MUSIC TO IMPROVE SLEEP QUALITY IN ADULTS WITH DEPRESSION-RELATED INSOMNIA (MUSTAFI): STUDY PROTOCOL FOR A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

Music to improve sleep quality in adults with depression-related insomnia (MUSTAFI): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Insomnia is a common sleep disorder for adults with depression, with major impact on their quality of life.Previous trials suggest that listening to music may be helpful in the treatment of sleep disturbances in healthy populations, including students and elderly.In addition, small studies with clinical populations of traumatize

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Prevalence and occupational exposure to zoonotic diseases in high-risk populations in the Free State Province, South Africa

IntroductionZoonotic diseases are responsible for 2.5 billion human cases globally and approximately 2.7 million deaths annually.Surveillance of animal handlers and livestock for zoonotic pathogens contributes to understanding the true disease burden and risk factors within a community.This study investigated the prevalence of here selected zoonose

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The effects of timing and rate of marine cloud brightening aerosol injection on albedo changes during the diurnal cycle of marine stratocumulus clouds

The marine-cloud brightening geoengineering technique has been suggested as a possible means of counteracting the positive radiative forcing associated with anthropogenic atmospheric CO<sub>2</sub> increases.The focus of this study is to quantify the albedo response to aerosols injected into marine stratocumulus cloud from a point sourc

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