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Information-theoretic and stochastic methods for managing the quality of service and satisfaction in healthcare systems

open access: yes, 2010
This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.This research investigates and develops a new approach to the management of service quality with the emphasis on patient and staff satisfaction in the ...
Komashie, Alexander
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Drivers of Precision Agriculture Adoption in Italian Viticulture

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the main drivers influencing the adoption of two types of precision farming technologies in the viticultural sector: Decision Support Systems (DSSs) and Variable Rate Technologies (VRTs). We apply a partial proportional odds model and find that socio‐demographic characteristics are not significant determinants of adoption ...
Olimpia Fontana   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Measuring regional progress: regional index of sustainable economic well-being (R-ISEW) for all the English regions

open access: yes, 2008
This report describes the development and application of a Regional Index of Sustainable Economic Well-Being (R-ISEW), and calculates it for all English ...
Abdallah, S   +4 more
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How Video‐Based Information Affects Farmers' Willingness to Pay for Drone Services

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Professional service for digital technology like agricultural drones lowers transaction costs and scope thresholds for smallholders. Meanwhile, perceptual adoption barriers remain underexplored. We conduct a two‐stage choice experiment with a randomized video‐based information treatment among 384 Chinese crop farmers to measure its effect on ...
Hua Zhang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Japan [cartographic material] /

open access: yes, 1964
Ed. 2-AMS. Map of Japan showing international and administrative boundaries, transportation, water features and populated places. Relief shown by hypsometric tints, contours and spot heights.; Standard map series designation: Series 5204.; Includes index
United States. Army Map Service.
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Chinese Trade Competition and Rural Mexican Migration

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT China's accession to the World Trade Organization in 2001 reshaped global trade, reducing U.S. demand for Mexican manufactured goods and weakening Mexico's manufacturing employment. This study estimates how this trade‐induced decline affected migration and employment decisions among rural Mexicans.
Zachariah Rutledge, Joaquin Mayorga
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Photovoltaic Recycling Capacities and Policy Gaps in the European Union

open access: yesAdvanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This study maps photovoltaic recycling capacity in the EU and key global regions, highlighting gaps between growing waste volumes and available infrastructure. It combines survey insights and policy analysis to identify recycling bottlenecks and offers recommendations to boost circularity in the solar sector.
Nieves Espinosa   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mariana Islands 1:250,000 [cartographic material] /

open access: yes, 1955
Ed. 1 - AMS. Relief shown by contours, spot heights, and formlines.; Includes insets, grid zone designation, glossary, reliability and location diagrams.; Standard map series designation: Series W543.; Map series of Mariana Islands showing populated ...
United States. Army Map Service.
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Determining the Protective Effects of Long‐Term Physical Activity, Exercise, Mental Health, and Employment on Sarcopenia—A Result of a Feasibility Study of a Registry

open access: yesAGING MEDICINE, EarlyView.
This study highlights that physical activity, employment, and mental health significantly influence sarcopenia risk in healthy adults. Working part‐time or full‐time and exercising, especially sports like swimming, alongside good psychological health, may be associated with reduced odds of sarcopenia.
Mohammad Reza Shadmand Foumani Moghadam   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

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