Effects of immersive virtual reality training on the adaptive skills of children and adolescents with high functioning autism spectrum disorder: a mixed-methods pre-post study by Wenjie Yan, Tianyu Zhai, Yan Li, Jing Chen, Zhixin Sun, Yuxiong Lin, Xiyan Zhang, Yasong Du

“…Qualitative feedback indicated improvements in social interaction, emotional regulation, repetitive behaviors, attention, and daily living skills.ConclusionThis pilot study supports IVR training as a feasible and potentially effective training method for improving adaptive skills in children and adolescents with high functioning ASD.…”
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Studying how state health services delivery policies can mitigate the effects of disasters on drug addiction treatment and overdose: Protocol for a mixed-methods study. by Matthew D Eisenberg, Alexander McCourt, Elizabeth A Stuart, Lainie Rutkow, Kayla N Tormohlen, Michael I Fingerhood, Luis Quintero, Sarah A White, Emma Elizabeth McGinty

“…There is limited evidence on the effects of these policies on addiction treatment and overdose. …”
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Effects of SWEEPS-Activated Irrigation and Other Methods for Elimination of Intracanal Medicaments on Push-Out Bond Strength of NeoMTA2 to Root Dentin: An In Vitro Study by Maryam Babaahmadi, Fatemeh Dibaji, Mehdi Vatanpour, Mohsen Aminsobhani, Pegah Sarraf, Mehrfam Khoshkhounejad

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Effect of preparation rotation speed on structural properties of CH3NH3PB1-xSnxCl3 using spin coating methods by Imad Kemerchou, Abdelkader Hima

“…In this work, a deposition of a CH3NH3PB1-xSnxCl3 Perovskite layer using spin coating method has been investigated. Therefore, different rotation speed have been used in layer spin coating phase to find out their effects on structural parameters characteristics of the resulting CH3NH3PB1-xSnxCl3 organic/inorganic Perovskite material.…”
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EFFECT OF SOME SEAWEEDS AND FLORAL PLANTS EXTRACTS AND METHODS OF ADDITION ON MINERAL COMPOSITION.... by Saad Al-Hafothy, Hassan Hassan

“…This research  included the study of the effect of aqueous plant extracted form two types of seaweed (Algex, Algamix), licorice plant and cultured barley seeds with three concentrations (0, 5, 10 gm/L) and two ways of  methods addendum (spraying and irrigation) in  mineral composition of the Senna plant Cassia acutifolia which had been planted in one of fenced wire house of the Department of biology /College of Education/ University of Mosul, at summer season (2011). …”
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Soil tillage methods by years interaction for dry matter of plant yield of maize (Zea mays L.) using additive main effects and multiplicative interaction model by Jan Bocianowski, Piotr Szulc, Kamila Nowosad

“…The objective of this study was to assess soil tillage methods by years interaction for dry matter of plant yield of maize (Zea mays L.) grown in West Poland by the additive main effects and multiplicative interaction model. …”
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Effects of community health worker interventions on socioeconomic inequities in maternal and newborn health in low-income and middle-income countries: a mixed-methods systematic review by Andrea Katryn Blanchard, Audrey Prost, Tanja A J Houweling

“…We reviewed the evidence on their effectiveness in reducing socioeconomic inequities in maternal and newborn health outcomes, how they achieve these effects, and contextual processes that shape these effects.Methods We conducted a mixed-methods systematic review of quantitative and qualitative studies published between 1996 and 2017 in Medline, Embase, Web of Science and Scopus databases. …”
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Comparative evaluation of the clinical effectiveness of chemomechanical (Papacarie) and conventional mechanical caries removal methods in treatment of carious primary molars: a randomized controlled clinical study by Bimbola Opeyemi Akindele, O. O. Orenuga, O. O. Olatosi, R. O. Oladele

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Comparative effect of in-person and virtual methods of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing on the fear of COVID-19 among nurses: a three-armed randomized control trial by Mohammadreza Sheikhi, Seyyed Mehdi Mousavi, Mohammad Moradi Baglooei, Mark D. Griffiths, Zainab Alimoradi

“…The present study investigated the effect of in-person and virtual methods of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) on the fear of COVID-19 among nurses. …”
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Comparison of the effects of group and individual reflection methods on self-regulated learning strategies and learning motivation among emergency medical technicians: a quasi-experimental study by Naser Darvishi Tabas, Zahra Amouzeshi, Seyyed Abolfazl Vagharseyyedin

“…While both methods were effective in enhancing learning motivation, group reflection proved to be more beneficial. …”
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Multicentre, randomised, single-blind, parallel group trial to compare the effectiveness of a Holter for Parkinson’s symptoms against other clinical monitoring methods: study protocol by Juan Carlos Martinez-Castrillo, Maria Alvarez, Dolores Vilas, Ernest Balaguer, Ignacio Alvarez, Jon Infante, Silvia Jesús, Marina Mata, Pablo Mir, Pau Pastor, María Sierra, Lydia Vela, Isabel Gonzalez, Ana Rita Santos, Daniel Lopez, Antonio Hernández, Francisco Perez, Nuria Caballol, Antonio Salvador, Judith Jimenez, Alejandro Rodríguez-Molinero, Jorge Hernández-Vara, Antonio Miñarro, Carlos Pérez-López, Àngels Bayes-Rusiñol, David A Pérez-Martínez, Anna Planas-Ballvé, Mariateresa Buongiorno, Núria López, Mª Isabel Morales, Gema Sánchez, María Asunción Ávila, Anna Prats, Alexandre Gironell, Álvaro Sánchez-Ferro, Antonio Méndez, Elisabet Franquet, Sonia Escalante, Laura Muñoz-Delgado, Daniel Macías-García, Astrid Adarmes-Gómez, José Mª Salom, Silvia Martí, Carlos Leiva, Victor M. Puente, Irene Navalpotro, Sara Lucas, Antonio Koukoulis, Mª Gema Alonso, Mª Esther Cubo, Mª Victoria Sánchez, Carmen Borrúe, Mª Concepción Jimeno, Mª José Gómez, Lina Carazo, Alfredo López, Mª Pilar Solís, Rubén Alonso, Jessica González, Javier Ruiz, Ana Vinagre, Ioana Croitoru, Pilar Sánchez, Elisa Gamo, Sabela Novo, Esteban Peña, Esther Blanco, Rafael García, José López, Teresa Muñoz, Lucía Flores, Rocío García-Ramos, Eva López, Lourdes Ispierto, Ramiro Álvarez, Esther Catena, Berta Solano, Anna Cots, Lydia López Manzanares, Marta Recio-Bermejo

“…Introduction In recent years, multiple studies have aimed to develop and validate portable technological devices capable of monitoring the motor complications of Parkinson’s disease patients (Parkinson’s Holter). The effectiveness of these monitoring devices for improving clinical control is not known.Methods and analysis This is a single-blind, cluster-randomised controlled clinical trial. …”
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Effect of ADEEM methods (Assess, Do Massage Frirage, Exercise ROM, Evaluation, Making Schedule) on increasing muscle strength upper extremity of ischemic stroke patients at RSU GMIM Pancaran Kasih Manado by Noviyanti Parapaga, Fery Mendrofa, Julvainda Eka

“…</em></p><p class="Default"><strong><em>Objectives</em></strong><em> : This study aims to determine the effect of the ADEEM Method on increasing muscle strength in ischemic stroke patients. …”
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Parametric study on the effect of anchor�s geometry on the stress distribution and crack initiation direction in a concrete body by Lucie Mal�kov�, Petr Miarka

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Modeling and Evaluation of Mutual Coupling Effect in Conventional Switched Reluctance Machines Using Space Vector Representation by Peter Azer, Sumedh Dhale, Milan Kordic, Ali Emadi

“…Hence, a dynamic model is presented in this paper that that accounts for the the mutual coupling between phases in addition to the effects of saturation and spatial harmonics. The proposed method is based on modeling the resultant current vector due to 2-phase excitation in space. …”
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<i>Morinda citrifolia</i> L.: A Comprehensive Review on Phytochemistry, Pharmacological Effects, and Antioxidant Potential by Silu Hou, Danyang Ma, Shaofeng Wu, Qiaoyue Hui, Zhihui Hao

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The effect of Polymorphism of the MDR1 (ABCB1) Gene on the Risk of Hepatotoxic Reactions in Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis by М. А. Alymenko, R. Sh. Valiev, N. R. Valiev, I. N. Tragira, А. V. Polonikov, N. Р. Balobanova, A. V. Batishchev, V. М. Kolomiets, G. S. Mal, S. N. Volkova, V. V. Kozlov, E. I. Suslikova, E. V. Popova

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Effects of mouldboard shape and operational parameters on soil-ridger dynamics: An experimental and discrete element modelling approach by Avdhoot Walunj, Saurabh Shinde, Sachin Nalawade, Pranav Pawase, Zhiwei Zeng

“…This study confirms that DEM simulation is a robust and effective method for analyzing soil-ridger interactions.…”
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A New Fractional Boundary Element Model for Anomalous Thermal Stress Effects on Cement-Based Materials by Mohamed Abdelsabour Fahmy, Roqia Abdullah A. Jeli

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Photocatalytic Degradation of Acid Black 210 dye Using Fixed Bed Reactor Containing Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles: Effects and Box–Behnken Optimization by Zahraa A. Najm, Mohammed A. Atiya, Ahmed K. Hassan

“…The effect of the main parameters on the Photo-Catalytic degradation of AB210 was investigated through a continuous fixed-bed system. …”
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Exploring the effects of ambient conditions on the cryogenic cooling times of offshore structures: towards optimising sustainability and the decommissioning timescale by Kenneth Bisgaard Christensen, Alireza Maheri, M Amir Siddiq

“…The importance of insulating effects in real-world applications was highlighted based on results obtained for the insulating residues. …”
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