... liabilities Since immigrants typically are of working age at the time of their entry into the country, they enlarge the group of net tax payers and thus reduce the inter-temporal fiscal 53 In Bonin (2001), ... over time due to the aging of populations Inthe following, we will apply the method of generational accounting in order to evaluate the fiscal impactof immigrants in Austria The method has been ... Similarly, spending pressures are present inthe health care system They were addressed by cost-reducing measures inthe 1996 and 1997 budgets, including measures to increase the revenues ofthe health...
... factors as the date of measurement, representativeness ofthe sample, and scope of measurement Differences in findings may be due to a confluence of factors inthe design ofthe studies, rather than ... environmental costs of obesity: theimpact on airlines Am J Prevent Med 2004; 27(3):264 Jacobson SH, King DM Measuringthe potential for automobile fuel savings inthe US: theimpactof obesity Transport ... in utility under the optimal solution in each model is then measured to find welfare loss After calibrating the model using data from the MEPS, the authors find that there is in fact a welfare...
... level Methodology of energy accounting Definition ofthe goal and scope for energy accounting in conventional agriculture in Austria In line with the goal definition and principles of LCA (ISO, 2006) ... fuel, thermal energy, and animal feed from industry The stages of processing the agricultural operating resources are taken into account inthe calculations The CED of seeds is estimated as the ...
... regarding the treatment impactof inhaled and pump delivered insulin This data was then combined with the information gained from the TRIAD measure interviews and a preliminary conceptual model of ... designed the study, conducted all interviews, assisted inthe analysis and drafted the manuscript MH and TC assisted inthe design ofthe study and inthe drafting ofthe manuscript SL assisted inthe ... inthe conducting of interviews, analysis ofthe data and the drafting ofthe manuscript DMB prepared the analysis plan, conducted the analyses and assisted inthe preparation ofthe manuscript...
... regarding the treatment impactof inhaled and pump delivered insulin This data was then combined with the information gained from the TRIAD measure interviews and a preliminary conceptual model of ... designed the study, conducted all interviews, assisted inthe analysis and drafted the manuscript MH and TC assisted inthe design ofthe study and inthe drafting ofthe manuscript SL assisted inthe ... inthe conducting of interviews, analysis ofthe data and the drafting ofthe manuscript DMB prepared the analysis plan, conducted the analyses and assisted inthe preparation ofthe manuscript...
... level Methodology of energy accounting Definition ofthe goal and scope for energy accounting in conventional agriculture in Austria In line with the goal definition and principles of LCA (ISO, 2006) ... [47] The starting point of each scenario is a change in diet among the population of Austria in line with the DGE recommendations This change in diet between the baseline situation and the scenarios ... production Inthe present case, the inputs are fertilizer, pesticides, animal feed, and energy; the outputs are the emissions involved in consuming these factors of production The software model...
... occurred within the field in 54% ofthe cases, and at the field border in 30%, out ofthe field in 16% and in areas irradiated with doses less than 50 Gy in 72% ofthe cases [11,29,30] In this analysis, ... way, the effect of different radiotherapy treatments during the course ofthe disease due to recurrences within the same patient can be analyzed taking into account the different aggressiveness of ... analysis ofthe surgical margins in these two regions did not support this hypothesis (data not shown) Another explanation could be the uneven distribution of patients with a tumour inthe abdominal...
... to be included inthe regressions, I require a minimum of five industries with five years of data available post 2000 The main variable of interest inthe above regression is β2 If the looting ... Once these hard information customers are separated from the pool of other borrowers, the remaining soft information clients are left in a worse pool of borrowers, which causes them to either ... to measure the efficiency of 19 capital allocation The other variables used inthe study will be described later inthe analysis Given the consolidations inthe banking industries of several...
... Procedures ofthe interview In order to enhance the internal validity ofthe study, the process ofthe interview was followed by the sequence of interview questions Firstly, the purpose ofthe interview ... contributing factor in teacher unwillingness was due to the must of recovery ofthe intended lessons and some outside inconvenience ofthe classroom 4.2.4 Discussion ofthe findings Findings from the ... established inthe major part ofthe interview and the whole process was ended by expressing the gratitude to the interviewee In certain case that the interviewer was not clear about the interviewees‟ interpretation...
... I can interpret Bi as theimpactof IB enrollment on outcome Y To determine if theimpactof IB enrollment differs by gender, I fit model (3) below, including the main effect of MALE inthe STUDENTDEM ... #4: Gender Differences intheImpactof IB Enrollment In Table 5, I show the results of my analyses of whether there are gender-based differences inthe IB enrollment impactThe columns present ... enrollment impact Since my estimates are likely overestimates ofthe true impactof enrollment inthe IB program, I assess the sensitivity of my estimates of effect to the possibility of differing degrees...
... effect ofthe spending on the sector in which the spending occurs, the indirect effect as the target [9] sector then purchases inputs from Massachusetts businesses, and the induced effect as the ... relative to the effects of other kinds of spending.1 Elements ofthe stimulus The employment effect of an economic stimulus depends on three factors: the size ofthe stimulus; the labor intensiveness ... summarized in four main categories, are encouraging: Increasing public funding of public higher education in Massachusetts will create an immediate increase inthe number of jobs inthe state,...
... Other than salary day meetings, formalities in terms ofthe recording ofthe agenda and post-discussion resolutions of issues after discussion were maintained inthe majority ofthe meetings The ... even after the withdrawal ofthe interventions The high coverage of routine activities ofthe FWAs, such as recordkeeping and screening of contraceptive methods, was also sustained after the withdrawal ... performance of maternal child health and family planning indicators were reviewed inthe majority (70%) ofthe meetings Client surveys Table shows a 13% increase inthe CPR in Sirajganj (from 40% in 1995...
... disability in Thailand Methods The study was conducted in urban, rural and remote areas of Khon Kaen Province inthe Northeast Region (Isaan), the setting ofthe Thai arm ofthe RESILIENCE study The ... social, linguistic and cultural factors influence the use of instrumentation in other settings The results of this study support the psychometric properties ofthe PIPP Impact subscales in adults ... in Thailand Further work is needed to assess the difference between theImpact and Distress subscales ofthe PIPP and to test the generalizability of these findings in larger studies, involving...
... disability in Thailand Methods The study was conducted in urban, rural and remote areas of Khon Kaen Province inthe Northeast Region (Isaan), the setting ofthe Thai arm ofthe RESILIENCE study The ... social, linguistic and cultural factors influence the use of instrumentation in other settings The results of this study support the psychometric properties ofthe PIPP Impact subscales in adults ... in Thailand Further work is needed to assess the difference between theImpact and Distress subscales ofthe PIPP and to test the generalizability of these findings in larger studies, involving...
... Board ofthe Indiana University School of Medicine (Indianapolis, Indiana) Informed consent was obtained for key informant interviews, and all clinical investigation was conducted according to the ... Manager inthe Department of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine PB is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Indiana University School of Medicines and Co-Field Director of Research ... notes and in confirming or disconfirming the codes and the subsequent themes Data triangulation was used by comparing the information reported inthe interview dialogue with clinic information...
... month after the completion ofthe study, the ICIS was implemented inthe two other remaining units Approval ofthe ethics committee was obtained; informed consent was waived A surgical ICU-independent ... overdose of a beta-blocker, where rapid intervention ofthe clinical pharmacist intercepted the administration of this overdose The nonintercepted potential ADEs were mainly dosing errors or incompleteness ... safety, they are not discussed in detail The incidence of intercepted MPEs was four times lower inthe C-U than inthe PB-U A few of these errors concerned problems with trailed zeros, but most of them...
... restricted for the first three days of therapy by NARP, the consumption of these quinolones was unsurprisingly high Besides that the use of oral quinolones for maintenance may contribute to the significant ... before the initiation ofthe NARP Even in these selected centres already applying local antibiotic restriction policies the utilisation of many ofthe restricted antibiotics was decreased and the ... resulted in clear and immediate saving The long term influence on medical budget may be stronger than the beginning The financial impactof antimicrobial restriction program has been shown both in...
... and the additional spreading is minimal or non-existent; this would be the case of a UWB system The choice ofthe spreading bandwidth will impactthe system in a number of ways, including the ... a linear relationship between the energy ofthe fading coefficient and the minimum spreading bandwidth Specifically, as the energy inthe fading coefficient increases, the minimum number of coherence ... produce the equivalent result of maximal ratio or equal-gain combining The advantage ofthe Rake receiver is that if the output of one ofthe correlators is corrupted by fading, the others may...