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Tracking Health Related Quality of Life From Diagnosis to Follow‐Up Among Australian Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) is one of the most treatable forms of paediatric cancer; however, there is a substantial burden of treatment‐related toxicities (TRTs). In addition, the long‐term changes in children's health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) due to toxic treatments are not well understood.
Clare Ghows, Clarissa E. Schilstra, Karen McCleary, Nancy E. Briggs, Rishi S. Kotecha, Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Shanti Ramachandran, Ruelleyn Cockcroft, Rachel Conyers, Siobhan Cross, Luciano Dalla‐Pozza, Peter Downie, Tamas Revesz, Michael Osborn, Frank Alvaro, Claire E. Wakefield, Glenn M. Marshall, Toby Trahair, Marion K. Mateos, Joanna E. Fardell   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Meta-frontier analysis of organic and conventional cocoa production in Ghana

Agricultural Economics (AGRICECON), 2013
This study considers the meta-frontier technique to compare the efficiency level of organic and conventional cocoa production systems in Ghana using a cross sectional data of 390 farms.
Justina Adwoa ONUMAH, Edward Ebo ONUMAH, Ramatu Mahama AL-HASSAN, Bernhard BRÜMMER   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating the Sustainability of Return to Scale Classification in a Two-Stage Network Based on DEA Models

Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2022
Purpose. The purpose of this study is to sensitivity analysis analyze the returns to scale in two-stage network based on DEA models. The main focus of the firms has always been to obtain the maximum output with the least available resources, which points
Maryam Sarparast, Farhad Hosseinzadeh Lotfi, Alireza Amirteimoori   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Two-Stage Data Envelopment Analysis Models with Negative System Outputs for the Efficiency Evaluation of Government Financial Policies

Mathematics, 2023
The main purpose of this study is to provide a comparative analysis of several possible approaches to applying data envelopment analysis (DEA) in the case where some decision making units (DMUs) in the original sample have negative system outputs.
Andrey V. Lychev, Svetlana V. Ratner, Vladimir E. Krivonozhko   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin, Berrak Itır Aylı, Nüket Paksoy   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

International trade and endogenous growth: the case of Czech economy

Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2011
The paper is focuses on testing of the presence of increasing returns to scale in the Czech economy production function that is constructed upon Solow growth accounting formula. The growth relation is adapted for imperfect competition in the goods market.
Marcel Ševela
doaj   +1 more source

Gut microbiome and aging—A dynamic interplay of microbes, metabolites, and the immune system

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Age‐dependent shifts in microbial communities engender shifts in microbial metabolite profiles. These in turn drive shifts in barrier surface permeability of the gut and brain and induce immune activation. When paired with preexisting age‐related chronic inflammation this increases the risk of neuroinflammation and neurodegenerative diseases.
Aaron Mehl, Eran Blacher
wiley   +1 more source

The efficiency of clinical laboratories: the case of Kerman province

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation
Background Medical diagnostic laboratories are an essential work environment that plays an important role in diagnosing, treating, and being sensitive to diseases. One way to evaluate laboratories’ performance is to calculate their efficiency. This study
Zohreh Shaker, Zainab Shaker, Mohsen Barouni, Asma Sabermahani   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Technical efficiency of improved and local variety seed maize farms in Ghana: A meta-frontier analysis

Cogent Economics & Finance, 2022
The meta-frontier model technique is employed to compare the technical efficiency levels of improved and local maize seed variety farms in Ghana using a cross-sectional data from 214 farmers. The study shows that inefficiencies in maize production relate
Theophilus Tweneboah Kodua, Edward Ebo Onumah, Akwasi Mensah-Bonsu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source