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Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning with Long-Term Performance Objectives for Service Workforce Optimization [PDF]

arXiv
Workforce optimization plays a crucial role in efficient organizational operations where decision-making may span several different administrative and time scales. For instance, dispatching personnel to immediate service requests while managing talent acquisition with various expertise sets up a highly dynamic optimization problem.
arxiv  

Expert opinions on pediatric EEG training for non‐epilepsy specialists in sub‐Saharan Africa

Epileptic Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Ideally, pediatric electroencephalograms (EEGs) should be performed by accredited neurophysiology technologists and interpreted by specialists trained in epileptology However, low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs) lack such specialists.
Veena Kander, Kette D. Valente, Jaime Carrizosa, Jorge Vidaurre, Archana A. Patel, Chahnez Charfi Triki, Ghaieb Aljandeel, Gagandeep Singh, Mitsuhiro Kato, Lala Seck, Zeinab Kone, Sándor Beniczky, Melody T. Asukile, Gretchen L. Birbeck, Kevin Jones, Geraldine Boylan, Joanne Hardman, Jo M. Wilmshurst   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Food Safety in Bangladesh: Challenges and the Promise of Smart Sensor Technology

Food Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This study critically analyzes prevalent food safety hazards in Bangladesh and identifies key challenges in food safety practices and regulations. It discusses factors influencing food safety and explores strategies to enhance public health. Additionally, advancements in smart sensor‐based detection methods for food hazards are highlighted to offer ...
Md Wadud Ahmed, Mohammed Kamruzzaman
wiley   +1 more source

Value Evaluation for Urban Medical Groups in China: A Case From Dapeng New District in Shenzhen

Health Care Science, EarlyView.
This study evaluates the urban medical group's performance using the Donabedian model from the triangular value chain, emphasizing safety and quality, accessibility, and affordability. The group's implementation in Dapeng New District has significantly improved healthcare access, safety, and affordability.
Yan Cui, Leiyu Shi, Shilan Tang, Yansui Yang, Lijie Ren   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Safe Handling of Cytotoxic Drugs and Risks of Occupational Exposure to Nursing Staffs

Journal of Pharmaceutical Care, 2016
Background: Inherent toxicity of cytotoxic drugs is the basis for their potential adverse risks from occupational exposure to the nursing staff. In Iran, chemotherapy regimens are prescribed and administered according to the world updated protocols.
Somayeh Hanafi, Hassan Torkamandi, Sahar Bagheri, Maria Tavakoli, Naser Hadav, Mohammadreza Javadi   +5 more
doaj  

Implementation of a prehospital whole blood program: Lessons learned

Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
Early blood administration by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to patients suffering from hemorrhagic shock improves outcomes. Prehospital blood programs represent an invaluable resuscitation capability that directly addresses hemorrhagic shock and ...
Matthew J. Levy, Eric M. Garfinkel, Robert May, Eric Cohn, Zachary Tillett, Christopher Wend, Robert A Sikorksi, Ruben Troncoso Jr, J. Lee Jenkins, Timothy P. Chizmar, Asa M. Margolis   +10 more
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Instant Intraoperative Histopathological Assessment of Fresh Parathyroid Tissue: Higher Harmonic Generation Microscopy as a Potential Alternative to Frozen Section

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Hypoparathyroidism is a complication associated with significant morbidity and results from inadvertent removal of the parathyroid during thyroid surgery. Therefore, intra‐operative identification of parathyroid tissue is essential to minimize the risk of hypoparathyroidism.
P. M. Rodriguez Schaap, S. van den Bosch, S. Spies, S. van Eeden, E. J. M. Nieveen van Dijkum, M. L. Groot, A. F. Engelsman   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of DIP payment methodology reform in a public hospital in Guangzhou: a qualitative study based on the implementation of the meta-framework for research (CFIR) framework

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundThe Diagnosis-Intervention Packet (DIP), a medical insurance payment management system utilizing big data, has been piloted in 12 cities by the National Healthcare Security Administration in China starting in 2021. Guangzhou is one of the pilot
Jinghui Chang, Siyi Chen, Anqi Li, Xixi Yang, Hualian Luo, Maidina Yilamu, Bingqian Fu, Nuoyan Xu, Jing Liu, Huishu Tian   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing Validity of ICD-10 Administrative Data in Coding Comorbidities [PDF]

arXiv
Objectives: Administrative data is commonly used to inform chronic disease prevalence and support health informatics research. This study assessed the validity of coding comorbidity in the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) administrative data.
arxiv  

Genetic Variability in Cisplatin Metabolism in Kidney Injury in Patients With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Undergoing Definitive Chemoradiotherapy

Head &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background This study investigated the roles of single nucleotide variants (SNVs) in genes of CDDP metabolism and their association with kidney dysfunction in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Methods A total of 109 patients with locally advanced HNSCC, treated with CDDP, had renal function evaluated by serum ...
Ericka Francislaine Dias Costa, Ana Maria Castro Ferreira, Marilda Mazzali, Gustavo Jacob Lourenço, Carmen Silvia Passos Lima   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source