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Blood Donations and Incentives: Evidence from a Field Experiment [PDF]
There is a longstanding concern that material incentives might undermine prosocial motivation, leading to a decrease in blood donations rather than an increase.
Goette, Lorenz, Stutzer, Alois
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Impact of Deferral for Low Hemoglobin on Donor Return [PDF]
, 2018 Introduction. A consistent blood supply to support life-saving transfusions relies on regular and repeat volunteer blood donations. In this study, we focused on donors previously deferred for low-hemoglobin (Hb) levels to better understand the value of ...
Aiken, Ashley +7 more
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Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.In this explorative biomarker analysis, we assessed serial sampling of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) with CellSearch in two randomized trials testing immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in metastatic breast cancer. Our data demonstrate a prognostic potential of CTCs, most apparent 4 weeks into ICI therapy.
Nikolai Kragøe Andresen +13 more
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Will There Be Blood? Incentives and Substitution Effects in Pro-social Behavior [PDF]
We examine how economic incentives affect pro-social behavior through the analysis of a unique dataset with information on more than 14,000 American Red Cross blood drives.
Lacetera, Nicola +2 more
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Predicting Potential Blood Donors Who Can Attend Blood Donation Activities using a Support Vector Machine [PDF]
, 2022 Lack of blood will be fatal for the human body. Current technology has not been able to produce human blood, therefore blood donors from other people are needed. Because of this need, the Red Cross organized blood donation activities to obtain blood
Handojo, Andreas +3 more
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A comparative study of circulating tumor cell isolation and enumeration technologies in lung cancer
Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.Lung cancer cells were spiked into donor blood to evaluate the recovery rates of the following circulating tumor cell (CTC) enrichment technologies: CellMag™, EasySep™, RosetteSep™, Parsortix® PR1, and Parsortix® Prototype systems. Each method's advantages and disadvantages are described.
Volga M Saini +11 more
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Blood donor notification: Boon for the community, bane for blood donors, and blood centers?
Global Journal of Transfusion Medicine, 2018 Altruism, warm glove, kinship and a sense of duty are the primary driving forces behind blood donation. The concept of donor cycle starts with donor recruitment and ends with donor retention and recall or with notification of sero-reactive donors. Donor Selection criteria vary from country to country and from region to region. Blood donor counseling is
Ambuja Kantharaj, Shivaram Chandrashekar
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Motivating Altruism: A Field Study [PDF]
This paper analyzes the effects of a legislative provision that grants a one-day paid leave of absence to blood donors who are employees in Italy. The analysis is based on a unique dataset with the complete donation histories of the blood donors in an ...
Lacetera, Nicola, Macis, Mario
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Double Red Blood Cell Donation Eligibility and Interest [PDF]
, 2010 Introduction: The process of double RBC donation by apheresis (DRBC), which facilitates the donation of two units of red blood cells (RBC) in a single donation session, was estimated to account for approximately 4% of blood donations in 2005, and is ...
Anderson, Laura +10 more
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PRE DONATION DEFERRAL PATTERN AMONG BLOOD DONORS IN TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, AJMER, RAJASTHAN [PDF]
, 2022 Objective: Analyze pattern of blood donor deferral in our hospital and provide safe and adequate blood and blood products to patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study on analysis of deferred donors of blood from January 2021 to December 2021 over 1 year
BEELWAL, DINESH +3 more
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