Value-based Reimbursement as a Mechanism to Achieve Social and Financial Impact in the Healthcare System by Ana Paula Beck de Silva Etges, Harry H. Liu, Porter Jones, Carisi A. Polanczyk

“…From fee-for-service to value-based bundled payment strategies, the manner in which accurate patient-level cost and outcome information are used varies, resulting in different risk agreements between stakeholders. …”
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A scoping review on the health effects of smoke haze from vegetation and peatland fires in Southeast Asia: Issues with study approaches and interpretation. by Vera Ling Hui Phung, Attica Uttajug, Kayo Ueda, Nina Yulianti, Mohd Talib Latif, Daisuke Naito

“…Each approach revealed increased health effects in a distinct manner: EPI studies reported excess mortality and morbidity during smoke haze compared to non-smoke haze periods; HBE studies estimated approximately 100,000 deaths attributable to smoke haze in the entire Southeast Asia considering all-cause mortality and all age groups, which ranged from 1,064-260,000 for specified mortality cause, age group, study area, and study period; HRA studies quantified potential lifetime cancer and non-cancer risks due to exposure to smoke-related chemicals. …”
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Aerodynamic energy consumption analysis of divided evacuated tube transportation system by Ziwei Zhang, Yingxue Wang, Guanqing Wang, Feilong Li, Dengke Wang, Jianjun Luo

“…Theoretical discussions into reasonable parameter range including tube design and HST operation manners were conducted and then formed system-designing strategy. …”
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Memantine Differentially Regulates Tau Phosphorylation Induced by Chronic Restraint Stress of Varying Duration in Mice by Yunsheng Liu, Lan Cao, Xiaoxu Zhang, Yan Liang, Yuxia Xu, Cuiqing Zhu

“…MEM treatment suppressed the elevation of phosphorylated tau (P-tau) levels induced by 16-day CRS in a dose-dependent manner. P-tau reduction was accompanied by the attenuation of the upregulation of GSK3β and CDK5 expression and the downregulation of PP2A activity induced by CRS. …”
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Registered Nurses' Experience of Person‐Centred Care Through Digital Aids in Primary Care Setting During the COVID‐19 Pandemic by Annika Kjällman Alm, Ove Hellzen, Malin Rising‐Holmström

“…Registered nurses within primary care settings had to adjust to new meeting forums with patients and in collaborations with other organisations to transfer patients from hospital to home care in a safe and secure manner using digital aids. Design Interviews with 17 registered nurses within primary care settings were conducted. …”
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Revealing the critical state and identifying individualized dynamic network biomarker for type 2 diabetes through advanced analysis methods on individual basis by Peiyu Li, Shaowen Jing, Guo Tian, Jing Jiang

“…Abstract Complex diseases may not always progress in a gradual manner. In the early stages of complex diseases, obvious symptoms are usually not observable, but there is a commonality: there is a brief state of predisease between the progression from normal state to disease state, which usually includes three stages: normal state, critical state of predisease, and disease state. …”
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Risky behavior in virtual reality: The roles of personality, environment, and physiology. by Dejan Pajić, Selka Sadiković, Milan Oljača, Željko Popović, Lazar Milić, Goran Stojanović, Snežana Smederevac

“…Virtual reality (VR) provides a unique opportunity to simulate various environments, enabling the observation of human behavior in a manner that closely resembles real-world scenarios. …”
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A Possible Involvement of Ion Transporter in Tumor Necrosis Factor α and Cycloheximide-Induced Apoptosis of Endothelial Cells by Hiroshi Fujita, Ikuo Morita, Sei-itsu Murota

“…Treatment of the endothelial cells with TNFα and cycloheximide for 6h induced nuclear fragmentation in a TNFα dose-dependent manner (1-10 ng/ml). Concomitant treatment of endothelial cells with TNFα at a dose of 10ng/ml and cycloheximide at a dose of 10 micro g/ml elicited endothelial cell apoptosis as high as 23.4±4.1% at 6h after administration. …”
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Empirical Analysis for Improving Food Quality Using Artificial Intelligence Technology for Enhancing Healthcare Sector by S. K. UmaMaheswaran, Gaganpreet Kaur, A. Pankajam, A. Firos, Piyush Vashistha, Vikas Tripathi, Hussien Sobahi Mohammed

“…This study has stated that these models support in enhancing the overall food quality in an effective manner. The present research analyses the importance of these AI technologies in enhancing service quality in healthcare and food industries. …”
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Using Milk Urea Nitrogen to Evaluate Diet Formulation and Environmental Impact on Dairy Farms by J.S. Jonker, R.A. Kohn

“…Target values calculated in this manner were 8 to 14 mg/dl for a typical lactation and were most sensitive to change in milk production and crude protein intake. …”
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PPARα suppresses growth of hepatocellular carcinoma in a high-fat diet context by reducing neutrophil extracellular trap release by Banglun Pan, Zhu Zhang, Dongjie Ye, Xiaoxia Zhang, Yuxin Yao, Yue Luo, Haijie Hong, Xinran Cai, Yanling Chen, Nanhong Tang

“…Consequently, this activation triggered the release of NETs containing Ox-mtDNA through the enhancement of NLRP3-GSDMD-N in a NF-κB-dependent manner. Moreover, the release of NETs within HCC tissues effectively isolated cytotoxic leukocytes in the outer regions of HCC. …”
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Evaluation of common COL2A1 gene variants in Iranian patients suspected with Stickler syndrome type I by Fatemeh Abolhasani, Hossein Abdali, Mohammad Kazemi, Bijan Movahedian Attar, Fatemeh Derakhshandeh, Majid Hosseinzadeh

“…Stickler syndrome type I, which is inherited in an autosomal dominant manner, is specifically linked to mutations in the COL2A1 gene. …”
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Psychological distress and associated factors among healthcare professionals in Ethiopia during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study by Berhanie Getnet, Dessie Abebaw Angaw, Zewudu Andualem, Habtamu Kerebih, Asmamaw Atnafu, Bizuneh Tesfaye, Demeke Demilew

“…This could contribute to implementation of mitigation measures in a standardised and sustainable manner and emphasis should be given to this aspect of health even for future similar and unanticipated events.…”
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An implementation trial to mAnage siCkle CELl disEase through incReased AdopTion of hydroxyurEa in Nigeria (ACCELERATE): Study protocol. by Emmanuel Peprah, Joyce Gyamfi, John Patena, Hazal Kayalioglu, Tania Hameed, Gbenga Ogedegbe, Hyungrok Do, Dike Ojji, Deborah Adenikinju, Tayo Ajaye Oba, Maxwell Nwegbu, Hezekiah Isa, Grace Shedul, Alayo Y Sopekan, Obiageli E Nnodu

“…<h4>Discussion</h4>This study's findings will offer crucial insights into effective SCD management strategies, leveraging existing SCD clinical networks and resources in Nigeria to enhance HU adoption among providers in a scalable and sustainable manner. Additionally, the study will inform best practices for implementing HU therapy in resource-constrained settings, benefiting healthcare providers, policymakers, and stakeholders invested in improving SCD care delivery.…”
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An EEG-based framework for automated discrimination of conversion to Alzheimer’s disease in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment: an 18-month longitudinal study by Yingfeng Ge, Jianan Yin, Caie Chen, Shuo Yang, Yuduan Han, Chonglong Ding, Jiaming Zheng, Yifan Zheng, Jinxin Zhang

“…Early prediction of whether aMCI will progress to AD is of paramount importance, as it can provide pivotal guidance for subsequent clinical interventions in an early and effective manner.MethodsA total of 107 aMCI cases were enrolled and their electroencephalogram (EEG) data were collected at the time of the initial diagnosis. …”
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High-intensity focused ultrasound: an innovative approach for micro-manipulation of demineralized dentine by Sheetal Maria Rajan, Barsha Shrestha, Amr Fawzy

“…Confocal microscopy of Rhodamine-B stained ACSD (n = 5/group) quantified the depth of dentine microscale removal post-HIFU exposure in a time-dependent manner. HIFU’s potent anti-biofilm effect (n = 9/group) against Streptococcus mutans biofilms was evidenced by microscopic characterizations and significant reductions in metabolic-activity and colony-forming units. …”
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Community-based participatory process evaluation based on the Reach, Quality Control, Fidelity, Satisfaction, and Management (RQFSM) model in Nevada: A study protocol by Asma Awan, Manoj Sharma

“…For assessing the reach, quantitative and qualitative quarterly data collection reporting forms and focus group discussion (FGD) protocols will be designed; for quality control, fidelity, and management, semi-structured interviews and FGDs of project personnel and community members and process observation tally sheets will be generated, and for consumer satisfaction assessment, quantitative satisfaction surveys will be created in a participatory manner with all stakeholders. Results: The results of the protocol explain that community-based initiatives offer comprehensive, culturally competent, and high-quality primary healthcare services, while community health centers and other private sector groups can be considered as essential connections. …”
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Effects of Thermodynamics on the Concurrent Accretion and Migration of Gas Giants in Protoplanetary Disks by Hening Wu, Ya-Ping Li

“…In this work, we carry out a series of 2D global hydrodynamical simulations with Athena++ to explore the effect of thermodynamics on the concurrent accretion and migration processes of the planets in a self-consistent manner. The thermodynamics effect is modeled with a thermal relaxation timescale using a <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mi>β</mi></semantics></math></inline-formula>-cooling prescription. …”
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Performance optimization of sorption-enhanced DME synthesis (SEDMES) from captured CO2 and renewable hydrogen by I. Tyraskis, A. Capa, G. Skorikova, S. N. Sluijter, J. Boon

“…Finally, even a minor increase in tube diameter reduced the Gas Hourly Space Velocity (GHSV), enhancing DME selectivity in a manner comparable to the effect of lower feed flow rates. …”
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The Application of Structural Reliability and Sensitivity Analysis in Engineering Practice by Urszula Radoń, Paweł Zabojszcza

“…The uncertainties are described in a probabilistic manner. After defining the ultimate and serviceability limit state functions, we can calculate the failure probability for each state. …”
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