Identifying asynchronies: Expiratory work

Mechanical ventilation is used to improve gas exchange and unload the respiratory muscles allowing for their rest and recovery, which require good synchronization between the patient and the ventilator.Spontaneous respiratory effort is generally preferred because it reduces atelectasis, improves oxygenation, and may prevent disuse diaphragm atrophy

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Proximity and intimacy with homosexuals: what (dis)embarrassment?

This study aims to analyze the embarrassment degree due to the proximity and intimacy with people with a homosexual orientation.We conducted a study with a non-probabilistic sample, through an online questionnaire involving 695 subjects, 215 males and 477 females, aged 17 to 60 years.We applied the Rejection at Proximity/Intimacy Scale [30], and we

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