A randomized pilot and feasibility trial of live and recorded music interventions for management of delirium symptoms in acute geriatric patients by Jelena Golubovic, Bjørn Erik Neerland, Melanie R. Simpson, Kjersti Johansson, Felicity A. Baker

“…Results 26 participants (PLM = 14; PRM = 12), median age 87, most with hypoactive delirium were recruited at a rate of three participants per month. …”
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Chemical analysis of snus products from the United States and northern Europe. by Tameka S Lawler, Stephen B Stanfill, Hang T Tran, Grace E Lee, Patrick X Chen, J Brett Kimbrell, Joseph G Lisko, Carolina Fernandez, Samuel P Caudill, B Rey deCastro, Clifford H Watson

“…Concentrations of minor alkaloids varied most among products with the highest total nicotine levels. …”
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In Vitro Culture of Aegle marmelos Against Media Composition Stress: Molecular Identification, Media, and Enzyme Optimization for Higher Growth Yields by Magdy I. Bahnasy, Ashraf B. Abdel Razik, Mohamed F. Ahmed, Mohamed A. Nasser, Getachew Tekle Mekiso, Eman Z. Ahmed, Eman T. Hussien

“…The genetic variation via intersimple sequence repeat (ISSR) molecular marker in the first phase was 35.5%. …”
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Severe Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients on Antithrombotic Therapy by Ji Hye Kwak, Cha Young Kim, Hong Jun Kim, Chang Yoon Ha, Hyun Jin Kim, Tae Hyo Kim, Ok-Jae Lee

“…Aspirin was the most common agent leading to severe UGIB, but its incidence was highest with warfarin. …”
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Mapping Windthrow Risk in <i>Pinus radiata</i> Plantations Using Multi-Temporal LiDAR and Machine Learning: A Case Study of Cyclone Gabrielle, New Zealand by Michael S. Watt, Andrew Holdaway, Nicolò Camarretta, Tommaso Locatelli, Sadeepa Jayathunga, Pete Watt, Kevin Tao, Juan C. Suárez

“…Among the 14 predictor variables, the most influential were mean windspeed during February, the wind exposition index, site drainage, and stand age. …”
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Antiviral therapy of acute respiratory viral infection and influenza in children in a hospital by E. V. Sharipova, I. V. Babachenko, A. S. Levina, S. G. Grigoriev

“…Among all detected viruses, the most typical is the absence of repeated isolation of influenza B and A viruses, PC virus (86% and 53,8%, 71,4%, respectively), the elimination of rhinoviruses was less frequent (33,3%). …”
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Validation of GSLBI (Grade, Strained, Leaky, Breathy, Irregular): an Egyptian instrument for auditory perceptual assessment of voice by Marwa Saleh, Donia Ayman

“…Test-retest reliability, assessed through intra-rater agreement, showed moderate consistency across repeated evaluations by the same rater. Inter-rater reliability demonstrated moderate agreement across most categories, reflecting consistent ratings between different raters. …”
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Early arthritis in children – first results of prospective follow up by S. O. Salugina, N. N. Kuzmina, G. R. Movsisyan, E. S. Fedorov, S. V. Arsenjeva, E. N. Alexandrova, A. A. Novikov, A. A. Baranov

“…Later Juvenile chronic arthritis was the most frequent diagnosis (73-80%). Disease modifying antirheumatic drugs were prescribed early (before 6 months) in 53% of pts. …”
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Trichloroacetic Acid as a Topical Treatment for Actinic Cheilitis by Victoria Kuta, S. Mark Taylor

“…Although many topical treatment options exist, most involve prolonged application periods with expected adverse effects that limit compliance. …”
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Alarm fatigue in healthcare: a scoping review of definitions, influencing factors, and mitigation strategies by Elizabeth Anna Mathilde Michels, Stephen Gilbert, Iulia Koval, Magdalena Katharina Wekenborg

“…Definitions varied, but most described Alarm Fatigue as a phenomenon in which repeated exposure to frequent or non-actionable alarms leads to sensory overload, emotional strain, and a gradual desensitization or reduced responsiveness among HCPs, increasing the risk of delayed or inadequate alarm responses and compromising patient safety. …”
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Parametric Optimization of Electric Discharge Machining for AISI 1045 Steel by Muhammad Mansoor Uz Zaman Siddiqui, Syed Amir Iqbal, Ali Zulqarnain, Adeel Tabassum

“…Multi-objective optimization was performed through the desirability function and the findings were validated by repeated experiments. The results showed that pulse on time (Ton), its interaction with pulse off time (Toff) and the three-factor interaction between current (LV), Ton and Toff were the most significant factors affecting machining performance. …”
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Symptomatic lymphatic cysts after oncourological operations on the pelvic organs and influence of their anatomical localization on the clinical appearance by S. V. Kotov, A. О. Prostomolotov

“…Lymphatic cysts (LC) are the accumulation of free lymphatic fluid in a limited space (between tissues and organs), in the place where the lymphadenectomy was performed. They are the most frequent complications in pelvic oncourology. …”
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Response to L-ornitine L-aspartate in a single intravenous dose in cirrhotic patients with overt hepatic encephalopathy. by Yvonne Tadeo-Jiménez, Karla E. Pérez-Reséndiz, Aleida Bautista-Santos, Rosalba Moreno-Alcántar

“…Results: 72 patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis of any etiology were included, mostly Child-Pugh C functional class (56.9%), with a predominance of female sex (75%), and it was found that the most frequent triggering factor was constipation (22.2). %), followed by urinary tract infection (12.5%). …”
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Normalized Isometric Shoulder Strength as a Predictor of Ball Velocity in Youth Baseball Players by Amanda J Arnold, Charles A Thigpen, Paul F Beattie, Stacy L Fritz, Michael J Kissenberth, John M Tokish, Ellen Shanley

“…In addition, normalized scaption strength was the most significant predictor of ball velocity, followed by ER at 0° strength in this population…”
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Drug therapy for alcohol dependence in primary care in the UK: A Clinical Practice Research Datalink study. by Andrew Thompson, Darren M Ashcroft, Lynn Owens, Tjeerd P van Staa, Munir Pirmohamed

“…When drug therapy was prescribed, persistence was low with most patients receiving only one prescription. Our data show that treatment for alcohol dependence is haphazard, and there is an urgent need to explore strategies for improving clinical management of this patient group.…”
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Impact of long-term storage and freeze-thawing on eight circulating microRNAs in plasma samples. by Pamela R Matias-Garcia, Rory Wilson, Veronika Mussack, Eva Reischl, Melanie Waldenberger, Christian Gieger, Gabriele Anton, Annette Peters, Andrea Kuehn-Steven

“…Obtained plasma samples were profiled using Exiqon's miRCURYTM real-time PCR profiling system, and repeated measures ANOVA was used to check for storage or f/t effects. …”
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Service Attributes and Acceptability of Digital and Nondigital Depression Management Methods Among Individuals With Depressive Symptoms: Survey Study by Larry Auyeung, Winnie W S Mak, Ella Zoe Tsang

“…Participants rated face-to-face psychological intervention the most effective management method, while other digital management methods were perceived as less effective. …”
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Role of molecular breeding in understanding salinity tolerance in cotton: limitations and perspectives by Shicong WANG, Meiling HOU, Hadiqa HASSAN, Fatima M. ABBAS, Zehbah A. AL AHMAD, Sameer H. QARI, Nurul A.B. HANIFAH

“… Cotton is a significant fiber crop globally and has a considerable share in many countries’ gross domestic product (GDP). It is the most critical contributor to the textile industry and provides income to millions of farmers. …”
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Exploring suicidal thoughts among prospective university students: a study with applications of machine learning and GIS techniques by Mohammed A. Mamun, Firoj Al-Mamun, Md Emran Hasan, Nitai Roy, Moneerah Mohammad ALmerab, David Gozal, Md. Shakhaoat Hossain

“…KNN also performed well in accuracy, precision, and F1-score, but showed a slightly higher log loss, making CatBoost the most reliable model for predicting suicidal thoughts. …”
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Assessing the sensitivity to change of the OMERACT ultrasound structural gout lesions during urate-lowering therapy by Maria Antonietta D'Agostino, Lene Terslev, Mikkel Østergaard, Ole Slot, George A W Bruyn, Sara Nysom Christiansen, Helen Keen

“…All four structural lesions were most commonly found in metatarsophalangeal (MTP) 1 joints (&gt;1 lesions bilaterally), and furthermore MTP2–4 and knee joints were common sites especially for DC. …”
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