological risk profile (IRP), and its association with cognitive impairments or mortality in oldest-old individuals.Method:A longitudinal study of 201 older adults aged ≥80 years, able to walk unaided, with no cognitive or immunological impairment, and with no serious disease at baseline was conducted. …”
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Effect of a dietary intervention including minimal and unprocessed foods, high in natural saturated fats, on the lipid profile of children, pooled evidence from randomized controll... by Rosanne Barbra Hendriksen, Ellen José van der Gaag

“…Characteristics (age, gender and follow-up period) were equally distributed between the groups at baseline. …”
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Effects of different fertilizer combinations on the yield and nitrogen use efficiency of summer maize in Jiangsu Province, China by Jue Wang, Jian Guo, Guanghao Li, Weiping Lu, Dalei Lu

“…Among all the treatments receiving equal N amounts, the P5 resulted in the highest yield and NUE than the other treatments did. …”
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Experimental study of asphalt mixtures with recycled resources: Influence of electric arc furnace slag aggregate roughness and bitumen film thickness on fatigue performance by Dario Benavides, Teresa López-Montero, Marilda Barra Bizinotto, Diego Aponte

“…This decrease in TF is due to the high porosity and roughness of the EAFS, which in turn reduces the effective bitumen (Pbe) in the mixture. HMA_SL*, with a TF equal to the control, demonstrated a 22 % improvement in fatigue performance compared to HMA_SL. …”
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Using He’s Two-Scale Fractal Transform to Predict the Dynamic Response of Viscohyperelastic Elastomers with Fractal Damping by Alex Elías-Zúñiga, Oscar Martínez-Romero, Daniel Olvera-Trejo, Luis Manuel Palacios-Pineda

“…It demonstrates the potential to capture the influence of the fractal parameter on the system’s damping frequency, particularly when the viscoelastic term (damping) does not equal half of the fractional inertia force term. …”
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