Music therapy embedded in the life of dementia inpatient care to help prevent and manage distress: a feasibility study to inform a future trial by Naomi Thompson, Naomi Thompson, Helen Odell-Miller, Helen Odell-Miller, Chris Pointon, Chris Pointon, Benjamin R. Underwood, Benjamin R. Underwood, Benjamin R. Underwood, Emma Wolverson, Emma Wolverson, Emma Wolverson, Rachel Hunt, Rachel Hunt, Joanne Inglis, Joanne Inglis, Abdulwarrith Olawale, Lucy Pickering, Lucy Pickering, Alison Wilkinson, Alison Wilkinson, Christine Wise, Christine Wise, Cansu Buyukulas, Robert Dudas, Robert Dudas, Jufen Zhang, Ming-Hung Hsu, Ming-Hung Hsu

“…Interventionist diaries and qualitative data supported intervention refinement.ConclusionIn a highly complex setting caring for some of the most vulnerable patients in the NHS it was possible to co-design and deliver a novel music therapy intervention. …”
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Three-year outcomes of a multidisciplinary ocular genetics clinic: Diagnostic yield and workflow insights from an Australian tertiary center by Sujan A. Surendran, Sena A. Gocuk, Aamira J. Huq, Alex W. Hewitt, Thomas G. Campbell, Doron G. Hickey, Lisa Kearns, Joshua Schulz, Thomas L. Edwards, Jonathan B. Ruddle, Lauren N. Ayton

“…Panretinal pigmentary retinopathies were the most common phenotype (63.9 %), followed by macular retinopathies (26.9 %), stationary retinopathies (5.5 %), and hereditary vitreoretinopathies (5.5 %). …”
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Familial hypercholesterolemia in Chinese children and adolescents: a multicenter study by Meng-Na Huang, Chen-Cen Wang, Ming-Sheng Ma, Mei-Zhu Chi, Qing Zhou, Li-Hong Jiang, Chun-Lin Wang, Mei Lu, Xiao-Quan Chen, Ya-Ying Cheng, Qing Ke, Da-Yan Wang, Xiao-Xia Qian, Xiao-Ming Ying, Jian-Ping Zhang, Qun-Hua Shen, Li-Fang Liu, Rui Gu, Zhen-Jie Zhang, Jian-Hua Feng, Min Wang, Ming-Qiang Zhu, Ke Huang, Jun-Fen Fu, Chao‑Chun Zou

“…Among the variants, 11 variants were newly identified worldwide, with 9 classified as “pathogenic” or “likely pathogenic”, and 2 classified as “variants of uncertain significance”. Additionally, the 5 most common variants in the study were c.1448G > A (p.W483*), c.1879G > A (p.A627T), c.1216C > A (p.R406R), and c.1747C > T (p.H583Y) in the LDLR gene, as well as c.10579C > T (p.R3527W) in the APOB gene, accounting for 49.29% (69/140) of all patients. …”
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Characterization of <i>SPL</i> Family Genes in Banana Reveals the Critical Role of <i>MaSPL1</i> in Regulating Fruit Ripening by Bo Wang, Tongxin Dou, Ou Sheng, Weidi He, Guiming Deng, Fangcheng Bi, Chunyu Li, Tao Dong, Qiaosong Yang, Chunhua Hu, Huijun Gao, Siwen Liu, Cancan Liu, Jihong Liu, Ganjun Yi, Yaoyao Li

“…Although <i>SPL</i> genes have been characterized in a series of plant species, no systematic analysis has been performed on bananas, one of the most consumed tropical fruits with immense economic importance worldwide. …”
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Characterization and application of flow heterogeneity in high water cut reservoirs by ZHANG Min, JIN Zhongkang, FENG Xubo

“…Additionally, flow velocity, as the most intuitive representation of the flow field, was chosen as the computational indicator to develop a method for evaluating heterogeneity. …”
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Application of Concentration-Area fractal modeling and artificial neural network to identify Cu, Zn±Pb geochemical anomalies in Hashtjin area, NW of Iran by Ali Imamalipour, Hamed Ebrahimi, Amir reza Abdollahpur

“…In such a complex setting, it is essential to implement multiple methods in combination to separate anomalies from the background accurately. …”
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Remote, smart telemonitoring of COVID-19 survivors for early detection of deterioration in cardiac health (the PARTMO study) by Josephine Sau Fan Chow, Josephine Sau Fan Chow, Josephine Sau Fan Chow, Josephine Sau Fan Chow, Josephine Sau Fan Chow, Nutan Maurya, Nutan Maurya, Susan San Miguel, Rumbidzai Teramayi, Ahilan Parameswaran, Annamarie D’Souza, Gregory Melbourne, Joseph Descallar, Young Juhn, Enoch Chan, Jerome Pong

“…Univariate Cox regression demonstrated that arrhythmia was more likely to be detected in the remote monitoring group (13/40, 32.9%) as compared with the standard care group (7/200, 3.5%) [HR = 29.56 (9.95, 87.86), p &lt; 0.0001]. Most of the patients were detected with arrhythmia within a 3-month timeframe of monitoring. …”
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Effectiveness of different intervention designs for improving physical activity in adults with cardiometabolic conditions over time: a systematic review and network meta-analysis o... by Alexander Hodkinson, Harsini Raaja Sulochana, Evangelos Kontopantelis, Charles Adeniji, Harm van Marwijk, Brian McMillan, Peter Bower, Maria Panagioti

“…Conclusions Multi-component interventions were most effective at improving physical activity levels among people with cardiometabolic conditions. …”
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Study on the Mechanism of Landslide Promotion of Expansive Soil under the Combined Action of Rainfall and Reservoir Water by HUANG Xiaohu, HU Yulong, GUO Fei, YANG Lanyao, DENG Maolin, XIAO Yuhuang

“…The structural characteristics, expansion and contraction characteristics and strength attenuation characteristics of expansive soil are the main reasons for the instability and failure of expansive soil landslide, and show the typical characteristics of shallowness, traction, gentleness, seasonality and repeatability. At present, most of the related research focuses on the mechanism of rainfall on the shallow failure of expansive soil landslide. …”
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Exploring β-lactam interactions with DacB1: unraveling optimal therapies for combating drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Mary Nantongo, David C. Nguyen, Eunjeong Shin, Christopher R. Bethel, Magdalena A. Taracila, Khalid M. Dousa, Qing Li, Shane Fletcher, Sebastian G. Kurz, Barry N. Kreiswirth, W. Henry Boom, Steve Holland, Eric J. Rubin, Robert A. Bonomo

“…Timed electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) captured acyl-enzyme adducts between DacB1 and BLs, revealing binding interactions with carbapenems (imipenem, meropenem, and tebipenem) but not most penicillins or cephalosporins except cloxacillin and cefoxitin. …”
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The assessment of Mungbean seed yield and quality changes in response to environmental factors in different planting dates by Seyede Sakineh Hoseini, Farshid Ghaderi-Far, Afshin Soltani, Yunes Mohamad-Nejad, Morteza Gorzin

“…Reduction of the length of developmental stages (especially R5-R7) was the most important cause of seed yield loss.   Conclusion Although, delay in planting date increased seed quality of mungbean, this delay reduced seed yield. …”
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Presentation, calibration and testing of the DCESS II Earth system model of intermediate complexity (version 1.0) by E. Fernández Villanueva, G. Shaffer

“…A new extended land biosphere scheme is implemented that considers three different vegetation types whereby net primary production depends on sunlight and atmospheric carbon dioxide. …”
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Prevalence of Carbapenem-resistant and Carbapenemase-Producing Enterobacterales in Healthcare and Community Settings in the United Kingdom: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Dr Hossam Almadhoon, Dr Winnie WY Lee, Miss Emma R Carter, Mr Ibrahim Ahmad, Dr Colin S Brown, Dr Nina J Zhu, Prof Alison H Holmes

“…In the community, only two studies reported CPE prevalence (0.11%; 95%CI: 0.00%–0.79%; I2= 52.60; n= 2,630) from carriage samples using point prevalence surveys, showing a relatively low prevalence. Most of the studies on CRE/CPE were England-specific (n= 27/32), including 10 in London. …”
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Multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae coinfection with multiple microbes: a retrospective study on its risk factors and clinical outcomes by Xixi Song, Chonghe Xu, Zhongqi Zhu, Chenchen Zhang, Chao Qin, Juan Liu, Xiaoli Kong, Zhijun Zhu, Wei Xu, Mei Zhu

“…Of these patients, 78 (47.6%) were infected with MDR-KP only, and 86 (52.4%) were coinfected with other microbes; 115 (70.1%) were infected with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ESBL-KP), and 49 (29.9%) were infected with CRKP. The most common source of infection among patients with MDR-KP infection was the respiratory tract (96/164, 58.5%), followed by the urinary tract (31/164, 18.9%). …”
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Caveolin-1 inhibits the proliferation and invasion of lung adenocarcinoma via EGFR degradation by Jiahui Dong, Ruiping Du, Yani Zhang, Bo Hong, Gengyun Sun

“…Abstract Lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) has become the most common pathological pattern of lung cancer in recent decades. …”
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The effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on the maternal mortality rate and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal in Brazil by Gabriella Linhares Siqueira, Gabrielle Rossini de Oliveira Fontes, Alanna Gomes da Silva, Cassia Regina Gontijo Gomes, Fernanda Marçal Ferreira, José Paulo de Siqueira Guida, Eunice Francisca Martins, Libni Cosiello Fuillarat Ciaravolo, Maria Cristina Gabrielloni, Marina Cristina dos Santos Brito, Fernanda Penido Matozinhos, Thales Philipe Rodrigues da Silva

“…Therefore, it is recommended to implement multisectoral actions that involve public health policies, in conjunction with other measures aimed at enhancing women’s health and living conditions.…”
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Strategy for Construction and Improvement of 4R Resilience Evaluation Model for Coastal Cities by Qixiang QIN, Weiping ZHANG, Yasen YIN

“…The resourcefulness and rapidity of Qingdao and Singapore contribute the most to the overall resilience level. Hong Kong attaches the highest importance to resourcefulness; Copenhagen, Santa Clara and Zhuhai need to focus on their resilience strategies in terms of robustness and rapidity. …”
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Evaluation du système de surveillance de l’hypertension artérielle et du diabète dans le cadre de l’approche WHOPEN dans le District Sanitaire de Golfe, Togo, 2023 by Bassotom Lakougnon, Wemboo Afiwa Halatoko, Ablaga Dzidzova Amenyido Nyameko, Rébecca Kinde, Aboudramane Lambonkale, Koffi Akolly, Christelle Somtinda Nikiema, Latifou Assikpa, Thomas Charly Nyama, Didier Koumavi Ekouevi

“…Results: Twenty-four providers were surveyed, most of whom were trained in WHOPEN/Therapeutic Education (75%) and consisted of nurses (62.5%). …”
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Decarbonizing the Maritime Industry: A Collaborative Path Forward by Yudan Whulanza, Eny Kusrini, Muhamad Arif Budiyanto, Arnas, Yanuar

“…A leading shipping company, Chevron, adoption of the charter has been transformative. By implementing robust systems for data collection and benchmarking, the company integrated emissions data into its chartering decisions, reshaping its operational practices. …”
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Effects of nutritional intervention strategies in the primary prevention of overweight and obesity in school settings: systematic review and network meta-analysis by Joerg J Meerpohl, Lukas Schwingshackl, Guido Schwarzer, Jürgen M Steinacker, Edris Nury, Blin Nagavci, Georg Hoffmann, Jakub Morze, Janine Wendt, Julia Stadelmaier, Kathrin Grummich, Claudia M Angele, Johanna Conrad, Daniela Schmid

“…Multicomponent nutritional interventions were ranked the most effective for reducing body mass index (P score 0.76) and intake of fat (0.82). …”
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