Results 31 to 40 of about 3,144,899 (305)

Loss portfolio transfer treaties within Solvency II capital system: a reinsurer’s point of view [PDF]

Insurance Markets and Companies, 2020
Loss portfolio transfer (LPT) is a reinsurance treaty in which an insurer cedes the policies that have already incurred losses to a reinsurer. This operation can be carried out by an insurance company in order to reduce reserving risk and consequently ...
Nicolino Ettore D’Ortona, Gabriella Marcarelli, Giuseppe Melisi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality improvement of childbirth care (Adequate Birth Project) and the assessment of women’s birth experience in Brazil: a structural equation modelling of a cross-sectional research

Reproductive Health, 2022
Background Brazil’s maternity care is highly medicalized, and obstetric interventions in labour and birth are high, mainly in private health system. The Adequate Birth Project (PPA—Projeto Parto Adequado) is quality improvement project designed to reduce
Mariza Miranda Theme Filha, Tatiana Henriques Leite, Marcia Leonardi Baldisserotto, Ana Paula Esteves-Pereira, Maria do Carmo Leal   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on University Students’ Learning

Information, 2021
The risk of COVID-19 in higher education has affected all its degrees and forms of training. To assess the impact of the pandemic on the learning of university students, a new reference framework for educational data processing was proposed.
Galina Ilieva, Tania Yankova, Stanislava Klisarova-Belcheva, Svetlana Ivanova   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Qualitative research methods in psychology [PDF]

, 2012
In the scientific community, and particularly in psychology and health, there has been an active and ongoing debate on the relative merits of adopting either quantitative or qualitative methods, especially when researching into human behaviour (Bowling ...
Deborah Biggerstaff, Biggerstaff, Deborah   +1 more
core   +1 more source

Evaluating Variable Selection Methods in a Classification Framework: A Simulation Study

Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health
INTRODUCTION Variable selection is a common step in clinical research, where large datasets often include many, potentially highly correlated, variables. The main objective is to identify the most relevant predictors for an outcome, thereby enhancing
Samuele Minari, Dario Pescini, Antonella Zambon, Davide Soranna   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Co-production in health policy and management: a comprehensive bibliometric review

BMC Health Services Research, 2020
Background Due to an increasingly elderly population, a higher incidence of chronic diseases and higher expectations regarding public service provision, healthcare services are under increasing strain to cut costs while maintaining quality.
Floriana Fusco, Marta Marsilio, Chiara Guglielmetti   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hospitalization Through Families’ Eyes: Comparing Inpatient Care Quality for Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cystic Fibrosis in Canada

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic, inherited hemoglobinopathy that requires frequent hospitalization for disease‐related complications. Canadian data on inpatient care is limited. This study compared caregiver‐reported hospital experiences of children with SCD to those with cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic, autosomal recessive ...
Hailey M. Zwicker, Kyle Kemp, Perri Tutelman, Sharon H. J. Hou, Paul Fairie, Maria Santana, Gregory M. T. Guilcher, Taryn Fay‐McClymont, Glenda Bendiak, Wendy Pelletier, Nicola Wright, Fiona Schulte   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Principles of Sociological Inquiry : Qualitative and Quantitative Methods [PDF]

, 2018
1. Introduction2. Linking Methods With Theory3. Research Ethics4. Beginning a Research Project5. Research Design6. Defining and Measuring Concepts7. Sampling8. Survey Research: A Quantitative Technique9.
Blackstone, Amy
core  

Modelling of Insured Losses of Natural Catastrophes Using Block Maxima Model [PDF]

ITM Web of Conferences, 2019
Catastrophic events have a huge impact on society as a whole. Insurance, or reinsurance is one way of reducing the economic consequences of catastrophic events.
Jindrová Pavla, Pacáková Viera, Laštovičková Ivana   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deep Sequencing of FLT3‐ITD Enables Response Evaluation and Post‐Treatment Monitoring in Childhood AML: An Exploratory Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background An internal tandem duplication in the gene encoding Fms‐like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3‐ITD) is associated with high relapse risk and poor prognosis in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and plays a crucial role in treatment decisions. Measurable residual disease (MRD) analysis of FLT3‐ITD during and after treatment has shown prognostic ...
Sofie Johansson Alm, Bea Tornberg, Erik Delsing Malmberg, Henrik Hasle, Kristian Løvvik Juul‐Dam, Lars Palmqvist, Borhan R. Saeed, Giti Shah Barkhordar, Anastasia Soboli, Anna Staffas, Jonas Abrahamsson, Linda Fogelstrand   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source