Fatigue is a major complaint among advanced cancer patients. Several instruments are available for measuring fatigue. The EORTC QLQ-C30 is one of the most frequently used health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instruments, and it includes a three-item fatigue subscale. Limited knowledge exists about the validity, performance and sensitivity of EORTC QLQ-C30 fatigue scale as compared with a fati...

Introduction: Certain types of chronic mental stress impair memory. On the other hand, crocin is introduced in the medical literature as an effective component of saffron with remedial effects on memory impairment. This study investigated the effects of crocin on spatial and cognitive memories, locomotor activity, novel recognition conditions and serum corticosterone levels in rats under chroni...

Triacylglycerol (TAG) composition in vegetable oils was collaboratively analyzed in 9 laboratories using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) equipped with a refractive index detector. Dococyl (C22) and triacontyl (C30) silica columns were used for analysis. The TAG molecular species in soybean, rapeseed, and palm oils were individually separated on the chromatogram. The collaborative ...

BDI-II: Beck Depression Inventory–II; EORTC-QLQ-C30: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerQuality of Life Questionnaire-C30; GHQ-12: 12 items General Health Questionnaire; PHR: Pancreatic Head Resection; PNETs: Pancreatic Neuro Endocrine Tumors; PROs: Patient-Reported Outcomes; QLQ PAN26: Quality of Life Questionnaire-PAN26; QoL: Quality of Life; SF-12: Medical Outcome Stud...

METHODS: Basal, 12-month, 24 –month and 36-month application of the health-related quality of life measurement instrument EORTC QLQ-C30 to the population sample (n= 111), as well as a control sample (n= 100). Comparative study of outcomes: between groups; between different time measurements in MAB patients; and inter-categories/ -intervals of some variables in patients with hormonal deprivation...

Abstract Using first principles calculations, we studied the effects of substitutionally doping a 30-atom semifullerene (C30) with oxygen atoms, within Density Functional Theory (DFT) and pseudopotential formalism. We analyzed two C30 structures, one pentagonal hexagonal base. In both cases, absorbed atoms break bonds between pentagons hexagons semifullerene. show that each breaks into geometri...

Abstract Background Quorum sensing is an extracellular bacterial communication system used in the density-dependent regulation of gene expression and development biofilms. Biofilm formation has been implicated establishment catheter-associated urinary tract infections therefore quorum inhibitors (QSIs) have suggested as anti-biofilm catheter coating agents. The long-term effects QSIs uropathoge...