Economics and business topic list of research papers
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Understanding spirometry results: Global Lung Function Initiative: A carer and healthcare professional perspective2014 /
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Economic burden of stroke in a rural South African setting
Abstract Background Stroke is the second leading cause of mortality and leading cause of disability in South Africa yet published data on the economic costs of stroke is lacking particularly in rural settings. ...
2016 / Mandy Maredza, Lumbwe Chola -
Quantifying the adverse effect of excessive heat on children: An elevated risk of hand, foot and mouth disease in hot days
Abstract Background Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common childhood infection and has become a major public health issue in China. Considerable research has focused on the role of meteorological factors such as...
2015 / Wangjian Zhang, Zhicheng Du, Dingmei Zhang, Shicheng Yu, Yuantao Hao -
A screening system for smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis using artificial neural networks
Summary Objectives Molecular tests show low sensitivity for smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). A screening and risk assessment system for smear-negative PTB using artificial neural networks (ANNs) based on patient signs...
2016 / João B. de O. Souza Filho, José Manoel de Seixas, Rafael Galliez, Basilio de Bragança Pereira, Fernanda C. de Q Mello, et al. -
Customer Ranking Model for Project Businesses: A Case Study from the Automotive Industry2014 / Bernd Markus, Volker Koch
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A decision support system for benchmarking the energy and waste performance of schools in Toronto2012 / Julian Yeomans
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Nine challenges in incorporating the dynamics of behaviour in infectious diseases models
Abstract Traditionally, the spread of infectious diseases in human populations has been modelled with static parameters. These parameters, however, can change when individuals change their behaviour. If these changes are themselves influenced by the ...
2014 / Sebastian Funk, Shweta Bansal, Chris T. Bauch, Ken T.D. Eames, W. John Edmunds, et al. -
Expansion of HCV treatment access to people who have injected drugs through effective translation of research into public health policy: Scotland's experience
Abstract Seven years have elapsed since the Scottish Government launched its Hepatitis C Action Plan – a Plan to improve services to prevent transmission of infection, particularly among people who inject drugs (PWID), identify those infected and...
2015 / Sharon J. Hutchinson, John F. Dillon, Ray Fox, Scott A. McDonald, Hamish A. Innes, et al. -
The clinical use of cryopreserved human skin allografts for transplantation
Abstract Background The biological recovery of human skin allografts is the gold standard for preservation in Skin Banks. However, there is no worldwide consensus about specific allocation criteria for preserved human skin...
2016 / Francisco Martínez-Flores, María Chacón-Gómez, Juan Antonio Madinaveitia-Villanueva, Araceli Barrera-Lopez, Lucinda Aguirre-Cruz, et al. -
Effect of home reliner on occlusal relationships and oral mucosa: viscoelastic analyses by smoothed particle hydrodynamics simulation
Abstract Background For decades, many reports have expressed negative opinions about home reliner (HR), because it may result in residual ridge resorption. Recently, some clinical studies evaluated HR. However, the effect of HR on...
2015 / Daisuke Hirayama, Yuzuru Sakai, Norihisa Akiba, Manabu Kanazawa, Shunsuke Minakuchi -
Lessons from a geospatial analysis of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate sales by licensed chemical sellers in Ghana2015 / Victoria Shelus, Elena Lebetkin, Emily Keyes, Stephen Mensah, Kafui Dzasi
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The development of a consensus definition for healthcare improvement science (HIS) in seven European countries: A consensus methods approach2016 / Brigita Skela-Savič, Rhoda Macrae, Manuel Lillo-Crespo, Kevin D Rooney
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Networks of Rural Producer Organizations in Uganda: What Can be Done to Make Them Work Better?
Summary Rural producer organizations (RPOs) are currently seen as mechanisms of reducing transaction costs and improving market access of smallholder farmers. Yet little is known about the determinants of RPO effectiveness, especially in Sub-Saharan ...
2015 / Evgeny Latynskiy, Thomas Berger -
Understanding the stakeholders’ intention to use economic decision-support tools: A cross-sectional study with the tobacco return on investment tool
Abstract Background Despite an increased number of economic evaluations of tobacco control interventions, the uptake by stakeholders continues to be limited. Understanding the underlying mechanism in adopting such economic...
2015 / Kei Long Cheung, Silvia M.A.A. Evers, Mickaël Hiligsmann, Zoltán Vokó, Subhash Pokhrel, et al. -
Enhancing Coordination Among the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and National Institutes of Health
This paper focuses on the relationships among the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF); Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); and NIH. After a brief description of the Task Force, AHRQ, NIH, and an example of how they interact, we describe the ...
2015 / David M. Murray, Robert M. Kaplan, Quyen Ngo-Metzger, Barry Portnoy, Susanne Olkkola, et al. -
In vivo release of levonorgestrel from Sino-implant (II) — an innovative comparison of explant data
Abstract Objectives Measuring the amount of progestin remaining in contraceptive implants used for different lengths of time provides useful information on in vivo release kinetics including change over time. We compared estimated...
2015 / Rebecca L. Callahan, Douglas Taylor, David W. Jenkins, Derek H. Owen, Linan Cheng, et al. -
The cost-effectiveness of 10 antenatal syphilis screening and treatment approaches in Peru, Tanzania, and Zambia2015 / Fern Terris-Prestholt, Peter Vickerman, Sergio Torres-Rueda, Nancy Santesso, Sedona Sweeney, et al.
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Bioinspired polydimethylsiloxane-based composites with high shear resistance against wet tissue
Abstract Patterned microstructures represent a potential approach for improving current wound closure strategies. Microstructures can be fabricated by multiple techniques including replica molding of soft polymer-based materials. However, polymeric...
2016 / Sarah C.L. Fischer, Oren Levy, Elmar Kroner, René Hensel, Jeffrey M. Karp, et al. -
Important factors in common among organizations making large improvement in OHS performance: Results of an exploratory multiple case study
Abstract This exploratory study sought to identify the factors important to large improvement in workplace occupational health and safety (OHS) performance. Mixed methods were used to systematically identify 12 organizations in a workers’...
2016 / Lynda S. Robson, Benjamin C. Amick III, Cindy Moser, Mark Pagell, Elizabeth Mansfield, et al. -
Patient-centred physical therapy is (cost-) effective in increasing physical activity and reducing frailty in older adults with mobility problems: a randomized controlled trial with 6 months follow-up2015 / Nienke M. de Vries, J Bart Staal, Philip J. van der Wees, Eddy M. M. Adang, Reinier Akkermans, et al.