Comparison of Subconjunctival Triamcinolone with Topical Prednisolone for Routine Anti-Inflammatory Prophylaxis in Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery: A Single-Center, Randomiz... by Papa-Vettorazzi R, Shorstein NH, Peterson B, Yee Melgar M, Silva Linares L, O'Brien KS

“…Recent studies have shown superior effectiveness of the injection technique compared with topical drops in phacoemulsification surgery, a more costly procedure. This will be the first study of this technique in MSCIS.Keywords: cystoid macular edema, intraocular pressure rise, rebound iritis, triamcinolone acetonide injection, dropfree cataract surgery…”
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Frequency and predictors of postoperative atrial fibrillation development after aortic valve replacement in patients with aortic stenosis by F. Hassanzadeh Ghasabeh, B.M. Todurov, I.Yu. Mokryk

“…Despite the introduction of new methods of surgical treatment, improvements in myocardial protection techniques and anesthetic support, more than half of patients undergoing aortic valve replacement develop postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) associated with increased morbidity, mortality, extended hospita­lization, and higher healthcare costs. Today, this issue is not insufficiently explored, in particular, the frequency of POAF varies with different types of surgical intervention, and the predictors of its occurrence differ in patients with aortic stenosis and aortic regurgitation, because stenosis and dilated heart cavities have radically different pathophysiology and intracardiac hemodynamics. …”
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Associations of serum fatty acids, serum urea nitrogen, and ruminal ammonia nitrogen with residual feed intake in lactating dairy cows by W.M. Coelho, Jr., H.F. Monteiro, C.C. Figueiredo, B. Mion, J.E.P. Santos, R.S. Bisinotto, F. Peñagaricano, P. Vahmani, E.S. Ribeiro, F.S. Lima

“…ABSTRACT: Feed efficiency is critical in dairy farming, affecting production costs and environmental sustainability. The development of the trait residual feed intake (RFI) has provided an opportunity to select dairy cows that are more efficient in converting nutrients into milk. …”
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PE-068 JAV (jornada assistencial de valor) RARAS: análise da aderência aos Protocolos Clínicos e Diretrizes Terapêuticas (PCDT) no Angioedema associado a deficiência de C1 e Mucopo... by Camila Azevedo, Marcelo Nita, Luana Lopes, Myrianne Barbosa, Thiago Godoy, Altacilio Nunes, Temis Felix

“…Material e Métodos: A avaliação será realizada utilizando dados da jornada do paciente obtidos através do estudo do Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC). O estudo de adesão ao PCDT baseia-se nos processos assistenciais mapeados com TDABC. …”
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Lithuania's integration into Europe: Alternatives and choices by Gediminas Vitkus

“…Therefore, with respect to membership in the EU, the author discusses the problem of economic costs and the benefits of this membership. Before proceeding to the table where arguments "pro" and "contra" of economic integration are enumerated, the author discusses the pillars and goals of intra-EU economic integration and common politics (e.g., agricultural, structural policy) which have been attained by the EU member-states so far. …”
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Making temporary homes by Marjolein Overtoom

“…Thus, designs are made equally quickly, optimising building efficiency and reducing costs, and the user perspective is not a priority. …”
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Uncovering Diagnostic Correlations Between Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Using Instrumental Variable Models in Cardiometabolic Patients: Evidence from 1.2 Million Record... by Zhou J, Zhou S, Chen H, Chen X, Zou G, Gao Y, Jing S, Bishai DM, Li J, Zhong A, Liu Z, Liu A

“…TCM, based on syndrome differentiation and treatment, may aid in guiding treatment and predicting length of stay and healthcare costs. However, inconsistent coding of TCM syndromes arises due to variations in diagnostic interpretation, subjective assessment, and lack of standardized coding practices. …”
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A Statistical Framework to Detect and Quantify Operator-Learning Curves in Medical Device Safety Evaluation by Ssemaganda HC, Davis SE, Govindarajulu US, Koola JD, Mao J, Westerman DM, Perkins AM, Speroff T, Ramsay CR, Sedrakyan A, Ohno-Machado L, Matheny ME, Resnic FS

“…Henry C Ssemaganda,1 Sharon E Davis,2 Usha S Govindarajulu,3 Jejo D Koola,4 Jialin Mao,5 Dax Marek Westerman,6 Amy M Perkins,6 Theodore Speroff,7 Craig R Ramsay,8 Art Sedrakyan,5 Lucila Ohno-Machado,9 Michael E Matheny,10,11,* Frederic S Resnic1,12,* 1Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, Burlington, MA, USA; 2Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA; 3Center for Biostatistics, Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; 4Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; 5Department of Population Health Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA; 6Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; 7Departments of Medicine and Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA; 8Health Services Research Unit, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK; 9Department of Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, Yale School of Medicine, Haven, CT, USA; 10Departments of Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics, and Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA; 11Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Care Service, Tennessee Valley Healthcare System VA, Nashville, TN, USA; 12Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine, Worcester, MA, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Henry C Ssemaganda, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute, Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, 41 Mall Road, Burlington, MA, 01803, USA, Email semahen@gmail.comImportance: Safety issues leading to patient harm and significant costs have been identified in several post-market medical devices. …”
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Association between wet-bulb globe temperature with peptic ulcer disease in different geographic regions in a large Taiwanese population study by Yuh-Ching Gau, Chia-Yu Kuo, Wei-Yu Su, Wan-Ling Tsai, Ying-Jhen Wu, Ping-Hsun Wu, Ming-Yen Lin, Chih-Da Wu, Chao-Hung Kuo, Szu-Chia Chen

“…Abstract Background Peptic ulcer disease (PUD) is a common and important cause of morbidity worldwide, with a large impact on healthcare costs. Little research has been conducted on the association between wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) and PUD. …”
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Identifying optimal primary prevention interventions for major cardiovascular disease events and all-cause mortality: a systematic review and hierarchical network meta-analysis of... by Olalekan A Uthman, Rachel Court, Jodie Enderby, Chidozie Nduka, Lena Al-Khudairy, Seun Anjorin, Hema Mistry, G J Melendez-Torres, Sian Taylor-Phillips, Aileen Clarke

“…Background Cardiovascular disease accounts for substantial mortality and healthcare costs worldwide. Numerous interventions exist for primary prevention but lack head-to-head comparisons on long-term impacts. …”
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A protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial of a Tailored Intervention for people with moderate-to-severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Co-morbidities delivered... by Richard Lowrie, David Anderson, Aziz Sheikh, Jane Moir, Andrew McPherson, Bethany Stanley, Gillian Cameron, Lynda Attwood, Donald Noble, Elaine Rankine, Jennifer Anderson, Nicola Greenlaw, Fiona Hughes, Emma McIntosh, Samuel Owusu Achiaw, Caitlin Jones, Frances S. Mair

“…Collected data will include objective and subjective measures of health, healthcare utilisation (including prescribing), home circumstances, health related quality of life, healthcare resource use and intervention costs. Follow up data will be collected three monthly for 21 months. …”
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A Stop Smoking In Schools Trial in three culturally different middle-income countries (ASSIST global): protocol for a randomised feasibility study by Bin Dong, Peijin Hu, Sharon Anne Simpson, Laurence Moore, Sean Semple, Nicola McMeekin, Kate Reid, Yayi Suryo Prabandari, Retna Siwi Padmawati, Emily Long, Meigan Thomson, Anthony Purvis, Bagas Suryo Bintoro, Yin Nwe Soe, Sally Good, Nino Jose Mateo, Maria Guadalupe Salanga, Charisse Tan Llorin, Jing-Yi Wang

“…An economic evaluation will estimate the costs of the ASSIST intervention. Statistical analyses will focus on feasibility criteria, and qualitative data will be analysed using a framework approach. …”
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Quality of Life in Patients with CKD With Catastrophic Health Care Expenditures: A National Study From Thailand by Pornpen Sangthawan, Sarayut L. Geater, Pinkaew Klyprayong, Pimwara Tanvejsilp, Sirirat Anutrakulchai, Pongsathorn Gojaseni, Charan Kuhiran, Pichet Lorvinitnun, Kajohnsak Noppakun, Watanyu Parapiboon, Adisorn Pathumarak, Supinda Sirilak, Pleumjit Tankee, Puntapong Taruangsri, Piyamitr Sritara, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk, Chagriya Kitiyakara

“…CHE occurs when medical costs overwhelm a household's finances. We conducted a nationwide study in Thailand to examine how CHE affects patients with CKD’s well-being, focusing on mobility, daily activities, and emotional health. …”
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Diagnostic Value of the Laboratory Markers of Acute Cytomegalovirus Infection in Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Abrahamovych U., Abrahamovych O., Guta S., Thyhanyk L., Romaniuk O.

“…The tactics of treating patients with SLE without and in combination with acute CMV infection are radically different, but appropriate tests are time-consuming, costly, which makes it impossible for all patients who have abnormalities in laboratory blood counts and need treatment changes. …”
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Assessment of Ecological City Development in Urban Settlements of East Azarbaijan Province with an Emphasis on the Theoretical Model of Sustainable Development by Hosain Nazmfar, Ali Eshghei charborj, Saeedeh Alavi

“…So that the long-term future cities are endangered due to unrecoverable costs of the environment. Given the crucial role of cities in achieving sustainable development, determining the future of human life on Earth, accepting the fact that in the current is unstable and cannot be a long-term one, ideas and approaches to create sustainable cities as a green, healthy, smart, and sustainable cities have been raised. …”
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Effects of different mulching methods with apple branch fragments on soil nutrients, growth and development of apple trees and fruit quality by LI Linyu, CAO Yufei, LÜ Deguo, QIN Sijun

“…[Conclusion] Different ways of mulching with apple branches fragments can create a more suitable growing environment for fruit trees by improving the soil conditions around the trees, thus favoring the growth and development of fruit trees, and improving economic benefits while saving production costs. Comprehensively analyzing the effects of different mulching methods with apple crushed branches on soil properties, it was found that crushed branches + ground cloth mulching may be a more beneficial mulching method for actual production.…”
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Multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae coinfection with multiple microbes: a retrospective study on its risk factors and clinical outcomes by Xixi Song, Chonghe Xu, Zhongqi Zhu, Chenchen Zhang, Chao Qin, Juan Liu, Xiaoli Kong, Zhijun Zhu, Wei Xu, Mei Zhu

“…Coinfections and CRKP infections were significantly associated with increased overall mortality, elevated healthcare costs, and poor prognosis in patients. These findings provided a basis for further clinical research and optimization of management strategies for MDR-KP coinfections and CRKP infections.IMPORTANCECoinfections and carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) infections significantly increased morbidity and economic burden, leading to longer intensive care unit (ICU) stays and poorer prognoses. …”
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Comparative activity of some veterinary pharmaceutical products in swine dysentery by Cristina, T. Romeo, Villa, R., Olimpia-Ines Lupu (Pauta), Doma, A.

“…One of the diseases that cause great damage in the pig breeding farms, Brachyspyra swine dysentery has a special importance because involve great losses both by growth failure and high mortality andsignificant costs to the prevention and control. The study was conducted in a swine farm in Timis County, where the disease was originally identified in autumn of year 2009. …”
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SURGICAL METHODS IN THE COMPLEX TREATMENT OF ORTHOPEDIC PATIENTS IN PERMANENT BITE by V. І. Kutsevliak, О. V. Liubchenko, Yu. H. Danilova, V.V. Starikov

“…Carrying out experimental and clinical studies have to prove complex design features mini implants, which provide the following advantages: - the presence of two diameters of the intra osseous mini implants - cortical - 2.4 mm and a sponge - 1.2 mm enables a differentiated redistribute mainly on cortical bone; - thread pitch intra osseous portion is 1 mm, which also reduces the stress in the cortical and cancellous bone in particular layer; - individually costed mini implants sizes allow to install it in any part of the alveolar process. …”
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Directly replanting with GF296 extends the years of ratooning and yield in sugarcane by Huiwen Zhou, Hanmin Luo, Youchen Wei, Hongchui Wei, Yuanke Wei, Ming Liu, Ming Li, Jianhua You, Yangrui Li, Haifeng Yan, Lihang Qiu

“…Abstract Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) is a sugar crop capable of ratoon cultivation, and its ratooning ability directly relates to sugarcane production costs and planting benefits. Sugarcane ridges with missing seedlings and gaps are an important reason for the reduction in the number of effective stalks and the years of ratooning of ratoon sugarcane. …”
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