Patient experiences with designated service provider medication delivery in a rural general practice in KwaZulu-Natal: a cross-sectional study on HIV patients by V. V. Reddy, O. H. Mahomed

“…Background: Healthcare funders (medical schemes) have established disease management programmes (DMPs) and designated service providers (DSPs) to reduce costs and improve patient outcomes to meet legislative requirements. …”
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Enhancing remote patient monitoring with AI-driven IoMT and cloud computing technologies by Vijay Kumar Damera, Ramesh Cheripelli, Narsaiah Putta, G. Sirisha, Deepthi Kalavala

“…The study highlights the effectiveness of AI-enhanced IoMT systems in reducing healthcare costs, improving early disease detection, and ensuring timely medical interventions. …”
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Facilitators, barriers, and future direction of high-fidelity simulation in nursing education: a qualitative descriptive study by Young-su Park, Seo-Jin Lee, Yujin Hur

“…However, challenges such as high costs, technical limitations, and resource constraints still exist. …”
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El uso de la metodología DEA (Data Envelopment Analysis) para la evaluación del impacto de las TIC en la productividad del sector hotelero by Cidália Leal Paço, Juan Manuel Cepeda Pérez

“…El modelo DEA permite la medición de las dos cuando tenemos información sobre los precios y queremos considerar un objetivo comportamental, como minimizar los costes y maximizar los ingresos. En los modelos orientados al output, DEA propone identificar la ineficiencia con un aumento proporcional en la obtención de la producción. …”
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Optimised and rapid pre-clinical screening in the SOD1(G93A) transgenic mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). by Richard J Mead, Ellen J Bennett, Aneurin J Kennerley, Paul Sharp, Claire Sunyach, Paul Kasher, Jason Berwick, Brigitte Pettmann, Guiseppe Battaglia, Mimoun Azzouz, Andrew Grierson, Pamela J Shaw

“…Such an approach will increase throughput for reduced costs, whilst reducing the severity of the experimental procedures involved.…”
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Priority directions of institutional provision of regional development in the conditions of war by Yu.Р. Kharchenko

“…The issue of reforming the system of remuneration of civil servants will be resolved together with the issue of determining additional sources of funding. The costs of carrying out the mentioned reform can be covered, in particular, by increasing the efficiency of public administration and optimizing the number of employees of executive authorities and eliminating vacant positions. …”
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Expectations Exceeded by William Cathcart-Rake, Tyler Hughes

“…Ninety-two (81.4%) of the matriculants were from rural communities, and 47.4% of matriculants received Kansas Medical Student (KMS) loans to help defray medical school costs. Fifty-five of 81 graduates (67.9%) entered primary care residencies (48.1% in family medicine, 7.4% in pediatrics, and 12.3% in internal medicine). …”
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Enhancing international trade competencies through local field trips: a study of Colombian undergraduate students by Florentino Rico, Heidy Rico, Mario de La Puente, Jose Torres, Hernan Guzman

“…While limited by sample size and short-term focus, the study demonstrates that carefully designed local field trips can serve as effective alternatives to costly international experiences in developing crucial global career skills, particularly in resource-constrained educational settings. …”
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Electrocardiographic Discrimination of Long QT Syndrome Genotypes: A Comparative Analysis and Machine Learning Approach by Martina Srutova, Vaclav Kremen, Lenka Lhotska

“…Differentiating LQTS genotypes is crucial for targeted management and treatment, yet conventional genetic testing remains costly and time-consuming. This study aims to improve the distinction between LQTS genotypes, particularly LQT3, through a novel electrocardiogram (ECG)-based approach. …”
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The impact of the formal rationalization of healthcare on physician clinical teaching in a United States academic medical center by David A. Rogers, Katherine A. Meese, Cindy L. Cain

“…Abstract Background Formal rationalization is the process whereby an organization achieves the greatest efficiency through the control of work and is occurring in the United States as an effort to control healthcare costs. This study aimed to explore the McDonaldization thesis’s impact, a contemporary form of formal rationalization, on the academic physicians teaching in a clinical setting where patient care is also being delivered. …”
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Energy Use in Rural Kenyan Households: A Case Study on the Welfare Impact of Rural Electrification by Jacob Chege

“…Further, inter-fuel substitution is hampered by unfavourable electricity tariffs and costly electric appliances for cooking. Although connected households enjoy social benefits attributed to electricity use, its consumption in the study area is low, and the range of electricity-dependent activities is narrow. …”
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Worldwide Survey on Digital Assistive Technology (DAT) Provision by Isabel Margot-Cattin, Anne Deblock-Bellamy, Julie Wassmer, Ritchard Ledgerd, Claudia von Zweck, null World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT)

“…Issues faced by occupational therapists when providing DAT are costs of product and funding schemes, sufficient knowledge, and access to knowledge sources. …”
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Coexistence of Asymptomatic Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis and Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Case Report by Jia Q, Wang L, Tong X, Sun J, Fan H

“…To obtain a clear diagnosis, she visited multiple hospitals and incurred substantial time and financial costs. Active tuberculosis was initially confirmed using specialized detection methods, including metagenomic next-generation sequencing and Xpert MTB/RIF analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. …”
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Comparative analysis of quality indicators of aviation kerosine, biofuels and their mixtures by K. I. Gryadunov, A. N. Kozlov, V. M. Samoylenko, S. Ardeshiri

“…A possible transition to them should not require significant costs for the modernization of aircraft and facilities of ground aviation fuel supply. …”
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The Crisis of US-centric Globalization: Causes, Trends and Scenarios of Development by A. A. Kasantzev, V. M. Sergeev

“…Recently the USA’s abilities as global hegemon have shrunk dramatically in relative terms as well as American electorate’s willingness to bear the costs of hegemony. Washington is unable to maintain stable functioning of “the rules of the game” neither separately, nor with its allies. …”
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Chronic Kidney Disease in the Eastern Region of the State of Mexico: Implication of the Social Determinants of Health by Luis Enrique Hernández Gamundi, Donovan Casas Patiño, Alejandra Rodríguez Torres, Angélica Heredia Sánchez

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the voice of the disease is relegated to be devastating in its attention and way of living; income due to constant travel, medical care costs and unemployment conjugates a deadly trap that conditions the economic fragmentation of the patient; public policies are unattainable -referring to the transplant program-; culture shows a religious symbolism of protection to the health coupled with social stigmatization for suffering chronic kidney disease CKD; the health system transits in lack of service guarantees -dialysis, hemodialysis, lack of supplies-; gender shows equality in care but overload of women in patient care. …”
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Efficient Segmentation Using Attention-Fusion Modules With Dense Predictions by Serdar Erisen

“…Fusing the multi-scale global and local semantic information remains a challenging task for foundation models with computational costs and the need for effective long-range recognition. …”
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Idle occupancy and dead piles: new challenges in public charging station promotion by Mushu Zhao, Dawei Wang, Weifeng Li

“…A mismatch exists between high construction costs, low utilisation rates, an expanding market size and increasing charging demand. …”
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Integrating generative AI and machine learning classifiers for solving heterogenous MCGDM: a case of employee churn prediction by Hagar G. Abu-Faty, Ahmed Kafafy, Mohiy M. Hadhoud, Osama Abdel-Raouf

“…High turnover rates increase recruitment and training costs, and disrupt workflows, making it a top concern for institutions aiming to maintain stability, growth and continuity. …”
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Precision agriculture for improving crop yield predictions: a literature review by Sarmistha Saha, Olga D. Kucher, Aleksandra O. Utkina, Nazih Y. Rebouh

“…A key aim of precision agricultural technologies is to optimize crop yield and quality, while also working to lower operating costs and minimize environmental impact. This approach not only enhances productivity but also promotes sustainable farming practices. …”
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