Addressing palliative care and end-of-life issues in patients with advanced cancer: a systematic review of communication interventions for physicians not specialised in palliative care by Corinna Bergelt, Karin Oechsle, Nele Harnischfeger, Hilke M Rath

“…Objective To identify and summarise evaluated interventions aiming to improve the communication of palliative care (PC) and end-of-life (EoL) issues in physicians caring for cancer patients. …”
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Optimizing fishing time with Underwater Fish Lamp Plus (UFLPlus) technology: A strategy to enhance productivity and sustainability of boat lift net fisheries by Fajriah Fajriah, Togo Isamu Kobajashi, Nur Muhammad, Mustafa Ahmad

“…This innovation provides an effective and sustainable solution for lift net fisheries operating from boats. Boat lift net fishing methods often face challenges related to long fishing times, even when using submerged lamps as auxiliary tools. …”
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The challenges of evidence-based prehabilitation in a real-life context for patients preparing for colorectal surgery—a cohort study and multiple case analysis by A. D. Talen, N. L. U. van Meeteren, J. A. Barten, I. Pereboom, W. P. Krijnen, H. Jager-Wittenaar, B. C. Bongers, G. van der Sluis

“…However, high implementation fidelity is needed to achieve these effects in real-life practice. This study aimed to investigate the implementation fidelity of an evidence-based prehabilitation program in the real-life context of a Dutch regional hospital. …”
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Morphogenesis and Organogenesis to Hatching of the Green Octopus, <i>Octopus hubbsorum</i>: A Species That Includes a Paralarval Stage in Its Life Cycle by Maritza García-Flores, Marcial Arellano-Martínez, Carlos A. Aguilar-Cruz, M. Carmen Rodríguez-Jaramillo

“…Further studies are needed in species with different life strategies to expand our knowledge of the developmental biology of cephalopods.…”
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Response to Aflibercept Therapy in Three Types of Choroidal Neovascular Membrane in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Real-Life Evidence in the Czech Republic by Jan Nemcansky, Alexandr Stepanov, Michal Koubek, Miroslav Veith, Yun Min Klimesova, Jan Studnicka

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Correlation of Computed Tomography Angiography and Fractional Flow Reserve Features with Symptoms in Patients with Right Coronary Artery Originating from the Left Coronary Sinus by Liang MAO, Xiaoqiang WANG, Xiaolong LIU, Ning ZHAI, Yueqin CHEN

“…Objective: This study aimed to explore the association between the anatomical and hemodynamic characteristics and the clinical symptoms in patients with the origin of the right coronary artery from the left coronary sinus (AORL) using coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) and CT fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR). …”
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Infertility and Social Issue Have the Most Significant Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life Among Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Women in South India by L. Hariprasath, D. Selvakumar, V. Dharani, K. K. Durgalakshmi, V. G. Abilash, T. S. Gopenath, S. Nishu

Subjects: “…health-related quality of life…”
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Gaining a foothold in the world “for a better life”. Encounters between inhabitants and tourists in Lalibela (Ethiopia), a small World Heritage town by Marie Bridonneau

“…In this context, the emblematic stories of a few fortunate “sponsored” people fuel the fantasies of young people seeking to gain a foothold in the world and a “better life”.…”
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Correlations between spinopelvic parameters and health-related quality of life in degenerative lumbar scoliosis patients before and after long -level fusion surgery by Jiaqi Zhang, Yinhao Liu, Yan Zeng, Lei Yuan, Weishi Li

Subjects: “…Health-related quality of life…”
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Aux sources de la spécialisation hémisphérique cérébrale du langage : l'intérêt de l'IRM anatomique chez le babouin by Adrien Meguerditchian, Damien Marie, Muriel Roth, Romain Lacoste, Bruno Nazarian, Ivan Balansard, Jean-Luc Anton, Olivier Coulon, Alice Bertello, Jean-Noël Benoit, Scott A. Love, Thomas Brochier, Martine Meunier, Sandrine Melot‑Dusseau, Jean‑Christophe Marin, William D Hopkins

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Sex Disparities of Health-related Quality of Life in Moderate to Severe Psoriasis: A Real-world Analysis from the Swiss Psoriasis Registry (SDNTT) by Ramtin Lichtenberger, Lara Valeska Maul, Ion Birkenmaier, Iker Oyanguren, Melike Ak, Kristine Heidemeyer, Christoph Schlapbach, Nikhil Yawalkar, Alexander Egeberg, Simon Francis Thomsen, Jacob P. Thyssen, Christina Sorbe, Wolf-Henning Boehncke, Curdin Conrad, Antonio Cozzio, Georgios Kokolakis, Raphael Micheroli, Jashin J. Wu, Thomas Kündig, Alexander Navarini, Julia-Tatjana Maul

Subjects: “…Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI)…”
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Left Main Coronary Artery Compression following Melody Pulmonary Valve Implantation: Use of Impella Support as Rescue Therapy and Perioperative Challenges with ECMO by Erica D. Wittwer, Juan N. Pulido, Shane M. Gillespie, Frank Cetta, Joseph A. Dearani

“…Transvenous, transcatheter Melody valve placement caused left main coronary artery occlusion and cardiogenic shock. …”
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‘Making audible to one a roar of sound where others find perfect stillness’: Soundscape in George Eliot’s The Lifted Veil and the physiological acoustics by Lilia Miroshnychenko

“…The resonant theory informs, in various ways, the soundscape of The Lifted Veil (1859), redefining the function of sound in the text—as a literary device, a means of characterisation, a narrative instrument, and what’s more—a component of the author’s moral imperative of sympathy.…”
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Early-life famine exposure may modify the association between long-term temperature variability and cardio-cerebrovascular diseases: a nationwide study by Yao Wu, BinBin Su, Junqing Xie, Bo Wen, Xiaolan Wu, Mengfan Wang, Yanhui Dong, Yi Song, Jun Ma

“…Our findings highlight the importance of early-life nutrition in lowering susceptibility to CCVDs later in life.…”
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Enhancing food security while reducing environmental impacts: Life cycle assessment of cultivation-irrigation systems and yield gap closure in paddy fields by Abdullah Darzi-Naftchali, Markus Berger, Fereshteh Batoukhteh, Ali Motevali

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Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Strategy for Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection of Left Main Coronary Artery with Extensive Intramural Hematoma in the Main Side Branch by Makio Muraishi, Kosuke Maeda, Takuya Okada, Masahiko Noguchi

“…Emergency coronary angiography showed total occlusion of the left anterior descending artery (LAD) and intermediate stenosis of the left main coronary artery (LMCA). …”
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Knowledge and Attitude about Basic Life Support and Emergency Medical Services amongst Healthcare Interns in University Hospitals: A Cross-Sectional Study by Shahabe A. Saquib, Hassan M. Al-Harthi, Anas A. Khoshhal, Adel A. Shaher, Abdulsalam B. Al-Shammari, AbdulAhad Khan, Tahani A. Al-Qahtani, Imran Khalid

“…Road traffic accident and sudden cardiac arrest are one of the most leading causes of death in KSA. Basic life support (BLS) is lifesaving intervention as a premedical facility. …”
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Preoperative ANemiA among elderly undergoing Major Abdominal surgery (PANAMA) is associated with early postoperative morbidity and worse quality of life outcomes by Hairil Rizal Abdullah, Celestine Jia Ling Loh, Eunice Jie Yi Kok, Brenda Pei Yi Tan, Hanis Abdul Kadir, Phui-Sze Au-Yong

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Effectiveness of psychoeducational interventions on psychological distress and health-related quality of life among patients with maintenance hemodialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Liyuan Zhang, Li Zou, Lijuan Zhou

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Formal guidelines from an expert panel: intensive care unit medical staffing, organisation and working hours to improve quality of life at work in France by Nicolas Terzi, Guillaume Thiery, Nicolas Bèle, Naike Bigé, David Brossier, Alexandre Boyer, Edouard Couty, Laëtitia Flender, Cyril Manzon, Jean-Paul Mira, Sofia Ortuno, Vincent Peigne, Marie-Cécile Poncet, Sylvain Renolleau, Jean-Philippe Rigaud, Bérengère Vivet, Khaldoun Kuteifan, the French Intensive Care Society (FICS), the French National Council of Intensive Care Medicine (CNP MIR, Conseil National Professionel de Médecine Intensive Réanimation)

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