Patient navigators for people with chronic disease: A systematic review. by Kerry A McBrien, Noah Ivers, Lianne Barnieh, Jacob J Bailey, Diane L Lorenzetti, David Nicholas, Marcello Tonelli, Brenda Hemmelgarn, Richard Lewanczuk, Alun Edwards, Ted Braun, Braden Manns

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Our findings indicate that patient navigator programs improve processes of care, although few studies assessed patient experience, clinical outcomes or costs. The inability to definitively outline successful components remains a key uncertainty in the use of patient navigator programs across chronic diseases. …”
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Third-Party Payment Regulation: Analysis of Risks and Legal Mechanisms in China by L. Jingrong, Sh. Jigeer

“…A comparative-legal analysis of existing regulations and international experience in regulating financial technologies was performed.Results: it was found that third-party payments have become an integral part of e-commerce, effectively solving the problems of high transaction costs and shortage of credit resources in Chinese e-commerce. …”
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Validation of the Malta Gait Scale: A Time-Efficient Tool for Poststroke Assessment by Valerio Sarmati, Carlos Carmona, Alessandro Morciano, Samuel Gutiérrez, Ingrid Velásquez, José Fernández

“…While computerized gait analysis is the gold standard, it is costly and requires specialized training, making observational gait analysis (OGA) more common. …”
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Developing an evidence brief for policy on implementing deprescribing practices across different levels of healthcare: a protocol by Luciane Cruz Lopes, Izabela Fulone, Lauren Giustti Mazzei, Jardel Corrêa de Oliveira, Luis Phillipe Nagem Lopes, Mariana Del Grossi Moura, Danielle Maria de Souza Serio dos Santos, Lais Neiva

“…The synthesis will encompass evidence from systematic reviews and meta-analysis on deprescribing strategies across healthcare levels, focusing on effectiveness, harms, costs, perceptions, barriers, facilitators and equity. …”
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Concept of Efficient Utilization of Railway Station Technical–Hygienic Maintenance Centers—A Case Study from Slovakia by Zdenka Bulková, Juraj Čamaj, Jozef Gašparík

“…The implementation of optimization measures can lead to increased capacity and efficiency of maintenance, reduced time required for individual procedures, and lower operational costs. The study’s results provide practical recommendations for improving the quality of technical–hygienic maintenance at railway junction stations, contributing to greater railway transport reliability and an overall improvement in passenger comfort. …”
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Examining the Impact of Certificate of Need Laws on the Utilization and Reimbursement of Cataract Surgeries Among Medicare Beneficiaries by Alvina Liang, Jennifer L. Lindsey

“…Certificate of need (CON) laws aim to regulate healthcare facility expansion and equipment acquisition to curtail costs, enhance quality, and ensure equitable access to care. …”
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Technology Advancements and the Needs of Farmers: Mapping Gaps and Opportunities in Row Crop Farming by Rana Umair Hameed, Conor Meade, Gerard Lacey

“…Farmers reported mixed reactions to current technologies, acknowledging efficiency improvements but highlighting barriers such as capital costs, technical complexity, and inadequate support systems. …”
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Development of accounting and analysis of innovations in biofuel production in the conditions of circular economy by O.V. Oliinyk, S.F. Lehenchuk, A.O. Solovey

“…This creates a need to develop adapted methods that would allow: to record innovative costs and benefits; to assess the effectiveness and profitability of implemented solutions; to take into account environmental benefits (for example, reducing CO₂ emissions); to integrate accounting for waste, secondary raw materials, energy flows, etc. …”
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Building Envelope Thermal Anomaly Detection Using an Integrated Vision-Based Technique and Semantic Segmentation by Shayan Mirzabeigi, Ryan Razkenari, Paul Crovella

“…Detecting these anomalies is essential to improve the thermal performance of energy-inefficient buildings through energy retrofit design and correspondingly reduce operational energy costs and environmental impacts. A thermal bridge is an unwanted conductive heat transfer. …”
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Modelling of Regional Economy Growth Strategy by I. S. Mezhov, E. V. Kletskova

“…This approach allows us to take into account the production process of the GRP in the industry as much as possible, based on the inclusion in its production function of such characteristics as: basic production assets, capital productivity, profitability of costs, sensitivity to investment, consumption-output relationships. …”
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COMPARISON OF PATIENT SATISFACTION AND TREATMENT OUTCOMES BETWEEN CLEAR ALIGNERS AND TRADITIONAL BRACES IN ORTHODONTIC TREATMENT by Y.S. Korotkova

“…In the future, it is essential to explore other aspects, such as treatment costs, duration of the process, and care requirements for orthodontic appliances, which may also influence patients' choices regarding the treatment method. …”
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Body weight and body surface area of adult patients with selected cancers: An Italian multicenter study. by Valentina Danesi, Alice Andalò, Martina Cavallucci, William Balzi, Nicola Gentili, Mattia Altini, Roberta Maltoni, Ilaria Massa, Giorgia Vallicelli, Maria Teresa Montella, Carla Masini, Andrea Roncadori

“…Although body weight (BW) and body surface area (BSA) are utilized to establish the appropriate dosage of anticancer drugs, their distribution in cancer patients is poorly studied, making it challenging to predict the amount of drug use and related costs of BW or BAS-dosed regimens. This study investigates the distribution of BW and BSA in adults with selected cancers who initiated systemic anticancer treatment in the eastern Emilia-Romagna region hospitals between 2011 and 2021. …”
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Assessing the influence of health systems on Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus awareness, treatment, adherence, and control: A systematic review. by Suan Ee Ong, Joel Jun Kai Koh, Sue-Anne Ee Shiow Toh, Kee Seng Chia, Dina Balabanova, Martin McKee, Pablo Perel, Helena Legido-Quigley

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>This review points to the importance of reducing, or possibly eliminating, out-of-pocket costs for diabetes medication and self-monitoring supplies. …”
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Transforming Chiller Plant Efficiency with SC+BAS: Case Study in a Hong Kong Shopping Mall by Fong Ming-Lun Alan, Li Baonan Nelson

“…Empirical observations indicate a statistically significant 17.6% energy usage decrease, coupled with a 15.3% decrease in the related energy expenditure costs. Furthermore, the environmental impact is calculated, with an estimated 61.1 tons reduction in the amount of CO₂ emissions, hence emphasizing the capacity for SC+BAS in offsetting the carbon footprint for commercial buildings. …”
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Evaluation of an innovative logistics system based on the logistics efficiency index by Vilayat Ismaуilov, Andrii Karpenko

“…Only the optimal solution of the entire complex of mutual management tasks allows you to achieve your goals, since only the logistics system is able to recoup all logistical costs and ensure the highest efficiency. The issues related to the expediency of using innovative logistics are noted. …”
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Structural Relationship Analysis of Substance Use Tendencies in Adolescents: The Role of Childhood Maltreatment, Parenting Styles, and the Mediating Role of Impulsivity by Ali Beheshti Motlagh, Sajjad Basharpoor

“…Introduction and purpose: The tendency to use drugs in adolescents has become an important issue at the individual-social level, and an addicted person imposes enormous costs on the family, as well as the education and health systems. …”
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Shifting Landscapes, Escalating Risks: How Land Use Conversion Shapes Long-Term Road Crash Outcomes in Melbourne by Ali Soltani, Mohsen RoohaniQadikolaei, Amir Sobhani

“…Road crashes impose significant societal costs, and while links between static land use and safety are established, the long-term impacts of dynamic land use conversions remain under-explored. …”
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End-stage kidney diseases in areas of conflict: patients’ perspective and patient access to hemodialysis services in Northwest Syria by Ismail Alkhatib, Sami Alasfar, Gilbert Burnham, Nimetcan Mehmet Orhun

“…Because of the decentralized distribution of facilities, half of patients could reach their dialysis facility in 30 min or less, and at minimal costs. Two-thirds (67.3%) reported the presence of comorbidities, with hypertension and diabetes being the most common. …”
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LI-YOLOv8: Lightweight small target detection algorithm for remote sensing images that combines GSConv and PConv. by Pingping Yan, Xiangming Qi, Liang Jiang

“…Furthermore, Parameters and GFLOPs were reduced by 10.0% and 23.2%, respectively, indicating a significant enhancement in detection accuracy along with a substantial decrease in both parameters and computational costs. Generalization experiments were conducted on the TinyPerson, LEVIR-ship, brain-tumor, and smoke_fire_1 datasets. …”
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Nitrogen fertilization and glyphosate doses as growth regulators in Esmeralda grass by Raíssa P. D. Gazola, Salatiér Buzetti, Rodolfo de N. Gazola, Regina M. M. de Castilho, Marcelo C. M. Teixeira Filho, Thiago de S. Celestrino

“…ABSTRACT Despite maintaining the green color in turfgrasses, nitrogen (N) fertilization affects shoot growth and, consequently, the frequency of cuts, the main factor in the costs of turfgrass maintenance. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate N fertilization and the use of glyphosate as a growth regulator in Esmeralda grass (Zoysia japonica Steud.). …”
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