Nursing of a patient with essential hypertension and severe anxiety treated with Traditional Chinese Medicine meridian-collateral measuring system combined with auricular acupoint... by ZHAO Jiaying (赵佳莹), ZHANG Shuqi (张树琦), YU Juan (于娟), HAO Yangyang (郝杨杨), ZHANG Xueyuan (张学媛), GUO Yanbing (郭雁冰), SONG Xueping (宋雪苹)

“…By testing the twelve meridians of the patients through the Meridian-Collateral measuring instrument, the auricular acupoint pressing therapy by syndrome differentiation, in combination with daily life guidance, emotional care, psychological counseling and health education, were carried out to reduce blood pressure, relieve anxiety, and improve the quality of life of the patient. (本文总结经络仪检测联合耳穴压丸治疗1例原发性高血压合并重度焦虑患者的护理体会。…”
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Digital interactive experience- and game-based fall interventions for community-dwelling healthy older adults: a cross-disciplinary systematic review by Celina Ciemer, Celina Ciemer, Lisa Kröper, Thomas Jürgen Klotzbier, Sabiha Ghellal, Nadja Schott

“…IntroductionFalls pose significant health risks to older adults, impacting their quality of life. Preventive strategies are crucial, as research shows that fall prevention interventions can effectively reduce fall risks. …”
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Pulse wave parameters as a predictor of the development of post-transplant diabetes mellitus after kidney transplantation by Dominika Macakova, Josef Zadrazil, David Karasek, Veronika Kucerova, Katerina Langova, Lubica Cibickova

“…Abstract Background Kidney transplantation is the preferred treatment for patients with end-stage renal disease, significantly preserving kidney function and patient quality of life. However, post-transplant diabetes mellitus (PTDM) is a common complication, occurring in approximately one-third of renal transplant recipients. …”
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Evaluating a targeted selective speech, language, and communication intervention at scale – Protocol for the Happy Talk cluster randomised controlled trial. [version 2; peer review... by Pauline Frizelle, Darren Dahly, Aoife O'Shea, Aileen Murphy, Cristina McKean

“…Blinded assessments pre- and immediately post-intervention and at 6 months follow up, will measure the primary outcomes of children’s receptive and expressive language and functional impact, and secondary outcomes of quality of life. Parental responsiveness and educator-child interactions will also be evaluated. …”
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Effect of dry needling, ischemic compression and cross-taping of the masseter in patients with orofacial myofascial pain: a randomized comparative study by B. Macedo de Sousa, N. López-Valverde, N. López-Valverde, A. López-Valverde, A. López-Valverde, D. Neves, M. Santos, J. A. Blanco Rueda, J. A. Blanco Rueda

“…They produce, among other symptoms, mainly pain, which affects the quality of life of the patients who suffer from them. …”
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Reimbursement policies of Swiss health insurances for the surgical treatment of symptomatic breast hypertrophy: a retrospective cohort study by Astrid Navarra, Daniel Schmauss, Reto Wettstein, Yves Harder

“… BACKGROUND: Patients with symptomatic breast hypertrophy typically suffer from chronic back pain, recurrent skin irritation at the inframammary fold and/or low self-esteem resulting in impaired quality of life. Reduction mammaplasty has been shown to effectively treat symptomatic breast hypertrophy with high patient satisfaction. …”
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Prevalence, aetiology, and service mapping of dementia in rural Uganda. Part of DEPEND Uganda (Dementia Epidemiology, unmet Need and co-Developing Solutions in Uganda). [version 2;... by Joseph Mugisha, Nicholas J Ashton, Claire J Steves, Racheal Alinaitwe, Josephine Prynn, Tunde Peto, Beatrice Kimono, Martin Prince

“…We will also compare disability, frailty, quality of life, and social engagement in people with and without dementia. …”
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Functional nanocrystal as effective contrast agents for dual-mode imaging: Live-cell sonoluminescence and contrast-enhanced echography by V. Vighetto, E. Pascucci, N.M. Percivalle, A. Troia, K.M. Meiburger, M.R.P. van den Broek, T. Segers, V. Cauda

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Drug-induced Parkinson-like events: a real-world study from 2004 to the first quarter of 2024 based on FAERS by Ke Wang, Ke Wang, Junyan Chen, Mingquan Huang, Xinhao Zeng, Xiaoqun Ren, Xiuqiong Liu, Chao Tao, Chao Tao, Liuxuan Yang, Liuxuan Yang, Jinlu Shang, Meiling Zhou

“…BackgroundTimely identification of drug-induced Parkinson-like events is essential to improve clinical management and enhance patients’ quality of life. However, there is a significant lack of studies addressing these events in real-world settings.MethodsTo bridge this gap, we analyzed adverse event (AE) reports related to Parkinson-like events from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) database from the first quarter of 2004 to the first quarter of 2024. …”
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Transcatheter edge‐to‐edge tricuspid repair for recurrence of valvular regurgitation after left ventricular assist device and tricuspid ring implantation by Martin Andreas, Marco Russo, Paul Werner, Matthias Schneider, Franziska Wittmann, Sabine Scherzer, Julia Mascherbauer, Alfred Kocher, Guenther Laufer, Dominik Wiedemann, Daniel Zimpfer

“…Abstract Tricuspid regurgitation in patients with left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has a significant impact on prognosis and quality of life, and its effects on liver and renal function could negatively impact planned heart transplantation. …”
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Risperidone versus placebo for aggression following traumatic brain injury: a feasibility randomised controlled trial by Paul Bassett, Tim Weaver, Shoumitro Deb, Mike Crawford, David Sharp, Lina Aimola, Verity Leeson, Mayur Bodani, Lucia Li

“…Follow-up participants at 12 weeks using a battery of assessment scales to measure changes in aggressive behaviour and irritability (Modified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS)-primary outcome, Irritability Questionnaire) as well as global functioning (Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended, Clinical Global impression) and quality of life (EQ-5D-5L, SF-12), mental health (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) and medication adverse effects (Udvalg for Kliniske Undersøgelser).Results Six participants were randomised to the active arm of the trial and eight to the placebo arm over a 10-month period (28% of our target). …”
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Regular human insulins versus rapid-acting insulin analogues in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes: a protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis and Trial Seque... by Johanne Juul Petersen, Sophie Juul, Caroline Barkholt Kamp, Pascal Faltermeier, Christina Dam Bjerregaard Sillassen, Tiago Jeronimo Dos Santos, Janus Christian Jakobsen

“…Secondary outcomes will be quality of life, HbA1c, and non-serious adverse events. …”
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Outcomes following intradetrusor onabotulinumtoxinA in a national cohort of nursing home residents by Leo D. Dreyfuss, Farnoosh Nik‐Ahd, Lufan Wang, Abigail Shatkin‐Margolis, Kenneth Covinsky, W. John Boscardin, Anne M. Suskind

“…Based on these findings, surgeons should consider the entire clinical picture when evaluating patients for onabotulinumtoxinA injections and should not necessarily exclude those who are frail or comorbid from this potentially quality‐of‐life‐improving therapy.…”
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Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Psychological Rehabilitation After Lung Cancer Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis protocol by Luchang Cao PhD, Zilin Wang MM, Xinmiao Wang PhD, Guanghui Zhu PhD, Ying Zhang PhD, Jie Li PhD

“…These factors frequently cause various psychological disorders such as anxiety and depression, significantly diminishing the quality of life and elevating the risks of recurrence, metastasis, and mortality. …”
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Emotional regulation as a transdiagnostic category through clinical problems: a narrative study by Alvaro Paredes-Rivera, Geraldine F Coria-Palomino, Alexandra Y Marcos-Lescano, Sthefany Sedano-Alejandro

“…Generating treatments focused on the deficit of skills in emotional regulation, all in order to improve the quality of life of the consultants. It should be added that when reviewing all this literature we can conclude that it is possible to conceptualize and explain psychological disorders from the deficit of emotional regulation. …”
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A Very Low–Carbohydrate Program in Adults With Metabolic Dysfunction–Associated Steatotic Liver Disease and Phospholipase Domain–Containing Protein 3 Risk Genotype: Pre-Post Interv... by Laura R Saslow, Jamie Krinock, Alison O'Brien, Kaitlyn Raymond, Hovig Bayandorian, Judith T Moskowitz, Jennifer Daubenmier, Antonino Oliveri, Deanna J Marriott, Dina H Griauzde, Elizabeth K Speliotes

“…We measured liver steatosis, anthropometric, serum metabolic diet adherence, and quality of life measures. ResultsIn this small pilot trial, of the 11 participants enrolled, 9 (82%) participants completed outcomes. …”
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New insight in immunotherapy and combine therapy in colorectal cancer by Kai Ji, Kai Ji, Hang Jia, Zixuan Liu, Guanyu Yu, Rongbo Wen, Tianshuai Zhang, Zhiying Peng, Wenjiang Man, Wenjiang Man, Yucheng Tian, Yucheng Tian, Can Wang, Can Wang, Qianlong Ling, Wei Zhang, Leqi Zhou, Mulin Liu, Bing Zhu

“…Immunotherapies like pembrolizumab, nivolumab, and ipilimumab have pioneered new treatment avenues, potentially improving patient outcomes and quality of life. Additionally, advances in immunotherapy have prompted detailed research into CRC therapies, especially those integrating ICIs with conventional treatments, providing new hope for patients and shaping future research and practice. …”
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Specific Physical Performances of Young Male Basketball Players in Palestine: An Assessment by Maturity Status by Layla Jawabreh, Mohamed Tounsi, Ghazi Racil, Johnny Padulo, Gian Mario Migliaccio, Luca Russo, Yassine Trabelsi

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Mitigation of environmental impacts in ornamental rock and limestone aggregate quarries in arid and semi-arid areas by M.A. Peñaranda Barba, V. Alarcón Martínez, I. Gómez Lucas, J. Navarro Pedreño

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Open-pit mining is an important activity to obtain mineral resources that supply society with raw materials to improve people's quality of life. However, this extractive activity causes negative environmental impacts and, it is therefore necessary to identify and evaluate these impacts in order to design preventive and control measures to reduce them and thus safeguard the environment and natural resources. …”
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Engineering spatially-confined conduits to tune nerve self-organization and allodynic responses via YAP-mediated mechanotransduction by Xiaobin Luo, Jia Yang, Yonggang Zhao, Toshitatsu Nagayasu, Junlin Chen, Peilun Hu, Zhi He, Zifan Li, Jun Wu, Zhe Zhao, Guman Duan, Xiaodan Sun, Lingyun Zhao, Yongwei Pan, Xiumei Wang

“…Abstract Chronic allodynia stemming from peripheral stump neuromas can persist for extended periods, significantly compromising patients’ quality of life. Conventional managements for nerve stumps have demonstrated limited effectiveness in ensuring their orderly termination. …”
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