Quality of life and climacteric symptoms in women with endometrial cancer: examining the impact of lower limb lymphedema by Chia-Chun Li, Ting-Chang Chang, Chi-Wen Chang, Chun-Hsia Huang, Yun-Fang Tsai, Chiu-Lan Huang, Lynn Chen

“…Instruments used included a demographic-disease survey, the Gynecological Cancer Lymphedema Questionnaire, the Greene Climacteric Scale, and EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-EN24 questionnaires. Descriptive statistics and independent-sample t-tests were utilized for data analysis. …”
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Clinical Characterization According to Age Group of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Neima Ayde Bravo Mego, María Lucelita Silva Coronel, José Ander Asenjo Alarcón

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> rheumatoid arthritis affects the quality of life of patients due to the functional alterations it causes; identifying the clinical manifestations according to their particularities will favor diversified and personalized action. …”
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BANNER ADVERTISING OF A PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT IN UKRAINIAN ONLINE MEDIA by Yevhen Seliukh

“…At the same time, banners continue to be widely used as they provide a broad audience reach and serve branding functions. Several success factors for banner ads have been identified: positioning on the page, content relevance, design quality, and branding factors. …”
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Evaluation of Spatio-Temporal Gait Variability during Obstacle Crossing in Parkinson\'s Disease by Elaheh Azadian, Mahdi Majlesi, Ali Fatahi, Rezvan Bakhtiyarian

“…Additionally, greater variability during normal walking or obstacle crossing, accompanied by decreased cognitive functions in the PD group, indicates an increased risk of falls during challenging activities.…”
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Fall risk screening: Audiologists’ perceived knowledge, views and reported practice by Kayla J. McFarlane, Amisha Kanji, Alida Naude

“…Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The survey received responses from 106 audiologists. …”
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Examining the Relationship between Health Dimensions (Physical, Mental, and Social) and Spiritual and Religious Beliefs among Students by Mitra Bahrami, Omid Najm Roshan, Fatemeh Ramezani-Aliakbari, Marzieh Sohrabi, Maryam Khazaeii, Maryam Afshari

“…These beliefs play an important role in reducing physical and mental illnesses, lowering stress, anxiety, and depression, and enhancing social functioning and physical health. This study examines the relationship between health dimensions and these beliefs among students. …”
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Prevalence and characteristics of probable major depression and bipolar disorder within UK biobank: cross-sectional study of 172,751 participants. by Daniel J Smith, Barbara I Nicholl, Breda Cullen, Daniel Martin, Zia Ul-Haq, Jonathan Evans, Jason M R Gill, Beverly Roberts, John Gallacher, Daniel Mackay, Matthew Hotopf, Ian Deary, Nick Craddock, Jill P Pell

“…Outcomes were compared on age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, educational attainment, functioning, self-reported health status, current depressive symptoms, neuroticism score, smoking status and alcohol use.…”
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A scoping review of medication self-management intervention tools to support persons with traumatic spinal cord injury. by Lauren Cadel, Stephanie R Cimino, Glyneva Bradley-Ridout, Sander L Hitzig, Tanya L Packer, Lisa M McCarthy, Tejal Patel, Aisha K Lofters, Shoshana Hahn-Goldberg, Chester H Ho, Sara J T Guilcher

“…Articles were double screened and data were extracted and synthesized using descriptive approaches.<h4>Results</h4>Three studies were included in this review, all of which were quantitative. …”
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Student and Lecturer Perceptions of the Use of an AI to Improve Communication Skills in Healthcare: An Interview Study by Hanna Brodowski, Anna Dammermann, Muriel Marieke Kinyara, Martina Andrea Obst, Fabian Samek, Corinna Peifer, Katharina Roese

“…To implement AI-based output into a teaching programme AI functionality should be adaptable to the specific situation. …”
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Interobserver Variability in Manual Versus Semi-Automatic CT Assessments of Small Lung Nodule Diameter and Volume by Frida Zacharias, Tony Martin Svahn

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Influenza preparedness in low-resource settings: a look at oxygen delivery in 12 African countries by Janeil M Belle, Hillary J Cohen, Nahoko Shindo, Matthew L Lim, Adriana Velazquez-Berumen, Jean-Bosco Ndihokubwayo, Meena N Cherian

“…Data was stored in the WHO DataCol SQL database and computerized spreadsheet tools were used to generate descriptive statistics.  Results: Ninety-nine (43.8%) of facilities surveyed reported uninterrupted access to an oxygen source and 55 (24.6%) possessed a fully functioning oxygen concentrator.  …”
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Modeling neurophysiological and psychomotor relevant criteria in children with motor dysfunction by Zh. L. Malakhova, A. M. Tynterova, S. V. Korenev, O. A. Tikhonova, L. A. Perminova, S. A. Botman

“…The examination of children in both groups included: analysis of the child’s life history, analysis of psychomotor development in the first year of life, analysis of morbidity in the first year of life, assessment of psychomotor development at the time of the study, electroneuromyography using stimulation and superficial electroneuromyography, as well as ultrasound examination of the lower leg muscles with assessment of the functional state and muscle density using fibroscan.For statistical processing of the obtained data, descriptive statistics were performed. …”
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Netralitas Birokrasi PNS Kabupaten Semarang pada Pemilukada Bupati dan Wakil Bupati Semarang Tahun 2015 by Moh. Fakih

“…The purpose is: 1) To know candidates who entangles bureaucracy (functional and structural official in state official as participant and campaign expert in general elections of regent and vice regent of Semarang year 2015. 2) To know political rights neutrality in execution of regional election of regent and vice regent of Semarang year 2015. …”
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Justification for automobile transportation technology of limited coal shipments in the city by E. E. Vitvitsky, N. I. Yurieva, G. O. Tazhigulova, S. G. Kurymbaev, P. U. Baigozhina

“…The solution to the problem was carried out within the framework of operational planning for the transportation of limited shipments of coal for the population throughout the city on the basis of the concept of an approach to building a general theory of truck systems functioning for motor transport shipping network, using a regulatory approach when calculating transportation costs, descriptive models of the car’s operation in micro- and delivery motor transport shipping network.Results. …”
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Quality of Life of Children Between 5 and 7 Years and Affecting Factors by Halime Dağtekin, Nejla Canbulat Şahiner

“…Aim: This study has been carried out as a descriptive research in order to determine children’s quality of life and the factors affecting their quality of life. …”
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Changes of health-related quality of life within 6 months after stroke by clinical and sociodemographic factors by Nipaporn Butsing, Joachim G. Voss, Jesada Keandoungchun, Nalinrat Thongniran, Mary T. Quinn Griffin

“…Abstract Stroke causes functional disabilities and reduces the quality of life of stroke survivors. …”
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Infantile Krabbe disease (0–12 months), progression, and recommended endpoints for clinical trials by Melissa R. Greco, Mabel A. Lopez, Maria L. Beltran‐Quintero, Ecenur Tuc Bengur, Michele D. Poe, Maria L. Escolar

“…All patients underwent comprehensive and standardized protocols. Descriptive statistics and Kaplan–Meier survival curves were used for analysis. …”
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Exploring factors influencing the selection of primary health care delivery models in conflict-affected settings of North West and South West regions of Cameroon and North-East Nig... by Lundi-Anne Omam, Kelli O'Laughlin, Nicholas Tendongfor, Zara Wudiri, Mohammed Ngubdo Hassan, Alain Metuge, Ooju Oluwafemi, Esther Omam, Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi

“…Quantitative data will be analysed in a descriptive manner and qualitative data will be analysed thematically.…”
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Intramedullary telescopic nailing method applied in cases with osteogenesis imperfecta and our results by Ilyas Ozer, Sukru Demir, Mehmet Yilmaz

“…These results suggest that the telescopic nail method, when applied with a minimally invasive approach, may be considered a reliable technique with a low complication rate and favorable functional outcomes in the management of OI-related lower extremity deformities.…”
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Packaging with lower sperm concentrations improves post-thawing quality parameters of rooster semen by Esther Díaz Ruiz, Juan Vicente Delgado Bermejo, Francisco Javier Navas González, José Manuel León Jurado, Antonio González Ariza

“…From each replicate, four samples are thawed to evaluate the following semen quality parameters: motility, morphology, membrane functionality (HOST), sperm viability, acrosome integrity, lipid peroxidation (LPO), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and glutathione. …”
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