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Rural households saving status and its determinant factors: Insight from southwest region of Ethiopia

Cogent Economics & Finance, 2023
Especially for developing countries like Ethiopia, saving is more significant to build capital required to generate income, smooth domestic cash requirements, and allow the ease of consumption during scarcity. However, rural saving at the household level
Kindineh Sisay
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Multinomial Logit Models with Implicit Variable Selection [PDF]

, 2010
Multinomial logit models which are most commonly used for the modeling of unordered multi-category responses are typically restricted to the use of few predictors. In the high-dimensional case maximum likelihood estimates frequently do not exist. In this
Tutz, Gerhard, Zahid, Faisal Maqbool
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Hip Morphology–Based Osteoarthritis Risk Prediction Models: Development and External Validation Using Individual Participant Data From the World COACH Consortium

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aims to develop hip morphology‐based radiographic hip osteoarthritis (RHOA) risk prediction models and investigates the added predictive value of hip morphology measurements and the generalizability to different populations. Methods We combined data from nine prospective cohort studies participating in the Worldwide Collaboration ...
Myrthe A. van den Berg, Fleur Boel, Michiel M. A. van Buuren, Noortje S. Riedstra, Jinchi Tang, Harbeer Ahedi, Nigel K. Arden, Sita M. A. Bierma‐Zeinstra, Cindy G. Boer, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Timothy F. Cootes, David T. Felson, Willem Paul Gielis, Joshua Heerey, Graeme Jones, Stefan Kluzek, Nancy E. Lane, Claudia Lindner, Joyce B. J. van Meurs, Andrea Mosler, Amanda E. Nelson, Michael C. Nevitt, Edwin H. Oei, Jos Runhaar, Harrie Weinans, Jesse H. Krijthe, Rintje Agricola   +26 more
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Estimates of Participation and Willingness to Pay by Local Communities in Protecting and Reviving Deserts Areas (Case Study: Noush Abad of Aran and Bidgol County) [PDF]

مدیریت بیابان, 2015
Due to the functioning of the ecosystems to support life on Earth, they play an important role. In recent years, natural resources economists have been engaged in valuation and measuring the role of natural resources in providing human welfare.
Zahra Eslamian, Mehdi Ghorbani, Tayebeh Mesbahzadeh, Hamed Rafiee   +3 more
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Physician Referral Patterns to Physical Therapists for Managing Knee Osteoarthritis: A Retrospective Analysis of Electronic Health Records From an Integrated Health System

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aims to describe the frequency and timing of physician referrals to physical therapists (PTs) and other treatments prescribed over 12 months in patients with recent onset of knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The study also aims to identify determinants of early PT referrals.
Samannaaz S. Khoja, Joel M. Stevans, Gustavo J. Almeida, Clair Smith, Janet K. Freburger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

IMPLEMENTATION OF SELECTED INPUTS BY WOMEN FARMERS IN ETHIOPIA [PDF]

Annals of the Polish Association of Agricultural and Agribusiness Economists
This study examines the use of three agricultural practices in Ethiopian farm households with an emphasis on women’s ownership or co-ownership of land. Access to land and women’s role in landownership is viewed as essential in food insecurity reduction ...
Naresh Kharel, Wojciech J. Florkowski
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Preferences for post‐traumatic osteoarthritis prevention strategies in individuals with anterior cruciate ligament injury

Arthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objectives There is growing interest in evaluating new strategies to delay or prevent post‐traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) in individuals who have sustained anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. This study sought to determine characteristics of potential treatments that are acceptable to patients with ACL injury.
Kevin Kennedy, Lily Waddell, Adam Easterbrook, Jeffrey N. Katz, Cale Jacobs, Morgan Jones, Faith Selzer, Elena Losina, Liana Fraenkel, Nick Bansback   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Behavioral Foundations of Nested Stochastic Choice and Nested Logit [PDF]

Journal of Political Economy, 2019
We provide the first behavioral characterization of nested logit, a foundational and widely applied discrete-choice model, through the introduction of a nonparametric version of nested logit that we call “nested stochastic choice” (NSC).
Matthew Kovach, Gerelt Tserenjigmid
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Impact of Positive Lifestyle Behaviors on Direct Health Care Cost Savings for Low Back Pain

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to investigate the relationship between a previously purpose‐developed lifestyle behavior scale and health care cost savings related to low back pain (LBP). Methods This longitudinal study used data from the Australian Twin Back (AUTBACK) study. LBP and lifestyle behavior measures were collected at baseline. Physical activity
Ye Tian, Katharine E. Roberts, Michelle Hall, Paula R. Beckenkamp, Angelo Sabag, Karoline Moe, Ana Paula Carvalho‐e‐Silva, Emily J. Callander, Paulo H. Ferreira   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Risco de Falência de PME: Evidência no setor da construção em Portugal

Innovar: Revista de Ciencias Administrativas y Sociales, 2019
O presente artigo tem como objetivo encontrar as variáveis financeiras e não financeiras estatisticamente relevantes para a previsão de falência das empresas do setor da construção civil.
Luís Pacheco, Raquel Rosa, Fernando Oliveria Tavares   +2 more
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