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Minor urbanism: everyday entanglements of technology and urban life by Shepard, Mark

“…In the complicated intercourse between technology and culture, the models and metaphors we deploy in projecting visions for how this relationship will - or…”
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Adverse event profile and associated factors following surgical voluntary medical male circumcision in two regions of Namibia, 2015-2018 by O'Bryan, Gillian, Feldacker, Caryl, Ensminger, Alison, Nghatanga, Magdaleena, Brandt, Laura, Shepard, Mark, Billah, Idel, Aupokolo, Mekondjo, Mengistu, Assegid Tassew, Forster, Norbert, Zemburuka, Brigitte, Sithole, Edwin, Mutandi, Gram, Barnhart, Scott, O'Malley, Gabrielle

“…Monitoring clinical safety of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is critical to minimize risk as VMMC programs for HIV prevention are scaled. This…”
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Adverse event profile and associated factors following surgical voluntary medical male circumcision in two regions of Namibia, 2015–2018 by Gillian O’Bryan, Caryl Feldacker, Alison Ensminger, Magdaleena Nghatanga, Laura Brandt, Mark Shepard, Idel Billah, Mekondjo Aupokolo, Assegid Tassew Mengistu, Norbert Forster, Brigitte Zemburuka, Edwin Sithole, Gram Mutandi, Scott Barnhart, Gabrielle O’Malley

“…Introduction Monitoring clinical safety of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is critical to minimize risk as VMMC programs for HIV prevention are…”
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Implementing quality management strategies improves clinical quality as a voluntary medical male circumcision program in Namibia matures: a process analysis by O'Bryan, Gillian, Ensminger, Alison, Billah, Idel, Sithole, Edwin, Nghatanga, Magdaleena, Brandt, Laura, Shepard, Mark, Aupokolo, Mekondjo, Mengistu, Assegid Tassew, Forster, Norbert, Zemburuka, Brigitte, Mutandi, Gram, Barnhart, Scott, O'Malley, Gabrielle, Feldacker, Caryl

“…Abstract Background Surgical voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) is a safe procedure; however, maintaining quality standards at scale, particularly…”
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"We Are Now Free to Speak": Qualitative Evaluation of an Education and Empowerment Training for HIV Patients in Namibia by MacLachlan, Ellen W, Potter, Katy, Hamunime, Ndapewa, Shepard-Perry, Mark G, Uusiku, James, Simwanza, Ricky, Brandt, Laura J, O'Malley, Gabrielle

“…Although numerous studies provide evidence that active patient engagement with health care providers improves critical outcomes such as medication adherence,…”
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A comparison of cardiopulmonary bypass versus extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: Does intraoperative circulatory support strategy affect outcomes in pediatric lung transplantation? by Parikh, Amisha N., Merritt, Taylor C., Carvajal, Horacio G., Shepard, Mark S., Canter, Matthew W., Abarbanell, Aaron M., Eghtesady, Pirooz, Nath, Dilip S.

“…Objective Data on adult lung transplantation suggest perioperative benefits of intraoperative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) compared to…”
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Medulloblastomas overexpress the p53-inactivating oncogene WIP1/PPM1D by Castellino, Robert C., De Bortoli, Massimiliano, Lu, Xiongbin, Moon, Sung-Hwan, Nguyen, Thuy-Ai, Shepard, Mark A., Rao, Pulivarthi H., Donehower, Lawrence A., Kim, John Y. H.

“…Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant brain tumor of childhood. Despite numerous advances, clinical challenges range from recurrent and progressive…”
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ECMO for Pediatric Lung Transplantation by Olsen, Monica C, Anderson, Mark J, Fehr, James J, Christensen, Jacob L, Shepard, Mark P, Poe, John B, Eghtesady, Pirooz

“…Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been reported as an alternative to cardiopulmonary bypass during lung transplantation. The reports in the…”
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Context-Responsive Anticoagulation Reduces Complications in Pediatric Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation by Lin, John C., Barron, Lauren M., Vogel, Adam M., Colvin, Ryan M., Baltagi, Sirine A., Doctor, Allan, Gazit, Avihu Z., Mehegan, Mary, O'Connor, Nicole, Said, Ahmed S., Shepard, Mark, Wallendorf, Michael, Spinella, Philip C.

“…Purpose: We sought to determine the impact of a comprehensive, context-responsive anticoagulation and transfusion guideline on bleeding and thrombotic…”
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Development of the Adult ECMO Specialist Certification Examination by Riley, Jeffrey B, Lucas, Mark T, Samolyk, Keith A, Reagor, James A, Timpa, Joseph G, Pierce, Christopher N, Preston, Thomas J, Darling, Edward M, Searles, Bruce E, Longenecker, Robert D, Hodge, Ashley B, Charette, Kevin A, Groom, Robert C, Fitzgerald, David C, Sleasman, Justin R, Alwardt, Cory M, Bonadonna, Desiree K, Shepard, Mark P, Harris, William E

“…The American Society of Extracorporeal Technology Board of Directors, consistent with the American Society of Extracorporeal Technology’s safe patient care…”
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Automatic Insurance Policies — Important Tools for Preventing Coverage Loss by McIntyre, Adrianna, Shepard, Mark

“…Policies that broaden eligibility for affordable coverage, though necessary, do little to address the administrative burdens involved in securing and…”
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Subsidizing Health Insurance for Low-Income Adults: Evidence from Massachusetts by Finkelstein, Amy, Hendren, Nathaniel, Shepard, Mark

“…How much are low-income individuals willing to pay for health insurance, and what are the implications for insurance markets? Using administrative data from…”
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Small Marketplace Premiums Pose Financial And Administrative Burdens: Evidence From Massachusetts, 2016–17: Study examines small marketplace premiums and whether they pose financial and administrative burdens in Massachusetts by McIntyre, Adrianna, Shepard, Mark, Layton, Timothy J.

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Achieving Universal Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: Addressing Market Failures or Providing a Social Floor? by Baicker, Katherine, Chandra, Amitabh, Shepard, Mark

“…The United States spends substantially more on health care than most developed countries, yet leaves a greater share of the population uninsured. We argue that…”
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Price-Linked Subsidies and Imperfect Competition in Health Insurance by Jaffe, Sonia, Shepard, Mark

“…Policymakers subsidizing health insurance often face uncertainty about future market prices. We study the implications of one policy response: linking…”
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Media Study Futures by Mark Shepard

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Small Marketplace Premiums Pose Financial And Administrative Burdens: Evidence From Massachusetts, 2016–17 by McIntyre, Adrianna, Shepard, Mark, Layton, Timothy J

“…abstract Health insurance premiums are primarily understood to pose financial barriers to coverage. However, the need to remit monthly premium payments may…”
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Do insurers respond to active purchasing? Evidence from the Massachusetts health insurance exchange by Shepard, Mark, Forsgren, Ethan

“…Health insurance markets face continued challenges with high premiums and limited insurer competition. We describe a unique set of “active purchasing” policies…”
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Adverse selection and network design under regulated plan prices: Evidence from Medicaid by Kreider, Amanda R., Layton, Timothy J., Shepard, Mark, Wallace, Jacob

“…Health plans for the poor increasingly limit access to specialty hospitals. We investigate the role of adverse selection in generating this equilibrium among…”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of patient education and empowerment to improve patient-provider interactions in antiretroviral therapy clinics in Namibia by Maclachlan, Ellen W., Shepard-Perry, Mark G., Ingo, Paulina, Uusiku, James, Mushimba, Ruusa, Simwanza, Ricky, Likoro, Joseph, Brandt, Laura J., Thomas, Katherine K., Kasonka, Claude, Hamunime, Ndapewa, O'Malley, Gabrielle

“…In order to increase patient active engagement during patient-provider interactions, we developed and implemented patient training sessions in four…”
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