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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Retrospective Comparison of Outcomes and Cost of Virtual Versus Center‐Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs by Neil D. Shah, Conor W. Banta, Andrea L. Berger, Andrea Hattenberger, Alex Zimmerman, Bryan E. Martin, Edward Wu, Usnish Majumdar, H. Lester Kirchner, Martin E. Matsumura

“…Primary health outcomes measured were 1‐year mortality rates, recurrent myocardial infarction, all‐cause hospital readmission, and emergency department visits. Primary cost outcomes were analyzed as cost ratios related to VCR versus CBCR assessing total medical costs allowed, pharmacy costs, and total costs of care over the 12 months post‐CR enrollment. …”
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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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An Efficient and Cost-Effective Vehicle Detection and Tracking System for Collision Avoidance in Foggy Weather by Naeem Raza, Muhammad Asif Habib, H. M. Sajid Imran, Abdul Qayum, Sajida Perveen, Sohail Jabbar, Shahzad Sarwar, Mudassar Ahmad

“…An Efficient and Cost-Effective Vehicle Detection and Tracking (ECE-VDT) system is proposed and is essential for real-time collision avoidance and driver assistance in foggy weather conditions. …”
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Cost-efficient dynamic quota-controlled routing in multi-community delay-tolerant networks by Jiagao Wu, Yue Ma, Linfeng Liu

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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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Post‐hoc analysis of the tofogliflozin post‐marketing surveillance study (J‐STEP/LT): Tofogliflozin improves liver function in type 2 diabetes patients regardless of BMI by Hiroyuki Uchinuma, Mitsunori Matsushita, Masaya Tanahashi, Hideki Suganami, Kazunori Utsunomiya, Kohei Kaku, Kyoichiro Tsuchiya

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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

Subjects: “…post-migration…”
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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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A patient-centered view of symptoms, functional impact, and priorities in post-COVID-19 syndrome: cross-sectional results from the Québec Action Post-COVID cohort by Nancy E. Mayo, Marie-Josée Brouillette, Emilia Liana Falcone, Lesley K. Fellows

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Nivel de actividad física post confinamiento en adolescentes de establecimientos de nivel secundario (Post-confinement physical activity level in adolescents in secondary schools) by Oscar Andrades-Ramírez, Antonio Castillo-Paredes, Bryan Alfaro-Castillo, Humberto Castillo-Quezada, David Leonardo Ulloa-Díaz

Subjects: “…actividad física, condición física, adolescentes, post pandemia.…”
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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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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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Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution Protocol Based on Post-Selection by Hao YU, Bao FENG, Zichun PAN, Wenhe ZHUO, Zhenwei LI

“…The results show that the higher probability values are all reserved and amplified by the post selection window function. The proposed method can simplify the implementation of CVQKD and reduce its cost, and can also provide ideas for studying the quantum secure communication schemes in power network.…”
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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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An efficient post-installed shear-strengthening solution for RC structural elements by Medeghini Filippo, Ahrens Mark Alexander, Palmeri Alessandro, Singh Amol, Mark Peter

“…Motivated by these considerations, a new post-installed (PI) shear strengthening system was developed. …”
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Recycling Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blades for Post-Disaster Housing Applications by Cihan Turhan, Murat Durak, Yousif Abed Saleh Saleh, Alper Kalaycı

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