Smart cities survey: Technologies, application domains and challenges for the cities of the future by Ruben Sánchez-Corcuera, Adrián Nuñez-Marcos, Jesus Sesma-Solance, Aritz Bilbao-Jayo, Rubén Mulero, Unai Zulaika, Gorka Azkune, Aitor Almeida

“…Moreover, cities from all around the globe are implementing Smart City features to improve services or the quality of life of their citizens. Through this article, (1) we go through various definitions of Smart Cities in the literature, (2) we review the technologies and methodologies used nowadays, (3) we summarise the different domains of applications where these technologies and methodologies are applied (e.g. health and education), (4) we show the cities that have integrated the Smart City paradigm in their daily functioning and (5) we provide a review of the open research challenges. …”
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A Rare Case of Prurigo Pigmentosa in Iranian Sibling Couple by Saman Al‐Zahawi, Fatemeh Saberi, Vahidesadat Azhari, Kambiz Kamyab, Kamran Balighi

“…The eruption resolves with reticular hyperpigmentation that cosmetically affects the patient's quality of life. Previous reports highlighted the role of the Ketogenic diet in triggering the disease in young female patients, however, no study reported the occurrence of Prurigo Pigmentosa in siblings of one family, unrelated to a ketogenic diet. …”
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Biological treatment options for eosinophilic asthma, with consideration of markers of eosinophilic inflammation as predictors of treatment efficacy by Aleksandra Niemiec, Olga Branicka, Barbara Rymarczyk, Radosław Gawlik

“…Asthma, particularly uncontrolled asthma, not only reduces the quality of life but is also a major cause of disability for employment. …”
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Nurses' Psychosocial Barriers to Suicide Risk Management by Sharon Valente

“…Justifications for euthanasia included poor symptom control, poor quality of life, incurable illness or permanent disability, terminal illness, and terminal illness with inadequate symptom control or impending death, patient autonomy, and clinical organ death. …”
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Urinary Incontinence: Its Assessment and Relationship to Depression among Community-Dwelling Multiethnic Older Women by Luciana Laganà, David William Bloom, Andrew Ainsworth

“…Some of its deleterious consequences include stress, major depression, diminished quality of life, sexual dysfunction, and familial discord. …”
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Road Infrastructure Development in Jambi Province During the New Order Period by Musdalifah Musdalifah, Endah Sri Hartatik, Haryono Rinardi

“…The findings reveal that infrastructure development contributed significantly to social and economic life, including increased agricultural yields, diversification of professions, the emergence of new productive areas, changes in demographics and multi-ethnic diversity, and an overall improvement in the quality of life for the population.…”
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Functional Cereal Products in the Diet for Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Ada Krawęcka, Aldona Sobota, Emilia Sykut-Domańska

“…The diet can exert prophylactic and therapeutic effects; changes in the diet in advanced disease can improve the quality of life of diabetic patients and minimise the risk of complications, which are the direct cause of diabetes-related death. …”
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Psychosis of Epilepsy: An Update on Clinical Classification and Mechanism by Zhiruo Qiu, Jiahui Guo, Bofei Chen, Jiajia Fang

“…The incidence and risk of psychosis in individuals with epilepsy are notably higher than in the general population, adversely affecting both the management and rehabilitation of epilepsy and further diminishing patients’ quality of life. This review provides an overview of the classification and clinical features of psychosis of epilepsy, with the aim of offering insights and references for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of various types of psychosis of epilepsy. …”
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Talon Cusp Type I: Restorative Management by Rafael Alberto dos Santos Maia, Wanessa Christine de Souza-Zaroni, Raul Sampaio Mei, Fernando Lamers

“…The objective of this study was to report a case of “Talon Cusp Type I” and to discuss diagnostic methods, treatment options for this anomaly, and the importance of knowledge of this morphological change among dental professionals so that it is not confused with other morphological changes; such knowledge is required to avoid unnecessary surgical procedures, to perform treatments that prevent caries and malocclusions as well as enhancing aesthetics, and to improve the oral health and quality of life of the patient.…”
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Clinical profile of dengue encephalopathy: A series of twelve cases and a profile of other complications by Biswajit Bhuyan, Bandita Panda, Rabinarayan Rout, Lalatendu Mohanty, Bangam Rajendra Prasad Rao

“…We present these 12 cases having dengue encephalopathy with varied complication and managed with immediate clinical interventions to prevent negative outcomes and to improve the quality of life through early detection. Mortality was one out of 12 cases.…”
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THE MAXILLARY SINUS COMPLICATIONS OF ORAL SURGERY by Alexandra Roi, Ciprian Roi, Eric Bumbar, Cosmin Sinescu, Mircea Riviș

“…Conclusions Postoperative complications arising from inappropriate surgical procedures can in certain situations reduce the quality of life of affected patients, therefore it is important to identify the risk factors associated with postoperative complications and eliminate them as much as possible.…”
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ERMHAN: A Context-Aware Service Platform to Support Continuous Care Networks for Home-Based Assistance by Federica Paganelli, Emilio Spinicci, Dino Giuli

“…Here we describe Emilia Romagna Mobile Health Assistance Network (ERMHAN) a multichannel context-aware service platform designed to support care networks in cooperating and sharing information with the goal of improving patient quality of life. In order to meet extensibility and flexibility requirements, this platform has been developed through ontology-based context-aware computing and a service oriented approach. …”
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Epidemiology of Chronic Kidney Diseases (CKD) in Malaysia and Pakistan, Pathophysiology of CKD-Associated Pruritus and Other CKD-Associated Dermatological Disorders by Inayat Ur Rehman, Tahir Mehmood Khan

“…The intensity of CKD-aP may vary from a mild itch to an unbearable pruritic sensation which interferes with the patient’s quality of life. CKD-aP has become one of the upmost distressing cutaneous and most common symptom of chronic kidney disease which is often overlooked by nephrologists, primary care physicians, and other health-care professionals. …”
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Congenital Insensibility to Pain by Carlos Gustavo López Barrionuevo, Génesis Camila Romero Paredes, Byron Omar Montero Carpio

“…The main symptoms include: wounds, bruises, fractures, self-mutilations, which can go unnoticed due to lack of awareness of pain and cause damage to the patient's health that affects their quality of life. This research was carried out with the objective of identifying the most frequent type of congenital insensitivity to pain and its symptoms. …”
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Navigating the evolving landscape in the prescribing of medications for insomnia in Singapore: Principles and considerations from a psychiatrist’s perspective by Ho Teck Tan, Chao Tian Tang, Shian Ming Tan

“…While the risks of long-term prescription of benzodiazepines should never be discounted, preservation of a patient’s functioning and current quality of life should also be taken into consideration in the risk-benefit analysis. …”
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The impact of obesity on disease activity and other health outcome measures in rheumatoid arthritis by Ankur Dalal, Rizwan Rajak

“…These contradictory observations show a definite requirement of further research in this regard and until then weight reduction through reducing fat over lean body mass can be recommended in patients with RA to improve their DA, disability, quality of life, and general cardiovascular status.…”
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Development of cempaka SMART school for the elderly as an improvement of elderly welfare in Bengkulu by Yani Deliza Nabila, Heni Nopianti, Ika Pasca Himawati

“…Research highlights the importance of spiritual well-being, social support, and participation in recreational activities for the elderly, as these aspects have an influence on the overall happiness and quality of life of the elderly. In addition, encouraging independence, life satisfaction and engagement in meaningful activities are key strategies to improve well-being and happiness for older adults.…”
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New Freedom through Medical Devices Based on the Global System for Mobile Communications: A Prospective Survey of 620 Users of the Swiss Limmex Emergency Wristwatch—An Original Stu... by Malek Tabbara, Onur S. Özgüler, Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos

“…This increases their quality of life in a cost-effective fashion. “Limmex”—a new medical emergency watch—was launched in Switzerland in 2011 and has been a great commercial success. …”
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Progress on neuromodulation for treatment of central pain by GAN Yu, WAN Jun⁃ge, LI Zhong⁃hua, LI Shuai, HAN Shuai

“…Central pain often arises as a sequela of lesions in the central somatosensory nervous system, and the intensity of pain is generally severe, significantly impacting patients' quality of life. Conventional pharmacological therapies usually have limited efficacy. …”
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Editorial: Aspiration management and rehabilitation by Phyllis M. Palmer, Paula Leslie, Paula Leslie

“…The goal is to move toward individualized care that considers multiple risk factors beyond the mere presence of aspiration, ultimately improving patient outcomes while maintaining quality of life.…”
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