Physical Performance in Black and Hispanic Outpatients With Heart Failure: The SCAN-MP Study by Christopher J. Valente, MD, Cody Chiuzan, PhD, Rabah Alreshq, MD, Tori Blot, Denise Fine, Stephen Helmke, Carlos Rodriguez, Natalia Sabogal, Sergio Teruya, Morgan Winburn, Damian Kurian, MD, Farbod Raiszadeh, MD, PhD, Mathew S. Maurer, MD, Frederick L. Ruberg, MD

“…Background: Deficits of physical function are associated with poor quality of life and adverse health outcomes, but data informing the association of these assessments among Black and Hispanic outpatients with heart failure (HF) are limited. …”
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Opiniones de los gestores de la atención primaria sobre las fuentes de influencia en la práctica médica: Diferencias con la opinión de los médicos asistenciales Opinions of primary... by L.A. López, J.M. Jiménez, J. de D. Luna, O. Solas, J.I. Martínez, E. de Manuel

“…El análisis de los rangos medios de cada ítem, mediante el test de Friedman para una escala ordinal de 9 puntos, puso de manifiesto que entre las fuentes de influencia más importantes para los gestores sanitarios de atención primaria estudiados destacan: la elaboración de protocolos de actuación por los propios médicos; la discusión con los colegas; recibir retroalimentación de los pacientes atendidos, y la asistencia a cursos de formación, lectura de artículos e informes científicos. Las instituciones o colectivos con mayor legitimidad para influir en la práctica médica son: los usuarios o ciudadanos, las auditorías internas, los compañeros de trabajo médicos, las organizaciones científicas y los propios gestores. …”
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Ervaringen van schaamte en psychologisch lijden door voedselbankklanten by Hille Hoogland, Jonathan Berg

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The Comparative Study of Iranian and German Folk Stories (Case Study: Molla Nasreddin's Story and Grimm's Legends by Fatemeh Jabbari Gharebagh, Najmeh Dorri

“…The stories of Molla Nasreddin, with their humorous and wise aspects, have played a very important role in informing and sensitizing the people. The storytellers of Grimm's fairy tales have told stories to people by following the example of normal characters in society so that people can easily identify with them and find the way out of problems and succeed from the heart of the story.In Iranian culture, due to the belief in Islam and Islam's rejection of magic, humor was used instead of magic to portray popular culture and educate people, while in Germany, the tool of magic and legend was most commonly used to convey concepts and criticize the prevailing situation. …”
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Association between electronic media use, development milestones and language in infants by Maian Stamati, Lucas G. Gago-Galvagno, Stephanie E. Miller, Angel M. Elgier, Rocío A. Hauché, Susana C. Azzollini

“…Además, cuanto más tardía era la edad de inicio de uso de dispositivos, más bajas eran las puntuaciones en los informes lingüísticos e hitos posteriores del desarrollo motor y del lenguaje. …”
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Vaccination against influenza: Coverage and adherence in children under 15 years with high-risk medical conditions in the Community of Madrid by Rosa S. Díaz-García, Amaya Sánchez-Gómez, María Alejandra López-Zambrano, María Dolores Esteban-Vasallo, Soledad Cañellas Llabrés, María Ángeles Gutiérrez Rodríguez, María Dolores Lasheras Carbajo

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A dialogical self approach to understanding identity as negotiated in retirement from elite sport by Helena Hlasová, Noora Johanna Ronkainen

“…Semi-structured interviews informed by The Life Story Interview (Atkinson,1998), with ten recently retired elite athletes were conducted at one to three months after they officially announced their retirement to Swiss Olympic. …”
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Safety and efficacy of whole-body chlorhexidine gluconate cleansing with or without emollient in hospitalised neonates (NeoCHG): a multicentre, randomised, open-label, factorial pi... by Neal Russell, Michelle N. Clements, Kazi Shammin Azmery, Adrie Bekker, Julia Bielicki, Angela Dramowski, Sally Ellis, Aaqilah Fataar, Mahbubul Hoque, Kristen LeBeau, Seamus O’Brien, Francesca Schiavone, Peter Skoutari, Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Samir K. Saha, Ann Sarah Walker, Andrew Whitelaw, Michael Sharland

“…Emollients, including sunflower oil, may independently improve skin condition, thereby reducing sepsis. We aimed to inform which concentration and frequency of CHG, with or without emollient, would best balance safety and the surrogate marker of efficacy of reduction in bacterial colonisation, to be taken forward in a future pragmatic trial evaluating clinical outcomes of sepsis and mortality. …”
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Atsitiktinės atrankos imčių tyrimas lyginant pirmo ir antro laipsnio hemorojaus gydymą perrišant guminiais žiedais su konservatyviu gydymu by Tomas Poškus, Kęstutis Strupas

“…When the patients are informed adequately before the procedure, satisfaction with both methods of treatment is equal. …”
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Visibility, democratic public space and socially inclusive cities by Ceren Sezer

“…Visibility can be a valuable tool for ex-ante and ex-post evaluations of the democratic character of streets to inform designers, researchers and policy makers about the impact of the proposed or finished interventions. …”
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Investigating the Translation of Proper Names in the Documentary “Ma’alem Men Khuzestan” on Al-Kawthar Channel Based on Van Coillie's Theory by Nafiseh Emari Allahyari, Ali Zeighami, Habib Keshavarz

“…The fourth strategy or copying with additional explanations was used to inform the audience and express its implicit meaning. …”
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Upregulation of miR-200a improves ureteral obstruction-induced renal fibrosis via GAB1/Wnt/β-catenin signaling by XuKai Liu, GeXin Liu, YuZhen Tan, Pan Liu, Le Li

“…La Unión de la proteína de unión relacionada con GAB1 y miR-200a wa está garantizada a través de la base de datos starbase y el análisis del informe de luciferasa. Resultados: Nuestros datos muestran que en el tejido renal de las ratas con obstrucción ureteral unilateral (uo), miR-200a wa se redujo, pero gab1 se elevó. …”
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創意自我效能、工作價值觀對教師創造力教學影響之研究：專業學習社群與 教師信任的跨層次分析 Effects of Creative Self-Efficacy and Work Value on Creative Teaching: A Cross-Level Analysis of Professional Learning Communities and... by 蕭佳純 Chia-Chun Hsiao

“…Community leaders and directors were asked to obtain informed consent from the community members and to distribute questionnaires to teachers in public and private schools. …”
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Fiscal policy impact on tobacco consumption, in high smoking prevalence transition economies / the case of Albania by Aida Gjika, Klodjan Rama, Edvin Zhllima, Drini Imami

“…An awareness campaign has to be organized in order to inform policymakers on the importance of applying excise increase for the tobacco control in Albania.…”
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Особенности применения вертебральных методик массажа в оздоровительных и профилактических целях = Features of vertebral massage techniques in wellness and prevention... by I. Z. Samosyuk, V. P. Gubenko, N. I. Samosyuk, A. V. Tkalina, T. M. Zachatko, S. M. Fedorov, E. N. Chuhraeva, W. Zukow

“…When a massage therapist should indicate in which combined with other procedures should apply its variety, must constantly monitor the patient and the therapist should inform your doctor about all deviations. Such an approach to the application of massage makes this method is most effective in the treatment of various diseases and injuries. …”
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PERCEPCIONES SOBRE EL CÁNCER DE PRÓSTATA EN POBLACIÓN MASCULINA MAYOR DE 45 AÑOS. SANTA ROSA DE CABAL, 2010 PERCEPÇÕES SOBRE O CÂNCER DE PROSTATA EM POVOAÇÃO MASCULINA MAIOR DE 45... by María Nelcy Muñoz Astudillo, Luis Alfredo Sossa Pinzón, Jhon Jairo Ospina, Adrián Grisales, José David Rodríguez García

“…Descriptive study of 150 volunteer males who signed informed consent. Semi-structured interviews were conducted using 30 questions designed using the Hochbaum et al. beliefs in health model which were organized, codified and categorized. …”
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Hydroxychloroquine efficacy and safety in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 disease severity during pregnancy (COVID-Preg): a structured summary of a study protocol for... by Raquel González, Laura García-Otero, Clara Pons-Duran, Elena Marbán-Castro, Anna Goncé, Elisa Llurba, Maria del Mar Gil, Miguel Ángel Rodríguez-Zambrano, Haily Chen, Máximo Ramírez, Azucena Bardají, Clara Menendez

“…Inclusion criteria Women will be invited to participate in the trial and sign an informed consent if they meet the following inclusion criteria. • Presenting with fever (≥37.5°C) and/or one mild symptom suggestive of COVID-19 disease (cough, dyspnoea, chills, odynophagia, diarrhoea, muscle pain, anosmia, dysgeusia, headache) OR being contact* of a SARS-CoV-2 confirmed or suspected case in the past 14 days • More than 12 weeks of gestation (dated by ultrasonography) • Agreement to deliver in the study hospitals Exclusion criteria • Known hypersensitivity to HCQ or other 4-amonoquinoline compounds • History of retinopathy of any aetiology • Concomitant use of digoxin, cyclosporine, cimetidine • Known liver disease • Clinical history of cardiac pathology including known long QT syndrome • Unable to cooperate with the requirements of the study • Participating in other intervention studies • Delivery onset (characterized by painful uterine contractions and variable changes of the cervix, including some degree of effacement and slower progression of dilatation up to 5 cm for first and subsequent labours) The study participants will be stratified by clinical presentation and SARS-CoV-2 PCR results. …”
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IN THIS ISSUE: Food Systems Resilience by Duncan Hilchey

“…Pollack make the case that health impact assessments should be more widely undertaken as part of local food systems work in Review of Health Impact Assessments Informing Agriculture, Food, and Nutrition Policies, Programs, and Projects in the United States In Assessing the Impact of the EQIP High Tunnel Initiative Analena B. …”
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Daño genético y exposición a plaguicidas en trabajadores agrícolas del Valle de San Quintín, Baja California, México Genetic damage and exposure to pesticides among agricultural wo... by J. Claudia Leyva Aguilera, Christine Von-Glascoe, Walter Daesslé Heusser, Lourdes Camarena Ojinaga, Evarista Arellano García, Balam Ruiz Ruiz, Erika Zúñiga Violante

“…All participants signed an informed consent form. The micronuclei technique (MN) was used, which blocks cytokinesis in peripheral blood samples, to evaluate GD by counting the number of MN and Chromatin Bridges in 1000 bi-nucleated cells (BNC). …”
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Heavy Metal Pollution and Risk Assessment in Different Species of Fish from the Bohai Sea by Qilong LI, Bin XIA, Qi SUI, Keming QU, Lin ZHU, Yu LI

“…Furthermore, this study offers valuable insights for consumers, enabling the provision of more informed dietary recommendations.…”
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