Incidence and predictors of extubation failure among adult intensive care unit patients in Northwest Amhara comprehensive specialized hospitals by Meseret Sitotaw Engidaw, Berhan Tekeba, Hailu Tazebew Amare, Kalkidan Ambachew Belay, Yezbalem Ayana, Bikis Liyew

“…It can cause increased mortality, length of intensive care unit stays, prolonged mechanical ventilation use, increased hospital costs, and increased need for tracheostomy. In Ethiopia, extubation failure is limitedly studied among adult patients admitted to intensive care units. …”
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Optimizing Allocation to Telehealth and In-Person Prolonged Exposure for Women Veterans with Military Sexual Trauma: A Precision Medicine Approach by Evangelia Argyriou, Daniel F. Gros, Melba A. Hernandez Tejada, Wendy A. Muzzy, Ron Acierno

“…Military sexual trauma-related post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is highly prevalent and costly among women veterans, making the need for effective and accessible treatment of critical importance. …”
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Applying the theoretical domains framework to identify determinants to mental healthcare use among older African Americans with type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study by Jamie Mitchell, Jaclynn Hawkins, Srijani Sengupta, Katherine A Kloss, Claudia Schwenzer, Fonda N Smith, Lenette M Jones, Robin Nwankwo, Gretchen A Piatt

“…Significant barriers included (1) systemic racism (‘knowledge’), (2) normalisation of depressive symptoms (‘beliefs about consequences’), (3) perceived stigma (‘beliefs about consequences’) and 4) costs of medications and healthcare (‘environmental context and resources’). …”
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Low-dose, non-supervised, health insurance initiated exercise for the treatment and prevention of chronic low back pain in employees. Results from a randomized controlled trial. by Sven Haufe, Klaus Wiechmann, Lothar Stein, Momme Kück, Andrea Smith, Stefan Meineke, Yvonne Zirkelbach, Samuel Rodriguez Duarte, Michael Drupp, Uwe Tegtbur

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Back pain is a major problem requiring pragmatic interventions, low in costs for health care providers and feasible for individuals to perform. …”
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Migration Network and Impact Factors of Talented Migrants' Intention of Hukou Settlement in China by Huang Junhui, Gong Yue, Yang Zhengjie, Xu Yifang, Zhu Huizhen

“…Fourth, highly educated intraprovincial migrants, owing to their shorter migration distances and lower migration costs, are more influenced by kinship in their willingness to settle. …”
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Transforming Breast Cancer Care: Overcoming Rural Challenges in Pakistan by Syeda Huda Fatima, Syeda Jazilah Faisal

“…Initiatives by NGOs like Pink Ribbon1 and Rehmat Medical Aid, such as free mobile mammography and diagnostic services, have successfully decreased costs, and corporate entities like Meezan Bank have programs to provide financial relief,5 yet rural awareness remains low. …”
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Exploring Human Use of Monoclonal Antibodies Against Critical Bacteria: A Scoping Review of Clinical Trials by Marco Piscaglia, Giovanni Scaglione, Camilla Genovese, Fabio Borgonovo, Fabio Brivio, Flavia Rampichini, Renata Grifantini, Alessandra Bandera, Andrea Gori, Marta Colaneri, Emanuele Palomba

“…Optimized dosing and mAb combination regimens are promising yet unexplored paths, while high production costs and regulatory issues remain a significant barrier.…”
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Capacidade de produção e consumo específico de energia em picadoras forrageiras tipo desintegrador/picador/moedor Production capacity and specific energy consumption in forage chop... by Luiz H. de Souza, Luciano B. Vieira, Gutemberg P. Dias, Adair J. Regazzi

“…It is possible to lower production costs, when working at lower rotation speeds, due to the specific consumption being reduced. …”
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The Transformative Care Continuum: implementing an accelerated pathway that addresses the new roles of the family medicine physician by Leanne Chrisman-Khawam, Sandra Snyder, Carl Tyler, Douglas Harley, Elliot Davidson, Loren Anthes, Sharon Casapulla

“…Additional educational support for students may be necessary, though costly. Limitations in residency slots and faculty availability as student educators potentially hinder scalability. …”
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Barriers to ART adherence in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review toward achieving UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets by Judie Magura, Judie Magura, Sibongile R. Nhari, Thokozani I. Nzimakwe

“…Barriers to ART adherence were multifaceted, spanning individual-level issues such as mental health issues and substance abuse; social barriers including stigma and intimate partner violence; and economic factors, including food insecurity, transport costs, and income instability. Structural barriers such as health system fragmentation, clinic accessibility, and drug stockouts were also common and often worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, which disrupted service delivery and exacerbated socioeconomic vulnerabilities. …”
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Building linkages between private pharmacies and public facilities to improve diabetes and hypertension care in urban areas of Nepal: a protocol for implementation research by Grishu Shrestha, Deepak Joshi, Helen Elsey, Abhigyna Bhattarai, Parash Mani Sapkota, Bassey Ebenso, Raju Raman Neupane, Bryony Dawkins, Sampurna Kakchapati, Sujan Poudel, Shreeman Sharma, Abriti Arjyal, Sushil Chandra Baral

“…Data from client surveys will assess the costs and effectiveness of system linkages and interventions in improving diabetes and hypertension screening, management, and referral. …”
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Maximizing the Total Profit of Combined Systems with a Pumped Storage Hydropower Plant and Renewable Energy Sources Using a Modified Slime Mould Algorithm by Le Chi Kien, Ly Huu Pham, Minh Phuc Duong, Tan Minh Phan

“…System 1 examines the contribution of the PSHP to reducing fuel costs for thermal power plants. System 2 examines the optimization of operations for power systems with energy storage and uncertain renewable energies to maximize total profit based on four test system cases: Case 1: neglect the PSHP and consider wind and solar certainty; Case 2: consider the PSHP and wind and solar certainty; Case 3: neglect the PSHP and consider wind and solar uncertainty; and Case 4: consider the PSHP and wind and solar uncertainty. …”
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Preferences of Individuals With Obesity for Online Medical Consultation in Different Demand Scenarios: Discrete Choice Experiments by Yaolin Hu, Jian Wang, Jianbo Zhou, Yuanyuan Gu, Stephen Nicholas, Elizabeth Maitland

“…ConclusionsBy revealing user preferences on costs, doctors’ titles and hospital level, wait time, and consultation duration and format, our research informs OMC platforms, OMC regulators, and doctors on market segmentation and service differentiation strategies.…”
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Modern Trends and Recent Applications of Hyperspectral Imaging: A Review by Ming-Fang Cheng, Arvind Mukundan, Riya Karmakar, Muhamed Adil Edavana Valappil, Jumana Jouhar, Hsiang-Chen Wang

“…Despite its advantages, HSI faces challenges like high costs and complex data processing. Advances in artificial intelligence and miniaturization are expected to improve accessibility and real-time applications. …”
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An Assessment of the Feasibility, Patient Acceptance, and Performance of Point-of-Care Transient Elastography for Metabolic-Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD):... by Taranika Sarkar Das, Xucong Meng, Mohamed Abdallah, Mohammad Bilal, Raiya Sarwar, Aasma Shaukat

“…VCTE’s ease and portability suit primary care, streamlining referrals, promoting lifestyle changes, reducing costs, and benefiting underserved communities. <b>Methods</b>: Studies on point-of-care VCTE were systematically reviewed, followed by meta-analysis using a random-effects model. …”
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Prototyping for public health in a local context: a streamlined evaluation of a community-based weight management programme (Momenta), Northumberland, UK by Amelia A Lake, Coral L Hanson, Emily J Oliver, Caroline J Dodd-Reynolds, Lisa Nevens, Tracy Finch

“…Objectives Stakeholder co-production in design of public health programmes may reduce the ‘implementation gap’ but can be time-consuming and costly. Prototyping, iterative refining relevant to delivery context, offers a potential solution. …”
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Effect of a Healing Program Using Marine Resources on Reducing Pain and Improving Physical Function in Patients with Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Tri... by Ji-Eun Baek, Sung-Hyeon Kim, Ho-Jin Shin, Hwi-Young Cho

“…Additionally, healthcare accessibility is limited due to high costs, long waiting times, and geographic disparities in healthcare services, particularly in rural areas. …”
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The impact of an innovative payment model on the direct economic burden of infectious disease inpatients: evidence from a pilot City in central China by Kunhe Lin, Yifan Yao, Yingbei Xiong, Li Xiang

“…On the other hand, the decline in the proportion of OOPs is primarily concentrated in out-of-catalog items, suggesting that the DIP model may help limit doctors’ tendencies to shift costs onto patients.…”
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DIA-TSK: A Dynamic Incremental Adaptive Takagi–Sugeno–Kang Fuzzy Classifier by Hao Chen, Chenhui Sha, Mingqing Jiao, Changbin Shao, Shang Gao, Hualong Yu, Bin Qin

“…Furthermore, the training of static sub-classifiers, which are dropped when concept drift emerges, leads to unnecessary computational costs. To solve these issues, this study proposes a novel training method consisting of a single dynamic classifier—named the dynamic incremental adaptive Takagi–Sugeno–Kang fuzzy classifier (DIA-TSK)—which leverages the superior non-linear modeling capabilities and interpretability of the TSK fuzzy system. …”
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Global, regional, and national economic burden of hematologic malignancies (1990–2021) with projections to 2050 by Zhexian Li, Guangpeng Chen, Guibin Du

“…BackgroundHematologic malignancies (HM) impose substantial healthcare and productivity-related costs globally. However, disparities in economic impact across regions and countries remain insufficiently explored. …”
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