This study tests whether the likelihood of hospital readmission within 30 days of discharge is different for enrollees in Medicare Advantage plans versus the standard fee-for-service program.A key requirement is to control for self-selection into Advantage plans.The study uses statewide inpatient databases maintained by the Agency for Healthcare Re
Sources at the End of the Cuneiform Era
The aim of BLOW OUT SPRAY this article is to discuss several groups of sources which are of special interest regarding the question of Mesopotamian identities after 539 bce, towards the end of the use of cuneiform writing.In this late period, several languages and scripts were in use in Mesopotamia; therefore, groups of Akkadian, Aramaic, Greek, an
Finite-element-method (FEM) model generation of time-resolved 3D echocardiographic geometry data for mitral-valve volumetry
Abstract Introduction Mitral Valve (MV) 3D structural data can be easily obtained using standard transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) devices but quantitative pre- and intraoperative volume analysis of the MV is presently Shower Benches not feasible in the cardiac operation room (OR).Finite element method (FEM) modelling is necessary to carry out