What are the actual trends in Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), and in which direction is academic interest moving? Much progress has been made in identifying and mitigating indoor pollutants, due to both prevention campaigns (e.g., smoking bans) and greater...
Mobile banking is nowadays a standard service provided by banks worldwide because it adds convenience for people. There is no more rushing to a bank or waiting in lines for a simple transaction that can be conducted from anywhere and at any time in t...
This study examined the associations between overall diet quality and the risk of dementia in a rural cohort among the oldest old. Included in this prospective cohort study were 2232 participants aged
The Mediterranean diet has been associated with the risk of Parkinson’s disease (PD), but limited research has been performed on other dietary patterns. We studied the relationship between overall diet quality and PD risk in the general population. W...
Power quality studies for distribution networks are very important for future network expansions realized by utility companies, so the accuracy of such studies is critical. Load data, including information on load imbalance, could have in many situat...
23 September 2022
Quality of life (QOL) is a complex and multifaceted concept that has been used to study different aspects of people’s lives, including physical and psychological wellbeing, financial independence, social relationships, personal beliefs and livi...
This study analyzed the overall quality of the diet using predefined indices, including the Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015), the Alternative Healthy Eating Index-2010 (AHEI-2010), the alternate Mediterranean Diet (aMED) score, the Dietary Approa...
Background: Diabetes mellitus is one of the greatest public health challenges worldwide and one of the major conditions contributing to a poorer quality of life. The main factors that may deteriorate quality of life among patients with diabetes inclu...
The automotive industry has set a highly demanding standard to meet customer satisfaction. The paper aimed to detail how quality analysis has been conducted to state the main causes that generated nonconformities of heat, ventilation and air conditio...
With continuously increasing living standards and health requirements of consumers, meat quality is becoming an important consideration while buying meat products. To date, no genome-wide association study (GWAS) for copy number variants (CNVs) and s...
Dating violence can manifest itself in different ways, with important consequences for both members of the couple. Due to the normalization of certain behaviour and the perceived quality of the relationship, it may be difficult to identify this viole...
The content of this paper consists of a presentation and discussion on a case study-based overview of some selected challenges dealing with a problem of power quality on ships. As a consequence, the theoretical considerations are aided by experimenta...
Given that there is only a limited body of evidence available concerning the dietary habits of Spanish university students, the present study assesses the quality of this group’s diet, their adherence to the National Food-Based Dietary Guidelines, an...
Background: The quality of life (QoL) of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) who undergo dialysis is a reliable predictor of their long-term survival. Hemodialysis is the most common form of kidney replacement therapy for ESKD, followed by...
Background and Objectives: Chronic wounds severely impair patients’ quality of life (QoL), impacting physical, emotional, and functional well-being. Understanding the multidimensional effects of treatment is key to implementing effective, patie...
Background: Hypertension and smoking are well-known risk factors for aortic dissection (AD), but it is unclear whether other lifestyle factors influence the risk. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between diet quality, physical...
This paper aims to analyze the impact that different attributes related to a Regional Airport service and the socio-economic factors of the passengers have on the passenger’s overall satisfaction. The study also compared passenger and employee satisf...
Deafblindness is a combined vision and hearing impairment, which results in difficulties with communication, information acquisition, orientation, and mobility. Access to information in accessible formats and communication support is crucial for indi...
Sleep is important to university students’ mental health, but longitudinal evidence on associations between sleep and anxiety is limited among engineering undergraduates. Using a three-wave balanced panel of 281 engineering undergraduates (W1&n...
Many studies show that dietary factors may affect the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). We examined the association between overall diet quality and NPC risk in a Chinese population. This case-control study included 600 NPC patients and 600 mat...
30 December 2022
Health and social care professionals (HCPs) who work in nursing homes (NHs) are increasingly required to sustain serious illness conversations about care goals and preferences. Although these conversations may also be challenging for experienced HCPs...
Quality of life studies in medicine, particularly in oncology, have become a basic tool used to assess patient’s performance in different types of cancer and different modalities of treatment. The aim of this study was a subjective evaluation o...
24 January 2019
In this paper, we critically evaluate the quality of epidemiological evidence on hip osteoarthritis and workload published so far. The influence of study quality on risk estimations was analyzed in sensitivity meta-analyses and meta-regression analys...
In population-based cohort studies, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is vital for examining brain structure and function. Advanced MRI techniques, such as diffusion-weighted MRI (dMRI) and resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI), provide insights into...
This study investigated how diet quality changes over a ten-year period, assessed using the following four diet quality indexes, the Healthy Eating Index-2015 (HEI-2015), Alternative Healthy Eating Index-2010 (AHEI-2010), alternate Mediterranean Diet...
18 October 2018
We hypothesized that poor sleep quality exacerbates glucose intolerance manifested as elevated glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), which increases the risk for gestational diabetes. To test this, 38 pregnant and 22 non-pregnant (age, 18–35 years;...
This study evaluates the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among patients with hemophilia A currently undergoing prophylactic treatment at the Hemophilia Center of Northern Greece. Using the Haem-A-QoL questionnaire, we assessed various HRQoL di...
Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the oral health-related quality of life of patients with chronic graft-versus-host disease. Methods: A total of 22 patients with graft-versus-host disease aged 45.05 ± 14.66 years were enrolled...
Poor indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools is associated with impacts on pupils’ health and learning performance. We aimed to identify the factors that affect IAQ in primary schools. The following objectives were set: (a) to develop a questionnai...
18 October 2026
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) both impair health-related quality of life (HRQoL), but the two have not been compared in Bahrain. This cross-sectional study assessed HRQoL in patients with RA, with OA, and with both conditions toge...
This study aimed to investigate energy, nutrient and food group intakes at breakfast in Spain and to examine for the first time, their relationship to the overall Diet Quality (DQ). The data used were from the Spanish ANIBES (anthropometric data, mac...
We need data sets of images and subjective scores to develop robust no reference (or blind) visual quality metrics for consumer applications. These applications have many uncontrolled variables because the camera creates the original media and the im...
Allergic rhinitis (AR), a common chronic disease, impairs patients’ quality of life (QoL). This study aimed to determine the effect of perceived stress on disease-related QoL in AR patients. There were 741 patients from eight medical centers of the A...
The quality of life at work has been one of the most important aspects to be considered by a given organization to achieve pre-defined objectives. Thus, this research aims to analyze the level of satisfaction with the quality of work life (QWL) of th...
Objectives: This study aimed to characterize the sleep quality and nutrient intake of Japanese female college athletes to provide specific conditioning support. Methods: A cross-sectional survey conducted between December 2019 and January 2020 during...
Background and Objectives: Severe alveolar atrophy may pose significant challenges for dental rehabilitation. Recent advances in digital planning and CAD/CAM technology have renewed the interest in patient-specific subperiosteal implants as a treatme...
Background/Objectives: In research on the relationship between pubertal timing and adolescent health, more attention is typically given to early rather than late maturation, as well as the associated risk of engaging in health-compromising behaviors....
13 January 2023
Working to ensure a safe and secure work environment for workers and employees has become an essential component of achieving organizational excellence in modern organizations. Occupational safety and health (OSH) programs help in attracting and reta...
This study evaluates the short-term effects of nine commercially available fire retardants (FRs) on water quality under controlled laboratory conditions. FRs were diluted to a 1:10 FR:water stock solution to approximate readily water-extractable frac...
A systematic approach to nonconformity management and continuous improvements are the key elements of the quality management system. The objective of this paper is to present quality improvement for a manufacturing company producing forgings through...
Introduction/Aim: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) challenges glycemic control, with sleep disturbances affecting insulin sensitivity and glucose variability. This study aimed to observe sleep quality in T1D patients and glycemic outcomes, particularly at bedti...
30 October 2025
Background: Quality of life (QoL) is a crucial outcome measure in cancer care. This study aimed to identify the association of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among colorectal cancer (CRC) patients in Malaysia. Methods: The study was conducted...
Objective: Although psychological resources help graduates navigate competitive labor markets, it remains unclear how psychological resilience—defined here as the capacity to maintain or restore effective functioning when goal pursuit is disrup...
Background: Migraine is frequently associated with anxiety, depression, and reduced quality of life, contributing to substantial functional impairment. Objective: To examine longitudinal changes in affective symptoms, headache-related burden, and qua...
(1) Background: The needs of cancer survivors are often not reflected in practice. One of the main barriers of the use of patient-reported outcomes is associated with data collection and the interpretation of patient-reported outcomes (PROs) due to a...
This longitudinal study aimed to assess the quality of life in patients with anal fissures treated with botulinum toxin (Botox) injections over a one-year period. The study hypothesized that Botox injections would significantly improve quality of lif...
Urban industrial areas are often a matter of concern due to the emission of air pollutants that may affect the air quality of adjacent cities. Aerosol pollutants are monitored by governmental agencies that employ regulatory monitoring stations which...
Background and Objectives: Hip fractures are a leading cause of morbidity in the elderly, often resulting in declining physical function, psychological distress, and diminished quality of life (QoL). This study aimed to evaluate changes in...
Introduction: Pregnancy, delivery and postpartum periods are associated with fast changes leading to decreased self-confidence, anxiety, stress or even maternal depression impairing their quality of life (QOL). Although considered important, QOL of w...
It remains unclear how sleep health has developed in the general population after the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to (1) investigate the prevalence of sleep problems and poor sleep quality and (2) explore the associated sociodemographic and h...
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