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A Ukrainian officer told the Jamestown Foundation he was stunned that Gulf states lobbed 8 Patriot interceptors at a single drone, over $4M a shot against a $70K target. Ukraine gets 700K tons of diesel monthly for teaching them precision.

https://readuncut.com/ukraine-just-made-itself-impossible-to-abandon/

#DefenseContracts #Gulf #MissileDefense #CostEffectiveness #WarfareEconomics

Ukraine just made itself impossible to abandon

Ukrainian officers are training American war fighters on a Ukrainian acoustic detection system at an American air base in Saudi Arabia, and the reason they are doing this is humiliating for everyone involved except the Ukrainians. Over $1.3 billion in American hardware (a $300-million AWACS aircraft, a THAAD radar,

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Alexander J. Stein Mar 26

The authors did not compare the cost-effectiveness of fortification with that of other micronutrient interventions, like supplementation or biofortification—especially the latter can be more cost-effective, though. #Fortification #Micronutrients #Nutrition #PublicHealth #CostEffectiveness #DALYs

Hacker News Feb 23

Writing code is cheap now

https://simonwillison.net/guides/agentic-engineering-patterns/code-is-cheap/

#HackerNews #Writing #code #is #cheap #now #coding #softwaredevelopment #costeffectiveness #techtrends #HackerNews

Writing code is cheap now - Agentic Engineering Patterns

Simon Willison’s Weblog

eicker.TV ▹ Tech News Dec 18, 2025

#Google announced #Gemini3Flash, a new AI model with pro-level #performance, #speed, and #costeffectiveness. It surpasses previous models in various benchmarks and is available for consumers and developers. https://9to5google.com/2025/12/17/gemini-3-flash-launch/?eicker.news #tech #media #news

Google announces Gemini 3 Flash with Pro-level performance, rolling out now

Following last month's launch of Gemini 3 Pro, Google today announced Gemini 3 Flash for consumers and developers.

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Suweb Reza Dec 14, 2025

Comparative study of adefovir and pegylated interferon for chronic hepatitis B.

🔍 Seven RCTs analyzed
🧬 Adefovir more effective for LAM-resistant patients (35-85% response)
🧪 ALT normalization was common
💊 Cost/QALY: £5,994-£16,569

#HepatitisBTreatment #CostEffectiveness #Adefovir #PegylatedInterferon #QALY #Pub2Post

https://tnyp.me/cleqI1LC/m

RedRobot Jan 10, 2025

Exploring the environmental and economic benefits of autonomous ocean vessels, with a focus on key players like XOcean.Autonomous ocean vessels are revolutionizing marine research and offshore industries by offering sustainable and cost-effective solutions. #autonomousvessels #CostEffectiveness #EnvironmentalImpact #marinetechnology #oceanresearch #offshoreindustries #sustainability #XOcean

https://redrobot.online/2025/01/the-rise-of-autonomous-ocean-vessels-and-their-environmental-impact/

The rise of autonomous ocean vessels and their environmental impact

Exploring the environmental and economic benefits of autonomous ocean vessels, with a focus on key players like XOcean.Autonomous ocean vessels are revolutioniz

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Gianluca Baio 🛵Dec 3, 2024

So exciting that we're sending the final version of our R in HTA book to the publisher!

Hopefully very soon available online (for free) too!
#rhta #costeffectiveness #modelling

Gianluca Baio 🛵Jan 25, 2024

It's that time of the year again...
Registration is open for our summer school in Bayesian methods in health economics - in Florence (just saying...). 22-26 July, this year with a slightly changed team. Check all details here:
https://gianluca.statistica.it/teaching/summer-school/

Registration is open here:
http://tinyurl.com/bmhe-24

First-come/first-serve, so hurry up!

#costeffectiveness #bayesian #statistics #hta #modelling #BUGS #mcmc

Summer school: Bayesian methods in health economics – Gianluca Baio’s webpage

Jan R. Boehnke Dec 13, 2023

Health spillovers have been a concern in economic evaluations for a while, equally for policy makers and researchers.

The Spillovers in Health Economic Evaluation and Research (SHEER) task force aims to provide guidance on the incorporation of family and caregiver health spillovers in #CostEffectiveness
and #CostUtility analysis:
https://rdcu.be/dtvY7

The paper presents 11 consensus recommendations for emerging good practice and 12 avenues for future research.

#HealthEconomics #HRQL

Recommendations for Emerging Good Practice and Future Research in Relation to Family and Caregiver Health Spillovers in Health Economic Evaluations: A Report of the SHEER Task Force

Alexander J. Stein Nov 11, 2023

Greater use & cultivation of #GMO crops in the EU would be beneficial & safe. #GMOs bring benefits in production, safety & #sustainability. New tools in #plantbreeding, such as #CRISPR, offer simplicity, #costeffectiveness & high precision: https://www.spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/2186 #geneediting