Spirometric alterations in post-COVID-19 patients treated on an outpatient. Ibarra, January–December 2021 by Paulina Marilú Puedmag Rueda, Pedro René Torres Cabezas, Jorge Luis Anaya González

“…<p><strong>Foundation</strong>: among the best lung function tests is spirometry. In post-COVID-19 patients, this allows us to evaluate the severity of the condition and follow the progression of airflow limitation, to identify obstructive, restrictive and mixed patterns.…”
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The Experience of Intimacy and Sexuality in Persons with Mental Illness: A Metasynthesis by Reshma Antony, Manjula Munivenkatappa, Geetha Desai

“…Mental illness has an impact on the experience of intimacy and sexuality by causing impairments in various domains of personal and interpersonal function. An in-depth exploration of the subject reveals various psychological and sociocultural factors impacting sexual functioning in persons with mental illness. …”
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Nasal Stimulation Response in Neurologically Normal Dogs and Cats by Tomás Elvira, Tim Sparks, Julien Guevar, Vicente Aige, Rodrigo Gutierrez‐Quintana, Josep Brocal

“…Methods Prospective descriptive study. Nasal stimulation response testing was performed four times in each animal. …”
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Quality of Life According to Demographic Characteristics of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Gladys Coronel Burga, Yely Ranina Sánchez Burga, José Ander Asenjo Alarcón

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> a descriptive and cross-sectional study was carried out, carried out between June and August 2022, with 110 patients registered at the Hospital of Chota, Peru. …”
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Tourists-generated photographs in online media and tourism destination choice: The case of Shiraz metropolis in Iran by Amir Ghorbani, Hossein Mousazadeh, Azadeh Golafshan, Farahnaz Akbarzadeh Almani, Lóránt Dénes Dávid

“…In the post-pandemic era cyberspace and its tourism function will be of great value, and pictures are the way tourists communicate with tourism and travel. …”
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Assessment of the Prevalence of the Use of Nasal Decongestants Among Hail Population by Farida Habib Khan, Abdullah D Alotaibi, Amal Daher Alshammari, Mohammed Alateeq, Muath Alshmmari, Read Alharbi, Rakhi Issrani

“…Background: Nasal decongestants are widely used to relieve nasal congestion caused by conditions such as allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and the common cold. These medications function by constricting nasal blood vessels, reducing swelling, and improving airflow. …”
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The Effect of Health Insurance on the Number of Hospital Admission Days in Iran by Peyman PesarakLoo, anis nikravan, leila riahi

“…Background: Providing health services is the most basic function of the health system. Having health insurance means that people can pay less in comparison with not having major medical insurance. …”
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Influence of cataract surgery in biopsychosocial adaptation in the elderly by Leonor Rosario Diaz Alfonso, Elvira Machado Héctor, Bárbara Suárez Rodríguez, Mariela Julia Curbelo Gómez

“…It was applied before and 3 months after cataract surgery and included the Yesavage Geriatric Depression Rating Scale to measure emotional function and the Katz index for functional evaluation. …”
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THE CORRELATIONS BETWEEN LESION LOCATION AND URINARY DISORDERS WITH QUALITY OF LIFE IN ISCHEMIC STROKE PATIENTS AT HASAN SADIKIN HOSPITAL, BANDUNG by Aini Darafiyah, Aaron Tigor

“…Quality of life decline was highest in role and physical function within the functional domain, and fatigue and insomnia within the symptom domain. …”
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Reduction in Healthcare Resource Utilization Following Treatment With a Home-Based Footworn Device in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Claims Analysis by Josh Mark, Shirley Shema-Shiratzky, Joel Sommer, Tim Nolan, Ganit Segal

“… # Methods This was a retrospective claims analysis of 585 patients treated with a personalized, noninvasive, home-based, biomechanical treatment that aims to alleviate knee pain and improve function (AposHealth®). The date of the first AposHealth claim was the index date. …”
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Quality of Life related to health in the morbidity of periodic hemodialysis patient by Eliseo Capote Leyva, Milagros Ortiz González, Raydel Argudín Selier, Carmen Elena Viada González, Lázaro Capote Pereira, Idrissa Leonard Rupalé

“…The variables analyzed were: age, sex, time with the substituting renal function treatment, morbidity rate, type of morbidity in hemodialysis and hospital admission rate. …”
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Temporal stability of soil moisture in banana cropping area in the Brazilian semiarid region by Diego C. dos S. Araújo, Suzana M. G. L. Montenegro, Abelardo A. de A. Montenegro, Daniella P. dos Santos, Renato A. S. Rodrigues

“…The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, temporal stability and Spearman correlation test. …”
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Effect of synbiotics supplementation on patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by JIANG Zhi-hui, ZHONG Xian-yang, LI Jian

“…The secondary outcomes were constitution and abundance changes in gut microbiota,intestinal function,uremic toxins such as creatinine,urea,urea nitrogen and inflammatory cytokines. …”
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Comparing Kayori, the oral tradition of the Pamona Tribe, Indonesia, with the Psalms by Juanda Juanda, Pieter G.O. Sunkudon, Yewin Tjandra

“…This study aimed to compare Kayori, an oral tradition of the Pamona people in Indonesia, with the Psalms of the Hebrew Bible, focusing on their symbolism, structure, and social functions to assess potential avenues for contextual theological integration. …”
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Gender Bias in Arabic: Analysis of Jacques Derrida's Deconstruction Theory l Al-Taḥayuz al-Jinsânĩy fĩ al-Lugah al-‘arabiyyah: Taḥlĩl Nazariyyah al-Tafkĩkiyyah Jacques Derrida... by Eva Dewi, Wildana Wargadinata, Iffat Maimunah, Faisal Mahmoud Adam Ibrahim

“…To answer the problem above, researchers used qualitative and descriptive research methods to express the form of words and language in context. …”
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Impact of Chronic Headache (Migraine) on Daily Activity of Adult Patients in Baghdad City by Wissam Jabbar Qassim

“…Part II: quality of life questionnaire assessment tool was used to measure the extent to which chronic headache are affecting the ability to function. Results: The results showed that more than half of those study males (60%), while their age for more than one-third of the sample ranged between 20-30 years (38%). …”
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Predicting and grading liver injury in the absence of computed tomographic imaging by Mario Victor Newton, S. G. Subramanyam

“…Materials and Methods: A descriptive observational study among 56 hepatic blunt trauma patients as Group 1 and 56 non-hepatic blunt trauma patients as Group 2 enrolled retrospectively. …”
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Feasibility of International Commercial Arbitration for the Resolution of Environmental Disputes by Hadi Salehi, Ali Amiri, Artin Jahanshahi

“…This paper, through descriptive and analytical methods, examines whether commercial arbitration is an appropriate institution for the resolution of environmental disputes. …”
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Modeling Moral Behavior Based on Parent-Child Interaction and Perceived Social Support: The Mediation Role of Cultural Intelligence and Religious Orientation in Female High School... by Zahra Naji, Fatemeh Khoeini, Hasan Asadzadeh, Ali Jalili Shishvan

“…Further results corroborated that parent-child interactions do not influence moral behavior via the mediating function of cultural intelligence. Ultimately, additional findings revealed that perceived social support exerts an indirect effect on ethical behavior through the mediating influence of cultural intelligence. …”
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The impact of extensive reading on academic writing proficiency in EFL undergraduate students by Tamirat Taye, Gemechis Teshome

“…This study underlines ER’s dual function as a linguistic resource and cognitive scaffold. …”
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