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Iranian Household Financial Protection against Catastrophic Health Care Expenditures.

open access: yesIranian journal of public health, 2012
Protecting households against financial risks is one of objectives of any health system. In this regard, Iran's fourth five year developmental plan act in its 90th article, articulated decreasing household's exposure to catastrophic health expenditure to one percent.
S Ganjavi   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Seismic Design of Concrete Dams: An Integrated Risk‐Informed Performance‐Based (RIPB) Framework

open access: yesEarthquake Engineering &Structural Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper advances the integration of risk‐informed principles into the seismic design of dams—a domain long guided by standards‐based, largely deterministic approaches. While performance‐based earthquake engineering is well established for buildings and bridges, its systematic adoption in dam engineering remains limited. We first address two
M. Amin Hariri‐Ardebili, Larry K. Nuss
wiley   +1 more source

Energy Storage System in Microgrids: Challenges and Opportunities

open access: yesEnergy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.
Hybrid integration of multiple Energy Storage Systems (ESSs) within renewable‐powered microgrids enhances reliability, flexibility, and economic sustainability. Lithium‐ion batteries, flow batteries, hydrogen storage, and thermal systems complement each other through coordinated control via Energy Management Systems.
Mohamed G. Moh Almihat, Josiah L. Munda
wiley   +1 more source

Who Are the Uninsured Eligible for Premium Subsidies in the Health Insurance Exchanges? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Outlines characteristics of the uninsured who will be eligible for subsidies in insurance exchanges in 2014, including health, access to care, age, income, and attitudes about insurance.
Peter J. Cunningham
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A Comprehensive Review on the Significance, Sources, and Applications of Virtual Water on Global Platform

open access: yesFood Safety and Health, EarlyView.
A conceptual framework of virtual water showing its sources, major applications, components of the virtual water footprint, and emerging future directions. The diagram emphasizes the growing role of virtual water in global sustainability and resource planning.
Priti Bhowmik   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impoverishing effect of adverse health events : evidence from the western Balkans [PDF]

open access: yes
This paper investigates the extent to which the health systems of the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, and Kosovo) have succeeded in providing financial protection against adverse health events.
Bredenkamp, Caryn   +2 more
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Health Expenditure Patterns by Marginal and Vulnerable Groups [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Health expenditure patterns by marginal and vulnerable groups. Utilization of health care is influenced by many factors. Most important are geography, socioeconomic, gender inequality, culture, and quality of care. This study aimed at providing
Nadjib, M. (Mardiati)   +1 more
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Do Prices Matter for Healthcare Accessibility? Evidence From a Means‐Tested Complementary Health Insurance in France

open access: yesHealth Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In France, the Couverture Maladie Universelle Complémentaire (CMU‐C) scheme is a means‐tested, state‐financed, complementary health insurance program that fully covers healthcare. Using administrative claims data and a staggered difference‐in‐differences approach, we estimate the impact of enrollment in the program on healthcare utilization ...
Benoît Carré   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Many Faces of Talent Management: Organizational Perspectives on Talent and Talent Management Practices in Jordan

open access: yesHuman Resource Development Quarterly, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Talent management involves the systematic planning, acquisition, development, performance management, engagement, and retention of employees identified as “talent.” Little is known about the relationship between organizations' talent perspectives and talent management practices.
Amro Aljbour, Erica French, Muhammad Ali
wiley   +1 more source

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