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Inequality in the Distribution of Health Expenditures in 22 Districts of Tehran

Journal of Community Health Research, 2014
Background and purpose: In 2000 World Health Organization (WHO) has announced the fairness of financial contribution to health care costs, as one of the three goals of health systems.
Mohammad Hossein Ghafoori, Farbod Ebadifard Azar, Mohammad Arab, Mahmood Mahmoodi, Negar Yusef Zadeh, Aziz Rezapour   +5 more
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Measurement and Explanation of Inequality in Health and Health Care in Low-Income Settings [PDF]

This paper describes approaches to the measurement and explanation of income-related inequality and inequity in health care financing, health care utilization and health and considers the applicability and the feasibility of these methods in low-income ...
O'Donnell, Owen, van Doorslaer, Eddy
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Saving the Planet, Saving the Team, and Shouting Down the Messenger: The Relationships Among Narcissism Subtypes and Misreporting of Emissions

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how three subtypes of narcissism—communal, antagonistic, and collective—relate to sustainability team members' willingness to misreport greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Using survey‐based online experiments with experienced professionals from the United States and United Kingdom, we assess whether narcissistic traits predict
Eric N. Johnson, Matthias Sohn
wiley   +1 more source

Can insurance increase financial risk ? The curious case of health insurance in China [PDF]

The most basic argument for insurance is that it reduces financial risk. But since insurance opens up new opportunities for consuming expensive high-technology care which permits health improvements that are valued by the insured, and because in many ...
Lindelow, Magnus, Wagstaff, Adam
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Geological and geotechnical challenges on the Great Dyke of Zimbabwe and their impact on hardrock pillar design

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
The Great Dyke of Zimbabwe is notable for its rich platinum group metal deposits but poses significant geological and geotechnical challenges due to its complex rock types and structural features. Traditional pillar design methods are insufficient for addressing these complexities; the study suggests incorporating advanced techniques such as machine ...
Tawanda Zvarivadza, Hendrik Grobler, Moshood Onifade, Manoj Khandelwal   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

National Catastrophic Drug Insurance Revisited: Who Would Benefit from Senator Kirby's Recommendations? [PDF]

The recent "Romanow" and "Kirby" inquiries into the Canadian health care system recommended a publicly funded catastrophic prescription drug insurance program to protect Canadians from potentially ruinous drug costs.
Michael R. Veall, Paul V. Grootendorst, Thomas F. Crossley   +2 more
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An assessment of stress and production rate of sucker rod heat pipes in oil well pumping system

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
The sucker rod pumping system is the preferred oil extraction technique. The concept about equipping the hollow vacuum space in solid sucker rods with heat pipe has been scrutinized in terms of stress and oil production evaluation. Abstract The implementation of the heat pipe concept in sucker rods for oil pumping systems negates the requirement for an
R. S. Anand, Ang Li, Wenbo Huang, Juanwen Chen, Qingshan Ma, Fangming Jiang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reinsurance in State Health Reform [PDF]

, 2008
Based on the experiences of three states, formal modeling, quantitative estimates, and qualitative assessments, explores the impact of and issues involved in publicly funding reinsurance for insurers as a way to expand or maintain private ...
Bowen Garrett, Lisa Clemans-Cope, Paul B. Masi, Randall R. Bovbjerg   +3 more
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Strengthening urban resilience in China through underground infrastructures management: Addressing global climate challenges with technological solutions

Deep Underground Science and Engineering, EarlyView.
This paper explores how climate‐resilient technologies, such as smart grids, digital twins, and self‐healing materials, can enhance urban resilience. It highlights the urgent need for proactive planning, public‐private collaboration, and data‐driven innovation to future‐proof underground infrastructure amid accelerating climate and urban pressures ...
Kai Chen Goh, Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan, Christia Meidiana, Abdelkader Anouzla, Faissal Aziz, Imran Ali, Joan Cecilia C. Casila, M. Imran Khan, Dongdong Zhang, Meihui Jiang, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman, Md Munir Hayet Khan, Kasun Kumara Dissanayake   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

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

Earthquake 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