Cost-effectiveness of diagnostic technologies for mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in India and Brazil. by Saima Bashir, Shehzad Ali, Seda Yerlikaya, Mary Gaeddert, Lara Goscé, Molebogeng X Rangaka, Claudia M Denkinger

“…This study evaluates the cost and cost-effectiveness in two high-burden countries by comparing:(a) new skin-based tests(Diaskintest and Cy-Tb) with the purified protein derivative (PPD)-tuberculin test (TST);(b) IGRAs (Standard E TB-Feron ELISA (TBF))with approved IGRAs (QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus (QFT-GP)and TSPOT.TB); and (c) the best performing skin-based test with the best performing IGRA) based on cost effectiveness. …”
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Effect of deinstitutionalisation for adults with intellectual disabilities on costs: a systematic review by Charles Normand, Mary McCarron, Esther Murphy, Peter May, Naoise Webb, Greg Sheaf, Philip McCallion, Roger Stancliffe, Valerie Smith, Richard Lombard Vance, Mary-Ann O'Donovan

“…Objective To review systematically the evidence on the costs and cost-effectiveness of deinstitutionalisation for adults with intellectual disabilities.Design Systematic review.Population Adults (aged 18 years and over) with intellectual disabilities.Intervention Deinstitutionalisation, that is, the move from institutional to community settings.Primary and secondary outcome measures Studies were eligible if evaluating within any cost-consequence framework (eg, cost-effectiveness analysis, cost–utility analysis) or resource use typically considered to fall within the societal viewpoint (eg, cost to payers, service-users, families and informal care costs).Search We searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CENTRAL, CINAHL, EconLit, Embase and Scopus to September 2017 and supplemented this with grey literature searches and handsearching of the references of the eligible studies. …”
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Low-Cost Solution for Kinematic Mapping Using Spherical Camera and GNSS by Lukáš Běloch, Karel Pavelka

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Cost Assessment of Utilizing Bagasse to Grow Sugarcane Based on Nutrient Availability by Jehangir H. Bhadha, Nan Xu, Naba R. Amgain, Abul Rabbany, Trent Blare, Fredy H. Ballen, Stewart Swanson

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CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SPECIFIC SPECIMEN FOR THE ANALYSIS OF COSTS IN AGRICULTURE by Dan BODESCU, Gavril ȘTEFAN, Dan CAZACU, Alexandru Sorin TUDORAN, Adriana MĂGUREANU, Oana COCA

“…The purpose of the research presented in this paper is to develop a specific sample model for the analysis of costs in agriculture which was done by: 1. Scientific documentation to determine the main criteria to determine the relevance of including farm size ranges in the sampling structure; 2. sensitivity analysis in order to measure the impact of each criterion on farm-specific economic performance; 3. …”
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Efficient Methane Monitoring with Low-Cost Chemical Sensors and Machine Learning by Guillem Domènech-Gil, Nguyen Thanh Duc, J. Jacob Wikner, Jens Eriksson, Donatella Puglisi, David Bastviken

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Cost effectiveness analysis of three colorectal cancer screening modalities in Kuwait by Amrizal Muhammad Nur, Syed Mohamed Aljunid, Eleni L. Tolma, Mahmoud Annaka, Rihab Alwotayan, Amani Elbasmi, Walid Q. Alali

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A SYSTEM DYNAMICS MODEL TO DETERMINE THE VALUE OF INVENTORY HOLDING COST by BABATUNDE OMONIYI ODEDAIRO, EMILOLA HELEN ALABA, INYENEOBONG EDEM

Subjects: “…inventory holding cost, system dynamics, causal loop diagram, simulation…”
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How grid reinforcement costs differ by the income of electric vehicle users by Sarah A. Steinbach, Maximilian J. Blaschke

“…Many grid operators may redistribute these costs through an across-the-board electricity price increase for all households. …”
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Tele-Dysphagia Management: An Opportunity for Prevention, Cost-Savings and Advanced Training by James Coyle

“…  Wide spread tele-dysphagia management offers significant opportunities for prevention, cost-savings and advanced training, and is therefore worthy of consideration by stakeholders in the health care system and university training programs.…”
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PERCEPTIONS OF PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTANTS ON THE COSTS AND BENEFITS OF IMPLEMENTING IAS/IFRS IN ROMANIA by ANDREEA PAULA DUMITRU

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Cost-utility analysis of omalizumab for the treatment of chronic spontaneous urticaria in China by Yueyang Huang, Hongmei Yuan, Zhe Huang

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Cost Effective Surface Disruption Detection System for Paved and Unpaved Roads by Mumbere Muyisa Forrest, Zhigang Chen, Shahzad Hassan, Ian Osolo Raymond, Karim Alinani

“…Therefore, this paper proposes a novel and low-cost method of detecting RSD based on ultrasonic sensors. …”
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Optimization of the Residual Biomass Supply Chain: Process Characterization and Cost Analysis by Leonel J. R. Nunes, Sandra Silva

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Morbidity and hospitalization costs of chronic diseases for the Unified National Health System by Pedro Henrique Teixeira Soto, Gabriela Martini Raitz, Ludmila Lopes Bolsoni, Cássia Kely Favoretto Costa, Mirian Ueda Yamaguchi, Ely Mitie Massuda

“…Objective: characterizing morbidity and hospitalization costs of chronic diseases (cardiovascular, respiratory, diabetes and cancer) for the Unified National Health System. …”
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The Impact of Medicaid Preferred Drug Lists on Utilization and Costs of Antipsychotic Medication by Christian Frois, Thomas O’Connell, Jacqueline Pesa, John Fastenau

“… # Objectives Compare antipsychotic utilization and total costs across Medicaid states with preferred drug list (PDL) programs vs. states without PDLs in place…”
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Healthcare costs in relation to increased use of preoperative renal tumour biopsies by Agnes Lind, Bassam Mazin Hashim, Matilda Hagman, Susanna Holst, Andreas Karlsson Rosenblad, Börje Ljungberg, Per-Olof Lundgren, Sven Lundstam, Camilla Nystrand, Fanny Goude, Tobias Lauritsen

“…Results: For cT1a, increasing preoperative RTBs to 90% of the study population reduced the net annual costs by €691,620, whilst for cT1b, costs increased by €67,630. …”
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Investigation on comparing conventional and industrial construction method with the perspective of cost and time by Maryam Bayat, Faezeh Taherkhani

“…In this paper, taking into account the influence element in reducing the time project, compares the industrial structure and industrial structure from the point of view of cost.…”
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Scenario-based modeling of converter failures in energy hub management cost by Mohammad Hassan Nikkhah, Hossein Lotfi, Mahdi Samadi, Mohammad Ebrahim Hajiabadi

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Cost effectiveness of empagliflozin in adult patients with chronic kidney disease in the Netherlands. by Bart Slob, Tanja Fens, Maaike Weersma, Maarten Postma, Cornelis Boersma, Lisa de Jong

“…It is however yet unknown if use of empagliflozin is cost effective in the Netherlands. We aimed to evaluate the cost effectiveness of empagliflozin in adult patients with CKD in the Netherlands.…”
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