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Management of Obscure Occult Gastrointestinal Bleeding: A Cost-Minimization Analysis [PDF]

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2008
Capsule endoscopy (CE) and double-balloon enteroscopy (DBE) allow complete small-bowel examination but consume additional health care resources. A cost-minimization analysis determined the optimal initial management strategy for obscure occult gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB).We compared 5 strategies: initial small-bowel follow-through, enteroclysis ...
Ma, Somsouk, Ian M, Gralnek, John M, Inadomi   +2 more
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Cost-minimization analysis of degludec/liraglutide versus glargine/aspart: economic implications of the DUAL VII study outcomes

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, 2018
Enrico Torre,1 Giacomo Matteo Bruno,2 Sergio Di Matteo,2 Chiara Martinotti,2 Martina Oselin,2 Maria Chiara Valentino,2 Alessio Parodi,3 Luigi Carlo Bottaro,4 Giorgio Lorenzo Colombo5 1Endocrinology, Diabetology and ...
Torre E, Bruno GM, Di Matteo S, Martinotti C, Oselin M, Valentino MC, Parodi A, Bottaro LC, Colombo GL   +8 more
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Operational asset replacement strategy : a real options approach [PDF]

, 2009
This article analyses the problem of replacement by investigating the optimal moment of investment replacement in a given tax environment with a given depreciation policy.
Duque, João, Zambujal, João
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Analysis of an information-theoretic model for communication

, 2012
We study the cost-minimization problem posed by Ferrer i Cancho and Sol\'e in their model of communication that aimed at explaining the origin of Zipf's law [PNAS 100, 788 (2003)]. Direct analysis shows that the minimum cost is $\min {\lambda, 1-\lambda}$
Altmann, Eduardo G., Dickman, Ronald, Moloney, Nicholas R.   +2 more
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The Cost Analysis Using the Clinical Practice Guideline and Cost Minimization Analysis

Siriraj Medical Journal, 2008
Objective: The hospital revenues are decreasing from the government policy in the universal coverage while increasing the hospital expenses. The cost analysis is a very important tool for the strategic plan in the hospital expenses reduction with ...
Sureerat Thamrongsombatsakul
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Application of Grey Wolf Optimizer Algorithm for Optimal Power Flow of Two-Terminal HVDC Transmission System [PDF]

, 2017
This paper applies a relatively new optimization method, the Grey Wolf Optimizer (GWO) algorithm for Optimal Power Flow (OPF) of twoterminal High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) electrical power system.
Hassan, Heba Ahmed
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Cost analysis of technological vs. conventional upper limb rehabilitation for patients with neurological disorders: an Italian real-world data case study

Frontiers in Public Health
IntroductionMost patients suffering from neurological disorders endure varying degrees of upper limb dysfunction, limiting their everyday activities, with only a limited number regaining full arm use.
Valerio Gower, Irene Aprile, Francesca Falchini, Alessio Fasano, Marco Germanotta, Mattia Randazzo, Federico Spinelli, Leopoldo Trieste, Furio Gramatica, Giuseppe Turchetti   +9 more
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Maximum Likelihood Estimation with Emphasis on Aircraft Flight Data [PDF]

, 1985
Accurate modeling of flexible space structures is an important field that is currently under investigation. Parameter estimation, using methods such as maximum likelihood, is one of the ways that the model can be improved.
Iliff, K. W., Maine, R. E.
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Update of a comparative analysis of cost minimization following the introduction of newly available intravenous iron therapies in hospital practice

Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2011
Sunil BhandariDepartment of Renal Medicine, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals National Health Service Trust and Hull York Medical School, Kingston upon Hull, UKBackground: The clinical need to be able to administer high doses of intravenous iron ...
Bhandari S
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Cost-Minimization Analysis of Dexmedetomidine Compared to Other Sedatives for Short-Term Sedation During Mechanical Ventilation in the United States

ClinicoEconomics and Outcomes Research, 2020
Jyoti Aggarwal,1 Jacqueline Lustrino,1 Jennifer Stephens,2 Diana Morgenstern,3 Wing Yu Tang4 1Pharmerit International, Newton, MA, USA; 2Pharmerit International, Bethesda, MD, USA; 3Pfizer, Collegeville, PA, USA; 4Pfizer, New York, NY, USACorrespondence:
Aggarwal J, Lustrino J, Stephens J, Morgenstern D, Tang WY   +4 more
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