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The main outcomes analyzed were exercise capacity, quality-of-life, body composition and freedom. Five studies comprised the meta-analysis regarding the effects of the distance walked in the 6-min walk test and quality-of-life. Physical exercise is considered to be safe, feasible and efficacious to prevent the decline of the quality-of-life in children and adolescents undergoing HCST, as well as a considerable improvement in physical capacity.
Multiple dwell positions ("multidwell") within a Leipzig-style applicator can be used to increase dose uniformity and treatment area. Model-based dose calculation algorithms (MBDCAs) are necessary for accurate calculations involving these applicators because of their nonwater equivalency and complex geometry. The purpose of this work was to create template plans from MBDCA calculations and present their dwell times and positions for users of these applicators without access to MBDCAs.

The Leipzig-style solid applicator model within our treatment planning system was used to design template plans. SR-717 Five template plans, normalized to 0.3cm depth within a water phantom, were optimized using the treatment planning system MBDCA. Each template plan contained unique dwell positions, times, and active lengths (0.5-1.5cm). A single-dwell distribution was optimized for comparison. The stem of this applicator stops within the shell; therefore, one template plan contained an intrafraction rotation to determine the largest dose distribution achievable. Effects of imperfect applicator rotation were quantified by inserting rotational offsets and comparing the V
, D
, and minimum dose coverage for planning target volumes created from 80%/90% isodose lines.

The 90% (80%) isodose line dimensions at 0.3cm depth for single-dwell increased from 0.94 × 0.97 (1.53 × 1.57) cm
to 2.09 × 1.24 (2.75 × 1.88) cm
in the largest template plan. Manually inserted angular offsets up to ±10° for the template plan requiring rotation preserved V
, D
, and minimum dose within 2.0%, 1.9%, and 8.0%, respectively.

A set of template plans was created to provide accessibility to the multidwell methodology, even for users without access to MBDCAs. Each template plan should be reviewed before clinical implementation.
A set of template plans was created to provide accessibility to the multidwell methodology, even for users without access to MBDCAs. Each template plan should be reviewed before clinical implementation.
Acupuncture therapy has shown promise for effectively relieving preoperative anxiety. Nevertheless, previous findings from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) are inconsistent and must be examined in detail.

This study systematically evaluates the efficacy and safety of acupuncture therapy for preoperative anxiety as well as the quality of evidence supporting this application.

The China National Knowledge Infrastructure Database, Wanfang Data Journal Database, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, Chongqing VIP, Embase, PubMed and Cochrane Library Databases were queried from their inception to 19, February 2020, using keywords such as "acupuncture therapy," "preoperative" and "anxioty." Manual searches expanded the search breadth and included conference abstracts and other reference lists.

RCTs were included in the current study if they contained a comparison between a group of anxiety patients that received acupuncture therapy and a control group that received sham acupuncture.

Literature was revs of moderate quality, the VAS of low quality and the HAMA of very low quality.

Acupuncture therapy may be able to decrease anxiety in preoperative patients, but the results need to be further verified due to the small sample sizes and the low quality of evidence to date.
Acupuncture therapy may be able to decrease anxiety in preoperative patients, but the results need to be further verified due to the small sample sizes and the low quality of evidence to date.
Barriers to healthcare in Ghana are multifaceted. Many people, including patients and providers, face them at different levels. To address these barriers, there is a need to explore the role of an intercultural healthcare system. This paper explores and provides the first evidence on ways through which an intercultural healthcare system can reduce the sociocultural and economic barriers to healthcare in Ghana.

Focus group discussions with 35 participants comprising 17 healthcare users, 11 formal healthcare providers and 7 alternative healthcare providers were conducted to gather data. Thematic analyses were performed on the transcribed data and presented based on a posteriori inductive reduction approach.

Findings reveal that an intercultural healthcare system in Ghana can help reduce barriers to healthcare, especially cultural, social and economic barriers, by fostering an enhanced relationship between culture and healthcare, promoting affordable healthcare and promoting effective communication betweenommitment for effective education and training, enforcement of regulatory measures, inclusion of intercultural healthcare in medical school curricula across the country, and community engagement.
More than one-half of high-risk patients with relapsed/refractory (rr) diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) relapse after autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (auto-HCT). In this phase II study, we investigate the long-term outcomes of high-risk patients with rrDLBCL receiving intensive consolidation therapy (ICT) with OVA (ofatumumab, etoposide, and high-dose cytarabine) prior to auto-HCT.

The primary endpoints were the ability of OVA to mobilize peripheral stem cells and the 2-year progression-free survival (PFS) rate following OVA. Secondary endpoints included safety, 2-year overall survival (OS), impact of cell of origin (COO), and the prognostic utility of next-generation sequencing minimal residual disease (MRD) testing. We simultaneously retrospectively assessed the outcomes of DLBCL patients who underwent ICT with a similar regimen at our institution.

Twenty-seven patients received salvage chemotherapy, with a response rate of 25% in patients with germinal center B-cell (GCB)-DLBCL versus 92% in patients with non-GCB-DLBCL (P= .
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