Estimation and prediction on the economic burden of schistosomiasis in 25 endemic countries by Xian-Fa Chen, Qin Li, Robert Bergquist, Jin-Xin Zheng, Su-Ying Guo, Qiu-Feng Lan, Zheng-Ze He, Li-Juan Zhang, Chun-Li Cao, Jing Xu, Xiao-Nong Zhou

“…The HAM model considered: (i) the impact of schistosomiasis mortality and morbidity on labor supply; (ii) age and gender differences in education and work experience among schistosomiasis patients; and (iii) the impact of schistosomiasis treatment costs on physical capital accumulation. To be able to compare the purchasing power of different countries, we used international dollars (INT$), a hypothetical currency unit based on purchasing power parity. …”
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A double-layer model for improving the estimation of wheat canopy nitrogen content from unmanned aerial vehicle multispectral imagery by Zhen-qi LIAO, Yu-long DAI, Han WANG, Quirine M. KETTERINGS, Jun-sheng LU, Fu-cang ZHANG, Zhi-jun LI, Jun-liang FAN

“…However, the determination of CNC from field sampling data for leaf area index (LAI), canopy photosynthetic pigments (CPP; including chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and carotenoids) and leaf nitrogen concentration (LNC) can be time-consuming and costly. Here we evaluated the use of high-precision unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) multispectral imagery for estimating the LAI, CPP and CNC of winter wheat over the whole growth period. …”
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Engineered CRO-CD7 CAR-NK cells derived from pluripotent stem cells avoid fratricide and efficiently suppress human T-cell malignancies by Yunqing Lin, Ziyun Xiao, Fangxiao Hu, Xiujuan Zheng, Chenyuan Zhang, Yao Wang, Yanhong Liu, Dehao Huang, Zhiqian Wang, Chengxiang Xia, Qitong Weng, Leqiang Zhang, Yaoqin Zhao, Hanmeng Qi, Yiyuan Shen, Yi Chen, Fan Zhang, Jiaxin Wu, Pengcheng Liu, Jiacheng Xu, Lijuan Liu, Yanping Zhu, Jingliao Zhang, Wenbin Qian, Aibin Liang, Xiaofan Zhu, Tongjie Wang, Mengyun Zhang, Jinyong Wang

“…Additionally, engineering CARs into human tissue-derived NK cells demonstrates heterogeneity, low transduction efficiency, and high manufacturing costs. Methods The human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) were genetically modified by knocking out the CD7 gene and introducing the CD7 CAR expression cassette to generate CD7 KO-CD7 CAR-hPSCs. …”
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Dynamics of Clinical Manifestations and Social Functioning in Schizophrenia: A Non-interventional Observational Study of Paliperidone Palmitat Dosage Forms by Aleksandr M. Reznik, Olga A. Karpenko, Elena A. Shumakova, Aleksandr V. Mudrak, Andrey V. Sokolov, Svetlana V. Nazimova, Alina M. Saifulina, Anton M. Eliseenko, Tatjana K. Matvievskaya, Angelina N. Khannanova, Vladimir I. Revenko, Dmitriy V. Scherbakov, Yuriy L. Martynyuk, Aleksandr L. Arbuzov, Oleg A. Yacenko, Polina N. Alekseeva, Aleksandr B. Berdalin, Larisa A. Burygina

“…Studies have shown that the correct selection of target groups for such therapy can reduce the frequency of relapses requiring hospitalization, lower the costs of inpatient care, and shift the focus of therapy from multiple drug administrations to psychosocial work. …”
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Synthesis of Mixed Metal Nano-Oxides (MMNOs) for Cu (II) adsorption with remarkable removal efficiency: Isothermal, kinetics, and thermodynamics studies by Asmaa.M. Farid, Ahmed abdelkhalek, Ahmed A. Allam, Haifa E. Alfassam, Rehab Mahmoud, Fatma Mohamed

“…MMNOs possess distinctive properties, including a large surface area, enhanced stability, superior adsorption capabilities, low production costs, and straightforward separation processes. …”
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Enhancing Sustainable Manufacturing in Industry 4.0: A Zero-Defect Approach Leveraging Effective Dynamic Quality Factors by Rouhollah Khakpour, Ahmad Ebrahimi, Seyed Mohammad Seyed Hosseini

“…One of the important factors that affects TBL sustainability in manufacturing firms is defect (<a href="#_ENREF_4">Goyal, Agrawal, &amp; Saha, 2019</a>), where the issues such as scrap generation (<a href="#_ENREF_11">Lindstr&ouml;m et al., 2019</a>), costs of consumption/waste of resources (<a href="#_ENREF_5">Grobler-Dębska, Kucharska, &amp; Baranowski, 2022</a>), and customer satisfaction level (<a href="#_ENREF_16">Mourtzis, Angelopoulos, &amp; Panopoulos, 2021</a>) are examples of sustainability criteria which are affected by defects. …”
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Clinical Prediction of Secondary Bloodstream Infections in Patients with Cerebral Infarction: A Nomogram-Driven Risk Assessment Model Based on LASSO Regression by Zhang L, Li X, Cai D, Mei C, Lu L

“…The model’s performance was validated through the area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic curve (AUC), calibration curves, and decision curve analysis (DCA).Results: Patients with BSI had significantly prolonged hospital stays (median of 17 days versus 11 days, p&lt; 0.001), higher costs (median of 34,859 yuan compared to 16,921 yuan, p&lt; 0.001), and increased adverse outcomes (34.4% versus 1.6%, p&lt; 0.001). …”
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Beyond genomics: artificial intelligence-powered diagnostics for indeterminate thyroid nodules—a systematic review and meta-analysis by Karishma Jassal, Karishma Jassal, Melissa Edwards, Afsaneh Koohestani, Afsaneh Koohestani, Wendy Brown, Jonathan W. Serpell, Jonathan W. Serpell, James C. Lee, James C. Lee

“…Genomic sequencing classifiers (GSC) have been utilised for this purpose; however, costs and availability preclude universal adoption creating an inequity gap. …”
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Health insurance coverage among men and women in six countries within the Southeast Asia Region (2015–2022): a multilevel analysis of Demographic and Health SurveysResearch in cont... by Nishikant Singh, Pratheeba John, Sudheer Kumar Shukla, Rimjhim Bajpai, Rituparna Sengupta, Rajeev Sadanandan, Navin Singh

“…Interpretation: With an ageing population, healthcare demand and costs in SEAR will rise. Context-specific health insurance policies and targeted interventions are crucial for bridging coverage gaps and achieving UHC. …”
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Plasma cell targeting with the anti-CD38 antibody daratumumab in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome—a clinical pilot study by Øystein Fluge, Øystein Fluge, Ingrid Gurvin Rekeland, Kari Sørland, Kine Alme, Kristin Risa, Ove Bruland, Karl Johan Tronstad, Olav Mella

“…BackgroundMyalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (ME/CFS) entails low quality of life for patients and massive societal costs. There is an urgent need for elucidation of disease mechanisms and for rational treatment. …”
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Unified Underwater Communication Positioning Navigation and Timing Network System Design and Application by Lipeng Huo, Mengzhuo Liu, Heng Wen, Zheng Peng, Yusha Liu, Xiaoxin Guo, Jun-Hong Cui

“…To address the inherent limitations of conventional decoupled CPNT systems – including high costs and low efficiency in communication and energy utilization – this study aims to propose a unified underwater CPNT (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msup><mi>U</mi><mn>2</mn></msup><mi>C</mi><mi>P</mi><mi>N</mi><mi>T</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) system that coordinates multi-modal data and resource allocation, thereby optimizing CPNT service performance in harsh underwater conditions. …”
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Fractal approach to geological and economic assessment of germanium-bearing lignites by O. I. Bilous, M. S. Burlutskyy

“…However, in the current climate of rapidly rising germanium prices, this approach must be reconsidered, as the volume of coal mined is of secondary importance and the economics of germanium depend on the ratio of processing costs to the current price of germanium. In other words, the economics of germanium in lignite depend on the content of this metal in the coal and the extent of its extraction (from both the coal and the ash). …”
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Developing a SNOMED CT–Based Value Set to Document Symptoms and Diagnoses for Adverse Drug Events: Mixed Methods Study by Erica Y Lau, Linda Bird, Anthony Lau, Yau-Lam Alex Chau, Katherine Butcher, Susan Buchkowsky, Kira Gossack-Keenan, Cheryl Sadowski, Corinne M Hohl

“… Abstract BackgroundAdverse drug events (ADEs) lead to more than 2 million emergency department visits in Canada annually, resulting in significant patient harm and more than CAD $1 billion in health care costs (in 2018, the average exchange rate for 1 CAD was 0.7711 USD; 1 billion CAD would have been approximately 771.1 million USD). …”
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Fired clay bricks made by incorporating organic additives: A review by LEWO NKONDI Blanca, AZAMA Nilas, BLAYSAT Benoit, de BAYNAST Hélène, MOUTOU PITTI Rostand

“…The main benefits of this approach include waste recovery, reduced production costs and improved energy performance of buildings. …”
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Policy Spotlight Effects on Critical Time-Sensitive Diseases: Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study on Taiwan’s Hospital Emergency Capability Categorization Policy by Chih-Yuan Lin, Chih-Ching Liu, Yu-Tung Huang, Yue-Chune Lee

“…ConclusionsThe CHEC policy demonstrated the dual benefits of reducing costs and improving patient outcomes. We observed unintended consequences of policy spotlight effects, which led to a disproportionate improvement in guideline adherence and process quality for CTSDs with time-based surveillance indicators.…”
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Driplines Layout Designs Comparison of Moisture Distribution in Clayey Soils, Using Soil Analysis, Calibrated Time Domain Reflectometry Sensors, and Precision Agriculture Geostatis... by Agathos Filintas

“…Visualizing sensors’ soil moisture results via geostatistical maps of rootzone profiles have practical implications that assist farmers and scientists in making informed, better and timely environmental irrigation engineering decisions, to save irrigation water, increase water use efficiency and crop production, optimize energy, reduce crop costs, and manage water resources sustainably.…”
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Glioneuronal tumors PATZ1-fused: clinico-molecular and DNA methylation signatures for a variety of morphological and radiological profiles by Arnault Tauziède-Espariat, Volodia Dangouloff-Ros, Philipp Sievers, Mathilde Duchesne, Aurore Siegfried, Yvan Nicaise, Nathalie Boddaert, Lauren Hasty, Alice Métais, Carine Ngo, François le Loarer, Corinne Bouvier, Alix Fontaine, Audrey Rousseau, Florent Marguet, Kévin Beccaria, Thomas Blauwblomme, Emmanuelle Uro-Coste, Pascale Varlet, On behalf of the RENOCLIP-LOC

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Continual Learning With Neuromorphic Computing: Foundations, Methods, and Emerging Applications by Mishal Fatima Minhas, Rachmad Vidya Wicaksana Putra, Falah Awwad, Osman Hasan, Muhammad Shafique

“…Then, we analyze these methods based on their achieved CL desiderata, computational and memory costs, as well as network complexity, hence emphasizing the need for energy-efficient CL. …”
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Self-reported prevalence and associated factors of work related voice disorders among school teachers in Sekota town, Wag Himra zone, North Ethiopia, 2021: a cross-sectional survey by Alemayehu Kibret Belete, Dawit Getachew Yenealem, Jember Azanaw

“…Voice-related absenteeism and treatment expenses, the societal costs in the US alone have been estimated to be 2.5 billion dollars annually. …”
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The Importance of Training Health Workers in Preventing the Spread of Dengue Fever by Zohreh Karimiankakolaki

“…Dengue fever has heavy economic costs, and controlling it requires improving preventive strategies (Al-Zurfi et al., 2015). …”
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