Intervention of Snoezelen Rooms in reducing burnout among healthcare professionals: A pilot study by Monica DI STEFANO, Martina BARBERA, Francesca BRUNO, Cristina FOTI, Francesca FALLITI, Maria Grazia MAGGIO, Amelia RIZZO

“…Further research is needed to confirm these results in larger and more diverse samples.…”
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Clinical study of patients with persistent orofacial pain Estudo clínico de pacientes com dor orofacial persistente by José Tadeu Tesseroli de Siqueira, Hui  Ching Lin, Cibele Nasri, Silvia Regina Dowgan Tesseroli de Siqueira, Manoel Jacobsen Teixeira, Gary Heir, Luís Biela S. Valle

“…OBJETIVE: To evaluate a sample of patients with persistent facial pain unresponsive to prior treatments. …”
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SURVIVAL OUTCOMES OF AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION IN LYMPHOMA PATIENTS by Elif Yıldız, Güven Çetin, Özge Pasin

“…The primary limitation of our study is the small sample size, which likely influenced some of the observed differences. …”
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Ball milling preparation and the effect of calcination temperature on the photocatalytic performance of titanium dioxide by Israa Zahwa, Ahmad Kassas, Mohamed Mouyane, Jérôme Bernard, Javier Navas, Tayssir Hamieh, David Houivet

“…Despite a low BET surface area, the sample calcined at 700 °C for 30 min demonstrated the highest MB degradation rate, outperforming commercial TiO2 (P25). …”
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An improved immunoassay detects Aβ oligomers in human biofluids: their CSF levels rise with tau and phosphotau levels by Ting Yang, Yi Ran Xu, Shanxue Jin, Nagendran Ramalingam, Jean-Pierre Bellier, Alexandra M. Lish, Beth L. Ostaszewski, Tracy Young-Pearse, Lei Liu, Hyun-Sik Yang, Jasmeer P. Chhatwal, Trebor L. Lawton, Dennis J. Selkoe

“…Abstract Background Diffusible Aβ oligomers (oAβ) confer cytotoxicity in Alzheimer’s disease. …”
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Ultra-flexible TiO2/SiO2 nanofiber membranes with layered structure for thermal insulation by Zhenfeng Guo, Ze Zhu, Xiaoqian Zhang, Ying Peng, Ziting Huang, Xinqiang Wang, Luyi Zhu, Yongshuai Xie, Guanghui Zhang, Benxue Liu, Dong Xu

“…Low density and high diffuse reflectance endow the TS NFMs with excellent thermal insulation effects. …”
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Acute kidney failure and extramedullary lung infiltration as initial presentation of multiple myeloma - case report by Rabrenović Violeta, Nikolić Bojan, Rabrenović Milorad, Petrović Milica, Milojević Ana, Škuletić Vesna, Živojinović Dragan, Dulović Dragan, Stojisavljević Marko, Mirosavljević Svetlana, Ristić Saša, Pantović Miloje, Petrović Marijana, Obrenčević Katarina, Pilčević Dejan, Rančić Nemanja

“…Laboratory examination indicated the presence of Bence-Jones proteinuria in the urine sample in addition to anemia syndrome and azotemia with hyperuricemia. …”
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The Globular Cluster System of the Virgo Cluster Ultradiffuse Galaxy VCC 615 by J. Christopher Mihos, Patrick R. Durrell, Elisa Toloba, Eric W. Peng, Sungsoon Lim, Patrick Côté, Puragra Guhathakurta, Laura Ferrarese

“…Over time, VCC615’s already diffuse stellar body may be further stripped by cluster tides, leaving the nucleus intact to form a new Virgo UCD.…”
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Investigation of corrosion void formation in a Ni-based alloy under simulated MSW incineration condition by Xinxin Wu, Terrence Wenga, Wenchao Ma

“…The pre-and post-exposure sample characterization for the void formation was conducted using XRD, XPS, SEM, EDX, and FIB-TEM. …”
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Effects of clear aligners treatment in growing patients: a systematic review by Vincenzo D’Antò, Vittoria De Simone, Silvia Caruso, Paolo Bucci, Rosa Valletta, Roberto Rongo, Rosaria Bucci

“…IntroductionIn recent years, the use of Clear aligners (CA) has been diffused among children and adolescents. This systematic review aimed to summarize the literature regarding the effects of CA therapy in growing patients, including dentoalveolar and skeletal effects, periodontal changes, and quality of life measurements.MethodsAn electronic search on four databases was performed until September 2023, and studies including patients <18 years, treated with CA were selected. …”
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Effects of a canned infant juice auxiliary food on acute inflammation in young mice and antioxidant activity by DAI Zhiyong, DENG Bin, LI Jiani, XIAO Zuowei, ZHOU Yimiao

“…The results of HE staining showed that the degree of nuclear swelling in liver tissue of mice in the medium, high and ultra-high dose groups was significantly improved, and the diffuse inflammatory cell infiltration was reduced. …”
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Utilización de la Pluchea carolinensis en la gingivitis crónica edematosa by Rosa María Guerra Betancourt, Katherine Guerra Betancourt, Eloisa Palomino Carmenate, Juan Guerra Miranda, Mabel Rodríguez Nieves, Joaquin Leandro Santiesteban Castro

“…Methods: one hundred- twenty four patients aged between 15 and 18 years, with chronic gingivitis it studied in the Periodontics Service of Manuel Angulo Farrán Dental Clinic, Holguin municipality. The sample was divided into two groups randomly. The control of local irritants was determined. …”
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Optimizing electrocaloric effect of PbSc0.5Ta0.5O3 ceramics near/below room temperature by ordering degree modulation by Ruowei Yin, Yuxuan Hou, Xiaowei Lv, Junjie Li, Rongju Zhong, Yanjing Su, Lijie Qiao, Renchao Che, Lifeng Zhu, Chuanbao Liu, Yang Bai

“…With decreasing Ω, the Curie temperature (TC) gradually shifts from RT to below 0 °C, and the phase transition is diffused. A fairly large ΔTmax = 1.57 K is obtained at a rather low temperature of 0 °C in the ceramic with Ω = 0.51. …”
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Neural Network Constraints on the Cosmic-Ray Ionization Rate and Other Physical Conditions in NGC 253 with ALCHEMI Measurements of HCN and HNC by Erica Behrens, Jeffrey G. Mangum, Serena Viti, Jonathan Holdship, Ko-Yun Huang, Mathilde Bouvier, Joshua Butterworth, Cosima Eibensteiner, Nanase Harada, Sergio Martín, Kazushi Sakamoto, Sebastien Muller, Kunihiko Tanaka, Laura Colzi, Christian Henkel, David S. Meier, Víctor M. Rivilla, Paul P. van der Werf, ALMA Comprehensive High-resolution Extragalactic Molecular Inventory (ALCHEMI) collaboration

“…Using a Bayesian nested sampling framework, we constrain the CRIR, molecular gas volume and column densities, kinetic temperature, and beam-filling factor across NGC 253's CMZ. …”
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A facile approach for fabricating g-C3N4-based materials as metal-free photocatalysts by Monika Michalska, Jiri Pavlovsky, Eva Scholtzova, Peter Skorna, Vlastimil Matejka, Kamil Bochenek, Amrita Jain, Koki Chida, Takeharu Yoshii, Hirotomo Nishihara

“…Elemental analysis, X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), diffuse reflectance (UV–Vis DRS), photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were employed to assess the quality of the as-prepared powders. …”
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How lived experiences of illness trajectories, burdens of treatment, and social inequalities shape service user and caregiver participation in health and social care: a theory-info... by Carl R May, Katja C Gravenhorst, Alyson Hillis, Mick Arber, Carolyn A Chew-Graham, Katie I Gallacher, Frances S Mair, Ellen Nolte, Alison Richardson

“…We recorded country of origin, topic, sample size and data collection, sample composition (gender, age range and ethnicity), study design, mode of analysis and presentation of results. …”
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Neural correlates differ between crystallized and fluid intelligence in adolescents by Bowen Qiu, Rui Qian, Baorong Gu, Zichao Li, Zhifan Chen, Xinyi Xu, Huaijin Gao, Yiwei Chen, Ruoke Zhao, Ruike Chen, Yuqi Zhang, Lingxuan Zhang, Zhiyong Zhao, Mingyang Li, Dan Wu

“…Our findings indicated that micro-level brain MRI phenotypes such as water diffusivity were closely associated with fluid intelligence, whereas macro-level brain MRI phenotypes such as gray matter cortical thickness were indicative of crystallized intelligence. …”
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Cardiac function and mechanics in systemic sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mihnea Casian, Alina Dima, Ciprian Jurcuț, Laura Andrei, Jamie Edwards, Jamie O’Driscoll, Bogdan A. Popescu, Ruxandra Jurcuț

“…Further independent subgroup analyses were performed to compare symptomatic vs asymptomatic SSc and diffuse vs limited SSc. Results The systematic review and meta-analysis included 41 case–control eligible reports studies with a pooled sample size of 2497 SSc cases and 1439 controls. …”
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Structural changes in early-stage Parkinson’s disease with resting tremor at node, edge and network level by Yuke Zhong, Ying Liu, Huahua Su, Hang Liu, Guohui Liu, Zhihui Liu, Jiahao Wei, Junyi Wang, Yuchen She, Changhong Tan, Lijuan Mo, Lin Han, Fen Deng, Xi Liu, Lifen Chen

“…However, further research with other forms of PD, a wide range of disease stage and larger sample size is needed.…”
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Long-term impact on cardiopulmonary function and quality of life among patients recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infection in a 6-month follow-up period in Lima, Peru: FUNCTION cohort stu... by Carlos Seas, Larissa Otero, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Fernando Mejia, Rodrigo Cachay, Takashi Watanabe-Tejada, Katiuska Cuno, Marcela Gil-Zacarias, Carolina Coombes, Isabel Ballena, Felix Medina, Oscar Gayoso

“…Introduction The sequelae of COVID-19 have been described as a multisystemic condition, with a great impact on the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems with abnormalities in pulmonary function tests, such as lower diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide (DLco) levels and pathological patterns in spirometry; persistence of radiological lesions; cardiac involvement such as myocarditis and pericarditis; and an increase in mental disorders such as anxiety and depression. …”
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