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Journal of General Internal Medicine, 1999 Managed care has become the dominant delivery system in many areas of the United States. Nearly three fourths of privately insured Americans now receive network-based health care through health maintenance organizations (HMOs), preferred provider organizations (PPOs), and various point-of-service hybrid arrangements.1 Physicians receive over one third ...
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Does Fertility Respond to Financial Incentives? [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2008 There has been little empirical work evaluating the sensitivity of fertility to financial incentives at the household level. We put forward an identification strategy that relies on the fact that variation of wages induces variation in benefits and tax credits among "comparable" households.
Laroque, Guy, Salanie, Bernard
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The Impact of Financial Incentives on Physical Activity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
, 2020 Objective: To evaluate the effects of financial incentives on physical activity (PA). Data Sources: MEDLINE, Embase, 7 other databases, and 2 trial registries until July 17, 2019.
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Malete Journal of Accounting and FinanceThis study explored how tax incentives, formal accounting practices, and financial inclusion are interconnected among women entrepreneurs in Nigeria’s informal sector. Data from 281 women entrepreneurs in Southwest Nigeria were gathered using structured
Olajumoke Rebecca Ogunniyi +1 more
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Acceptability of Financial Incentives for Health Behaviours: A Discrete Choice Experiment.
PLoS ONE, 2016 BackgroundHealthy behaviours are important determinants of health and disease, but many people find it difficult to perform these behaviours. Systematic reviews support the use of personal financial incentives to encourage healthy behaviours.
Emma L Giles +5 more
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The Effect of Changing Financial Incentives on Repartnering [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2016 AbstractThis article examines how a reduction in the financial resources available to lone parents affects repartnering. We exploit an Australian natural experiment that reduced the financial resources available to a subset of separating parents. Using biweekly administrative data capturing separations occurring among low- and middle- income couples ...
Fisher, Hayley, Zhu, Anna
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From mice to humans—divergent strategies for intestinal homeostasis and regeneration
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Recent advances such as organoid genome editing, xenotransplantation, imaging, and whole‐genome sequencing have enabled direct studies of human intestinal stem cells (ISCs). These studies reveal species‐specific features, including slower ISC proliferation, distinct injury responses, slower somatic mutation accumulation in humans, and an inverse ...
Keiko Ishikawa +2 more
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BMC Health Services ResearchBackground The COVID-19 pandemic presented a myriad of challenges for the health workforce around the world due to its escalating demand on service delivery.
Suzanne N. Kiwanuka +21 more
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FEBS Letters, EarlyView.Drosophila park mutants serve as a model for Parkinson's disease. We used this strain to investigate the connection between oxidative stress and the circadian clock mechanism. We showed that increased oxidative stress affects the physiology of pacemaker cells, disrupting their daily structural plasticity. Lack of rhythmic signaling from pacemaker cells
Kamila Zientara +3 more
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Financial Incentives and Labor Market Duality [PDF]
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2015 The French labor market is divided between workers in permanent jobs and those who alternate fixed-term contracts with unemployment spells. Among other public policies aiming at reducing this duality, financial incentives could induce employers to lengthen contract duration or favor permanent contracts.
Clémence Berson, Nicolas Ferrari
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