Evaluation of the effectiveness of release myofascial treatment in the patello-femoral syndrome by Anna Maria Srokowska, Andrzej Lewandowski, Paweł Balmas, Mikołaj Kurczewski, Grzegorz Srokowski, Marcin Siedlaczek

“…The study was conducted in which established acts provoking symptoms, patients assessed the severity of pain arising in the activities of everyday life. Before and after the therapy was performed diagnostic tests confirming the presence of excessive lateral pressure syndrome. …”
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Quality of Life After Orthognathic Surgery in Swedish Patients: A Register‐Based Cohort by Eric Johansson, Bodil Lund, Martin Bengtsson, Mikael Magnusson, Lars Rasmusson, Magnus Ahl, Bo Sunzel, Mats Sjöström

“…The Swedish‐validated Orthognathic Quality of Life Questionnaire (S‐OQLQ) was used to evaluate patient quality of life before and after surgery. The S‐OQLQ measured each patient's subjective experience regarding social aspects. …”
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Developing a mathematical model for the evaluation of the potential impact of a partially efficacious vaccine on the transmission dynamics of Schistosoma mansoni in human communiti... by Andria Stylianou, Christoforos Hadjichrysanthou, James E. Truscott, Roy M. Anderson

“…However, in this paper the focus is on vaccination delivered in a cohort immunisation programme where infants are immunised within the first year of life before acquiring infection. An analysis of the parasite’s transmission dynamics following the administration of a partially protective vaccine is presented. …”
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Health-related quality of life and healthcare consultations among adult patients before and after diagnosis with rheumatic heart disease in Namibia by Panduleni Penipawa Shimanda, Stefan Söderberg, Scholastika Ndatinda Iipinge, Lars Lindholm, Fenny Fiindje Shidhika, Fredrik Norström

“…The EQ-5D-5L instrument was used to assess the health-related quality of life before diagnosis and at the time of the survey. …”
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Meconium aspiration syndrome: do we know? by Murat Yurdakök

“…Although prophylactic antibiotics in infants with MAS are not justified, most of these patients receive antibiotics during the first days of life, before the diagnosis of pneumonia can be completely ruled out. …”
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The Effect of Using Peer on Self-Care, Quality of Life, and Adherence in Elderly People with Coronary Artery Disease by Mojtaba Roshandel, Mahnaz Rakhshan, Majid Najafi Kalyani

“…The results showed no statistically significant difference between the two groups with respect to the mean scores of self-care and quality of life before the intervention (P>0.05). Following the educational intervention, however, a statistically significant difference was found between the two groups concerning the mean scores of self-care and adherence (P<0.05). …”
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Comparison of three measures of quality of life outcome in the evaluation of continuous positive airways pressure therapy for sleep apnoea. by Jenkinson, C, Stradling, J, Petersen, S

“…To allow comparison of NCPAP therapy with treatments for other conditions, measurements of quality of life before and after treatment using standard techniques are required. …”

The respiratory and fecal microbiota of beef calves from birth to weaning by Muhammed Salah Uddin, Jose Ortiz Guluarte, Matthew Waldner, Trevor W. Alexander

“…The fecal microbiota of calves was enriched with Lactobacillus during the first 8 weeks of life, before being displaced by genera associated with fiber digestion, and then increasing in diversity across time. …”
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The effect of combining post-partum yoga and pelvic floor training on life quality of post-partum mothers by Ni Putu Mirah Yunita Udayani, Ni Gusti Ayu Pramita Aswitami, Ni Made Septiari Maryani

“…Pre-data was in the form of quality of life before the intervention was given to the control and intervention groups and post-data was taken after the intervention was given and then data analysis was carried out using the Mann-Whitney test and the Wilcoxon test. …”
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Investigating coping and stigma in people living with HIV through narrative medicine in the Italian multicentre non-interventional study DIAMANTE by A. Antinori, A. Vergori, D. Ripamonti, D. Valenti, V. Esposito, M. A. Carleo, S. Rusconi, A. Cascio, E. Manzillo, M. Andreoni, G. Orofino, A. Cappuccio, L. Reale, M. G. Marini, D. Mancusi, R. Termini, A. Uglietti, M. Portaro

“…Conversely, lack of disclosure of HIV-positive status, HIV metaphors, and unwillingness to narrate the life before the diagnosis indicated internalised stigma. …”
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Fluoroscopy-Guided Percutaneous Sacroplasty for Painful Metastases at the Sacral Ala by Tian QH, Liu HF, Wang T, Wu CG, Cheng YS

“…The visual analog scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) were used to evaluate pain, mobility, and quality of life before the procedure and at 3 days and 1, 3, 6, 12, and 18 months after the procedure.Results: Technical success was achieved in all patients. …”
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Violência na gestação entre usuárias de serviços públicos de saúde da Grande São Paulo: prevalência e fatores associados Violence during pregnancy among public health care users in... by Julia Garcia Durand, Lilia Blima Schraiber

“…Multiple logistic regression indicated that frequent family violence, having more than 2 pregnancies, beginning sexual life before 19 years of age, partner's refusal to wear condom, mental health problems, and being single are factors associated with IPV during pregnancy. …”
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Impairment of Quality of Life in Patients with Implanted Subcutaneous Cardioverter Defibrillator (S-ICD) Compared to Implanted Transvenous Cardioverter Defibrillator Therapy by Thienel M, Haum M, Sadoni S, Novotny J, Estner HL, Fichtner S, Lackermair K

“…Additionally, clinical baseline and follow-up data were evaluated.Results: Two-thirds of the total study population reported restrictions in daily routine compared to their life before ICD implantation. A total of 27.7% of S-ICD patients stated to expect an improvement of QoL by deactivation or explantation of their defibrillator compared to only 6.4% of patients with TV-ICD (p=0.006), which was mainly caused by discomfort and pain from the S-ICD pocket (relevant discomfort and pain in 32.6% vs 11.5%; p< 0.01).Limitations: Main limitation of the study is that quality of life was assessed for one single time point only and time since implantation differed significantly between S-ICD and TV-ICD. …”
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Establishing a non-intubated thoracoscopic surgery programme for bilateral uniportal sympathectomy by Claudio Caviezel, Rolf Schuepbach, Bastian Grande, Isabelle Opitz, Marco Zalunardo, Walter Weder, Sven Hillinger

“…Duration of anaesthesia, surgery and hospitalisation, perioperative complications, side effects and quality of life before and after sympathectomy were analysed. …”
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Randomized Trials Using Provincial Health Numbers for Group Assignment by Amit X. Garg, Stephanie N. Dixon, Charlotte Ma, Erika Basile, Bin Luo, Magda Nunes De Melo, Amber O. Molnar, Naveen Poonai, Michael J. Schull, Samuel A. Silver, Jessica M. Sontrop, Merrick Zwarenstein, Pavel Roshanov

“…The number is unique to each individual and assigned for life. Before assignment, some numbers within the 10 digits are altered using proprietary business rules. …”
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A comparison of Individual and Peer Educational Methods on Quality of life in patients with heart failure by Reza Borzou, Zahra Bayat, Mohsen Salvati, Ali reza Soltanian, Shahram Homayounfar

“…Results: There was no significant difference between mean scores of quality of life before the intervention in both peer and individual groups (p=0.12). …”
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Years of life lost and long-term outcomes due to glomerular disease in a Southeast Asian Cohort by Chitimaporn Janphram, Suchin Worawichawong, Montira Assanatham, Arkom Nongnuch, Sansanee Thotsiri, Umaporn Udomsubpayakul, Surangkana Wimolluck, Naparada Poomjun, Atiporn Ingsathit, Sinee Disthabanchong, Vasant Sumethkul, Wichai Aekplakorn, Panas Chalermsanyakorn, Chagriya Kitiyakara

“…Despite not having the highest death rate, lupus nephritis (LN) had the highest YLL (41% of all GD) and premature loss of life before age 60. In conclusion, YLL provided a different disease burden assessment compared to mortality rates and identified LN as the major cause of premature death due to GD in a Southeast Asian cohort.…”
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Quality of Life of People with HIV/AIDS in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mohammad Reza MALEKI, Naser DERAKHSHANI, Saber AZAMI-AGHDASH, Mehran NADERI, Mahdi NIKOOMANESH

“…The average score of quality of life before and after sensitivity analysis was (39.13 [28.36-49.901 95% CI P>0.000] vs. 49.05 [46.31-51.79 95% CI P>0.000]). …”
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The Sutra of the Wise and the Fool: Another Look at the Plots (Evidence from the Oirat Manuscript Translation of The Sea of Parables by Thog-med bka’-bcu) by Deliash N. Muzraeva

“…It is especially noteworthy that the Sutra contains stories depicting episodes from lives of characters that resemble the story of Buddha’s life before he attained Enlightenment, i.e. when he was known as Prince Siddhārtha Gautama. …”
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The AKOBEN programme as a tool towards responsible gold mining in Ghana, business as usual or a commitment towards sustainable development by Kenneth Bedu-Addo, Martha Ofori-Kuragu, Abeiku Arthur, Jr.

“…Results on the quality of River Kwabrafo based on the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment Water Quality Index confirmed no differences in water quality concerning use for agriculture, recreation, drinking and as a habitat for aquatic life before and after the introduction of the AKOBEN Programme. …”
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