Travel Behavior Changes after COVID-19 Outbreak in Taiwan by Rong-Chang Jou, Chen-Siang Yeh, Ke-Hong Chen

“…First, people might significantly reduce travel activities related to social entertainment during the pandemic outbreak. Second, the total travel activities by private vehicles are significantly reduced, while there is no significant decrease in the use of transit. …”
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Sleep problems were unrelated to social media use in the late COVID-19 pandemic phase: A cross-national study. by Tore Bonsaksen, Daicia Price, Gary Lamph, Isaac Kabelenga, Amy Østertun Geirdal

“…Of the 858 (61.1%) participants who reported sleep problems during the past weeks, a substantial proportion (n = 353, 41.1%) related their sleep problems to their experience with COVID-19. …”
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Effect of yoga exercises on lung volumes, vital capacity, and attention span in school going students by Reema Joshi, Manisha Rathi, Komal Preet Kaur

“…Group A (yoga group) was trained to perform yoga exercises 3 days a week for 4 weeks. Group B (control group) children were asked to perform daily activities. …”
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Evaluating Older Adults’ Engagement and Usability With AI-Driven Interventions: Randomized Pilot Study by Marcia Shade, Changmin Yan, Valerie K Jones, Julie Boron

“…MethodsA randomized pilot trial was conducted for 12-weeks in adults aged 60 years or older, self-reported living alone, and having chronic musculoskeletal pain. …”
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Supporting older adults with mobility disabilities through voice-activated digital assistants and smart home technologies by Jaewon Kang, Emma Lachs, Kathryn Huang, Laura A. Rice, Wendy A. Rogers

“…They had a significant reduction in loneliness after 5 weeks (p = .003), attributed to increased social connections and entertainment and viewing the voice-activated digital assistants as companions. …”
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Effectiveness of a universal film intervention in reducing violence against children and increasing positive parenting among migrant and displaced caregivers from Myanmar: a commun... by Amanda Sim, Khaing Zar Lwin, Stephanie Eagling-Peche, G.J. Melendez-Torres, Seema Vyas, Francisco Calderon, Tawanchai Jirapramukpitak, Jamie Lachman, Sureeporn Punpuing, Andrea Gonzalez, Mary Soan, Nway Nway Oo, Ivet Castello Mitjans, Greg Tyrosvoutis, Eve Puffer

“…Participants were surveyed at baseline, endline approximately 4 weeks post-intervention, and follow-up approximately 4 months post-intervention. …”
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Presenting a model based on media and social networks in the management of intelligent electricity consumption by Ahmad shojaee arzaneee, Mohamad Hemati, Ali akbar Amin beydokhti

“…The statistical population of the research includes 179 of all the people who were connected with the electricity company and its activities during the last week and on social networks, selected by random sampling. …”
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Lactococcus garvieae: An Uncommon Human Pathogen Causing Infective Endocarditis in a Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement by Diego H. González-Bravo, Sergio Alegre-Boschetti, Richard Silva-Cantillo, Joshua Mercado-Maldonado, Reyshley Ramos-Márquez, Gabriel Torres-Rivera, Carlos Cortés, Josue Mercado-Crespo

“…We aim to emphasize that despite not being recognized as a typical endocarditis microorganism by the Duke Criteria, the possibility of endocarditis needs to be highly entertained in patients with L. garvieae bacteremia, especially when prosthetic valves are present. …”
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