Workplace Health Promotion as a good solution to the negative impact of the financial crisis on healthcare systems by Francesco Chirico

“…In Greece, the recent austerity period imposed by the Troika has severely affected spending on healthcare services and the populations’ health has been referred to in the literature as ‘the Greek tragedy’ [2, 3]. …”
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Counting the cost of hospitalised injury using administrative data in Australia: three considerations from a retrospective cohort data linkage study by Jacelle Warren, Kirsten Vallmuur, Victoria McCreanor, Steven M McPhail, Shahera Banu, Michael Schuetz, Clifford Afoakwah

“…Objectives To examine the relative differences in injury hospitalisation cost estimates from hospital administrative data when using (1) hospital reimbursement based on National Efficient Price (NEP) versus local hospital costings methods, (2) inflation factors based on Consumer Price Index (CPI) versus health group index and (3) different healthcare funder’s perspectives.Design Retrospective population-based cohort study of linked Queensland Hospital Admitted Patient Data Collection dataset and National Hospital Cost Data Collection data.Setting All admitted injury-related care episodes occurring within a major trauma hospital in Queensland during 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2017.Outcome measure Total in-patient hospitalisation cost associated with an episode of care.Results Injury without catastrophic/severe complications or comorbidities was the most frequently occurring Australian Refined Diagnosis-Related Groups (AR-DRG) over the 6-year period, while rehabilitation with catastrophic complications or comorbidities was the most expensive ($37 938, 95% CI $36 067 to $39 809). …”
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Assessing Heat Resistance and Selecting Heat-Resistant Individuals of Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>) with Tiered Thermal Exposure by Haijie Chen, Hui Qiao, Zhicheng Xv, Guili Song, Shuning Liu, Cheng Luo, Yong Long, Shimei Lin

“…Through the tiered exposure method, extremely heat-resistant individuals were successfully selected from the population (average body weight 22.69 ± 6.89 g). These findings provide valuable insights into the thermal biology of LMB and the potential for breeding heat-resistant LMB varieties.…”
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Metal mixtures exposure with risk of elevated serum neurofilament light chain concentrations in U.S. general adults, NHANES 2013–2014 by Yan Wang, Keyi Zhang, Hao Li, Si Liu, Linyao Ying, Lu Xiang, Na Liang, Liangkai Chen, Lin Xiao, Gang Luo

“…However, the relationship between metal mixtures exposure and serum neurofilament light chain (sNfL) concentrations, a valuable non-invasive biomarker of neurodegenerative diseases, in general adult populations remains understudied and unclear. Objective: This study seeks to elucidate the potential impact of metal mixtures exposure on sNfL concentrations in a representative sample of U.S. general adults. …”
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Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in management of breast cancers in Qatar by Rasha.S.Abo El Alaa, Hend Al-Jaber, Fatima Al Zahraa Chokor, Abdullah A. Shaito, Layla Al-Mansoori

“…In Qatar, herbal medicine is widely used by the population, including breast cancer patients, yet preserving this knowledge faces significant challenges. …”
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Searching for new genes associated with the familial hypercholesterolemia phenotype using whole-genome sequencing and machine learning by D. E. Ivanoshchuk, A. B. Kolker, O. V. Timoshchenko, S. E. Semaev, E. V. Shakhtshneider

“…On the basis of a group of patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (enrolled according to the Dutch Lipid Clinic Network Criteria and including cases confirmed by molecular genetic analysis), decision trees were constructed, which made it possible to identify cases in the study population that require additional molecular genetic analysis. …”
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The incremental value of aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase ratio combined with CURB-65 in predicting treatment outcomes in hospitalized adult community-acquired p... by Huamei Zhou, Xuelei Zhu, Yi Zhang, Wenjuan Xu, Shiqun Li

“…Predictive accuracy improved after incorporating AST/ALP into CURB-65 in these population (AUC, 0.615 vs. 0.645, p = 0.038; continuous NRI, 0.357, 95% CI, 0.196–0.517, p < 0.001; categorical NRI, 0.264, 95% CI, 0.151–0.376, p < 0.001; IDI, 0.019, 95% CI, 0.008–0.029, p < 0.001). …”
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Usability Testing pada M-Commerce Menggunakan Kuisioner USE (Usefulness, Satisfaction, and Ease of Use) dan Performance Test (Studi Kasus: Tokopedia) by Thowaf Fuad Hasan, Tenia Wahyuningrum, Ariq Cahya Wardhana

“…This study conducted usability testing with proportional random sampling in the student population with android and IOS operating systems. This study obtained a usability value of Tokopedia application of 4.14 which means the usability of Tokopedia application can be said to be good and comfortable to use by users. …”
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Cardiovascular outcomes associated with treatment of type 2 diabetes in patients with ischaemic heart failure by Thomas R. Godec, Daniel I. Bromage, Mar Pujades‐Rodriguez, Antonio Cannatà, Arturo Gonzalez‐Izquierdo, Spiros Denaxas, Harry Hemingway, Ajay M. Shah, Derek M. Yellon, Theresa A. McDonagh

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Effect of molases addition on survival and growth of tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon Fab. larva treated with SKT-b Vibrio probiotic bacteria by , Widanarni, Wira H Saputra, Dinamella Wahjuningrum

“…The result of in vitro tests showed the SKT-b Vibrio bacteria can grow on molasses media with a population reached 0,41 × 108 CFU/ml. In vivo test results showed that treatment MB3 gave the highest survival (93.3%) and growth weight (35.94%), but were not significantly different from control result in the survival and growth weight that respectively were 83.3% and 30.38%. …”
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Towards a cervical cancer-free future: women’s healthcare decision making and cervical cancer screening uptake in sub-Saharan Africa by Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Richard Gyan Aboagye, Bernard Yeboah-Asiamah Asare, Joshua Okyere, Bupe Mwamba

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Global, regional and national burden of neuroblastoma and other peripheral nervous system tumors, 1990 to 2021 and predictions to 2035: visualizing epidemiological characteristics... by Chaoyan Yue, Qi Zhang, Fenyong Sun, Qiuhui Pan

“…Interpretation: Significant regional and population variation in neuroblastoma and other peripheral nervous system tumors worldwide, with a particularly high disease burden in low SDI areas with limited medical resources. …”
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Hubungan Riwayat Pola Pemberian ASI dengan Tingkat Kecerdasan Anak SD di SDN 01 Sawahan Kecamatan Padang Timur Kota Padang by Syntia Ambelina, Chundrayetti ., Nur Indrawati Lipoeto

“…The design of this study was a cross sectional study. The study population was all elementary school students in the 3rd until 5th grade in SDN 01 Sawahan. …”
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Mortality and immunological indicators of men who have sex with men living with HIV on antiretroviral therapy: a 10-year retrospective cohort study in Southern China by Huaxiang Lu, Huanhuan Chen, Shujia Liang, Yuhua Ruan, He Jiang, Jinghua Huang, Guangjie Tan, Xiuling Wu, Jianjun Li, Chen Gong, Qiuying Zhu, Guanghua Lan

“…Abstract Background The proportion of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Guangxi who are men who have sex with men (MSM) increased rapidly to nearly 10% in 2023; notably, over 95% of this particular population is currently receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). …”
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The Relationship of Conduction Disorder and Prognosis in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome by Wei-Chieh Lee, Yen-Nan Fang, Tien-Yu Chen, Yun-Yu Hsieh, Yi-Hsuan Tsai, Hsiu-Yu Fang, Po-Jui Wu, Huang-Chung Chen, Ping-Yen Liu

“…Conclusions. In the ACS population, patients with conduction delay had a poor prognosis due to a higher prevalence of comorbidities and lower mean LVEF. …”
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Modeling the relationship between the moral charter derived from Islamic teachings and performance with the mediating variable of employees' perception by leila jahantigh, Abbas Babaeenezhad, Mohsen Zayandehroudi, saeed sayadi

“…The current research is applicable in terms of purpose, and survey type in terms of nature and method. The statistical population of the present study includes the employees of Sistan and Baluchistan province as many as 48011 thousand people. …”
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Modeling the experience of Iranian telecommunication company customers from commercial sales in line with their sustainability by Mohammad Karvand, Mahdi Mahmodzadeh, Hossein Hakimpour, Monireh Salehnia

“…According to its purpose, the research method is applicable, qualitative in terms of the approach, and descriptive-exploratory in terms of the way of analyzing the data, with the phenomenology method. The statistical population of the research consists of 17 special customers of commercial telecommunications services with more experience of using these services, selected by the purposeful sampling method. …”
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Predictive factors' modeling of entrepreneurial opportunities in international companies by Ali Farahani, Younos Vakil Alroaia, Farideh Haghshenaskashani, Ali Faez

“…The research method is applicable in terms of purpose, and qualitative in terms of its implementation. The statistical population of the research includes 17 managers and experts active in the field of entrepreneurship, and the sampling was done in a purposeful and snowball manner, and the interviews continued until reaching theoretical saturation. …”
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Modeling the quality of tax audit based on the acceptance of legal taxpayers in business by Mohsen Hajibabaei, Sina Kheradyar, Mojtaba Malekichoobari

“…According to its purpose, the research method is applicable; and in terms of implementation, it is qualitative; and has an inductive and comparative approach and a survey strategy. The statistical population of the research consists of 12 financial managers chosen for the sample selection by non-probability judgmental (targeted) sampling method, and the sampling process continued until theoretical saturation was reached. …”
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Presenting a model to explain unfavorable risk and favorable risk according to psychological variables in predicting market fluctuations in the Iranian capital market. by Hasan Rezaeikangi, Mahdi Mohammad Bagheri, Hojat Babaei, Ali Raeispour Rajabali

“…According to its purpose, the research method is applicable-developmental; and in terms of the research method, it is in the category of qualitative research of thematic analysis type. The statistical population of this research includes 18 Iranian capital market experts who have at least 10 years of teaching, research and management experience in the stock market. …”
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