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Longevity

Journal of Practical Ethics
The value of a person’s life is not reducible to the satisfaction of one’s desires or interests, including the interest in living longer.  A person who takes pleasure in beach vacations each summer may look forward to another stay at the
Douglas MacLean
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Human dignity, speciesism, and the value of life

Studia Ecologiae et Bioethicae, 2016
This paper deals with a discussion concerning the value of life. Specifically, it addresses the idea of speciesism, a term coined by Peter Singer, whereby human life is endowed with special significance because of its membership in the species Homo ...
Grzegorz Hołub
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Health‐Related Quality of Life and Symptom Severity Among Patients With PIK3CA‐Related Overgrowth Spectrum: A Mixed‐Methods Study to Understand Real‐World Experience With Alpelisib Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background PIK3CA‐related overgrowth spectrum (PROS) includes several rare overgrowth disorders resulting from somatic gain‐of‐function mutations in PIK3CA. Despite treatment advances, including the recent approval of alpelisib for PROS in the United States, literature detailing the patient experience with PROS is limited.
Vamsi Bollu, Kaitlin LaGasse, Cory D. Saucier, Kimberly Raymond, Miranda Lauher‐Charest, Lauren Crowder, Beilei Cai, Mary Lisha Paul, Denise Adams   +8 more
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The value of manure - Manure as co-product in life cycle assessment

Journal of Environmental Management, 2019
Livestock production is important for food security, nutrition, and landscape maintenance, but it is associated with several environmental impacts. To assess the risk and benefits arising from livestock production, transparent and robust indicators are ...
A. Leip, S. Ledgard, Aimable Uwizeye, Aimable Uwizeye, Aimable Uwizeye, J. Palhares, M. Aller, B. Amon, M. Binder, C. Cordovil, C. Camillis, Hongmin Dong, A. Fusi, Janne Helin, S. Hörtenhuber, A. Hristov, R. Koelsch, Chunjiang Liu, C. Masso, N. Nkongolo, A. Patra, M. Redding, M. Rufino, R. Sakrabani, G. Thoma, F. Vertès, Ying Wang   +26 more
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Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
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The Immuno-oncology-Induced Cytokine Release Syndrome Patient Diary: A Content-Valid, Patient-Reported Outcome Measure

Oncology and Therapy
Introduction Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) occurs when the immune system reacts excessively to infections or certain immunotherapies, leading to a systemic inflammatory response.
Edward Ted Wells, Laurence Lucats, Giovanni Abbadessa, James Turnbull, Joyce R. Talavera, Sophie R. Van Tomme, Paul Cordero, Benoit Arnould, Matthew Reaney, Catherine Coulouvrat   +9 more
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Mortality-risk valuation, age and cause of death: out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

Nordic Journal of Health Economics, 2017
Economic evaluation of policies regarding out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is important. The value of a statistical life (VSL) for OHCA victims is the most important component in a cost-benefit analysis of interventions that have the possibility to ...
Björn Sund
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Time Toxicity in Wilms Tumor: Quantifying the Burden of Healthcare Interaction in the First Year After Diagnosis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Wilms tumor (WT) treatment imposes a significant time burden on patients and their families. Time toxicity is a patient‐centered metric that quantifies the burden of healthcare interaction. We sought to define time toxicity in the first year after diagnosis of WT and hypothesized that it would increase as tumor stage and treatment ...
Caleb Q. Ashbrook, Veerain Gupta, Nicholas J. Clark, Vijay Rings, Lauren E. Corona, Douglass B. Clayton, Daniel J. Benedetti   +6 more
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The value and quality of life

European Review, 1999
A medical view on ‘the value of life’ can be inferred from medical accounts of the quality of life: a life has value if it embodies certain qualities. Scales have been developed to quantify quality of life. While the term ‘quality of life’ is used frequently in everyday discourse, perceptions of what it might actually mean differ greatly and are often ...
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Effects of Collagen Hydrolysate From Large Hybrid Sturgeon on Mitigating Ultraviolet B-Induced Photodamage

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2022
Ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation leads to the excessive accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), which subsequently promote inflammation, degradation of the extracellular matrix, and photoaging in skin.
Bei Chen, Lei Yu, Jingna Wu, Kun Qiao, Lulu Cui, Lulu Cui, Haidong Qu, Yongchang Su, Shuilin Cai, Zhiyu Liu, Qin Wang   +10 more
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