ULTRASOUND EVALUATION OF THE QUADRICEPS MUSCLE CONTRACTILE INDEX IN PATIENTS WITH STABLE CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: RELATIONSHIPS WITH CLINICAL SYMPTOMS, DISEASE SEVERITY AND DIAPHRAGM CONTRACTILITY

Anne-Catherine Maynard-Paquette,1 Claude Poirier,2 Carl Chartrand-Lefebvre,3,4 Bruno-Pierre Dubé2,5 1Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 2Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM), Department of Medicine, Respiratory Medicine Division, Montreal,

Mobile video viewing on popular platforms such as YouTube and Netflix is widespread, yet the role of specific viewing interactions in shaping user engagement remains underexamined.This study investigates how skipping behaviors (including their types and directions) and playback Apron speed adjustments relate to user engagement, with a focus on vide

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