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ACCESSIBILITY ASSESSMENT OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES IN TOKYO METROPOLITAN AREA AFTER A LARGE EARTHQUAKE [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2018
At the time of a large earthquake, property collapse (e.g., building collapse and street blockage) will obstruct emergency activities (e.g., firefighting activity and ambulance service) and cause the expansion of secondary damage.
M. Kishimoto, T. Osaragi
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Who Are Charter School Teachers? Comparing Teacher Characteristics, Job Choices, and Job Preferences

open access: yesEducation Policy Analysis Archives, 2012
Given the importance of teachers to student learning, it is important to understand how and why charter schools differ in terms of their human capital.
Marisa Ann Cannata, Roberto Penaloza
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46213 Florida Community-Engaged Research Alliance Against COVID-19 in Disproportionately Affected Communities (FL-CEAL): addressing education, awareness, access, and inclusion of underserved communities in COVID-19 research

open access: yesJournal of Clinical and Translational Science, 2021
IMPACT: Understanding the needs and barriers or facilitators to participation in research, especially among minority communities is critical not only for COVID-19 research but also for future clinical and translational research and health disparities ...
Olveen Carrasquillo   +12 more
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Reconciling ACEA and MCDA: is there a way forward for measuring cost-effectiveness in the U.S. healthcare setting?

open access: yesCost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2021
Background The ISPOR Special Task Force (STF) on US Value Assessment Frameworks was agnostic about exactly how to implement the quality-adjusted life year (QALY) as a key element in an overall cost-effectiveness evaluation.
Bernarda Zamora   +3 more
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What helps volunteers to continue with their work?

open access: yesSouth African Family Practice, 2004
Aim: The aim of the study was to understand what volunteers perceived to be the factors helping them to continue working as volunteers, thereby assisting project leaders to improve the recruitment procedures, as well as quality of service, in the future.
G. Marincowitz, C. Jackson, S. Fehrsen
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Who are good home-based care volunteers?

open access: yesSouth African Family Practice, 2004
Aim: The aim of the study was to describe the characteristics of volunteers who remained active in the home-based care project located in Tzaneen (Limpopo Province) and thereby assist the project leaders to improve the recruitment and quality of the ...
G. Marincowitz, C. Jackson, G.S. Fehrsen
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Antidepressants and the Risk of Fall-Related Injury in Older Adults with Incident Depression in the United States: A Comparative Safety Analysis

open access: yesPharmacoepidemiology, 2023
Though it is well documented that antidepressants are associated with an increased risk of falls in older adults at the drug class level, the comparative risk between individual antidepressants for fall injury in older adults with depression is unknown ...
Ashley Tabah   +3 more
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Location Choice, Portfolio Choice [PDF]

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2016
Households hold under-diversified stock portfolios concentrated in firms headquartered near the city where they reside. Theories for this local-bias puzzle assign a causal role for proximity, be it generating an informational advantage or a familiarity bias. These explanations assume that households locate randomly.
Ioannis Branikas   +2 more
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What is really uncovered by mixing different model structures: contrasts between latent class and model averaging

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Transport and Infrastructure Research, 2021
Latent class models have long been a tool for capturing heterogeneity across decisionmakers in the sensitivities to individual attributes. More recently, there has been increased interest in using these models to capture heterogeneity in actual ...
Thomas O Hancock, Stephane Hess
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Pharmacy deserts and COVID-19 risk at the census tract level in the State of Washington

open access: yesVaccine: X, 2022
Community pharmacies are a crucial component of healthcare infrastructure, including for COVID-19 pandemic prevention services like testing and vaccination. Communities that are “pharmacy deserts,” experience healthcare inequities.
Rachel Wittenauer   +3 more
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