The Necessity of Philosophy in the Exercise Sciences by Matthew Hickson

“…In showing how mistaken these philosophic commitments are, I will focus on the sub-discipline of sport psychology for most examples, as that is the field of exercise science of which I am paradigmatically most familiar. It is also the field, when rightly understood that straddles the “two cultures” in kinesiology (i.e., the sciences and the humanities). …”
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Foreword by Luigi Dei

“… Good morning to everybody, I am very happy to be here and to give the best greetings and wishes of the University of Florence to this important and very interesting Meeting on Resource Description and Access in Europe: a reality and a challenge. …”
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A Comprehensive Survey on Data Utility and Privacy: Taking Indian Healthcare System as a Potential Case Study by Prathamesh Churi, Ambika Pawar, Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero

“…<b>Background:</b> According to the renowned and Oscar award-winning American actor and film director Marlon Brando, “privacy is not something that I am merely entitled to, it is an absolute prerequisite.” …”
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Ameliorative Effect of <i>Annona muricata</i> (Graviola) Extract on Hyperglycemia Induced Hepatic Damage in Type 2 Diabetic Mice by Yiseul Son, Heaji Lee, Su-Young Son, Choong-Hwan Lee, Sun-Yeou Kim, Yunsook Lim

“…<i>Annona muricata</i> (AM) is evergreen plant of the <i>Annonaceae</i> family and known to have anticancer and antidiabetic effects. …”
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Dental health in the shadows of global commitments: Addressing neglected priorities in lower middle-income countries by Wajiha Qamar

“… I am writing to draw your attention to a serious concern that requires our attention around global health commitments: the frequently disregarded and undervalued dental reforms. …”
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Lesbian and bisexual women's health beliefs about performing the Papanicolaou’s test by Nathanael de Souza Maciel, Anna Beatriz Justino do Nascimento, Gabriely Bezerra de Castro, Breno Sousa Bandeira, José Gerfeson Alves, Leilane Barbosa de Sousa

“…Results: it was found that bisexual women believe more in the benefit "when I do the preventive exam, I am relieved" (p=0.047). However, they have higher scores of ashamed for doing the preventive exam (p=0.005). …”
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SECOND-ORDER CYBERNETICS, SEMIOTICS AND THE ART by Niculae V. Mihaita

“…We take into consideration the concept of second order cybernetics and Pierce‘s approach of semiotics fundamentals. I am also an observer, experimenter and mental interpreter of metasigns given to the audience by Eugene Ionesco‘s absurd theatre. …”
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Isolated abnormal diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (iso↓DLco) is associated with increased respiratory symptom burden in people with HIV infection. by Katerina L Byanova, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Amanda K Jan, Maggie McGing, Marlena Hartman-Filson, Carly K Farr, Michelle Zhang, Kendall Gardner, Jake Branchini, Robert Kerruish, Sharvari Bhide, Aryana Bates, Jenny Hsieh, Rebecca Abelman, Peter W Hunt, Richard J Wang, Kristina A Crothers, Laurence Huang

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We used ATS/ERS compliant PFTs from PWH with normal spirometry (post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ≥0.7; FEV1, FVC ≥80% predicted) from the I AM OLD cohort in San Francisco, CA and Seattle, WA, grouped by DLco categorized as normal (DLco ≥lower limit of normal, LLN), mild iso↓DLco (LLN >DLco >60% predicted), and moderate-severe iso↓DLco (DLco ≤60% predicted). …”
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Tailoring medical treatment in Pakistan: The promise of precision medicine by Fawad Mueen Arbi

“… Madam, I am writing to discuss the rapidly evolving field of precision medicine (PM), an exciting and highly relevant topic that has garnered increasing attention in Pakistan in recent years. …”
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June 2023-Printed Issue by Patient Safety Authority

“…We also share some recent healthcare success stories in recognition of the winners of the 2023 I AM Patient Safety awards. Additional highlights include • A [safety alert about methylprednisolone](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/77633-patient-safety-alert-methylprednisolone-and-patients-with-hypersensitivity-to-cow-s-milk-components), a medication that sometimes contains lactose monohydrate, and its risk of anaphylaxis, a life-threating allergic reaction, to patients with a cow’s milk allergy. • An expert on artificial intelligence discusses [what AI can and can’t do in healthcare](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/77632-artificially-intelligent-machine-learning-in-healthcare-and-why-it-may-not-be-as-advanced-as-you-think), now and in the future. • Human factors researchers review [best practices from high-risk industries](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/77769-informing-visual-display-design-of-electronic-health-records-a-human-factors-cross-industry-perspective) that may inform visual display design of electronic health records. • How [an evidence-based teaching plan](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/77630-evidence-based-teaching-plan-test-and-evaluation-on-caring-for-healthcare-provider-second-victims) might raise awareness of the effect that significant patient and employee crises have on the staff who witness such events. • A study explores the feasibility of [monitoring patients’ vital signs](https://patientsafetyj.com/article/77776-continuous-monitoring-of-vital-signs-after-hospital-discharge-a-feasibility-study) at home. …”
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The role of papers in academic promotion by GholamReza Fadaie

“…Here, by papers, I do not refer to fake and stolen papers; I am referring to those papers which researchers and the authors consider to be true papers but they are not, since they seem to be artificial, or the variables used in them are insignificant, or they are of no use to the society’ interests and do not increase one’s knowledge. …”
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The Emigration of the Turks from Yugoslavia in Türkiye: 70th year of the “Gentlemen’s Agreement” by Salim Kadri Kerimi

“…The emigrations which took place after the Second World War, that I am writing about, are characteristic in that they took place in a peacetime period, as a result of the insidious abuse/ disrespect by the Yugoslav side of the agreement from 1953, which was signed between representatives of Yugoslavia and Turkey. …”

Analysis of Strategies for Managing Stress by Polish Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Anna Stefanowicz-Bielska, Magdalena Słomion, Małgorzata Rąpała

“…Nurses ≥ 51 years of age, with ≥ 21 years of work experience and with secondary education in nursing and master of nursing were more likely than other nurses to agree with the statement, <i>I am afraid of contracting the SARS-CoV-2</i> (appropriately <i>p</i> = 0.009, <i>p</i> = 0.007, <i>p</i> = 0.014). …”
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Transduction Efficiency of Zika Virus E Protein Pseudotyped HIV-1<i>gfp</i> and Its Oncolytic Activity Tested in Primary Glioblastoma Cell Cultures by Jan Patrick Formanski, Hai Dang Ngo, Vivien Grunwald, Celine Pöhlking, Jana Sue Jonas, Dominik Wohlers, Birco Schwalbe, Michael Schreiber

“…LVs were generated by using the pNL<i>gfp</i>AM plasmid, which produces the lentiviral, HIV-1-based, core particle with GFP (green fluorescent protein) as a reporter (HIV<i>gfp</i>). …”
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Cariprazine’s efficacy in treating affective symptoms – pooled data from schizophrenia and bipolar depression trials by R. Mcintyre, Z. Dombi, Á. Barabássy, G. Németh

“…Conclusions The results herein indicate that cariprazine treatment is significantly effective at treating affective symptoms in persons with both schizophrenia and bipolar I depression. Disclosure I am an employee of Gedeon Richter Plc. …”
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Medical Students’ Attitudes and Influential Factors Towards Conducting Medical Research by Bassam AlRajhi, Ibrahim Omer, Reema Abualnaja, Faisal Alqahtani, Alqassem Y. Hakami

“…More than half of the students agreed with the following statement: ‘I am very interested in participating in research activities at the undergraduate level’ (N=318, 63.6%). …”
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Response to Morita et al., Re: Continuous Deep Sedation (DOI: 10.1089/pmr.2021.0058) by Bert Broeckaert

“…By doing this, one loses sight of the essential dynamic quality and proportional nature of palliative sedation and one quickly runs the risk of getting bogged down in euthanasia-like practices. 4.It is simply wrong to assume that one could or should base one's definition of sedation on empirical studies. I am not only thinking about Moore's naturalistic fallacy (?…”
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AUTOBIOGRAFIE LINGUISTICHE CON UNA CLASSE DI ITALIANO L2 DI SINOFONI by Lorenza Corti

“…</p><p>LINGUISTIC AUTOBIOGRAPHIES: AN EXPERIENCE WITH CHINESE-SPEAKING ITALIAN L2 LEARNERS</p><p>I am convinced of the utility of autobiography in the Italian L2 teaching/learning process with foreign students, and I present a teaching unit centered on linguistic autobiography, designed for young Chinese-speaking learners with A2-B1 competence in Italian, who are studying at Italian universities.The process culminates in the students’ written linguistic autobiography, organized in phases and involving oral and written activities including reception, production and interaction.The unit aims at making the students familiar with the genre of autobiography, focusing on personal experience with languages, in order to stimulate the students to reflect on themselves, their linguistic habits, their former experiences studying languages and contact with cultures where language is the vehicle, as well as encouraging the students to talk about themselves.A few linguistic notions are also introduced, including the idea of mother tongue, competence and linguistic variety.…”
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Vierasta korostusta on niin vähän, että arvaan viro – Yleisten kielitutkintojen suomen kielen arvioijien käsityksiä suomenruotsalaisten puhumasta suomesta by Sari Ohranen, Sari Ahola

“…. *** 'There is so little foreign accent that I am guessing Estonian' – The National Certificates Finnish raters’ perceptions of L1 Finland-Swedish speakers’ oral Finnish *** This research studies the perceptions the National Certificates Finnish raters (N = 44) have on L1 Finland-Swedish speakers’ (N = 9) Finnish oral proficiency. …”
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Dental health in the shadows of global commitments: Addressing neglected priorities in lower middle-income countries by Wajiha Qamar

“… I am writing to draw your attention to a serious concern that requires our attention around global health commitments: the frequently disregarded and undervalued dental reforms. …”
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