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Measuring environmental policy change: Conceptual alternatives and research implications. IHS Political Science Series 125, October 2011 [PDF]

, 2011
The study of policy change has been receiving increasing scholarly attention. Despite the growing number of empirical studies on policy change, the definition and measurement of the concept has made limited progress.
Knill, Christoph, Schulze, Kai, Tosun, Jale   +2 more
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Bungoma County Transport Policy 2020 [PDF]

, 2020
This Transport policy deals with the development of a set of constructs and propositions that are established to achieve particular objectives relating to social, economic and environmental development, and the functioning and performance of the ...

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Race and Household Income Are Associated With Disease Outcomes in Pediatric Patients With Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody–Associated Vasculitis Hospitalized in the United States

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Race and household income impact outcomes in patients with rheumatic conditions; however, their role in pediatric antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)–associated vasculitis (AAV) remains poorly understood. We aimed to evaluate whether race and ethnicity and household income are associated with severe AAV disease and renal outcomes among
Roberto Alejandro Valdovinos, William Daniel Soulsby III, Emily von Scheven   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sunk costs and sunk benefits in environmental policy : I. basic theory [PDF]

, 1995
The standard framework in which economists evaluate environmental policies is cost-benefit analysis, so that policy debates usually focus on expected costs and benefits, or on the choice of discount rate.
Pindyck, Robert S.
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The Lupus Damage Index Revision Program: Results From the Item Generation and Reduction Phases

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective A data‐driven and expert/patient consensus‐based project to develop a revised Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics (SLICC)/American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Damage Index (SDI) is under way supported by SLICC, ACR, and the Lupus Foundation of America. Our objective is to report the item generation and reduction phase results
Burak Kundakci, Megan R. W. Barber, Ann E. Clarke, Sindhu R. Johnson, Anselm Mak, Hermine I. Brunner, Murat Inanc, Rosalind Ramsey‐Goldman, Guillermo Ruiz‐Irastorza, Ellen M. Ginzler, John G. Hanly, Alexandra Legge, Cynthia Aranow, Laurent Arnaud, Nathalie Costedoat‐Chalumeau, Dafna D. Gladman, Søren Jacobsen, Michelle Petri, Clovis A. Silva, Évelyne Vinet, Alexandre E. Voskuyl, SDI Revision Literature Review Groups, SDI Revision Delphi Panel, SDI Revision Item Reduction Committee, SDI Revision Clinical Domain Groups, Ian N. Bruce   +25 more
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Models, systems, networks in economics, engineering, nature and society

Модели, системы, сети в экономике, технике, природе и обществе
Background. The conceptual stage of designing an intelligent service for accounting of recycled materials is presented to improve the operation of the state industrial information system.
V.A. Ganyavin, D.Kh. Mikhaylidi, D.P. Eremin   +2 more
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Large differences between UK black carbon emission factors

Carbon Balance and Management
Introduction Black carbon (BC) is a pollutant that illustrates strong links between climate warming and adverse health effects from air pollution. No standardised measurement technique for BC emissions has been implemented, making emissions and estimates
Adam Brighty, Iain Staffell, Helen ApSimon   +2 more
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Modelling Policy Pathways to Maximise Renewable Energy Growth and Investment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Using OSeMOSYS (Open Source Energy Modelling System)

Energies
This study sought to generate, evaluate, and recommend possible national policies for the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to implement to most effectively boost growth and investment in renewable energy technologies (RETs ...
Jacob Dalder, Gbemi Oluleye, Carla Cannone, Rudolf Yeganyan, Naomi Tan, Mark Howells   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Environmental policy in transition economies : the effectiveness of pollution changes [PDF]

, 1999
Most economists and analysts claim that extended use of pollution charges in environmental policy will have substantial efficiency advantages in countries undergoing transition to market economies.
Söderholm, Patrik
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Extending Service Beyond Active Duty: Generalizability of Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Conducted Among U.S. Veterans

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Biomedical research involving United States Veterans continues to advance healthcare beyond the Veterans Health Administration. This is particularly true in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), where Veteran‐centric research has uncovered novel insights into pathogenesis, risk factors, and disease manifestations, informing clinical care and research across both ...
Austin M. Wheeler, Joshua F. Baker, Jennifer L. Barton, Maria I. Danila, Tate M. Johnson, Kamini Kuchinad, Kaleb Michaud, Amir A. Razmjou, J. Steuart Richards, Namrata Singh, Isaac D. Smith, Katherine D. Wysham, Grant W. Cannon, Bryant R. England, Amy Joseph, Deana Lazaro, Katherine P. Liao, Courtney Loecker, Andreas Reimold, Beth I. Wallace, Ted R. Mikuls   +20 more
wiley   +1 more source