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Approximating the cost-benefit analysis to a badge system to track hand hygiene in the hospital setting

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Objective: To model the impact of a badge system on hand hygiene and the impact of increased compliance rates on HAIs with the associated cost savings. Setting: We consider a variable number of targeted beds within a hospital. Methods: Using a Markov
David Chan, Suzanne Robertson, Andreas Poon, Gonzalo Bearman   +3 more
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The Responsiveness of Private Savings to Medicaid Long Term Care Policies [PDF]

This paper examines the extent to which private savings responds to the availability of a social insurance program. We focus on the Medicaid nursing home assistance program and uses variation in state Medicaid policies in the 1960s and 1990s to identify ...
Lina Walker, Purvi Sevak
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Productivity‐Driven Optimization of Laser Powder Bed Fusion Parameters for IN718 Superalloy: Process Control, Microstructure, and Mechanical Properties

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study demonstrates how optimizing laser power, scanning speed, and hatching distance in laser powder bed fusion can boost the productivity of Inconel 718 manufacturing by up to 29% while maintaining mechanical integrity. The work delivers a validated process window and cost–time analysis, offering industry‐ready guidelines for efficient additive ...
Amir Behjat, Guido Barale, John Stavridis, Ehsan Norouzi, Jin‐Yoo Suh, Dong‐Ik Kim, Luca Iuliano, Abdollah Saboori   +7 more
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Telecare for people with dementia: evaluation of Renfrewshire project

International Journal of Integrated Care, 2013
Joyce Agnes Craig, Diana Sanderson, Lorna Muir   +2 more
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Emergency physician cost awareness of common orders in emergency department and awareness impact on medical decisions in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Journal of Emergency Medicine
Background: With growing emergency department visits, there has been a growth in national health expenditure. This situation is exacerbated by physicians ordering ineffective investigations and procedures.
Abdullah Almarshed, Feras Alrakaf, Abdullah Alnatheer, Mohammed Alwaladali, Anas Almazyed, Abdullah Alsuwayeh   +5 more
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Identifying Real Cost Saving in Lean Manufacturing

, 2013
Lean manufacturing is well-known as an effective means toward cost savings, but to convince management to support a culture shift to implement a lean manufacturing program there must be confidence in understanding what real effective and measurable lean ...
Jones, Bryan
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Towards Defect Phase Diagrams: From Research Data Management to Automated Workflows

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A research data management infrastructure is presented for the systematic integration of heterogeneous experimental and simulation data required for defect phase diagrams. The approach combines openBIS with a companion application for large‐object storage, automated metadata extraction, provenance tracking and federated data access, thereby supporting ...
Khalil Rejiba, Sang‐Hyeok Lee, Christina Gasper, Martina Freund, Sandra Korte‐Kerzel, Ulrich Kerzel   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Additive Manufacturing of Continuous Fibre Reinforced Composites: Process, Characterisation, Modelling, and Sustainability

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Additive manufacturing provides precise control over the placement of continuous fibres within polymer matrices, enabling customised mechanical performance in composite components. This article explores processing strategies, mechanical testing, and modelling approaches for additive manufactured continuous fibre‐reinforced composites.
Cherian Thomas, Amir Hosein Sakhaei
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Cost Savings Using Automated DNA Sequencing

BioTechniques, 2000
Y.F. Leung, P. Oi-Sin Tam, L. Baum, W.M. Chan, D.S.C. Lam, C.P. Pang   +5 more
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Student Attitudes Regarding Ebooks: A Survey with cost savings implications [PDF]

Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, 2013
Students were surveyed regarding usage of ebooks. Findings demonstrate that their propensity to using Ebooks increases as costs decrease, Tecnological advancements have led to ebooks being more than a written text displayed in digital format as web sites
Dennis Bialaszewski
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