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Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
December 2024
Biochemical Conversion Division, Sardar Swaran Singh National Institute of Bio-Energy, Kapurthala, Punjab, 144 603, India.
The disposal of municipal solid waste (MSW) in urban areas is a big issue nowadays in most of the countries. Developing countries like India are struggling with the continuous indiscriminate disposal of MSW due to rapid increase in the urbanization, industrialization, and human population growth. The mismanagement of MSW causes adverse environmental impacts, public health risks, and other socio-economic problems.
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December 2024
Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Diabetology & Guangzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Mechanistic and Translational Obesity Research, Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Introduction: Individuals with pre-diabetes are at high risk for developing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which makes them prone to serious complications such as stroke, kidney failure, blindness and lower-limb amputation. Pre-diabetes can be reversed, and lifestyle modification is considered the best intervention method for diabetes prevention. However, it is difficult for individuals with pre-diabetes to maintain a long-term modified healthy lifestyle owing to psychological burnout in daily management over time due to poor adherence.
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December 2024
School of International Pharmaceutical Business, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Objective: To alleviate the economic burden of innovative drugs on patients in China, the government has been negotiating drug prices since 2016 to enhance their accessibility. This systematic review aimed to discuss the impact of the National Medication Price Negotiation Policy (NMPNP) on the accessibility of drugs in China in the years 2016-2024.
Design: Systematically reviewed the studies' findings and evaluated their quality using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) collaborative tool.
Value Health
December 2024
Australian Genomics, Melbourne, Australia; Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
Objectives: The multifaceted ways in which genomics can be valuable to clinicians, patients, families, and society are important for informing prioritisation decisions by policy makers. This study aims to develop a standardised, cumulative and preference-weighted Genomic Utility Valuation (GUV) on a scale 0-100%.
Methods: A multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) was conducted with experts involved in policy, clinical, research, and consumer advocacy leadership in Australia for the valuation of policy priority indicators of genomic utility.
Placenta
December 2024
Ankara Etlik Lady Zübeyde Women's Health Training and Research Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Perinatology, P.O. Box 06010, New Etlik Street No:55 Etlik, Keçiören, Ankara, Turkey. Electronic address:
Introduction: Prenatal determination of placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) and its severity is crucial, as it is a highly morbid condition. The aim was to investigate the intraplacental fetal artery (IFA) as a novel ultrasonographic marker in predicting cesarean-hysterectomy need in PAS.
Methods: A prospective observational cohort study was conducted with a total of 62 women with placenta previa and ≥1 previous cesarean-section who were managed for PAS between September 2022 and January 2024.
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