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Robotic Services for New Paradigm Smart Cities Based on Decentralized Technologies

Ledger, 2019
This article describes different methods of organizing robotic services for smart cities using secure encrypted decentralized technologies and market mechanisms—as opposed to models based on centralized solutions based (or not) on using cloud services ...
Aleksandr Kapitonov, Sergey Lonshakov, Ivan Berman, Eduardo Castelló Ferrer, Fabio P Bonsignorio, Vitaly Bulatov, Aleksandr Svistov   +6 more
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Procalcitonin for antimicrobial stewardship among cancer patients admitted with COVID-19

eLife, 2022
Background: Procalcitonin (PCT) has been used to guide antibiotic therapy in bacterial infections. We aimed to determine the role of PCT in decreasing the duration of empiric antibiotic therapy among cancer patients admitted with COVID-19.
Hiba Dagher, Anne-Marie Chaftari, Patricia Mulanovich, Ying Jiang, Ray Hachem, Alexandre E Malek, Jovan Borjan, George M Viola, Issam Raad   +8 more
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Can Employee Share-Ownership Improve Employee Attitudes and Behaviour? [PDF]

, 2010
Purpose: To examine the outcomes of a substantial broad-based employee share-ownership scheme for employee attitudes and behaviour in a privatised firm.
McCarthy, Dermot, Reeves, Eoin, Turner, Tom   +2 more
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Employee Stock Ownership and Financial Performance in European Countries: The Moderating Effects of Uncertainty Avoidance and Social Trust [PDF]

, 2018
This study investigates how the effect of employee stock ownership on financial performance may hinge on the diverse cultural and societal contexts of European countries.
Aiken L. S., Alchian A., Andrea Kim, Carberry E. J., EFES, Fukuyama F., Hofstede G. H., Hofstede G. H., Hofstede G. H., House R. J., Kaarsemaker E., Kozlowski S. W., Poutsma E., Putnam R. D., Sackett P. R., Saehee Kang, Snijders T. A. B., Stretcher R., Weitzman M.   +18 more
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Association between household exposure and cycle threshold in COVID-19 infected health care workers

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, 2021
Objective Household SARS-COV-2 contact constitutes a high-risk exposure for health care workers (HCWs). Cycle threshold (Ct) of reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction testing provides an estimate of COVID-19 viral load, which can inform clinical
Ai Chien, Sandra Domeracki, Sandeep Guntur, Kristopher Taylor, Chuanyi M. Lu, Harry Lampiris, Paul D. Blanc   +6 more
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The role of procalcitonin in identifying high‐risk cancer patients with febrile neutropenia: A useful alternative to the multinational association for supportive care in cancer score

Cancer Medicine, 2021
Background The Multinational Association for Supportive Care in Cancer (MASCC) risk index has been utilized to determine the risk for poor clinical outcomes in patients with febrile neutropenia (FN) in an emergency center (EC).
Patrick Chaftari, Anne‐Marie Chaftari, Ray Hachem, Sai‐Ching J. Yeung, Hiba Dagher, Ying Jiang, Alexandre E. Malek, Natalie Dailey Garnes, Victor E. Mulanovich, Issam Raad   +9 more
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Author Correction: Procalcitonin Guiding Antimicrobial Therapy Duration in Febrile Cancer Patients with Documented Infection or Neutropenia

Scientific Reports, 2018
A correction to this article has been published and is linked from the HTML and PDF versions of this paper. The error has been fixed in the paper.
Hanine El Haddad, Anne-Marie Chaftari, Ray Hachem, Majd Michael, Ying Jiang, Ammar Yousif, Sammy Raad, Mary Jordan, Patrick Chaftari, Issam Raad   +9 more
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Solving the problems of studying passenger flow in urban public transport by introducing digital technologies [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
The article presents the results of a study devoted to the analysis of existing problems in determining passenger traffic in urban public transport, as well as the control of passenger traffic and its distribution, in which it is necessary to regularly ...
Aliboev Bakhtiyor, Juraeva Gulchehra, Akhmedov Doniyor, Gulyamov Normakhamat, Abrorov Akbar   +4 more
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Uganda’s response to sexual harassment in the public health sector: from “Dying Silently” to gender-transformational HRH policy

Human Resources for Health, 2021
Introduction Sexual harassment is a ubiquitous problem that prevents women’s integration and retention in the workforce. Its prevalence had been documented in previous health sector studies in Uganda, indicating that it affected staffing shortages and ...
Constance Newman, Alice Nayebare, Stella Neema, Allan Agaba, Lilian Perry Akello   +4 more
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When employer brand image aids employee satisfaction and engagement [PDF]

, 2017
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test whether employee characteristics (age, gender, role and experience) influence the effects of employer brand image, for warmth and competence, on employee satisfaction and engagement.
Davies, Gary, Mete, Melisa, Whelan, Susan   +2 more
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