Preparedness for and impact of COVID-19 on primary health care delivery in urban and rural Malawi: a mixed methods study by Tracy Morse, Kondwani Chidziwisano, Gift Kawalazira, Mackwellings Maganizo Phiri, Eleanor Elizabeth MacPherson, Mindy Panulo, Khumbo Kalua, Chawanangwa Mahebere Chirambo, Zaziwe Gundah, Penjani Chunda

“…This study assessed health facility preparedness for COVID-19 and the impact of the pandemic on health service delivery and frontline workers.Setting Primary and maternal healthcare in Blantyre District, Malawi.Participants We conducted regular visits to 31 healthcare facilities and a series of telephone-based qualitative interviews with frontline workers (n=81 with 38 participants) between August 2020 and May 2021.Results Despite significant financial and infrastructural constraints, health centres continued to remain open. …”
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Path analysis of factors influencing length of stay and hospitalisation expenses for oral cancer patients in tertiary hospitals in southeastern China: a cross-sectional study by Jing Wang, Chen Chen, Xiaoying Hu, Yi Fan, Yaping Wang, Yu Qiu, Qiujiao Yang, Mingming Xu, Yanfeng Weng, Yanni Li, Lisong Lin, Fa Chen, Baochang He, Fengqiong Liu

“…These insights provide actionable targets for mitigating financial burdens and improving patient outcomes.…”
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Rehabilitation and release of orphaned Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx) in Europe: Implications for management and conservation. by Anja Molinari-Jobin, Fridolin Zimmermann, Stéphanie Borel, Luc Le Grand, Elena Iannino, Ole Anders, Elisa Belotti, Ludek Bufka, Duško Ćirović, Nolwenn Drouet-Hoguet, Thomas Engleder, Michał Figura, Christian Fuxjäger, Eva Gregorova, Marco Heurich, Sylvia Idelberger, Jakub Kubala, Josip Kusak, Dime Melovski, Tomma Lilli Middelhoff, Tereza Mináriková, Paolo Molinari, Lorane Mouzon-Moyne, Gilles Moyne, Robert W Mysłajek, Sabina Nowak, Janis Ozolins, Andreas Ryser, Bardh Sanaja, Maryna Shkvyria, Teodora Sin, Magda Sindičić, Vedran Slijepčević, Christian Stauffer, Branislav Tám, Aleksander Trajce, Josefa Volfová, Sybille Wölfl, Diana Zlatanova, Kristina Vogt

“…However, scientific evaluation of rehabilitations is rare, raising concern about post-release welfare as well as the cost-effectiveness of spending scarce financial resources. Over the past 20 years, events of juvenile Eurasian lynx presumably orphaned have been observed in many European lynx populations. …”
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Acupuncture for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with dry eye: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ting Li, Xin Xu, Juan Wei, Qingbo Wei, Zhouyu Xie, Xiangyu Bian, Yunchuan Wu

“…Introduction The global incidence of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with dry eye is increasing annually, which imposes additional healthcare costs and financial burden on families and societies. In clinical practice, artificial tears are often used for symptomatic treatment, but these can only relieve the symptoms of discomfort. …”
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Economic evaluation of integrated services for non-communicable diseases and HIV: costs and client outcomes in rural Malawi by Luckson Dullie, Emily B Wroe, Elizabeth L Dunbar, Noel Kalanga, Lawrence Nazimera, Adarsh Shah, Bright Mailosi, Chiyembekezo Kachimanga, Ryan K McBain, Natalie Price, Mahlet Gizaw, Chantelle Boudreaux, Liberty Neba

“…Integrating screening and treatment for chronic health conditions into Malawi’s HIV platform appears to be a financially feasible approach associated with several positive clinical outcomes.…”
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Web-based interventions for pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol by Ping Xu, Wei Zhang, Xiaojuan Wang, Dan Dan Chen, Pingping Guo, Yin Jin, Zhenzhen Xiang, Minna Mao, Qiong Zheng, Suwen Feng

“…Introduction Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is one of the most prevalent diseases during pregnancy, which is closely associated with many short-term and long-term maternal and neonatal complications and can incur heavy financial burden on both families and society. Web-based interventions have been used to manage GDM because of the advantages of high accessibility and flexibility, but their effectiveness has remained inconclusive. …”
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Infectious Aortitis with Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in a 47-Year-Old Female with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Valerie R. Ramiro, Carmegie C. Saliba, John Anthony D. Tindoc, Marinette R. Jambaro, Enrique M. Chua, Donna Ricca M. Hornilla, Maria Teresa B. Abola

“…The initial plan was Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR) but due to financial limitations, an exploratory laparotomy with infrarenal endoaneurysmorrhaphy was eventually performed. …”
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Effectiveness of implementation of sickle cell disease referral guidelines and other measures in paediatric department at a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia by Muhammad Matloob Alam, Abdulrhman Alathaibi, Hamdan Alghamdi, Jean Barrientos De Asis, Reynan Bautista, Mansour Aladwani, Mustafa Mohamed Selim

“…Also, 86% of patients were investigated with unnecessary investigations followed by outpatient haematological clinic visits which cause financial burden to the hospital, job load for medical staff and psychological burden for families.Methods and interventions We carried out an initial audit of PHO referrals and requested laboratory tests over a 3-month period (October–December 2022). …”
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The economic burden of breast cancer in western Iran: a cross-sectional cost-of-illness study by Banafsheh Darvishi Teli, Meysam Behzadifar, Mania Beiranvand, Aziz Rezapour, Seyed Jafar Ehsanzadeh, Samad Azari, Ahad Bakhtiari, Payam Haghighatfard, Mariano Martini, Maryam Saran, Masoud Behzadifar

“…Comprehensive policies addressing both medical and non-medical expenses are necessary to improve patients’ quality of life and lessen the financial challenges associated with breast cancer in Iran.…”
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Structure of Spatial Correlation Network and Influencing Factors of Urban-Rural Integration in China by Wang Kai, Liu Meilun, Tan Jiaxin, Gan Chang

“…Differences in the scale of financial services did not have a significant effect. …”
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From consumers to pioneers: insights from thermal energy communities in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands by Sara Herreras Martínez, Justus Mesman, Daniel Møller Sneum, Lars Holstenkamp, Robert Harmsen, Marijke Menkveld, Sanne Akerboom, André Faaij

“…Conversely, Dutch and German TECs face challenges because of the early stage of their heat transition, dealing with financial obstacles, underdeveloped policies, unfamiliarity with DH technology and with TECs, as well as the need for expensive infrastructure changes. …”
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Razvoj poslovnointeligenčnih sistemov v slovenski javni upravi – študija primera [Development of Business Intelligence Systems in Slovenian Public Administration – A Case Study]... by Jurij Terglav

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Strengthening public health education and humanitarian response through academic volunteerism by Faiza Rab, Mekdes Assefa, Salim Sohani, Ilja Ormel, Farwa Arshad, Ahmad Firas Khalid

“…A return-on-investment analysis (ROI) was conducted to assess the financial impact of engaging academic volunteers. Results A total of 68 academic volunteers were engaged with CRC, including unpaid or partially paid master’s students, doctoral and postdoctoral fellows, and student volunteers. …”
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Analisis Adopsi Pengguna Kelompok Usia Muda pada Integrasi Layanan Pembayaran Gopay di Aplikasi Tokopedia Menggunakan Model UTAUT2 & TTF by Hanifa Putri Rahima, Buce Trias Hanggara, Widhy Hayuhardhika Nugraha Putra

“…Abstract The changing lifestyles of society have significantly influenced the growth of e-commerce and financial technology (fintech) services. Gojek and Tokopedia as providers of fintech and e-commerce services perceive this as an opportunity to strengthen their business through a merger process (PT GoTo Gojek Tokopedia). …”
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Caregivers’ experiences of being asked about adverse childhood experiences and receiving support from an integrated health and social care hub: a qualitative study by Ashraful Kabir, Harriet Hiscock, Hueiming Liu, Lingling Chen, Rebecca Bosward, Natalie White, Sarah Loveday, Wilhelmina Ebbett

“…Using a semistructured interview guide, 29 in-depth interviews were conducted with caregivers of children who were experiencing a range of adversities, including maltreatment and household dysfunction, child neglect, parent mental illness, domestic violence, family conflict, community dysfunction, discrimination, poverty or financial hardship. A thematic analysis approach was used to analyse textual data. …”
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Outpatient chemotherapy drug costs and expensive chemotherapy drug use in 340B and Non-340B hospitals: an observational study by Jianhui Hu, David R. Nerenz

“…Abstract Background The 340B Drug Pricing Program has been controversial since its inception in 1992, a major criticism being that 340B hospitals use more outpatient drugs, and more expensive drugs, because of financial incentives to “make money” through the program. …”
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Lean Transformation Success: The Role of Management and Employee Engagement by Ivona Jovanović, Milena Gatić, Dragana Stojanović, Dušan Gošnik

“…The paper provides a comparative discussion of engagements, which could be useful for improving a company’s waste elimination, cost reduction, improving capabilities, increasing competitive advantage, financial and operational performance improvement. …”
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Import substitution policy in Russia under conditions of overcoming external sanction pressure by M. V. Shatokhin, T. G. Antropova, N. M. Surai, E. N. Sepiashvili

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‘It's about collaboration’: a whole-systems approach to understanding and promoting movement in Suffolk by A. J. Brinkley, K. M. Cusimano, P. Freeman, R. Southall-Edwards, V. F. Gladwell

“…Results The systems-map is constructed from biological, financial, and psychological individual factors, interpersonal factors, systems partners, built, natural and social environmental factors, and policy and structural factors. …”
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Economic impact of road accidents on costs of employee turnover: A quantitative study from Poland by Agata Małgorzata Jaździk-Osmólska, Magdalena Kalbarczyk Kalbarczyk, Daniel Trzaskowski, Robert Wojtachnik, Adrianna Trzaskowska-Dmoch

“…Management of economic loss in enterprises due to road accidents is essential not only from the financial point of the organisation but also from the idea of corrective instruments to equate marginal social costs with marginal social benefits of transport The results of the conducted research bridge the research gap, vital from the point of view of community and corporate operations, regarding the volume of losses of enterprises due to employee turnover due to road accidents, which are likely to affect any. …”
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