Appropriate Statin Use in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Ischemic Stroke or Myocardial Infarction at a Tertiary County Teaching Hospital.

Background: Statins are the mainstay of therapy in patients suffering an acute ischemic stroke (AIS) or myocardial infarction (MI); however, several studies have shown that prescribing is not optimal.

Objective: The main objective of this study was to evaluate the percentage of patients prescribed appropriate statin therapy upon discharge after an AIS or MI.

Methods: This is a single-center retrospective cohort study conducted at a tertiary, county, teaching hospital in patients aged 18 to 89 years who were newly diagnosed with AIS or MI, from September 2017 to September 2022.

Unlocking the potential of urban EV battery recycling: A dual optimization model.

As electric vehicles increase, they reduce greenhouse gas emissions but pose recycling challenges for their batteries. Economic and environmental impacts are significant concerns. This study proposes a dual optimization approach to develop a city-wide recycling network benefiting vehicle owners and recycling facilities.

The optimization of an EV decommissioned battery recycling network: A third-party approach.

In this paper, we solve the urgent problem to construct a recycling network of decommissioned batteries of Electric Vehicles (EVs) and clarify the recycling entities that will be responsible for its reverse logistics (RL) process. We consider the third-party recycling entities to develop a recycling network and conduct a case-study of Xi'an, a key industry of EVs in China to provide a reference for the government and enterprises to develop recycling plans. We scientifically optimize our recycling network, which will have a significant impact on the environmental and economic benefits of electric vehicles (EVs) in Xi'an in the future.