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Healthcare planning and its potential role increasing operational efficiency in the health sector: a viewpoint

, 2013
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider a number of issues around the poor adoption of healthcare simulation models and reflect whether there has been a broad failure of academic healthcare simulation modellers to build models that reflect ...
Chaussalet, T.J., Virtue, A., Kelly, J.
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Determining the main factors of Islamic banks’ profitability in Indonesia: Does Covid-19 crisis play an important role?

Asian Journal of Islamic Management, 2023
Purpose – This research aims to investigate the main factors of Islamic banks’ profitability before and after the pandemic COVID-19 in Indonesia. Methodology – The sample of this study is ten Islamic commercial banks that have complete data and are ...
Ahmad Munawar, Sulaeman
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Intercellular communication interference through energy metabolism-related exosome secretion inhibition for liver fibrosis treatment

Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
As activated hepatic stellate cells (aHSCs) play a central role in fibrogenesis, they have become key target cells for anti-fibrotic treatment. Nevertheless, the therapeutic efficiency is constrained by the exosomes they secrete, which are linked to ...
Mengyao Zhang, Huaqing Jing, Xinyi Liu, Valentin A. Milichko, Yunsheng Dou, Yingzi Ren, Zitong Qiu, Wen Li, Weili Liu, Xinxing Wang, Nan Li   +10 more
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Efficient OLAP operations for RDF analytics [PDF]

2015 31st IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering Workshops, 2015
RDF is the leading data model for the Semantic Web, and dedicated query languages such as SPARQL 1.1, featuring in particular aggregation, allow extracting information from RDF graphs. A framework for analytical processing of RDF data was introduced in [1], where analytical schemas and analytical queries (cubes) are fully re-designed for heterogeneous,
Akbari-Azirani, Elham, Goasdoué, François, Manolescu, Ioana, Roatis, Alexandra   +3 more
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Effects of the Fluid Replacement Method During Online Hemodiafiltration on the Solute Removal Performance and Biocompatibility Using the Asymmetric Cellulose Triacetate Membrane

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pre‐dilution online hemodiafiltration (Pre‐HDF) is predominantly used in Japan, whereas post‐dilution online HDF (Post‐HDF) is more common in Europe. An asymmetric cellulose triacetate (ATA) membrane may improve biocompatibility.
Kenji Sakurai, Yoshitaka Kurihara, Fumi Yamauchi, Hiromi Hosoya, Takeshi Saito   +4 more
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Developing Sustainable Energy-Saving Strategies in Five-Star Hotels in Sharm El-Sheikh ‎City, Egypt [PDF]

International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management
The main aim of this research is to develop operational strategies for sustainable energy-saving in the hotel industry. Accordingly, this research was based on the analytical approach.
Mohamed Abdelmawgoud, ‎ Dina Ali ‎, Mohamed Atia ‎   +2 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye, Chimezie Okwuonu, Evelyn Idam, Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Zinnah Aloziem, Blossom Amamchukwu, Patience Elimia, Mkpoikanabasi Obot‐Obot, Henry Mbakwe, Praises Maduagwuna, Olatunji Akinrodoye, Chiamaka Anyanwu, Benjamin Anyanwu, Adedamola Akinsiku, Oluwatoyin A. Akinsiku, Muzamil O. Hassan, Fatiu A. Arogundade, Olalekan E. Ojo, Homayemem Weli, Jesupelumi Adenihun, Aderemi Adelaja, Ebun Bamgboye, Olalekan Olatise, Ade E. Faponle, Ayoola Odeyemi, Michael Muoka, Stephen Asaolu, Qudrat Busari, Blessing Dawudu, Michael Naiyeju, Rasheed A. Balogun   +33 more
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Efficiency and Risk-Taking in Pre-Crisis Investment Banks [PDF]

, 2011
Investment banks’ core functions expose them to a wide array of risks. This paper analyses cost and profit efficiency for a sample of investment banks for the G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, UK and US) and Switzerland prior to the ...
Franco Fiordelisi, C. Girardone, N. Radić, Radic, Nemanja, Fiordelisi, Franco, Claudia Girardone, Girardone, Claudia, Nemanja Radić   +7 more
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Chipping operations and efficiency in different operational environments

Silva Fennica, 2012
This research analyses the productivity of energy wood chipping operations at several sites in Austria and Finland. The aim of the work is to examine the differences in productivity and the effects of the operational environment for the chipping of ...
Röser, Dominik, Mola-Yudego, Blas, Prinz, Robert, Emer, Beatrice, Sikanen, Lauri   +4 more
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Factors affecting the application of balanced scorecard to enhance operational efficiency of listed companies: The case of Vietnam

Cogent Business & Management, 2022
The study focuses on the factors affecting the application of Balanced Scorecard (BSC) in Vietnamese listed companies, through which they can improve the ability to apply BSC in their businesses.
Thu Trang Ta, Thanh Nga Doan, Hoai Nam Tran, Tuan Anh Dam, Trinh Manh Quyen Pham   +4 more
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