EARLY PHYSICAL THERAPY INTERVENTION CAN REDUCE THE CHANCE OF RESPIRATORY COMPLICATIONS IN COVID-19 by Syed Alamadar Hussein, Raheela Kanwal, Huma Balqias, Usman Farooq

“…Following were the PT interventions suggested to the patients showing acute symptoms; Steam inhalation, breathing exercises and postural drainage positions were inculcated in the treatment plan and guided respectively, steam inhalation therapy is normally advised to be used as primary care in acute respiratory diseases.5 It is most commonly used therapy at home and is inexpensive, moreover it promotes self-reliance in the patients; it is used therapeutically by inhaling steam through nose so that it reaches the respiratory system.6-8 Steam inhalation helps in loosening the mucus, it opens the nasal airway passages decreases mucosal inflammation and heat can prevent replication of viruses.9 It helps to relax muscles and relieves coughing by preventing excessive dryness in the mucosal membranes.10 Moreover, breathing exercises have been reported to have beneficial effects in improving symptoms and optimizing pulmonary function in patients. …”
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An Improved Machine Learning Model with Hybrid Technique in VANET for Robust Communication by Gagan Preet Kour Marwah, Anuj Jain, Praveen Kumar Malik, Manwinder Singh, Sudeep Tanwar, Calin Ovidiu Safirescu, Traian Candin Mihaltan, Ravi Sharma, Ahmed Alkhayyat

“…Using starting point ant colony optimization, the ants were guided in phase 2 to develop the shortest route with the least number of connections to send information. …”
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Can fusion of vis-NIR and MIR spectra at three levels improve the prediction accuracy of soil nutrients? by Xuelan Li, Wenjie Pan, Decheng Li, Weichang Gao, Rong Zeng, Guanghui Zheng, Kai Cai, Yuntao Zeng, Chaoying Jiang

“…Soil nutrients are an important component of soil fertility, and having accurate and timely soil nutrients information is conducive to scientifically guided agricultural fertilization and improved crop yields. …”
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Transsplenic tract closure after transsplenic portalvenous access using gelfoam-based tract plugging by Meine TC, Kretschmann N, Yerdelen SS, Wacker FK, Meyer BC, Hinrichs JB

“…Materials and methods Between 09/2016 and 08/2021, an ultrasound guided transsplenic portalvenous access (TSPVA) was established in twenty-four adult patients with a 21-G needle and 4-F microsheath under ultrasound guidance. …”
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Políticas en salud laboral en personas trabajadoras mayores: análisis comparativo entre España y Chile by Cynthia Basualto-Cárcamo, Nora Gray-Gariazzo, Fernando G. Benavides

“…Chile and Spain have guides of recommendations, which are not mandatory, and their application is voluntary. …”
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Comparison of Repeated Doses of C-kit-Positive Cardiac Cells versus a Single Equivalent Combined Dose in a Murine Model of Chronic Ischemic Cardiomyopathy by Qianhong Li, Yiru Guo, Yibing Nong, Alex Tomlin, Anna Gumpert, Xiaoping Zhu, Syed Adeel Hassan, Roberto Bolli

“…Mice underwent a 60-min coronary occlusion; after 90 days of reperfusion, they received three echo-guided intraventricular infusions at 5-week intervals: (1) vehicle × 3; (2) one combined dose of CPCs (3 × 10⁶) and vehicle × 2; or (3) three doses of CPCs (1 × 10⁶ each). …”
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Delay in seeking health care from community residents during a time with low prevalence of COVID-19: A cross-sectional national survey in China by Ziyu Wang, Yurong Tang, Yu Cui, Hanwen Guan, Xiaoqian Cui, Yuan Liu, Yanni Liu, Zheng Kang, Qunhong Wu, Yanhua Hao, Chaojie Liu

“…The selection of independent variables was guided by the Andersen's service utilization model. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Study on Prescription Patterns of Short-Acting β2-Agonists in Patients with Asthma: Results from the SABINA III Colombia Cohort by Pedrozo-Pupo JC, Pacheco Gallego MC, Baños Álvarez IDJ, Jaller Raad RA, Caballero Pinilla AC, Reynales Londoño H, Bernal Villada L, Beekman M

“…Demographics, disease characteristics (including investigator-defined asthma severity guided by the 2017 Global Initiative for Asthma report), and asthma treatments prescribed (including SABAs and inhaled corticosteroids [ICS]) in the 12 months preceding the study were recorded using electronic case report forms during a single study visit.Results: Of 250 patients analyzed, 50.4%, 33.2%, and 16.4% were enrolled by pulmonologists, general medicine practitioners, and allergists, respectively. …”
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Instrumento para a realização de exame físico: contribuindo para o ensino em enfermagem Instrumento para la realización de examen físico: contribuyendo para la enseñanza en enferme... by Viviane Sales Freire Silva, Dalmo Valério Machado de Lima, Patrícia dos Santos Claro Fuly

“…The final version of the proposed instrument consists of items: name, age, bed, number of records, medical diagnosis, date of examination, hospital sector, items: level of consciousness and dependency, general condition, head and neck, chest , genitals, limbs and invasive devices , including subtitles and a guiding legend k related to skin changes at the end of the instrument. …”
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Benthic and fish population monitoring associated with a marine protected area in the nearshore waters of Grenada, Eastern Caribbean by Robert Anderson, Clare Morrall, Steve Nimrod, Robert Balza, Craig Berg, Jonathan Jossart

“…Existing and future data from this project will be valuable in determining the efficacy of MPA management, guiding resource management decisions and monitoring the health status of Grenada&#8217;s valuable reef systems<br>Un estudio sobre poblaciones bentónicas y de peces fue realizado en cinco localidades en la zona costera en el suroeste de Grenada entre 2008 y 2010. …”
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Molecular Diversity and Evolutionary Relatedness of Paulownia Witches’-Broom Phytoplasma in Different Geographical Distributions in China by De-Zhi Kong, Cai-Li Lin, Shao-Shuai Yu, Guo-Zhong Tian, Hai-Bin Ma, Sheng-Jie Wang

“…The achieved diversity and evolution data, as well as the MLST technique, are helpful for epidemiological studies and guiding PaWB disease control decisions.…”
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Steps to improve umbilical vein catheterization in neonatal care by Marta Torres del Pino, Elisabet Gómez Santos, María Luisa Domínguez Quintero, Beatriz Mendoza Murillo, José Antonio Millán Zamorano, Gloria Toledo Muñoz-Cobo, David Mora Navarrocor

“…We describe different techniques to improve the success rate in umbilical vein catheterization, such as the double catheter technique, positioning the newborn in right lateral decubitus for insertion, liver compression, and ultrasound-guided catheter insertion. The primary objective of the study was to assess the impact of new techniques on the success rate of central umbilical venous catheterization. …”
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Inhibition of miR-199a-3p in a murine hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) model attenuates fibrotic remodeling by Irina Zalivina, Temo Barwari, Xiaoke Yin, Sarah R. Langley, Javier Barallobre-Barreiro, Hiroko Wakimoto, Anna Zampetaki, Manuel Mayr, Metin Avkiran, Seda Eminaga

“…Our results revealed that progression of cardiac fibrosis is attenuated when miR-199a-3p function is inhibited in mild-to-moderate HCM. Finally, guided by computational target prediction algorithms, we identified mRNAs Cd151 and Itga3 as direct targets of miR-199a-3p and have shown that miR-199a-3p mimic expression negatively regulates AKT activation in cardiac fibroblasts. …”
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Bedside prediction of right subclavian venous catheter insertion length by Yoon Ji Choi, Kyung-Don Hahm, Koo Kwon, Eun-Ho Lee, Young Jin Ro, Hong Seuk Yang

“…The I-IC, I-T-IC, and I-C-IC distances in each case were measured after ultrasound-guided SCV catheter insertion. The actual length of the catheter between the insertion site and the ipsilateral clavicular notch, denoted as L, was calculated by using chest X-ray. …”
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Sternum Metastases: From Case-Identifying Strategy to Multidisciplinary Management by Mara Carsote, Dana Terzea, Florina Vasilescu, Anca-Pati Cucu, Adrian Ciuche, Claudiu Nistor

“…Abbreviations: N = number of patients; n = number of studies; PET/CT = positron emission tomography/computed tomography; EVRT = external beam radiotherapy; MR-HIFU = magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound; MiNEN = mixed neuroendocrine-non-neuroendocrine tumour.…”
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Prevalence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Infections in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Telangana, India - Comparison of Pre-Pandemic and COVID-19 Pandemic times by C. Roopa, Suryakiran Kamineni, Panthagani Narasimhulu Shilpa, Bheemathati Ranga Rao

“…Detailed analysis of these variations in the trends during the pandemic will aid in guiding tertiary care hospitals on the way forward in the retrieval of medical services after the pandemic.…”
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BBB opening by low pulsed electric fields, depicted by delayed-contrast MRI, enables efficient delivery of therapeutic doxorubicin doses into mice brains by Itzik Cooper, David Last, Orly Ravid, Daniel Rand, Erez Matsree, Liora Omesi, Chen Shemesh, Meir Liberman, Leor Zach, Orit Furman, Dianne Daniels, Sigal Liraz-Zaltsman, Yael Mardor, Shirley Sharabi

“…Recent years showed significant advancement in the field of CNS drug delivery enablers, with technologies such as MR-guided focused ultrasound reaching clinical trials. …”
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Infecções de corrente sanguínea por bactérias multirresistentes em UTI de tratamento de queimados: experiência de 4 anos Bloodstream infections by multidrug-resistant bacteria in p... by Lincoln Saito Millan, Carlos Eduardo Marins de Benedette, Luiza Zonzini Maximo, Paulo Cezar Cavalcante de Almeida, David Souza Gomes, Rolf Gemperli, Marcus Castro Ferreira

“…<br>BACKGROUND: Knowledge of the profile of antibiotic resistance in bacteria in a hospital is essential for guiding appropriate patient treatment. This is especially important for the severely ill patients, because treatment must be initiated before the results of cultures can be obtained. …”
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Survival Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma with Locoregional Recurrence: A Retrospective Analysis by Anoop Attakkil, Sandeep Vijay, K Ratheesan, Aswin Mullath, Raveena R Nair

“…Tumor biology is essential in guiding treatment options in recurrent settings.…”
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Long-Term Monitoring of Cardiac Involvement under Migalastat Treatment Using Magnetic Resonance Tomography in Fabry Disease by Constantin Gatterer, Dietrich Beitzke, Senta Graf, Max Lenz, Gere Sunder-Plassmann, Christopher Mann, Markus Ponleitner, Robert Manka, Daniel Fritschi, Pierre-Alexandre Krayenbuehl, Philipp Kamm, Olivier Dormond, Frédéric Barbey, Pierre Monney, Albina Nowak

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