Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Fernando Gomez-Peralta, Pratik Choudhary, Emmanuel Cosson, Concetta Irace, Birgit Rami-Merhar, Alexander Seibold
Summary: Laboratory measured glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) is the gold standard for assessing glycaemic control, but continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) has revealed limitations of HbA1c testing. The glucose management indicator (GMI) is proposed as a substitute, calculated exclusively from CGM data, but it can differ from HbA1c values.
DIABETES OBESITY & METABOLISM
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Ya-jing Chen, Rui-Xin Wang, Jin-yan Tang, Xiao-hua Ying
Summary: In 2013, the Shanghai Hospital Development Center implemented a policy to encourage public hospitals to report disease costs. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of interhospital disclosure of costs on medical costs and compare costs per case between hospitals of different rankings. The results show that information disclosure led to significant changes in discharge costs per case, with low-cost hospitals maintaining their leading position and high-cost hospitals adjusting their position in the industry by reducing discharge costs.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Infectious Diseases
Zikria Saleem, Brian Godman, Aislinn Cook, Muhammad Arslan Khan, Stephen M. Campbell, Ronald Andrew Seaton, Linda Siachalinga, Abdul Haseeb, Afreenish Amir, Amanj Kurdi, Julius C. Mwita, Israel Abebrese Sefah, Sylvia A. Opanga, Joseph O. Fadare, Olayinka O. Ogunleye, Johanna C. Meyer, Amos Massele, Dan Kibuule, Aubrey C. Kalungia, Moyad Shahwan, Hellen Nabayiga, Giuseppe Pichierri, Catrin E. Moore
Summary: There are increasing concerns with rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) globally, and Africa has the highest rates of AMR. National action plans (NAPs) and initiatives, such as point prevalence surveys (PPS) and antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs), have been implemented across Africa to reduce AMR. The results show a high utilization of antimicrobials in hospitals, with penicillins, ceftriaxone, and metronidazole being the most prescribed antibiotics. ASPs have been initiated to improve future prescribing, and various suggested activities have been presented to stakeholders to reduce AMR in Africa.
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Environmental Sciences
Xiaohui Wang, Li Peng, Kexin Huang, Wei Deng
Summary: This study focuses on the impact of shrinking cities on land prices in China, using nighttime light data and propensity score matching model. The findings reveal that there are 613 shrinking cities in China, with moderate shrinkage being the most prevalent. Regional disparities are evident in the spatial distribution of shrinking cities. Shrinking cities significantly negatively impact overall land prices, although the extent of the effect varies among different spatial regions.
CHINESE GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Mara Koelker, Marieke Krimphove, Khalid Alkhatib, Junaid Nabi, Lindsay E. Kuo, Stuart R. Lipsitz, Toni K. Choueiri, Steven Lee Chang, Gerard M. Doherty, Adam S. Kibel, Quoc-Dien Trinh, Alexander P. Cole
Summary: The study aimed to explore the impact of hospitals on the nonoperative management of low-risk cancer patients. The results suggested that hospital factors may be associated with the tendency to pursue nonoperative management, but there may be differences in hospital factors when comparing unrelated cancers.
Article
Business
Xiaomeng Fan, Fengyan Cindy Cai, Galen Bodenhausen
Summary: Recent research has uncovered a boomerang effect of zero pricing on consumer demand, with high incidental costs potentially reducing demand. This phenomenon is explained by a dual-process model involving positive affective pathways and negative scrutiny pathways.
JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF MARKETING SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Surgery
Mohamedraed Elshami, Lauryn Bailey, Richard S. Hoehn, John B. Ammori, Jeffrey M. Hardacre, J. Eva Selfridge, David Bajor, Amr Mohamed, Sakti Chakrabarti, Amit Mahipal, Jordan M. Winter, Lee M. Ocuin
Summary: This study examined differences in surgical intervention for early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma patients at minority-serving hospitals compared to non-minority-serving hospitals. The findings revealed that patients treated at minority-serving hospitals were less likely to undergo surgical intervention. Furthermore, minority patients treated at non-minority-serving hospitals also had a decreased likelihood of surgery, though to a lesser extent. Surgery was associated with improved overall survival, regardless of minority status or hospital type.
Article
Business, Finance
Takashi Kanamura
Summary: This paper empirically examines the impacts of Covid-19 on asset price volatilities, proposing a new Covid-19 dependent regime-switching volatility model. The results show an increase in price volatility for financial assets and commodities after the spread of Covid-19, with timing varying across different assets. The sensitivity to Covid-19 information differs between financial assets and precious metal assets, suggesting the role of gold and silver markets as risk-hedging safety assets during the Covid-19 turmoil.
FINANCE RESEARCH LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Paige Nong, Minakshi Raj, Marie Grace Trinidad, Zachary Rowe, Jodyn Platt
Summary: Efforts to mitigate COVID-19 spread rely on trust in public health organizations and practices. Research found that Black survey respondents showed higher willingness to participate in public health efforts compared to White respondents during the pandemic. However, after adjusted analysis, there was no statistically significant difference between Black and White respondents in trust in public health information sources or willingness to participate. Qualitative interviews further explained these results, revealing strategic trust exhibited by Black respondents during COVID-19.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Abolhasan Afkar, Habib Jalilian, Abolghasem Pourreza, Habibeh Mir, Abdolhosein Emami Sigaroudi, Somayeh Heydari
Summary: This study compared the costs of treating breast cancer patients in private and public hospitals in Iran. The results showed that patients in private hospitals had lower direct and indirect costs compared to those in public hospitals. The treatment of breast cancer imposes a significant economic burden on patients, insurance organizations, and society in Iran.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Economics
Raquel Fonseca, Francois Langot, Pierre-Carl Michaud, Thepthida Sopraseuth
Summary: Using an equilibrium model, researchers find that US health prices are estimated to be 33% higher than European countries, which explains more than 60% of the difference in health expenditures and over half of the difference in health status between Europe and the US. Although these price differences have a significant impact at the aggregate level, they only increase the lifetime cost of living for Americans by 2 percentage points.
JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Jing Peng, Chen Liang
Summary: The design of collaborative filtering algorithms has a significant impact on the recommendations received by consumers and their response. This study found that the view-also-view (VAV) design is more effective in generating additional product views, while the purchase-also-purchase (PAP) design is more effective in generating sales. VAV is particularly effective in increasing views for expensive products, while PAP is more effective in increasing sales of cheaper products.
Article
Agriculture, Multidisciplinary
German Mandrini, Cameron M. Pittelkow, Sotirios Archontoulis, Taro Mieno, Nicolas F. Martin
Summary: This study compared dynamic and static nitrogen fertilizer recommendation tools, finding that increasing accuracy in EONR predictions with dynamic tools does not necessarily lead to higher profits. Both tools have the potential to reduce nitrogen leaching, with dynamic tools being more accurate overall and static tools achieving similar results by recommending slightly higher N rates.
AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS
(2021)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Xiaobei Dong, Chi Chun Steve Tsang, Anoop Kotian, Jason Zeng, Michael Tran, Junling Wang
Summary: High health care and medication expenditures burden Americans seeking care, with relative financial burden showing a higher association with delays in receiving care and medications compared to absolute financial burden. This highlights the importance of considering income in policies to balance value, access, and affordability in healthcare.
Article
Business
Dirk Meissner, Nicholas Burton, Peter Galvin, David Sarpong, Norbert Bach
Summary: The mirroring hypothesis discusses how design characteristics correspond across various architectural levels and explores its impact on the distribution of firms' international innovation activities. Research suggests that international collaboration is most likely to occur in incremental and modular innovation, where modular designs offer embedded coordination.
JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Henry O. Lloyd-Laney, Nicholas D. J. Yates, Martin J. Robinson, Alice R. Hewson, Jack D. Firth, Darrell M. Elton, Jie Zhang, Alan M. Bond, Alison Parkin, David J. Gavaghan
Summary: AC voltammetric techniques, particularly PSV, are powerful for studying redox reactions of surface-confined ferrocene derivatives. By conducting PSV experiments, key chemical and physical parameters can be recovered quickly compared to other AC voltammetric techniques. Bayesian inference and Markov chain Monte Carlo methods can be used to visualize and quantify the confidence, distribution, and degree of correlation of the recovered parameters.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Electrochemistry
Luke Gundry, Gareth Kennedy, Jonathan Keith, Martin Robinson, David Gavaghan, Alan M. Bond, Jie Zhang
Summary: In this study, a computer program was developed using mathematical optimization and Bayesian inference algorithms to parameterize large amplitude AC voltammetric data for quantifying parameters and uncertainties in complex electrochemical reactions. The harmonic based Bayesian inference methods outperformed other methods in parameterizing the thermodynamics and electrode kinetics of the close to reversible processes. The study confirmed the robustness of the objective functions and validated the Bayesian inference methods using noisy synthetic and experimental data.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Si-Xuan Guo, Cameron L. Bentley, Minkyung Kang, Alan M. Bond, Patrick R. Unwin, Jie Zhang
Summary: This article introduces two advanced spatiotemporal voltammetric techniques for electrocatalytic studies, which provide important insights into the electrochemical reduction of CO2. Fourier transformed large-amplitude alternating current voltammetry allows the resolution of rapid electron-transfer processes, while scanning electrochemical cell microscopy provides high-resolution activity maps and potentiodynamic movies of catalyst surfaces.
ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Laura Garcia-Quintana, Nagore Ortiz-Vitoriano, Haijin Zhu, Gene M. Nolis, Javier Herrero-Martin, Maria Echeverria, Juan Miguel Lopez del Amo, Maria Forsyth, Alan M. Bond, Patrick C. Howlett, Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo
Summary: A series of hybrid electrolytes composed of diglyme and ionic liquids have been investigated for Na-O-2 batteries. Different chemical compositions of the ILs affect the size, purity, and distribution of the discharge products. By controlling the physicochemical properties of the electrolyte and the speciation of Na+ and superoxide radical anion, the nucleation and growth phenomena, as well as electrolyte stability, can be optimized to improve battery performance.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Luke Gundry, Gareth Kennedy, Alan M. Bond, Jie Zhang
Summary: This paper explores the use of deep neural networks for electrochemical mechanism classification, showing that training the network with images from three cycles of potential can lead to significant improvements in classification compared to single cycle training. Challenges in applying the new DNN to experimental data classification are highlighted.
FARADAY DISCUSSIONS
(2022)
Article
Electrochemistry
Venkata Sai Sriram Mosali, Linbo Li, Graeme Puxty, Michael D. Horne, Alan M. Bond, Jie Zhang
Summary: In this study, ultrathin Pd nanosheets with a (111) exposed facet were synthesized for CO evolution in a CO2 saturated KHCO3 solution. Cu was introduced into the Pd nanosheets to form CuxPdy alloy nanosheets with (111) exposed planes, which showed competitive CO evolution compared with pure Pd nanosheets. The composition of the CuxPdy alloy played a significant role in determining the nanosheet structure and the product selectivity.
Article
Electrochemistry
Cesimiro P. Fabian, Thanh Hai Le, Alan M. Bond
Summary: Nuclear energy is an important option for generating clean CO2-free electricity. This study focuses on the electrochemical reduction of soluble Zr4+ to surface confined Zr-o in a high-temperature molten salt. The simulation results are consistent with experimental data, and provide insights into the mechanism of zirconium metal electrodeposition.
JOURNAL OF THE ELECTROCHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Rifael Z. Snitkoff-Sol, Ariel Friedman, Hilah C. Honig, Yan Yurko, Alisa Kozhushner, Michael J. Zachman, Piotr Zelenay, Alan M. Bond, Lior Elbaz
Summary: Studying catalyst degradation during fuel cell operation is crucial for addressing durability issues. In this study, a new electrochemical method was reported to accurately quantify the electrochemically active site density of PGM-free catalysts and track their degradation in situ during fuel cell operation.
Article
Electrochemistry
Anbrah E. Alzubidi, Alan M. Bond, Lisandra L. Martin
Summary: Fluorine substituent effects can tune the driving force range of redox reactions, specifically the oxidation of S2O32- to S4O62-. The TCNQFn0/1-/2- -S2O32- /S4O62- redox chemistry was thermodynamically favorable in a mixed solvent system, and the formation of different intermediates was observed depending on the TCNQFn and S2O32- molar ratio.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Z. Hussain, R. Ojha, D. D. La, A. Nafady, S. V. Bhosale, L. L. Martin, A. M. Bond, R. Ramanathan, V. Bansal
Summary: This study presents a rare example of a redox mediated galvanic replacement reaction, where one anion in the original template is replaced by another anion. The resulting hybrid material exhibits superior redox catalytic behavior, with the content of the replaced anion playing a crucial role in enhancing the catalytic rate.
MATERIALS TODAY CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Anbrah E. Alzubidi, Alan M. Bond, Lisandra L. Martin
Summary: Published data suggests that sparingly soluble metal complexes of TCNQF1-n, where n=0, 1, 2, 4, can act as heterogeneous catalysts for the slow [Fe(CN)6]3- =4- -S2O2-3/S4O2-6 reaction in water. However, this study shows that the coordination polymer CuTCNQF4 can participate as a homogeneous catalyst through a small concentration of dissolved TCNQF1-4. UV-visible spectrophotometry was used to study the catalysis of the redox reaction in the presence of various catalysts. The findings suggest the need to reevaluate the mechanism of catalysis by TCNQF4 based solids.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Anbrah E. Alzubidi, Alan M. Bond, Lisandra L. Martin
Summary: Mechanistic variation in catalysis through substituent-based redox tuning is well established. Fluorination of TCNQ provides a significant variation in the redox potentials of the TCNQF(n)(0/1-) and TCNQF(n)(1/2-) processes. The catalysis of the ferrocyanide-thiosulfate redox reaction in aqueous solution occurs via different mechanisms depending on the presence of fluorinated or non-fluorinated catalysts. Thermodynamic data explain the observed differences in the catalytic mechanisms for the two systems. CuTCNQF(n) coordination polymers, previously considered as insoluble and heterogeneous catalysts, are shown to act as homogeneous catalysts in the ferricyanide-thiosulfate reaction.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ruchika Ojha, Peter C. Junk, Alan M. Bond, Glen B. Deacon
Summary: Pt-IV coordination complexes were synthesized by oxidizing the antitumor agent [Pt-II(p-BrC6F4)NCH2CH2NEt2}Cl(py)]. Experimental data showed that excess H2O2 and elevated temperature favored the oxidation of the ligand, while a smaller amount of H2O2 at room temperature favored the oxidation of the metal, resulting in the formation of platinum(IV) complexes.
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Venkata Sai Sriram Mosali, Alan M. Bond, Jie Zhang
Summary: Excessive reliance on fossil fuels has caused CO2 emissions, leading to environmental pollution and global warming. The electrochemical conversion of CO2 to valuable chemicals or fuels using alloy catalysts can mitigate this problem. Alloying copper with other metals can enhance the selectivity of copper catalysts, enabling the production of desired products.
Article
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Laura Garcia-Quintana, Nagore Ortiz-Vitoriano, Haijin Zhu, Gene M. Nolis, Javier Herrero-Martin, Maria Echeverria, Juan Miguel Lopez del Amo, Maria Forsyth, Alan M. Bond, Patrick C. Howlett, Cristina Pozo-Gonzalo
Summary: Hybrid electrolytes composed of diglyme and ionic liquids were investigated for Na-O-2 batteries to control the growth and purity of discharge products. The chemical composition of ILs significantly affects the morphology and composition of discharge products, with the electrolyte properties and Na+ speciation playing crucial roles. The use of pyrrolidinium IL with a linear alkyl chain resulted in smaller discharge particle sizes and higher Coulombic efficiency in long-term cycling of Na-O-2 batteries.
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
(2022)