Sacubitril/valsartan is associated with improvements in quality of life in adult congenital heart disease patients with systemic right ventricular failure by Philippine Kiès, Marieke Nederend, Ralph M.L. Neijenhuis, Anna E. van Groningen, Monique R.M. Jongbloed, Hubert W. Vliegen, J. Wouter Jukema, Anastasia D. Egorova

“…Background Short-term improvements in quality of life (QOL) have been reported in adult congenital heart disease patients with systemic right ventricle (sRV) failure after treatment with sacubitril/valsartan. …”
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Impact of hyperthyroidism and its treatment on the outcome of mental health, occupational functioning, and quality of life: A naturalistic, prospective study by Roopa Chopra, Tejas Kalaria, Carolina Gherman-Ciolac, Rajeev Raghavan, Harit Narendra Buch, Nilamadhab Kar

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Multidimensional Performance Evaluation Using the Hybrid MCDM Method: A Case Study in the Turkish Non-Life Insurance Sector by Mehmet Zafer Taşcı

“…The aim of this study is to assess and rank the financial and service network performance of seven Turkish non-life insurance companies from 2018 to 2022 using the ENTROPY- MEREC - MACONT decision model. …”
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Reduction in thermal plasticity of life history traits in response to cold selection: an experimental evolution study using Drosophila melanogaster by Rishav Roy, Rishav Roy, Aradhya Chattopadhyay, Sreebes Deb Sharma, Aharna Mondal, Payel Biswas, Payel Biswas, Shampa M. Ghosh

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Degree of Functionality and Perception of Health-Related Quality of Life in People with Moderate Stroke: Differences between Ischemic and Hemorrhagic Typology by Iratxe Unibaso-Markaida, Ioseba Iraurgi, Nuria Ortiz-Marqués, Silvia Martínez-Rodríguez

“…The objectives of this pilot study were to analyze the functional differences and the differences regarding the perception of health-related quality of life between people affected by ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, respectively, and between these and their normative groups. …”
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Quality of life among healthcare workers in the hospitals and primary healthcare centers in Gaza Strip: a cross-sectional study by Joma Younis, Lina Wang, Amal Abed, Hong Jiang, Yahui Fan, Zhaofang Li, Mei Ma, Le Ma, Zhaozhao Hui, Linlin Hua, Wei Zhang

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Clinical and angiographic profile of left main coronary artery disease in patients with chronic coronary syndrome: a retrospective study by Abdulsalam Mahmoud Algamal, Mahmoud Abdelbadie Salem, Ahmed Ibrahim Bedier, Mohammed Salah A. Hussein, Mona Malek Abdelrahim, Shady Hussein Elhusseiny

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Mental health status and the quality of life of infertile women receiving fertility treatment in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. by A B M Nahid Hasan, Azaz Bin Sharif, Ishrat Jahan, Mosammat Rashida Begum

“…Additionally, over 50% of infertile women worldwide experience varying degrees of decline in their quality of life. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the effects of infertility on the mental health status and quality of life of infertile women in Bangladesh. …”
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Epidemiology of Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Amputations in Romania: Results of a Cross-Sectional Quality of Life Questionnaire Based Survey by Cosmina I. Bondor, Ioan A. Veresiu, Bogdan Florea, Etta J. Vinik, Aaron I. Vinik, Norina A. Gavan

“…This is a post hoc analysis of quality of life in diabetic neuropathy patients in a cross-sectional survey performed in 2012 in Romania, using the Norfolk QOL-DN in which 21,756 patients with self-reported diabetes were enrolled. …”
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Predictors of smartphone addiction and its effect on quality of life: a cross-sectional study among the young adults in Bangladesh by Zubair Ahmed Ratan, Anne-Maree Parrish, Mohammad Saud Alotaibi, Hassan Hosseinzadeh

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An ecological crisis of reason: using creative and arts-based research methods for exploring affective-emotional life and just transitions by Clifton Evers

“…From 2019 to 2024, a Swedish–UK research team employed conventional qualitative methods to gather insights from various stakeholders, including industry, municipal actors, and residents, supplemented by arts-based research methods for co-creating data on affective-emotional life in transition towns. This article argues that arts-based research serves as a valuable tool for accounting for and understanding affective-emotional life in frontline transition towns. …”
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Neurocognitive Function, Psychosocial Outcome, and Health-Related Quality of Life of the First-Generation Metastatic Melanoma Survivors Treated with Ipilimumab by Anne Rogiers, Christophe Leys, Justine Lauwyck, Adrian Schembri, Gil Awada, Julia Katharina Schwarze, Jennifer De Cremer, Peter Theuns, Paul Maruff, Mark De Ridder, Jan L. Bernheim, Bart Neyns

“…To assess neurocognitive function (NCF), psychosocial outcome, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and long-term effects of immune-related adverse events (irAE) on metastatic melanoma survivors treated with ipilimumab (IPI). …”
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Life Histories of Two Endangered Sea Skaters Halobates matsumurai Esaki and Asclepios shiranui (Esaki) (Hemiptera: Gerridae: Halobatinae) by Terumi Ikawa, Yuichi Nozoe, Natsuko Yamashita, Namiko Nishimura, Satoshi Ohnoki, Kyoko Yusa, Sugihiko Hoshizaki, Masayuki Komaba, Akihiro Kawakubo

“…In order to understand their adaptive strategies to the marine environment and to develop conservation measures, it is essential to know their life histories. We studied their lifecycles in Kujukushima Bay off the north coast of Kyushu (Japan) where they co-occurred in small coves along the jagged coast. …”
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Enhancement of Health-related Quality of Life among School-going Adolescent Girls with Improvement in Menstrual Hygiene Knowledge and Practices by Akanksha Goyal, Sunita Agarwal

“…Background and Aim: In India, among adolescent girls, the problem associated with menstrual hygiene management (MHM) has a deep impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL). …”
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High-sensitive cardiac troponin T and NT-proBNP are associated with the left ventricular apical thickness in apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Meng Zhang, Wei Gao, Xiaotong Cui, Xueting Han, Yamei Xu, Jingmin Zhou, Junbo Ge

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PREVALENCE OF WORK-RELATED MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS AMONG IRANIAN ORTHOTISTS AND PROSTHETISTS: A STUDY ON WORK-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE by Sarina Azizi, Vahideh Moradi, Behnam Hajiaghaei, Taher Babaee

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Associations between disease severity, depression, health-related quality of life, and physical activity in adults with sickle cell disease by Adekola B. Ademoyegun, Mutiu A. Adeyemo, Babatunde Y. Adewuyi, Adebukola G. Ibitoye, Olalekan I. Akerele, Taofeek O. Awotidebe, Chidozie E. Mbada

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How do sepsis survivors experience life after sepsis? A Danish qualitative study exploring factors of importance by Annmarie Touborg Lassen, Mikkel Brabrand, Christina Østervang, Dorthe Susanne Nielsen, Camilla Schade Skov

“…Among these survivors, one patient was admitted to the ICU.Results Three main themes were derived from the analysis: new roles in life, cognitive impairment and anxiety. Although many survivors described a physical decline, they experienced psychological and cognitive impairments after sepsis as the most influential factors in daily life. …”
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A rare anatomical finding of anterior interventricular vein drainage into the left atrium detected on multi-slice computed tomography by Nikola Komazec, Aleksandra Ilić, Milenko Rosić, Ranko Zdravković, Nina Dračina, Milenko Čanković

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Maximum elongation degradation model and service life prediction for HTPB propellant under constant strain and chemical aging effects by Tingjing Geng, Hongfu Qiang, Heyang Miao, Xueren Wang, Zhejun Wang, Huimin Zhang

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