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Randomised controlled trial comparing brief digital hypnosis vs progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) for anxiety management in university students
No full textInvestigating the efficacy, scalable, non-pharmacological digital interventions for anxiety management in university students. Participants are assigned to either hypnosis or progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) delivered via short audio sessions. Outcomes are assessed at baseline and follow-up using validated self-report measures (e.g., GAD-7), with the aim of evaluating adherence, acceptability, and preliminary changes in anxiety-related symptoms.
Affiliation: King’s College London (IoPPN
Bioacoustic Tools for Monitoring the Health and Emotional States of Pigs: A Scoping Review
No full textBioacoustics has emerged as a powerful, non-invasive tool for monitoring animal welfare, offering opportunities for automated health and behavioral assessment in swine production. This scoping review, conducted according to PRISMA-ScR guidelines, mapped scientific evidence on using sound analysis to detect indicators of health, pain, stress, and emotion in pigs. Five electronic databases were systematically searched without time restriction, yielding 65 eligible studies. Thematic synthesis revealed that bioacoustics is most frequently applied to pain and welfare evaluation, followed by disease monitoring and behavioral analysis. Key acoustic biomarkers identified include screams for nociceptive pain, grunts for emotional valence, and coughs for respiratory distress. Machine learning and deep learning models demonstrated high predictive accuracy, often exceeding 90%, particularly for automatic cough detection and stress classification. Recent developments in edge computing and TinyML have expanded the feasibility of continuous on-farm monitoring. Bioacoustics represents a practical pathway toward Precision Livestock Farming, enabling early detection of welfare challenges. However, standardization of recording protocols and model validation across diverse production systems remains a priority for successful commercial and field-validated application
EFFECTIVENESS OF SELF-ETCHING CERAMIC PRIMER ON THE BOND STRENGTH OF LITHIUM DISILICATE GLASS CERAMICS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF IN VITRO STUDIES
No full textThis protocol describes a systematic review and meta-analysis that will evaluate the effectiveness of self-etching ceramic primers on the bond strength of lithium disilicate glass-ceramics. Durable adhesion to resin cements is essential for the clinical performance of these materials, and conventional surface treatment protocols based on hydrofluoric acid etching followed by silane application are widely used but present limitations related to technique sensitivity and safety. A self-etching ceramic primer (SeCP) have been proposed as a simplified alternative; however, the available in vitro evidence remains inconsistent. The systematic review will include in vitro studies assessing bond strength outcomes of lithium disilicate glass-ceramics treated with SeCP and compared with conventional surface treatment protocols. Electronic searches will be conducted in PubMed/MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus, complemented by grey literature searches and manual screening of reference lists. Study selection, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment will be performed independently by two reviewers. When sufficient and homogeneous data are available, meta-analyses will be conducted using random-effects models, with bond strength values expressed in megapascals and mean difference as the effect measure. Statistical heterogeneity will be assessed using the chi-square test and the I² statistic. The findings of this review are expected to provide a comprehensive synthesis of the available in vitro evidence regarding the bonding effectiveness of a self-etching ceramic primer to lithium disilicate glass-ceramics
Respiratory support during neonatal intubation and procedural success: A systematic review and meta-analysis
No full textThis is a systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness of respiratory support during neonatal intubation in improving procedural success rates
Stimuli_Human-composer music
No full textThese are all the Human-composed music excerpts we used for stimulation
Adopción del rol Materno y Autoeficacia para la Lactancia Materna en Madres Primigestas Adolescentes de una Comunidad Rural. Revisión Sistemática
No full textAdopción del rol Materno y Autoeficacia para la Lactancia Materna en Madres Primigestas Adolescentes de una Comunidad Rural. Revisión Sistemática
Measurement and Assessment of Insomnia in the Perinatal Period: A Protocol for Scoping Review
No full textA scoping review with systematic searches to (a) identify and synthesise the range of methods, measures, and approaches used to assess insomnia in perinatal populations (i.e., pregnancy to 12 months postpartum), (b) identify how sleep-disrupting factors related to pregnancy and postpartum have been accounted for in existing studies that examine insomnia, and (c) identify and highlight areas of conceptual and measurement variability