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Recent Advances of Slip Sensors for Smart Robotics

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent progress in robotic slip sensors across mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and acoustic mechanisms, offering a comprehensive reference for the selection of slip sensors in robotic applications. In addition, current challenges and emerging trends are identified to advance the development of robust, adaptive,
Xingyu Zhang, Liao Wu, Shuai He, Zhao Sha, Yuwan Huang, Shuying Wu, Dewei Chu, Chun H. Wang, Shuhua Peng   +8 more
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Rheumatoid arthritis: direct and indirect costs

Joint Bone Spine, 2004
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) causes disability, deformities, progressive radiological joint damage often with a need for joint replacement surgery, premature death, and alterations in quality of life. The economic burden created by RA is enormous. Direct costs per patient have been estimated at 1812-11,792 Euro annually and indirect costs at 1260-37,994 ...
Anne-Christine, Rat, Marie-Christophe, Boissier   +1 more
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The direct and indirect costs of Dravet Syndrome

Epilepsy & Behavior, 2018
The objective of this study was to estimate the annual direct and indirect costs associated with Dravet Syndrome (DS).A survey was electronically administered to the caregivers of patients with DS treated at Children's Hospital Colorado. Survey domains included healthcare utilization of the patient with DS and DS caregiver work productivity and ...
Melanie D, Whittington, Kelly G, Knupp, Gina, Vanderveen, Chong, Kim, Arnold, Gammaitoni, Jonathan D, Campbell   +5 more
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Estimating Direct and Indirect Costs of Premenstrual Syndrome

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2005
To quantify the economic impact of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) on the employer.Data were collected from 374 women aged 18-45 with regular menses. Direct costs were quantified using administrative claims of these patients and the Medicare Fee Schedule. Indirect costs were quantified by both self-reported days of work missed and lost productivity at work.
Jeff, Borenstein, Chiun-Fang, Chiou, Bonnie, Dean, John, Wong, Sally, Wade   +4 more
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Functional Dyspepsia Impacts Absenteeism and Direct and Indirect Costs

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2010
Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common morbid condition but data are limited on the direct and indirect costs for employees with FD or on its impact on productivity. Few data on absenteeism and no objective information are available. This study aimed to assess the impact of FD on costs and effects on absenteeism and work output (productivity).We ...
Richard A, Brook, Nathan L, Kleinman, Rok Seon, Choung, Arthur K, Melkonian, James E, Smeeding, Nicholas J, Talley   +5 more
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Allergic rhinitis: Direct and indirect costs

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings, 2010
Allergic rhinitis is one of the most common conditions affecting both children and adults. Along with the burden of the disease and decrease in quality of life associated with allergic rhinitis, there are high costs related to the disorder. Costs due to allergic rhinitis can be divided into two categories: direct costs that are related to monies spent ...
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Determinants of direct and indirect costs in anorexia nervosa

International Journal of Eating Disorders, 2014
ABSTRACTObjectiveTo estimate direct and indirect costs of anorexia nervosa (AN), and to identify cost determinants.MethodsIn a subsample (n = 225) of the ANTOP trial (Anorexia Nervosa Treatment of OutPatients) health care utilization and productivity losses were assessed at baseline for the previous 3 months and monetarily valued. Included were females
Nina, Stuhldreher, Beate, Wild, Hans-Helmut, König, Alexander, Konnopka, Stephan, Zipfel, Wolfgang, Herzog   +5 more
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Direct and Indirect Cost of Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty

Cardiology, 1994
A prospective study of 53 patients employed in the 6-month period before coronary angioplasty was performed to determine the direct and indirect costs of lag time in work resumption. The total direct costs calculated were $273,480; indirect costs for this sample were $150,944.
S T, Fitzgerald, A, Merrill, T, Aversano, A, Sorkin   +3 more
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Incremental direct and indirect costs of untreated vasomotor symptoms

Menopause, 2015
Most women with moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS) are untreated. This retrospective matched-cohort study aims to evaluate the healthcare resource utilization, work loss, and cost burden associated with untreated VMS.Health insurance claims (1999-2011) were used to match (1:1) women with untreated VMS with control women using propensity score.
Philip, Sarrel, David, Portman, Patrick, Lefebvre, Marie-Hélène, Lafeuille, Amanda Melina, Grittner, Jonathan, Fortier, Jonathan, Gravel, Mei Sheng, Duh, Peter M, Aupperle   +8 more
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Direct and indirect costs of asthma to an employer

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2002
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory condition of the airways that has a significant effect on the use of health care resources.This study is the first of its kind to estimate the overall cost of asthma to a major employer in the United States and to profile the nature of the asthma expenses.The annual per capita cost of asthma was determined for ...
Howard G, Birnbaum, William E, Berger, Paul E, Greenberg, Michael, Holland, Rebecca, Auerbach, Kelly M, Atkins, Lee A, Wanke   +6 more
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