The Long-Term Financial and Clinical Impact of an Electronic Health Record on an Academic Ophthalmology Practice by Michele C. Lim, Roma P. Patel, Victor S. Lee, Patricia D. Weeks, Martha K. Barber, Mitchell R. Watnik

“…A total savings of $188,951 in transcription costs occurred over a 4-year time period post-EHR implementation. …”
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Current Applications and Outcomes of Robotic Surgery in Pediatric Upper Airway and Neck Procedures: A Systematic Review by Irene Claudia Visconti, Marella Reale, Virginia Dallari, Eleonora M. C. Trecca, Antonella Miriam Di Lullo, Mario Turri-Zanoni, Michele Gaffuri

“…The mean operative time was ~74 min, with minimal blood loss and no intra/post operative tracheostomies. Reported advantages included enhanced visualization, precision, and reduced morbidity. …”
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Demographic, medical, and financial statistics from the Jaffna Jaipur Centre for Disability Rehabilitation (JJCDR) database, 1987-2018: a prosthetics, orthotics, and mobility clini... by Michael Berthaume, Spencert Barnes, Shehan Hettiaratchy, Jon C Clasper, Ahilakumar Kumar, Gitanjali Sathiadas, Jeya Ganeshamoorthy

“…This database and analysis provide invaluable insight into the P&O cohort in northern Sri Lanka, and a unique insight into the P&O needs of a post-conflict LMIC from the perspective of a P&O centre.…”
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Routine testing for group B streptococcus in pregnancy: protocol for a UK cluster randomised trial (GBS3) by Shalini Ojha, Jon Dorling, Stavros Petrou, Soo Downe, Rabia Zill-E-Huma, Sarah Lee, Jane Daniels, Paul Ayuk, Trudy Smith, Lucy Bradshaw, Tracey Cooper, Janine Abramson, Hannah Mitchell, Joanna Gibson, Sarah Watson, Heather Ward, Kate Walker, Jim Thornton, Reuben Ogollah, Jason Madan, Jenny Butler, Louise Page, Guduru Gopal Rao, Susan Ayers, Felix Achana, Asma Khalil, Eleanor J Mitchell, Rachel Plachcinski, Laura Johnson, Anna Williams, Hannah Parker, Rebecca Haydock, Julie Walker, Jonathan Ford, Elena Greco, Janet Phipps, Kim Hinshaw, Hilary Owen, Alex Taylor, Jane Plumb, James Gray, Joanna Clark, Kate Young, Anna Campbell, Erum Khan, Manjula Samyraju, Harry Gibson, Linda Johnson, Jessica Wilson, Sarah Moore, David Ankers, Michelle Anderson, Laura Veal, Ramesh Ganapathy, Ferha Saeed, Philip Banfield, Shabina Sadiq, Helen Preston, Lisa Ditchfield, Anne-Marie Jones, Emily Marler, Phillip Bennett, Janet Cresswell, Stephy Mathen, Anam Fayadh, Louise Swaminathan, Emily Scriven, Sangeeta Pathak, Hazel Alexander, Jodi Carpenter, Sharon Gowans, Lesley Hewitt, Emma Meadows, Tommy Mousa, Lisa Evans, Laura Johns, Catherine Stone, Charlotte Goumalatsou, Maggie Lai, Lola Oshodi, Georgie Constantinou, Nicola Grace, Eleanor Harrison, Joanne Brooks, Kerry Barker-Williams, Heidi Hollands, Sarah-Kate Mcleavey, Seren Willson, Sophie Webster, Meg Hyslop-Peart, Louise Wills, Rachel Haines, Linda Fiaschi, Jay Seale, Susanne Spas, Lixiao Huang, Sebastian Moody, Ihab Abbasi, Rezan Abdul-Kadir, Phern Adams, Rebecca Adcock, Dipika Aggarwal, Dawn Althorn, Sarah-Jayne Ambler, Rita Arya, Karen Austin Smith, Angela Ayuk, Jade Barnes, Abbie Berry, Linda Bishop, Patrick Bose, Nichola Brannen, Catherine Bressington, Janet Brown, Lorraine Bullett, Anneka Burch, Jennifer Burrage, Viv Cannons, Philippa Cansell, Cristina CarballoDe Dios, Gail Castle, Yee Yin Chan, Floria Cheng, Naomi Coleman, Rachael Copley, Yvette Davis, Bashir Dawlaty, Kara Dent, Caroline Dixon, Kerry Dooley, Milli Edwards, Sue Fagg, Jo Ficquet, Nicola Flint, Natasha Ford, Lily French, Edward Frew, Rachel Frowd, Ruta Gada, Emma Gammin, Caitlin Giles, Mandy Gill, Coralie Glenn-Sansum, Julie Goddard, Jenna Gould, Naomi Grimes, Zoe Grindley, Katherina Gross-Gibbs, Liliana Grosu, Lara Robles Gutierrez, Bev Hammond, Latifah Harris, Kathryn Haviland, Holly Hawkesford, Carly Hayton, Miss Mandira Hazra, Anne Marie Henshaw, Jemima Hepburne-Scott, Stephanie Horridge, Victoria Hodgson, Rhiannon Hurll, Alison Hylton-Potts, Karen Ixer, Sara Jaarour, Andie Johnson, Prudence Jones, Kelly Jukes, Sumit Kar, Pallavi Karkhanis, Tracey Kay, Stephen Keay, Alex Keen, Joanne Kellett, Mary Kelly- Baxter, Teresa Kelly, Vanessa Kemp, Magdalena Kierzenkowska, Aly Kimber, Eva Kisakye, Sarah Knights, Wiece Koniman, Emmanouil Kountouris, Egi Krasniqi, Katie Lang, Rebecca Leon, Isabel Llopis, Leanne Lowe, Saswati Maitra, Jodie Manning, Sarah Mapplebeck, Cathryn Marsh, Ruth Mason, Ilenia Mazzoli, Joanna Mead, Michal Rosie Meroz, Hannah Mugford, Hannah Mullins, Eric Mutema, Bonilla Nayar, Jonathan Nelson, Rachel Newport, Shari Noraiee, Justine Nugent, Nzoputa Nwabueze, Chinwe Obiozo-Jumbo, Clare O’Brien-Hirst, Anne-Marie O’Brien, Tanwa Ogbara, Chloe O’Hara, Oyinlola Okungade, Chidera Onyeagor, Sam Parlapalli, Leia Parry, Nikky Passmore, Tara Pauley, Linda Peacock, Carol Percy, Ella Proctor, Emma Pugh, Madhavi Pureti, Eleanor Pyart, Vinita Raheja, Clair Rainford, Miss Jyothi Rajeswary, Lindsay Roughley, Ruth Ryder, Maiti Sachchidananda, Beena Saji, Jess Sellick, Ellie Didier Serre, Erikka Siddall, Jonathan Slack, Delphine Strub, Emma Tanton, Vasso Terzidou, Niki Thatcher, Catherine Townsend, Lydia Ufton, Lilian Ugwumadu, Ureh Umeh-John, Husswan Yasmin WanHussein, Annie Warrington, Sharon Westcar, Hayley Wheeler, Sonia White, Miss Frances Wood, Julie Woollaston, Janet Wright, Priti Wuppalapati, Cheryl Wyatt, Jemma Yorke

“…All women giving birth ≥24 weeks’ gestation, regardless of mode of birth, and all her babies will be included in the dataset. Cost-effectiveness will be expressed in terms of incremental cost per case of early neonatal sepsis avoided and incremental cost per quality-adjusted life-year associated with each strategy.Ethics and dissemination The trial received a favourable opinion from Derby Research Ethics Committee on 16 September 2019 (19/EM/0253). …”
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Multi-Objective Optimization Scheduling for Electric Vehicle Charging and Discharging: Peak-Load Shifting Strategy Based on Monte Carlo Sampling by Jian Zheng, Jinglan Cui, Zhongmei Zhao, Guocheng Li, Cong Wang, Zeguang Lu, Xiaohu Yang, Zhengguang Liu

“…The peak load reduction and trough load increment are 27.6% and 160.1%, respectively. Through post-peak load balancing, the average costs of each EV for daily charging and battery degradation are reduced to be 7.58 yuan and 15.68 yuan, respectively. …”
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REST: a preoperative tailored sleep intervention for patients undergoing total knee replacement – feasibility study for a randomised controlled trial by Simon White, Rachael Gooberman-Hill, Emma Johnson, Joel Glynn, Vikki Wylde, Chris Penfold, Katie Whale, Nicholas Howells, Ashley Blom, Amanda Burston, Wendy Bertram, Dane Rayment

“…Qualitative work explored the acceptability of the study processes and intervention delivery through interviews with ESPs and patients.Results Screening packs were posted to 378 patients and 57 patients were randomised. …”
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Fair food futures UK: Protocol for a mixed methods study exploring what approaches adopted by community food organisations are more likely to prevent the need for emergency food in... by Laura Sheard, Giorgia Previdoli, Wendy Burton, Rachel Benchekroun, Maddy Power, Bob Doherty, Philip Hadley, Ariadne Beatrice Kapetenaki, Shahid Islam, Sairah Mirza, Claire Cameron, Kate Pickett, Angela Hutton, Charlotte Edwards, Maria Bryant

“…Levels have significantly increased in the UK since 2010, due to the impact of austerity and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic and the cost of living crisis. This increase is projected to continue. …”
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Joint pseudo-range and Doppler positioning method with LEO Satellites‘ signals of opportunity by Ying Xu, Yue Liu, Ming Lei, Ming Gao, Zhibo Fang, Cheng Jiang

“…Compared to parabolic antennas and electronically scanned phased array antennas for receiving Starlink signals, wide-beam antennas (such as Low-Noise Block (LNB) downconverters) can be used to achieve low-cost multi-satellite tracking. However, it also encounters the issues of distinguishing between multiple satellite signals and low received signal power, which requires high-sensitivity detection. …”
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Psychometric Evaluation of Large Language Model Embeddings for Personality Trait Prediction by Julina Maharjan, Ruoming Jin, Jianfeng Zhu, Deric Kenne

“…MethodsWe conducted a multistage analysis using 1 million Reddit posts from the PANDORA Big Five personality dataset. …”
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Experimental Demonstration of the Distributed Feedback Semiconductor Laser With S-Bent Waveguide and Sampled Grating by Yunshan Zhang, Yuechun Shi, Lianyan Li, Zhengpeng Zou, Jun Lu, Yinchao Du, Wenxuan Wang, Yating Zhou, Xin Chen, Jilin Zheng, Xiangfei Chen

“…The s-bent waveguide and sampled grating can be fabricated simply by the common holography exposure and photolithograph technique resulting in a low cost. Besides, the wavelength accuracy and SLM yield can be improved significantly, which is very beneficial for the multiwavelength DFB laser array.…”
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The Impacts of Breakthrough Drug Classes on Total Healthcare Expenditures by Zeynal Karaca, Steven N. Wiggins

“…# Background Pharmaceutical firms spend billions of dollars developing new therapies, which are often sold at a substantial premium over older therapies. The costs and benefits of these newer and more expensive drugs, however, are controversial. …”
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Pet Attachment and Influence as Moderators of the Relationships of Psychological Factors to Physical Function in Community-Residing Older Adults by Lincy Koodaly, Erika Friedmann, Nancy R. Gee, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Barbara Resnick, Eun-Shim Nahm, Elizabeth Galik, Sarah Holmes

“…<b>Background:</b> The growth of the older adult population calls for innovative and cost-effective ways of promoting their physical, psychological, and cognitive health. …”
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Automated classification of chest X-rays: a deep learning approach with attention mechanisms by Burcu Oltu, Selda Güney, Seniha Esen Yuksel, Berna Dengiz

“…Chest X-ray (CXR) has become the most common alternative method for detecting pulmonary diseases such as COVID-19, pneumonia, and lung opacity due to their availability, cost-effectiveness, and ability to facilitate comparative analysis. …”
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Synthesis and electrochemical characterization of iron oxide/poly(2-methylaniline) nanohybrids for supercapacitor application by Ahmed Ashour M., Essam Doaa, Kabatas Mohamed A. Basyooni-M., Abdel-Khaliek Ahmed A., Shaban Mohamed, Aljaafreh Mamduh J., Rabia Mohamed

“…This study reports the synthesis of a nanohybrid material composed of poly(2-methylaniline) (P(2MA)) and iron oxide (Fe2O3) as electrodes for supercapacitors using a simple and cost-effective method. Various characterization techniques were employed to analyze the samples. …”
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Methodology for determining the bearing capacity of tensioned tubular reinforced concrete elements by Roman Shmyh, Taras Shchur, Mustafa B. Dawood, Adam Idzikowski

“…Constructive solutions for tensioned concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) elements can be applied in bar systems (trusses, arches, frames, structural and cable-stayed structures, radio and television towers, as well as other similar applications) and can be significantly more cost-effective compared to concrete-filled tubes, reinforced concrete, and steel structures. …”
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Non-coding RNAs as key players in neurodegeneration and brain tumors: Insights into therapeutic strategies by Mohamed Javad Saadh, Sarraa Ahmad Qahtan, Rafid Jihad Albadr, Gaurav Sanghvi, Rangaswamy Roopashree, Aditya Kashyap, A. Sabarivani, Jasur Rizaev, Waam Mohammed Taher, Mariem Alwan, Mahmod Jasem Jawad, Ali M. Ali Al-Nuaimi

“…Although ncRNAs are involved in a range of molecular pathways, challenges in clinical translation, including specificity, cost, and validation, persist. This review highlights innovative strategies to overcome these barriers and promote the clinical application of ncRNAs. …”
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USING RADIO FREQUENCY CURRENT TRANSFORMERS INSTEAD OF THE ROGOWSKI COILS IN HIGH VOLTAGE ROTATING EQUIPMENT by T.K. Nurubeyli, Z.K. Nurubayli, I.M. Ismayilov, G.N. Mammadova, A.R. Muslumzade

“…Moreover, RFCTs feature a design that simplifies installation and operation, reducing setup time and increasing cost-effectiveness. The analysis confirms the superior accuracy of RFCTs under real operating conditions, ensuring high-quality PD signal detection against noise, a capability difficult to achieve with RCs without additional filtering. …”
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Joint Adaptive Resolution Selection and Conditional Early Exiting for Efficient Video Recognition on Edge Devices by Qingli Wang, Chengwu Yu, Shan Chen, Weiwei Fang, Naixue Xiong

“…However, high data quantities, intensive computational costs, and various performance requirements restrict the deployment and application of these video-oriented models on resource-constrained edge devices, e.g., Internet-of-Things (IoT) and mobile devices. …”
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Performance Evaluation of a Triple Concentric Tube Heat Exchanger Using Deionized Water and Oil-40 by Huda Majid Hasen

“…This in turn leads to reduced TCTHE length and size leading to a decrease in the construction cost of the heat exchanger. …”
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A Survey on Privacy and Security in Distributed Cloud Computing: Exploring Federated Learning and Beyond by Ahmad Rahdari, Elham Keshavarz, Ehsan Nowroozi, Rahim Taheri, Mehrdad Hajizadeh, Mohammadreza Mohammadi, Sima Sinaei, Thomas Bauschert

“…These servers provide cost-effective solutions that make storage and computing accessible to ordinary users. …”
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