Results 31 to 40 of about 20,962 (215)

What motivates participants: a qualitative analysis of gamification and financial incentives to increase physical activity

BMC Public Health
Background Physical activity reduces the risk of major cardiovascular events, but many people who are most at-risk do not get enough exercise. In the BE ACTIVE randomized controlled trial, - a study in which text messages were used to communicate with ...
Eric Ryu, David Farraday, Alexander C. Fanaroff, Samantha Coratti, Neel P. Chokshi, Jingsan Zhu, Julia E. Szymczak, Louise B. Russell, Laurie Norton, Dylan Small, Kevin G. Volpp, Tamar Klaiman   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Leveraging principles of behavioural economics to encourage patient engagement with population health screening programmes

BMJ Open Quality
Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. We leveraged behavioural economics principles to encourage screening for cardiovascular disease risk factors.
David A Asch, Kevin G Volpp, Eric Bressman, Alexander Fanaroff, Katy Mahraj, Laurie Norton, Samantha Coratti, David Farraday, Carolina Garzon Mrad, Mikael Avery, Ayisha Arshad, Aileen John   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deep Sequencing of FLT3‐ITD Enables Response Evaluation and Post‐Treatment Monitoring in Childhood AML: An Exploratory Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An internal tandem duplication in the gene encoding Fms‐like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3‐ITD) is associated with high relapse risk and poor prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and plays a crucial role in treatment decisions. Measurable residual disease (MRD) analysis of FLT3‐ITD during and after treatment has shown prognostic ...
Sofie Johansson Alm, Bea Tornberg, Erik Delsing Malmberg, Henrik Hasle, Kristian Løvvik Juul‐Dam, Lars Palmqvist, Borhan R. Saeed, Giti Shah Barkhordar, Anastasia Soboli, Anna Staffas, Jonas Abrahamsson, Linda Fogelstrand   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Gamification Plus Automated Coaching to Increase Physical Activity Among Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease: The GAMEPAD Randomized Controlled Trial

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Supervised exercise therapy improves walking performance in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD), but few participate. Interventions leveraging concepts from behavioral economics increase physical activity in patients at high ...
Alexander C. Fanaroff, Samantha Coratti, David Farraday, Laurie Norton, Charles Rareshide, Jingsan Zhu, Michael G. Levin, Scott M. Damrauer, Jay S. Giri, Neel P. Chokshi, Benjamin M. Jackson, Mitesh S. Patel   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Direct investments in spa tourism of undeveloped rural regions: Case study of the Municipality of Kuršumlija [PDF]

Ekonomika Poljoprivrede (1979), 2020
In this paper we analyze the role of direct investments in spa tourism in undeveloped rural regions on the example of the Municipality of Kuršumlija. Namely, the Municipality of Kuršumlija belongs to the group of undeveloped regions.
Ljubisavljević Tijana, Gnjatović Dragana   +1 more
doaj  

Incentivizing stewardship in a biodiversity hot spot: land managers in the grasslands

FACETS, 2021
Federal and provincial governments of Canada recently signed onto a Pan-Canadian Approach to Transforming Species at Risk Conservation. The approach is based on collaboration among jurisdictions and stakeholders to enhance multiple species and ecosystem ...
Raphael Anammasiya Ayambire, Jeremy Pittman, Andrea Olive   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Emapalumab for Immune Effector Cell‐Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis‐Like Syndrome Following CD19‐Directed CAR‐T in Two Patients With B‐ALL: Clinical and Biomarker Correlates

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Immune effector cell‐associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis‐like syndrome (IEC‐HS) is a life‐threatening hyperinflammatory toxicity distinct from cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity following chimeric antigen receptor T‐cell (CAR‐T) therapy. In a single‐institution retrospective cohort of pediatric and young adult patients
Thomas J. Galletta, Jeremy D. Rubinstein, Christopher E. Dandoy, Ruby Khoury, Angela Faulhaber, Christine L. Phillips, Christa Krupski   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

On Incentives for Innovation [PDF]

Science, 2009
For science to thrive, it is crucial that the scientific community encourage the bold ambitions and innovative spirit of young researchers. In my own area of science, the United States could do much more to support this important goal. U.S. biomedical science is a large and important research enterprise that currently includes over 100,000 graduate ...
openaire   +2 more sources

The Role of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Ataxia‐Telangiectasia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ataxia‐telangiectasia (A‐T) is a DNA repair disorder characterized by neurodegeneration, immunodeficiency, and cancer predisposition. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is an established therapy in related disorders such as Fanconi anemia (FA) and Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS), but its role in A‐T is unclear.
Laila Alkhouli, Seth Rotz, Masatoshi Takagi, Richa Sharma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

WAEA Keynote Address: Behavioral Environmental Economics: Money Pumps & Nudges

Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 2012
Herein we explore how money pumps from rational choice theory and nudges from behavioral economics work toward helping create better environmental policy. We examine the role of money pumps in environmental policy, and whether policymakers can use nudges
Jason F. Shogren
doaj   +1 more source