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Circular Economy in the Healthcare Industry: Developing a Circularity Assessment Tool for Complex Medical Devices

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As the circular economy transition gains traction in the healthcare sector, extending the lifespan of complex medical devices has become a key priority, given their high cost and the challenges associated with their technological sophistication.
Tetiana Shevchenko   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Automating Sustainability: How Climate Action Unlocks the ESG Potential of Industrial Robotics

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The convergence of Industry 4.0 and global sustainability goals presents a critical paradox: while automation drives efficiency, its net impact on comprehensive environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance remains contested. This study investigates the relationship between industrial robot and country‐level ESG performance across 63
Brahim Bergougui
wiley   +1 more source

Issue Construals and Corporate Water Stewardship

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In the face of mounting environmental and social pressures, the importance of responsible corporate water stewardship (CWS) should be evident, yet not all businesses are taking water management issues seriously. The aim of this study is to explore why differences in CWS persist, especially within industries facing similar resource challenges ...
Daina Mazutis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Four decades of health economics through a bibliometric lens [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper takes a bibliometric tour of the past 40 years of health economics using bibliographic"metadata"from EconLit supplemented by citation data from Google Scholar and the authors'topical classifications.
Wagstaff, Adam, Culyer, Anthony J.
core  

From Confusion to Clarity: A Multi‐Stage Process Framework for Understanding Consumer Confusion

open access: yesJournal of Consumer Behaviour, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper reconceptualizes consumer confusion as a multi‐stage temporal process rather than a static outcome, addressing theoretical fragmentation in existing antecedent‐consequence models. By integrating cognitive appraisal, contextual amplification, and adaptive coping within a unified framework, we explain how confusion unfolds rather than
Fatih Celik, Erdogan Koc
wiley   +1 more source

Economics and Mental Health [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper is concerned with the economics of mental health. We argue that mental health economics is like health economics only more so: uncertainty and variation in treatments are greater; the assumption of patient self-interested behavior is more ...
Thomas G. McGuire, Richard G. Frank
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Does hospital ownership affect patient experience? An investigation into public-private sector differences in England. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Using patient experience survey data, the paper investigates whether hospital ownership affects the level of quality reported by patients whose care is funded by the National Health Service in areas other than clinical quality.
Reeves, Rachel   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Fungal Antimicrobial Resistance: Mechanisms, Drivers, and Global Clinical Burden

open access: yesChemFoodChem, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Fungal antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing concern for world health caused by an increase in multidrug‐resistant infections, an increase in environmental reservoirs, and the ineffectiveness of current antifungal treatments. Fungal infections continue to be largely excluded from AMR initiatives while causing over 1.6 million deaths ...
Bikash Baral
wiley   +1 more source

Discontinuing Long‐Term Denosumab in Treating Fragile Bone: Why, for Whom, and How?

open access: yesClinical Pharmacology &Therapeutics, EarlyView.
Discontinuation of denosumab (Dmab) may be necessary due to adverse events or an unfavorable long‐term risk–benefit profile. However, accumulating evidence demonstrates pronounced rebound phenomena after withdrawal, most notably a marked increase in multiple vertebral fractures, and, in some reports, elevated mortality.
Ko‐Hsiu Lu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT COSTS: A FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE [PDF]

open access: yesAnalele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu : Seria Economie
A significant share of public healthcare expenditure is devoted to the treatment of severe trauma cases in Emergency Departments (EDs), many of which involve orthopedic injuries.
NIKOLAOS TSALOUKIDIS   +2 more
doaj  

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