In our experience, treatment with MMF showed positive results such as decrease in the frequency of relapses, less proteinuria, and reduction in the dose of steroids administered without deterioration of glomerular filtration rates. However, more studies are needed to assess efficacy, safety, and optimal dosage.
Ubimedia is a concept where media files are embedded in everyday objects and the environment. We propose an approach where the user can read and write these files with his/her personal mobile phone simply by touching the physical objects. This facilitates easy access and storage of, e.g. video and audio files related to the physical object in question. This paper describes our work in developing a technical solution for ubimedia and studying user acceptance of forthcoming ubimedia services. Our technical development of the ubimedia concept has been focused on a mobile phone platform with a tag reader/writer, memory tags with large storage capacity, and the communication between the phone and the tags. Currently, the technical design is in test and evaluation phase. The preliminary results show that the concept works and it can be implemented technically. In parallel with the technical development, we have studied usage possibilities for ubimedia and user acceptance of future ubimedia services. User acceptance has been studied in a web survey and in user evaluations of proofs-of-concept. In addition, an ethical assessment has been carried out. The users appreciated especially the simplicity, speed, low cost and reliability of ubimedia. Ethical concerns were related to control over the download with regard to viruses and other unwanted content.
show that DCV+ASV, SOF+PR, OBV/PTV/r+DSV and EBR/ GZR had a probability of 80.70%, 77.50%, 84.80%, 86.60% probability of being cost-effective at WTP of one time GDP per capita when compared with PR, respectively. Conclusions: DAA regimens are more cost-effective than PR, so traditional interferon therapy no longer has any advantage of price and efficacy. AS for the four DAA regimens considered in our research, EBR/ GZR was the most cost-effective. DAA regimens could be included in drug insurance list and case payment or value based payment for chronic hepatitis C treatment could be explored in the future.
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