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SETTING PRIORITIES IN FOODBORNE PATHOGEN DATA: PUBLIC AND PRIVATE RESPONSE [PDF]

Foodborne pathogens, foodborne illness, cost of illness, databases, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety,
Hamm, Shannon, Jensen, Helen H., Roberts, Tanya, Unnevehr, Laurian J.   +3 more
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Bacterial Foodborne Disease: Medical Costs and Productivity Losses [PDF]

Microbial pathogens in food cause an estimated 6.5-33 million cases of human illness and up to 9,000 deaths in the United States each year. Over 40 different foodborne microbial pathogens, including fungi, viruses, parasites, and bacteria, are believed ...
Buzby, Jean C., Lin, Chung-Tung Jordan, MacDonald, James M., Roberts, Tanya   +3 more
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Smart Closed‐Loop Systems in Personalized Healthcare: Advances and Outlook

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A smart closed‐loop e‐textile integrates multimodal sensing, onboard processing, wireless communication, and wearable power to enable real‐time physiological/biochemical monitoring and feedback‐controlled therapy. ABSTRACT Smart textiles represent a revolutionary frontier in healthcare, seamlessly blending fabric and advanced technologies to create ...
Safoora Khosravi, Sang Won Lee, Mohammad Abrar Uddin, Sina Hassanpoor, Neha Suvindran, Katherine Le, Harun Arkaz, Harishkumar Narayana, Saeid Soltanian, Danial Khorsandi, Negar Hosseinzadeh Kouchehbaghi, Taeil Kim, Yangzhi Zhu   +12 more
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Do Inspection and Traceability Provide Incentives for Food Safety? [PDF]

One of the goals of inspection and traceability is to motivate suppliers to deliver safer food. The ability of these policies to motivate suppliers depends on the accuracy of the inspection, the cost of failing inspection, the cost of causing a foodborne
Amanor-Boadu, Vincent, Starbird, S. Andrew   +1 more
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Remote Control of Hand Actuators via Glove Sensors for Medical Care Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study presents a novel textile‐based sensory glove–actuator system for remote medical care, explored through finite element simulations. By integrating capacitive sensors, pneumatic actuators, and machine learning, the system models real‐time hand movement control.
Bahman Taherkhani, Mahdi Bodaghi
wiley   +1 more source

Annual societal cost of Alzheimer’s disease in Malaysia: a micro-costing approach

BMC Geriatrics
Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is expected to have a significant impact on resource use and economic consequences along with population aging. This study aims to investigate the annual economic burden of Alzheimer’s disease along with underlying ...
Siew Chin Ong, Lyn Xuan Tay, Hui Ming Ong, Ing Khieng Tiong, Alan Swee Hock Ch‘ng, Thaigarajan Parumasivam   +5 more
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From Rigid to Soft Robotic Approaches for Neuroendoscopy

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Robotic assistance has had minimal impact on deep intraventricular surgeries, where small‐scale, precision, and reduced invasiveness can contribute to improved patient outcomes. Emerging technologies in rigid, soft, and hybrid robotics are reviewed to identify the most promising mechanisms for deep brain navigation in addition to an attempt to identify
Kieran Gilday, Irena Zubak, Andreas Raabe, Josie Hughes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

MEASURING CONSUMER BENEFITS OF FOOD SAFETY RISK REDUCTIONS [PDF]

Microbial pathogens and pesticide residues in food pose a financial burden to society which can be reduced by incurring costs to reduce these food safety risks.
Buzby, Jean C., Crutchfield, Stephen R., Fox, John A., Ready, Richard C.   +3 more
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A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett, Maxwell Hammond, Niloufar Seyfi, Amirreza Fahim Golestaneh, Venanzio Cichella, Caterina Lamuta   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The incremental healthcare cost associated with cancer in Belgium: A registry‐based data analysis

Cancer Medicine
Background Similar to many countries, Belgium experienced a rapid increase in cancer diagnoses in the last years. Considering that a large part of cancer types could be prevented, our study aimed to estimate the annual healthcare burden of cancer per ...
Vanessa Gorasso, Stefanie Vandevijvere, Johan Van der Heyden, Ingrid Pelgrims, Henk Hilderink, Wilma Nusselder, Claire Demoury, Masja Schmidt, Stijn Vansteelandt, Delphine De Smedt, Brecht Devleesschauwer   +10 more
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