Impact of cancer diagnosis and treatment: a qualitative analysis of strains, resources and coping strategies among elderly patients in a rural setting in Ghana by Adwoa Bemah Boamah Mensah, Maurice Mikare, Kofi Boamah Mensah, Joshua Okyere, Er-Menan Amaniampong, Abena Agyekum Poku, Felix Apiribu, Joe-Nat Clegg Lamptey

“…Four types of resources were available to cancer patients: personal resources, family resources, community resources, and healthcare systems resources. Conclusion In conclusion, elderly patients diagnosed with cancer experience physical, economic, psychological, and emotional strains that threaten their health and well-being. …”
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Acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of a single-arm 12-week digital behavioral health intervention in patients with knee osteoarthritis by Kristine Godziuk, Carla M. Prado, Maira Quintanilha, Mary Forhan

“…Digital behavioral interventions for knee OA may be an acceptable approach to improve patient outcomes and OA self-management while potentially reducing utilization of costly health system resources.…”
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Predictive model of COVID-19 epidemic process based on neural network by Serhii Krivtsov, Ievgen Meniailov, Kseniia Bazilevych, Dmytro Chumachenko

“…This study is especially relevant in the context of the escalation of the Russian war in Ukraine when the healthcare system's resources are limited.…”
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The allocation of crop production resources in the southeast of Iran: the application of the water-energy-food nexus approach by H. Badih Barzin, S. M. Hoseini, M. Hashemitabar, M. Mardani Najafabadi

“…Introduction: Due to the expansion of population, economic progress, urbanization, increasing food demands, and diversification of food systems, resources are being excessively exploited and degraded. …”
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Physical injuries and burns among refugees in Lebanon: implications for programs and policies by Samar Al-Hajj, Moustafa Moustafa, Majed El Hechi, Mohamad A. Chahrour, Ali A. Nasrallah, Haytham Kaafarani

“…Conclusions Refugees severely suffer from injuries and burns, causing substantial human and economic repercussions on the affected individuals, their families, and the host healthcare system. Resources should be allocated toward designing safe camps as well as implementing educational awareness campaigns specifically focusing on teaching about heating and cooking safety practices.…”
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How does decentralisation affect health sector planning and financial management? a case study of early effects of devolution in Kilifi County, Kenya. by Tsofa, B, Molyneux, S, Gilson, L, Goodman, C

“…</p> <h4>Conclusion</h4> <p>We conclude by arguing that, to enhance the benefits of decentralised health systems, resource allocation, priority setting and financial management functions between central and decentralised units are guided by considerations around decision space, organisational structure and capacity, and accountability. …”

Automated and high accuracy out-of-hospital heart diseases early detection system by Hussein, Ahmed Faeq, Hashim, Shaiful Jahari, Abdul Aziz, Ahamd Fazli, Rokhani, Fakhrul Zaman, Wan Adnan, Wan Azizun

“…The main disadvantage of the proposed non-linear joint time-frequency technique together with the intelligent classification is that it requires huge amount of computing system resources (big data problem). To solve this issue the system can be connected to the cloud to further enhance the performance and the accuracy of the system. …”
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Description of Starch Granules From Edible Acorns (Oak), Palms, and Cycads in Southern China by Zhao Li, Zhao Li, Huw Barton, Weiwei Wang, Xiaoyan Yang, Xiaoyan Yang, Xiaoyan Yang

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Severity and mortality associated with COVID-19 among children hospitalised in tertiary care centres in India: a cohort studyResearch in context by Vidushi Gupta, Amitabh Singh, Sheetal Ganju, Raghvendra Singh, Ramachandran Thiruvengadam, Uma Chandra Mouli Natchu, Nitesh Gupta, Deepali Kaushik, Surbhi Chanana, Dharmendra Sharma, Mudita Gosain, Suman PN. Rao, Narendra Pandey, Arvind Gupta, Sandeep Singh, Urmila Jhamb, Lalitha Annayappa Venkatesh, Chitra Dinakar, Anil Kumar Pandey, Rani Gera, Harish Chellani, Nitya Wadhwa, Shinjini Bhatnagar

“…Summary: Background: It is critical to identify high-risk groups among children with COVID-19 from low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) to facilitate the optimum use of health system resources. The study aims to describe the severity and mortality of different clinical phenotypes of COVID-19 in a large cohort of children admitted to tertiary care hospitals in India. …”
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The influence of problem drinking persons on the quality of life of their surroundings depending on gender and age by V. Kuzminov, I. Linskiy, V. Zadorozhny, R. Lakinskiy, T. Tkachenko, O. Minko

“…They are including: mental health, quality of life, health, living conditions and needs in using health system resources. Objectives 1,531 people were examined, who belonged to three qualitatively different comparison groups: patients with alcohol addiction (329 people); healthy relatives of patients with alcohol addiction (238 persons) and representatives of the general population (964 persons). …”
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Identification of population characteristics through implementation of the Comprehensive Diabetic Retinopathy Program by Nish Patel, Lilia Verchinina, Michele Wichorek, Thomas W. Gardner, Dorene Markel, Jennifer Wyckoff, Anjali R. Shah

“…This enhanced understanding of characteristics of patients with diabetes will improve efforts to preserve vision and utilize health system resources efficiently.…”
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Subcutaneously-Administered Infliximab in the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Short Narrative Review of Current Clinical Evidence by Iannone F, Conti F, Cauli A, Farina A, Caporali R

“…Nevertheless, SC formulation can improve the use of national health systems resources (e.g., through the time of healthcare workers not having to supervise infusions) and facilitate social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the patient can self-inject the medicine at home without going to the hospital. …”
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Analysis of human resource architectural components based on governance approach by S. Ahmadvand, H. Rahmani, M. Mousa khani

“…Organization in which there is a coordination between employee behavior, human resource systems, resource activities, and the mission and goals of the organization. …”
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Factors influencing the implementation of cardiovascular risk scoring in primary care: a mixed-method systematic review by Muthee, TB, Kimathi, D, Richards, GC, Etyang, A, Nunan, D, Williams, V, Heneghan, C

“…&#xA0;The&#xA0;factors influencing&#xA0;the implementation of&#xA0;cardiovascular risk scoring are related to clinical setting and healthcare system (resources, priorities, practice culture and organisation), users (attributes and interactions between users) and the specific cardiovascular risk tool (characteristics, perceived role and effectiveness). …”

Lithic technological strategies of Late Pleistocene hominins in the Daoshui River valley, Hunan province, central South China by Yiyuan Li, Hao Li, Alexandra Sumner, Jiafu Zhang

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Heterogeneous Responses of Alpine Treelines to Climate Warming across the Tibetan Plateau by Yafeng Wang, Daihan Li, Ping Ren, Shalik Ram Sigdel, Jesús Julio Camarero

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Successive accumulation of biotic assemblages at a fine spatial scale along glacier-fed waters by Qi Lu, Yongqin Liu, Jindong Zhao, Meng Yao

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Millennial-scale climate variability in the Northern Hemisphere influenced glacier dynamics in the Alps around 250,000 years ago by Vanessa Skiba, Christoph Spötl, Martin Trüssel, Andrea Schröder-Ritzrau, Birgit Schröder, Norbert Frank, René Eichstädter, Rik Tjallingii, Norbert Marwan, Xu Zhang, Jens Fohlmeister

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Distributed coordination in network information theory by Schein, Brett E. (Brett Eric)

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PetaBricks : a language and compiler for algorithmic choice by Ansel, Jason (Jason Andrew)

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