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Surface dose analysis and dosimetric comparison of Halcyon versus Truebeam in breast cancer radiotherapy: An OSL dosimetry study

open access: yesJournal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose Breast cancer is a neoplastic disease with high prevalence among women. Radiotherapy is one of the principal treatment modalities for this disease, but it poses significant challenges. This study aimed to compare and evaluate the technical and dosimetric performance of conventional C‐arm linac systems and a new design, Halcyon, in the ...
Mustafa Çağlar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effect of Health Claims on Television Commercials Toward Consumer's Decision Making in Food Product Buying (Case Study in YOGYAKARTA City) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Advertisement is a medium to declare claims based on product benefits. However, there are times where the claims are not supported by evidence, hence mislead and confuse consumers in buying the products.
Retnowati, Y. (Yuni)
core  

Placebo Effect Sizes in Clinical Trials of Knee Osteoarthritis Using Intra‐Articular Injections of Biologic Agents

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Patients with knee osteoarthritis rely on symptomatic treatments, in which up to 75% of the pain reduction can be attributed to the placebo effect. This effect may vary based on treatment type (eg, biologics vs nonbiologic injection) and route of administration (eg, intra‐articular vs topical vs oral).
Johanna M. Borst   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The compliance of nutrition claims on pita bread in Lebanon and risk on public health: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Nutrition, 2022
Background Mislabeling is a type of fraud, that can lead to major health concerns, especially when used on staple foods like bread. This study aimed to assess the compliance of nutrition claims on pre-packaged Pita bread in Mount Lebanon with national ...
Priscilla Bedran   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Markov model with machine learning integration for fraud detection in health insurance [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2021
Fraud has led to a huge addition of expenses in health insurance sector in India. The work is aimed to provide methods applied to health insurance fraud detection. The work presents two approaches - a markov model and an improved markov model using gradient boosting method in health insurance claims.
arxiv  

Avoidable Hospitalizations in Persons With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population‐Based Study Using Administrative Data

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We estimated incidence rates of avoidable hospitalizations by persons with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) relative to the general population. Methods We identified individuals meeting a validated case definition for RA based on International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD‐9‐CM) and ICD‐10‐CA codes in years ...
Dani G. Contreras   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep learning for prediction of population health costs [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2020
Accurate prediction of healthcare costs is important for optimally managing health costs. However, methods leveraging the medical richness from data such as health insurance claims or electronic health records are missing. Here, we developed a deep neural network to predict future cost from health insurance claims records.
arxiv  

Probiotics and prebiotics: health claim substantiation

open access: yesMicrobial Ecology in Health & Disease, 2012
'Probiotics' and 'prebiotics' by definition should have health benefits. Health claims on microorganisms proposed as probiotics and probiotic stimulating agents (prebiotics) suggest that there is a relationship between the specific food and maintaining good health or that the food can reduce the risk of a disease.
Henk Van Loveren, Seppo Salminen
openaire   +3 more sources

All-Payer Claims Database Development Manual: Establishing a Foundation for Health Care Transparency and Informed Decision Making [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
With support from the Gary and Mary West Health Policy Center, the APCD Council has developed a manual for states to develop all-payer claims databases.
Costello, Amy   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

The Potential for Extracellular Vesicles in Nanomedicine: A Review of Recent Advancements and Challenges Ahead

open access: yesAdvanced Biology, EarlyView.
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a dual role in diagnostics and therapeutics, offering innovative solutions for treating cancer, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, and orthopedic diseases. This review highlights EVs’ potential to revolutionize personalized medicine through specific applications in disease detection and treatment.
Farbod Ebrahimi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

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