Queensland University of Technology

About: Queensland University of Technology is a education organization based out in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 14188 authors who have published 55022 publications receiving 1496237 citations. The organization is also known as: QUT.

A Systematic Review of Financial Toxicity Among Cancer Survivors: We Can't Pay the Co-Pay.

Abstract: To determine the extent of financial toxicity (FT) among cancer survivors, identify the determinants and how FT is measured A systematic review was performed in MEDLINE, CINAHL and PsycINFO, using relevant terminology and included articles published from 1 January, 2013 to 30 June, 2016 We included observational studies where the primary outcomes included FT and study samples were greater than 200 The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed From 417 citations, a total of 25 studies were included in this review Seventy outcomes of FT were reported with 47 covering monetary, objective and subjective indicators of FT A total of 28–48% of patients reported FT using monetary measures and 16–73% using subjective measures The most commonly reported factors associated with FT were: being female, younger age, low income at baseline, adjuvant therapies and more recent diagnosis Relative to non-cancer comparison groups, cancer survivors experienced significantly higher FT Most studies were cross-sectional and causal inferences between FT and determinants were not possible Measures of FT were varied and most were not validated, while monetary values of out-of-pocket expenses included different cost components across studies A substantial proportion of cancer survivors experience financial hardship irrespective of how it is measured Using standardised outcomes and longitudinal designs to measure FT would improve determination of the extent of FT Further research is recommended on reduced work participation and income losses occurring concurrently with FT and on the impacts on treatment non-adherence

Atomic layer-by-layer Co3O4/graphene composite for high performance lithium-ion batteries

Abstract: An "atomic layer-by-layer" structure of Co3O4/graphene is developed as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries. Due to the atomic thickness of both the Co3O4 nanosheets and the graphene, the composite exhibits an ultrahigh specific capacity of 1134.4 mAh g-1 and an ultralong life up to 2000 cycles at 2.25 C, far beyond the performances of previously reported Co3O4/C composites.

Workflow exception patterns

Abstract: This paper presents a classification framework for workflow exception handling in the form of patterns. This framework is independent of specific modelling approaches or technologies and as such provides an objective means of delineating the exception-handling capabilities of specific workflow systems. It is subsequently used to assess the level of exceptions support provided by eight commercial workflow systems and business process modelling and execution languages. On the basis of these investigations, we propose a graphical, tool-independent language for defining exception handling strategies in workflows.