Location Estimation in a Smart Home: System Implementation and Evaluation Using Experimental Data by Youcef Rahal, Hélène Pigot, Philippe Mabilleau

“…The DOMUS laboratory is addressing this issue by conceiving a smart home which can both assist people and preserve their quality of life. Obviously, the ability to monitor properly the occupant’s activities and thus provide the pertinent assistance depends highly on location information inside the smart home. …”
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Combined Thermal Index Development for Urban Heat Island Detection in Area of Split, Croatia by Majda Ćesić, Katarina Rogulj, Andrija Krtalić

“…This phenomenon negatively affects the quality of life of the residents of the affected city, causing discomfort, reducing air quality, and increasing energy demand. …”
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An Uncommon Case of Plasma Cell Mucositis of the Tongue in a Young Man by Alessandro Antonelli, Fiorella Averta, Federica Diodati, Danila Muraca, Ylenia Brancaccio, Chiara Mignogna, Amerigo Giudice

“…The management of PCM is mainly aimed at reducing the symptoms, and in our report, the treatment involved the use of systemic prednisone with an improvement of the quality of life. At 1-year follow-up, there was no recurrence of the disease. …”
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The Role of Th17 Cells and IL-17 in Th2 Immune Responses of Allergic Conjunctivitis by Xiang-Tian Meng, Yun-Yue Shi, Hong Zhang, Hong-Yan Zhou

“…AC seriously affects patients’ quality of life and work efficiency. Th (T-helper) 2 immune responses and type I hypersensitivity reactions are generally considered the basis of occurrence of AC. …”
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Regional University: Guidelines for Self-Renewal by N. G. Bazhenova

“…It focuses on training highly qualified personnel and consolidating intellectual resources that can improve the quality of life, preserve and develop the culture of the Jewish Autonomous Region andRussiaas a whole in the Far Eastern region.…”
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Structural Performance Characteristics of Nanomaterials and Its Application in Traditional Architectural Cultural Design and Landscape Planning by Chaohai Ou, DeWei Wang

“…This can also positively show that the relationship between nanotechnology and construction engineering is getting closer and closer, and the combination of nanomaterials and construction materials shows people the broad prospects of construction materials for the development of ecological construction materials that improve the living environment and improve the quality of life.…”
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The impact of long-term care needs on the socio-economic deprivation of older people and their families: A scoping review protocol. by Rossella Martarelli, Georgia Casanova, Giovanni Lamura

“…Research in this field contributes to the growing international literature on health-related quality-of-life instruments, but little is known about the links between the related variables. …”
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Use of ECT in Major Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder with Treatment-Resistant Behavioral Disturbance following an Acute Stroke in a Young Patient by Kyle E. Rodenbach, Daniel Varon, Timothey Denko, Ryan Peterson, Carmen Andreescu

“…Frequent use of sedating medications is a more drastic option when behaviors prove recalcitrant to first-line approaches and markedly affect quality of life and patient safety. ECT is generally safe, is well tolerated, and may be effective in improving symptoms in treatment-resistant behavioral disturbance secondary to stroke with major neurocognitive impairment, as suggested in this case.…”
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A qualitative study on the real experience of discharging patients with urinary catheter placement after radical prostatectomy by LIU Yuping, GAI Qiongyan, ZHONG Weiqin, LI Ping

“…Therefore, developing a comprehensive rehabilitation nursing plan for radical prostatectomy patients after discharge is advised to ensure that patients receive continuous care and support to enhance overall quality of life, thus promoting their physical, mental, and social recovery.…”
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Incorporating Stud Attachments in the Bar Design for an Implant-Supported Overdenture by Dimokritos Papalexopoulos, Christos Partalis, Panagiotis Lampropoulos, Ioli-Ioanna Artopoulou, Nikitas Sykaras

“…Patient’s reported satisfaction and quality of life were increased. Recall appointments at one, six, and twelve months did not reveal any adverse effects or patient’s complaints. …”
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The Mediating Role of Dysfunctional Coping in the Relationship between Beliefs about the Disease and the Level of Depression in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Michal Ziarko, Ewa Mojs, Bartosz Piasecki, Wlodzimierz Samborski

“…In many cases it leads to disability and results in a decreased quality of life and increased levels of anxiety and depression. …”
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Are cognitive functions associated with depression and self-efficacy in stroke patients? by J. Janavičiūtė, L. Šinkariova

“…Meanwhile, higher self-efficacy is associated with lower depression, better quality of life, and daily functioning in a sample of stroke patients, so it is important to examine the links between these three phenomena. …”
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Prevalence of fatigue and perceived fatigability in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ting Hu, Feiling Wang, Qiuchen Duan, Xueyang Zhao, Fen Yang

“…Fatigue is a health dilemma faced by most older adults. To improve quality of life, early and regular fatigue assessment should be part of routine health screening for older adults.…”
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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetic Patients: Role of MicroRNA Changes by Celestino Sardu, Michelangela Barbieri, Maria Rosaria Rizzo, Pasquale Paolisso, Giuseppe Paolisso, Raffaele Marfella

“…In selected patients affected by HF and severe dysfunction of left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF), with left bundle brunch block, the cardiac resynchronization therapy with a defibrillator (CRT) is the treatment of choice to improve symptoms, NYHA class, and quality of life. CRT effects are related to alterations in genes and microRNAs (miRs) expression, which regulate cardiac processes involved in cardiac apoptosis, cardiac fibrosis, cardiac hypertrophy and angiogenesis, and membrane channel ionic currents. …”
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Enhancing work-life balance through physical and recreational activities by Andreia TĂRCĂIET, Raluca BUHAȘ

“…The findings underscore the necessity of individual and organizational initiatives to support work-life balance, suggesting that physical and recreational activities are not only stress alleviators but also boosters of productivity and quality of life. Future research should expand on the sample size and explore organizational interventions to enrich our understanding of effective work-life balance strategies. …”
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Brain Metastases Research 1990–2010: Pattern of Citation and Systematic Review of Highly Cited Articles by Carsten Nieder, Anca L. Grosu, Minesh P. Mehta

“…However, areas such as quality of life, side effects, and end-of-life care were underrepresented. …”
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Natural products as part of triple negative breast cancer by Yozlem Kobakova, Maria Moneva-Sakelarieva, Spiro Konstantinov, Georgi Momekov, Stefka Achkova Ivanova, Ventseslava Atanasova, Maria Chaneva, Radoslav Tododrov, Nikolay Bashev, Petar Atanasov

“…Long-term toxicity can affect the majority of breast cancer survivors, significantly reducing their quality of life. Immunotherapy causes a wide variety of toxic effects called immune-related adverse events (IRAEs). …”
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Spatial working memory in a disappearing object task is impaired in female but not male dogs with chronic osteoarthritis by Melissa Smith, Joanna C. Murrell, Michael Mendl

“…Pain-related impairment of cognitive function could have detrimental effects on an animal’s ability to engage with its owners and environment or to respond to training or novel situations, which may in turn affect its quality of life. This study compared the performance of 20 dogs with chronic pain from osteoarthritis and 21 healthy control dogs in a disappearing object task of spatial working memory. …”
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An Analysis of spatial inequalities of Housing quality in middle textures neighboods of zanjan city by Mohsen Ahadnejad, Asghar Teymouri, Mahnaz Vaez livari, Hossein Tahmasebi Moghaddam

“…Housing as one of the basic human needs a significant impact on the health and improve the quality of life of individuals. The quality of housing as one of the main foundations of a comprehensive program and a necessary tool for expressing the various dimensions of economic, social, cultural, environmental and physical development of sustainable, has a special place in urban planning. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of Apixaban for Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in Algeria by Yazid Aoudia, Thitima Kongnakorn, Evie Merinopoulou, Mohamed Said Bettayeb, Sid Ahmed Kherraf

“…Over a lifetime time horizon, costs were estimated in Algerian dinars (DZD) and outcomes included life-years (LYs), quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs). …”
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