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Economies of Scale and Scope in Multi-Utilities [PDF]

The Energy Journal, 2008
This paper explores the economies of scale and scope in the electricity, gas and water utilities. These issues have a crucial importance in the actual policy debates about unbundling the integrated utilities into separate entities, a policy which has often been supported by the ongoing reforms in the deregulation of network industries.
Farsi, Mehdi, Fetz, Aurelio, Filippini, Massimo   +2 more
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Health Literacy, Self‐Efficacy and Knowledge of Sickle Cell Disease Among Caregivers

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a hereditary blood disorder in which abnormal haemoglobin leads to severe anaemia, painful crises and organ failure. Caregivers’ health literacy (HL) – their ability to assess, understand and apply information, and interact with healthcare professionals – is crucial for managing children with SCD, yet ...
Melanie Bruinooge, Maite E. Houwing, Rowena L. Grohssteiner, Ferdows Atiq, Sonja A. M. C. Teuben, Mirjam P. Fransen, Marjon H. Cnossen   +6 more
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Joint Costs in Electricity and Natural Gas Distribution Infrastructures: The Role of Urban Factors

Urban Science, 2018
This paper analyzes the joint cost structure of electricity and natural gas distribution investments. Assessing the joint costs is critical for urban development and public policy regarding competition at the local level. The paper accounts for the urban
Muzeyyen Anil Senyel, Jean-Michel Guldmann   +1 more
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Productive efficiency of banks in ASEAN countries [PDF]

Banks and Bank Systems, 2017
This study examines the determinants of productive efficiency of banks operating in 8 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Suhartono Suhartono
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Leukemia and Exposure to Potential Benzene Sources in Children From the Mexico City Metropolitan Area, 2010–2021: A Geospatial Analysis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Leukemia is the most common childhood cancer in Mexico, and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most frequent subtype. Exposure to high concentrations of benzene has been associated with ALL incidence, particularly in urban areas. This study evaluated the relationship between distance to benzene emission sources and the number
Orlando Rivera Zurita, Norma Candelaria López Santiago, Claudia Maria García Cuellar, Karla Maldonado Silva, Nancy Reynoso Noverón, Leticia Hernández Cadena   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

THE EFFICIENCY OF THE NETWORK ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF COOPERATIVE BANKS

Journal of Financial Management, Markets and Institutions
The paper proposes an empirical investigation of scale economies, scope economies, and market power of the network organizational structure of Italian cooperative banks.
ANDREA VIOLA
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Early Impact of Childhood Opportunity on Neurocognitive Outcomes in Sickle Cell Disease

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neurocognitive impairment is a well‐recognized complication of sickle cell disease (SCD) that begins early in childhood and persists across development. While cerebrovascular injury contributes substantially to risk, neurocognitive deficits are also observed in children without overt or silent cerebral infarctions, suggesting ...
Julia E. LaMotte, Hannah Koch, Olivia A. Coughlin, Jillian R. Bouck, Allie Carter, Seethal A. Jacob   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Size and scope of the underground economy in Germany [PDF]

Applied Economics, 2006
The objective of this paper is to improve estimations of the size and scope of the underground economy by introducing a new approach that combines the advantages of the two most commonly used approaches, i.e., currency demand and MIMIC. The new approach is applied to Germany.
Pickhardt, Michael, Sardà Pons, Jordi
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Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Survival in Western Kenya: Reduction in Early Deaths and Treatment Abandonment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An earlier study on children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Kenya reported a low event‐free survival (EFS), excess treatment abandonment, and high induction mortality.
Gilbert Olbara, George Bogonko, Festus Njuguna, Sandra Langat, Martha Kipngetich, Dennis Njenga, Gertjan Johannes Kaspers, Terry Allen Vik   +7 more
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Misperception of Body Weight After Childhood Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Misperception of body weight can negatively impact the weight management efforts of childhood cancer survivors (CCSs). Both being overweight or underweight are associated with chronic health conditions commonly observed in CCS; therefore, accurate weight perception is critical for reducing long‐term health risks.
Fabiën N. Belle, Tomáš Sláma, Eva Haegler‐Laube, Reto D. Kurmann, Gabriela M. Kuster, Christoph Saner, Eva Scheler, Yara Shoman, Christina Schindera   +8 more
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