Forecasting Asparaginase Need and Cost for Childhood Cancer Using ACCESS FORxECAST by Terence M. Hughes, Nitin Shrivastava, Lewis B. Silverman, A. Lindsay Frazier, Sumit Gupta, Avram Denburg

“…The cost of treating ASN hypersensitivity with Erwinase for BR in Burundi, Ghana, and Turkmenistan is $19,660 in US dollars (USD), $24,800 USD, and $15,246 USD, respectively.CONCLUSIONTreatment intensification requires a cost increase that should be accessible for most LMICs, but PEG utilization is substantially more costly, suggesting that prioritizing investment in intensifying treatment using native E. coli is the least costly approach to maximize treatment availability. Cost savings associated with native E. coli utilization may liberate funds for Erwinase procurement for patients with ASN hypersensitivity. …”
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Four Decades of <i>Bacillus</i> Biofertilizers: Advances and Future Prospects in Agriculture by Xinmai Wu, Yan Liu, Baolei Jia, Lili Tao, Han Li, Jingbang Wang, Ziqi Yuan, Xiaobao Sun, Yanlai Yao

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Implementation of Uterine Artery Doppler Scanning: Improving the Care of Women and Babies High Risk for Fetal Growth Restriction by Emmanuel Ekanem, Faris Karouni, Emmanuoil Katsanevakis, Habiba Kapaya

“…The second version of Saving Babies’ Lives Care Bundle (SBLCBv2) recommends the second trimester uterine artery Doppler (UtAD) pulsatility index (PI) screening for pregnancies at high risk of FGR. …”
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Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Shale Ceramsite Concrete: Experimental Study on the Influence Law due to Microencapsulated Phase-Change Material Content and Phase-Change Cycle... by Weihua Ding, Lin Zhu, Hu Li, Bin Hou, Fan Yang

“…The addition of microencapsulated phase-change materials (MPCM) to concrete will inevitably cause changes in the mechanical and thermal properties of concrete, and this is vitally important for the safety and energy saving of concrete building components. In this research, shale ceramsite and shale ceramics sand were used as the main raw materials to produce lightweight aggregate concrete (LWAC) mixed with MPCM. …”
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Active versus sham transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as an adjunct to varenicline treatment for smoking cessation: Study protocol for a double-blind single dummy rando... by Laurie Zawertailo, Helena Zhang, Noreen Rahmani, Tarek K Rajji, Peter Selby

“…<h4>Discussion</h4>For every two smokers who quit, one life is saved from a tobacco-related mortality. Therefore, it is important to develop new and more effective treatment approaches that can improve and maintain long-term abstinence, in order to decrease the prevalence of tobacco-related deaths and disease. …”
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Impact of Oxycodone HCl Extended-release Formulary Restrictions on Extended-release Opioid Market Share, Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs in Commercial and Medicare Plans by Rolin L. Wade, Chi-Chang Chen, Ajita P. De, Jaren C. Howard

“…**Conclusions:** This study observed that despite reducing the market share of OER, OER formulary restrictions had negligible impact on overall ER opioid utilization, and did not result in substantial pharmacy/medical cost savings.…”
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Gypsum Binder With Increased Water Resistance Derived From Membrane Water Desalination Waste by Valentin Romanovski, Dmitry Moskovskikh, Hongbin Tan, Kirill Kuskov, Sergey Volodko, Abayomi Adewale Akinwande, Rajiv Periakaruppan, Fanyue Kong, Xiaoling Ma, Feihua Yang, Maksim Kamarou

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Acceptability of telemedicine for early surgical site infection diagnosis after cesarean delivery in rural Rwanda: a qualitative study by Laban Bikorimana, Eve Hiyori Estrada, Anne Niyigena, Robert Riviello, Fredrick Kateera, Bethany Hedt-Gauthier, Vincent K. Cubaka

“…Women and CHWs reported perceived faster healing associated with the intervention, enhanced access to postoperative care from home, and cost savings as notable benefits of the telemedicine program. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of comparative survey designs for helminth control programs: Post-hoc cost analysis and modelling of the Kenyan national school-based deworming program. by Mark Minnery, Collins Okoyo, Grace Morgan, Andrew Wang, Olatunji Johnson, Claudio Fronterre, Antonio Montresor, Suzy J Campbell, Charles Mwandawiro, Peter Diggle

“…This comprised 14 situations where MBG was both cheaper and more precise, 42 which had cost saving with precision trade off (ICERs; $8,915-$344,932 per percentage precision lost); and 31 more precise with increased cost (ICERs; $426-$147,748 per percentage precision gained). …”
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Mild drought conditions at the tillering stage promote dry matter accumulation and increase grain weight in drip-irrigated spring wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) by Yilin Ma, Jingyi Cai, Shuting Bie, Ziqiang Che, Guiying Jiang, Jianguo Liu

“…IntroductionIn order to elucidate the physiological mechanism of post-flowering assimilate transport regulating the formation of yields in arid regions and to provide technological support for further water-saving and high yields in the wheat region in Xinjiang, we conducted a study on the effects of different fertility periods and different degrees of drought and re-watering on the post-flowering dry matter accumulation and transport of spring wheat and the characteristics of grain filling.MethodsIn two spring wheat growing seasons in 2023 and 2024, a split-zone design was used, with the drought-sensitive variety Xinchun 22 (XC22) and drought-tolerant variety Xinchun 6 (XC6) as the main zones and a fully irrigated control during the reproductive period [CK, 75%~80% field capacity (FC)], with mild drought at the tillering stage (T1, 60%~65% FC), moderate drought at the tillering stage (T2, 45%~50% FC), mild drought at the jointing stage (J1, 60%~65% FC), and mild drought at the jointing stage (J2, 45%~50% FC) as the sub-zones. …”
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Feed resources, feeding system and feed balance of dairy cattle in Chencha District, Southern Ethiopia by Kechero Yisehak, Kore Adane

“…In the research district, the main feed resource–copying approaches were reducing the number of dairy animals, saving optional feeds and purchasing optional feeds. …”
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Effectiveness of Single-Tablet Combination Therapy in Improving Adherence and Persistence and the Relation to Clinical and Economic Outcomes by Carly J. Paoli, Jörg Linder, Khushboo Gurjar, Deepika Thakur, Julie Wyckmans, Stacy Grieve

“…Four budget impact models found that STCTs were associated with cost savings. Medical costs and healthcare resource use were generally lower with FDCs than with LDCs. …”
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Research on Technology of Optical Switch Devices with Integrated Tunable Filters by HU Di, XIAO Qingming, ZHENG Jie

“…【Conclusion】The MCS module using the TOF-OSW device proposed in the article integrates the TOF function, thereby saving the cost and space of the original TOF, reducing costs, space occupation, and system complexity. …”
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Socialinio darbuotojo kompetencijos atliekant įvairius vaidmenis dirbant su psichikos negalią turinčiais asmenimis by Tomas Virbalis, Inga Arbataitienė

“…Svarbu, kad socialinis darbuotojas nuolat vystytų savo kompetencijas, gebėjimus ir žinias, kad galėtų atlikti savo darbo funkcijas kokybiškai ir tinkamai reaguotų į iššūkius, su kuriais susiduria. Tai gali apimti savęs vertinimą, refleksiją, mokymąsi, taip pat reikia turėti gerą palaikymo ir paramos sistemą siekiant gerų darbo rezultatų. …”

Analysis of Air Quality and Health Co-Benefits under Low Carbon Pathway in Taiwan by Hsin-Chih Lai, Shih-Ming Chung, Li-Ling Li, Wen-Yinn Lin, Min-Chuan Hsiao

“…The reduction of air pollution can prevent 1012 (374–2463) deaths, saving around 48.9 billion NTD in health monetary costs. …”
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Dimensionality cutback and deep learning algorithms efficacy as to the breast cancer diagnostic dataset by Gennady Chuiko, Denys Honcharov

“…Early diagnosis and timely treatment are crucial for saving lives and reducing treatment costs. Various medical imaging techniques, such as mammography, computed tomography, histopathology, and ultrasound, are contemporary approaches for detecting and classifying breast cancer. …”
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Review: Feed efficiency and metabolic flexibility in livestock by W.M. Rauw, L.H. Baumgard, J.C.M. Dekkers

“…However, selection for feed efficiency may not narrow the metabolic space and result in trade-offs if the increase in feed efficiency is the result of increased metabolic flexibility in fuel substrate choice (carbohydrates, lipids, and/or proteins) and other energy-saving strategies. This review evaluates the relationship between metabolic flexibility and feed efficiency during anabolism (growth), fasting, immune activation, general stress, and heat stress, with a focus on pig production. …”
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Cost-Utility Analysis of Add-on Cannabidiol vs Usual Care Alone for the Treatment of Seizures in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome or Dravet Syndrome in the... by Jamshaed Siddiqui, Sally Bowditch

“…In patients with DS, CBD plus usual care dominated usual care alone, with cost savings of €23 642 and increased QALYs of 0.868. The probability that CBD plus usual care is cost-effective in the Netherlands compared with usual care alone is 96% and 99% in patients with LGS and DS, respectively. …”
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Co-optimising frequency-containment services from zero-carbon sources in electricity grids dominated by Renewable Energy Sources by Aimon Mirza Baig, Luis Badesa, Yi Wang, Goran Strbac

“…The proposed constraints enforce that sufficient ancillary services are scheduled to maintain system stability, while taking advantage of the economic savings and emissions reduction from zero-carbon sources. …”
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Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Hypoallergenic Milk Formulas for the Management of Cow’s Milk Protein Allergy in the United Kingdom by Rui Martins, Mark P. Connolly, Eleanor Minshall

“…Over the 3-year treatment period, savings of £119, £476, and £2645 were achieved with EHCF+LGG compared to SF, EHWF and AAF, respectively. …”
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