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Symptom profiles in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis and their association with quality of life: a longitudinal study
Many patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis experience one or multiple symptoms. Using a latent profile analysis to identify symptom profiles may provide insights for person-centered symptom management st...
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Open AccessSubjective rather than objective patient death experiences link with physicians’ and nurses’ professional quality of life
Patient deaths are impactful events for professional caregivers in both their professional and personal lives. The present study aims to explore how both subjective and objective patient death experiences are ...
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Estimate on the Bloch constant for certain harmonic map**s under a differential operator
In this paper, we first obtain the precise values of the univalent radius and the Bloch constant for harmonic map**s of the form $$L(f) = z{...
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Open AccessSingle-cell RNA sequencing revealed potential targets for immunotherapy studies in hepatocellular carcinoma
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a solid tumor prone to chemotherapy resistance, and combined immunotherapy is expected to bring a breakthrough in HCC treatment. However, the tumor and tumor microenvironment ...
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5D Food Printing with Color Change Induced by Probiotic Growth in a Starch-Protein-Based Gel System
Tea polyphenols and probiotic powder were incorporated into milk-enriched purple potato puree in order to investigate quality changes of the products printed using different ink formulations during the ferment...
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A Framework for Integrating Continuous Glucose Monitor-Derived Metrics into Economic Evaluations in Type 1 Diabetes
Economic models in type 1 diabetes have relied on a change in haemoglobin A1c as the link between the blood glucose trajectory and long-term clinical outcomes, including microvascular and macrovascular disease...
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Open AccessTreatment Patterns and Outcomes Before and After Humulin R U-500 Initiation Among US Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Previously Prescribed ≤ 200 Units/day of U-100 Insulin
Humulin R U-500 (U-500R) utilization has increased in the past few years, raising concerns as U-500R is indicated only for patients requiring > 200 units of insulin. Thus, evidence of dispensed total daily dos...
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The cross-lagged association between depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis: a three-wave longitudinal study
To examine the cross-lagged relationship between depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis.
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Open AccessSatisfaction, Preference and Injection Habits of Switching to 200 Units/ml Insulin Lispro Pen from 100 Units/ml: A Patient Survey in Germany
The study was designed to assess patient satisfaction, preferences and injection habits for patients using insulin lispro 200 units/ml pen (IL200) compared to their previously used disposable 100 units/ml meal...
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Open AccessDifferential Cost-Sharing Undermines Treatment Adherence to Combination Therapy: Evidence from Diabetes Treatment
The objective of this study was to measure the influence of differences in out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for type 2 diabetes (T2D) medications on within-patient adherence behavior towards combination drug therapy ...
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Average life expectancy of the Chinese population in 1949–2019: trends, contributors and prospects
This paper provided an overview of literature on life expectancy of Chinese population, elaborated the characteristics of the significant increase in the average life expectancy (ALE) of Chinese population ove...
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Open AccessShort-term outcomes of extremely preterm infants at discharge: a multicenter study from Guangdong province during 2008–2017
An increasing number of extremely preterm (EP) infants have survived worldwide. However, few data have been reported from China. This study was designed to investigate the short-term outcomes of EP infants at ...
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Open AccessHand-foot-mouth disease and use of steroids, intravenous immunoglobulin, and traditional Chinese herbs in a tertiary hospital in Shantou, China
In contrast to the guidelines of World Health Organization (WHO) and United States-Centers for Disease Control and prevention (US-CDC), the Chinese national guidelines recommend the use of steroids, intravenou...
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Writing Collaboratively Via WIKI: An English Teaching Study
Based on the theories of collaborative learning, process-oriented writing, formative assessment and peer assessment, this study presents the author’s empirical research on applying Wiki to teaching English wri...
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Two distinct classes of protein related to GTB and RRM are critical in the sclerotial metamorphosis process of Rhizoctonia solani AG-1 IA
Sheath blight of rice, caused by Rhizoctonia solani Kühn AG-1 IA [teleomorph: Thanatephorus cucumeris (Frank) Donk], is one of the major diseases of rice (Oryza sativa L.) worldwide. Sclerotia produced by R. sola...
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Open AccessCost-Effectiveness of Pneumococcal Vaccines for Adults in the United States
In 2012, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) revised recommendations for adult pneumococcal vaccination to include a sequential regimen of 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) f...
