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Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
Square and 4-7-8 breathing are popularly promoted by psychotherapists but have little empirical support. We hypothesized that breathing at 6 breaths per minute (bpm) would improve HRV, reduce blood pressure, and improve mood more than either square or 4-7-8 breathing. We also hypothesized square and 4-7-8 breathing would increase end-tidal CO (PETCO).
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Students' Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Introduction: Inflammation plays a role in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pathophysiology and anti-inflammatory drugs may help reduce the disease severity. Levamisole is an anthelmintic drug with immunomodulatory and possible antiviral effects. This study aimed to evaluate the role of levamisole in the treatment of patients with COVID-19.
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School of Nursing, Seirei Christopher University, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan.
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Expansion of medical school admission quotas in Korea, is it really necessary?
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Research Institute for Healthcare Policy, Korean Medical Association, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
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Background: Evaluating professional values is crucial to developing effective strategies for integrating them into professional performance and clinical education. A standard questionnaire is an instrument that can be used to evaluate professional values. This study aimed to assess the validity and reliability of the Nurses Professional Values Scale-Revised (NPVS-R) among nursing students in the Persian language.
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