ASSESSING, PRICING AND FUNDING POINT-OF-CARE DIAGNOSTIC TESTS FOR COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS–OVERVIEW OF POLICIES APPLIED IN 17 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

Assessing, Pricing and Funding Point-of-Care Diagnostic Tests for Community-Acquired Acute Respiratory Tract Infections–Overview of Policies Applied in 17 European Countries

Point-of-care diagnostic tests for community-acquired acute respiratory tract infections (CA-ARTI) can support doctors by improving antibiotic prescribing.However, little is known about health technology assessment (HTA), pricing and funding policies for CA-ARTI diagnostics.Thus, this study investigated these policies for this group of devices appl

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Effects of egg age in Sesamia cretica (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on parasitism, development and reproduction of Telenomus busseolae (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae)

The sugarcane stem borer, Sesamia cretica Lederer, is one of the most economically important pests of sugarcane in Khuzestan province, southwest Iran.The egg parasitoid Telenomus busseolae Gahan significantly affect S.cretica population in the field.Host age is an important factor of host acceptance and suitability for egg parasitoids.We examined t

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Application of the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources criteria during the assessment, accounting and management of Ukraine’s mineral resources

Analytical studies on the assessment of mineral raw material resources (MRM) in the context of Military Airplane Model Kit the circular and resource-efficient (low-carbon) economy development at the global and regional level have revealed a number of problematic issues.Abovementioned problems are related to the assessment method (classification) an

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