Totally endoscopic mitral valve repair with novel technique of left atrial exposure: five years experience from a single center by Thanh Dat Pham, Thanh Huyen Tran, Ngoc Thanh Le, Cong Huu Nguyen

“…The mean age of the patients was 54.5 ± 14.2 years, and their mean log EuroSCORE II was 1.53 ± 1.30. The repair rate was 96%, with anterior leaflet repair in 13%, posterior leaflet repair in 69%, and bileaflet repair in 14%. …”
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Projeto Toy Box: estimulando a atividade física ao brincar em família durante a pandemia de COVID-19 by Raiane Maiara dos Santos Pereira, Rafael dos Santos Cruz, Claudia Dias Leite, Isabela Almeida Viana Ramos

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Marine ecological information prediction by using adjacent location spatiotemporal deep learning model with ensemble learning techniques by Yue-Shan Chang, Shu-Ting Huang, Basanta Haobijam, Satheesh Abimannan, Takayuki Kushida

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Clinical Study and Finite Element Analysis on the Effects of Pseudo‐Patella Baja After TKA by Shenghu Jiang, Wenxing Wei, Mingyang Li, Shengliang Zhou, Yi Zeng, Bin Shen

“…Clinical evaluation was performed using the visual analogue scale (VAS), the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), the Western Ontario McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) scoring systems, the 5‐Level EuroQol Generic Health Index (EQ‐5D‐5L), the Forgotten Joint Score‐12 (FJS‐12), and patient satisfaction. …”
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A systematic investigation on microstructure evolution, phase transformation and dynamic recrystallization mechanisms of hot isostatic pressed Ti–45Al–2Mn–2Nb–1B alloy during hot d... by Meiyi Ba, Hongkui Tang, Lianxi Hu, Yu Sun, Fei Gao

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Cost–utility and budget impact analysis of tocilizumab for the treatment of refractory systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis in Thailand by Nitichen Kittiratchakool, Disorn Kulpokin, Chonticha Chanjam, Soamarat Vilaiyuk, Sirirat Charuvanij, Gun Phongsamart, Parichat Khaosut, Manasita Tanya, Ratanavadee Nanagara, Sira Nantapaisarn, Pattara Leelahavarong

“…Health-related quality of life (QoL) was measured using the proxy version of three-level EuroQol five-dimensional questionnaire (EQ-5D-3L). …”
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El Corte Inglés by Ignacio Urrutia de Hoyos

“…Los informes financieros resaltaron la crisis financiera debida a la pandemia de la COVID-19, la competencia de minoristas, el incremento de costes de alquiler y salarios, el aumento de los costes de importación por la devaluación del euro, el incremento de la deuda por expansión empresarial, la falta de inversión en tecnología y los cambios en los patrones de consumo. …”
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A Muscle Physiology-Based Framework for Quantifying Training Load in Resistance Exercises by Frank Imbach, Stéphane Perrey, Thomas Brioche, Robin Candau

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Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Friedreich Ataxia Using Mobility Assistive Technologies: Limited Fit of the EQ-5D-3L Mobility Dimension by Maresa Buchholz, Michelle Pfaff, Audrey Iskandar, Kathrin Reetz, Jörg B. Schulz, Marcus Grobe-Einsler, Thomas Klockgether, Bernhard Michalowsky, EFACTS Study Group

“…To analyse the patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL), the EuroQol 5 Dimension 3 Level survey (EQ-5D-3L)—a widely used and recommended generic measure—is used in clinical and in health economic studies. …”
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The European summer heatwave of 2019 – a regional storyline perspective by T. Klimiuk, P. Ludwig, A. Sanchez-Benitez, H. F. Goessling, P. Braesicke, P. Braesicke, J. G. Pinto

“…Secondly, the global storylines were dynamically downscaled using the regional ICOsahedral Nonhydrostatic model in Climate Limited-area Mode (ICON-CLM) to a EURO-CORDEX domain with a horizontal resolution of 12 km, and, thirdly, they were downscaled to a central European (German) domain with a resolution of 3 km. …”
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From sea to sky: understanding the sea surface temperature impact on an atmospheric blocking event using sensitivity experiments with the ICOsahedral Nonhydrostatic (ICON) model by S. Christ, M. Wenta, C. M. Grams, C. M. Grams, A. Oertel

“…<p>Blocked weather regimes are an important phenomenon in the Euro-Atlantic region and are frequently linked to extreme weather events. …”
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Psoriasis severity in moderate to severe psoriatic Greek patients routinely treated with systemic treatment: a cross-sectional and retrospective chart review study (CRYSTAL-Greece) by Dimitrios Rigopoulos, J. Katsantonis, O. Neofotistou, V. Chasapi, E. Lazaridou, A. V. Roussaki-Schulze, M. Papakonstantis, C. Angelakopoulos, P. Rigatos, P. Aronis, C. Zeglinas, A. Kyriakakis, T. Heatta-Speicher, A. Kollia, K. Antachopoulou, E. Papadavid

“…Objective To characterize the systemic treatment patterns and current state of moderate-to-severe psoriasis patients in real-world settings in Greece.Methods CRYSTAL-Greece was a multicenter, cross-sectional and retrospective chart review study assessing Psoriasis Area and Index (PASI), Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) and EuroQol-5-Dimensions 5-Levels (EQ-5D-5L). Eligible patients were consented adults (18–75 years old) on continuous treatment with any approved systemic therapy regimen for ≥24 weeks.Results 280 eligible patients were enrolled between 07APR2020 and 30NOV2020. …”
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High-resolution mapping of global winter-triticeae crops using a sample-free identification method by Y. Fu, X. Chen, C. Song, X. Huang, J. Dong, Q. Peng, W. Yuan

“…Moreover, compared with the Cropland Data Layer (CDL) and EuroCrops datasets, the overall accuracy and <span class="inline-formula"><i>F</i>₁</span> score in most regions of the United States and Europe were more than 80 % and 75 %, respectively. …”
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Topical chlorhexidine 0.2% versus topical natamycin 5% for fungal keratitis in Nepal: rationale and design of a randomised controlled non-inferiority trial by Victor Hu, David Macleod, Helen Anne Weiss, Matthew J Burton, Simon Arunga, Astrid Leck, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Jeremy John Hoffman, Reena Yadav, Sandip Das Sanyam, Pankaj Chaudhary, Abhishek Roshan, Einoti Matayan

“…Secondary outcomes include epithelial healing time, scar/infiltrate size, ulcer depth, hypopyon size, perforation and/or therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty (corneal transplant), positive reculture rate (day 7) and quality of life (EuroQol-5 dimensions, WHO/PBD-VF20, WHOQOL-BREF).Ethics and dissemination The Nepal Health Research Council, the Nepal Department of Drug Administration and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ethics committee have approved the trial. …”
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Application of WeChat-based cognitive behavioural stress management for early-stage cervical cancer patients: a randomised controlled study by Qing Hao, Lan Feng, Dandan Chen, Xia Fan, Lei Wei, Zhaojun Cui, Jing Zhang, Lin Wang, Dan Zhang, Xinxin Zhan, Wenping Yang

“…However, the groups exhibited decreased EuroQol-5 dimension scores at M3 (t = 2.056, P = 0.041) and M6 ((t = 2.242, P = 0.026) and QLQ-C30 symptom scores at M1 (t = 2.026, P = 0.044) and M3 (t = 2.210, P = 0.028).Conclusion WB-CBSM reduced anxiety and depression and improved the spiritual well-being and quality of life of patients with early-stage cervical cancer treated with surgical resection.…”
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Potential role of particulate matter in the spreading of COVID-19 in Northern Italy: first observational study based on initial epidemic diffusion by Alessandro Miani, Annamaria Colao, Prisco Piscitelli, Leonardo Setti, Fabrizio Passarini, Gianluigi De Gennaro, Pierluigi Barbieri, Sabina Licen, Maria Grazia Perrone, Andrea Piazzalunga, Massimo Borelli, Jolanda Palmisani, Alessia Di Gilio, Emanuele Rizzo

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A head-to-head comparison of the adult EQ-5D-5L and youth EQ-5D-Y-5L in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis by Joshua M. Bonsel, Charles M. M. Peeters, Max Reijman, Tim Dings, Joost P. H. J. Rutges, Diederik H. R. Kempen, Jan A. N. Verhaar, Gouke J. Bonsel

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Kinomic profiling to predict sunitinib response of patients with metastasized clear cell Renal Cell Carcinoma by Jeannette C. Oosterwijk-Wakka, Liesbeth Houkes, Loes F.M. van der Zanden, Lambertus A.L.M. Kiemeney, Kerstin Junker, Anne Y Warren, Tim Eisen, Ulrich Jaehde, Marius T Radu, Rob Ruijtenbeek, Egbert Oosterwijk

“…Materials and Methods: EuroTARGET partners collected ccRCC and matched normal kidney tissue samples immediately after surgery, snap-frozen and stored at -80°C until use. …”
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Urinary Incontinence in Men with Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study by İsmail Uysal, Özgür Nadiye Doğrukök, Yalcin Golcuk, Fatih Özden, Mehmet Özkeskin, Miray Başer, Bircan Yücekaya, Zeynep Nisa Karakoyun

“…In addition, the QoL was questioned with EuroQoL 5-Dimension 3-Level (EQ-5D-3L)”. <i>Results</i>: The mean age of the participants was 68.4 ± 9.9 years. …”
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Combination Treatment with Thread-Embedding Acupuncture and Electroacupuncture for Knee Osteoarthritis Patients with Postoperative Pain: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Study by Lee YJ, Han CH, Jeon JH, Kim E, Park KH, Kim AR, Kim YI

“…The secondary outcomes were the VAS scores at weeks 2, 6, and 8, the Korean version of the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (K-WOMAC), the EuroQol 5-Dimension 5-Level (EQ-5D-5L), and rescue medication consumption at weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8. …”
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