Investigation and analysis of influencing factors on the economic burden of varicella disease in Qingyang, China, 2024 by Beiqin Liu, Xueping Li, Huailu Shi, Lin Yuan, Yongfeng Jing, Yuelong Hui, Meimei Xu, Yan Zhang, Kangjun Zhao, Qiqi Sun, Jingyu Fan, Mingyu Yang

“…The low coverage of varicella vaccination underscores the urgent necessity to implement targeted vaccination strategies and enhance public health education aimed at reducing disease-related costs.…”
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“We worked together to change things about our lives”: a longitudinal qualitative analysis exploring Hispanic/Latino and Somali immigrant health promoters’ perspectives on a social... by Abby M. Lohr, Manisha Salinas, Laura Suarez Pardo, Jhenitza P. Raygoza, Ahmed Mohamed, Enid Campos, Hana Dirie, Khadija Ali, María Graciela Porraz Capetillo, Hindi Elmi, Omar Nur, Luz Molina, Ahmed Osman, Thomas W. Valente, Joan M. Griffin, Mark L. Wieland, Irene G. Sia

“…Barriers included logistical challenges, navigating health-related differences between one’s country of origin and the US, and structural issues such as racism, high costs (e.g., food), and absence of an affordable gym. …”
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Using a robust decision making (RDM) approach to explore current and future vulnerabilities of a semi-arid coastal basin: a case study of the Quilimarí basin in Chile by David Poblete, David Poblete, Sebastián Vicuña, Sebastián Vicuña, Sebastián Vicuña, Sebastián Aedo, Edmundo Molina-Perez, Hermilo Cortés, Oscar Melo, Oscar Melo, Anahí Ocampo-Melgar, Kiara Tesen, Kiara Tesen, Francisco Suárez, Francisco Suárez, Juan Pablo Herane, Francisco Meza, Francisco Meza, Francisco Meza, Katherine Duarte, Diego González, Sarah Leray, Sarah Leray, Megan Williams, Megan Williams, Megan Williams, Aurora Gaxiola, Aurora Gaxiola, Aurora Gaxiola, Gabriela Alfaro, David Morales-Moraga, David Morales-Moraga

“…To explore current and future vulnerabilities we used a WEAP-MODFLOW water resources model that integrates data on extraction wells, irrigation schemes, agricultural production, potable water supply, and associated costs, including saline intrusion processes. The model simulates trade-offs between different objectives, such as groundwater extraction for agriculture and job creation versus potable water for rural communities. …”
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Comparing HemoCue® and Quantitative Buffy Coat® and Coulter Counter-measured haemoglobin concentrations in African children with acute uncomplicated malaria: a Bland–Altman analysi... by Dhol S. Ayuen, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Rita Muhindo, Marie A. Onyamboko, Seun Ajayi, Natenapa Chimjinda, Chiraporn Taya, Sophie Uyoga, Thomas N. Williams, Kathryn Maitland, Caterina Fanello, Nicholas P. J. Day, Walter R. Taylor, Mavuto Mukaka

“…However, laboratory methods for measuring haemoglobin (Hb) concentration, like the Coulter Counter and the Quantitative Buffy Coat® (QBC®), are costly and not widely accessible in resource-limited settings. …”
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Usefulness of differential somatic cell count for udder health monitoring: Effect of intramammary infections, days in milk, quarter location, and parity on quarter-level differenti... by Mariana Fonseca, Daryna Kurban, Jean-Philippe Roy, Débora E. Santschi, Elouise Molgat, Simon Dufour

“…ABSTRACT: Microbial infections of the mammary gland often cause mastitis, and it can lead to substantial economic losses within the dairy industry due to its direct negative impact on milk production and composition and the associated treatment costs. Somatic cell count has emerged as a critical indicator in monitoring udder health, and recently, the large-scale availability of differential cell count analysis potentially offers new insights into underlying physiological processes. …”
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Optimizing Fertilization Strategies to Promote Leaf-Use Ginkgo Productivity and Ecosystem Economic Benefits: An Integrated Evaluation of a Field Trial in Southern China by Mengrui Xiao, Shuangshuang Chu, Fenglin Zheng, Lihua Xian, Jie Lu, Dandan Liao, Jianhui Ouyang, Mandi Long, Douglass F. Jacobs, Dongnan Hu, Shucai Zeng

“…However, higher fertilizer rates were associated with elevated greenhouse gas emissions, nitrogen losses and ecological costs. Despite these drawbacks, all fertilization treatments resulted in increased net economic income. …”
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Retrospective Comparative Analysis of Prostate Cancer In-Basket Messages: Responses From Closed-Domain Large Language Models Versus Clinical Teams by Yuexing Hao, MS, Jason Holmes, PhD, Jared Hobson, MD, Alexandra Bennett, MD, Elizabeth L. McKone, MD, Daniel K. Ebner, MD, David M. Routman, MD, Satomi Shiraishi, MD, Samir H. Patel, MD, Nathan Y. Yu, MD, Chris L. Hallemeier, MD, Brooke E. Ball, MSN, Mark Waddle, MD, Wei Liu, PhD

“…This could lead to improved efficiency in health care workflows and reduced costs while maintaining or enhancing the quality of communication between patients and health care providers.…”
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A multi-omics strategy to understand PASC through the RECOVER cohorts: a paradigm for a systems biology approach to the study of chronic conditions by Jun Sun, Masanori Aikawa, Hassan Ashktorab, Noam D. Beckmann, Noam D. Beckmann, Michael L. Enger, Joaquin M. Espinosa, Xiaowu Gai, Xiaowu Gai, Benjamin D. Horne, Benjamin D. Horne, Paul Keim, Paul Keim, Paul Keim, Jessica Lasky-Su, Rebecca Letts, Cheryl L. Maier, Meisha Mandal, Lauren Nichols, Nadia R. Roan, Nadia R. Roan, Mark W. Russell, Jacqueline Rutter, George R. Saade, George R. Saade, Kumar Sharma, Kumar Sharma, Stephanie Shiau, Stephen N. Thibodeau, Samuel Yang, Lucio Miele, NIH Researching COVID to Enhance Recovery (RECOVER) Consortium

“…Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC or “Long COVID”), includes numerous chronic conditions associated with widespread morbidity and rising healthcare costs. PASC has highly variable clinical presentations, and likely includes multiple molecular subtypes, but it remains poorly understood from a molecular and mechanistic standpoint. …”
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Who gets referred for knee or hip replacement? A theoretical model of the potential impact of evidence-based referral thresholds using data from a retrospective review of clinic re... by Andrew J Price, Andrew Judge, Alastair Gray, Rachael Gooberman-Hill, David Beard, Adrian Sayers, Rob Middleton, Stephanie Smith, Karen L Barker, David Murray, Sujin Kang, Elena Benedetto, James Smith, Ray Fitzpatrick, Helen A Dakin, Peter Eibich, Nigel Arden, Andy Carr, Kristina Harris, Elizabeth Gibbons, Jill Dawson, Laura Miller, Elsa Marques, Ashley Blom

“…Objectives To estimate the relationship between patient characteristics and referral decisions made by musculoskeletal hubs, and to assess the possible impact of an evidence-based referral tool.Design Retrospective analysis of medical records and decision tree model evaluating policy changes using local and national data.Setting One musculoskeletal interface clinic (hub) in England.Participants 922 adults aged ≥50 years referred by general practitioners with symptoms of knee or hip osteoarthritis.Interventions We assessed the current frequency and determinants of referrals from one hub and the change in referrals that would occur at this centre and nationally if evidence-based thresholds for referral (Oxford Knee and Hip Scores, OKS/OHS) were introduced.Main outcome measure OKS/OHS, referrals for surgical assessment, referrals for arthroplasty, costs and quality-adjusted life years.Results Of 110 patients with knee symptoms attending face-to-face hub consultations, 49 (45%) were referred for surgical assessment; the mean OKS for these 49 patients was 18 (range: 1–41). …”
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Driving Forces and Future Scenarios for Territorial Business Development in Iran: A Future-Oriented Study with a Spatial Planning Emphasis by Ali Hosseini, Mostafa Aryankia

“…The findings revealed that, among the factors examined, 10 were identified as critical: sanctions, income, foreign direct investment, market access, capital access, participation, technology access, energy costs, private sector involvement, and resource availability. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on Corporate Cash Holdings and Speed of Adjustment by Abbas Aflatooni, Mohammad Khatiri, Farzad Eivani

“…Additionally, the trade-off theory suggests that the uncertainty induced by global crises may increase adjustment costs, leading to slower cash holdings adjustments. …”
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Trajectory optimization of a flapping-wing robot in a wind field by Xiaoyang WU, Zhiguo ZHANG, Wei HE, Jingyan QIN, Junhai ZHANG, Tingting MENG

“…In the simulation, the robot’s design is simplified, with some complex structures removed, to reduce computational costs and model complexity. The results indicate that the gliding posture of the flapping-wing robot avoids a stall state within an angle of attack range of −10°– 20°. …”
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A Novel Approach to Continual Knowledge Transfer in Multilingual Neural Machine Translation Using Autoregressive and Non-Autoregressive Models for Indic Languages by Shailashree K. Sheshadri, Deepa Gupta, Biswajit Paul, J. Siva Bhavani

“…However, extending these models to new languages via fine-tuning or retraining remains computationally costly and often leads to parameter interference, degrading performance on previously learned or typologically distant languages. …”
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The Impact of Market Entry Registration Procedures on the Development of Start-ups in the Clean and Digital Energy Sector: Findings for Public Governance by Serhiy Podosynnikov, Olena Kolotilina, Valeriia Kochnieva

“…This research aims to understand how procedural complexity, regulatory quality, and associated costs impact entrepreneurial activity in clean and digital energy industries. …”
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Evaluation of Peroxide Value and Free Fatty Acid Content in Coconut Oil and Palm Oil under Different Heating Temperature Treatments using Reflectance–Fluorescence-based computer vi... by Luluk Oktaviana, Wahyunanto Agung Nugroho, Dimas Firmanda Al Riza Al Riza

“…The background of this research lies in the need for a more efficient analytical method compared to conventional laboratory testing, which is often time-consuming and costly. In this study, oil samples were subjected to heating treatments at 180 and 200 °C to simulate frying conditions. …”
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Advanced cardiac magnetic resonance imaging for assessment of obstructive coronary artery disease—ADVOCATE-CMR study rationale and design by Sonia Borodzicz-Jazdzyk, Geoffrey W. de Mooij, Alexander W. den Hartog, Mark B.M. Hofman, Marco J.W. Götte

“…These methods might eliminate the need for contrast administration in clinical practice, reducing time, invasiveness, and costs, thereby simplifying the evaluation of patients with suspected obstructive CAD. …”
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Video tracking-based mandibular movement kinematic analysis in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Chen Yang, Zhenhai Wei, Fei Zhao, Yangshiyu Zhou, Linfei Wu, Xiaomei Wei

“…However, current kinematic device costs limited clinical application, and specialized software is required for control and data processing. …”
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Análise comparativa de envoltórios para drenos tubulares em condições de fluxo não-permanente Comparative analysis of envelopes for tubular drains under non-steady state flow condi... by Denise M. de Almeida, Raimundo N.T. Costa, Luis C.U. Saunders, José Matias Filho

“…The depth of water drained did not show significant difference at 5% probability level; however, the geotextile bidim OP-20 and XT-4 showed the best performance taking into account costs and instalation suitability. In relation to the sediment mass transported, the influence of the wrapper thickness using gravel was observed besides the option of geotextile as excelent filter. …”
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Asprosin Levels in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ristic J, Kodalak S, Peralta-Jiménez GA, Moura de Lima MF, Kovacevic M, Masic S, Nikolic T

“…Jovana Ristic,1 Sena Kodalak,2 Gonzalo Alberto Peralta-Jiménez,3 Maria Fernanda Moura de Lima,4 Marijana Kovacevic,5 Srdjan Masic,6 Tatjana Nikolic1,7 1Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; 2Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey; 3Arica and Parinacota Health Service, Subdirectorate of Healthcare Management, Arica, Chile; 4Federal University of Campina Grande, Paraiba, Brazil; 5Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Foca, University of East Sarajevo, Foca, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 6Department of Primary Health Care and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of East Sarajevo, Foca, Bosnia and Herzegovina; 7Institute of Medical and Clinical Biochemistry “Ljubiša Rakić”, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaCorrespondence: Marijana Kovacevic, Email kovacevicvmarijana@gmail.com Tatjana Nikolic, Email tatjana.nikolic@med.bg.ac.rsPurpose: Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) significantly affects health and healthcare costs due to chronic kidney disease complications. …”
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Home Health Care Providers’ Readiness to Care for Children and Youth With Complex Medical Conditions: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Joanne Tay, Margaret Saari, Adam Mulcaster, Edward Cruz

“…However, families continue providing the bulk of care, often at great personal costs. As care complexity increases, so does the reliance on home care providers. …”
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