Air Quality and Healthy Ageing: Predictive Modeling of Pollutants Using CNN Quantum-LSTM by Fareena Naz, Muhammad Fahim, Adnan Ahmad Cheema, Bradley D. E. Mcniven, Tuan-Vu Cao, Ruth Hunter, Trung Q. Duong

“…The concept of healthy ageing is emerging and becoming a norm to achieve a high quality of life, reducing healthcare costs and promoting longevity. Rapid growth in global population and urbanisation requires substantial efforts to ensure healthy and supportive environments to improve the quality of life, closely aligned with the principles of healthy ageing. …”
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Barriers and opportunities related to access to oncology care in Benin: a qualitative study on breast cancer by Clémence Schantz, Freddy Houéhanou Rodrigue Gnangnon, Moufalilou Aboubakar, Anthelme Kouessi Agbodande, Paloma Puig, Justin Lewis Denakpo, Angéline Tonato Bagnan, Marie Bottin, Komi Mena Agbodjavou, Hélène Robin Sacca, Luis Teixeira, Valéry Ridde, the SENOVIE group

“…The current lack of radiotherapy requires patients in need to travel abroad for treatment. High costs of biomedical tests and treatments often lead to care abandonment, worsening health inequalities. …”
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Urinary 5-HIAA as a Potential Diagnostic Marker in Acute Appendicitis: A Preliminary Report of Its Promising Role in Early Detection by Murat Demir, Alper Gumus, Huseyin Kilavuz, Feyyaz Gungor, Sibel Yaman, Baki Ekci, Idris Kurtulus

“…Over the past few decades, diagnostic imaging has become a cornerstone in the identification of acute appendicitis, significantly contributing to the reduction in unnecessary laparotomies and associated healthcare costs. This study aimed to investigate the influence of serum and spot urine 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) levels, as well as other established clinical and biochemical parameters on the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. …”
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The impact of long-term trends in continuity of care on the medical expenses of hypertensive patients: based on group-based trajectory model by Yanqiu Du, Yanqiu Du, Di Liang, Di Liang, Gaofeng Zhang, Yongsong Luo, Jiayan Huang, Jiayan Huang, Yin Dong

“…Long-term COC maintenance should be prioritized in chronic disease management to mitigate healthcare costs. Policymakers should incentivize care continuity through integrated health systems and targeted patient interventions.…”
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The heart & mind trial: intervention with cognitive–behavioural therapy in patients with cardiac disease and anxiety: randomised controlled trial protocol by Jesper Hastrup Svendsen, Selina Kikkenborg Berg, Charlotte Brun Thorup, Trine Bernholdt Rasmussen, Lau Thygesen, Margrethe Herning, Signe Stelling Risom, Inge Schjødt, Carsten Juul, Martin Balslev Jorgensen, Signe Westh Christensen

“…Exploratory outcomes measured at 12 months include blood cortisol (stress response), blood C reactive protein (stress response), health-related quality of life, readmission, mortality and attributable direct costs. A total of 336 patients will be included. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Recombinant <i>Chlamydia abortus</i> and <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i> Major Outer Membrane Proteins for Diagnosing Human Chlamydial Infection by Fernando M. Guerra-Infante, María J. de Haro-Cruz, Marcela López-Hurtado, Miguel A. De la Rosa-Ramos, Efrén Díaz-Aparicio, Beatriz Arellano-Reynoso

“…The recombinant MOMP ELISA could help identify women who had contact with <i data-eusoft-scrollable-element="1">C. trachomatis</i> or <i data-eusoft-scrollable-element="1">C. abortus</i> and could be a tool to lower the costs of performing molecular testing on all patients attending an infertility clinic.…”
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Mechanisms and Optimization of Foam Flooding in Heterogeneous Thick Oil Reservoirs: Insights from Large-Scale 2D Sandpack Experiments by Qingchun Meng, Hongmei Wang, Weiyou Yao, Yuyang Han, Xianqiu Chao, Tairan Liang, Yongxian Fang, Wenzhao Sun, Huabin Li

“…By innovatively integrating electrical resistivity tomography with HSV color mapping, this work achieves the first visualization of foam migration pathways in meter-scale heterogeneous reservoirs at a spatial resolution of ≤0.5 cm, reducing monitoring costs by approximately 30% compared to conventional CT techniques. …”
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Particularities in the “Oldie but Goldie” Tc-99m DMSA Renography: A Retrospective Reference Centre Overview of 931 Children by Irena Cristina Grierosu, Iuliana Magdalena Starcea, Wael Jalloul, Maria Adriana Mocanu, Roxana Alexandra Bogos, Tudor Ilie Lazaruc, Madalina Andreea Beldie, Ruxandra Tibu, Teodor Marian Ionescu, Cati Raluca Stolniceanu, Brindusa Casiana Acsinte, Cipriana Stefanescu, Alexandra Saviuc, Vlad Ghizdovat

“…A more accurate diagnosis allows for quicker treatment and prevention of potential complications, ultimately improving the quality of life and decreasing hospital costs of paediatric patients becoming adults.…”
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Pulmonary infection after esophageal cancer surgery: impact on the reality, risk factors and development of a predictive nomogram by Junfeng Chen, Yan Zhao, Wanli Yang, Lili Duan, Liaoran Niu, Zhenshun Li, Yujie Zhang, Yan Miao, Aqiang Fan, Siyu Wei, Han Bai, Yiding Li, Xiaoqian Wang, Wei Zhou, Qibin Xie, Chenyang Wang, Xi Chen, Yu Han, Liu Hong

“…Methods Data of patients undergoing esophagectomy was collected between January, 2016 and December, 2020 and divided into PPI and without PPI groups. Hospital costs and overall survival (OS) were compared between two groups. …”
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Unraveling the future productivity burden of cardiovascular disease in Qatar: Investigating the modifiable risk factors control in type 2 diabetes by Dina Abushanab, Daoud Al-Badriyeh, Danny Liew, Zanfina Ademi

“…The base-case model estimated the productivity burden of CVD, and interventional scenarios were simulated to assess potential gains resulting from improved control of modifiable risk factors, including reduced incidence of T2D, lower systolic blood pressure (SBP), decreased number of smokers, and reduced total cholesterol. All costs and outcomes were discounted at an annual rate of 3 %. …”
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Cultures for acid-fast bacilli: are we being good stewards? by Jennifer Hanrahan, Julie D. Sill, Patricia Ver Schneider, Jessica F. Copeland, Elsie Frimpongmaa Amoako-Kissi, Ogochukwu O. Ilobi, Angela J. Toepp

“…Implementation of testing criteria could decrease AFB cultures and healthcare costs. …”
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Hospitalized with HIV in Zambia: individual and system factors driving the high burden of admissions and post-discharge mortality in the era of HIV epidemic control by Chiti Bwalya, Kirsten Stoebenau, Godfrey Muchanga, Mwangala Mwale, Choolwe Maambo, Swamie Banda, Palicha Halwiindi, Linah K. Mwango, Caitlin Baumhart, Nyuma Mbewe, Mundia Mwitumwa, Priscilla Mulenga, Manhattan Charurat, Wilbroad Mutale, Michael J. Vinikoor, Cassidy W. Claassen

“…Social-economic factors included economic shocks of hospitalization and post-discharge recovery, which compounded pre-existing poverty and high transportation and food costs. Conversely, disclosure of HIV status, better social support, a financially stable household, and hospital follow-up appointment reminders facilitated better post-discharge care. …”
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Comparison between negative pressure wound therapy and platelet-rich plasma therapy in management of diabetic foot by Ekta Jain, Saurabh Saxena, Ajay Pathak, Kusum Mahour, Neha Sharma, Shiv Shakti Yadav, Rachna Gupta

“…PRP is more simple, more safe, less costly, less equipment requirement, less complication, shorter time for the method, less painful, less hospital stay, and autologous nature in the preparation and had proved the superiority over NPWT.…”
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Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of a mother-child intervention model of neurogenic tremor as an add-on to treatment for emotional diso... by Yanli Zhao, Jiahua Xu, Jie Zhang, Jiaqi Song, Ning Yang, Hongzhen Fan, Zhe Dong, Shuping Tan

“…The suboptimal efficacy of pharmacotherapy, compounded by limited availability and substantial costs associated with individual psychotherapy, underscores the critical need for identifying simple yet efficacious psychotherapeutic interventions suitable for both individual and group settings. …”
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Community‐Level Compact City Design, Health Care Provision, and Outcomes of Patients With Stroke by Yukihiro Imaoka, Nice Ren, Soshiro Ogata, Shogo Watanabe, Tomoya Itatani, Eri Kiyoshige, Hirotoshi Imamura, Kunihiro Nishimura, Syoji Kobashi, Yasuyuki Kaku, Koichi Arimura, Hitoshi Fukuda, Masafumi Ihara, Tsuyoshi Ohta, Yuji Matsumaru, Nobuyuki Sakai, Takanari Kitazono, Shigeru Fujimoto, Kuniaki Ogasawara, Koji Yoshimoto, Akitake Mukasa, Koji Iihara

“…The association between WI and in‐hospital mortality, functional independence at discharge, and medical costs was assessed using multivariable mixed‐effects logistic regression model. …”
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Use of Injection of Hemostatic Gelfoam Mixture During Percutaneous Core Biopsy for Renal Tumors: A Comparative Retrospective Study of Outcomes Regarding Bleeding Complications, Hos... by Antonios Michailidis, Georgia Mingou, Eleni Tsakirmpaloglou, Panagiotis Kosmoliaptsis, Danae Makri, Ioannis Papadimitriou, George Dimou, Christos Giankoulof, Evangelos Petsatodis

“…These differences led to a notable reduction in total hospitalization days (43 vs. 167) and decreased overall costs. Diagnostic yield was similarly high in both groups (98.5% vs. 97.8%, <i>p</i> = 0.72). …”
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Using electronic health records to enhance surveillance of diabetes in children, adolescents and young adults: a study protocol for the DiCAYA Network by Hui Zhou, Manmohan Kamboj, Yi Guo, Angela D Liese, Rebecca Anthopolos, Lu Zhang, John Chang, Anna Roberts, Tessa Crume, Brian E Dixon, Hui Shao, David C Lee, Lorna E Thorpe, Dimitri Christakis, Eneida A Mendonca, Katie Allen, Dana Dabelea, Giuseppina Imperatore, Mark Weiner, Meredith Akerman, Rong Wei, Kristi Reynolds, Annemarie G Hirsch, Jasmin Divers, Tianchen Lyu, Alex Ewing, Shaun Grannis, Yuan Luo, Bo Cai, Anthony Wong, Brian S Schwartz, Meda Pavkov, Meredith Lewis, Sarah Conderino, Jiang Bian, Yonghui Wu, Jihad S Obeid, Harold P Lehmann, Charles Bailey, Theresa Anderson, Elizabeth A Shenkman, Elizabeth Nauman, Christopher Forrest, Mattia Prosperi, Seho Park, Cara M Nordberg, Tessa L Crume, Anna Bellatorre, Stefanie Bendik, Marc Rosenman, Levon Utidjian, Mitch Maltenfort, Amy Shah, G Todd Alonso, Sara Deakyne-Davies, Tim Bunnell, Anne Kazak, Melody Kitzmiller, Daksha Ranade, Joseph J DeWalle, H Lester Kirchner, Dione G Mercer, Amy Poissant, Nimish Valvi, Jeff Warvel, Ashley Wiensch, Tamara Hannon, Eva Lustigova, Don McCarthy, Matthew T Mefford, George Lales, Allison Zelinski, Pedro Rivera, Thomas Carton, Victor W Zhong, Andrew Fair, Jessica Guillaume, Shahidul Islam, Alan Jacobson, Chinyere Okpara, Anand Rajan, Andrea Titus, Rebecca Conway, Toan Ong, Jack Pattee, Shawna Burgett, Bethlehem Shiferaw, Sarah J Bost, William T Donahoo, William R Hogan, Piaopiao Li, Lisa Knight, Caroline Rudisill, Jessica Stucker, Deborah Bowlby, Elaine Apperson, Deborah B Rolka

“…Introduction Traditional survey-based surveillance is costly, limited in its ability to distinguish diabetes types and time-consuming, resulting in reporting delays. …”
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A longan-picking sequence planning method for UAV system based on multi-target tracking by Kaixuan Wu, Meiqi Zhang, Linlin Shi, Hengxu Chen, Yuju Mai, Mingda Luo, Hengyi Lin, Jun Li

“…A LonTsp planning algorithm is used for path planning, optimizing picking paths to reduce total picking time by 19.1% and lowering UAV energy consumption and time costs. Field tests show that the UAV system, integrated with the proposed sequence planning model, reduces overall picking time by 5.4% (104 seconds) in orchards with varying fruit densities, validating the algorithm's effectiveness in real applications.…”
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Zein Nanoparticles-Loaded Flavonoids-Rich Fraction from <i>Fridericia platyphylla</i>: Potential Antileishmanial Applications by Monica Araujo das Neves, Caroline Martins de Jesus, Jhones Luiz de Oliveira, Samuel dos Santos Soares Buna, Lucilene Amorim Silva, Leonardo Fernandes Fraceto, Cláudia Quintino da Rocha

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Leishmaniasis, caused by protozoa of the genus <i>Leishmania</i>, is a major global health issue due to the limitations of current treatments, which include low efficacy, high costs, and severe side effects. This study aimed to develop a more effective and less toxic therapy by utilizing zein nanoparticles (ZNPs) in combination with a nonpolar fraction (DCMF) from <i>Fridericia platyphylla</i> (Syn. …”
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Analyzing foot care practices and diabetes management: a cross-sectional KAP study in a tertiary care hospital by Asma Malawi Alshahrani, Rajalakshimi Vasudevan, Afaf Aldahish, Yahia Alghazwani, Eman Shorog, N. Manusri, Rajeshri Dhurke, Puvvada Ranadheer Chowdary, Praveen Devanandan

“…IntroductionDiabetic foot complications, including foot ulcers and amputations, are significant contributors to morbidity and healthcare costs worldwide. Effective prevention requires comprehensive knowledge, positive attitudes, and consistent practices regarding foot care among diabetes patients. …”
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