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Cost–benefit analysis of screening programme for diabetic retinopathy in Bulgaria

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Late‐diagnosed diabetic retinopathy (DR) is difficult and expensive to treat. Screening programmes can identify the disease early and reduce the costs of its future treatment. This study aims to analyse the cost–benefit of screening programmes for DR.
Iva Nenkova, Yoana Lilova, Alexander Oscar, Alina Levi, Maria Kamusheva, Guenka Petrova   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Little evidence that androstadienone affects social distance-dependent prosocial behaviour: a pre-registered study

Royal Society Open Science
In navigating the complexities of social life, humans have evolved to interpret invisible odorous chemical cues, with profound behavioural impacts often unbeknown to the conscious mind.
Junsong Lu, Yuting Ye, Yin Wu
doaj   +1 more source

Individuals Time Preference and Social Discounting: A Survey and a Meta-Analysis [PDF]

The choice of an appropriate social rate of discount is critical in the decision-making process on public investments. In this paper we review concisely the literature on social discounting and refer explicitly to a recently growing field of related ...
Marco Percoco, Peter Nijkamp
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Cost‐utility analysis of nusinersen–risdiplam switch in patients with spinal muscular atrophy in Croatia: A discrete event simulation model

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Introduction In recent years, the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare disease, has significantly progressed, improving patients' survival and overall quality of life. However, current SMA treatments are expensive, and some (nusinersen) are very inconvenient for patients.
Andrej Belančić, Ivana Stević, Elvira Meni Maria Gkrinia, Dinko Vitezić, Slobodan Janković   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends and variation in the use of andexanet alfa for the reversal of direct oral anticoagulants in NHS trusts in England

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims Andexanet alfa was recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) as an option in the management of life‐threatening gastrointestinal bleeding in patients taking apixaban or rivaroxaban in May 2021. A recent UK‐wide survey of local hospital protocols for the use of andexanet alfa suggested that practice ...
Louis Fisher, Richard Buka, Rosalind Byrne, Stephen Black, Helen J. Curtis, Christopher Wood, Andrew Brown, Sebastian Bacon, Richard Croker, Ben Goldacre, Brian MacKenna, Victoria Speed   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reputation-based synergy and discounting mechanism promotes cooperation

New Journal of Physics
A good group reputation often facilitates more efficient synergistic teamwork in production activities. Here we translate this simple motivation into a reputation-based synergy and discounting mechanism in the public goods game.
Wenqiang Zhu, Xin Wang, Chaoqian Wang, Longzhao Liu, Hongwei Zheng, Shaoting Tang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Efficacy, safety and cost‐effectiveness of CAR‐T therapy

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
CAR T‐cells demonstrate high efficacy in blood cancers, including ALL, MM and DLBCL. Innovations target solid tumours despite challenges such as antigen escape. Combination therapies enhance the delivery and infiltration of CAR T cells. Toxicity, cost and resistance remain major barriers to clinical use.
Emina Karahmet Sher, Amina Džidić‐Krivić, Emma Pinjic, Nejra Selak, Kanita Omerbasic, Alexandar Chupin, Andrej Belancic, Almir Fajkic   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of the current student loans regime on Muslim student engagement and retention in English higher education

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract There is much interest in the potential for an alternative funding system for higher education students in England to support the spiritual and worldly needs of British Muslim students. At the heart of this issue lies a tension over whether the student financing system in English HE is haram, or forbidden under Islamic (Shari'ah) law, because ...
Richard Hall, Yusraa Maryam, Sumeya Loonat   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Foundation Payout Puzzle [PDF]

, 2001
This paper examines public policy toward American philanthropic foundations. We find that the major regulation bearing on foundations -- a mandated minimum endowment payout rate -- has had the effect of repressing foundation giving.
Akash Deep, Peter Frumkin
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Restoring Trust: Rebuilding the Forest Carbon Credit System Through Scientific Rigor

Biological Diversity, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As pivotal nature‐based climate solutions (NbCS), forests are increasingly recognized for their climate mitigation potential. However, this potential is undermined by fundamental flaws in current carbon credit systems. Our analysis identifies four interconnected systemic challenges: (1) subjective additionality assessments arising from ...
Xiaoqian Che, Shaokun Li
wiley   +1 more source