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Showing 1 to 20 of 20 for “"incremental costs"”.
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Incremental costs and optimization of in-core fuel management of nuclear power plants.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Nuclear Engineering. Thesis. 1973. Sc.D.
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Direct Incremental Costs in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Asthma in United States - An Analysis of 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Data
… To estimate national prevalence and direct incremental expenditures in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and asthma using 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) data.</p><p> Methods: COPD and asthma were identified using ICD-9 codes and were the main independent variables. …
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Financial cost implications of an expanded free Antiretroviral therapy programme in Uganda and its financial sustainability
… purpose of this study has been to determine the costs of an expanded free ART programme in Uganda and its implications for financial sustainability. The annual and lifetime incremental costs of ART from one treatment centre in Uganda were analysed. The key results from this centre were used to …
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The impacts of grain subterminals on rural highways
… regions were investigated. Both the short-run incremental costs of accelerated pavement replacement and the long-run incremental costs of upgrading low-volume highways were considered. A set of demand and traffic models was formulated which projects the annual flow of grain from each production …
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Medication Expenditure and Resource Utilization Among Patients with Musculoskeletal Disorders: Analysis of 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Data
… To estimate the national prevalence and direct incremental expenditures of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD's) using the 2007 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey data.</p><p> Methods: A retrospective database analysis was conducted and individuals with MSD's (ICD-9-CM codes 274.00; 710.00-738.00) …
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Generalizability of health economic evaluations : methods for multinational patient-level studies
… by a) exploring between-country variability in incremental costs, effectiveness and resource use, b) calculation of trial-wide and country-level incremental cost, effectiveness and resource use while accounting for patient- and country-level covariates, and c) assessing the potential of …
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Incremental Cost of Hepatitis C Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment among People Who Inject Drugs in Kenya
… of the study were: 1. To estimate the annual incremental costs, using a micro-costing approach and payer (Ministry of Health) perspective over 5-year time horizon and 2. To determine human and other resources use by analyzing monitoring and evaluation data from time and motion surveys and …
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Maintenance trend analysis of air conditioning systems for ship operations in the Arabian Gulf
… In order to justify increased funding of incremental costs for operations in the Gulf, a method to justify such budget requests must be developed. This research developed a regression model targeted at the intermediate and depot level maintenance cost trends for Air Conditioning (A/C) …
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Structured financial solutions for green affordable housing projects
… CDC's Initiative is currently investigating the Costs and Benefits of Green Affordable Housing. This thesis builds on the research in progress, by focusing on the financial challenges and opportunities faced by green affordable housing. In an attempt to incentivize green affordable housing, this …
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Increasing the survivability of long distance fiber optic networks
… toroidal grid achieves survivability with lower incremental costs compared to the ring topology. The analytical results are limited to simple geometric and uniform traffic models. A computer program is developed to analyze the performance of more realistic networks. The computer results show that …
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The role of natural gas as a vehicle transportation fuel
… market barrier in the US by reducing the incremental cost and improving the vehicle performance of CNG vehicles to levels found in Europe. This incremental cost reduction is critical to foster market penetration in high-mileage fleet vehicles and to create a potential opportunity for …
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Attributable Healthcare Costs of Diabetes Complications in Alberta Adults: A Longitudinal Retrospective Cohort Analysis
… through increased healthcare utilization and costs. While previous studies have examined the overall economic burden of diabetes, there is limited Alberta-specific evidence quantifying the incremental costs attributable to individual complications, particularly distinguishing between acute …
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Plug-in electric vehicle introduction in the EU
… Finally, this work presents projections on the incremental costs of PEVs and fuel costs savings in the EU from using PEVs. Based on the findings in this analysis, several conclusions can be drawn. First, GHG emissions assessments should consider average electricity emissions instead of marginal …
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A Quantitative Critical Analysis of Comprehensive Education Plan Effects as Implemented Under Title 5 in California Community Colleges
… a cost-effectiveness analysis determining the incremental costs per additional unit of outcome achieved.</p> <p>Quantitative critical research practices, the impact of hierarchical structures within higher education on Black students, legal doctrine that undermined Brown v. Board of Education, …
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HIV treatment engagement interventions for men in Malawi: a mixed-methods economic evaluation
… thematic content analysis. Next, we conducted an incremental cost-effectiveness analysis of the IDEaL interventions. Finally, we created a decision-making framework for stakeholders deciding whether to adopt and implement the IDEaL interventions. The framework included trial data on the following …
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An Economic and Regulatory Analysis of Gene Therapy Products Authorized by the US Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency
… Quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and incremental vi cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) were calculated. Statistical analyses for all aims were conducted using Microsoft Excel and R version 4.0.5.</p> <p>Results: As of January 1, 2022, the FDA and EMA authorized 8 and 10 gene therapies, …
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Economic Evaluation of the Pediatric Tele-resuscitation Intervention Pilot Study
… study aimed to (i) identify out-of-pocket (OOP) costs and time/productivity losses for parents of pediatric patients seeking care at the emergency department (ED); (ii) calculate financial spending within the Peds-TECH intervention and estimate health resource utilization (HRU) costs; (iii) …
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Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Associated with Non-Adherence to Pharmacotherapy for Major Depressive Disorder
… for $210 billion in direct and indirect costs in the US in 2010. Pharmacological treatments for MDD include selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), and …
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Methods, Tools, and Data to Facilitate Development and Implementation of Essential Health Benefit Packages
… to systematically estimate the total and incremental costs of EHBP implementation, mapping these costs by cost centers (delivery platforms and disease areas). The model utilizes the unit cost and Population in Need estimates collected through the structured review process. It uses …
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Burden of Illness and Pharmacoeconomic Evaluation of Lumacaftor/Ivacaftor in Cystic Fibrosis
… estimates of expenditure in CF group, and an incremental cost burden in CF group compared to non-CF group was estimated. In Part 2, static decision models were developed using MS Excel<sup>®</sup> to evaluate the cost effectiveness and budget impact of lumacaftor/ivacaftor over a 1-year time …