Severe asthma and acute attacks: diagnosis and management in adults and children by S. Kling

“…Severe asthma has significant implications for the affected individual and utilise a disproportionate share of the health care costs associated with asthma.…”
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Corporate Governance Code and Earnings Management by Azam Valizadeh Iarijani, Reyhaneh Iranpour

“…Also, the results have shown that the announcement of the corporate governance code had a negative and significant impact on real earning management based on the manipulation of production costs, discretionary costs, and operating cash flows. …”
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The energy policy in Spain: the case of the sector of the electricity by Antonio Sаnchez-Andrés

“…The article concludes by evaluating the results obtained, with reference to the initially established objectives and also the costs of the policies implemented…”
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Floridian Households’ Perceptions of Florida-Friendly Landscapes by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, Xumin Zhang, Michael Dukes

“… This report summarizes Floridian homeowners’ perceptions of Florida-Friendly Landscapes, which aim to reduce inputs and costs while improving environmental health. Written by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn, Xumin Zhang, and Michael Dukes, and published by the UF/IFAS Food and Resource Economics Department, May 2021. …”
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Patient Burden And Impact Of Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis In the Spanish Healthcare System: The APOLO Cross-Sectional Study by Pablo De La Cueva Dobao, Laia Curto Barredo, Juan Francisco Silvestre Salvador, Esther Serra Baldrich, Pedro Herranz Pinto, Natalia Hernández Cano, Francisco Javier Ortiz De Frutos, Gastón Roustan Gullón, Rosa María Izu Belloso, Irene Arévalo Ortega, Alicia González Quesada, Manuel Galán Gutiérrez, Yolanda Gilaberte Calzada, Daniel Arumi Torredemer, Noelia Llevat Felius, Irene Hernández Martín, Francisco José Rebollo Laserna

“…AD also affected patients’ work/academic activities and sleep. The disease was mostly treated with topical corticosteroids (81.5%) and emollients (75.9%). …”
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RETRACTED: Opportunities of the method «Budget impact analysis» for performing pharmacoeconomic research by V. V. Ryazhenov, S. G. Gorokhova, N. D. Bunyatyan

“…RETRACTED ARTICLE«Budget impact analysis» method gives an opportunity to assess the expected costs of the budget for the phases before and after the introduction of new technology and/or a combination of technologies in certain nosology. …”
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Identifying patterns of health care utilisation among physical elder abuse victims using Medicare data and legally adjudicated cases: protocol for case–control study using data lin... by Tony Rosen, Yuhua Bao, Yiye Zhang, Sunday Clark, Katherine Wen, Alyssa Elman, Philip Jeng, Elizabeth Bloemen, Daniel Lindberg, Richard Krugman, Jacquelyn Campbell, Ronet Bachman, Terry Fulmer, Karl Pillemer, Mark Lachs

“…Little is known, however, about the patterns of this increased utilisation and associated costs. To help fill this gap, we describe here the protocol for a study exploring patterns of healthcare utilisation and associated costs for known physical elder abuse victims compared with non-victims.Methods and analysis We hypothesise that various aspects of healthcare utilisation are differentially affected by physical elder abuse victimisation, increasing ED/hospital utilisation and reducing outpatient/primary care utilisation. …”
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Optimising Legume Integration, Nitrogen Fertilisation, and Irrigation in Semi-Arid Forage Systems by Luís Silva, Sofia Barbosa, Fernando Cebola Lidón, Benvindo Maçãs, Salvatore Faugno, Maura Sannino, João Serrano, Paola D’Antonio, Costanza Fiorentino, Francesco Cellini, Paulo Ferreira, Luís Alcino Conceição

“…Economic metrics, including costs, net revenue, return on investment, and risk analysis, were also assessed. …”
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Prophylactic internal Iliac artery balloon occlusion in placenta accreta spectrum: evaluating efficacy, risks, and clinical implications by Rui Wang, Jiayi Li, Bing Peng, Yidan Cao, Chuan Liu, Pengfei Ye, Kaiming Li, Fumin Zhao, Haibo Qu, Lingjun Liu

“…However, the increased vascular complications and costs must be weighed carefully. Further studies should focus on optimizing patient selection and minimizing complications.…”
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Differences in production performance, fore-digestive tract microbiota, and expression levels of nutrient transporters of Hu sheep with different feed conversion ratio by Xiaobin Yang, Jiangbo Cheng, Dan Xu, Chong Li, Deyin Zhang, Yukun Zhang, Kai Huang, Xiaolong Li, Yuan Zhao, Liming Zhao, Quanzhong Xu, Zongwu Ma, Huibin Tian, Xiuxiu Weng, Jie Peng, Xiaoxue Zhang, Weimin Wang

“…ABSTRACT Increasing strain on feed resources has led to a gradual increase in feed input costs, making it necessary to improve feed efficiency in livestock and poultry. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance in Nigeria’s healthcare system: a comprehensive narrative review and policy implications by James Esther, Ogbonna Brian Onyebuchi, Onwuchuluba Ebele Eugenia, Ogbonna Chigozie Ann, Nwaodu Mercy Adamma, Ibeneme Georgian Chiaka, Folaranmi Omowumi, Nduka Sunday Odunke, Folaranmi Nkeiruka, Umeh Ifeoma Blessing

“…Major drivers include widespread antibiotic misuse (72.4% of pharmacies sell without prescriptions), poor health infrastructure (only 23.4% of secondary facilities have microbiology labs), low public awareness (23.8%), and heavy antibiotic use in agriculture (87.4% of poultry farms). AMR costs 2.4% of Nigeria’s GDP, with resistant infections costing 287% more to treat. …”
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Can virtual reality replace conventional vestibular rehabilitation tools in multisensory balance exercises for vestibular disorders? A non-inferiority study by Gaël Le Perf, Guillaume Thebault, Claire Duflos, Fanchon Herman, Sylvie Cauquil-Gleizes, Isabelle Laffont

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Transition Mechanism Design for Wind Power Participating in Energy Markets by WU Yang, LU Zhilin, ZHU Wenjing, LIU Shuangquan, LENG Yuan, ZHU Xinchun, LIU Mingbo

“…[Objective] This study addresses the challenges faced by wind farms， exhibiting varying construction costs， in their participation in electricity markets. …”
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PHARMACOECONOMICAL RESEARCH OF THE USE OF SORAFENIB IN MALIGNANT TUMORS by M. Y. Frolov, N. A. Avksentjev, I. G. Rusakov, E. V. Derkach

“…These costs were compared with costs of treatment of a similar group of 100 patients, with treatment of MRCC applied bevacizumab (original or generic) in combination with interferon α, and patients with HCC and DCT were excluded from receiving drugs from a program of providing with necessary medicines (PNM). …”
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) as a Secondary Diagnosis among Hospitalized Patients in Germany: Outcomes and Economic Burden by Markus Weinert, Jana Diekmannshemke, Kylie Braegelmann, Manuel Batram, Julian Witte, Stefan Scholz, Darshan Mehta, Bernhard Ultsch, Kristina Dobrindt, Jens Gottlieb

“…Average LOS was 1.77 (SD 0.007) times longer than in controls, and healthcare costs were between 5600 EUR (SD 132.81) and 8400 EUR (SD 2313.54) higher for patients with RSV. …”
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Increasing leaf sizes of the vine Epipremnum aureum (Araceae): photosynthesis and respiration by Carolina Brito, Dulce Mantuano, Karen L.G. De Toni, André Mantovani

“…This may suggests that larger leaves do not offset their costs per unit area in the short term, despite field observations of continuous enlargement with increased plant size. …”
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Strategic vegetable crop distribution in Himachal Pradesh for sustainable economic and environmental outcomes by Nikhil Chandel, S. A. Wani, Mushtaq A. Lone, Ohud A. Alqasem, Aafaq A. Rather, S. A. Mir, Danish Qayoom, M. Nagy, Getachew Tekle Mekiso, Oluwafemi Samson Balogun

“…Small farmers saw income rise from Rs 238,095 to Rs 296,214 per hectare, employment reaches 263 man-days from 217, and fertilizer costs decrease from Rs 6686 to Rs 3977 per hectare, with the MOP approacgh allocating Chinese cabbage (March–May), beans (August–November), and peas (November–March). …”
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Comparison of early vs. routine removal of abdominal drainage tube after laparoscopic appendectomy for perforated appendicitis: a retrospective cohort study by Jun He, Gang Qian, Yefei Mao, Lei Gao

“…This approach can accelerate the recovery time, decline the incidence of IAA and reduce hospitalization costs.…”
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Energy intensity of water supply by pumping stations during reconstruction of irrigated sites using low-pressure sprinkling machines by Nikolay F. Ryzhko, Fyrid K. Abdrazakov, Sergey N. Ryzhko, Evgeny S. Smirnov, Evgeny A. Shishenin, Sergey A. Horin

“…In this case, irrigation costs are reduced to 266–510 kW•h, i. e. by 1.1–2.2 times. …”
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Análisis comparativo del mantenimiento para locomotoras diesel y de vapor // Comparative analysis of the Maintenance for Diesel and Steam Locomotives. by C. M. Rodríguez Gil

“…The technical<br />maintenance and their costs are playing a main paper The work have as objective a comparative study of costs for maintenance<br />between similar parks of locomotives with diesel and steam traction. …”
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