Comparison of life expectancy determinants among gulf cooperation council members by Anak Agung Bagus Wirayuda, Abdulaziz Al-Mahrezi, Mohammed Al-Azri, Moon Fai Chan

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Women and Money: Unique Issues – Money Issues Across the Life Cycle by Diann Douglas, Martie Gillen, Lynda Spence

“…Some women are co-breadwinners while others are the only source of income. Throughout a woman’s life, she will experience many money issues unique to women. …”
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Multi-Condition Remaining Useful Life Prediction Based on Mixture of Encoders by Yang Liu, Bihe Xu, Yangli-ao Geng

“…Accurate Remaining Useful Life (RUL) prediction is vital for effective prognostics in and the health management of industrial equipment, particularly under varying operational conditions. …”
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Sickness, Hygienic Education and Village Practice: Tuberculosis in the Life of a Cobbler by Tuija Saarinen

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Left ventricle function and post-transcriptional events with exercise training in pigs. by Stephanie L Samani, Shayne C Barlow, Lisa A Freeburg, Traci L Jones, Marlee Poole, Mark A Sarzynski, Michael R Zile, Tarek Shazly, Francis G Spinale

“…<h4>Background</h4>Standardized exercise protocols have been shown to improve overall cardiovascular fitness, but direct effects on left ventricular (LV) function, particularly diastolic function and relation to post-transcriptional molecular pathways (microRNAs (miRs)) are poorly understood. …”
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Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Quality of Life of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Dengjun Guo, Bing Han, Yuqiang Lu, Chenling Lv, Xiaoling Fang, Zhenzhong Zhang, Zhenguo Liu, Xiaoping Wang

“…This study investigated the influence of lockdown during the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on the quality of life of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Methods. …”
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Preface: ICFM9 – River Basin Disaster Resilience and Sustainability by All by T. Koike, S. Egashira, M. Ohara, M. Ohara, A. W. M. Rasmy, T. Ushiyama, M. Miyamoto, D. Harada, K. Naito, C. Cudennec, S. Fischer

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Women and Money: Unique Issues – Money Issues Across the Life Cycle by Diann Douglas, Martie Gillen, Lynda Spence

“…Some women are co-breadwinners while others are the only source of income. Throughout a woman’s life, she will experience many money issues unique to women. …”
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β-Thalassemia: New Therapeutic Modalities, Genetics, Complications, and Quality of Life by Mehran Karimi, Sezaneh Haghpanah, Ali T. Taher, Maria Domenica Cappellini

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Health and quality of life promotion for old people using bodily practices by Rosé Colom Toldrá, Renata Guimarães Cordone, Bruna de Almeida Arruda, Ana Cristina Fagundes Souto

Subjects: “…aged. human body. mind-body therapies. quality of life. occupational therapy.…”
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Association of blood pressure and left ventricular mass with subclinical coronary atherosclerosis by Weiting Huang, Calvin Chin, Rehena Sultana, Chirk Jenn Ng, Jonathan Jiunn Liang Yap, Enver De Wei Loh, Swee Yaw Tan, Siew Ching Kong, Khung K Yeo

“…Background Left ventricular (LV) mass is closely associated with atherosclerotic heart disease, but the mechanisms are not well defined. …”
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A Novel Dual-Band Left-Handed Metamaterial Design Method by Si Li, Wenhua Yu, Atef Z. Elsherbeni, Wenxing Li, Yunlong Mao

“…A novel dual-band left-handed metamaterial (LHM) design method is proposed in this paper. …”
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Life stage impact on the human skin ecosystem: lipids and the microbial community by Martin P. Pagac, Bala Davient, Luca Antonio Plado, Hilbert Yuen In Lam, Shi Mun Lee, Aarthi Ravikrishnan, Wee Ling Esther Chua, Sneha Muralidharan, Aishwarya Sridharan, Antony S. Irudayaswamy, Ramasamy Srinivas, Stephen Wearne, Ahmad Nazri Mohamed Naim, Eliza Xin Pei Ho, H. Q. Amanda Ng, Junmei Samantha Kwah, Eileen Png, Anne K. Bendt, Markus R. Wenk, Federico Torta, Niranjan Nagarajan, John Common, Yap Seng Chong, Elizabeth Huiwen Tham, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek, Evelyn Xiu Ling Loo, John Chambers, Yik Weng Yew, Marie Loh, Thomas L. Dawson

“…We also observed strong correlations between other skin oxylipins and microbial taxa, highlighting life stage differences in sebum production and microbial community composition. …”
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Life on board ship and cultural intimacy. Notes from the Central Mediterranean by Jasmine Iozzelli

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Isolated Perforation of Left Coronary Cusp after Blunt Chest Trauma by Rohit Maini, Razvan T. Dadu, Daniel Addison, Luke Cunningham, Ihab Hamzeh, Matthew Wall, Nasser Lakkis, Rashed Tabbaa

“…Left coronary cusp perforation is an extremely rare consequence of blunt chest trauma. …”
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Difficult to Treat Focal, Stiff Person Syndrome of the Left Upper Extremity by Nathan E. Esplin, John W. Stelzer, Timothy B. Legare, Sayed K. Ali

“…A 46-year-old male with a history of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in remission presented with left upper extremity pain secondary to a diagnosis of Stiff Person Syndrome limited to his left upper extremity. …”
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Life cycle assessment of paper products based on recycled and virgin fiber by J. Simamora, E.I. Wiloso, M. Yani

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Poststroke Erectile Dysfunction in Cameroon: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Quality of Life by Daniel Gams Massi, Gervais Ngoupayou Mountap, Hervé Edouard Moby, Frantz Guy Epoupa Ngalle, Sidick Mouliom, Jacques Doumbe, Njankouo Yacouba Mapoure

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of ED in stroke patients at the Douala General Hospital, to identify associated factors and to evaluate their quality of life. Materials and Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of seven months from November 2016 to May 2017 on two groups of patients in neurology, cardiology, and endocrinology units of the Douala General Hospital (Cameroon): stroke patients (stroke+) and nonstroke patients (stroke-). …”
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Right-sided superior vena cava draining into the left atrium in a patient with persistent left-sided superior vena cava emptying into the right atrium: a case report by Lamia Jamjoom

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The Australian and New Zealand Fontan Registry Quality of Life Study: Protocol for a population-based assessment of quality of life among people with a Fontan circulation, their parents, and siblings by Daniel S J Costa, Kim Dalziel, Yves d’Udekem, David S Winlaw, David S Celermajer, Nadine A Kasparian, Diana Zannino, Rachel Bishop, Kate H Marshall, Susan R Woolfenden, Gary F Sholler

“…The objective of this study is to describe and develop a deeper understanding of the factors that contribute to quality of life (QOL) among children, adolescents and adults living with a Fontan circulation across Australia and New Zealand, their parents and siblings.Methods and Analysis This article presents the protocol for the Australian and New Zealand Fontan Registry (ANZFR) QOL Study, a cross-sectional, population-based study designed to examine QOL among people of all ages with a Fontan circulation, their parents and siblings. …”
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