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Economies of scale and efficiency measurement in Switzerland's Nursing homes [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper examines the cost efficiency in the nursing home industry, an issue of concern to Swiss policy makers because of the explosive growth of national expenditure on elderly care and the aging of the population.
Diego Lunati   +2 more
core  

Pressure Injury and Restraint Prevalence Surveys: Saving Time and Dollars for Patient Care by Automating Manual Chart Abstraction [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Bronson Healthcare Group performs quarterly pressure injury and restraint audits as part of the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI).
Bush, Shellie   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Electrosensitive Heterogeneous Short Fibers via Acousto‐Electric Coupling for Sequential Bone Regeneration in Infectious Defects

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Electrosensitive heterogeneous short fibers can accurately respond to ultrasonic field regulation through the synergistic interaction of piezoelectric and conductive dual elements. At an ultrasound intensity of 1.5 W cm−2, it can effectively activate bacterial peroxisome and necrotic apoptotic pathway and promote bacterial apoptosis.
Xiaoyu Han   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Innovative learning from simulated patient complaints [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Repeated inquiries have highlighted issues with patient safety, communication and the exploration of complaints, emphasising the interplay between each in securing the optimum patients’ journey through health and social care provision (Francis 2013 ...
Brown, Jo, Collins, Guy
core   +1 more source

Label‐Free Leukocyte Biophysical Profiling Using Impedance‐Deformability Cytometry for Rapid Cardiovascular Risk Stratification

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
This study presents an impedance‐based single‐cell profiling platform that quantifies the electrical and mechanical properties of neutrophils across in vitro, in vivo, and clinical samples. The approach reveals distinct biophysical alterations associated with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and cardiovascular complications, suggesting its potential utility for ...
Linwei He   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Migrasomes in Ischemic Stroke: Molecular Landscape and Pathophysiological Impact

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Multi‐omics profiling of stroke patients exposes systemic molecular fingerprints of immune activation, oxidative stress and metabolic collapse. Complement and coagulation cascade, and cholesterol metabolism emerge as shared functional hallmarks of plasma migrasomes in stroke patients and migrasomes isolated from experimental stroke mice.
Huifen Zhou   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the efficacy of nursing strategies to diminish fear among cancer patients. A case control study [PDF]

open access: yesMedUNAB, 2004
Cancer is a catastrophic illness that is responsible for a 10millions new cases, world wide. In Colombia, after homicidesand cardiovascular diseases, cancer is a major publichealth problem.
Henry Mauricio Puerto Pedraza   +3 more
doaj  

Do Consumers Value Diversity in Agriculture? A Choice Experiment

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Farm ownership in the US today is racially and ethnically homogeneous. Diverse farmers and ranchers make up less than 10% of all producers, they tend to be less financially stable and have tighter profit margins. In the past few years, both government and industry programs have aimed to increase the participation and profitability of diverse ...
Maria Kalaitzandonakes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The production and deployment of an on-line video learning bank in a skills training environment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
This paper describes the introduction of videos as aids in clinical skills teaching. Although the process explored focuses on a nursing clinical skills environment it is relevant to many other disciplines.
Cannon, Gerald   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Influence of Region, Harvest Year, and Variety on Stable Isotope Characterization of Xinjiang Rice From China

open access: yesAgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Xinjiang rice isotopic differences were influenced by region, harvest year, variety, with southern rice had more positive δ13C, δ2H and δ18O values than northern. This study provides the first Xinjiang rice traceability data, aiding China's national rice database.
Menglin Zhang   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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