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McIntosh S, Hayes M, Barr-Porter ML. Positive Program Evaluation and Health Maintenance among Post-Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Patients Following a 6-Week Pilot Program. Obes Surg 2024; 34:524-533. [PMID: 38168717 PMCID: PMC10811185 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-023-07013-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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PURPOSE Despite lifestyle changes and medication therapies, weight loss is difficult to maintain. Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is an effective route for significant weight reduction. However, post-operation there are limited opportunities to support weight loss maintenance. The following study aimed to pilot test a 6-week, 6-session nutrition and support program for post-MBS surgery patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS A 6-week post-MBS pilot nutrition and support program was developed to test feasibility and acceptability. Participants completed a baseline survey that included demographics, weight changes, success post-surgery, and self-efficacy of leading a healthy lifestyle. Weight change, percent total weight loss, self-efficacy, and program evaluation measures were assessed. RESULTS Participants (n = 18) were recruited from a local MBS clinic, predominately female (88.9%), non-Hispanic white (94.4%), received sleeve gastrectomy surgery (100%), and were 2-3 years post-operation (44.4%). Eight of the 18 participants attended the in-person sessions, serving as the intervention group. Both weight loss over and behavioral variables remained stable for both groups across the 6 weeks with no significant differences from pre to post program (p > 0.05). For program evaluation, intervention participants "agreed" or "strongly agreed" with 10 of 11 program satisfaction measures. CONCLUSION Following the program, weight loss was maintained among both intervention and control groups. Intervention feedback indicated that the program's approach to provide nutrition education and support was successful and acceptable. Future enhancement of the intervention should include a broader multidisciplinary approach, longer intervention period, and intentional recruitment of participants with a weight regain.
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- Sydney McIntosh
- Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
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- Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA
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- Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA.
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Kruschitz R, Fahrnberger M, Felsenreich DM, Ress C, Andersen B, Aydinkoc-Tuzcu K, Ciardi C, Huber SL, Kiefer FW. [Prevention and management of postinterventional weight regain]. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2023; 135:743-750. [PMID: 37821697 PMCID: PMC10567866 DOI: 10.1007/s00508-023-02273-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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Decreasing levels of patient motivation or compliance are far from being the only causes of postinterventional weight regain after lifestyle, psychological, pharmacological and surgical interventions. Weight regain originates from a complex and individually varying set of central and peripheral mechanisms, with the overall purpose of increasing food intake by both stimulating hunger and reducing satiety (mediated by gastrointestinal hormones) and decreasing the body's energy demands (via metabolic adaption). These mechanisms counteract any attempts to reduce or maintain body weight in today's increasingly prevalent adipogenic environments. The knowledge about the biological mechanisms of body weight regulation should be taken into consideration when planning treatment programs for long-term weight reduction, including follow-up treatment for the prevention and individualized treatment of postinterventional weight regain. Therapeutic measures as well as the frequency of medical follow-ups should be based on the extent of weight regain.
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- Renate Kruschitz
- Abteilung für Innere Medizin, Krankenhaus der Elisabethinen, Klagenfurt, Österreich
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- Klinische Abteilung für Viszeralchirurgie, Universitätsklinik für Allgemeinchirurgie, Medizinische Universität Wien, Wien, Österreich
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- Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin I, Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Österreich
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- 5. Medizinische Abteilung für Endokrinologie, Rheumatologie und Akutgeriatrie, Klinik Ottakring, Wien, Österreich
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- Abteilung für Innere Medizin, Krankenhaus St. Vinzenz, Zams, Österreich
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- 1. Medizinische Abteilung mit Diabetologie, Endokrinologie und Nephrologie, Karl Landsteiner Institut für Adipositas und Stoffwechselerkrankungen, Klinik Landstraße, Wien, Österreich
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- Klinische Abteilung für Endokrinologie und Stoffwechsel, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin III, Medizinische Universität Wien, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Wien, Österreich.
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Park SJ, Lee JW. Effects of Virtual Reality Pilates Training on Duration of Posture Maintenance and Flow in Young, Healthy Individuals: Randomized Crossover Trial. JMIR Serious Games 2023; 11:e49080. [PMID: 37856178 PMCID: PMC10623234 DOI: 10.2196/49080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2023] [Revised: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND This study explored the use of virtual reality (VR) technology to enhance the effectiveness and duration of low-intensity movements and postures in Pilates-derived exercises. We postulate that by leveraging the flow state in VR, individuals can engage in these exercises for longer periods while maintaining a high level of flow. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare differences in posture maintenance and flow between VR Pilates training and conventional Pilates training, and the correlation between the 2 factors. METHODS The 18 participants in each group received either VR training or conventional training and were switched to the other training type after a 2-day wash-out period. Each group performed Pilates movements in a VR environment and a conventional environment, divided into 4 types. After training sessions, participants were evaluated for flow using a self-report questionnaire. In addition, a sports video analysis program was used to measure the duration of posture maintenance in 2 video-recorded sessions. Repeated-measures ANOVA and correlation analysis were performed on the measured duration of posture maintenance and flow scores. In all cases, the statistical significance level was set at P<.05. RESULTS Results for the duration of posture maintenance verification by type showed that simple behavior (F1,16=17.631; P<.001), upper body-arm coordination behavior (F1,16=6.083; P=.04), upper body-leg coordination behavior (F1,16=8.359; P<.001), and whole-body coordination behavior (F1,16=8.426; P<.001) all showed an interaction effect at P<.05. Flow (F1,16=15.250; P<.001) also showed an interaction effect. In addition, significant correlations were determined between duration of all types of posture maintenance and flow in the VR training group at P<.05. CONCLUSIONS Our results indicate that VR Pilates training may be more useful than conventional Pilates training in improving the duration of posture maintenance and that it promotes a significantly higher degree of flow when compared with conventional Pilates training.
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- Sung Je Park
- College of Sport, Chung-Ang University, Anseong-si, Republic of Korea
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- Intelligence Information Processing Lab, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Stults-Kolehmainen MA, Bond DS, Richardson LA, Herring LY, Mulone B, Garber CE, Morton J, Ghiassi S, Duffy AJ, Balk E, Abolt CJ, Howard MC, Ash GI, Williamson S, Marcon ER, De Los Santos M, Bond S, Huehls J, Alowaish O, Heyman NB, Gualano B. Role of the exercise professional in metabolic and bariatric surgery. MEDRXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES 2023:2023.04.20.23288698. [PMID: 37645986 PMCID: PMC10462198 DOI: 10.1101/2023.04.20.23288698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Background Physical activity (PA) is important for the long-term health and weight management of patients who undergo metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS). However, the roles of exercise professionals in MBS settings have not been systematically determined. Objectives To investigate: (1) who are the professionals implementing PA programming in MBS clinical settings; and (2) what patient-centric tasks do they perform? Setting Clinical and academic exercise settings worldwide. Methods This multimethod study included a scoping review of PA programs in MBS described in the research literature. Data about job tasks were extracted and provided to 10 experts to sort into categories. Cluster analysis was utilized to find the hierarchical structure of tasks. A Delphi process was used to agree on a final model. Results The majority of PA professionals were exercise physiologists in the USA and physiotherapists or other types of exercise professionals elsewhere. Forty-three tasks were identified, the most reported being: supervision of exercise, fitness testing, and exercise prescription. Seven higher-order categories were determined: (1) Exercise-related health assessment, (2) Body composition and physical fitness assessment, (3) Lifestyle physical activity and sedentary behavior assessment, (4) Education, instruction, and prescription, (5) Exercise monitoring, (6) Behavioral counseling and psychosocial support, and (7) Dietary support. The following statements were rated an average of 9.0, classifying them as "imperative": 1) "Pre- and post-operative PA/exercise guidelines for MBS patients are needed", 2) "MBS programs need to include PA/exercise as part of multidisciplinary care". Conclusions The expert group reached a consensus on 7 major classifications of job tasks for the exercise professional. It is important for governing medical associations across the world to formally recognize experienced exercise professionals as playing pivotal roles in continuing, multidisciplinary care for MBS patients. These findings also provide evidence-based information in the effort to solidify these positions within the greater context of healthcare.
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- Matthew A. Stults-Kolehmainen
- Center for Weight Management, Division of Digestive Health, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, United States
- Department of Biobehavioral Sciences, Teachers College – Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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- Departments of Surgery and Research, Hartford Hospital/HealthCare, Hartford, CT, United States
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- University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Infirmary Square, Leicester, England, United Kingdom
- NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, England, United Kingdom
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- Center for Weight Management, Division of Digestive Health, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Department of Biobehavioral Sciences, Teachers College – Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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- Division of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Division of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Division of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
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- Center for Weight Management, Division of Digestive Health, Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, United States
- Department of Nutrition and Food Studies, New York University, New York, NY, United States
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- Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, United States
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- Department of Marketing & Quantitative Methods, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, United States
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- Center for Medical Informatics, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States
- Center for Pain, Research, Informatics, Medical Comorbidities and Education Center (PRIME), VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, United States
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- Center for Military Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR), Silver Spring, MD, United States
- Army Educational Outreach Program, Rochester Institute of Technology, United States
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- Department of Bariatric Surgery, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Department of Biobehavioral Sciences, Teachers College – Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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- College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States
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- UMass Memorial Weight Center, UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Worchester, MA, United States
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- Department of Biobehavioral Sciences, Teachers College – Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Biobehavioral Sciences, Teachers College – Columbia University, New York, NY, United States
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- Applied Physiology & Nutrition Research Group, School of Medicine, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Bramblett PN, Fasczewski KS, Powell SM. Do it for the cause: Feasibility of a theory-based virtual 5 K walk/run program to increase physical activity behavior. EVALUATION AND PROGRAM PLANNING 2023; 98:102272. [PMID: 36907038 DOI: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2023.102272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Physical activity (PA) levels among the general population remain low despite well-known benefits. Previous research has demonstrated PA-based charity fundraising events may act as a catalyst for increased motivation for PA by fulfilling basic psychological needs while providing an emotional connection to a greater good. Therefore, the current study used a behavior-change based theoretical paradigm to develop and assess the feasibility of a 12-week charity-based virtual PA program intended to increase motivation and PA adherence. Forty-three participants were enrolled in a virtual 5 K run/walk charity event that included a structured training protocol, web-based motivation resources, and charity education. Eleven participants completed the program and results indicated no differences pre- and post-participation in motivation (t(10) = 1.16, p = .14) and self-efficacy (t(10) = 0.66, p = .26), but increased scores on charity knowledge (t(9) = -2.50, p = .02). Attrition was attributed to timing, weather, and isolated nature of a solo virtual program. Participants enjoyed the structure of the program and felt the training and educational information was beneficial, but could have been more robust. Thus, in its current format, the program design lacks efficacy. Integral changes to increase program feasibility should include group programming, participant-chosen charity, and more accountability.
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- Paige N Bramblett
- Appalachian State University, Department of Public Health and Exercise Science, 1179 State Farm Road, Boone, NC, USA 28607
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- Appalachian State University, Department of Public Health and Exercise Science, 1179 State Farm Road, Boone, NC, USA 28607.
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- California State University at Monterey Bay, 100 Campus Center, Seaside, CA 93955, USA
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Effect of Psychological Intervention Combined with Family Cooperation on the Perioperative Quality of Life and Psychological States of Elderly Patients with Prostate Cancer Treated with Compound Kushen Injection. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE 2021; 2021:2971644. [PMID: 34335804 PMCID: PMC8315856 DOI: 10.1155/2021/2971644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Objective The purpose of the study was to investigate the nursing effect of psychological intervention combined with family cooperation on elderly patients with prostate cancer treated with compound kushen injection and put forward effective suggestions. Methods 122 elderly patients with prostate cancer admitted to our hospital from June 2018 to June 2019 were selected and randomly divided into a control group (n = 61) and experimental group (n = 61). The patients in the control group received routine nursing intervention during the perioperative period, while the patients in the experimental group were treated with psychological intervention combined with family cooperation on the basis of routine nursing. The quality of life and psychological states of patients in the two groups were statistically analyzed. Results The evaluation of psychological states at 24 hours before surgery and 24 hours before discharge in the experimental group was significantly better than that in the control group (P < 0.05), with statistical significance. On comparing the basic conditions between the two groups in the perioperative period, the length of hospitalization, length of catheter retention after surgery, and incidence of complications in the experimental group were all significantly better than those in the control group (P < 0.05), with statistical significance. The satisfaction of patients with the nursing process in both groups was recorded and statistically analyzed through questionnaires. The satisfaction with nursing process in the experimental group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05), with statistical significance. The quality of life of the patients was followed up at three months after discharge. The quality of life of the experimental group was significantly better than that of the control group (P < 0.05), with statistical significance. Conclusion Psychological intervention combined with family cooperation for the elderly patients with prostate cancer treated with compound kushen injection is beneficial to improve their psychological states, encourage them to face the disease in a more positive manner, effectively improve the quality of life after intervention, ensure the therapeutic effect during perioperative period, increase happiness index, and enhance their satisfaction with the nursing process, which is worthy of clinical application and popularization.
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Gero D, File B, Hinrichs N, Mueller M, Ulbert I, Somogyvári Z, Bueter M. Mental and emotional representations of "weight loss": free-word association networks in members of bariatric surgery-related social media communities. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2020; 16:1312-1320. [PMID: 32665114 DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2020.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mindset and communication barriers may hinder the acceptance of bariatric surgery (BS) by the eligible patient population. OBJECTIVES To improve the understanding of expectations, opinions, emotions, and attitudes toward weight loss among patients with obesity. SETTING Switzerland, Germany, Austria. METHODS Survey data collected from BS-related social media communities (n = 1482). Participants were asked to write 5 words that first came to their mind about "weight loss," and to select 2 emotions, which best described their corresponding feelings. Demographic and obesity-related data were collected. Cognitive representations were constructed based on the co-occurrence network of associations, using validated data-driven methodology. RESULTS Respondents were Caucasian (98%), female (94%), aged 42.5 ± 10.1 years, current/highest lifetime body mass index = 36.9 ± 9/50.7 ± 8.7 kg/m2. The association network analysis revealed the following 2 cognitive modules: benefit-focused (health, attractiveness, happiness, agility) and procedure-focused (effort, diet, sport, surgery). Patients willing to undergo BS were more benefit-focused (odds ratio [OR] = 2.4, P = .02) and expressed more "hope" (OR = 142, P < .001). History of BS was associated with higher adherence to the procedure-focused module (OR = 2.3, P < .001), and with increased use of the emotions "gratitude" (OR = 107, P < .001), "pride" (OR = 15, P < .001), and decreased mention of "hope" (OR = .03, P < .001). CONCLUSION Patients with obesity in our study tend to think about weight loss along 2 cognitive schemes, either emphasizing its expected benefits or focusing on the process of achieving it. Benefit-focused respondents were more likely to consider BS, and to express hope rather than gratitude or pride. Novel communication strategies may increase the acceptance of BS by incorporating weight loss-related cognitive and emotional content stemming from patients' free associations.
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- Daniel Gero
- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary; Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary; Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
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