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A Fuzzy Logic Approach to Health Index Determination for a Gas-Insulated Switchgear
Energies, 2023 This paper presents a fuzzy logic approach, a simplified and adaptable method, to determine the health index of gas-insulated switchgear (GIS) bay and their compartments.
Nattapon Panmala +2 more
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Degeneration, 2023 Objective: The identification of effective therapeutics for ALS necessitates valid and responsive outcome measures to track disease progression and therapeutic gain in clinical trial settings. The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis-Health Index (ALS-HI) is a multifaceted, disease-specific patient-reported outcome measure (PRO) designed to measure ALS ...
Anika, Varma +17 more
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Horizontal healthcare utilization inequity in patients with rare diseases in Korea
International Journal for Equity in Health, 2023 Background Rare diseases (RDs) are difficult to diagnose and expensive to treat. Thus, the South Korean government has implemented several policies to help RD patients, including the Medical Expense Support Project, supporting low- to middle-income RD ...
Daewon Kang, Sang-Eun Choi
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2022 IntroductionDisabilities may raise heavy medical expenses and rich-poor inequalities. However, data is lacking for the Chinese older populations. This study aimed to measure socioeconomic inequalities in medical expenses amongst the Chinese adult 45 ...
Shengxuan Jin +6 more
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Agroecosystem health assessment in Mashhad
پژوهشهای زراعی ایران, 2009 Agroecosystem Health investigating requires a holistic approach based on its biophysical, socio-economic and human community dimensions. In order to assess Agroecosystem Health in Mahhad, this research was conducted for the period of 1982 to 2002.
kazem vafabakhsh +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2022 River Yamuna is one of the most sacred major tributaries of river Ganga. This study aimed to assess the level of heavy metals in monsoon and non-monsoon season in river Yamuna in Uttar Pradesh, India and to assess the possible source of contamination and
Maneesh Jaiswal +6 more
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Assessing horizontal equity in health care utilization in Iran: a decomposition analysis
BMC Public Health, 2020 Background Despite the goal of horizontal equity in Iran, little is known about it. This study aimed i) to assess socioeconomic inequality and horizontal inequity in the healthcare utilization; and ii) to explore the contribution of need and non-need ...
Farideh Mostafavi +4 more
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AB0861 Health status in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (AXSPA) as determined by the assessment of spondyloarthritis international society health index (ASAS-HI) [PDF]
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2018 Background The ASAS-HI is a new instrument based in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health to assess the impact of axSpA; ASAS-HI has been validated in Mexican patients. Objectives To investigate the status of health in Mexican patients with axSpA using the ASAS-HI Methods This is multicenter, cross-sectional study ...
R. Burgos-Vargas +16 more
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Operator Exposure to Heavy Metals from Wood Pellet Ash – Risk Assessment [PDF]
Kemija u Industriji, 2022 Ash is a by-product of wood biomass combustion that must be removed daily from stoves or fireplaces. Therefore, operators or owners are exposed to the potential impact of ash.
Mirha Pazalja +2 more
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Advances in Public Health, 2023 Background. Teachers have the potential of promoting health knowledge and consequently health-literacy (HL) enhancement. Cognizant of this, interventions geared toward influencing and strengthening school teachers’ HL have remained important.
David M. Mshingo +3 more
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