Hydraulic performance of a portable triangular-central flume for rectangular channels by GUO Xingchen, YUAN Changcong, WANG Fuyou, MAHEMUJIANG·Aihemaiti, JIN Peng, LI Junbo, TAO Hongfei

“…These findings serve as a valuable reference for designing flow measurement flumes in irrigation canal systems.…”
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Carotid revascularization for ocular ischemic syndrome – a systematic review by Leonor Baldaia, Miguel Silva, Eduardo Silva, Celso Nunes, Luís Orelhas, Maria Carmona, Luís F. Antunes, Manuel Fonseca

“…We aim to study the potential improvement of visual symptoms post-carotid endarterectomy (CEA) in patients with carotid stenosis and hypoperfusion-related ocular issues. …”
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Study Design and Rationale for the TETON-PPF Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial of Inhaled Treprostinil in the Treatment of Progressive Pulmonary FibrosisTake-Home Poin... by Steven D. Nathan, MD, Juergen Behr, MD, Vincent Cottin, MD, Lisa Lancaster, MD, Peter Smith, PharmD, CQ Deng, PhD, Natalie Breytenbach, PharmD, Heidi Bell, MD, Leigh Peterson, PhD, Kevin R. Flaherty, MD

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DRUG TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH THE HISTORY OF ACUTE STROKE: DATA OF THE PILOT PHASE OF THE OUTPATIENT REGISTRY «REGION» by S. A. Boytsov, M. M. Loukianov, S. S. Yakushin, S. Yu. Martsevich, L. V. Stakhovskaya, A. N. Vorobyev, A. V. Zagrebelnyy, A. N. Kozminsky, K. A. Moseichuk, K. G. Pereverzeva, E. A. Pravkina, E. N. Belova, V. G. Klyashtorny, E. V. Kudryashov, E. Yu. Okshina, A. D. Deev

“…Most patients did not receive adequate therapy to reduce the risk of AS and other cardiovascular complications in the outpatient stage, especially in the period prior to the reference AS. Drugs with a proven beneficial effect on the prognosis in the post-stroke period were prescribed significantly (p and after 2 years – in the AS-FA registry, the frequency of the therapy was not significantly different from the frequency of prescribing at the stage of inclusion in the registers, with the exception of statins (they were taken 1.7 and 1.5 times less frequently). …”
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Student-Directed Community Cardiovascular Screening at a Regional Campus - Before and After a Pandemic by James Dodds, Tanner Smith, Elizabeth Lyons, Nicholas Duncan, William J. Crump

“…Measurements were compared pre- and post- COVID using chi-square. Findings: Both those with a previous diagnosis of hypertension and diabetes mellitus as well as the entire screened population showed a significant increase in frequency of CVD risk values post-COVID. …”
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Effectiveness of Nursing Counseling on Reliefs Psychological Burdens upon women after Mastectomy by Iqbal M. Abbas, Rusul S. Ghazal

“…Results: Results of the study showed that the highest of study sample 36.7 % were in age group (50-60) years old, the highest mean of score related to the psychological burdens were refer to the focus and attention, depression, negative feels, anxiety, thinking, and finally followed by positive feels, was found significant differences between pre and post test related to psychological burdens at standard error P ≤ 0.01. …”
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Educational effectiveness of cognitive and metacognitive strategies on educational self-destructive behaviors and negative self-evaluation thinking in Arabic lessons by Ali Nourihamid Altome, Mohammad hassani, Masoumeh Talebi

“…This research is an applicable in terms of purpose, and quasi-experimental research with a pre-test-post-test design with a reference group. The statistical population of the research includes the middle school students of the holy city of Karbala, 105 of whom were selected by multi-stage cluster random sampling, and randomly divided into three groups of 35 (a control group of 35 and two experimental groups of 35 people). …”
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Abstract 163: Total Spinal Cord Infarction, An Underrecognized Postoperative Complication by Hamza M. Ahmed, Jonathan L. Garcia‐Ramiu, Raman V. Singh, Ahmad Al‐Awwad

“…Often caused by sudden interruption of blood flow to the spinal cord due to embolic phenomena, intrinsic factors such as connective tissue disease, and due to intra/post‐operative hypotension leading to ischemia or infarction. …”
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Baptism, the New Testament, and the Baptist Tradition: Towards a Baptist Sacramental Theology and Practice of Baptism by Anthony R. CROSS

“…The author concludes with reflections on the necessity of baptismal reform and the relevance of a return to conversion-baptism for the contemporary church in a post-Christian, post-Christendom, mission setting.…”
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Smart cities and electrical and electronic waste management: a review of challenges and opportunities by Deividson Sá Fernandes de Souza, Simone Sehnem, Patricia Guarnieri, Thyago Celso Cavalcante Nepomuceno, Fernando Henrique Taques, Lucio Camara e Silva

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Comparing the Effectiveness of Schema Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Suicidal Behaviors in Depressed Patients with Bereavement by Maral Moraveji, Zahra Bagherzadeh Golmakani, Mahdi Akbarzadeh

“…The data were analyzed using repeated measures analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the Bonferroni post-hoc test.Results: The results indicated that suicidal behaviors decreased from pre-test to post-test and follow-up in both the schema therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy groups (P<0.001). …”
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Social Media Phenomenon Parents: Personal and Social Implications of Sharing Their Children by Betül Ak, Faruk Dursun

“…Sheranting refers to parents sharing information about their children on social media platforms, such as pictures, videos and text. …”
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Comparison of the effectiveness of mindfulness therapy, biofeedback and combined method on sexual quality of life in men with premature ejaculation by Mehdi Sarafraznasab, Reza Ahmadi, Ahmad Ghazanfari

“…Methods: The research method was semi-experimental, pre-test, post-test with a control group. The studied population included all men 30 to 50 years with premature ejaculation who referred to the Nejat sexual disorders clinic in Tehran in 2022. …”
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Exploring agency, communion and narrative foreclosure in cognitive behavioural therapy for substance use disorders by Mark de Lange, Job van der Palen, Hein de Haan

“…We investigate the impact of SUD-based cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) on narrative identity transformation and hypothesise NF as a potential factor in post-treatment relapse. Methods: 107 patients referred to an outpatient clinic for adults with SUDs in the Netherlands were included. …”
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Research progress on serological and clinical diagnostic assays of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus by LEI Ximei, YANG Yongle, XU Shuya, ZHAO Pengwei, WANG Bin, HUANG Yaowei

“…Meanwhile, it is of significance in establishing sensitive and efficient serological assays for clinical diagnosis of PEDV infection as well as the surveillance and evaluation of humoral responses at post-vaccination. In this review, we summarized the current serological assays and discussed the antibody kinetics at post-infection or vaccination, aiming to provide references to the diagnoses and control of PEDV.…”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Positive-Oriented Psychotherapy with Schema Therapy on the Quality of Life and Irrational Beliefs by Moein Farokhtaj, Sayed Ali Marashi, Seyed Esmaeil Hashemi

“…The research method was a quasi-experimental design with two experimental groups and one control group, using a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up design. The statistical population consisted of all couples seeking divorce who referred to counseling centers in Ahvaz. …”
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Impact of pavement friction decay on speed limits and autonomous vehicles: A theoretical and experimental study by Filippo Giammaria Praticò

“…Unfortunately, not only do these reference values not correspond to a given standard to measure them, but nothing is said about the decrease of the posted speed limit (variable speed limits) when roads become slippery and lanes for autonomous vehicle (AV) are concerned.Furthermore, the same assessment of the friction coefficient has plenty of uncertainties due to measurement device, temperature, location, time passed from the construction, alignment-related variables (e.g., curve, tangent, transition curve, convexity/crests or concavity/sags, longitudinal slope, superelevation, and ruling gradient), and supplementary singularities such as joints and bridge approaches. …”
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Effect of Virtual Reality Therapy with Brain Gym Exercises for Sleep-deprived Individuals: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Marissa De Souza Eremita, Jeba Chitra

“…Results: There was a significant difference between the pre- and postscores of the PSQI of Group A (Pre – 7.00 ± 1.55; Post – 6.31 ± 2.06; P = 0.029) and Group B (Pre – 8.44 ± 2.63; Post – 6.19 ± 2.97; P = 0.001), although Group B showed a better improvement, based on the effect size (1.06) and Group B (Pre – 7.13 ± 2.58; Post – 5.63 ± 2.60) showed a significant difference in the pre- and postvalues of the AIS (P = 0.011). …”
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Factors affecting early and late period outcomes in patients undergoing surgical repair due to biliary tract injury by İbrahim Çoğal, Burak Yavuz, Yunus Kaycı, Uğur Topal, İshak Aydın, Ahmet Gokhan Saritas, Kubilay Dalci, İsmail Cem Eray, Atilgan Tolga Akcam, Abdullah Ülkü

“…Demographic data, pre- and post-operative lab values, imaging, and anastomosis types were recorded and analyzed. …”
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Association of Longitudinal Oral Microbiome Activity and Pediatric Concussion Recovery by Justin Ceasar, Deepika Pugalenthi Saravanan, Brennen A. Harding, Steven D. Hicks

“…Symptoms were assessed at three timepoints post-injury (4, 11, and 30 days) using the Post-Concussion Symptom Inventory. …”
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