Long-Term Survival and Improved Quality of Life following Multiple Repeat Gamma Knife Radiosurgeries for Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Erik W. Larson, Halloran E. Peterson, Robert K. Fairbanks, Wayne T. Lamoreaux, Alexander R. Mackay, Jason A. Call, John J. Demakas, Barton S. Cooke, Christopher M. Lee

“…The management of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is in most cases complex and must be specifically tailored to the needs of the patient with the goals of extended survival and improved quality of life. Despite advancements in therapy, treatment outcomes remain almost universally poor. …”
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Quality of life, pain, depression, fatigue and sleep in patients with remission or mild fibromyalgia: a comparison with remission or low disease activity rheumatoid arthritis and healthy controls by Yidan Wang, Pengxiao Liu, Zihao Li, Shiya Wu, Meijuan Long, Yang Li, Juan Jiao, Zheng Xie

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Mortality Clustering in the Family. Fast Life History Trajectories and the Intergenerational Transfer of Infant Death in Late 19th- and Early 20th-Century Antwerp, Belgium by Robyn Donrovich, Paul Puschmann, Koen Matthijs

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Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Has a Negative Impact on Quality of Life Compared with Other Comorbidities: An Epidemiological Cross-Sectional Study of 1862 Community-Dwelling Individuals by Koji Otani, Shinichi Kikuchi, Shoji Yabuki, Tamaki Igarashi, Takuya Nikaido, Kazuyuki Watanabe, Shinichi Konno

“…However, there have been few reports on its impact on quality of life (QoL) in community-dwelling individuals. The purpose of this study was to clarify how symptomatic LSS affects QoL at the community level. …”
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Mortality Clustering in the Family. Fast Life History Trajectories and the Intergenerational Transfer of Infant Death in Late 19th- and Early 20th-Century Antwerp, Belgium by Robyn Donrovich, Paul Puschmann, Koen Matthijs

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Evaluating the Incidence of Seizures and Its Relationship With Blood Glucose Levels in Tramadol Poisoning Patients Admitted to Imam Reza Hospital in Mashhad (Iran) From 2019 to 2020 by Seyed Reza Mousavi, Faezeh Jafari, Anahita Alizade Ghamsari, Mina AkbariRad, Majid Khadem-Rezaiyan, Seyed Amirhossein Mousavi, Sadaf Sadat Rafati

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Quality of life among Indonesian family caregivers caring for dependent older persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus in the community: A cross-sectional, correlational study by Rinco Siregar, Charuwan Kritpracha, Tippamas Chinnawong, Jos M. Latour

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Evaluation of Telenomus remus (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) as a biocontrol agent of Spodoptera litura (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) based on two-sex life table and functional response analyses by Zhen Shen, Li-Hui Liu, Lian-Sheng Zang, Tie-Jun Deng, Zhen-Bao Luo, Jun-Yi Gao, Liang-De Tang

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Medication underuse in real-life practice: the impact of galcanezumab towards achieving very low frequency episodic migraine in a southeast Asian middle-income nation by Wanakorn Rattanawong, Prakit Anukoolwittaya, Akarin Hiransuthikul, Thanakit Pongpitakmetha, Auranee Trisataya, Sekh Thanprasertsuk, Alan Rapoport

“…After 6 months of follow-up, patients with HFEM who received galcanezumab were significantly more likely to achieve any improvements in migraine class compared to those who received OMPM (92.9% vs. 46.7%, p = 0.01). Among 15 patients who achieved VLFEM at month 3, 81.8% (9/11) of those who received galcanezumab and 50.0% (2/4) of those who received OMPM were able to sustain VLFEM at month 6. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Friedreich Ataxia Using Mobility Assistive Technologies: Limited Fit of the EQ-5D-3L Mobility Dimension by Maresa Buchholz, Michelle Pfaff, Audrey Iskandar, Kathrin Reetz, Jörg B. Schulz, Marcus Grobe-Einsler, Thomas Klockgether, Bernhard Michalowsky, EFACTS Study Group

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Exploring the Impact of the Multimodal CAPABLE eHealth Intervention on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Melanoma Undergoing Immune-Checkpoint Inhibition: Prospective Pilot Study by Itske Fraterman, Lucia Sacchi, Henk Mallo, Valentina Tibollo, Savannah Lucia Catherina Glaser, Stephanie Medlock, Ronald Cornet, Matteo Gabetta, Vitali Hisko, Vadzim Khadakou, Ella Barkan, Laura Del Campo, David Glasspool, Alexandra Kogan, Giordano Lanzola, Roy Leizer, Manuel Ottaviano, Mor Peleg, Konrad Śniatała, Aneta Lisowska, Szymon Wilk, Enea Parimbelli, Silvana Quaglini, Mimma Rizzo, Laura Deborah Locati, Annelies Boekhout, Lonneke V van de Poll-Franse, Sofie Wilgenhof

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the effect of the Cancer Patients Better Life Experience (CAPABLE) system, accessed through a mobile app, on HRQoL compared with a matched historical control group receiving standard care. …”
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A COMPARISON OF THE LIFE CYCLE RITUALS OF THE MNONG ETHNIC GROUP IN DAM RONG DISTRICT (LAM DONG PROVINCE) AND DAK SONG DISTRICT (DAK NONG PROVINCE) by Thi Thuy Dung Vo

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Mortality Clustering in the Family. Fast Life History Trajectories and the Intergenerational Transfer of Infant Death in Late 19th- and Early 20th-Century Antwerp, Belgium by Robyn Donrovich, Paul Puschmann, Koen Matthijs

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Mortality Clustering in the Family. Fast Life History Trajectories and the Intergenerational Transfer of Infant Death in Late 19th- and Early 20th-Century Antwerp, Belgium by Robyn Donrovich, Paul Puschmann, Koen Matthijs

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The impact of same‐day and rapid ART initiation under the Universal Health Coverage programme on HIV outcomes in Thailand: a retrospective real‐life cohort study by Sirinya Teeraananchai, David C. Boettiger, Cheewanan Lertpiriyasuwat, Rattaphon Triamwichanon, Patchara Benjarattanaporn, Nittaya Phanuphak

“…The median (IQR) pre‐ART CD4 count was 233 (76–420) cells/mm3. ART initiation occurred within 7 days for 25% (17% on the same day, 8% in 2–7 days), 24% in 8 days to <1 month, 23% in 1–3 months and 28% in >3 months. …”
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Adverse childhood experiences and perceived body size across the life course: a longitudinal study using data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) by Jean-Eric Tarride, Laura N Anderson, Lauren Griffith, Andrea Gonzalez, Vanessa De Rubeis

“…Background Early life adversity has long-term effects; however, the influence on changes in body size across the life course is not well understood. …”
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Knowledge, Self-Efficacy, and Correlates in Palliative and End-of-Life Care: Quantitative Insights from Final-Year Nursing and Medical Students in a Mixed-Methods Study by Germanus Natuhwera, Eve Namisango, Peter Ellis

“…Introduction: About a decade after the introduction of palliative care teaching for undergraduate nurses and medical students in Uganda, no research has examined students’ knowledge and self-efficacy to provide palliative and end-of-life care and their correlates. Aims: To: (1) estimate final-year undergraduate nursing and medical students’ knowledge of and self-efficacy to provide palliative and end-of-life care, (2) identify correlates of knowledge and self-efficacy to provide palliative and end-of-life care. …”
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Regulation of noradrenaline synthesis, uptake, and degradation in the left ventricle by fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) inhibitor URB597 in the chronic unpredictable stress model of depression by Ferizović Harisa, Spasojević Nataša, Janković Milica, Stefanović Bojana, Dronjak Slađana

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Post-therapeutic support and rehabilitation for breast cancer women in complete remission in a thermal resort: study protocol for the PACThe Real-Life conditions observational trial by Mélanie Godiveau, Judith Passildas, Emilie Thivat, Mélanie Casile, Céleste Pinard, Alexia Giro, Marie-Ange Mouret-Reynier, Ioana Molnar, Catherine Abrial, Claude-Eugène Bouvier, Yves-Jean Bignon, Xavier Durando

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The impact of self-reported burnout and work-related quality of life on nurses' intention to leave the profession during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study by Susan McGrory, John Mallett, Justin MacLochlainn, Jill Manthorpe, Jermaine Ravalier, Heike Schroder, Denise Currie, Patricia Nicholl, Rachel Naylor, Paula McFadden

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