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Financial Incentives and Employee Health: Literature Review [PDF]

, 2019
Obesity, tobacco consumption and inactivity are among the major risk factors of health. Approximately 790,000 EU citizens died prematurely because of tobacco consumption, alcohol consumption, unhealthy diets and the lack of physical activity in 2016 (OED,
Demirci, E.
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Fatigue Crack Initiation and Growth in Nanocrystalline Ni at Multiple Length‐Scales

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Overview of miniaturized in situ SEM fatigue setup and resultant fatigue crack growth data for nanocrystalline Ni. The presented study focuses on the analysis of fatigue crack growth rate (FCGR) in focused ion beam‐notched microcantilevers prepared from nanocrystalline (NC) Ni as a model material.
Igor Moravcik, Alexander Jelinek, Markus Alfreider, Jutta Luksch, Anton Hohenwarter, Florian Schaefer, Christian Motz, Daniel Kiener   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Paying to Learn: The Effect of Financial Incentives on Elementary School Test Scores [PDF]

Policymakers and academics are increasingly interested in applying financial incentives to individuals in education. This paper presents evidence from a pay for performance program taking place in Coshocton, Ohio.
Eric P. Bettinger
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Tailoring Functional Properties of Ti–Ni–Cu Shape Memory Alloy Thin Films for MEMS Actuators

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A comprehensive study of critical parameters required to develop well‐performing Ti–Ni–Cu thin film shape memory alloy microactuators is provided. Materials science and device integration aspects are integrated by addressing structural and physical relationships using complementary characterization techniques as well as a practical fabrication solution
Elaheh Akbarnejad, Aleksander Kostka, Gowtham Arivanandhan, Yujiao Li, Alan Savan, Manfred Kohl, Alfred Ludwig   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Creep‐Induced Microstructural Evolution in an A2‐B2 Superalloy

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
A 27.3Ta‐27.3Mo‐27.3Ti‐8Cr‐10Al (at.%) refractory high‐entropy alloy with precipitation‐strengthened A2‐B2 microstructure was studied by creep tests at 1030°C, which demonstrate a transition in deformation mechanisms in the range of 100–150 MPa applied stress. This is associated with changes in dislocation–precipitate interactions. Relevant deformation
Liu Yang, Aparajita Pramanik, Sandipan Sen, Shubhashis Dixit, Marcel Muench, R. J. Vikram, Daniel Schliephake, Yolita M. Eggeler, Ankur Chauhan, Martin Heilmaier, Alexander Kauffmann   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Recycling of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys: Fundamental and Technological Aspects of a Vacuum Induction Melting Processing Route

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
The present study investigates recycling of NiTi shape memory alloys via vacuum induction melting. An ingot was synthesized from elemental Ni and Ti and subjected to three subsequent remelting cycles. Remelting increases process durations and impurity levels and adversely affects microstructures and functional properties.
Sakia Sophia Noorzayee, Son Tung Mai, Sarath Menon, Braulio Gadiel Sánchez Ortega, Ralf Drautz, Alexander Kauffmann, Gunther Eggeler, Jan Frenzel   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Influence of Financial Incentives and Non-Financial Incentives on Work Motivation of Generation Employees Sandwiches in Medan City

The research aims to determine and analyze the effect of financial incentives and non-financial incentives on work motivation of sandwich generation employees in Medan. This type of research is quantitative research.
Dwiyana, Mhd. Rizky
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Economic and health consequence frames affect COVID-19 vaccine incentive attitudes in Germany– a survey based framing experiment

BMC Public Health
Background SARS-CoV-2 vaccines have significantly reduced human and economic losses. Nevertheless, vaccine hesitancy remains a major issue in many countries, including Germany. Recent studies have shown that public health framing and incentives can boost
Sebastian Jäckle, James K. Timmis
doaj   +1 more source

Soft Mechanical‐Electrical Logic Using Liquid Metal‐Filled 3D‐Printed Architectures

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
We present 3D‐printed soft mechanical–electrical logic elements that use liquid metal–filled silicone tubes actuated by thermoplastic polyurethane/polylactic acid (TPU/PLA) architectures to produce Boolean operations. Complementary normally open and normally closed unit cells perform repeatable binary transitions and can be combined into more complex ...
Christoph Lehmann, Ryan Kalgreen, Laura M. Comella   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of financial incentives promoting biosimilar products in oncology: A quasi-experimental study using administrative data.

PLoS ONE
BackgroundBiosimilars have the potential to save a significant amount of money in cancer treatment costs. However, barriers exist in the adoption of biosimilar products.
Hisashi Itoshima, Daisuke Takada, Etsu Goto, Noriko Sasaki, Susumu Kunisawa, Yuichi Imanaka   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source