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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38425480/approaches-to-risk-benefit-assessment-of-seafood-consumption-lessons-learned-from-an-evidence-scan
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REVIEW
Sofia M Santillana Farakos, Jacqueline Heilman, Eileen Abt, Sherri Dennis
Qualitative and quantitative risk-benefit assessments (RBA) can be used to support public health decisions in food safety. We conducted an evidence scan to understand the state of the science regarding RBA in seafood to help inform seafood dietary advice in the United States. We collected published RBA studies assessing seafood consumption, designed inclusion and exclusion criteria to screen these studies, and conducted systematic data extraction for the relevant studies published since 2019. Our findings indicate the selection of health risks and benefits does not generally follow a systematic approach...
2024: Frontiers in Nutrition
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38420529/ross-procedure-or-mechanical-aortic-valve-which-is-the-best-lifetime-option-for-an-18-year-old-a-decision-analysis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kunaal S Sarnaik, Samuel M Hoenig, Nadia H Bakir, Miza Salim Hammoud, Rashed Mahboubi, Dominique Vervoort, Brian W McCrindle, Karl F Welke, Tara Karamlou
OBJECTIVES: Identifying the optimal solution for young adults requiring aortic valve replacement (AVR) is challenging, given the variety of options and their lifetime complication risks, impacts on quality of life, and costs. Decision analytic techniques make comparisons incorporating these measures. We evaluated lifetime valve-related outcomes of mechanical aortic valve replacement (mAVR) versus the Ross procedure (Ross) using decision tree microsimulations modeling. METHODS: Transition probabilities, utilities, and costs derived from published reports were entered into a Markov model decision tree to explore progression between health states for hypothetical 18-year-old patients...
February 2024: JTCVS open
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38409321/location-selection-for-offshore-wind-power-station-using-interval-valued-intuitionistic-fuzzy-distance-measure-rancom-wisp-method
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pratibha Rani, Arunodaya Raj Mishra, Fausto Cavallaro, Adel Fahad Alrasheedi
The development opportunities and high-performance capacity of offshore wind energy project depends on the selection of the suitable offshore wind power station (OWPS) location. The present study aims to introduce a decision-making model for assessing the locations for OWPS from multiple criteria and uncertainty perspectives. In this regard, the concept of interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy set (IVIFS) is utilized to express uncertain information. To quantify the degree of difference between IVIFSs, an improved distance measure is proposed and further utilized for deriving the objective weights of criteria...
February 27, 2024: Scientific Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38403360/-clinical-comprehensive-evaluation-of-houyanqing-oral-liquid-in-treatment-of-acute-pharyngitis
#24
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jun-Yu Xi, Zhong-Yi Wei, Qiang Zhang, Yan-Ming Xie
This study systematically combed the existing evidence of Houyanqing Oral Liquid in the treatment of acute pharyngitis from the "6+1" dimensions of safety, effectiveness, economy, innovation, suitability, accessibility, and characteristics of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) and carried out qualitative and quantitative analysis of the data from each dimension. The multi-criteria decision analysis(MCDA) model and CSC v2.0 were used to evaluate the clinical value of this drug, so as to provide evidence for the selection of essential drugs in the department of otolaryngology and for medical and health decision-making...
January 2024: Zhongguo Zhong Yao za Zhi, Zhongguo Zhongyao Zazhi, China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38401907/cost-effectiveness-and-the-economics-of-genomic-testing-and-molecularly-matched-therapies
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REVIEW
Sudeep Banerjee
Cost-effectiveness analysis of precision oncology can help guide value-driven care. Next-generation sequencing is increasingly cost-efficient over single gene testing because diagnostic algorithms require multiple individual gene tests to determine biomarker status. Matched targeted therapy is often not cost-effective due to the high cost associated with drug treatment. However, genomic profiling can promote cost-effective care by identifying patients who are unlikely to benefit from therapy. Additional applications of genomic profiling such as universal testing for hereditary cancer syndromes and germline testing in patients with cancer may represent cost-effective approaches compared with traditional history-based diagnostic methods...
April 2024: Surgical Oncology Clinics of North America
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38397545/spatial-assessment-of-land-suitability-potential-for-agriculture-in-nigeria
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jeffrey Chiwuikem Chiaka, Lin Zhen, Yu Xiao, Yunfeng Hu, Xin Wen, Fabien Muhirwa
From land cover analysis, cropland expansion was a major driving factor for land use land cover changes in Nigeria from 2000 to 2020. This further highlights the food production needs in the country. While this land use change indicates a significant alteration in land cover, it was exigent to assess land suitability using a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) combined with geospatial techniques to identify areas with agricultural suitability potential and to analyze cropland suitability. The results showed that the country had 8% of very high suitability, high suitability (25%), moderate suitability (29%), and marginal suitability (25%) croplands...
February 14, 2024: Foods (Basel, Switzerland)
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38392511/using-analytic-hierarchy-process-to-assess-beekeeping-suitability-in-portuguese-controlled-areas-a-first-approach
#27
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Natália Roque, Paulo Fernandez, Carlos Silveira, Miguel Vilas-Boas, Ofélia Anjos
Beekeeping management is greatly influenced by spatial factors (e.g., land use/land cover, roads, or electrical energy networks), so GIS are a powerful tool to overlap and relate a variety of spatial data levels and, consequently, a very useful tool for beekeeping activity planning. This study was developed within the intervention area of three controlled zones managed by Portuguese Beekeepers Associations. The methodology, based on multi-criteria decision analysis, integrates several criteria, such as hydrographic networks, road networks, soil occupation, solar radiation, and electromagnetic radiation sources...
January 29, 2024: Insects
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38389721/effectiveness-and-cost-effectiveness-of-pharmacological-thromboprophylaxis-for-medical-inpatients-decision-analysis-modelling-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sarah Davis, Steve Goodacre, Daniel Horner, Abdullah Pandor, Mark Holland, Kerstin de Wit, Beverley J Hunt, Xavier Luke Griffin
OBJECTIVE: To determine the balance of costs, risks, and benefits for different thromboprophylaxis strategies for medical patients during hospital admission. DESIGN: Decision analysis modelling study. SETTING: NHS hospitals in England. POPULATION: Eligible adult medical inpatients, excluding patients in critical care and pregnant women. INTERVENTIONS: Pharmacological thromboprophylaxis (low molecular weight heparin) for all medical inpatients, thromboprophylaxis for none, and thromboprophylaxis given to higher risk inpatients according to risk assessment models (Padua, Caprini, IMPROVE, Intermountain, Kucher, Geneva, and Rothberg) previously validated in medical cohorts...
2024: BMJ Med
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38387278/assessing-evidence-based-practice-competencies-of-undergraduate-nursing-students-using-a-developed-multi-criteria-decision-analysis-model
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Wei-Ling Hu, Youyou Hong, HongMei Wang, Yen-Ching Chuang, Yong Ye, Qingzhu Zheng, Lizhen Huang
AIM: The developed multi-criteria decision analysis model was used to identify the inter-influence relationships and key factors affecting the EBP competencies of UNSs, to assess the EBP competencies of UNSs and based on these results, to formulate an improvement strategy to enhance the EBP competencies of UNSs. BACKGROUND: EBP is considered a core competency in international nursing practice. However, few studies have developed EBP evaluation models and applied them to assessing and improving the EBP competencies of UNSs...
February 16, 2024: Nurse Education in Practice
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38383889/cost-effectiveness-of-latent-tuberculosis-infection-testing-and-treatment-with-6-week-regimen-among-key-population-in-rural-communities-in-china-a-decision-analysis-study
#30
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Xuefang Cao, Tonglei Guo, Henan Xin, Jiang Du, Chenlu Yang, Boxuan Feng, Yijun He, Lingyu Shen, Yuanzhi Di, Zihan Li, Yanxiao Chen, Jianguo Liang, Qi Jin, Li Wang, Lei Gao
PURPOSE: Several model studies suggested the implementation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) testing and treatment could greatly reduce the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) and achieve the 2035 target of the "End TB" Strategy in China. The present study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of LTBI testing and TB preventive treatment among key population (≥ 50 years old) susceptible to TB at community level in China. METHODS: A Markov model was developed to investigate the cost-effectiveness of LTBI testing using interferon gamma release assay (IGRA) and subsequent treatment with 6-month daily isoniazid regimen (6H) (as a standard regimen for comparison) or 6-week twice-weekly rifapentine and isoniazid regimen (6-week H2 P2 ) in a cohort of 10,000 adults with an average initial age of 50 years...
February 22, 2024: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379059/sleeve-gastrectomy-reduces-the-need-for-liver-transplantation-in-patients-with-obesity-and-non-alcoholic-steatohepatitis-a-predictive-model
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Armaun D Rouhi, Rose E Castle, Gerard D Hoeltzel, Noel N Williams, Kristoffel R Dumon, Maria Baimas-George, Michael Wachs, Trevor L Nydam, Rashikh A Choudhury
BACKGROUND: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is one of the leading indications for liver transplantation (LT) in the United States. As with the current obesity epidemic, the incidence of NASH continues to rise. However, the impact of broad utilization of bariatric surgery (BS) for patients with NASH is unknown, particularly in regard to mitigating the need for LT. METHODS: Markov decision analysis was performed to simulate the lives of 20,000 patients with obesity and concomitant NASH who were deemed ineligible to be waitlisted for LT unless they achieved a body mass index (BMI) < 35 kg/m2 ...
February 20, 2024: Obesity Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38367351/exploring-the-curricular-and-pedagogical-decision-criteria-for-research-based-learning-design-in-undergraduate-studies
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Pourya Pourhejazy, K Robert Isaksen
Learning design has a multifaceted nature requiring a range of course- and institutional considerations. Analyzing the decision criteria's influence on research-based learning design helps understand the causes of the success/failure of the approach in achieving the teaching goals to improve the study programs. This study explores the interrelationship between the curricular and pedagogical criteria for research-based learning design decisions at the undergraduate level. For this purpose, the DEcision-MAking Trial and Evaluation Laboratory (DEMATEL) method is used to systematically analyze the decisive criteria and their causal relationships...
February 13, 2024: Evaluation and Program Planning
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38358627/evaluating-lake-water-quality-with-a-gis-based-mcda-integrated-approach-a-case-in-konya-karap%C3%A4-nar
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ali Utku Akar, Suleyman Sisman, Harika Ulku, Esra Yel, Sukran Yalpir
Considering water quality is an essential requirement in terms of environmental planning and management. To protect and manage water resources effectively, it is necessary to develop an analytical decision-support system. In this study, a systematic approach was suggested to evaluate the lake water quality. The methodology includes the prediction of the values in different locations of the lakes from experimental data through inverse distance weighting (IDW) method, creation of maps by using Geographic Information System (GIS) integrated with analytic hierarchy process (AHP) from multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA), reclassification into five class, combining the time-related spatial data into a single map to predict the whole lake water quality from the data of sampling points, and finally overlapping the final maps with topography/geology and land use...
February 15, 2024: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38341621/a-predictive-model-for-postoperative-adverse-outcomes-following-surgical-treatment-of-acute-type-a-aortic-dissection-based-on-machine-learning
#34
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Lin-Feng Xie, Yu-Ling Xie, Qing-Song Wu, Jian He, Xin-Fan Lin, Zhi-Huang Qiu, Liang-Wan Chen
Acute type A aortic dissection (AAAD) has a high probability of postoperative adverse outcomes (PAO) after emergency surgery, so exploring the risk factors for PAO during hospitalization is key to reducing postoperative mortality and improving prognosis. An artificial intelligence approach was used to build a predictive model of PAO by clinical data-driven machine learning to predict the incidence of PAO after total arch repair for AAAD. This study included 380 patients with AAAD. The clinical features that are associated with PAO were selected using the LASSO regression analysis...
February 11, 2024: Journal of Clinical Hypertension
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38340665/a-comparative-analysis-of-methods-and-tools-for-low-impact-development-lid-site-selection
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REVIEW
Khansa Gulshad, Michał Szydłowski, Andaleeb Yaseen, Rana Waqar Aslam
The site selection for Low Impact Development (LID) practices is a significant process. It affects the effectiveness of LID in controlling stormwater surface runoff, volume, flow rate, and infiltration. This research paper presents a comprehensive review of various methods used for LID site selection. It starts by introducing different methods and tools. Three main methods: index-based methods, GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA), and multi-criteria models and tools, are discussed in detail. A comparative analysis of these methods is then conducted based on ten different criteria...
February 9, 2024: Journal of Environmental Management
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38336541/could-computed-tomography-coronary-angiography-replace-invasive-coronary-angiography-as-a-first-line-diagnostic-investigation-in-suspected-acute-coronary-syndromes-a-decision-analytic-model
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Taylor Strube, Kristina Lambrakis, Kate George, Sam Lehman, Hossein Haji Ali Afzali, Derek P Chew
BACKGROUND: The implementation of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) assays into clinical practice has resulted in the identification of a novel cohort of patients with modestly increased troponin concentrations. Subsequent increases in rates of coronary angiography have been observed, without significant increases in rates of coronary revascularisation. Computed tomography coronary angiography (CTCA) is a non-invasive investigation that offers the opportunity to decouple investigation from the impetus to revascularise, and may provide an alternative, more risk-appropriate initial investigative strategy for the cohort with low to moderate hs-cTn increases...
February 8, 2024: Heart, Lung & Circulation
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38329700/rationing-in-an-era-of-multiple-tight-constraints-is-cost-utility-analysis-still-fit-for-purpose
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Helen Dakin, Apostolos Tsiachristas
Cost-utility analysis may not be sufficient to support reimbursement decisions when the assessed health intervention requires a large proportion of the healthcare budget or when the monetary healthcare budget is not the only resource constraint. Such cases include joint replacement, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) interventions and settings where all resources are constrained (e.g. post-COVID-19 or in low/middle-income countries). Using literature on health technology assessment, rationing and reimbursement in healthcare, we identified seven alternative frameworks for simultaneous decisions about (dis)investment and proposed modifications to deal with multiple resource constraints...
February 8, 2024: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38328335/predictive-factors-and-model-validation-of-post-colon-polyp-surgery-helicobacter-pylori-infection
#38
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Zheng-Sen Zhang
BACKGROUND: Recently, research has linked Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori ) stomach infection to colonic inflammation, mediated by toxin production, potentially impacting colorectal cancer occurrence. AIM: To investigate the risk factors for post-colon polyp surgery, H. pylori infection, and its correlation with pathologic type. METHODS: Eighty patients who underwent colon polypectomy in our hospital between January 2019 and January 2023 were retrospectively chosen...
January 27, 2024: World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38322541/-evolution-and-application-of-disease-control-priorities
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Jie Pan, Xiuli Wang, Chaohui Wang, Dong Xu, Kun Zou, Qin Li
Disease control priority (DCP) is an important public health intervention strategy. Diseases that should be prioritized for prevention and control are first screened with a series of criteria, including the severity of the disease burden, the effectiveness of disease control technologies, the prevention and control capacity of the existing health system, etc. Then, the prevention and control technologies for these diseases undergo qualitative evaluation (eg, face-to-face interviews, expert consultation, workshops, etc) and quantitative evaluation (eg, cost-benefit analysis, multi-criteria decision analysis, etc)...
January 20, 2024: Sichuan da Xue Xue Bao. Yi Xue Ban, Journal of Sichuan University. Medical Science Edition
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38318300/is-arthroscopic-latarjet-a-cost-effective-procedure-a-decision-analysis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Ryan Lopez, Benjamin Zmistowski, Benjamin A Hendy, Cassandra Sanko, Alexis Williams, Charles L Getz, Joseph A Abboud, Surena Namdari
OBJECTIVES: Arthroscopic Latarjet for glenohumeral stabilization has emerged as an alternative to the open approach; however, the evidence to date has questioned if this technique delivers improved outcomes. This analysis provides an assessment of the cost and utility associated with arthroscopic versus open Latarjet. METHODS: The cost-effectiveness of Latarjet stabilization was modeled over a ten-year period. Institutional cases were reviewed for equipment utilization...
2024: Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery
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