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Anatomical Sciences Education, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 241-253, March 2025.Abstract This study describes the process of developing a high‐impact, low‐cost, and low‐maintenance air ventilation system for anatomy facilities. It employed the strategic application of Value Engineering (VE), assuring that the air ventilation system meets contemporary threshold limit values (TLVs) for formaldehyde in the working zone of dissection ...
Jürgen Russ, Niels Hammer
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This paper studies the economic role of financial institutions in economies where agents' incomes are subject to privately observable, idiosyncratic random events. The information structure precludes conventional insurance arrangements.
Robert G. King, Joseph G. Haubrich
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Awareness of Islamic insurance and conventional insurance among Sri Lankan: a comparative study [PDF]
, 2020 The contemporary concept of Takāful can be explained as providing financial assistance to the participants as a basis of mutual help, brotherhood and solidarity if the participants face misfortune.
Mazahir, S. M. M. +3 more
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Cost–benefit analysis of screening programme for diabetic retinopathy in Bulgaria
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aims Late‐diagnosed diabetic retinopathy (DR) is difficult and expensive to treat. Screening programmes can identify the disease early and reduce the costs of its future treatment. This study aims to analyse the cost–benefit of screening programmes for DR.
Iva Nenkova +5 more
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EDIS, 2014 An annuity contract is purchased from a life insurance company. The individual gives the insurance company a lump-sum payment or a series of payments. In return, the company will provide a stream of payments to the individual.
Michael S. Gutter, Lisa Leslie
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Aims Predetermined treatment duration limits (PTDLs) are often used by Taiwan's National Health Insurance Administration to contain healthcare costs, but they may compromise patient outcomes. Therefore, we studied Taiwan's 2017 extension of the bevacizumab PTDL from 24 to 36 weeks in metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) to evaluate whether prolonged ...
Wei‐Ming Huang +6 more
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Partial insurance, information and consumption dynamics [PDF]
This paper uses panel data on household consumption and income to evaluate the degree of insurance to income shocks. Our aim is to describe the transmission of income inequality into consumption inequality.
Ian Preston +2 more
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Introduction In recent years, the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare disease, has significantly progressed, improving patients' survival and overall quality of life. However, current SMA treatments are expensive, and some (nusinersen) are very inconvenient for patients.
Andrej Belančić +4 more
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PRODUCTION RISK AND CROP INSURANCE IN MALTING BARLEY: A STOCHASTIC DOMINANCE ANALYSIS
Malt barley is an important specialty crop in the Northern Plains and growers mitigate risk with federally subsidized crop insurance and production contracts. However, growers face considerable risk due to "coverage gaps" in crop insurance that result in
Gustafson, Cole R. +2 more
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, 2015 The objectives of this study were to establish whether the Islamic Insurance model is viable in the Kenyan Insurance market and if it can compete with conventional insurance companies in the market.
Yasin, Suleman Salyan
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