Social Support Associated with Quality of Life in Home Care Patients with Intractable Neurological Disease in Japan by Tomoko Nishida, Eriko Ando, Hisataka Sakakibara

“…The aim of the present study was to investigate what kinds of social supports contribute to the higher quality of life (QOL) of home care patients with intractable neurological disease. …”
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Meningiomatosis Restricted to the Left Cerebral Hemisphere Presenting with Frontal Lobe Seizure: A Short Communication by Biniyam A. Ayele, Hilina Dagnachew, Meskerem Nimani, Jarsso Tadesse Hirbu

“…Brain magnetic resonance image (MRI) and electroencephalograph (EEG) show multiple meningioma and left frontal epileptogenic focus, respectively. The patient was managed conservatively with anticonvulsant. …”
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Life storytelling at the ABC: Challenges of ‘giving the audience a voice’ in the context of public service media by Mackay Sasha, Heck Elizabeth

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Environmental Life-Cycle Analysis of Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic/Thermal Systems for Use in Hong Kong by Tin-Tai Chow, Jie Ji

“…Before a new energy technology, like PV/T, is fully implemented, its environmental superiority over the competing options should be assessed, for instance, by evaluating its consumption levels throughout its production and service life. Although there have been a plenty of environmental life-cycle assessments on the domestic solar hot water systems and PV systems, the related works on hybrid solar PV/T systems have been very few. …”
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Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life among Jordanian Patients with Diabetic Foot Ulcer by Ahmad Abu Alrub, Dana Hyassat, Yousef S. Khader, Radwan Bani-Mustafa, Nidal Younes, Kamel Ajlouni

“…This study is aimed at determining factors associated with the quality of life among Jordanian diabetic patients with foot ulcers. …”
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Model for Developing a Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Nikolić Emilija, Nikolić Aleksandar, Stević Ruža, Brandmajer Tijana, Mićanović Veselin, Mašnić Jelena

“…We examined the reliability and validity of a modified questionnaire (MQ) to create a model for assessing the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in COPD. Method. In total, 132 COPD patients completed the MQ. …”
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Personality traits and their relationship with oral health related quality of life among adolescents in Saudi Arabia by Danah Sahmi Alhajri, Danah Abdullatif Alhammad, Lulwah Fouad Alabdulqader, Reem Rashed Alasbly, Muhanad Alhareky, Mazin Algahtani, Asim Al-Ansari, Muhammad Ashraf Nazir

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Fatigue life prediction of the drilling mast for rotary drilling rig using an improved hybrid algorithm by Heng Yang, Qing Lu, Yuhang Ren, Gening Xu, Wenxiao Guo, Qianbin Geng

“…To address the demand for accurate fatigue life prediction of the drilling mast for rotary drilling rig in engineering, an improved hybrid Aquila-African Vulture Optimization Algorithm (IAOAVOA) is proposed to optimize the BP neural network method for predicting the fatigue life of drill masts. …”
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Impact of Off-Time on Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Patients and Their Caregivers: Insights from Social Media by Philippe Damier, Emily J. Henderson, Jesús Romero-Imbroda, Laura Galimam, Nick Kronfeld, Tobias Warnecke

“…In Parkinson’s disease (PD), the quality of life of both patients and caregivers is affected. …”
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Susan Matoff, Conflicted Life. William Jerdan, 1782-1869. London Editor, Author and Critic by Laurel Brake

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The Prevalence of Fatigue Following Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery in Parkinson's Disease and Association with Quality of Life by Benzi M. Kluger, Veronica Parra, Charles Jacobson, Cynthia W. Garvan, Ramon L. Rodriguez, Hubert H. Fernandez, Amanda Fogel, Barry M. Skoblar, Dawn Bowers, Michael S. Okun

“…Fatigue is common following DBS surgery and significantly impacts quality of life.…”
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Diagnostic Value of High-Sensitivity Troponin T for Subclinical Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction in Patients with Sepsis by Pham Dang Hai, Nguyen Thanh Binh, Nguyen Hong Tot, Ha Manh Hung, Le Thi Viet Hoa, Nguyen Viet Quang Hien, Pham Nguyen Son

“…Background. Left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) is common in sepsis. …”
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Body image and sexual life satisfaction in women considering female genital cosmetic surgery in Iran by Setareh Derakhshanpour, Fatemeh Bagheri, Fatemeh Rahmanian, Seyede Zahra Jafari, Zahra YazdanPanahi

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Sicca Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease: Association with Other Nonmotor Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life by Tino Prell, Denise Schaller, Caroline Perner, Otto W. Witte, Julian Grosskreutz

“…This study explores the association between autonomic symptoms and sicca symptoms with other nonmotor symptoms and health-related quality of life (QoL) in PD. Methods. Autonomic symptoms (Survey of Autonomic Symptoms, SASs), motor function (Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale III, MDS-UPDRS III), nonmotor symptoms (nonmotor symptoms questionnaire, NMS-Quest), and QoL (PD Questionnaire-39, PDQ-39) were analysed in 93 PD patients without dementia. …”
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The Effect of the Teach-Back Method on Knowledge, Performance, Readmission, and Quality of Life in Heart Failure Patients by Ali Rahmani, Amir Vahedian-Azimi, Masoud Sirati-Nir, Reza Norouzadeh, Hamid Rozdar, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…Readmission(s) and quality of life were followed up by telephone interviews three months after patient discharge. …”
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Isolated Left Main Coronary Artery Stenosis after Thoracic Radiation Therapy: To Operate or Not to Operate by Osama Alsara, Ahmad Alsarah, Jagadeesh K. Kalavakunta, Heather Laird-Fick, George S. Abela

“…Coronary angiography demonstrated 90% stenosis of the left main coronary artery ostium, without any evidence of atherosclerotic disease or stenosis in other coronary arteries. …”
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Multiple Small Coronary Artery Fistulas Emptying into the Left Ventricle: A Rare but Challenging Problem by Omar Kahaly, Konstantinos Dean Boudoulas

“…CAFs are rare based on coronary arteriography and when found they most often empty into the right ventricle and atrium and less often into the high pressure, low compliance left ventricle (LV). A patient who presented with atypical chest pain and was found to have multiple small CAFs originating from the ramus intermedius coronary artery and emptying into the LV is presented. …”
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Smart life and sustainable development: a comparative analysis on energy and water efficiency in China and the EU by Ina VIRTOSU, Chen LI

“… Smart life relies on huge volumes of data analysis, which makes data centers become important infrastructure in smart city areas. …”
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Isolated Persistent Left Superior Vena Cava, Sick Sinus Syndrome, and Challenging Pacemaker Implantation by Hatice S. Kemal, Aziz Gunsel, Levent Cerit, Murat Kocaoglu, Hamza Duygu

“…Persistent left superior vena cava with absent right superior vena cava is a very rare venous anomaly and is known as isolated PLSVC. …”
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Successful treatment of life-threatening mycobacteriosis using adjunctive gamma-interferon therapy with genetic analysis by P. Confalonieri, S. Maiocchi, F. Salton, B. Ruaro, C. Rizzardi, M. C. Volpe, D. Licastro, L. Braga, M. Confalonieri

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