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Waiting List Policy Reform Is Required to Enable Randomised Controlled Trials of Elective Surgery
ANZ Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.
Jonathan G. Quicke +6 more
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Decision Sciences, EarlyView.Abstract Using detailed timestamp data for patient visits and laboratory test orders from the emergency department (ED) of a large, urban, teaching hospital in the United States, we examine the operational effectiveness of the full capacity protocol (FCP), a set of temporary hospital‐wide guidelines that seek to alleviate crowding at the ED.
Lu Wang, Mazhar Arikan, Suman Mallik
wiley +1 more source
A tight bound on the throughput of queueing networks with blocking [PDF]
In this paper, we present a bounding methodology that allows to compute a tight lower bound on the cycle time of fork--join queueing networks with blocking and with general service time distributions. The methodology relies on two ideas.
SEMAL, Pierre +2 more
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Banks and the economy: Evidence from the Irish bank strike of 1966
The Economic History Review, EarlyView.Abstract This paper studies the macroeconomic impact of the Irish bank strike of 1966, which led to the closure of the major commercial banks for 3 months. We collect a variety of new evidence, such as high‐frequency macro data, economic forecasts, micro data and narrative sources.
Emma Horgan, Seán Kenny, Jason Lennard
wiley +1 more source
In Defence of Oblique Intention
European Journal of Philosophy, EarlyView.Abstract Recent work on lying has revived an old action‐theoretic category: oblique, or indirect, intention. I argue that some liars intend deception obliquely. Sneddon objects that this category is drastic and unjustified: it counts all foreseen side‐effects as intended. My response is that oblique intention is not mere foresight.
Vladimir Krstić
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Gender, Work &Organization, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how recurrent coastal flooding reshapes gendered vulnerabilities and capabilities in two communities in Pekalongan City, Indonesia. Drawing on in‐depth interviews, focus‐group discussions, and observations, the analysis applies an integrated framework of vulnerabilities and capabilities to investigate changes in livelihoods,
Isnan Fauzi +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Demand-capacity estimation using queueing theory: application to hospital resource planning in the 2023 Türkiye earthquake. [PDF]
Hum Resour HealthKara B, Şahin AU.
europepmc +1 more source
Labor Associations: The Blue Wall of Silence
International Economic Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We present a model showing that when the demand for labor services is inelastic and individual behavior is imperfectly monitored, a firm's employees may prefer to protect its shirkers and conceal information about peers' performance from the firm.
David K. Levine +2 more
wiley +1 more source
Japanese Journal of Sociology, Volume 34, Issue 1, Page 186-205, March 2025.Abstract The aim of this paper is to analyze the sociodemographic compositions and labor market entry of low‐educated youth in Japan. The paper specifically focuses on whether vocational education provides a safety net for labor market insecurities during an era of educational expansion.
Katsunori Ogawa
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Applying queueing theory to evaluate wait-time-savings of triage algorithms. [PDF]
Queueing SystThompson YLE +9 more
europepmc +1 more source