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Economic incentives in software design [PDF]

Computational Economics, 1993
I examine the incentives for software providers to design appropriate user interfaces. There are two sorts of costs involved when one uses software: the fixed cost of learning to use a piece of software and the variable cost of operating the software. I show that a monopoly provider of software generally invests the right amount of resources in making ...
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Incentivized Social-Aware Proactive Device Caching With User Preference Prediction

IEEE Access, 2019
In order to offload network traffic, we design a device caching strategy by jointly considering a popularity model, social influence and incentive design in this paper. Firstly, we propose a prediction model by virtue of users' social network information
Jiazhi Ren, Hui Tian, Yuanzhuo Lin, Shaoshuai Fan, Gaofeng Nie, Hao Wu, Fan Zhang   +6 more
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Incentive Design and Differential Privacy Based Federated Learning: A Mechanism Design Perspective

IEEE Access, 2020
Due to stricter data management regulations and large size of the training data, distributed learning paradigm such as federated learning (FL) has gained attention recently.
Sungwook Kim
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Incentive Mechanisms for Tacit Knowledge-Sharing in Master-Apprentice Pattern Based on The Principal-Agent Theory

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2017
Continual knowledge sharing is the key to improve the competitive ability, operation ability and innovative ability of the organization. Through the comparison of the game theory, knowledge market theory and the principal-agent theory, the principal ...
Wang Ruihua, Lv Yongbo
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Examining the Dual Effects of Incentive Type and Distribution Timing on Employee Performance in Indonesian Corporate Settings

Khazanah Sosial
This study aims to analyze and compare the effectiveness of incentive schemes based on their type (monetary vs. non-monetary) and timing of distribution (monthly vs. quarterly) in enhancing employee performance. The research is motivated by the recurring
Hartanto Halim, Eman Sulaiman, Ellin Herlina   +2 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Accounting for uncontrollable factors in executive incentive scheme designs

SA Journal of Human Resource Management, 2019
Orientation: Classic agency theory posits that the impact of uncontrollable factors should be excluded from executive remuneration. Existing research, however, shows a departure from this theory.
Dumisani V. Dhliwayo, Mark H.R. Bussin
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Retrospective Analysis of Donor Lymphocyte Infusions in Pediatric Patients With Mixed Chimerism After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT) is an essential therapy for several malignant and nonmalignant diseases, but relapse and graft loss remain the principal threats to its success. Routine monitoring of chimerism and minimal residual disease (MRD) enables early detection of imminent recurrence and guides ...
Carmen Junk, Sebastian Michaelis, Michaela Döring, Thomas Eichholz, Ursula Holzer, Martin Ebinger, Tim Flaadt, Rupert Handgretinger, Peter Lang, Jan Frederic Weller, Markus Mezger   +10 more
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A Design-Oriented Pre-Deployment Evaluation Framework for Citizen Adoption of Crowdsourced Non-Emergency Reporting Apps

Urban Science
Citizen-sourced non-emergency reporting is an increasingly important component of smart-city governance, yet cities often lack systematic methods for evaluating alternative participation designs before deployment.
Jinyue Zhang, Victoria Luo, Xinrui Wen, Angela Liu, Tian Qiu, Yilin Wei   +5 more
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Operation Strategy for Maximizing Revenue of an Energy Storage System With a Photovoltaic Power Plant Considering the Incentive for Forecast Accuracy in South Korea

IEEE Access, 2021
Adequate policies or incentives are needed to support investment in renewable energy industries. However, renewable power plant operators in South Korea may face the risk of finding it difficult to recoup their capital cost in the absence of a peak ...
Woong Ko, Mun-Kyeom Kim
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