Aging: A Predisposition to Dry Eyes by Anushree Sharma, Holly B. Hindman

“…Even though the degree of visual acuity loss in dry eye patients is commonly mild-to-moderate, in the aging population, this minimal change in visual status can lead to a significant decrease in visual function and quality of life. A healthy ocular surface is maintained by appropriate tear production and tear drainage, and deficiencies in this delicate balance can lead to dryness. …”
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Feature Selection Method Based on Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm and Support Vector Machines for Medical Datasets Classification by Mustafa Serter Uzer, Nihat Yilmaz, Onur Inan

“…The developed approach conventionally used in liver diseases and diabetes diagnostics, which are commonly observed and reduce the quality of life, is developed. For the diagnosis of these diseases, hepatitis, liver disorders and diabetes datasets from the UCI database were used, and the proposed system reached a classification accuracies of 94.92%, 74.81%, and 79.29%, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of the Tier 1 Program of Project P.A.T.H.S.: Secondary Data Analyses of Conclusions Drawn by the Program Implementers by Daniel T. L. Shek

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Coherent Network Optimizing of Rail-Based Urban Mass Transit by Ying Zhang

“…An efficient public transport is more than ever a crucial factor when it comes to the quality of life and competitiveness of many cities and regions in Asia. …”
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Postphlebitic ulcer treatment with platelet-rich plasma and autograft of skin. Case Presentation by Eldis Sánchez Consuegra, Julio Dámaso Fernández Águila, Nancy Soraya Izaguirre Hernández

“…Cutaneous ulcers not only constitute a serious physical problem, but also a psychological one, as they considerably reduce the patient’s quality of life. The case of a 76 - year - old woman with a history of peripheral venous insufficiency and variceal vascular surgery is presented. …”
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Outcomes of Chronic Hepatitis C Therapy in Patients Treated in Community Versus Academic Centres in Canada: Final Results of APPROACH (A Prospective Study of Peginterferon alfa-2a... by Robert P Myers, Curtis Cooper, Morris Sherman, Richard Lalonde, Helga Witt-Sullivan, Magdy Elkashab, Paul Harris, Rob Balshaw, Christopher Usaty, Paul J Marotta

“…BACKGROUND: In patients chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), it is not established whether viral outcomes or health-related quality of life (HRQoL) differ between individuals treated at academic or community centres.…”
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Physiotherapy and Nutrition: Two Unavoidable Therapies in the Treatment of Chronic non-communicable Diseases by Ismaray Sacerio González, Lourdes Elena Duany Badell, Lenia Marín Medina

“…Epidemiological evidence shows that life habits, particularly dietary ones, have a direct influence on quality and life expectancy. Nutrition is one of the key factors to develop any physical activity or simply to feel well-being. …”
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Socioeconomic Impact of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Canada by Michel Boivin

“…The indirect costs are related to the production losses due to morbidity, and intangible costs are associated with the pain, suffering and alteration in the patient’s quality of life. The condition is a diagnosis of exclusion, and treatment, although beneficial, is rarely curative. …”
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IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY OF URBAN TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE BASED ON DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES by S. N. Gagarina, N. N. Chausov, V. N. Levkina

“…The need to improve the efficiency of transport infrastructure, which is an important subsystem of urban services as a determinant of the quality of life of the city’s population, has been substantiated. …”
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Restructuring of the Electricity Industry and Environmental Issues: A California Research Program by Edward L. Vine

“…In California, a Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Program was established to �conduct public interest energy research that seeks to improve the quality of life for California�s citizens by providing environmentally sound, safe, reliable, and affordable energy services and products. …”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: The Dean Ornish Program (“Opening the Heart”) in Cardiovascular Disease by Søren Ventegodt, Efrat Merrick, Joav Merrick

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Cohort Study on the Effect of Psychological Education for Nurses in Psychiatric Department by Lifang Chu, Guoying Qian

“…According to relevant data, the detection rate of occupational stress among nurses was 100%, and the proportion of nurses who perceived considerable stress was 60.9%, which seriously affected their work efficiency and quality of life. However, the physical and mental health of the frontline nurses working in psychiatric hospitals is not optimistic. …”
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Mechanisms and diagnosis of myocardial ischemia in patients with intact coronary arteries by V.A. Skybchyk, Yu.P. Melen

“…The information obtained during the invasive diagnostic procedure allows to determine the appropriate endotype of INOCA in order to make a correct diagnosis and prescribe effective drug treatment improving prognosis and quality of life.…”
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Use of Platelet Rich Plasma in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot. Case Report by Enrique Ramón Rodríguez Reyes, Alberto Sánchez Garrido, Elsy Labrada González

“…The clinical case presented shows the positive results in the healing of ulcers and improves the quality of life of patients with the use of this procedure.…”
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Cerebral nocardiosis: case report and literature review by L. Šalaševičius, R. Kvaščevičius

“…In this case, a radical surgical excision of the cerebral abscess was performed and the treatment of possible primary odontogenic site of infection and a long-term (21 months) antibiotic therapy with Biseptol (Trimethoprim – Sulfamethoxazole) were initiated, resulting in complete recovery and return to good quality of life. …”
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The Effectiveness of Ketamine in Pediatric Acute Deafferentation Pain after Spinal Cord Injury by Devina G. Shiwlochan, Misty Shah, Khushboo Baldev, Donna-Ann Thomas, Maxime Debrosse

“…The pain was refractory to multiple analgesics, but resolved with ketamine, which also improved the patient’s physical function and quality of life, a trend that continued many months after the injury. …”
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Lessons from Studies in Middle-Aged and Older Adults Living in Mediterranean Islands: The Role of Dietary Habits and Nutrition Services by Stefanos Tyrovolas, Evangelos Polychronopoulos

“…Public health nutrition policy has the opportunity to improve the health and quality of life of people living in isolated insular areas of the Mediterranean basin.…”
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Role of electric transport in urban transportation system by T. N. Sakulyeva, V. V. Sotnikova

“…Due to the improvement of the environmental situation, not only the quality of life of the population increases, but the capitalization of all production and public facilities in the country is growing.…”
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Alternative Therapeutic Intervention for Individuals with Rett Syndrome by Meir Lotan

“…Since there is no cure for the disorder at this moment, parents of the individual with Rett search for different interventional modalities that will improve the condition and quality of life for their child. During the last few years, many individuals with RS have experienced different kinds of interventions. …”
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The Florida Natural Resources Leadership Institute by Paul Monaghan, Emily Ott, Carol Lippincott, Ondine Wells, Jessica Ireland, Jon Dain, Bruce Delaney, Roy Carriker

“… We are all dependent on Florida’s natural resources for jobs, health, and our quality of life. Decisions about the management and conservation of the State’s environment involve complex sets of issues and stakeholders. …”
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