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Helping Patients With Persecutory Delusions Find Safety

Daniel Freeman · 2026 · Schizophrenia Bulletin

Abstract At the heart of a persecutory delusion is an incorrect perception of threat from others. This makes the person feel very unsafe. Overcoming such delusions therefore means establishing a sense of safety, and thus a realisation that…

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Neurofeedback did reduce medication for ADHD

Alison Knopf · 2020 · Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly

Many parents are opposed to the idea of stimulant medication for their child's moderate to severe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), even though it is the first‐line recommended treatment. A recent study has found that…

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موقف عمر بن الخطاب من كتب الفرس: أأمر بإتلافها أم استفاد منها؟ تحليل نقدي تاريخي لأخبار تاريخية متعارضة.

عبدالله العبيد · 2024 · المجلة العربية للعلوم الإنسانية

تسعى هذه الدراسة إلى التحقق من ثلاثة أخبار متعارضة وردت في ثلاثة مصادر ويصعب الجمع بينها. أحدها يشير إلى مجالسة عمر بن الخطاب للعجم في المدينة المنورة واستفادته من كتب الفرس، وأول من أورد هذا الخبر المؤرخ والفيلسوف مسكويه (421هـ/ 1030م) في…

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Did Emergency Admissions Reduce During Covid Lockdown in India?

Madhumathi Ramakrishnan, Prakash Subbarayan · 2020 · Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine

Corona Virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) related lockdown has affected the health sector in many ways. In this study we have analysed the impact of lockdown on emergency admissions. Aim: To compare the trend and number of claims for medical…

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123 Polyclonal antibody preparations from avian origin did not reduce plasmatic haptoglobin concentrations but increased ruminal NH3-N in beef steers during transition from forage to high-grain diets

Gleise Medeiros da Silva, Federico Podversich, Tessa M Schulmeister et al. · 2020 · Journal of Animal Science

Abstract This study investigated the effects of feeding an avian-derived polyclonal antibody preparation (PAP; CAMAS, Inc.) against Streptococcus bovis, Fusobacterium necrophorum, and lipopolysaccharides (40, 35, and 25% of the…

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A search fails to find any evidence for the continuing presence of southern hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus latifrons) in south-western New South Wales

Michael Swinbourne, David Taggart, Bertram Ostendorf · 2019 · Australian Mammalogy

Following up on two reports from the 1990s, we undertook a ground survey and analysed satellite imagery in order to determine whether there are any extant colonies of southern hairy-nosed wombats in south-western New South Wales. No…

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Counseling did not reduce overdoses in fentanyl era: Study

Alison Knopf · 2025 · Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly

Researchers have found that REBOOT, a repeated dose motivational interviewing intervention, had a statistically significant effect on opioid overdose in two cities — San Francisco and Boston — where fentanyl was the main street opioid.…

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When young adults preparing to enter the workforce find task support stressful: an investigation on individual differences and implications for human resource management

Krzysztof Nowak · 2023 · Evidence-based HRM: a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship

Purpose When young employees enter the workforce, young employees typically require extensive task support to perform well and adjust to the workplace setting. However, this support often incorporates controlling supervisor behaviors that…

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Did the periodic intensification of routine immunisation strategy (Intensified mission Indradhanush) reduce the demand for pediatric antibiotic formulations in India?

Habib Hasan Farooqui, Anup Karan, Aashna Mehta et al. · 2025 · BMC Infectious Diseases

Abstract Background Recent research has indicated an increase in antibiotic utilisation, particularly pediatric formulations. Furthermore, an increasing trend in antimicrobial resistance rates has also been reported. Empirical evidence…

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Championship interseason period did not reduce knee peak moment: A 10-years retrospective study of 467 elite soccer players

Robson Dias Scoz, Ricardo Lima Burigo, Isabella Christina Ferreira et al. · 2022 · Biomedical Human Kinetics

Abstract Study aim : To compare knee moment profiles of professional soccer players from different playing positions before and after an interseason period. Material and methods : Retrospective study of 467 healthy, professional elite…

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Pharmacists did not reduce opioid or benzodiazepine use or falls

Alison Knopf · 2026 · Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly

High doses of opioids or benzodiazepines among older adults can lead to falls, but deprescribing has proven difficult. A recent clinical trial looked at a centralized consultant pharmacist model to assist. The researchers found that a…

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Analysis of the Significant Difference in Fishing Gear Used According to Income Levels of Fisherfolks

JHEMIMA M. GANAPIN, EULIE GAY N. ESPINOCILLA, DECEMA B. WALLACE et al. · 2025 · International Journal of Science and Research Archive

Fishing serves as one of the vital livelihood for communities in Diadi, Nueva Vizcaya, providing both income and food security. This study examined the significant difference in fishing gear used according to income levels of fisherfolks.…

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Extending the interval from presynch to initiation of ovsynch in a presynch-ovsynch protocol did not reduce fertility of lactating dairy cows not detected in estrus that received timed artificial insemination

M. J. Thomas, J. O. Giordano, M. D. Curler et al. · 2015 · American Association of Bovine Practitioners Conference Proceedings

Remarkably, no large scale field study has been conducted to evaluate the reproductive performance of cows synchronized with Presynch-Ovsynch with a 12 versus a 14 d interval from Presynch to the beginning of Ovsynch when cows are…

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Domestic Violence against Women in Turkey, What Did Women Say?

· 2016 · Journal of Nursing & Healthcare

The present study presents the findings about domestic violence women experienced by their husbands in 2015 in Turkey. A total of 50 women between the ages of 18 and 50 participated in the study. They answered the questions about physical,…

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Exploratory outcomes of the DHA WIN randomized controlled trial: Supplementing women with docosahexaenoic acid did not reduce the impact of neoadjuvant breast cancer chemotherapy on quality of life or exercise behaviour

Claire M. Douglas, Marnie Newell, Susan Goruk et al. · 2025 · PLOS One

Supplementation of omega-3 (n-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids has been associated with reduced side effects and improved quality of life (QoL) in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. The current study reports secondary outcomes…

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Freeze-dried jaboticaba peel powder rich in anthocyanins did not reduce weight gain and lipid content in mice and rats

Anne Y. Castro Marques, Nathalia Romanelli Dragano, Sabrina Alves Lenquiste et al. · 2026 · Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutrición

Jaboticaba, a native fruit from Brazilian Atlantic Forest, is an important source of anthocyanins. Anthocyanins have been recently identified as modulators of lipid metabolism and energy expenditure ‘in vivo’. The purpose of this study was…

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Voir La Vie Sans Rose-Colored Glasses.

Paap K, Majoubi J · 2025 · Experimental psychology

In a recent article, Ellen Bialystok argued that bilingual experience enhances nonverbal cognition, that its effects are continuous rather than categorical, and that selective attention is the key mechanism underlying cognitive changes in…

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The Asian crisis: what did we learn and when did we learn it?

Stephen Grenville · 2017 · Asian-Pacific Economic Literature

This paper steps back from the detail of the Asian crisis, to ask whether the 1997 crisis advanced our broad understanding of the age‐old problem of economic crises. Some immediate lessons were learned from the failures of the…

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