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Rationale and study design: A randomized controlled trial of early palliative care in newly diagnosed cancer patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2020
Patient-reported outcomes and economic aspects of Palliative Care (PC) provision in low-income countries (LIC) are under-studied. Demonstrating the economic value of PC is key to sustainability and guiding health care policy.
Eleanor Reid, Ephrem Abathun, Jilcha Diribi, Yoseph Mamo, Peter Hall, Marie Fallon, Tigineh Wondemagegnhu, Liz Grant   +7 more
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On the Impact of HARQ on the Throughput and Energy Efficiency Using Cross-Layer Analysis [PDF]

, 2017
This paper studies the potential improvements in terms of energy efficiency and system throughput of a hybrid automatic retransmission request (HARQ) mechanism. The analysis includes both the physical (PHY) and medium access (MAC) layers.
Brante, Glauber, Burich, Mariano Eduardo, Imran, Muhammad Ali, Onireti, Oluwakayode, Souza, Richard Demo   +4 more
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Acceptability to patients, carers and clinicians of an mHealth platform for the management of Parkinson’s disease (PD_Manager): study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial

Trials, 2018
Background Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative neurological condition causing multiple motor and non-motor symptoms that have a serious adverse effect on quality of life. Management is problematic due to the variable and fluctuating nature of symptoms,
Angelo Antonini, Giovanni Gentile, Manuela Giglio, Andrea Marcante, Heather Gage, Morro M. L. Touray, Dimitrios I. Fotiadis, Dimitris Gatsios, Spyridon Konitsiotis, Lada Timotijevic, Bernadette Egan, Charo Hodgkins, Roberta Biundo, Clelia Pellicano, on behalf of the PD_Manager consortium   +14 more
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THE USE OF PALBOCKLIB, A CYCLINE-DEPENDENT KINASE 4/6 INHIBITOR, IN THE TREATMENT OF METASTATIC BREAST CANCER. A COST-CONSEQUENCE ANALYSIS

Сибирский онкологический журнал, 2017
A new generation of aromatase inhibitors and target therapy directed at cycline-dependent kinases 4 and 6 gives a new opportunity to treat metastatic breast cancer. However, the cost of innovative therapy remains high.
S. L. Pavlinsky, P. I. Shabalkin
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Maintenance Cost Analysis Using Cost of Unreliability (COUR) Method with Business Consequence Analysis : A Case Study of Shot Blast Machine

Jurnal Ilmiah Teknik Industri, 2020
Losses caused by unreliable machines in a production line will affect the total cost losses from a manufacturing company's production process. Based on historical data of damage that has been obtained from the maintenance department of XYZ companies, the
Jasmine Raisya Salsabila, Fransiskus Tatas Dwi Atmaji, Aji Pamoso   +2 more
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Exploring the costs and outcomes of sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening interventions targeting men in football club settings: preliminary cost-consequence analysis of the SPORTSMART pilot randomised controlled trial [PDF]

, 2014
Background: The objective of this study was to compare the costs and outcomes of two sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening interventions targeted at men in football club settings in England, including screening promoted by team captains ...
Andrew J Copas, Baraitser, Buhrer-Skinner, Cassell, Catherine H Mercer, Claudia S Estcourt, Curtis, Deogan, Drummond, Fuller, Hengel, Jackie A Cassell, John M Saunders, Lorna J Sutcliffe, Louise J Jackson, Morris, Roberts, Robinson, Saunders, Sebastian S Fuller, Tracy E Roberts, Williamson   +21 more
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Impact of the switch from four to three intradermal rabies post-exposure prophylaxis sessions in patients bitten by dogs: A cost-consequence analysis from the patients' perspective

One Health, 2022
The annual incidence of rabies deaths has been estimated in Cambodia at nearly 5.8/100,000 person-years. The cost of post exposure prophylaxis (PEP) and travel is potentially a significant barrier for exposed patients and their families, although safety ...
Alicia Le Bras, Kevin Zarca, Yiksing Peng, Malen Chan, Isabelle Durand-Zaleski   +4 more
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Quantitative Analysis for Authentication of Low-cost RFID Tags

, 2011
Formal analysis techniques are widely used today in order to verify and analyze communication protocols. In this work, we launch a quantitative verification analysis for the low- cost Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) protocol proposed by Song and ...
Basagiannis, Stylianos, Paparrizos, Ioannis, Petridou, Sophia   +2 more
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Prioritization methodology for roadside and guardrail improvement: Quantitative calculation of safety level and optimization of resources allocation [PDF]

, 2018
The attention to road safety-related issues has grown fast in recent decades. The experience gained with these themes reveals the importance of considering these aspects in the resource allocation process for roadside and guardrail improvement, which is ...
Cantisani, Giuseppe, Loprencipe, Giuseppe, Minati, Paolo, Moretti, Laura   +3 more
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Home Telemonitoring Technology for Patients With Heart Failure: Cost-Consequence Analysis of a Pilot Study

JMIR Formative Research, 2022
BackgroundHeart failure (HF) is a costly health condition and a major public health problem. It is estimated that 2%-3% of the population in developed countries has HF, and the prevalence increases to 8% among patients aged ≥75 ...
Glory Apantaku, Craig Mitton, Hubert Wong, Kendall Ho   +3 more
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