Bio-concentration of hazardous metals in migrant shorebirds in a key conservation reserve and adjoining areas on the west coast of India by K.M. Aarif, K.A. Rubeena, Aymen Nefla, Zuzana Musilova, Petr Musil, Sabir Bin Muzaffar

“…We studied the variation in the bioconcentration of hazardous heavy metals (chromium, lead and cadmium) in the faeces of 12 species of shorebirds (belonging to different foraging guilds including Endangered Great Knot, Vulnerable Grey Plover, Broad billed Sandpiper and Curlew Sandpiper and Near Threatened Eurasian Oystercatcher, Ruddy Turnstone and Dunlin) in relation to trends in their abundance over a period of five years (2019–2023). …”
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Availability in ECMO Reduces the Failure to Rescue in Patients With Pulmonary Embolism After Major Surgery: A Nationwide Analysis of 2.4 Million Cases by Johannes Diers, MD, Nikolas Baumann, MD, Philip Baum, MD, Konstantin L. Uttinger, MD, Johanna C. Wagner, MD, Peter Kranke, MD, Patrick Meybohm, MD, Christoph-Thomas Germer, MD, Armin Wiegering, MD

“…A retrospective analysis of surgical procedures in Germany between 2012 and 2019 was performed using hospital billing data. High-risk surgical procedures for postoperative PE were analyzed according to the availability of and expertise in ECMO therapy and its effect on outcome, regardless of whether ECMO was used in patients with PE. …”
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Opioid-related harms and experiences of care among people in justice settings in New South Wales, Australia: evidence from the National Ambulance Surveillance System by Naomi Beard, Michael McGrath, Harry M. X. Lai, James Wilson, Anthony Hew, Amaya Muñoz Labiano, Dan I. Lubman, Rowan P. Ogeil

“…People in justice settings were identified using ambulance billing codes and manual review of paramedic case notes. …”
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Smart homes energy management: Optimal multi-objective appliance scheduling model considering electrical energy storage and renewable energy resources by Moslem Dehghani, Seyyed Mohammad Bornapour

“…Time-of-use tariffs are used in the suggested scheme, and the primary goal is to minimize the daily bills and peak-to-average ratio (PAR), simultaneously. …”
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Economic Efficiency of Table Grape Production in Waterberg and Sekhukhune Districts, Limpopo Province, South Africa by Naume Maponya, Isaac Oluwatayo

“…Meanwhile, some of the constraints faced by these farmers include high electricity bills and labour costs, water shortages as well as instability around land policy. …”
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Expanding the Diversity of <i>Actinobacterial Tectiviridae</i>: A Novel Genus from <i>Microbacterium</i> by Jacqueline M. Washington, Holly Basta, Angela Bryanne De Jesus, Madison G. Bendele, Steven G. Cresawn, Emily K. Ginser

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RENEWABLES IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARAB EAST (CASE OF SOLAR ENERGY) by A. O. Filonik, V. A. Isaev, V. M. Morozov

“…The whole situation is abnormally stressed due to the absence of flexible cost-reflective energy policy and improper billing mechanisms still dominating the region and braking promotion of solar energy industry. …”
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The good, the bad, and the ugly: Compliance of e-pharmacies serving India and Kenya with regulatory requirements and best practices. by Gautam Satheesh, Sammy Masibo, Sasi Kumar Tiruttani, Irene Khayoni, Benjamin Palafox, Devaki Nambiar, Jaison Joseph, Emmanuel Kweyu, Abdul Salam, Francis Wafula, Catherine Goodman

“…We then assessed e-pharmacies against a set of global 'best practice' standards, as well as national regulations (for Kenya) and 'proposed requirements' from local guidelines and draft bills (for India, which had no e-pharmacy-specific regulations). …”
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Effect of Games and Sports on Academic Performance of Pupils in Primary Schools of Kigarama Sub-County Sheema District. by Arinaitwe, Daltone

“…They are also therapeutical to some illnesses and diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, stress, stroke, kyphosis, and lordosis among others, all of which would reduce national medical bills. Farley Thomas (1976). It’s for these reasons that civilized societies have identified these games and sports in the form of exercises and sports and programmed them in their education curriculum, health clubs, and organized competitions. …”
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Caregiver alignment with triage acuity levels and drivers for discrepancy between caregiver assessment and triage acuity levels: a cross-sectional questionnaire based study by Noelie Lengeler, Carl Alessandro Starvaggi, Manon Jaboyedoff, Sophie Affentranger, Kristina Keitel

“…In an univariable analysis, we found that family’s difficulties paying bills (20% vs. 12%) and low maternal education (19% vs. 10%) were associated with a higher percentage of caregiver rating their child’s severity higher than nurse’s triage. …”
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Topographic and morphometric characterization of the humerii nutrient foramina and their implications for fracture repair and healing by Pedzisai Mazengenya, Palesa Mokoena, Brendon Kurt Billings, Arthur Tsalani Manjatika

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Robotic-Arm Assisted Technology's Impact on Knee Arthroplasty and Associated Healthcare Costs by David J. Kolessar, Daniel S. Hayes, Jennifer L. Harding, Ravi T. Rudraraju, Jove H. Graham

“…Costs were obtained through an integrated billing system and affiliated institutional insurance company. …”
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Variation in Assessing Renal Allograft Rejection: A National Assessment of Nephrology Practice by John Peabody, Paul Billings, Czarlota Valdenor, Zach Demko, Solomon Moshkevich, David Paculdo, Mary Tran

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Acceptance for Social Health Insurance among Health Professionals in Government Hospitals, Mekelle City, North Ethiopia by Alemtsehay Tewele, Mezgebu Yitayal, Adane Kebede

“…Health professionals’ acceptance for SHI significantly associated with monthly salary (AOR = 9.49; 95% CI: 2.51, 35.86), awareness about SHI (AOR = 3.89; 95% CI: 1.05, 14.28), history of difficulty in covering medical bills (AOR = 6.2; 95% CI: 2.42, 15.87), attitudes towards social health insurance (AOR = 7.57; 95% CI: 3.14, 18.21), and perceived quality of health care services if SHI implemented (AOR = 2.89; 95% CI: 1.18, 7.07). …”
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Preservation of Electronic Records and Performance of Microfinance Institutions: A Case Study of Lyamujungu SACCO Kaharo Branch. by Ainembabazi, Abias

“…The results on types of electronic records kept in Lyamujungu SACCO were bills and receipts, income statement, inventories of goods, financial statements, employment records, cash flow statement and balance sheet, the study findings on the role of preserving Electronic Records towards performance of Lyamujungu SACCO were; enables quicker and cheaper documents compilation, Electronic Records enables staff to access all information anytime, provide access to very large information, provision of online tools and sharing of content, there is little personalization for users, the study findings, on challenges faced in preserving Electronic Records for performance of Lyamujungu SACCO, were inadequate technical knowledge, inadequate skills, adequate communication infrastructure, poor management of records and inadequate finance and the study findings on the possible solutions to challenges faced in preserving Electronic Records in Lyamujungu SACCO for better performance were proper methods of filing, training of records management staff, expanding the file system capacity, improvement in provision of bandwidth and training of records management staff. …”
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Internal Control Systems and Financial Accountability in Government Business Enterprises: A Case of National Water and Sewerage Corporation Ntungamo Area. by Alexander, Kujuna

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Penerapan Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) pada Evaluasi Keberlanjutan Penggunaan e-filing untuk Pelaporan Pajak Perorangan by Imelda Saluza, Dewi Sartika

“…Sistem tersebut telah memanfaatkan billing dan surat elektronik sebagai bagian transaksi, namun masih terpisah dengan situs resmi Direktorat Jendral Pajak (DJP). …”
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Multilevel determinants of racial/ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity and mortality in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA: protocol for a concurrent triang... by Bankole Olatosi, Jiajia Zhang, Xiaoming Li, Chen Liang, Jihong Liu, Peiyin Hung, Shan Qiao, Berry A Campbell, Myriam E Torres, Neset Hikmet

“…We will leverage an existing South Carolina COVID-19 Cohort by creating a pregnancy cohort that links COVID-19 testing data, electronic health records (EHRs), vital records data, healthcare utilisation data and billing data for all births in South Carolina (SC) between 2018 and 2021 (&gt;200 000 births). …”
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Differences in influenza testing and treatment in micropolitan versus metropolitan areas in the U.S. using medicare claims data from 2010 to 2016 by Alexia Couture, F. Scott Dahlgren, Hector S. Izurieta, Richard A. Forshee, Yun Lu, Carrie Reed

“…Abstract Background To improve understanding of influenza and rurality, we investigated differences in influenza testing and anti-viral treatment rates between micropolitan (muSAs) and metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) using national medical claims data over multiple influenza seasons. Methods Using billing data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for those aged 65 years and older, we estimated weekly rates of ordered rapid influenza diagnostic tests (RIDT) and antivirals (AV) among Medicare enrollees by core-based statistical areas (CBSAs) during 2010–2016. …”
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Trauma surgical skill sustainment at the University of Chicago AMEDD Military-Civilian Trauma Team Training Site: an observation report by Priya Prakash, Kenneth Wilson, Jennifer Cone, Selwyn O Rogers, Andrew Benjamin, Timothy P Plackett, Nicholas Jaszczak, David A Hampton

“…Few reports have been published on the outcomes of this program since its implementation.Methods The medical and billing records for the two AMCT3 embedded trauma surgeons at the single medical center were retrospectively reviewed for care provided during August 2021 through July 2022. …”
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