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Bitcoin equilibrium dynamics: a long term approach

Frontiers in Blockchain, 2023
In the long run, Bitcoin transaction fees are the only source of revenue for miners. They compete broadly in two main ways: proof of work effort to win blocks; and transaction processing to gather fee rewards into the blocks they win.
Jack R. Rogers
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Medicaid coverage of male infertility treatments [PDF]

Journal of Men's Health
Background: Infertility treatments are costly and have poor coverage, thereby deterring or limiting access to care. Medicaid patients are even less likely than the average patient to pursue intervention and there is limited transparency of coverage of
Aleksandar Popovic, Kunj Jain, Meher Pandher, Amjad Alwaal   +3 more
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The impact of alternative pricing methods for drugs in California Workers' Compensation System: Fee-schedule pricing.

PLoS ONE, 2018
IntroductionCalifornia's Workers' Compensation System (CAWCS) Department of Industrial Relations questioned the adequacy of the current Medi-Cal fee-schedule pricing and requested analysis of alternatives that maximize price availability and maintain ...
Leslie Wilson, Fatema A Turkistani, Wei Huang, Dang M Tran, Tracy Kuo Lin   +4 more
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Changing Practice Patterns Among Canadian Primary Care Physicians: Cross-Provincial Analysis of Linked Health Data

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2020
Introduction Canadians report persistent problems accessing primary care despite an increasing per-capita supply of primary care physicians (PCPs).
M. Ruth Lavergne, Sandra Peterson, Megan Ahuja, David Rudoler, Laurie J Goldsmith, Agnes Grudniewicz, Emily Gard Marshall   +6 more
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Conceptualising quality early childhood education: Learning from young children in Brazil and South Africa through creative and play‐based methods

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Early childhood has increasingly been acknowledged as a vital time for all children. Inclusive and quality education is part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with the further specification that all children have access to quality pre‐primary education.
Laura H. V. Wright, Irene Rizzini, Malibongwe Gwele, Lynn McNair, Cristina Laclette Porto, Marsha Orgill, E. Kay M. Tisdall, Malcolm Bush, Linda Biersteker   +8 more
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An assessment of prevalence and expenditure associated with discharge brain MRI in preterm infants.

PLoS ONE, 2021
To assess national expenditure associated with preterm-infant brain MRI and potential impact of reduction per Choosing Wisely campaign 2015 recommendation to "avoid routine screening term-equivalent or discharge brain MRIs in preterm-infants".
Keith A Dookeran, James M Groh, David G Ritacco, Lydia R Marcus, Yang Wang, Janine Y Khan   +5 more
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The role of explicit teaching of reading comprehension strategies to an English as a second language learner

South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2022
Background: Reading comprehension is one of the most important skills a learner needs for academic achievement and is something which many South African learners lack.
Andrea Elston, Chantyclaire Tiba, Janet Condy   +2 more
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An evaluation of horizontal equity in surgical care for gallstone disease in a Caribbean country

Current Medicine Research and Practice, 2021
Background: The aim of this study was to identify social injustice by evaluating horizontal equity (allocation of similar resources to patients with the same clinical needs) in surgical care for gallstone disease in a Caribbean Country.
Avidesh Haresh Mahabir, Solange C K Ramkissoon, Dexter A Thomas, Shamir O Cawich, Vijay Naraynsingh, Giovanni Dapri   +5 more
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High Costs of Dialysis Transportation in the United States: Exploring Approaches to a More Cost-effective Delivery System

Journal of Health Economics and Outcomes Research, 2013
# Background The costs of transporting end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients to dialysis centers are high and growing rapidly. Research has suggested that substantial cost savings could be achieved if medically appropriate transport was made available ...
J. Mark Stephens, Samuel Brotherton, Stephan C. Dunning, Larry C. Emerson, David T. Gilbertson, Matthew Gitlin, Ann C. McClellan, William M. McClellan, Sanatan Shreay   +8 more
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Iranian Household Financial Protection against Catastrophic Health Care Expenditures [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2012
Background: Protecting households against financial risks is one of objectives of any health system. In this regard, Iran's fourth five year developmental plan act in its 90th article, articulated decreasing household's exposure to catastrophic health ...
M Nekoei Moghadam, M Banshi, M Akbari Javar, M Amiresmaili, S Ganjavi   +4 more
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