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Canadian Youth Preferences for E-Cigarettes: A Discrete Choice Experiment

Tobacco Use Insights
Objectives: The novelty of e-cigarette regulatory policy poses difficulties for evidence-informed decision making because there is little evaluative evidence on the effects of specific policies.
Daniel Eisenkraft Klein, Jiamin Shi, Robert Schwartz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring stroke patients’ exercise preferences using a discrete choice experiment

Neurology International, 2018
Physical activity post stroke improves health, yet physical inactivity is highly prevalent. Tailored exercise programs considering physical activity preferences are a promising approach to promote physical activity. Therefore, this study seeks to measure
Wolfgang Geidl, Katja Knocke, Wilfried Schupp, Klaus Pfeifer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Robust Adaptive One‐Sample‐Ahead Preview Super‐Twisting Sliding Mode Controller

International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, EarlyView.
Block Diagram of the Robust Adaptive One‐Sample‐Ahead Preview Super‐Twisting Sliding Mode Controller. ABSTRACT This article introduces a discrete‐time robust adaptive one‐sample‐ahead preview super‐twisting sliding mode controller. A stability analysis of the controller by Lyapunov criteria is developed to demonstrate its robustness in handling both ...
Guilherme Vieira Hollweg, Paulo Jefferson Dias de Oliveira Evald, Shivam Chaturvedi, Hilton Abilio Gründling, Rodrigo Varella Tambara, Wencong Su   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Choosing between Alternative Motor Insurance Policies: A Discrete Choice Experiment

International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, 2018
The research expounds the use of Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) approach and Random Utility Theory (RUT) in analyzing alternative motor insurance policy choice behaviour for drivers in Sunyani municipality in Brong-Ahafo, Ghana.
Charles Kwofie, Dieu Donne Yormekpe, Samuel Osei Mensah, Priscilla Botchway   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characterization of Defect Distribution in an Additively Manufactured AlSi10Mg as a Function of Processing Parameters and Correlations with Extreme Value Statistics

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Predicting extreme defects in additive manufacturing remains a key challenge limiting its structural reliability. This study proposes a statistical framework that integrates Extreme Value Theory with advanced process indicators to explore defect–process relationships and improve the estimation of critical defect sizes. The approach provides a basis for
Muhammad Muteeb Butt, Varma Kvvssn, Hossein Laieghi, Zia Uddin, Peyman Ansari, E. Kıvanç Sadak, Can Barış Toprak, Hüseyin Kızıl, Enrico Salvati   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acceptance of vaccinations in pandemic outbreaks: a discrete choice experiment.

PLoS ONE, 2014
BackgroundPreventive measures are essential to limit the spread of new viruses; their uptake is key to their success. However, the vaccination uptake in pandemic outbreaks is often low.
Domino Determann, Ida J Korfage, Mattijs S Lambooij, Michiel Bliemer, Jan Hendrik Richardus, Ewout W Steyerberg, Esther W de Bekker-Grob   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Discrete choice experiment to evaluate factors that influence preferences for antibiotic prophylaxis in pediatric oncology. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
Bacterial and fungal infections in pediatric oncology patients cause morbidity and mortality. The clinical utility of antimicrobial prophylaxis in children is uncertain and the personal utility of these agents is disputed.
Dean A Regier, Caroline Diorio, Marie-Chantal Ethier, Amanda Alli, Sarah Alexander, Katherine M Boydell, Adam Gassas, Jonathan Taylor, Charis Kellow, Denise Mills, Lillian Sung   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Workflow to Accelerate Microstructure‐Sensitive Fatigue Life Predictions

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study introduces a workflow to accelerate predictions of microstructure‐sensitive fatigue life. Results from frameworks with varying levels of simplification are benchmarked against published reference results. The analysis reveals a trade‐off between accuracy and model complexity, offering researchers a practical guide for selecting the optimal ...
Luca Loiodice, Krzysztof S. Stopka, Michael D. Sangid   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Packaging of Macroscopic Material Payloads: Needs, Challenges, Concepts, and Future Directions

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This review introduces a unified framework that decomposes any macroscopic packaging system into the payload, packaging material, and packaging strategy and combines them into a conceptual packaging equation: packaging strategy = payload + packaging material.
Venkata S. R. Jampani, Manos Anyfantakis
wiley   +1 more source

Trading Bankruptcy for Health: A Discrete-Choice Experiment [PDF]

Value in Health, 2018
Although nearly two-third of bankruptcy in the United States is medical in origin, a common assumption is that individuals facing a potentially lethal disease opt for cure at any cost. This assumption has never been tested, and knowledge of how the American population values a trade-off between cure and bankruptcy is unknown.To determine the relative ...
Shrime, M. G, Weinstein, M. C., Hammitt, James K., Cohen, Jessica, Salomon, Joshua   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources