199 research outputs found
sj-docx-1-mdm-10.1177_0272989X221097106 – Supplemental material for Trends in Author-Reported Cost-Effectiveness Thresholds in the United States from 1995 to 2018: Implications for Discount Rates
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-mdm-10.1177_0272989X221097106 for Trends in Author-Reported Cost-Effectiveness Thresholds in the United States from 1995 to 2018: Implications for Discount Rates by Ankur Pandya, Mike Paulden, Jinyi Zhu, Tara A. Lavelle and James Hammitt in Medical Decision Making</p
Decomposing Large Markov Chains for Statistical Usage Testing
No full textFinite-state, discrete-parameter Markov chains are used to provide a model of the population of software use to support statistical testing of software. Once a Markov chain usage model has been constructed, any number of statistically typical tests can be obtained from the model. Markov mathematics can be applied to obtain values, such as the long run probabilities, that provide information for test planning and analysis of test results. Because Markov chain usage models of industrial-sized systems are often very large, the time and memory required to compute the long run probabilities can be prohibitive. This thesis describes a procedure for automatically decomposing a large Markov chain model \u27into several smaller models from which the original model\u27s long run probabilities can be calculated. The procedure supports both parallel processing to reduce the elapsed time, and sequential processing to reduce memory requirements
Defining critical literacy
No full textThis article traces the lineage of critical literacy from Freire through critical pedagogies and discourse analysis. The author discusses the need for a contingent definition of critical literacy, as a situated and contextual response to political economies, institutional and cultural relations of power
Association of Total Shareholder Return with other value based measures of financial performance
Get PDFPurpose- The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between total shareholder return (TSR) and other value based measures like created shareholder value (CSV), market value added (MVA), and economic profit (EP) in Indian banking sector and provide empirical evidences.
Design/methodology/approach- The paper uses a sample of 21 listed Indian banks segregated into 10 public sector banks and 11 private sector banks. The study period ranges from year 200-01 to 2009-10. Pooled ordinary least square regression is used to test the relationship between the variables in question.
Findings- The results reveal that CSV, EP individually explain the variation in TSR of Indian banks. Whereas, MVA as an individual independent variable does not explain variation in TSR of Indian banks. However CSV, MVA and EP jointly explain variation in TSR of Indian banks.
Research limitations/implications- The study was specifically restricted to listed banks in India. It did not consider unlisted banks.
Originality/value- Author concludes that individual value based measure should not be blindly used while measuring the shareholder value creation by a firm. Rather, a mix of these measures should be used to accurately measure the shareholder value creation.
Research paper
Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Pandya, B. (2014). “Association of Total Share-holder Return with other value based measures of financial performance: Evidence from Indian Banking Sector”, Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 26–44
A Physician Survey of the Effect of Relevence of Drug’s Brand Name on Physician’s Behaviour
No full textThe spectrum of noninfectious pulmonary complications following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
No full textHematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is an established treatment for a variety of malignant and nonmalignant conditions. pulmonary complications, infectious and noninfectious, are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in these patients. the recent advances in prophylaxis and treatment of infectious complications increased the significance of noninfectious pulmonary conditions. acute lung injury due to diffuse alveolar hemorrhage or idiopathic pneumonia syndrome are the main acute complications, while bronchiolitis obliterans remains the most challenging pulmonary complications facing clinicians who are taking care of HSCT recipients. there are other noninfectious pulmonary complications following HSCT that are less frequent. this report provides a clinical update of the incidence, risk factors, pathogenesis, clinical characteristics and management of the main noninfectious pulmonary complications following HSCT
Bronchiolitis obliterans following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a clinical update
No full textLife cycle assessment for Thermolysis and electrolysis integration in the copper-chlorine cycle of hydrogen production
No full textProduction, transformation, and use of energy are the main causes of many environmental problems including acid precipitation, ozone depletion, and climate change. Therefore, there is a global push for sustainable energy alternatives. One promising paradigm of a clean energy system is the hydrogen economy. However, current methods of hydrogen production are often unsustainable as they are based primarily on fossil fuels such as natural gas or coal, which release CO2 into the atmosphere. Promising alternatives for sustainable hydrogen production are thermochemical cycles. In thermochemical cycles for hydrogen production, the overall water splitting into hydrogen and oxygen is achieved through a series of reactions. This paper discusses various designs for integration of the molten salt reactor and electrochemical cell in a thermochemical copper-chlorine (Cu-Cl) cycle. A life cycle assessment is used to aid in the selection process of the best design for integration. This is done based on a point system within an impact category, where the design with the lowest points is taken to be the most feasible and hence chosen for integration of the cycle
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