Use and cost comparison of clobazam to other antiepileptic drugs for treatment of Lennox-Gastaut syndrome by Clément François, John M. Stern, Augustina Ogbonnaya, Tasneem Lokhandwala, Pamela Landsman-Blumberg, Amy Duhig, Vivienne Shen, Robin Tan

“…Total all-cause (P < 0.001) and seizure-related (P = 0.029) costs increased post-clobazam initiation mainly due to the increase in outpatient pharmacy costs. …”
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Real-time and Cost-efficient Indoor Localization and Mapping Solution for Emergency Response Applications by H. Elsayed, A. Shaker

“…This research addresses the challenges posed by the absence of GNSS signals and the need for high-performance data processing by developing a cost-effective multi-sensor system for real-time indoor mapping. …”
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Cost of type 2 diabetes mellitus management for households in Northern India – an econometric analysis by Kanika Bansal, Meena Rajput, Rajesh Rajput

“…Direct medical cost formed the biggest portion i.e., 54.65% of total cost, whereas direct non-medical cost was 6.26%, and indirect cost was 39.09%. …”
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“Ritornare” nella post-migrazione: narrazioni sull’abitare translocale a Serino (AV) - Post-Migration “Return”: Translocal Living Narratives from Serino (AV), Italy by Daria De Grazia

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Immunoadsorption study Mainz in adults with post-COVID syndrome (IAMPOCO)—a single-blinded sham-controlled crossover trial to evaluate the effect of immunoadsorption on post-COVID syndrome by Marco Stortz, Pascal Klimpke, Andreas Kommer, Philipp Gründer, Livia Steenken, Christian Dresel, Daniel Kraus, Irene Schmidtmann, Arndt Weinmann, Julia Weinmann-Menke

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In Vitro Effect of the Length of Relocated Cervical Margin with Casting Post and Core, Prefabricated Fiber Post, and Polyethylene Fiber with a Composite Core on Fracture Resistance and Marginal Integrity by Naghmeh Musapoor, Hamid Neshandar Asli, Soroosh Mokhtari, Yasamin Babaee Hemmati, Mehran Falahchai

“…This study aimed to assess the effect of length of the relocated cervical margin with casting post and core (CP), prefabricated fiber post and composite core (PFP), and polyethylene fiber-reinforced composite (PEFRC) on fracture resistance and marginal integrity. …”
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Exploring the Relationship Between Project Characteristics and Time–Cost Deviations for Colombian Rural Roads by Jose Quintero, Alexander Murgas, Adriana Gómez-Cabrera, Omar Sánchez

“…The findings indicate that contract value, geographical region, and contractor configuration are significant determinants of cost and time performance. Additionally, project intensity and discrepancies between awarded and bid values emerged as key contributors to cost escalation. …”
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Reducing surgical trays to cut both carbon emissions and costs in total knee arthroplasty by Pim W van Egmond, Paul Lodder

“…We used the created prediction model in combination with frequency data from our implanted TKAs to tailor surgical trays accordingly. We performed a post-hoc analysis to estimate the carbon emission cut and cost reduction. …”
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Characteristics of medical costs and resource use in patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated with and without glucocorticoids. by Eiichi Tanaka, Eisuke Inoue, Ryoko Sakai, Katsuhiko Iwasaki, Ayako Shoji, Masayoshi Harigai

“…<h4>Results</h4>A total of 1,670 and 1,487 patients with median ages of 51.0 and 50.0 years were evaluated in the GC and non-GC groups, respectively. The costs for drugs, treatments, and materials were significantly higher in the GC group compared with the non-GC group (GC/ non-GC; drug costs for RA and AEs, 2,818 USD/ 1,882 USD; drug costs for RA only, 2,697 USD/ 1,805 USD; treatment costs, 2,365 USD/ 1,860 USD; material costs, 112 USD/ 77 USD; P < 0.05). …”
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Design of a low-cost gas accumulation chamber for general purpose environmental monitoring by Domenico Longo, Serena Guarrera, Delia Ventura, Emanuele Cerruto, Salvatore Roberto Maugeri, Gaetano Giudice

“…This study introduces a novel, cost-effective closed dynamic accumulation chamber system designed to measure CO2 fluxes from soil and water surfaces. …”
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Assessing direct medical costs of children following a new prescription of ADHD medication by Milica Paut Kusturica, Alba Sánchez-Viñas, Blanca Lumbreras, Maria Elena Huerta-Ramos, Ignacio Aznar-Lou, Maria Rubio-Valera

“…Healthcare resource utilisation and costs were analysed one year post-prescription, stratified by age (6–11, 12–14 and 15–18) and sex, for 3,507 patients. …”
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Labor contract and transaction costs in the context of the formation of a favorable institutional environment of the firm by Yu.V. Ushchapovsky, E.O. Kulak

“…It was established that the conclusion of a contract involves solving the problem of minimizing transaction costs for checking the implementation of a future contract (ex ant – costs) and monitoring the implementation of obligations undertaken (ex post – costs). …”
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Real-world treatment patterns, healthcare resource utilisation and costs in patients with SLE in the USA by Karen Costenbader, Brendan Limone, Nicole Princic, Elaine Karis, Prajakta P Masurkar, Jennifer Reckleff, Hana Schwartz, Eric Zollars

“…The date of first claim with SLE was defined as the index date, with a 24-month pre-index and ≥24-month post-index period. Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate patient demographics and baseline clinical characteristics, treatment patterns, adherence, HCRU and cost. …”
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Adaptation of WHO’s generic tuberculosis patient cost instrument for a longitudinal study in Africa by Denise Evans, Craig van Rensburg, Caroline Govathson, Olena Ivanova, Friedrich Rieß, Andrew Siroka, Abdou K. Sillah, Nyanda Elias Ntinginya, Ilesh Jani, Farzana Sathar, Sydney Rosen, Ian Sanne, Andrea Rachow, Knut Lönnroth

“…Using the adapted tool provides the opportunity to repeat measures and make comparisons over time, describe changes that extend beyond treatment completion, and link cost survey data to treatment outcomes and post-TB sequelae. …”
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Antimicrobial stewardship reduces antibiotic use density and cost in a Chinese tertiary hospital by Chuanwei Xin, Bo Yang, Lisha Pang, Bei Zheng, Bing Han, Qinqin Zhao, Pinpin Feng, Yin Ying, Wenjuan Yang, Hong Jiang, Ying Li, Jun Zhu, Meiling Zhang, Yuexing Tu

“…Following the implementation of ASP, the AUD decreased significantly by 31.01% from 54.20 prior to intervention to 37.39 post-intervention. The total Defined Daily Doses (DDDS) declined by 30.06% from 98,311.52 to 68,751.82, while the total cost of antibiotics fell by 5.81% from $1,798,309.53 to $1,693,918.44. …”
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The cost-effectiveness of specialist hospital discharge and intermediate care services for patients who are homeless by Michela Tinelli, Raphael Wittenberg, Michelle Cornes, Robert W. Aldridge, Michael Clark, Richard Byng, Graham Foster, James Fuller, Andrew Hayward, Nigel Hewett, Alan Kilmister, Jill Manthorpe, Joanne Neale, Elizabeth Biswell, Martin Whiteford

“…Specialist care remained cost-effective over a range of sensitivity analyses. …”
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Cultural Play at a Distance: Post-COVID Serious Heritage Games by Susannah Emery, Erik Malcolm Champion

“…The initial findings suggest that while digital heritage projects often suffer from limited interactivity and accessibility, participatory game design and low-cost XR (extended reality) tools can enhance engagement and learning. …”
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Efficient unified architecture for post-quantum cryptography: combining Dilithium and Kyber by Patrik Dobias, Lukas Malina, Jan Hajny

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A Cost-Sensitive Small Vessel Detection Method for Maritime Remote Sensing Imagery by Zhuhua Hu, Wei Wu, Ziqi Yang, Yaochi Zhao, Lewei Xu, Lingkai Kong, Yunpei Chen, Lihang Chen, Gaosheng Liu

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The Adoption of the Common Agricultural Policy – Elements of Pre and Post Accession Impact by Daniela Giurcă

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