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Sci, Volume 6, Issue 2

2024 June - 19 articles

Cover Story: Although they are prevalent conditions, anxiety disorders are often untreated due to the associated stigmas and side effects caused by medication. Extended reality (XR) technologies show promise as digital health alternatives for anxiety therapies. For their effective implementation and optimal outcomes—as envisioned by the use of AI-generated technology—the perspectives of both patients and healthcare professionals (HCPs) need to be considered. However, the literature is lacking in this aspect, a fact which motivated this systematic review. We found XR’s effectiveness comparable to traditional therapies, with users appreciating XR’s practicality and minimal side effects. XR therapies could be considered as non-pharmacologic alternatives or supplements to traditional therapies, though further research is needed, especially focusing on both patients and HCPs. View this paper
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Articles (19)

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
9,570 Views
30 Pages

Anti-Aging Potential of Bioactive Phytoconstituents Found in Edible Medicinal Plants: A Review

  • Emeka Joshua Iweala,
  • Oluwapelumi Eniola Adurosakin,
  • Ugochukwu Innocent,
  • Conrad A. Omonhinmin,
  • Omoremime Elizabeth Dania and
  • Eziuche Amadike Ugbogu

13 June 2024

Aging is a complex biological and physiological change that leads to a loss of function in all living organisms. Although the mechanism behind the aging process is still largely unknown, scientific studies have shown that oxidative stress and age-rel...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,681 Views
13 Pages

3 June 2024

Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.), as the earliest oil and fiber crop, is a model plant for genetic inferences of plant domestication processes involving multiple domestication events. However, a puzzle has emerged from several genetic studies, as dehisc...

  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
11,082 Views
23 Pages

Cassia alata and Its Phytochemicals: A Promising Natural Strategy in Wound Recovery

  • Jing-Wen Keng,
  • Sue-Kei Lee,
  • Sze-Huey Sang,
  • Kai-Bin Liew,
  • Swee-Sen Teo,
  • Wan Mastura Shaik Mohamed Mossadeq,
  • Sek-Chuen Chow,
  • Gabriel Akyirem Akowuah,
  • Siew-Keah Lee and
  • Yik-Ling Chew
  • + 1 author

3 June 2024

Cassia alata, a traditional herb with a global presence, is renowned for its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antifungal properties, making it a go-to remedy for skin ailments. While it has demonstrated wound healing capabilities in both in vitr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,677 Views
23 Pages

3 June 2024

While recent studies have proven an unexpected liquid–vapor phase transition of adsorbed liquid films, a comprehensive description of the mechanisms of different types of phase change regimes over realistic representations of random rough surfa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
6,162 Views
13 Pages

3 June 2024

During the COVID-19 pandemic, physical activity was significantly decreased in all age groups. The purpose of this study is to investigate children’s motor skills by administering an adapted physical activity program for the development of coor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
2,652 Views
17 Pages

3 June 2024

The proposed general theory of scientific variability for technological evolution explains one of the drivers of technological change for economic progress in human society. Variability is the predisposition of the elements in systems to assume diffe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
3,379 Views
14 Pages

Non-Flammable Epoxy Composition Based on Epoxy Resin DER-331 and 4-(β-Carboxyethenyl)phenoxy-phenoxycyclotriphosphazenes with Increased Adhesion to Metals

  • Anastasia Konstantinova,
  • Pavel Yudaev,
  • Aleksey Shapagin,
  • Darya Panfilova,
  • Aleksandr Palamarchuk and
  • Evgeniy Chistyakov

23 May 2024

Functional cyclophosphazenes have proven to be effective modifiers of polymer materials, significantly improving their performance properties, such as adhesive characteristics, mechanical strength, thermal stability, fire resistance, etc. In this stu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,002 Views
11 Pages

9 May 2024

ThermoBounce is an interactive online visualization designed to help students understand how enthalpy, entropy, and temperature contribute to the reaction rate and equilibrium of a unimolecular chemical change between reactant and product states, for...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,075 Views
19 Pages

Decision Making in Service Shops Supported by Mining Enterprise Resource Planning Data

  • Shaun West,
  • Daryl Powell,
  • Fabian Ille and
  • Stefan Behringer

5 May 2024

This research examines the application of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems in service shops, focusing on the specific challenges unique to these environments compared to those in the manufacturing sector. Service shops, distinguished by the...

  • Essay
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,044 Views
14 Pages

Can Citizens Do Science? Science in Common and Social Responsibility

  • Ainara Aberasturi Rodríguez,
  • Ignacio Fierro Bandera and
  • Jose Navarro-Pedreño

1 May 2024

Citizen science is an effective tool that unites ordinary citizens and scientists for a common cause. In particular, this tool enables ordinary citizens to participate in research and increases the likelihood of generating new knowledge. It is seen a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,783 Views
13 Pages

Evaluation of an App-Supported Intensive Interdisciplinary Treatment for Young People with Chronic Pain: A Mixed-Methods Study

  • Dunja Genent,
  • Sabrina Schenk,
  • Almut Hartenstein-Pinter,
  • Boris Zernikow and
  • Julia Wager

1 May 2024

Chronic pain in the vulnerable phase of emerging adulthood is associated with severe life impairments. The current healthcare system has no suitable treatments for young people. A new multimodal inpatient and app-supported treatment for young people...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,203 Views
16 Pages

Enhancing Surgical Tool Performance with Alumina-Based Coatings: An Engineering Analysis

  • Cristiano Fragassa,
  • Giovanni Pappalettera,
  • Vincenzo Moramarco,
  • Ana Pavlovic and
  • Marco Arru

19 April 2024

The present study investigates the utilization of ceramic coatings and insulation elements in the context of Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma (CAPP) surgery tools, highlighting how precise engineering modifications can influence surgical precision. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
22,071 Views
11 Pages

Giftedness and Twice-Exceptionality in Children Suspected of ADHD or Specific Learning Disorders: A Retrospective Study

  • Sara Romano,
  • Dario Esposito,
  • Miriam Aricò,
  • Elena Arigliani,
  • Gioia Cavalli,
  • Miriam Vigliante,
  • Roberta Penge,
  • Carla Sogos,
  • Francesco Pisani and
  • Maria Romani

10 April 2024

The expression “twice-exceptionality” has been used to describe conditions in which giftedness and specific disorders coexist. Our study offers a retrospective analysis of clinical reports of gifted children evaluated for suspected specif...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,145 Views
21 Pages

7 April 2024

This paper introduces a model to aid decision-makers in answering many of the important questions regarding how best to operate a cancer center. This study aims to allocate the available cancer center capacity to different cancer types to minimize th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
7,915 Views
12 Pages

2 April 2024

Audio classification using deep learning models, which is essential for applications like voice assistants and music analysis, faces challenges when deployed on edge devices due to their limited computational resources and memory. Achieving a balance...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
6,937 Views
18 Pages

2 April 2024

Mental illnesses, such as clinical depression, have taken an unprecedented toll on society and the economy on a global scale. The relationship between stress management and mental health decline is of utmost significance, especially as most avenues o...

  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,634 Views
24 Pages

1 April 2024

(1) Background: Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric conditions and have a rising prevalence. Patients with anxiety disorders can, however, be deterred from seeking treatment due to associated stigmas and medication side effects. E...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,916 Views
13 Pages

Mood Profile Clusters among Greek Exercise Participants and Inactive Adults

  • Peter C. Terry,
  • Renée L. Parsons-Smith,
  • Symeon P. Vlachopoulos and
  • Andrew M. Lane

26 March 2024

Mood profile clusters have previously been identified in several cultural contexts. In the present study, six mood profile clusters referred to as the iceberg, inverse Everest, inverse iceberg, shark fin, submerged, and surface profiles, were investi...

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