Search Results - "Wheeler, C R"

The Arctic Summer Cloud Ocean Study (ASCOS): overview and experimental design by Tjernström, M, Leck, C, Birch, C. E, Bottenheim, J. W, Brooks, B. J, Brooks, I. M, Bäcklin, L, Chang, R. Y.-W, de Leeuw, G, Di Liberto, L, de la Rosa, S, Granath, E, Graus, M, Hansel, A, Heintzenberg, J, Held, A, Hind, A, Johnston, P, Knulst, J, Martin, M, Matrai, P. A, Mauritsen, T, Müller, M, Norris, S. J, Orellana, M. V, Orsini, D. A, Paatero, J, Persson, P. O. G, Gao, Q, Rauschenberg, C, Ristovski, Z, Sedlar, J, Shupe, M. D, Sierau, B, Sirevaag, A, Sjogren, S, Stetzer, O, Swietlicki, E, Szczodrak, M, Vaattovaara, P, Wahlberg, N, Westberg, M, Wheeler, C. R

“…The climate in the Arctic is changing faster than anywhere else on earth. Poorly understood feedback processes relating to Arctic clouds and aerosol–cloud…”
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Meteorological conditions in the central Arctic summer during the Arctic Summer Cloud Ocean Study (ASCOS) by Tjernström, M, Birch, C. E, Brooks, I. M, Shupe, M. D, Persson, P. O. G, Sedlar, J, Mauritsen, T, Leck, C, Paatero, J, Szczodrak, M, Wheeler, C. R

“…Understanding the rapidly changing climate in the Arctic is limited by a lack of understanding of underlying strong feedback mechanisms that are specific to…”
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Failure-to-success ratios, transition probabilities and phase lengths for prophylactic vaccines versus other pharmaceuticals in the development pipeline by Davis, Matthew M, Butchart, Amy T, Wheeler, John R.C, Coleman, Margaret S, Singer, Dianne C, Freed, Gary L

“…Highlights ► We assessed outcomes for 4367 pharmaceuticals in development from 1995 to 2011. ► Probability of success for vaccines was 0.11 (95% confidence…”
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The expanding vaccine development pipeline, 1995–2008 by Davis, Matthew M, Butchart, Amy T, Coleman, Margaret S, Singer, Dianne C, Wheeler, John R.C, Pok, Angela, Freed, Gary L

“…Abstract Successful launches of recently licensed vaccines contrast with pharmaceutical industry concerns about unfavorable market conditions, making the…”
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The Initial Impact of Medicare's New Prospective Payment System for Kidney Dialysis by Hirth, Richard A., PhD, Turenne, Marc N., PhD, Wheeler, John R.C., PhD, Nahra, Tammie A., PhD, Sleeman, Kathryn K., MS, Zhang, Wei, MHSA, Messana, Joseph A., MD

“…Background Medicare implemented a new prospective payment system (PPS) on January 1, 2011. This PPS covers an expanded bundle of services, including services…”
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Can A Disease Self-Management Program Reduce Health Care Costs?: The Case of Older Women with Heart Disease by Wheeler, John R. C.

“…Background. There is increasing interest in the potential for chronic disease self-management interventions to provide health benefits while reducing health…”
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Blood Transfusion Practices in Dialysis Patients in a Dynamic Regulatory Environment by Hirth, Richard A., PhD, Turenne, Marc N., PhD, Wilk, Adam S., AB, Wheeler, John R.C., PhD, Sleeman, Kathryn K., MA, Zhang, Wei, MHSA, Paul, Matthew A., MS, Nahra, Tammie A., PhD, Messana, Joseph M., MD

“…Background In 2011, Medicare implemented a prospective payment system (PPS) covering an expanded bundle of services that excluded blood transfusions. This led…”
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Capital Investment by Independent and System-Affiliated Hospitals by Carroll, Nathan W., Smith, Dean G., Wheeler, John R. C.

“…Capital expenditures are a critical part of hospitals’ efforts to maintain quality of patient care and financial stability. Over the past 20 years, finding…”
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Which Pediatricians Are Providing Care to America's Children? An Update on the Trends and Changes During the Past 26 Years by Freed, Gary L., MD, MPH, Dunham, Kelly M., MPP, Gebremariam, Achamyeleh, MS, Wheeler, John R.C., PhD

“…Objective To determine the current proportion of pediatric primary care and specialty visits being conducted by pediatricians versus other providers. Study…”
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Market and organizational factors associated with hospital vertical integration into sub-acute care by Hogan, Tory H, Lemak, Christy Harris, Hearld, Larry R, Sen, Bisakha P, Wheeler, Jack R C, Menachemi, Nir

“…Changes in payment models incentivize hospitals to vertically integrate into sub-acute care (SAC) services. Through vertical integration into SAC, hospitals…”
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The importance of working capital management for hospital profitability: Evidence from bond-issuing, not-for-profit U.S. hospitals by Rauscher, Simone, Wheeler, John R.C.

“…Background: Increased financial pressures on hospitals have elevated the importance of working capital management, that is, the management of current assets…”
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Effects of delayed phlebotomy on plasma steroid hormone concentrations in two elasmobranch species by Prohaska, B. K., Tsang, P. C. W., Driggers, W. B., Hoffmayer, E. R., Wheeler, C. R., Sulikowski, J. A.

“…Summary Measuring circulating concentrations of steroid hormones can be used as a method for determining reproductive maturity and cycles in elasmobranchs…”
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Patient perceptions of asthma-related financial burden: public vs private health insurance in the United States by Patel, Minal R., PhD, MPH, Caldwell, Cleopatra H., PhD, Song, Peter X.K., PhD, Wheeler, John R.C., PhD

“…Abstract Background Given the complexity of the health insurance market in the United States and the confusion that often stems from these complexities,…”
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Using Race as a Case-Mix Adjustment Factor in a Renal Dialysis Payment System: Potential and Pitfalls by Roach, Jesse L., MD, Turenne, Marc N., PhD, Hirth, Richard A., PhD, Wheeler, John R.C., PhD, Sleeman, Kathryn S., MA, Messana, Joseph M., MD

“…Background Racial disparities in health care are widespread in the United States. Identifying contributing factors may improve care for underserved minorities…”
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Automated assays for superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione reductase activity by Wheeler, C R, Salzman, J A, Elsayed, N M, Omaye, S T, Korte, Jr, D W

“…Automated assays for catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, and superoxide dismutase are presented. The assay for catalase is based on the…”
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The effect of patient choice of intervention on health outcomes by Clark, Noreen M, Janz, Nancy K, Dodge, Julia A, Mosca, Lori, Lin, Xihong, Long, Qi, Little, Roderick J, Wheeler, John R.C, Keteyian, Steven, Liang, Jersey

“…Abstract Background: Patient preference may influence intervention effects, but has not been extensively studied. Randomized controlled design ( N = 1075)…”
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Childhood Vaccine Purchase Costs in the Public Sector: Past Trends, Future Expectations by Davis, Matthew M, Zimmerman, Jessica L, Wheeler, John R. C, Freed, Gary L

“…We examined recent public-sector trends in childhood vaccine costs and estimated future costs. We used public-sector price data to calculate vaccine purchase…”
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Provider Monitoring and Pay-for-Performance When Multiple Providers Affect Outcomes: An Application to Renal Dialysis by Hirth, Richard A., Turenne, Marc N., Wheeler, John R.C., Pan, Qing, Ma, Yu, Messana, Joseph M.

“…Objective. To characterize the influence of dialysis facilities and nephrologists on resource use and patient outcomes in the dialysis population and to…”
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Seasonal and life-stage variation in the reproductive ecology of a marine apex predator, the tiger shark Galeocerdo cuvier, at a protected female-dominated site by Sulikowski, JA, Wheeler, CR, Gallagher, AJ, Prohaska, BK, Langan, JA, Hammerschlag, N

“…Advancing our knowledge of the reproductive biology and mating systems of free-ranging sharks is inherently challenging. The large size and mobility of the…”
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Visibility of thin-film interference fringes by Wheeler, C. R., Henriksen, P. N., Ramsier, R. D.

“…The visibility of fringes in a thin-film interference pattern depends on the reflectance of the film interfaces. The fringe visibility, a measure of the…”
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