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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Acquisition Costs"”.
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Comparing Modern Day Acquisition Costs of Trafficked Individuals: Implications for Anti-Trafficking Measures
<p>The acquisition process of trafficked individuals varies case by case around the world, with human traffickers using various methods of acquisition and paying a range of costs to obtain these individuals. While research on the acquisition methods of traffickers is expansive, research on …
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Action Simulations in Acquisition Cost Estimates
… often lack objective information about product acquisition costs. In such cases, consumers must rely on estimates of acquisition costs in making their choices. The current work examines the influence of mental simulations of product acquisition on estimates of acquisition costs. We suggest that …
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Trends in Prices of Insulin Marketed in the US
… 1983-July 2019, and to compare the price, acquisition costs and reimbursement amount of insulins available in the US.</p> <p><strong>DATA AND METHODS:</strong> Data of insulin products marketed in the US during the period January 1983-July 2019 was derived from the FDA databases, the …
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IFRS 17 and its effects on financial performance and the statement of financial position: a comparative analysis of the South African insurance companies including banks
… contracts accounting such as the treatment of acquisition costs. Under IFRS 4, insurers were allowed to capitalise and defer acquisition costs as deferred acquisition cost assets on the balance sheet. The DAC asset was then expensed to the income statement over the life of the insurance …
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Real-time distributed system architecture using local area networks
… some anticipated order-of-magnitude system acquisition costs for a range of system complexities and configurations are briefly reviewed. Finally some conclusions and recommendations within the context of the allocated and derived requirements, as well as the RSA's politico-economic …
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Information and communication technologies in downtown revitalization : an international survey
… ICTs in the downtown. Adoption of ICTs with low acquisition costs and low-barriers to operation is more likely. DMOs are more apt to use ICTs related to core organizational activities. Where ICTs are being utilized in downtowns, DMOs often some play a lead role in the introduction and adoption of …
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Customer loyalty in the public transportation context
… their use of the service, and do not require the acquisition costs associated with new customers. This study aims to develop a strategy to identify the key drivers of customer loyalty to public transportation agencies, using the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) as a case study. Once these …
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Life cycle cost modelling as an aircraft design decision support tool
… and the associated models are described.<br/>The acquisition costs are estimated using a hierarchical structure and a discrete simulation model is used to estimate the maintenance and operation costs. The acquisition cost model uses an object oriented approach with libraries of materials and …
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Breaking barriers : an examination and recommendations regarding the role of clean distributed electricity generation in Mexico
… low domestic electricity prices, high system acquisition costs, and a lack of financing have and will continue to limit the deployment of clean DG systems in Mexico. Furthermore, deep penetration of clean distributed generation under current net metering policies and electricity tariff …
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Dynamics of naval ship design : a systems approach
The 1990 Naval Sea Systems Command Ship Design, Acquisition and Construction (DAC) Study provides a stepping stone for the implementation of improvements towards optimizing ship performance, cutting acquisition costs, and reducing design cycle time. With respect to performance, significant advances …
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A cost-benefit analysis of investment in graduate education by Virginia public school teachers
… in graduate education. Social benefits and costs of education were not included in the study. Private costs included both direct and indirect acquisition costs. The salary supplements paid by school divisions to teachers who hold an advanced degree were used as the private benefits. …
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Essays on the Economics of Language and Language Policy
… dimensions of second language knowledge and acquisition and the economic implications of language policies. The value of the ability to speak and understand a second language depends on the extent to which it enlarges one's communicative sphere which, in turn, depends on the language …
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Adapting Protected Area Networks to the Impacts of Climate Change: Potential Options for the Sub-Saharan Africa Important Bird Area (IBA) Network
… Finally, I incorporated economic opportunity costs of land into the RSAs to assess how to adapt the network to climate change in the most economical way. The results showed that while some areas of Africa will undergo a large reduction in their importance to a complementarity-based PA network …
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System architecture for single-pilot aircraft in commercial air transport operations
… in this context is regarded as a combination of acquisition costs and operating costs. The former is quantified by identifying likely changes in system complexity, while the latter is a combination of crew and new infrastructure costs. Moving to SPO requires taking into account the operating …
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Revenue management for multiple product recovery options : a triangulation approach
… in the European Union. These returns incur acquisition costs and take-back operation costs regarded as a sunk cost by many industries. Thus, returned/recovered product valuation and marketing issues become crucial factors for survival and profitability of many firms in various sectors in …
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Planning and Optimization of Charging Strategies for Electric Vehicles: From Infrastructure to Behavioral
… the model reveals that while BEBs have higher acquisition costs, they can effectively serve more trips due to their lower operational costs and optimized charging schedules. The results demonstrate that mixed-fleet electrification, supported by smart scheduling and flexible charging, can lead …
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Burden of Illness and Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation of Lumacaftor/Ivacaftor in Cystic Fibrosis
… a payer perspective. Model inputs included drug costs (wholesale acquisition costs from 2015 Redbook), drug administration/monitoring costs from package inserts, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 2016 Physician Fee Schedule and published literature, percentage predicted forced expiratory volume …
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Essays in empirical political economy
… the first chapter, I study the effects of voting costs through a novel, quasi-experimental design based on geographic discontinuities. I compare parcels and census blocks located near borders between adjacent voting precincts. Units on opposite sides of a border are observationally identical, …
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Online Auction Markets
… such as bidder valuations and seller</p><p>costs.</p><p>Using these data from the ancient coins category, I estimate a</p><p>structural model that integrates both bidder and seller behavior.</p><p>Bidders choose coins and sellers list them to maximize their</p><p>respective profits. I then …