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Open AccessMendelian randomization: estimation of inpatient hospital costs attributable to obesity
Mendelian Randomization is a type of instrumental variable (IV) analysis that uses inherited genetic variants as instruments to estimate causal effects attributable to genetic factors. This study aims to estim...
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Open AccessObtaining EQ-5D-5L utilities from the disease specific quality of life Alzheimer’s disease scale: development and results from a map** study
The Quality of Life Alzheimer’s Disease Scale (QoL-AD) is commonly used to assess disease specific health-related quality of life (HRQoL) as rated by patients and their carers. For cost-effectiveness analyses,...
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Open AccessHealth-related quality of life in people with predementia Alzheimer’s disease, mild cognitive impairment or dementia measured with preference-based instruments: a systematic literature review
Obtaining reliable estimates of the health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) of people with predementia Alzheimer’s disease [AD] (preclinical or prodromal AD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia is es...
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Actinobacteria Associated with Vineyard Soils of Algeria: Classification, Antifungal Potential Against Grapevine Trunk Pathogens and Plant Growth-Promoting Features
Grapevine trunk diseases (GTDs) are among the most destructive diseases of vineyards worldwide, including Algeria. In the fungal complex involved in GTD symptoms, referred as grapevine trunk-pathogens, Paeomoniel...
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Regression-Based Approaches to Patient-Centered Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Achieving comprehensive patient centricity in cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) requires a statistical approach that accounts for patients’ preferences and clinical and demographic characteristics. Increased ...
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Phenotypic Differences Between vacuma and transposa subpopulations of Botrytis cinerea
One hundred and twenty-one single-spore strains of Botrytis cinerea isolated from Bordeaux vineyards were molecularly characterized as either transposa or vacuma, two subpopulations of B. cinerea distinguished by...
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Fire blight risk assessment during bloom in an experimental orchard using BIS (Billing's Integrated System)
The value of BIS for blossom blight risk assessment was studied from data collected in an experimental orchard in south-west France. Trees observed included mature commercial pear and apple trees and some youn...
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Identification by PCR analysis on plasmid pEA29 of isolates of Erwinia amylovora responsible of an outbreak in Central Europe
A collection of 127 strains of Erwinia amylovora, the causative agent of fire blight, was tested by PCR amplification of a fragment of the plasmid pEA29. A variability in the length of the DNA fragment obtaine...
