Preventing the transition from acute to chronic low back pain using home-based neuromodulation: protocol for a randomised, controlled study by Luke C Jenkins, James McAuley, Aidan Cashin, Tasha R Stanton, Amitabh Gupta, Rocco Cavaleri, Simon Summers, Keeley R McNally, Ariane Y Suhood, Daniel Thomson, Ghufran Alhassani

“…Participants will attend five laboratory sessions (pre-intervention baseline; at intervention completion; 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 12 weeks post-completion of intervention) where measures of pain processing and disability will be collected. …”
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Quality Improvement Project to Change Prescribing Habits of Surgeons from Combination Opioids Such as Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen to Single-Agent Opioids Such as Oxycodone in Pediatr... by Muhammad Aishat, Alicia Segovia, Throy Campbell, Lorrainea Williams, Kristy Reyes, Tyler Hamby, David Farbo, Meredith Rockeymoore Brooks, Artee Gandhi

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: The methodical application of process improvement strategies can result in a sustained change from outpatient post-surgical combination opioid prescriptions to single-agent opioid prescriptions in multiple surgical departments.…”
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Strengthening open disclosure in maternity services in the English NHS: the DISCERN realist evaluation study by Mary Adams, Natalie Sanford, Charlotte Bevan, Maria Booker, Julie Hartley, Alexander Heazell, Elsa Montgomery, Maureen Treadwell, Jane Sandall

“…We mapped the organisation and reported use of post-incident staff support for the three case-study services and found that debriefs, organised within a few weeks of the incident, and opportunities for meeting with families were most valued by staff. …”
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Reliability of multi-site UK Biobank MRI brain phenotypes for the assessment of neuropsychiatric complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection: The COVID-CNS travelling heads study. by Eugene Duff, Fernando Zelaya, Fidel Alfaro Almagro, Karla L Miller, Naomi Martin, Thomas E Nichols, Bernd Taschler, Ludovica Griffanti, Christoph Arthofer, Gwenaëlle Douaud, Chaoyue Wang, Thomas W Okell, Richard A I Bethlehem, Klaus Eickel, Matthias Günther, David K Menon, Guy Williams, Bethany Facer, David J Lythgoe, Flavio Dell'Acqua, Greta K Wood, Steven C R Williams, Gavin Houston, Simon S Keller, Catherine Holden, Monika Hartmann, Lily George, Gerome Breen, Benedict D Michael, Peter Jezzard, Stephen M Smith, Edward T Bullmore, COVID-CNS Consortium

“…These acquisition and analysis protocols are now in use for MRI assessments of post-COVID patients (N = 700) as part of the ongoing COVID-CNS study.…”
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Green synthesis and detailed characterization of selenium nanoparticles derived from Alangium salviifolium (L.f) Wangerin by Karunya Saravanan, Manivannan Madhaiyan, Prabu Periyasamy, Prasath Manivannan, Alpaslan Bayrakdar, Dr. V. Balakrishnan

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In vivo RNAi screen reveals neddylation genes as novel regulators of Hedgehog signaling. by Juan Du, Junzheng Zhang, Ying Su, Min Liu, Jason K Ospina, Shengyuan Yang, Alan Jian Zhu

“…Although key components of the Hh pathway have been identified, significant gaps remain in our understanding of the regulation of individual Hh signaling molecules. …”
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Perforated Narrative Space in Muriel Spark’s The Girls of Slender Means by Tijana Parezanović, Maja Ćuk

“…NOTE: Due to a possible editorial conflict of interest author Tijana Parezanović did not participate in the editing/publishing process of this issue of the journal.This article deals with the spatial aspect of texts about World War II and the post-war period, analyzing Muriel Spark’s 1963 novella The Girls of Slender Means as an example. …”
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From boundary data to bound states by Gregor Kälin, Rafael A. Porto

“…Abstract We introduce a — somewhat holographic — dictionary between gravitational observables for scattering processes (measured at the boundary) and adiabatic invariants for bound orbits (in the bulk), to all orders in the Post-Minkowskian (PM) expansion. …”
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Comparison of mask R-CNN and YOLOv8-seg for improved monitoring of the PCB surface during laser cleaning by Lu Qiao, Markus Veltrup, Bernd Mayer

“…In the initial test dataset, YOLOv8-seg (l), known for its speed, achieved an mAP50 (seg) of 82.8% at 3.98 FPS, proving suitable for time-sensitive laser cleaning processes due to its speed and precision. …”
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A Framework for Participatory Creation of Digital Futures: A Longitudinal Study on Enhancing Media Literacy and Inclusion in K-12 Through Virtual Reality by Chrysoula Lazou, Avgoustos Tsinakos

“…Mixed methods data collection included pre/post-course surveys, pre/post-tests, observation journals, and student-generated VR artifact evaluations. …”
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SUBSTANTIATION FOR PRINCIPLES OF AESTHETIC STOMATOLOGY by I.K. Lutskaya

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Global biogeography of N₂-fixing microbes: <i>nifH</i> amplicon database and analytics workflow by M. Morando, J. D. Magasin, S. Cheung, S. Cheung, M. M. Mills, J. P. Zehr, K. A. Turk-Kubo

“…To address these knowledge gaps, a bioinformatic workflow was designed that standardizes the processing of <i>nifH</i> amplicon datasets originating from high-throughput sequencing (HTS). …”
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Tracing Missing Surgical Specimens: A Quality Improvement Strategy for Adverse Events Based on Root Cause Analysis by Huang LL, Yang JH, Hong WW, Wang BL, Chen HF

“…Over two years, no surgical pathology specimens were lost post-intervention.Conclusion: The RCA-driven reforms effectively addressed systemic flaws in specimen management, demonstrating that targeted process redesign, ergonomic tools, and digital tracking can mitigate risks of medical errors. …”
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flexZhouse by Mohd Zairul

“…In this research, the transcription process was facilitated by the Post-it note intervention. …”
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Lessons learned from the co-development of operational climate forecast services for vineyards management by N. Pérez-Zanón, V. Agudetse, E. Baulenas, P.A. Bretonnière, C. Delgado-Torres, N. González-Reviriego, A. Manrique-Suñén, A. Nicodemou, M. Olid, Ll. Palma, M. Terrado, B. Basile, F. Carteni, A. Dente, C. Ezquerra, F. Oldani, M. Otero, F. Santos-Alves, M. Torres, J. Valente, A. Soret

“…Finally, the co-evaluation consisted of an ad hoc and ongoing process during the recurring meetings and a final workshop conducted with direct and potential users to obtain feedback on using the platform and potential further developments.As a result, the operational post-processing workflow of the sub-seasonal and seasonal state-of-the-art model outputs was adapted to include users’ requirements. …”
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A synchronous virtual surgical lecture series on cardiothoracic, vascular, oncology, and transplant surgery for surgical trainees in Sub-Saharan Africa: the COSECSA learner perspec... by Abebe Bekele, Oluwaseun Ojomo, Jules Iradukunda, Niraj Bachheta, Callum Forbes, Pierrette Ngutete Mukundwa, Victor Mithi, Michael Mwachiro, Robert Riviello, Dereje Gulilat, Stella Itungu, Barnabas Tobi Alayande

“…Participants reported an average satisfaction level of 4.4 for logistics of the series (registration process, ease of connectivity, and time management), 4.5 for content, 4.4 for in-class interactions, 4.4 for use of case-based images, and 4.2 for post-session availability of lecture material. …”
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Maternal health education and social support needs across the perinatal continuum of care: a thematic analysis of interviews with postpartum women in Punjab, India by Preetika Sharma, Rashmi Bagga, Maliha Khan, Mona Duggal, Darshan Hosapatna Basavarajappa, Alka Ahuja, Ankita Kankaria, Nadia Diamond-Smith, Vijay Kumar, Manju Kashyap, Pushpendra Singh, Jasmeet Kaur, Alison M. El Ayadi

“…Conclusion This study-identified gaps in maternal knowledge and support, particularly in the post-cesarean and institutional childbirth contexts, are underexplored in existing research. …”
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Climate criteria for food system policies: assessing impacts at the Norwegian, Nordic and EU27+ level by Bob van Oort, Emil Dæhlin

“…The production stage and combined post-production stages are dominating emission stages. …”
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HEVC information hiding approach based on intra prediction modes modulation by Jie YANG, Song-bin LI, Hao-jiang DENG

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An educational advancement in the form of Andragogy based education: A comparison of two different peer assisted learning strategies by Nirmala Anand, Vijaya Dandannavar, Rajesh Shenoy, Jaysheela Bagi

“…Around (84%) of students felt that Socratic seminars helped them understand the practical applications of the content and a staggering (95%) of students felt Concept mapping allowed them to organize the flow of processes. …”
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