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Stakeholder driven development of a multi-criteria decision analysis tool for purchasing off-patent pharmaceuticals in Kuwait

Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice, 2019
Background In Kuwait, the government is planning to improve the specifications for purchase of medicine and to improve the tendering system intending to slow the growth of the expenditure for medicine and to improve the sustainability of the healthcare ...
Ali Hadi Abdullah, Anke-Peggy Holtorf, Maryam Al-Hussaini, Jacinthe Lemay, Maryam Alowayesh, Zoltán Kaló   +5 more
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Effectiveness of camera-based speed deterrence schemes and drivers' support for a hypothetical smartphone-App-based monitoring scheme

Transactions on Transport Sciences, 2022
As the economic and health tolls resulting from traffic crashes continue to rise worldwide, the need to cut down on behaviours commonly recognized as contributing factors to crashes becomes vital.
Mahdi Shehab
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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
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Civil Identification as a Unique Patient Identifier for Hospitals in Kuwait

Journal of High Institute of Public Health, 2007
Background: A unified patient identifier is an essential item in improving the quality of health care delivery. This is the trend and major progress has been achieved in many developed and developing countries.
Kamel A. Alsaleh, Faisal Alsharifi, Bader Al-Khalaf, Samy Elewa   +3 more
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COVID-19 in the Gulf Cooperation Council Member States: An Evidence of Effective Response

Oman Medical Journal, 2021
Objectives: The World Health Organization (WHO) published a global strategic response plan in February 2020 aiming to mitigate the impact of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.
Salah T. Al Awaidy, Faryal Khamis, Fatma Al Attar, Najiba Abdul Razzaq, Laila Al Dabal, Mushira Al Enani, Wadha Alfouzan, Muna Al Maslamani, Hamad Al Romaihi, Jameela Al Salman, Haya Altawalah, Sitwat Usman Langrial, Lubna Al Ariqi, Ozayr Mohamed   +13 more
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Sustainable Productivity Growth in Agriculture: The Role of Shifts in R&D Investments and Technology

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of the paper is to evaluate the long‐term prospects of sustainable productivity growth linked to plausible assumptions on public agricultural R&D investments as the key productivity driver. Second, it investigates the role of changing R&D focus from yield maximization to input saving technologies (fertilizers and pesticides). The
Zuzana Smeets Křístková, Michiel van Dijk, Robert M'Barek, Hans van Meijl, Tomas Ratinger   +4 more
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An overview of persistent organic pollutants along the coastal environment of Kuwait

Open Chemistry, 2021
The oil discovery in the Arab Gulf, and particularly in Kuwait, has led to rapid urbanization, population development, industrialization, and, with it, many problems of oil and nonoil pollution.
Alshemmari Hassan
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Traceability of Agri‐Food Products: The Key to Conscious Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Globalization and growing concerns about sustainability have led to improvements in product traceability, quality, and sustainability. Traceability contributes to environmental protection and supports sustainable development by fostering transparency in agricultural practices and encouraging the responsible use of resources.
Scarlett Queen Almeida Bispo, Fernanda Aparecida Silva, Michelle Márcia Viana Martins, Marcelo José Braga Nonnenberg, Ruan da Silva Vianna, Carla Cristina Passos Cruz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Capital budgeting practices by non-financial companies listed on Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE)

Cogent Economics & Finance, 2018
Purpose—The purpose of this study is to investigate various aspects of capital budgeting techniques adopted by Kuwaiti non-financial companies listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE).
Abduallah Al-Mutairi, Kamal Naser, Muna Saeid   +2 more
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Machine Learning to Predict Remission Between Six and 24 Months in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Insights from the JAK‐pot Collaboration

Arthritis &Rheumatology, Accepted Article.
Objective To develop, externally validate, and simplify a machine‐learning (ML) model to predict remission between six and 24 months in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients initiating TNF inhibitors, JAK inhibitors, IL‐6 inhibitors, abatacept, or rituximab, using data from 11 international registries in the JAK‐pot collaboration.
Zubeyir Salis, Denis Mongin, Denis Choquette, Louis Coupal, Catalin Codreanu, Florenzo Iannone, Roberto Caporali, Tore K Kvien, Sella Provan, Ruth Fritsch‐Stork, Dan Nordström, Nina Trokovic, Karel Pavelka, Jakub Závada, Ana Rodrigues, Ziga Rotar, Prodromos Sidiropoulos, Irini Flouri, Céline Lamacchia, Michele Iudici, Delphine Courvoisier, Kim Lauper, Axel Finckh   +22 more
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