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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"Cost of treatment"”.
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A review of the use of inhaled nitric oxide in the PICU at Red Cross Children's Hospital, 2011-2015: A retrospective cohort study
… pulmonary vasodilator. It is an expensive treatment that is often employed as rescue therapy for refractory hypoxaemia in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and pulmonary hypertension (PHT) following cardiac surgery. Objectives: To describe the response to treatment with iNO. …
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Out-of-pocket payment for assisted reproductive techniques in the public health sector in South Africa - how do households cope?
… health insurances or government funding thereby often inflicting out-of-pocket payment (OPP) on patients. This can create treatment barriers or high financial burdens for households, with unknown consequences of the latter. This is the first study from South and sub-saharan Africa which explores …
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The role of traditional healers in oral health care in the Bui Division, North West Province, Cameroon
The majority of Cameroonians depend on traditional medicines for their health care needs and about seven per cent of the average household health budget is spent on traditional medicines irrespective of their incomes. The aim of this study was (i) to assess the role of traditional healers (THs) in …
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A Cost Per Behavior Change Analysis for Physical Therapy-Behavior Modification Projects
… be used to determine the effects and related costs of producing certain physical-motor skills in multiple handicapped retardates. This study should provide a data base for later cost-effectiveness studies. Procedure. Child development workers on the program unit were trained to conduct …
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Intergrated leachate treatment by sequencing batch reactor (SBR) and micro-zeolite (MZ)
Biological treatment has a lot of potential in leachate treatment with the ability of the biodegradable substrates and this method can reduce the cost of treatment residues with respect to ecological and economical requirements.The aims of this study are to investigate the effect of biological …
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The Effect of Mebendazole and RAN Mediated Pathways on Human Breast Cancer Cells
Breast cancer is a prevalent form of cancer that affects millions of people worldwide, accounting for 25% of all female cancers and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women, following lung cancer. Breast cancer metastasis to other body parts is expected, with bones, liver, lungs, …
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Stochastic Processes and Multi-Resolution Analysis: A Trigonometric Moment Problem Approach and an Analysis of the Expenditure Trends for Diabetic Patients
… divided into two distinct parts. The main theme of the first part is to study stochastic processes (and related signal processing questions) using tools in wavelet analysis, functional analysis (we use in particular the trigonometric moment problem), the theory of realization of rational …
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Implications of transitioning to green infrastructure: a quantitative sustainability assessment of stormwater management
The implementation of green infrastructure as a means to reduce stormwater through infiltration, evapotranspiration, and reuse is occurring in municipalities to reduce wastewater treatment loads (in the case of combined sewer systems) and pollution of surface water. Although green infrastructure …
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Platelet adhesion in atherogenesis
… with advanced atherosclerosis, but a number of papers have recently been published suggesting that platelet adhesion may initiate atherosclerotic lesion formation. The proposed research aimed to investigate this by seeing whether platelet adhesion occurred, directly or via leukocytes, to the …
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Novel approaches for ungual and trans-ungual delivery of drugs
Topical therapy is commonly used for the treatment of nail diseases such as onychomycosis and nail psoriasis due to less severe side effects, non-invasiveness, direct drug delivery at the site of infection, patient compliance and lower cost of treatment. However, topical treatment is limited due to …
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Understanding Variability in Older adults using Inertial Sensors
Falls are the most frequent cause of unintentional injuries among older adults; afflicting 30 percent of persons aged 65 and older and more than 50 percent of persons aged 85 and older. There is a serious need for strategies to prevent falls in elderly individuals, but an important challenge in …
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Infection Cycle, Transmission Mechanisms, and Management of Nosema ceranae in Apis mellifera Colonies
… described, widespread microsporidian parasite of Apis mellifera that has raised concerns as to whether it is contributing to increased colony losses. To better understand this parasite, investigations were made into the seasonality of infections, alternative transmission mechanisms, and …
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Antibiotic use and the effect of prescribing guidelines in care of the elderly.
The study examined the effect and acceptability of the introduction of prescribing guidelines on antibiotic prescribing in elderly, hospitalised patients. Three audits of antibiotic use were carried out, one before (n=324) and two after (n=302 & 263) the introduction of the antibiotic treatment …
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Identifying the Feasible Maximum Contaminant Level for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances That Ensures Health and Safety While Maintaining Affordability and Equity of Drinking Water and Implementation of That Maximum Contaminant Level Within California by the State Water Resources Control Board
… Substances (PFAS) are a large group of man-made substances that do not occur naturally in the environment and are resistant to heat, water, oil, grease, and stains. PFAS has been used since the 1940s in a variety of commercial products including non-stick cookware, waterproof …
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Desalination systems for the treatment of hypersaline produced water from unconventional oil and gas processes
… reserves has led to a boom in the use of hydraulic fracturing to recover oil and gas in North America. Among the most significant challenges associated with hydraulic fracturing is water resource management, as large quantities of water are both consumed and produced by the process. The …
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No money, no treatment, no life : the lived experiences of haemodialysis patients in Nigeria
Background: Chronic kidney disease is one of the major health challenges across the world, and a silent killer of Nigerian people because they can’t pay for life saving treatment which has been available for over 30 years. People pay for their own haemodialysis (HD) treatment without any government …
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Relationship between the media and YiNao under the Chinese healthcare system and cultural context
… been commonly indicated by the reported cases of doctor-patient disputes. Such disputes may take violent or nonviolent forms. Most of the time, the disputes are initiated by patients and families who are unsatisfied with the medical care they receive. They may complain about the high cost of …
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The use of inhaled nitric oxide to treat persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn in a tertiary public hospital in South Africa from 2010-2014: morbidity, mortality and cost
… nitric oxide (iNO) is recommended for the treatment of severe persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) because it reduces the need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). There is insufficient evidence that iNO reduces mortality in the absence of ECMO. Although …
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Three Essays on Incentive Problems of Parties with Potential Conflict of Interest
I study the impact of different incentives on strategic decisions of parties that have the option of cooperating with each other. Incentive problems are well studied in various contexts, such as supply chain management and healthcare operations management. However, in the fast-changing business …
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Coping Strategies of Newly Diagnosed Patients with Type Two Diabetes Mellitus at a Hospital in Ghana
… and relates mainly to incidence and prevalence of the disease with little research on the patients experiences of coping with the diabetes. It is estimated that diabetes affects 6.3% of the Ghanaian population with type 2 diabetes accounting for 90-95% of all cases of diabetes. In Ghana, …
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