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Value of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein assays in predicting atrial fibrillation recurrence: a systematic review and meta-analysis
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2014)Objectives: We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies on high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) assays to see whether these tests are predictive of atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after ... -
The value of KRAS mutation testing with CEA for the diagnosis of pancreatic mucinous cysts
(© Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2016)Background and aims: Pancreatic cyst fluid (PCF) CEA has been shown to be the most accurate preoperative test for detection of cystic mucinous neoplasms (CMNs). This study aimed to assess the added value of PCF KRAS ... -
Value of Medical Innovation in the United States: 1960-2000
(Massachusetts Medical Society, 2006)Background: The increased use of medical therapies has led to increased medical costs. To provide insight into the value of this increased spending, we compared gains in life expectancy with the increased costs of care ... -
The Value of Postsecondary Credentials in the Labor Market: An Experimental Study
(American Economic Association, 2016)We study employers’ perceptions of the value of postsecondary degrees using a field experiment. We randomly assign the sector and selectivity of institutions to fictitious resumes and apply to real vacancy postings for ... -
The Value of SPECT in the Detection of Stress Injury to the Pars Interarticularis in Patients with Low Back Pain
(BioMed Central, 2010)The medical cost associated with back pain in the United States is considerable and growing. Although the differential diagnosis of back pain is broad, epidemiological studies suggest a correlation between adult and ... -
The Value of Targeted Therapies in Lung Cancer
(2014-10-21)The goal of this dissertation was to examine the realized value of targeted therapies in routine care and to identify opportunities for improving the return on medical spending for these technologies. Chapter 1 investigated ... -
The value of victory: social origins of the winner’s curse in common value auctions
(2008)Auctions, normally considered as devices facilitating trade, also provide a way to probe mechanisms governing one’s valuation of some good or action. One of the most intriguing phenomena in auction behavior is the winner’s ... -
Value Premiums of Sustainable Elements in Residential Homes in the Greater Philadelphia Area
(2019-06-13)Energy consumption in the United States has critical implications for national security, health, the environment, scarce resources, and the overall economy. Residential energy consumption is a major component of overall ... -
Value Representation
(2023-06-01)Public opinion research shows that core political values play a central role in structuring voters' beliefs, which makes them a natural site for the study of substantive representation. However, existing approaches to ... -
Value Representations in Visual Association Cortex
(2018-09-16)The needs of the body can direct neural processing towards motivationally-relevant sensory stimuli. For example, humans attend more to food cues during hungry versus sated states. Human neuroimaging studies consistently ... -
Value Subtraction in Public Sector Production: Accounting vs Economic Cost of Primary Schooling in India
(Center for International Development at Harvard University, 2015-06)We combine newly created data on per student government expenditure on children in government elementary schools across India, data on per student expenditure by households on students attending private elementary schools, ... -
Value-Based Policy Teaching with Active Indirect Elicitation
(Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, 2008)Many situations arise in which an interested party's utility is dependent on the actions of an agent; e.g., a teacher is interested in a student learning effectively and a firm is interested in a consumer's behavior. We ... -
Values and Vision: Perspectives on Philanthropy in 21st-Century China
(Harvard University, 2016)Values and Vision: Perspectives on Philanthropy in 21st Century China is an exploratory study of philanthropic giving among China’s very wealthy citizens. Recognizing the increasing number of successful entrepreneurs engaged ... -
Values for Preventing Influenza-related Morbidity and Vaccine Adverse Events in Children
(BioMed Central, 2005)Background: Influenza vaccination recently has been recommended for children 6–23 months old, but is not currently recommended for routine use in non-high-risk older children. Information on disease impact, costs, benefits, ... -
Values, Classical Political Economy, and the Portuguese Empire
(Taylor & Francis, 2012)The article explores early criticisms of Adam Smith, with particular reference to long-distance commerce, the Portuguese empire, and the writings of William Julius Mickle. The changing relationship between merchants and ... -
Valuing Commercial Items: Is A New COR Designation Required?
(2020)Abstract Article Classification: Viewpoint Purpose: The objectives of this article are: (1) Calculate the value of net cash flow of cost to be recovered in commercial item contracts, (2) Calculate the value of fuzzy ... -
Valuing Compromise for the Common Good
(MIT Press, 2013)Pursuing the common good in a pluralist democracy is not possible without making compromises. Yet the spirit of compromise is in short supply in contemporary American politics. The permanent campaign has made compromise ...