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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study advances the literature on sustainable urban agriculture and alternative sustainable food production systems, which have gained momentum due to the need to strengthen regional food supply chains and meet the growing urban demand for fresh food. Indoor agriculture (IA) holds promise for year‐round cultivation of fresh produce even in
Joseph Seong +2 more
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Ruin probabilities and overshoots for general Lévy insurance risk processes [PDF]
, 2004 Claudia Klüppelberg +2 more
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Employment and Welfare Effects of a Two-Tier Unemployment Compensation System [PDF]
In many OECD countries, e.g. in Germany, France, or the UK, unemploy-ment compensation consists of unemployment insurance and unemployment assistance.
Burkhard Heer
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.This study investigates the evolving trends and challenges in gastrectomy procedures in Japan, drawing on two nationwide surveys conducted in 2014 and 2021. Results show a significant shift toward minimally invasive and function‐preserving surgeries, such as laparoscopic and robot‐assisted gastrectomy, with an emphasis on enhancing postoperative ...
Koji Nakada +7 more
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Distributional Study of De Finetti's Dividend Problem for a General Lévy Insurance Risk Process [PDF]
, 2007 Andreas E. Kyprianou, Zbigniew Palmowski
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Adverse Selection and Private Health Insurance Coverage in India - A Rational Behaviour Model of Insurance Agents under Asymmetric Information [PDF]
In the backdrop of the low level of health insurance coverage in India, this study examines the determinants of the scaling-up process of health insurance by analyzing the rational behaviour of an insurance agent facing a trade-off between selling health
Sukumar Vellakkal
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.This study aimed to clarify the epidemiology of hemorrhoids by leveraging a comprehensive nationwide healthcare claims database in Japan. By analyzing invasive treatments for hemorrhoids over a 5‐year period (2018–2022), we identified key demographic patterns, including distinct bimodal peaks in incidence among males and females, and highlighted ...
Masamitsu Kido +8 more
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Social Insurance and Transition [PDF]
We study the general equilibrium effects of social insurance on the transition in a model in which the process of moving workers from matches in the state sector to new matches in the private sector takes time and involves uncertainty.
Andrew Atkeson, Patrick J. Kehoe
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Cost efficiency and profitability in Thailand's life insurance industry: A stochastic cost frontier approach [PDF]
, 2005 Liberalized environments brought about by trade agreements and other restructuring of international markets under the General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS) have increased market opportunities for foreign firms. This opening up of domestic market
Abd Karim, Mohd Zaini
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Short‐ and Long‐Term Outcomes of Open, Laparoscopic, and Robot‐Assisted Surgery for Rectal Cancer
Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.Robot‐assisted rectal resection demonstrated superior short and long‐term outcomes compared to laparoscopic and open approaches. ABSTRACT Background Robot‐assisted surgery has short‐term benefits in rectal cancer surgery; however, its long‐term advantages remain unclear. This study compared short‐ and long‐term outcomes of open, laparoscopic, and robot‐
Marie Hanaoka +8 more
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