Automated interaction may reduce emotional reactivity in VR: a randomized study with healthy participants by Julia Elisabeth Diemer, Julia Elisabeth Diemer, Magdalena Sich, Bastian Lange, Mathias Müller, Marius Koller, Philip Schäfer, Gerrit Meixner, Alexander Brunnauer, Alexander Brunnauer, Peter Zwanzger, Peter Zwanzger

“…IntroductionVirtual reality (VR) has been investigated as a psychotherapy tool for 3 decades, with the most recent developments introducing automated self-help programs without direct therapeutic assistance. …”
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Objective measurement methods for the evaluation of socket comfort in patients with transfemoral amputation: a systematic review by Lisa Marie Tiesler, Lisa Marie Tiesler, Melanie Edel, Melanie Edel, Fangxing Wang, Fangxing Wang, Philipp Pieroh, Welf-Guntram Drossel, Welf-Guntram Drossel, Alina Carabello, Alina Carabello, Daniel Zipplies, Christoph-Eckhard Heyde, Stefan Schleifenbaum, Stefan Schleifenbaum, Stefan Schleifenbaum

“…This iterative fitting process largely relies on subjective feedback regarding the patient’s comfort and the expertise of the prosthetist. …”
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Fine-scale landscape characteristics, vegetation composition, and snowmelt timing control phenological heterogeneity across low-Arctic tundra landscapes in Western Alaska by Dedi Yang, Wouter Hantson, Daniel J Hayes, Jin Wu, Shawn P Serbin

“…However, a crucial knowledge gap exists regarding the intricate interplay among climate, permafrost, and vegetation that generates high phenology variability across extensive tundra landscapes. …”
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Platinum Compound on Gold–Magnesia Hybrid Structure: A Theoretical Investigation on Adsorption, Hydrolysis, and Interaction with DNA Purine Bases by Zhenjun Song, Mingyue Liu, Aiguo Zhong, Meiding Yang, Zhicai He, Wenmin Wang, Hongdao Li

“…In the flat configuration, the band gap width of cisplatin is larger than that of the oblique configuration. …”
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Role of visual function and performance of activities of daily living in cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a cross-sectional study by Chunhui Zhou, Ganfeng Yang, Marc Theeboom, Hua Yang, Ruiting Zhu, Zijian Zhou, Dong Zhu

“…However, the role of visual impairment in this process is underexplored despite evidence suggesting it may accelerate cognitive decline. …”
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Research status and new design concept of compressed air energy storage technology in abandoned mine by Hanpeng WANG, Yunhao WU, Bing ZHANG, Jianguo FAN, Mengtian LI, Jiancai SUI, Wei WANG, Dekang SUN

“…In order to avoid the safety risks in the construction and operation of CAES gas storage, we put forward a new gas storage construction scheme “pipeline layout type abandoned mine gas storage (using large diameter seamless steel pipeline as gas storage space, filling loose filling body in the gap to bear pressure)”. Compared with traditional gas storage construction scheme, this scheme has the following advantages: Greatly reduces the site selection requirements of CAES gas storage for geological structure, surrounding rock permeability, surrounding rock stability and other conditions in the mining area, and increases the site selection range; Existing pipeline construction processes and technical equipment can be utilized to reduce the difficulty of constructing gas storage; Improve the sealing performance of CAES power station gas storage to prevent gas leakage; Improve the stress environment of surrounding rock and the stability of gas storage; Avoid the impact of corrosion on the gas storage increases its durability. …”
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Year-long, multiple-timepoint field studies show the importance of spatiotemporal dynamics and microbial functions in agricultural soil microbiomes by Lisa Joos, Sarah Ommeslag, Steve Baeyen, Wouter Asselberg, Koen Van Loo, Lieven Clement, Jane Debode, Bart Vandecasteele, Caroline De Tender

“…ABSTRACT Despite the recognition of the complexity of soil ecosystem dynamics, most soil microbiome studies sample one field, take one sample per field, or use limited samples throughout the year. …”
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Bacterial profile and antimicrobial susceptibility pattern of uropathogens among suspected patients attending Bule Hora University Teaching Hospital, southern Ethiopia by Alo Edin, Dagnamyelew Tilahun, Berhanu Adula Jara, Angefa Ayele

“…To address this knowledge gap and promote the rational use of existing antimicrobials, it is essential to have up-to-date information on the prevalence of uropathogens causing UTIs and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns. …”
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How can we support the individual breastfeeding experience? Quantitative results from a mixed-methods study by Theresa Philomena Ertlmaier, Oana Costea, Anja Borgmann-Staudt, Monika Berns, Georg Weikert, Mathilde Kersting, Magdalena Balcerek

“…Abstract Background Despite the health benefits of breastfeeding only 57% of infants were exclusively breastfed at 4 months postpartum in Germany in 2017–2019. Due to the gap between the actual exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) rates and recommendations, we aimed at investigating further factors influencing breastfeeding duration. …”
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Metabolomic profiles of infants classified as sudden infant death syndrome: a case-control analysisResearch in context by Chad M. Aldridge, Keith L. Keene, Cornelius A. Normeshie, Josyf C. Mychaleckyj, Fern R. Hauck

“…The absence of specific biomarkers of SIDS diagnosis and risk leaves a significant gap in understanding SIDS pathophysiology. Metabolomics offers an avenue to better understand SIDS biology and identifying potential biomarkers. …”
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Understanding the Role of Inflammation in ALS-FTSD: A systematic Review and Meta-analysis Investigating the Relationship between Inflammation and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and... by Scott Purdie, William Daley, Fergal Waldron, Jenna Gregory

“…Moving forward, the most challenging aspect of future research will be bridging the translation gap between preclinical studies and effective human therapeutics. …”
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Synthesis O-g-C₃N₄/TiO₂ rutile composite material for photocatalytic application by M. E. Bondarenko, P. M. Silenko, Yu. M. Solonin, N. I. Gubareni, O. Yu. Khyzhun, N. Yu. Ostapovskaya

“…One of the most well-known catalyst titanium dioxide TiO2 has photoactivity only in the ultraviolet region of the spectrum that significantly restricts its use. …”
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PATHOMORPHOLOGICAL AND COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY STUDY OF IBUPROFEN AND COMBINATION WITH 2-PHENYL-3-CARBETHOXY-4-DIMETHYLAMINOMETHYL-5-OKSIBENZOFURAN HYDROCHLORIDE (VINBORON) INFLUEN... by F. V. Hladkykh, V. O. Student, N. H. Stepaniuk, S. V. Vernyhorodskyi

“…The most frequent adverse reactions to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are upper and lower gastrointestinal tract disorders, hepatotoxicity, nephrotoxicity, a decrease in the synthesis of proteoglycans of the cartilaginous tissue and allergic reactions. …”
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Explaining Dynamic Marketing Capabilities Driven by Climate Change: An Exploratory Investigation of B2B Firms by Maryam Asgharinajib, Davood Feiz, Morteza Maleki Min Bash Razgah, Azim Zarei

“…Therefore, this research was conducted to fill these research gaps and to answer the question: "What is the conceptual framework of dynamic marketing capabilities driven by climate change?"   …”
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Integrated GIS, statistical modeling, and CMIP6-based assessment of groundwater irrigation quality in north-central Bangladesh for sustainable management by Md Touhidul Islam, Nilima Das, Md Rakibul Islam, Mahadi Hasan Joy, Mst Rimi Khatun, Nusrat Jahan, Nahidul Islam, Md Mazharul Islam, Sujan Chandra Roy, A.K.M. Adham

“…Focusing on the Brahmaputra River floodplain—where 80 % of irrigation relies on groundwater—the research addresses critical gaps in understanding spatiotemporal water quality variations. …”
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Perceived effectiveness and recommendations from a childbirth quality assurance and improvement programme in India’s private sector: a qualitative evaluation using the RE-AIM frame... by Katherine Semrau, Meghna Desai, Lauren Spigel, Somesh Kumar, Megan Marx Delaney, Lauren Bobanski, Suranjeen Pallipamula, Natalie Henrich, Tapas Sadasivan Nair, Hema Divakar, Rajat Chabba, Shweta Jindal, Gulnoza Usmanova, Sukanya Dutta, Aarushi Gupta, Sucheta Kinjawadekar, Priti Kumar, Priyanka Kumari, Prerna Mukharya, Hrishikesh Pai, Ameya Purandare, Pompy Sridhar

“…Barriers to joining included cost, unclear value and little motivation to improve practice. Participants most valued Manyata for improving staff competency, quality of care, standardised care processes and staff satisfaction. …”
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Analysis the effects of monetary policy in Iran's economy with the existence of shadow banking, using dynamic stochastic general equilibrium method by ashkan makipour, Ahmad Salahmanesh, Ebrahim Anvari, Ebrahim Bahraminia

“…Comparing the actual values of the mean and standard deviation with the estimated values based on the model Standard deviation of simulated dataAverage of simulated dataThe standard deviation of the actual dataActual averagevariable(gap)scenario0/06130/0660/0690/63ProductionScenario (1)No shadow banking0/0740/100/0960/13inflation0/06550/640/0690/63ProductionScenario (2)With shadow banking0/0830/160/0960/13inflationWith special attention to the shadow banking sector in Iran and considering the credit channel as the most important channel of monetary policy transmission in Iran, this article has investigated and analyzed the effects of the presence of shadow banking in Iran's economy using the DSGE method. …”
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Methods for identifying health status from routinely collected health data: An overview by Mei Liu, Ke Deng, Mingqi Wang, Qiao He, Jiayue Xu, Guowei Li, Kang Zou, Xin Sun, Wen Wang

“…To address these significant methodological gaps, we outline key steps and methodological considerations for identifying health statuses in observational studies using RCD. …”
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Cold Water Swimming and Pregnancy: A Scoping Review and Consensus Recommendations by J Shawe, M Felton, JC Harper, C Mark Harper, R Stidson, M Tipton, S Blowers, K Fraser, S Hingley, E McGrath, G Bainbridge, Massey Heather

“…Recommendations were made with evidence graded (mostly grade 4 expert opinion). Conclusion Research gaps highlight the need for research to enable accurate advice to determine whether it is safe for pregnant women to swim outdoors in cold water.…”
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Coaching: An Effective Approach to Facilitate Performance, Learning and Advancement of Medical Students by Fariba Asgari, Hojjat Houshyari khah, Marzieh Shayestehfard

“…These ongoing, purposeful interactions between the coach and learner enhance the students' critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills, helping to bridge the gap between theory and practice (2). Based on this, coaching is an educational approach with the potential to create an environment that supports students in achieving their educational goals and advancing in clinical settings. …”
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