User profiles for Helmi Ben Saad
 | Helmi BEN SAADMD, PhD, Professor of Physiology. Faculty of Medicine of Sousse, Tunisia Verified email at rns.tn Cited by 4576 |
[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 home confinement negatively impacts social participation and life satisfaction: a worldwide multicenter study
…, C Apfelbacher, J Steinacker, HB Saad… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Public health recommendations and governmental measures during the new coronavirus
disease (COVID-19) pandemic have enforced numerous restrictions on daily living including …
disease (COVID-19) pandemic have enforced numerous restrictions on daily living including …
[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 lockdowns: a worldwide survey of circadian rhythms and sleep quality in 3911 athletes from 49 countries, with data-driven recommendations
Objective In a convenience sample of athletes, we conducted a survey of COVID-19-mediated
lockdown (termed ‘lockdown’ from this point forward) effects on: (i) circadian rhythms; (ii) …
lockdown (termed ‘lockdown’ from this point forward) effects on: (i) circadian rhythms; (ii) …
[HTML][HTML] The recent multi-ethnic global lung initiative 2012 (GLI2012) reference values don't reflect contemporary adult's North African spirometry
HB Saad, MN El Attar, KH Mabrouk, AB Abdelaziz… - Respiratory …, 2013 - Elsevier
Background The applicability of the recent multi-ethnic reference equations derived by the
ERS Global Lung Initiative (ERS/GLI) in interpreting spirometry data in North African adult …
ERS Global Lung Initiative (ERS/GLI) in interpreting spirometry data in North African adult …
[HTML][HTML] 6-minute walk distance in healthy North Africans older than 40 years: influence of parity
The need for a 6-min walk distance (6-MWD) reference equation for healthy North African
adults older than 40 years was assessed in a prospective cross-sectional study. …
adults older than 40 years was assessed in a prospective cross-sectional study. …
From human writing to artificial intelligence generated text: examining the prospects and potential threats of ChatGPT in academic writing
Natural language processing (NLP) has been studied in computing for decades. Recent
technological advancements have led to the development of sophisticated artificial intelligence (…
technological advancements have led to the development of sophisticated artificial intelligence (…
Reference equation for 6‐min walk distance in healthy North African children 6–16 years old
Rationale To assess the need for a 6‐min walk distance (6‐MWD) reference equation for
healthy North African children 6–16 years old. Methods Prospective cross‐sectional study. …
healthy North African children 6–16 years old. Methods Prospective cross‐sectional study. …
[HTML][HTML] Training during the COVID-19 lockdown: knowledge, beliefs, and practices of 12,526 athletes from 142 countries and six continents
Objective Our objective was to explore the training-related knowledge, beliefs, and practices
of athletes and the influence of lockdowns in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (…
of athletes and the influence of lockdowns in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (…
[HTML][HTML] Sleep quality and physical activity as predictors of mental wellbeing variance in older adults during COVID-19 lockdown: ECLB COVID-19 international online …
Background. The COVID-19 lockdown could engender disruption to lifestyle behaviors, thus
impairing mental wellbeing in the general population. This study investigated whether …
impairing mental wellbeing in the general population. This study investigated whether …
[HTML][HTML] Comparison of diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO) and total lung capacity (TLC) between Indigenous Australians and Australian Caucasian adults
T Howarth, HB Saad, AJ Perez, CB Atos, E White… - PLoS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background and objective Currently there is paucity of evidence in the literature in relation to
normative values for diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO) and total lung capacity (…
normative values for diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO) and total lung capacity (…
[HTML][HTML] Effects of home confinement on physical activity, nutrition, and sleep quality during the COVID-19 outbreak in amateur and elite athletes
Despite the progress of the pandemic, it is necessary to continue exploring and explaining
how this situation affected the athlete population around the world to improve their …
how this situation affected the athlete population around the world to improve their …