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The Use of Palliative Performance Score in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease [PDF]

, 2017
● Palliative Care services are often underutilized in patients with End-Stage Liver Disease (ESLD) and often only initiated at the end of life ● The Palliative Performance Score (PPS) is an important tool used in Palliative Care to assess functional ...
Fenkel, MD, Jonathan M., Halegoua-De Marzio, MD, Dina, Kotler, MD, Drew, Liantonio, MD, John, Reddy, MD, Sheela S., Shah, MD, Mital   +5 more
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Impact of Positive Lifestyle Behaviors on Direct Health Care Cost Savings for Low Back Pain

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between a previously purpose‐developed lifestyle behavior scale and health care cost savings related to low back pain (LBP). Methods This longitudinal study used data from the Australian Twin Back (AUTBACK) study. LBP and lifestyle behavior measures were collected at baseline. Physical activity
Ye Tian, Katharine E. Roberts, Michelle Hall, Paula R. Beckenkamp, Angelo Sabag, Karoline Moe, Ana Paula Carvalho‐e‐Silva, Emily J. Callander, Paulo H. Ferreira   +8 more
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A Workflow to Accelerate Microstructure‐Sensitive Fatigue Life Predictions

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces a workflow to accelerate predictions of microstructure‐sensitive fatigue life. Results from frameworks with varying levels of simplification are benchmarked against published reference results. The analysis reveals a trade‐off between accuracy and model complexity, offering researchers a practical guide for selecting the optimal ...
Luca Loiodice, Krzysztof S. Stopka, Michael D. Sangid   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Palliative care 101 [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2011
I visited Mrs. D every morning at 8:30. She had come to the ward because of excruciating pain in her spine, which the radiation had helped, but she still barely ate anything. For the week following treatment, while her nausea was being managed aggressively, no one was too surprised.
openaire   +2 more sources

Dual‐Mode Film Based on Highly Scattering Nanofibers and Upcycled Chips‐Bags for Year‐Round Thermal Management

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Intelligent radiative cooling devices, adaptable to various weather conditions, have the potential for year‐round energy savings. This study introduces a sustainable dual‐mode film made from polycaprolactone nanofibers and upcycled chip bags for effective thermal management.
Qimeng Song, Stefan Rettinger, Chengzhang Xu, Ulrich Mansfeld, Markus Retsch   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Motivations and experiences of patients with respiratory disease and their caregivers in a multinational trial of mirtazapine for severe breathlessness: a qualitative study (BETTER-B)

BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Background Drug repurposing offers advantages over traditional drug development, such as shorter time and reduced costs. Understanding patient and caregiver perspectives on repurposed medicines is crucial to improving clinical trial design and conduct ...
Adejoke O. Oluyase, Luca Ghirotto, Harry Watson, Massimo Costantini, Sabrina Bajwah, Charles Normand, Silvia Tanzi, Jeremias Bazata, Karen Ryan, Elena Turola, Irene J. Higginson, Matthew Maddocks, On behalf of the BETTER-B consortium   +12 more
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Palliative Care in the Emergency Department: An Updated Systematic Review (S726) [PDF]

, 2020
Jennifer L. Wilson, Diana P. English, Clark G. Owyang, Erica Chimelski, Hong-Nei Wong, Rebecca A. Aslakson   +5 more
openalex   +1 more source

Quantum Emitters in Hexagonal Boron Nitride: Principles, Engineering and Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Quantum emitters in hexagonal boron nitride have emerged as a promising candidate for quantum information science. This review examines the fundamentals of these quantum emitters, including their level structures, defect engineering, and their possible chemical structures.
Thi Ngoc Anh Mai, Md Shakhawath Hossain, Nhat Minh Nguyen, Yongliang Chen, Chaohao Chen, Xiaoxue Xu, Quang Thang Trinh, Toan Dinh, Toan Trong Tran   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hospice and Palliative Care - Access for All [PDF]

, 2006
Published to coincide with World Hospice and Palliative Care Day 2006, this report showcases the success stories of how hospice and palliative care has been provided in the most difficult settings.
Rebecca Macnair
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Lipid Nanoparticles for the Delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 Machinery to Enable Site‐Specific Integration of CFTR and Mutation‐Agnostic Disease Rescue

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) are optimized to co‐deliver Cas9‐encoding messenger RNA (mRNA), a single guide RNA (sgRNA) targeting the endogenous cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, and homologous linear double‐stranded donor DNA (ldsDNA) templates encoding CFTR.
Ruth A. Foley, Paul G. Ayoub, Vrishti Sinha, Colin Juett, Alicia Sanoyca, Emily C. Duggan, Lindsay E. Lathrop, Priyanka Bhatt, Kevin Coote, Beate Illek, Brigitte N. Gomperts, Donald B. Kohn, Steven J. Jonas   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source