The effects of the positioning of a bolt in the femoral neck system on the short-term outcomes of middle-aged and young adults with displaced femoral neck fractures by Yujie Jin, Xiaoqiang Zhou, Zhiqiang Li, Yubo Liu, Renjie Xu, Jun Shen, Xiangxin Zhang, Xiao Yu

“…Clinical efficacy was assessed with the Harris Hip Score (HHS) and the EuroQol five-dimensional questionnaire-5L (EQ-5D-5L) utility index. …”
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Laparoscopic excision of deep rectovaginal endometriosis in BSGE endometriosis centres: a multicentre prospective cohort study by Paul Smith, Lucky Saraswat, Sanjay Vyas, Thomas Ind, Ertan Saridogan, Elizabeth Ball, Edward Morris, James Clark, Tony Chalhoub, David Rowlands, Moiad Alazzam, Dominic Byrne, Tamara Curnow, Alfred Cutner, T Justin Clark, Iris Menninger, Yousri Afifi, Kevin Phillips, Saikat Banerjee, Robert Richardson, Jeremy Hawe, Barry Whitlow, Emmanuel Ofuasia, Ashwini Trehan, Tyrone Carpenter, Christian Becker, Stuart Jack, Kumar Kunde, Chris Barnick, Alan Farthing, Graham Phillips, John Bidmead, Mohamed Abdel-aty, George Botros, Marlin Mubarak, Christian Kremer, Stanley Okolo, Edmond Edi-osagi, Kamel Shehata-iskander, Gaity Ahmad, Jonathan Frappell, Brice Rodriguez, Yemi Coker, Gourab Misra, Adam Moors, Chris Guyer, Caroline Overton, Suku George, Oliver Chappatte, Richard Penketh, Funlayo Odejinmi, Keith Louden, Jon Hughes

“…Objective To estimate the effectiveness and safety of laparoscopic surgical excision of rectovaginal endometriosis.Design A multicentre, prospective cohort study.Setting 51 hospitals accredited as specialist endometriosis centres.Participants 5162 women of reproductive age with rectovaginal endometriosis of which 4721 women had planned laparoscopic excision.Interventions Laparoscopic surgical excision of rectovaginal endometriosis requiring dissection of the pararectal space.Main outcome measures Standardised symptom questionnaires enquiring about chronic pelvic pain, bladder and bowel symptoms, analgesia use and quality of life (EuroQol) completed prior to surgery and at 6, 12 and 24 months postoperatively. …”
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Gender differences in efficiency of the telemedicine care of heart failure patients. The results from the TeleEduCare-HF study by Agata Bielecka-Dąbrowa, Dariusz Trzmielak, Agata Sakowicz, Kamil Janikowski, Maciej Banach

“…Only 35% of men and 19% of women had HF self-care training, and only 35% of men and 46% of women knew how to increase the dose of diuretic on their own if shortness of breath or swelling increases. Based on the EuroQol-5 dimensions 5-levels questionnaire, significantly more women than men reported moderate and serious problems with moving around, serious problems with performing ordinary activities independently as well as moderate and serious pain problem and a significant level of anxiety. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Nonagenarians: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yan Liu, Yu Du, Mingjie Fu, Yue Ma, Deguang Wang, Jinglin Zhang, Wei Liu, Yingxin Zhao, Yujie Zhou

“…Compared with younger patients who underwent TAVR, nonagenarians had a significantly higher mean Society of Thoracic Surgeons score (STS score) (MD, 2.80; 95%CI: 2.58, 3.30; P<0.00001) and logistic European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation (logistic EuroSCORE) (MD, 2.72; 95%CI: 1.01, 4.43; P=0.002). …”
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Long-term functioning status of COVID-19 survivors: a prospective observational evaluation of a cohort of patients surviving hospitalisation by Linamara Rizzo Battistella, Felipe Fregni, Marta Imamura, Vinicius Delgado Ramos, Lucas Ramos De Pretto, Simon K H A A Van Cauwenbergh, Sabrina Saemy Tome Uchiyama, Denise Matheus, Flavia Kuhn, Ana Alice Amaral de Oliveira, Gabriella Souza Naves, Aline Rossetti Mirisola, Fernando de Quadros Ribeiro, Andre Tadeu Sugawara, Mauricio Cantarino, Rafael Andrade Santos Antunes Cavalca, Vanessa Pagano, Melina Valentim Marques, Elizabeth Mendes da Silva, Alessandra Pereira Gomes

“…It analyses participants' sociodemographic background, COVID-19 clinical manifestations, and clinical and functional evaluations.Setting Tertiary-level university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil.Participants Study participants are COVID-19 survivors admitted to hospital care for at least 24 hours to treat acute SARS-CoV-2 infection.Outcome measures Epworth Sleepiness Scale, EuroQoL-5 Dimensions-5 Levels, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy–Fatigue, Functional Independence Measure, Functional Oral Intake Scale, Handgrip Strength, Insomnia Severity Index, Medical Research Council (MRC) Dyspnea Scale, MRC sum score, Modified Borg Dyspnea Scale, pain Visual Analogue Scale, Post-COVID-19 Functional Status, Timed Up and Go, WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0, 1-Minute Sit to Stand Test.Results Many participants required invasive mechanical ventilation (41.57%, 333 of 801). …”
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The sport and Lithuanian national identity by Ingvaras Butautas, Rasa Čepaitienė

“…In turn, the marginal fan groups, which kept a clear nationalistic orientation from Soviet times, have an ideological potential to migrate towards Euro-skepticism, anti-globalism, and xenophobia.  …”
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Effectiveness of a personalised self-management intervention for people living with long covid (Listen trial): pragmatic, multicentre, parallel group, randomised controlled trial by Fiona Jones, Nick Sevdalis, Adrian Edwards, Bernadette Sewell, Monica Busse, Philip Pallmann, Rachel Lowe, Shaun Harris, Aloysius Niroshan Siriwardena, Jessica Fish, Claire Potter, Muhammad Riaz, Fiona J Leggat, Andrea Jane Longman, Jackie McRae

“…Secondary outcomes included Ox-PAQ emotional wellbeing and social engagement scale scores, the Short Form-12 (SF-12) health survey, the fatigue impact scale, and the generalised self-efficacy scale at three months. The EuroQol five-dimension five-level (EQ-5D-5L) assessed health utility. …”
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Two-year trajectory of functional recovery and quality of life in post-intensive care syndrome: a multicenter prospective observational study on mechanically ventilated patients wi... by Junji Hatakeyama, Kensuke Nakamura, Shigeaki Inoue, Keibun Liu, Kazuma Yamakawa, Takeshi Nishida, Shinichiro Ohshimo, Satoru Hashimoto, Naoki Kanda, Shotaro Aso, Shinya Suganuma, Shuhei Maruyama, Yoshitaka Ogata, Akira Takasu, Daisuke Kawakami, Hiroaki Shimizu, Katsura Hayakawa, Takeshi Yoshida, Taku Oshima, Tatsuya Fuchigami, Hironori Yawata, Kyoji Oe, Akira Kawauchi, Hidehiro Yamagata, Masahiro Harada, Yuichi Sato, Tomoyuki Nakamura, Kei Sugiki, Takahiro Hakozaki, Satoru Beppu, Masaki Anraku, Noboru Kato, Tomomi Iwashita, Hiroshi Kamijo, Yuichiro Kitagawa, Michio Nagashima, Hirona Nishimaki, Kentaro Tokuda, Osamu Nishida

“…Methods Patients who survived COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation completed questionnaires on the Barthel index, Short-Memory Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and EuroQol 5 dimensions 5-level every six months over a two-year period. …”
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Simplified Outcome Prediction in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Intervention by Survival Tree-Based Modelling by Vera Fortmeier, MD, Mark Lachmann, MD, Lukas Stolz, MD, Jennifer von Stein, MD, Karl-Philipp Rommel, MD, Mohammad Kassar, MD, Muhammed Gerçek, MD, Anne R. Schöber, MD, Thomas J. Stocker, MD, Hazem Omran, MD, Michelle Fett, Jule Tervooren, Maria I. Körber, MD, Amelie Hesse, Gerhard Harmsen, PhD, Kai Peter Friedrichs, MD, Shinsuke Yuasa, MD, PhD, Tanja K. Rudolph, MD, Michael Joner, MD, Roman Pfister, MD, Stephan Baldus, MD, Karl-Ludwig Laugwitz, MD, Stephan Windecker, MD, Fabien Praz, MD, Philipp Lurz, MD, Jörg Hausleiter, MD, Volker Rudolph, MD

“…Net re-classification improvement analysis demonstrated that this model was comparable to the TRI-Score and outperformed the EuroScore II in identifying high-risk patients. The prognostic value of risk phenotypes was confirmed by external validation. …”
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The Distribution of the Tax and Social Security Burden by Niklas Isaak, Philipp Jäger, Robin Jessen

“…For household incomes of 80,000 euros, the ratio rises above 50 %.…”
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The Economic Implications of Psychosocial Peer Support for Health Workers in German Hospitals by Strametz R, Roesner H, Neusius T, Wiesenhuetter I, Bushuven S, Mira JJ, Hinzmann D, Heininger S

“…Economic impact assessments were conducted to estimate the potential cost savings associated with implementing a peer-support program.Results: The economic analysis reveals significant annual costs associated with SVP-induced absenteeism: approximately 1.56 billion euros for physicians and 1.87 billion euros for nurses. …”
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Revealed Comparative Advantage of Turkish and Hungarian Wheat Sectors by Nazli Ceylan

“…In 2018, Hungary’s export value of wheat and wheat flour reached to 411 million euros and it formed 32 per cent of overall cereal & milling industry export value of the country. …”
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State Programs to Counter the Corona Crisis — an Option for Climate Protection? by Erik Gawel, Paul Lehmann

“…Governments across the world have pledged billions of euros for extensive recovery programs. But how ‘green’ should these recovery programs be? …”
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Municipalities Central to Decade of Future Investments by Katja Rietzler

“…Based on current studies, a total of 600 to 800 billion euros over ten year seems plausible, with a significant share accruing at the municipal level. …”
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A globalizáció és a kohéziós politika hatása Magyarországon a 2014-2020-as időszakban (Globalisation and the Effect of the Cohesion Policy in Hungary in 2014-2020) by Csaba Sarido, Péter Bertalan

“…The 8 cohesion programs including the national contribution envisage the use of 25297 billion euros, the 60 percent of which serves the goals of economic development. …”
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The Impact of Urban Transit Systems on Property Values: A Model and Some Evidences from the City of Naples by Mariano Gallo

“…Our results show that the impacts on real estate values of the metro system in Naples are significant, with corresponding external benefits estimated at about 7.2 billion euros or about 8.5% of the total value of real estate assets.…”
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Infectious outcomes of a standardized subcutaneous immunoglobulin dose reduction strategy in primary immune deficiencies amid global shortage by Pedro Moral Moral, Pedro Moral Moral, Marta Dafne Cabanero-Navalon, Marta Dafne Cabanero-Navalon, Paula Teresa López-León, Paula Teresa López-León, Héctor Balastegui-Martín, Héctor Balastegui-Martín, Sandra Martínez Mercader, Sandra Martínez Mercader, Amparo Mir, Victor Garcia-Bustos, Victor Garcia-Bustos, Victor Garcia-Bustos

“…The dose reduction saved an average of 5,550 euros per patient annually, totaling 172,050 euros annually for our cohort.DiscussionOptimizing SCIg doses in selected well-controlled humoral PIDs is feasible without increasing infection rates, conserving this plasma-derived product during shortages. …”
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La rénovation énergétique des bâtiments en France entre marché, actions territoriales et dispositions nationales by Gilles Debizet

“…They reached an agreement even though the cost was estimated as hundreds of billion euros. Its implementation is actually more difficult than expected: in the absence of the obligation to renovate, really hard to legally set up, public initiatives are required. …”
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Sustainable Development and Renewable Energy Sectors: Selected Indicators in European Union and Poland by Anna Klepacka

“…The provided information was supplemented with a revenues per employee in thousand euros in chosen subsectors of renewable energy sources in the year 2016. …”
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Virtual reality as a way to good business by Mošorinski Predrag

“…Investment in marketing and virtual commercials, in Republic of Serbia was about 840 million euros during the last few years.…”
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