COVID-19 breakthrough infections in rheumatic diseases patients after vaccination by Abeer N. Alshukairi, Awad Al-Omari, Abdurahman Albeity, Thamir A. Alandijany, Ahmed M. Hassan, Sherif A. El-Kafrawy, Ashraf Dada, Mohammad K. Al Hroub, Aiman El-Saed, Lina S. Bissar, Radwan M. Daghmush, Saeed M.G. Al-Ghamdi, Stanley Perlman, Esam I. Azhar, Hussein Halabi

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Holy water changes EEG and HRV because of both autosuggestion and his information (God Grace, World Mind, Cosmic Energy etc) by I L Popovych, V Ye Babelyuk, A I Gozhenko, W Zukow, P G Zubov, G I Dubkova, T A Korolyshyn, L F Nesterova, L G Barylyak

“…HOLY WATER CHANGES EEG AND HRV BECAUSE OF BOTH AUTOSUGGESTION AND HIS INFORMATION (GOD GRACE, WORLD MIND, COSMIC ENERGY etc)   I L Popovych1, V Ye Babelyuk2, 3, A I Gozhenko3, W Zukow4, P G Zubov3, G I Dubkova2, T A Korolyshyn1, L F Nesterova1, L G Barylyak1   1JSC “Truskavets’kurort”, Truskavets’, Ukraine 2Clinical Sanatorium “Moldova”, Truskavets’, Ukraine 3Ukrainian scientific research Institute of Medicine of Transport Ministry of Public Health of Ukraine, Odessa 4Faculty Physical Culture, Health and Tourism, Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, Poland   SUMMARY   The aim: to identify the effects of Holy water on the parameters of HRV and EEG and clarify the role of autosuggestion and information. In 5 male volunteers performed 79 items HRV and EEG in the basal period and 25 tracks with 1,5 h after drinking 30 ml of water well, distilled, filtered, Holy (blind) and the well water indicates that it Holy (placebo ). …”
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The Effectiveness of Resocialization Carried out in the Interrogation Isolator from the Perspective of Convicts by Laima Liukinevičienė, Donatas Mikalauskas

“…In order to succeed in integrating a person into the society, a personalized access, the motivation of a convicted person himself/herself to change his/her behaviour have become important, the forces of enforcement authorities, the society (NGOs, volunteers, etc.), the continuing assistance to the person upon his/her release have been concentrated. …”
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El uso de estatinas y antiagregantes se asocia con cambios en los marcadores de disfunción endotelial en la enfermedad renal crónica by Estefanya García-Menéndez, María Marques Vidas, Matilde Alique, Julia Carracedo, Patricia de Sequera, Elena Corchete, Rafael Pérez García, Rafael Ramírez Chamond, José M. Portolés Pérez

“…Experimental approach: Cross-sectional study of 41 patients with CKD 3b-4 and 8 healthy volunteers. Circulating levels of EMVs, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and advance oxidized protein products (AOPPS) were quantified and the correlation with different comorbidity variables and therapeutic strategies were evaluated. …”
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Analysis of conflict resolution in physical education depending on a teacher's gender [Analýza řešení konfliktů v tělesné výchově v závislosti na pohlaví učitele] by Saša Vrbnjak, Jože Štihec, Mateja Videmšek

“…Teachers at selected schools volunteered to take part in the study and their participation was anonymous. …”
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Comparative ultrasound study of gastric emptying between an isotonic solution and a nutritional supplement by Flora Margarida Barra Bisinotto, Luciano Alves Matias da Silveira, Tiago Caneu Rossi, Laura Bisinotto Martins, Gustavo Palis Zago, Mariana Andrade Lopes Mendonça

“…Methods: In a prospective, randomized, blind study, 34 healthy volunteers ingested 200 mL of two solutions without residues in two steps: an isotonic solution with carbohydrates, electrolytes, osmolarity of 292 mOsm.L−1, and 36 kcal; and other nutritional supplementation with carbohydrates, proteins, electrolytes, osmolarity of 680 mO.L−1, and 300 kcal. …”
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Volumetric capnography versus spirometry for the evaluation of pulmonary function in cystic fibrosis and allergic asthma by Armando Almeida‐Junior, Fernando Augusto Lima Marson, Celize Cruz Bresciani Almeida, Maria Ângela Gonçalves Oliveira Ribeiro, Ilma Aparecida Paschoal, Marcos Mello Moreira, José Dirceu Ribeiro

“…Methods: This was a cross‐sectional study that included 103 patients with controlled persistent allergic asthma, 53 with CF and a healthy control group with 40 volunteers (aged 6–15 years), of both sexes. The individuals underwent volumetric capnography and spirometry. …”
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Holy water changes EEG and HRV because of both autosuggestion and his information (God Grace, World Mind, Cosmic Energy etc) by I L Popovych, V Ye Babelyuk, A I Gozhenko, W Zukow, P G Zubov, G I Dubkova, T A Korolyshyn, L F Nesterova, L G Barylyak

“…HOLY WATER CHANGES EEG AND HRV BECAUSE OF BOTH AUTOSUGGESTION AND HIS INFORMATION (GOD GRACE, WORLD MIND, COSMIC ENERGY etc)   I L Popovych1, V Ye Babelyuk2, 3, A I Gozhenko3, W Zukow4, P G Zubov3, G I Dubkova2, T A Korolyshyn1, L F Nesterova1, L G Barylyak1   1JSC “Truskavets’kurort”, Truskavets’, Ukraine 2Clinical Sanatorium “Moldova”, Truskavets’, Ukraine 3Ukrainian scientific research Institute of Medicine of Transport Ministry of Public Health of Ukraine, Odessa 4Faculty Physical Culture, Health and Tourism, Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, Poland   SUMMARY   The aim: to identify the effects of Holy water on the parameters of HRV and EEG and clarify the role of autosuggestion and information. In 5 male volunteers performed 79 items HRV and EEG in the basal period and 25 tracks with 1,5 h after drinking 30 ml of water well, distilled, filtered, Holy (blind) and the well water indicates that it Holy (placebo ). …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of British Sign Language Improving Access to Psychological Therapies: an exploratory study by Alys Young, Katherine Rogers, Linda Davies, Mark Pilling, Karina Lovell, Steve Pilling, Rachel Belk, Gemma Shields, Claire Dodds, Malcolm Campbell, Catherine Nassimi-Green, Deborah Buck, Rosemary Oram

“…Participants: Deaf people who use BSL and who are clients of IAPT services (n = 502); healthy Deaf volunteers (n = 104); IAPT service providers (NHS and private) (n = 118). …”
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Advancing Palliative Care Systematically Using Education Through a Grassroots Coalition by Sheri Kittelson, Margaret C. Lo, Melanie Hagen, Paige C. Barker, Raed Al Yacoub, Paulette Hahn, Paula Turpening, Diana J. Wilkie, Celine Cattier, Tracy Romanello, Sloan B. Karver, Belina Adkins-Dodd, Adriana S. Shum-Jimenez, Neal Weisbrod, Paul A. Ledford, Susan Ponder-Stansel

“…The summit held an educational session for facilitators to solicit ideas on the ideal state of palliative education to include undergraduate medical education, graduate medical education, and continuing medical education (CME). After the summit, volunteer members joined an education and practice work group to bring these ideas forward using quality improvement specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, timely (SMART) goals. …”
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Służby ratunkowe w Tatrach = Emergency services in the High Tatras by Joanna Siminska, Sara Przybylska, Anna Świątkowska, Iwona Domarecka, Waldemar Miszewski, Krystyna Nowacka, Wojciech Hagner

“…The security guard of the Tatras National Park are the mountain rescuers, members of the Tatras Rescue Alert Volunteer, and on the side of the Slovakia Mountain Rescue Service. …”
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Association between type 2 diabetes and changes in myocardial structure, contractile function, energetics, and blood flow before and after aortic valve replacement in patients with... by Jex, N, Greenwood, JP, Cubbon, RM, Rider, OJ, Chowdhary, A, Thirunavukarasu, S, Kotha, S, Giannoudi, M, McGrane, A, Maccannell, A, Conning-Rowland, M, Straw, S, Procter, H, Papaspyros, S, Evans, B, Javangula, K, Ferrara, A, Elmahdy, W, Kaul, P, Xue, H, Swoboda, P, Kellman, P, Valkovič, L, Roberts, L, Beech, D, Kearney, MT, Plein, S, Dweck, MR, Levelt, E

“…Thirty demographically matched healthy volunteers (HVs) and 30 patients with T2D without AS (T2D controls) were controls. …”

Development of Techniques for Trace Gas Detection in Breath by Langley, C, Cathryn Langley

“…Achieving a minimum detectable sensitivity of 600 ppb, the device is used to analyse the breath of 48 volunteers, identifying approximately one in three as methane producers. …”

Factors that impact on recruitment to vaccine trials in the context of a pandemic or epidemic: a qualitative evidence synthesis by Meskell, P, Biesty, LM, Dowling, M, Roche, K, Meehan, E, Glenton, C, Devane, D, Shepperd, S, Booth, A, Cox, R, Chan, XHS, Houghton, C

“…Recruitment to vaccine trials is particularly challenging as it involves healthy volunteers who may have concerns around the potential risks and benefits associated with rapidly developed vaccines. …”

Renin activity in human hypertension by Thomas, G

“…</p> <p>Plasma renin activity is an index of the activity of the renin-angiotensin system, and the method used in its measurement has been described in considerable detail. Volunteers to have their arterial pressure measured were sought amongst the employees of A.E.R.E. …”

Non-visual effects of the light source “correlated color temperature” on electroencephalographic spectral power, sleepiness and neurobehavioral performance by Taleb Askaripoor, Majid Motamedzade, Rostam Golmohammadi, Mohammad Babamiri Babamiri, Maryam Farhadian, Mohammad Ebrahim Ghaffari, Mehdi Samavati, Elahe Kazemi, Hamed Aghaei

“…Methods: In this study, 20 healthy paid volunteers (male; mean ± SD age, 27.6 ± 3.6 years) were selected and followed the experimental protocol. …”
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An exploratory analysis of the response to ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AZD1222) vaccine in males and females by Natalie Gabrielle Marchevsky, Grace Li, Parvinder Aley, Sue Ann Costa Clemens, Jordan Richard Barrett, Sandra Belij-Rammerstorfer, Sagida Bibi, Elizabeth Clutterbuck, Christina Dold, Sally Felle, Amy Flaxman, Pedro Folegatti, Daniel Jenkin, Sarah Gilbert, Sarah Kelly, Teresa Lambe, Emma Plested, Maheshi Ramasamy, Nisha Singh, Holly Smith, Stephen Taylor, Lily Weckx, Andrew John Pollard, Merryn Voysey

“…Methods: Vaccine efficacy was assessed in 15169 volunteers enrolled into single-blind randomised controlled trials of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 in Brazil and the UK, with the primary endpoint defined as nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT)-positive symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection. …”
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Validación argentino-chilena de la versión en español del test Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III para el diagnóstico de demencia by D. Bruno, A. Slachevsky, N. Fiorentino, D.S. Rueda, G. Bruno, A.R. Tagle, L. Olavarria, P. Flores, P. Lillo, M. Roca, T. Torralva

“…Methods: ACE-III was administered to 70 patients with Alzheimer disease, 31 patients with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia, and a control group of 139 healthy volunteers. Participants were recruited at centres in both countries. …”
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Argentinian/Chilean validation of the Spanish-language version of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination III for diagnosing dementia by D. Bruno, A. Slachevsky, N. Fiorentino, D.S. Rueda, G. Bruno, A.R. Tagle, L. Olavarria, P. Flores, P. Lillo, M. Roca, T. Torralva

“…Methods: ACE-III was administered to 70 patients with Alzheimer disease, 31 patients with behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia, and a control group of 139 healthy volunteers. Participants were recruited at centres in both countries. …”
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NigraNet: An automatic framework to assess nigral neuromelanin content in early Parkinson’s disease using convolutional neural network by Rahul Gaurav, Romain Valabrègue, Lydia Yahia-Chérif, Graziella Mangone, Sridar Narayanan, Isabelle Arnulf, Marie Vidailhet, Jean-Christophe Corvol, Stéphane Lehéricy

“…Methods: We prospectively included 199 participants comprising 144 early-stage idiopathic PD patients (disease duration = 1.5 ± 1.0 years) and 55 healthy volunteers (HV) scanned using a 3 Tesla MRI including whole brain T1-weighted anatomical imaging and NM-MRI. …”
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