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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 BackgroundCompared with other kidney replacement therapies, preemptive kidney transplantation (KT) provides better clinical outcomes, reduces mortality, and improves the quality of life of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).
Atthaphong Phongphithakchai +7 more
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Did The Horizontal Referral Policy in Indonesia Create Cost Savings?
Jurnal Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional, 2021 Background: In Indonesia, the referrals to hospitals by Primary Care Providers (PCPs) is high. In 2018, more than 15 per cent of patients visiting PCPs were referred to hospitals, while the cost for outpatient visits reached 51.2 trillion rupiahs.
Aditya Darmasurya +2 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola +4 more
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Savings of the Inspection Cost in Acceptance Sampling [PDF]
Statistika: Statistics and Economy Journal, 2018 This paper refers to the rectifying sampling inspection plans with given lot tolerance percent defective (denoted LTPD). The LTPD sampling plans minimizing mean inspection cost per lot of process average quality, when the remainder of rejected lots is ...
Jindřich Klůfa
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Energies, 2021 Shared mobility based on cars refers to a transportation mode in which travelers/drivers share vehicles to reduce the cost of the journey, emissions, air pollution and parking demands. Cost savings provide a strong incentive for the shared mobility mode.
Fu-Shiung Hsieh
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Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo +5 more
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Does IT standardization help to boost cost and profit efficiency? Empirical evidence from German savings banks [PDF]
, 2009 This paper investigates the impact of IT standardization on bank performance based on a panel of 457 German savings banks over the period from 1996 to 2006. We measure IT standardization as the fraction of IT expenses for centralized services over banks'
Noth, Felix +3 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Embryo‐like structures (stembryos) are an innovative tool, but they are hindered by experimental variability and limited developmental potential. DNA methylation is crucial for mammalian development, but its status in stembryo models is poorly characterized.
Sara Canil +4 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.We present robust protocols for the preparation of supported lipid bilayers (SLBs) incorporating either Salmonella smooth LPS or outer membrane vesicles (OMVs). We use a combination of quartz crystal microbalance with dissipation (QCM‐D) and fluorescence microscopy to both characterize the SLBs of various compositions and to probe their interactions ...
Hudson P. Pace +6 more
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Antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship: opportunities for return on investment
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare EpidemiologyObjective: Implementation of antimicrobial and diagnostic stewardship interventions can offer substantial return on investment while enhancing patient safety and healthcare quality.
Tracy Zembles +4 more
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