Technological monitoring of motor parameters to assess multidimensional frailty of older people in the PRO-HOME project by Emanuele Seminerio, Wanda Morganti, Marina Barbagelata, Sanket Rajeev Sabharwal, Simone Ghisio, Camilla Prete, Barbara Senesi, Simone Dini, Romina Custureri, Simonetta Galliani, Simona Morelli, Gianluca Puleo, Carlo Berutti-Bergotto, Antonio Camurri, Alberto Pilotto, PRO-HOME Project Investigators Group

“…Abstract An interconnected system employing Kinect Azure and Fitbit Sense for continuous and non-intrusive data collection was used in the PRO-HOME protected discharge program, aiming at monitoring functional and clinical parameters in hospitalized older patients at different risks of frailty. …”
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Provision of HIV testing services and its impact on the HIV positivity rate in the public health sector in KwaZulu-Natal: a ten-year review by Rizwana Desai, Stanley Onwubu, Elizabeth Lutge, Nondumiso Patience Buthelezi, Nirvasha Moodley, Firoza Haffejee, Bontle Segobe, Suresh Babu Naidu Krishna, Maureen Nokuthula Sibiya, Champaklal Chhaganlal Jinabhai

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Can qPCR on pooled sheep milk detect brucellosis as part of herd brucellosis control and eradication programs? by Mohammad Javad Aminzadeh, Khadijeh Hashemi, Hamideh Kalateh Rahmani, Narges Khaleghnia, Mohammad Azizzadeh, Pezhman Mirshokraei

“…In herd control and prevention programs, applying a suitable noninvasive method for accurate, rapid, and cost-effective monitoring of infected animals is a major concern. …”
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Cost‐Effectiveness of a Workplace‐Based Hypertension Management Program in Real‐World Practice in the Kailuan Study by Yan‐Feng Zhou, Shuohua Chen, Jun‐Xiang Chen, Simiao Chen, Guodong Wang, Xiong‐Fei Pan, Shouling Wu, An Pan

“…This program involved monitoring blood pressure semimonthly, providing free antihypertensive medications, and offering personalized health consultations. …”
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The Physical Activity at Work (PAW) Program in Thai Office Workers: Mixed Methods Process Evaluation Study by Katika Akksilp, Thomas Rouyard, Wanrudee Isaranuwatchai, Ryota Nakamura, Falk Müller-Riemenschneider, Yot Teerawattananon, Cynthia Chen

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Epidemiological assessment of eight rounds of mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis in India: implications for monitoring and evaluation. by Subramanian Swaminathan, Vanamail Perumal, Srividya Adinarayanan, Krishnamoorthy Kaliannagounder, Ravi Rengachari, Jambulingam Purushothaman

“…<h4>Background</h4>Monitoring and evaluation guidelines of the programme to eliminate lymphatic filariasis require impact assessments in at least one sentinel and one spot-check site in each implementation unit (IU). …”
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ECONOMIC EFFICIENCY OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROGRAM OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES MULTIFACTORIAL PREVENTION IN THE ORGANIZED COLLECTIVE OF TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE by A. V. Kontsevaya, A. M. Kalinina, S. V. Belonosova, J. M. Pozdnjakov, M. B. Khudyakov

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A Dockerized Approach to Dynamic Endpoint Management for RESTful Application Programming Interfaces in Internet of Things Ecosystems by Ebenhezer Mabotha, Nkateko E. Mabunda, Ahmed Ali

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Influence of nutritional support on tolerability and results of treatment in patients with newly diagnosed hemoblastoses received program chemotherapy by N. P. Shen’, A. S. Minin, E. Yu. Gaydym, T. I. Ksenzova

“…The study included 40 patients with newly diagnosed hemoblastoses with nutritional deficiency or at risk of its development, who received program chemotherapy. patients were randomized into 2 comparable groups: in the main group (n = 20) patients received 2–3 bottles of Nutridrink compact protein mixture per day for 30 days, in the control group (n = 20) they ate at their own discretion without the use of additional enteral nutrition.Results. …”
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Association between a publicly funded universal drug program and antipsychotic and antidepressant medication dispensing to children by Sophie A. Kitchen, Tara Gomes, Mina Tadrous, Kathleen Pajer, William Gardner, Yona Lunsky, Melanie Penner, David Juurlink, Muhammad Mamdani, Tony Antoniou

“…Similarly, subsequent changes to the program restricting coverage to children without private insurance were not associated with antidepressant (0.3 units per 1,000; 95% CI: -7.4 to 7.9) or antipsychotic (1.0 units per 1,000; 95% CI: -0.9 to 2.9) dispensing trends. …”
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Species-specific machine learning models for UAV-based forest health monitoring: Revealing the importance of the BNDVI by Simon Ecke, Florian Stehr, Jan Dempewolf, Julian Frey, Hans-Joachim Klemmt, Thomas Seifert, Dirk Tiede

“…In our study, we have acquired a highly heterogenous, multispectral time-series dataset from the International Co-operative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests (ICP Forests) inventory plots across Bavaria, Germany, focusing on the main tree species. …”
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A Multidisciplinary Hospital-based Antimicrobial Use Program: Impact on Hospital Pharmacy Expenditures and Drug Use by Suzette Salama, Coleman Rotstein, Lionel Mandell

“…Initially, antimicrobial use patterns and costs were monitored for 12 months. For the next two years, an antimicrobial use program was implemented consisting of three strategies: automatic therapeutic interchanges; antimicrobial restriction policies; and parenteral to oral conversion. …”
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Cost effectiveness analysis of clinically driven versus routine laboratory monitoring of antiretroviral therapy in Uganda and Zimbabwe. by Antonieta Medina Lara, Jesse Kigozi, Jovita Amurwon, Lazarus Muchabaiwa, Barbara Nyanzi Wakaholi, Ruben E Mujica Mota, A Sarah Walker, Ronnie Kasirye, Francis Ssali, Andrew Reid, Heiner Grosskurth, Abdel G Babiker, Cissy Kityo, Elly Katabira, Paula Munderi, Peter Mugyenyi, James Hakim, Janet Darbyshire, Diana M Gibb, Charles F Gilks, DART Trial Team

“…<h4>Background</h4>Despite funding constraints for treatment programmes in Africa, the costs and economic consequences of routine laboratory monitoring for efficacy and toxicity of antiretroviral therapy (ART) have rarely been evaluated.…”
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The impact of monitoring HIV patients prior to treatment in resource-poor settings: insights from mathematical modelling. by Timothy B Hallett, Simon Gregson, Sabada Dube, Geoff P Garnett

“…If individuals primarily enter ART programmes when symptomatic, the model predicts that only 25% will start treatment and, on average, 6 life-years will be saved per person treated. …”
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Implementing Telemedicine Intervention in Neonatal Intensive Care Units: Augmented Teleconsultation and Real-Time Monitoring Experience by Dalia M. Mominkhan, Faisal Aldahmashi, Ali H. Almudeer, Abdulaziz S. Alhmod, Muaddi F. Alharbi, Lamya M. Alzubaidi, Nada K. Alwehaibi, Khalid N. Alobeiwi, Manea M. Balharith, Ahmed A. Alahmari, Fahad A. Alamri, Ghadah Alsaleh, Yaser Almuzaini, Mohammed K. Alabdulaali

“…Results: Implementing the TCC program was associated with an overall reduction of 10.7% in the neonatal mortality rate from 10.3 to 9.2 deaths per 1000 live births. …”
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App- and Wearable-Based Remote Monitoring for Patients With Myasthenia Gravis and Its Specialists: Feasibility and Usability Study by Maike Stein, Regina Stegherr, Pushpa Narayanaswami, David Legg, Meret Herdick, Andreas Meisel, Lea Gerischer, Sophie Lehnerer

“…In addition, results from a more detailed user evaluation questionnaire showed high levels of user satisfaction among both patients and health care professionals across diverse categories, including their experience of the care program, communication, and evaluation of the program. …”
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Effectiveness of Antimicrobial Stewardship Program in Long-Term Care: A Five-Year Prospective Single-Center Study by Maha Mahmoud Alawi, Wail A Tashkandi, Mohamed A Basheikh, Faten M Warshan, Hazem Ahmed Ghobara, Rosemarie B. Ramos, Mary Leilani Guiriba, Omar Ayob, Safiah Saad Janah, Anees Ahmad Sindi, Suheib Ali Abdulhamid Ahmed, Salah Dammnan, Esam Ibraheem Azhar, Ali A. Rabaan, Salma Alnahdi, Maged Mohammed Bamahakesh

“…Microbiologically, no significant change in antimicrobial sensitivity profiles was observed; however, a large-size reduction in the MDR-HAI rate was observed, notably in ICU where it declined from 3.22 per 1,000 patient days, in 2015, to 1.14 per 1,000 patient days in 2020. …”
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Development of a Customizable Web-Based Dashboard for Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring: Feasibility and Usability Implementation Study by Joshua Wollen, Thuy Nguyen, Charles Coton, Gina DeWildt, Gabretta Cooksey, Audrey Cohen, Nicholas Hoang, Munachi Okpala, Michael Gonzalez, Mengxi Wang, Chigozirim Izeogu, Elmer Bernstam, Charles Green, Sean Savitz, Jose-Miguel Yamal, Anjail Sharrief

“…A total of 97% (184/190) of participants in the intervention arm engaged in BP monitoring, averaging 1.2 readings per day. Clinicians actively used the system, with mean monthly logins ranging from 19 to 44 per provider. …”
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Risk factors for pneumonitis in patients treated with anti‐programmed death‐1 therapy: A case‐control study by Pengfei Cui, Zhefeng Liu, Guoqiang Wang, Junxun Ma, Yuanyu Qian, Fan Zhang, Chun Han, Yaping Long, Ye Li, Xuan Zheng, Danyang Sun, Jing Zhang, Shangli Cai, Shunchang Jiao, Yi Hu

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Comparative evaluation of gamma cameras performance for internal monitoring of workers exposed to I-131 in nuclear medicine services by Salomão Marques de Oliveira, Ana Letícia Almeida Dantas, Bernardo Maranhão Dantas

“…The count time was determined according to detectors sensitivity for a measurement performed at 1 and 7 days after the intake, considering a weekly generic monitoring frequency, resulting in 48 monitoring periods per year.   …”
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