The effects of adding a six-month Pilates exercise program to three months of traditional community-based pulmonary rehabilitation in individuals with COPD: A prospective cohort st... by Marisela Barbosa, Cristina A. de Melo, Rui Torres

“…Secondary outcomes included cardiac, physical function, and exacerbation episodes. # Results There were no consistent statistically significant differences between groups for the lung function outcomes (*p*\<0.05). …”
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Characterization of composting process and chemical composition of compost from recycling centers in Surabaya City, Indonesia by Dwi Haryanta, Tatuk Tojibatus Sa’adah, Indarwati

“…Chemical analysis revealed: C/N ratio (17.10 - 19.60), C-total (17.65% - 18.10%), N-total (0.95% - 1.12%), P2O5 (0.35% - 0.51%), K2O (0.39% - 0.41%), Cu (1.65 ppm - 2.01 ppm), Pb (2.05 ppm - 3.11 ppm), Cd (0.11 ppm - 0.24 ppm), and Zn (1.02 ppm - 1.14 ppm). Physically, the compost manifested as a dark brown substance, exhibiting a soil-like softness attributable to grinding, with temperatures oscillating between 41.90 to 55.00°C. …”
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AirStrum: A virtual guitar using real-time hand gesture recognition and strumming technique by Beulah ARUL, Shashank PANDA, Tushar NAIR

“…There exists a gap in the bridge that joins physical instruments to their software counterparts. …”
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Perception of individual and group discrimination among LGB individuals in Puerto Rico: A descriptive study by Caleb Esteban, Juan Aníbal González-Rivera

“…Results: The area with the highest reported experiences of individual discrimination was the relationship category (M=.700), followed by psychological (M=.630), society/environmental (M=.566), family/employment (M=.566) and physical (M=.386) respectively. The area with the highest perceptions of group discrimination reported by the sample was the education/health category (M = .882), followed by culture/society (M=.827), politics (M=.803), maternity/paternity (M=.802) and locality (M=.791) respectively. …”
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Care intertwined with anxiety and helplessness: the experiences of ICU nurses from COVID-19 disease’s end of life—a qualitative study by Neda Asadi, Zahra Royani, Sirous Pourkhajoei

“…Guba and Lincoln’s criteria were applied to increase the trustworthiness and rigour of the study, and the data were analysed using Graneheim and Lundman’s method and MAXQDA 2020.Results ICU nurses’ experiences of caring for patients with COVID-19 at the end of life are comprehensive, and four main themes emerged from the responses: fear of death due to COVID-19 infection; physical and psychological consequences of caring for patients dying from COVID-19; confusion in caring for patients with COVID-19 at the end of life and unbelievable deaths.Conclusion The present study looked at the experiences of Iranian nurses providing end-of-life care during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Experimental Study on Electric Resistivity Characteristics of Compacted Loess under Different Loads and Drying-Wetting Cycles by Yu Zhou, Guoyu Li, Wei Ma, Dun Chen, Fei Wang, Yuncheng Mao, Qingsong Du, Jun Zhang, Liyun Tang

“…The electrical resistivity method is a reasonable alternative that provides a nondestructive, sensitive, and continuous evaluation of the soil physical properties. Thus, the relationships between electrical resistivity and soil strength should be understood, particularly for scenarios in which soils undergo significant loads and cycles of drying and wetting. …”
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Understanding Global Street Food Consumer Behavior and Experience: A Narrative Review of Literature and Development of Framework by Samit Chakravorti

“…At the same time, they have shown concerns about safe handling of food and desire several improvements in the areas of interaction, engagement and an enjoyable physical environment. Practical implications for street food businesses and street food destination tourism administrators are discussed and future research areas for academia recommended.…”
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Body size estimation and weight management practices in urban poor communities in Ghana: A cross-sectional study by Grace Agyemang FREMPONG, John K. ANARFI, Delali Margaret BADASU, Samuel Nii Ardey CODJOE

“…Community of residence, a community conducive to physical activity and social support also significantly predicted weight management practices. …”
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Microbubble dynamics in brain microvessels. by James H Bezer, Paul Prentice, William Lim Kee Chang, Sophie V Morse, Kirsten Christensen-Jeffries, Christopher J Rowlands, Andriy S Kozlov, James J Choi

“…Yet despite its potential, the physical mechanisms by which microbubbles alter the BBB permeability remain unclear, as direct observations of microbubbles oscillating in brain microvessels have never been previously recorded. …”
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Effect of Ondansetron on Postoperative Pain and Vomiting after Acute Appendicitis Surgery: A Placebo-Controlled Double-Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial by Moein Khoori, Peyman Mirghaderi, Alireza Azarboo, Forough Jamil, Nasim Eshraghi, Alireza Abdollahzadeh Baghaei

“…A randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled clinical trial was conducted with 80 cases of acute appendicitis of American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I or II and aged 18–60 y/o scheduled for appendectomy under general anesthesia. …”
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The Impact of Diabetes on the Development and Progression of Lower Leg Ulcers by Ronelsys Martínez Martínez, Jenny Olivia Caicedo Rodríguez, Flor Betzabet Morocho Quinchuela

“…Information was collected through questionnaires and physical examinations, and complementary analyzes were performed, which included bacteriological and mycological tests of the ulcers. …”
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Somatic symptoms in schizophrenia: Association with socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, disability and quality of life by Mamta Sood, Ragul Ganesh, Ananya Mahapatra, Rohit Verma, Rakesh K. Chadda

“…They had higher disability and poor quality of life especially in physical domain. Conclusion: Somatic symptoms are common in patients with schizophrenia and are associated with chronicity, refractoriness and negative symptoms, significant disability and poor quality of life. …”
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The importance of parents' attention to complete aggressive behavior by Desep Pria Pandri, Netrawati Netrawati

“…Aggressive behavior is an act that causes other people to experience suffering, which results in physical and psychological suffering. Aggression is caused by a lack of parental attention and high peer conformity. …”
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Preoperative Quality of Life in Patients with Small Vestibular Schwannomas by Matthias Scheich, Lisa Schultes, Manuel Stöth, Jens-Holger Krannich, Rudolf Hagen, Stephan Hackenberg, Miriam Bürklein

“…Only preoperative hearing status and sex had a slight impact on one subscale each (emotional health and physical health, respectively). Conclusion: This study shows that patients with small VS have an impairment in QoL before surgical treatment. …”
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Comparative Performance Analysis of Gear Oil Enhanced With Biomass-Derived Cellulose Nanocrystals and Al2O3 Nanoparticles by Ahmed Nabhan, Hamouda M. Mousa, Husain Alfadhel, Mohamed R. El-Sharkawy, Hossa F. Al-Shareef, Fatimah A. M. Al-Zahrani, Mohamed Taha

“…The results of the IR analysis reveal that incorporating of Al2O3 NPs and CNCs into engine oil dramatically improves its chemical and physical attributes. The kinematic viscosities of the nano-oil samples grew up to 5.4% and 15.5% with the incorporation of 1.0 wt.% CNCs and 1.0 wt.% Al2O3 NPs at 40°C and 100°C, corresponding to a 16.7% increase in the viscosity index. …”
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Comparison of Nutritional and Meat Quality Characteristics between Two Primal Cuts from Aceh Cattle in Aceh Province, Indonesia by Hamny Sofyan, Aryani Sismin Satyaningtijas, Cece Sumantri, Etih Sudarnika, Srihadi Agungpriyono

“…The analysis of the physical quality of meat includes pH, meat color, fat color, cooking loss, water holding capacity, and WBSF value. …”
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The Effect of Iodine Status on the Risk of Thyroid Nodules: A Cross-Sectional Study in Zhejiang, China by Xiaoming Lou, Xiaofeng Wang, Zhifang Wang, Guangming Mao, Wenming Zhu, Yuanyang Wang, Xuejiao Pan, Zhijian Chen, Zhe Mo

“…A total of 2,710 subjects received physical examination, questionnaires, and thyroid ultrasonography. …”
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Effect of forging sequence and heat treatment on microstructure of high-duty power-plant shaft made of Cr-Mo ultra-high strength steel by Skubisz P., Lisiecki Ł.

“…Mechanical and thermal processing cycles designed using the finite element method were fully verified physical modeling using a 16 ton forging block, including two alternative quenching strategies: oil vs. water spray and air. …”
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Burden of Diabetes Mellitus and Its Determinants among Adults (≥30 Years) Residing in Urban Field Practice Area of A Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal by Nabarun Mandal, Debayan Podder, Nazrul Mallick, Puspendu Biswas

“…Factors significantly associated with DM were female (adjusted odd ratio [AOR] = 4.55, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.06–19.41]), overweight participants (AOR = 6.53, 95% CI [1.02–41.85]), physical activity (AOR = 2.83, 95% CI [1.05–7.65]), and family history of diabetes (AOR = 2.74, 95% CI [1.04–7.22]). …”
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Boosting effect of ultrasonication on the oxygen evolution reaction during zinc electrowinning by Guihong Han, Zhen Chen, Ningdan Cui, Shuzhen Yang, Yanfang Huang, Bingbing Liu, Hu Sun

“…The integration of ultrasonic technology into the realm of zinc electrowinning leverages the physical and chemical effects of ultrasonication to significantly improve the efficiency and kinetics of the OER. …”
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