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Evaluation of Dried Plasma Spot‐Based Quantification of Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein as a Disease‐Associated Biomarker in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) measured in dried plasma spots versus conventional plasma‐ and serum‐GFAP testing for assessment of disease severity in aquaporin‐4 immunoglobulin G–positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (AQP4‐IgG+ NMOSD).
Felix Wohlrab, Evelyn Alvarez, Roua Hamdi, Bingqing Zhang, Hayeun Ji, Niyati Jhaveri, Patrick Schindler, Pedro Sanchez, Pia S. Sperber, Tanja Schmitz‐Hübsch, Frederike C. Oertel, Nisa Vorasoot, Najib Kissani, Falko Böhringer, Jens Kuhle, Anne‐Katrin Pröbstel, Xiao‐Jun Ma, Péter Körtvelyessy, Patrick Waters, Friedemann Paul   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Competition and regulation in European retail payment systems [PDF]

In this study, the interaction between the competition-cooperation nexus and regulation in retail payment systems is analysed by applying the main lessons from the theory of network industries.
Kari Kemppainen
core   +2 more sources

Innovations of the European Digital Space in the Banking Payment Services Market

Studies in Business and Economics
The article examines the specifics of the development of the banking payment services market in the context of the European vector of the development of the digital economy.
Prystеmskyi Oleksandr S., Sakun Alina Zh., Mokhnenko Andrii S., Kostornoi Serhii V., Antonov Roman A.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Early Clinical and Cerebrospinal Fluid Predictors of 1‐Year Recurrence in Autoimmune GFAP Astrocytopathy

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Autoimmune glial fibrillary acidic protein astrocytopathy (GFAP‐A) is an inflammatory central nervous system disorder with variable outcomes. Relapse occurs in a subset of patients, but early predictors remain unclear. We aimed to identify admission‐available features associated with 1‐year recurrence and develop an interpretable ...
Qingting Hong, Yuping Xiao, Yuhan Wu, Ziyuan Huang, Weishan Liang, Li Xiao, Yaqing Shu, Tingting Lu, Yanyu Chang, Wei Qiu, Yuge Wang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systemic Risk and Liquidity in Payment Systems [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2009
We study liquidity and systemic risk in high-value payment systems. Flows in high-value systems are characterized by high velocity, meaning that the total amount paid and received is high relative to the stock of reserves. In such systems, banks rely heavily on incoming funds to finance outgoing payments, necessitating a high degree of coordination and
Gara M. Afonso, Hyun Song Shin
openaire   +3 more sources

Health Care Use Among Patients Presenting to Emergency Department for Gout Flares in Ontario, Canada: A Population‐Based Health Systems Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We characterized emergency department (ED) gout visits and identified patient characteristics and health services patterns contributing to ED presentations. Methods We conducted a population‐based study of ED gout visits in Ontario, Canada, between 2014 and 2023.
Timothy S. H. Kwok, Samantha Morais, William K. Silverstein, Clare L. Atzema, Gregory Choy, Priyanka Chandratre, Ping Li, Jessica Widdifield   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Configuring Desired Payment Systems in Healthcare with the “Iranian Tar Model” [PDF]

Rāhburdhā-yi Mudīriyyat dar Niẓām-i Salāmat
Objective: Payment systems in healthcare organizations are critical, behavioral, and dynamic. Given the existing challenges in payment systems, characterized by imbalances in payment amounts and inequitable ratios within and across job categories, there ...
Masoud Ferdosi, Amin Ferdowsi
doaj  

Using cryptocurrencies to overcome sanctions in the payment sector: international experience and opportunities for Russia

Russian Journal of Economics and Law
Objective: to study the international experience of using cryptocurrencies to overcome financial sanctions in the payment sector and the possibility of its application in international settlements in Russia.Methods: to achieve the set objective, the ...
D. A. Kochergin, E. S. Sheshukova
doaj   +1 more source

Race and Household Income Are Associated With Disease Outcomes in Pediatric Patients With Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis Hospitalized in the United States

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Race and household income impact outcomes in patients with rheumatic conditions; however, their role in pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis (AAV) remains poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate whether race and ethnicity and household income are associated with severe AAV disease and renal outcomes among
Roberto Alejandro Valdovinos, William Daniel Soulsby III, Emily von Scheven   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Predicting mobile money transaction fraud using machine learning algorithms

Applied AI Letters, 2023
The ease with which mobile money is used to facilitate cross‐border payments presents a global threat to law enforcement in the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing.
Mark E. Lokanan
doaj   +1 more source