The narrow optical frequency resonances of the 6s 2S1/2 → 5d 2D3/2 and 6s 2S1/2 → 5d 2D5/2 forbidden transitions in Ba have been proposed as suitable frequencies for a new optical frequency standard. The major sources of errors in measurements of singly ionized systems are due to the quadratic Zeeman and electric quadrupole shifts. We report here the most accurate calculations to date for the h...

We aimed; 1) to determine the validity of the EuroQol 5D (EQ-5D) for the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of Korean patients with type 2 diabetes, and 2) to identify associated factors of the HRQOL of these patients. Follow-up surveys were conducted for consecutive patients with type 2 diabetes. HRQOL was assessed using the EQ-5D and the Short Form-36 (SF-36). The validity of EQ-5D was as...

Various preference-based measures of health are available for use as an outcome measure in cost-utility analysis. The aim of this study is to compare two such measures EQ-5D and SF-6D in mental health patients. Baseline data from a Dutch multi-centre randomised trial of 616 patients with mood and/or anxiety disorders were used. Mean and median EQ-5D and SF-6D utilities were compared, both in th...

We analyze a class of 5D non-compact warped-product spaces characterized by metrics that depend on the extra coordinate via a conformal factor. Our model is closely related to the so-called canonical coordinate gauge of Mashhoon et al. We confirm that if the 5D manifold in our model is Ricciflat, then there is an induced cosmological constant in the 4D sub-manifold. We derive the general form o...

BACKGROUND Generic preference-based measures such as the EQ-5D and SF-6D have been criticised for being narrowly focused on a sub-set of dimensions of health. Our study aims to explore whether long-standing health conditions have an incremental impact on subjective well-being alongside the EQ-5D. METHODS Using data from the South Yorkshire Cohort study (N = 13,591) collected between 2010 and ...

BACKGROUND We have previously demonstrated an increased rate of progression of aortic stenosis (AS) in patients with end-stage kidney disease (CKD 5D) compared to controls. We sought to follow prospectively a CKD 5D cohort with AS and determine major event-free survival. Follow-up was terminated once all CKD 5D subjects had undergone aortic valve replacement (AVR) or died. Our aim was to determ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative brain disorder characterized by memory loss, language impairment, personality changes and intellectual decline. Taking into account the key pathological features of AD, such as low levels of acetylcholine, beta-amyloid (Aβ) aggregation, oxidative stress and dyshomeostasis of biometals, a new series of paeonol derivatives 5a-5d merging ...

We revisit the holomorphic anomaly equations satisfied by the topological string amplitude from the perspective of the 4D-5D lift, in the context of “magic” N = 2 supergravity theories. In particular, we interpret the Gopakumar-Vafa relation between 5D black hole degeneracies and the topological string amplitude as the result of a canonical transformation from 4D to 5D charges. Moreover we use ...

background health-related quality of life (hrqol) is used as a measure to valuate healthcare interventions and guide policy making. the euroqol eq-5d is a widely used generic preference-based instrument to measure health-related quality of life. objectives the objective of this study was to develop a value set of the eq-5d health states for an iranian population. patients and methods this study...