COPD affects worker productivity and health care costs

Jeetvan G Patel,1 Anna D Coutinho,2 Orsolya E Lunacsek,2 Anand A Dalal3 1Global Health Economics, Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA; 2AmerisourceBergen, Xcenda, Palm Harbor, FL, USA; 3US Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, East Hanover, NJ, USA Purpose: This study aimed to measure the true burden of COPD by calculating inc

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Influence of Drivetrain Hybridization on Transmission Lifetime

Parallel hybrid drivetrains for passenger cars have additional electric drives compared to conventional drivetrains.In the event of vehicle deceleration, the electric drives are operated as generators, thus recovering kinetic energy through regeneration.If these drives are positioned upstream of the transmission input, regeneration power must be tr

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