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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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The probationary period as a screening device: competitive markets [PDF]

, 2006
Seminal papers about asymmetry of information in a competitive insurance market, and the monetary deductible as a screening device show that any existing equilibrium is of a separating type.
Karlsson, M., Spreeuw, J.
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A Biomimetic Lubricant Captures Hyaluronic Acid In Situ to Regenerate Cartilage: From Bench to Bedside

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
(a) The outstanding lubricative properties of natural articular cartilage arise from a composite coating composed of HA, lubricin, and phospholipids at its surface. Notably, lubricin facilitates the enrichment of synovial HA onto cartilage surfaces, and HA complexes with phospholipids, a key component to maintain extremely low friction under high ...
Yongan Lin, Zijian Yan, Jiayi Chen, Xiaochao Wang, Ruibin Lin, Yunqi Fu, Zhaoying Lv, Bohui Wu, Xuewei Cao, Renjian Xie, Ming Dong, Chenxiao Zheng, Li Ren   +12 more
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Graft choice to decrease the revision rate of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a nationwide retrospective cohort study

Scientific Reports
There are many graft choices for anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction, including autografts and allografts. The choice of graft has been identified as a significant factor affecting the outcome of ACL reconstruction.
Ji Hwan Min, Han-Kook Yoon, Hyun-Cheol Oh, Taemi Youk, Joong-Won Ha, Sang-Hoon Park   +5 more
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Healthcare utilization for inpatient rehabilitation among people with traumatic brain injury before the introduction of the specialized rehabilitation hospital system: a nationwide retrospective cohort study

Frontiers in Neurology
IntroductionIn this study, we aimed to examine the use of inpatient rehabilitation services among individuals who experienced a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in 2017, before the establishment of the specialized rehabilitation hospital system.MethodsWe ...
Suk Won Bae, Jiyoung Shin, Wha Me Park, Wha Me Park, Jeongha Kim   +4 more
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Intestinal Source Control of Lipid Metabolism by Enzyme‐Probiotic Encapsulated, Spatiotemporal Crosslinked, and Small Intestine‐Adhesive Hydrogel Microspheres

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A thiol‐modified alginate hydrogel microsphere‐encapsulated enzyme‐probiotic biohybrid (AKK‐COD) system has been developed to address the spatiotemporal delivery and colonization challenges of small intestine‐targeted probiotic for lipid metabolism regulation. The system exerts sequential functions of intragastric protection, small intestinal adhesion,
Xiaolin Wu, Weiwen Liang, Siqi He, Guangyuan Chen, Hui Zhou, Xinglong Wang, Yifei Li, Dingcai Wu, Bingna Zheng, Ruoxu Dou, Rongkang Huang   +10 more
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Livestock Tango: U.S. and Latin America Dance Together, but Who Will Lead?

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the competitiveness between Latin American and U.S. livestock and meat sectors. We employ a computable general equilibrium modeling framework to evaluate two scenarios: coordinated improvements in Latin American productivity, transport efficiency, and market access (Scenario I), and the minimum productivity gains required ...
Taís C. Menezes, Amanda M. Countryman, Dustin L. Pendell   +2 more
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Partial insurance, information,and consumption dynamics [PDF]

, 2002
This paper uses panel data on household consumption and income to evaluate the degree ofinsurance to income shocks. Our aim is to describe the transmission of income inequality intoconsumption inequality.
Blundell, R, Pistaferri, L, Preston, I
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Markets Mitigate Land‐Use Competition From Energy Crops and Increase Farm Revenues

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Meeting the US Sustainable Aviation Fuel Grand Challenge target of 35 billion gal annually by 2050 will require an estimated 380 million–700 million dry tons of agricultural biomass feedstock. This study evaluates the implications of large‐scale biomass production for land use, crop production, and market outcomes under mature market ...
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Matthew H. Langholtz, Chad M. Hellwinckel   +2 more
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Optimizing primary healthcare experience: assessing client satisfaction in Kaduna State, Northwest Nigeria

BMC Primary Care
Background Client satisfaction is a multidimensional construct focusing on clients’ perceptions and evaluations of the treatment and care received. It is one of the factors affecting the outcomes of healthcare and the use of health services.
Muhammad Bashar Jibril, Mohammed Nasir Sambo, Hadiza Sulaiman, Hassan Shuaibu Musa, Abubakar Musa, Zaharaddeen Babandi Shuaibu, Lawal Aminu, Yusuf Hassan Wada, Aliko Ahmed   +8 more
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