Socioeconomic profile and vulnerabilities of people receiving home-based palliative care in Kerala, India by Jashanjot Singh Mangat, Shreyas Patil, Deepak Sudhakaran, Smriti Rana, MM Sunil Kumar, Parth Sharma

“…Abstract Introduction Home-based palliative care (HBPC) enhances access to palliative care, reduces health-related costs, and improves health outcomes. However, studies centered on the socioeconomic profile of HBPC are limited. …”
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Preparation of high quality seeds using a pneumatic separator by A. I. Burkov, G. A. Batalova, A. L. Gluhkov, V. A. Lazukin

“…Application of pneumatic separator SP-2F allows to get the I and II grade seeds in one pass, and reduce the discounted costs.…”
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Added Therapeutic Benefits of Top‐Selling Drugs in Japan: A Cross‐Sectional Study Using Health Technology Assessment by Hayase Hakariya, Akihiko Ozaki, Takanao Hashimoto, Frank Moriarty, Hideki Maeda, Tetsuya Tanimoto

“…This question is relevant as Japan's healthcare costs are rising consistently, particularly due to increasing drug prices. …”
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Risk of bias in routine mental health outcome data: the case of Health of the Nation Outcome Scales by Apostolos Tsiachristas, Ryan Williams, Edward Penington

“…Relationships between total HoNOS scores and related mental health outcomes (costs, relapse and improvement between assessments) were estimated after adjusting for the likelihood of assessment.Findings 66% of patients (n=22 288) had a recorded HoNOS assessment. …”
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Sex differences in risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM): A feasibility assessment of FINDRISC scoring and barriers to disease management in a low-income settlement of... by Taimoor Ahmad, Aisha Tauqir, Heena Tariq, Asra Qureshi, Shirin Jalaluddin, Unab I Khan, Naaznin Lokhandwala, Adnan Ahmad Khan, Ayesha Khan

“…This pilot study explores T2DM risk using FINDRISC scoring, and examines participants' knowledge, attitudes, and costs of care related to T2DM across sexes.Adult participants (aged 25-65 years) residing in a low-income neighborhood in Rawalpindi, Pakistan were selected using multi-stage cluster sampling. …”
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To eat or to care? Factors shaping parental or infanticidal behaviours in male poison frogs during territory takeover by Leïla Perroulaz, Lauriane Bégué, Eva Ringler

“…Abstract Background Parental care is costly for the caregiver. Therefore, parents should be able to discriminate between their own and conspecific offspring to avoid costly misdirected care. …”
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A review on advances towards achieving net-zero carbon footprint through sustainable agrivoltaic technology by George G. Njema, Nicholas Rono, Bornes C. Mosonik, Joshua K. Kibet

“…Economically, they offer rural communities diversified income streams, reduced energy costs, and improved energy access in remote and peri-urban areas. …”
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A deep learning and IoT-driven framework for real-time adaptive resource allocation and grid optimization in smart energy systems by Arvind R. Singh, M. S. Sujatha, Akshay D. Kadu, Mohit Bajaj, Hailu Kendie Addis, Kota Sarada

“…Furthermore, ORA-DL enhances resource distribution efficiency by 15.22% and reduces operational costs by 22.96%, significantly outperforming conventional techniques. …”
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Portable X-ray fluorescence as a tool for urban soil contamination analysis: accuracy, precision, and practicality by E. M. Jenkins, J. Galbraith, A. A. Paltseva, A. A. Paltseva

“…Traditional laboratory methods for detecting these contaminants, such as atomic absorption spectroscopy and other inductively coupled plasma techniques, are accurate but can be costly and time-consuming and require extensive sample preparation. …”
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Achieving universal coverage of childhood cancers in Ghana via the National Health Insurance Scheme: A stakeholder analysis. by Richmond Owusu, Lieke Fleur Heupink, Godwin Gulbi, Brian Asare, Ivy Amankwah, Emmanuella Abassah-Konadu, Desmond Dzidzornu Otoo, Joycelyn Azeez, Martha Gyansa-Lutterodt, Lydia Dsane-Selby, Ruby Aileen Mensah, Saviour Yevutsey, William Omane-Adjekum, Francis Ruiz, Mohamed Gad, Justice Nonvignon, Lumbwe Chola, Ghana Health Technology Assessment Technical Working Group

“…Challenges in managing Burkitt's Lymphoma included inadequate reimbursement rates, high treatment costs, treatment abandonment, limited access to paediatric oncology specialists and indirect costs such as transportation and accommodation. …”
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Driving mechanism of multiple policy combinations on photovoltaic industry-economy-environment synergy optimization: Simulation analysis based on system dynamics by LI Jing, WANG Nan, LI Wei, ZHANG Xingya

“…[Methods] Based on multiple factors such as economic benefits and costs, environmental impacts, and policy formulation throughout the whole life cycle, a system dynamics model for high-quality PV industry development was established. …”
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Hair follicle punch grafts in hard‐to‐heal wounds: A monocenter study and patient survey by Theresa M. Jansen, Sarah Janßen, Edwin Bölke, Bernhard Homey, Norman‐Philipp Hoff

“…Furthermore, the general trend in patient care is toward simple and inexpensive treatment methods, feasible in an outpatient setting with little material costs. This retrospective case study aims to elucidate the operative procedure and outcomes associated with hair follicle unit transplantation utilizing punch grafts from the scalp for the management of hard‐to‐heal wounds. …”
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A conceptual model of factors potentially influencing prescribing decisions for chronic conditions: an overview of systematic reviews by Matthew Gittus, Alicia O’Cathain, Katherine Miller, Anja Oklopcic, Albert C. Ong, James Fotheringham

“…Beyond direct medication costs, prescribers may also consider broader healthcare costs, such as the need for monitoring and use of support staff for monitoring. …”
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Vertical integration in service industries: an exploratory study at the healthcare industry in São Paulo Integração vertical nas operadoras de assistência médica privada: um estudo... by Gustavo M. de Albuquerque, Maria Tereza Leme Fleury, André Leme Fleury

“…It was noticed that the control of production costs and the optimization of services' quality were the main benefits of this process. …”
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Adoption of Electronic Records Management System in Managing Patients Records at Kabale Regional Referral Hospital. by Musiimenta, Lucky

“…The study found that the adoption of an electronic records management system for managing patient records in Kabale Regional Referral Hospital in Kabale District the control quality of information improves the filing system, Regulate and oversees actions and decisions, improves information handling and allows quick retrieval, Reduces operating costs, foster professionalism and avoid records redundancy. …”
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Are We Running Out of Truck Drivers? by Richard Beilock

“…If there is a persistent and growing shortfall in the supply of drivers, costs to Florida's industries (agricultural and non-agricultural) and consumers will rise. …”
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Are We Running Out of Truck Drivers? by Richard Beilock

“…If there is a persistent and growing shortfall in the supply of drivers, costs to Florida's industries (agricultural and non-agricultural) and consumers will rise. …”
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Les origines marxiennes de l’institutionnalisme monétaire by Raphaël Porcherot

“…While they effectively overcome the lack of real monetary thought plaguing Neo-Ricardian and Neo-Classical theory, they have significant theoretical costs. The monetary institution does recover in theory its real-life centrality. …”
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Testing policies during an epidemic: An economic analysis. by Francesco Flaviano Russo

“…Contact tracing with group testing is the best testing policy unless in case of: very contagious diseases, socially dense countries, high test costs and limited testing capacity. The gains include a lower mortality, a smaller output loss, and lower peaks of infections and hospitalizations. …”
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