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Roadmap for Next-Generation Accountability Systems [PDF]

, 2011
Offers a framework for designing and implementing state accountability systems that enable consistent, aligned goals to ensure college- and career-readiness; valid measurement, support, and interventions; transparent reporting; and continuous ...

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Glycosylated LGALS3BP is highly secreted by bladder cancer cells and represents a novel urinary disease biomarker

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Urinary LGALS3BP is elevated in bladder cancer patients compared to healthy controls as detected by the 1959 antibody–based ELISA. The antibody shows enhanced reactivity to the high‐mannose glycosylated variant secreted by cancer cells treated with kifunensine (KIF).
Asia Pece, Giulio Lovato, Ilaria Cela, Arianna Mercatelli, Benedetta Ferro, Jussi Nikkola, Sara Pagotto, Tommaso Grottola, Vincenzo De Laurenzi, Rossella Cicchetti, Antonio Marchetti, Luigi Schips, Rossano Lattanzio, Stefano Iacobelli, Emily Capone, Peter Black, Mads Daugaard, Michele Marchioni, Gianluca Sala   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Degree of Satisfaction With Telemedicine Service Among Health Practitioners and Patients in Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Telemedicine and Applications
The satisfaction level of patients and physicians with telemedicine services should be comparable to on-site visits if this technology is to be widely adopted.
Salem S. Albagmi, Mohammed S. Shawaheen, Humood Albugami, Albandari Alshehri, Raghad Alblwie, Wadha Alsiari   +5 more
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Effectiveness of implementation of sickle cell disease referral guidelines and other measures in paediatric department at a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia

BMJ Open Quality
Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an autosomal recessive genetic blood disorder. It affects up to 2.6% of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia population.Local problem The paediatric haematology/oncology (PHO) team noticed that 75% of paediatric patients ...
Muhammad Matloob Alam, Abdulrhman Alathaibi, Hamdan Alghamdi, Jean Barrientos De Asis, Reynan Bautista, Mansour Aladwani, Mustafa Mohamed Selim   +6 more
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Identification of Barriers Towards Change and Proposal to Institutionalize Continuous Improvement Programs in Manufacturing Operations

Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, 2011
A multi case research unfolded into a study in a sample of Brazilian manufacturing companies concerning their Continuous Improvement (CI) program in manufacturing operations. Stakeholders interviews and performance analyses were conducted. The study aims
Alvair Silveira Torres Jr., Ana Maria Gati   +1 more
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Cis‐regulatory and long noncoding RNA alterations in breast cancer – current insights, biomarker utility, and the critical need for functional validation

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The noncoding region of the genome plays a key role in regulating gene expression, and mutations within these regions are capable of altering it. Researchers have identified multiple functional noncoding mutations associated with increased cancer risk in the genome of breast cancer patients.
Arnau Cuy Saqués, Aracele Martinez‐Mendez, John Crown, Alex Eustace   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of circulating tumor DNA in colorectal cancer patients using a methylation‐specific droplet digital PCR multiplex

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
We developed a cost‐effective methylation‐specific droplet digital PCR multiplex assay containing tissue‐conserved and tumor‐specific methylation markers. The assay can detect circulating tumor DNA with high accuracy in patients with localized and metastatic colorectal cancer.
Luisa Matos do Canto, Louise Raunkilde, Jan Lindebjerg, Mads Malik Aagaard, Christina Therkildsen, Jakob Kleif, Lars Henrik Jensen, Torben Frøstrup Hansen, Rikke Fredslund Andersen   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leveraging a multifaceted digital medication refill system on improving patients’ medication adherence and reducing medication oversupply among elderly patients with hypertension

BMJ Open Quality
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted healthcare, causing challenges in managing chronic diseases like hypertension. Al-Hada Armed Forces Hospital’s Pharmaceutical Care Department aims to provide safe, efficient, and effective medication refills for ...
Muhammad Hasan Abid, Bushra AL Mubarak, Lamiaa Nehad Elmasry, Matuk Qoronfulah, Bodour AlOtaibi, Dakhelullah AlOsaimy, Ammar Hawsawi, Faris AlShehri   +7 more
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A Comparison of Quality Improvement Methods in Health System [PDF]

Taṣvīr-i salāmat, 2013
Background and Objectives : Quality improvement is defined as improving process performance and maintaining improved results. Improvement methods and quality tools are two important factors of CQI projects.
Mostafa Farah Bakhsh
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The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation: Transforming a Public Safety Net Delivery System to Achieve Higher Performance [PDF]

, 2008
Describes the results of the public benefit corporation's improvement initiatives -- a common clinical information system for continuity, coordination on chronic disease management, teamwork and continuous innovation, and access to appropriate ...
Douglas McCarthy, Kimberly Mueller
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