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Optimal outcome sharing with a consortium of contractors
Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2016 Where a consortium of contractors is involved, there exist no guidelines in the literature on what the outcome sharing arrangement should be. The paper addresses this shortfall. It derives the optimal outcome sharing arrangement for risk-neutral and risk-
S. Mahdi Hosseinian, David G. Carmichael
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Multi-period uncertain portfolio selection model with prospect utility function. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2022 Guo G, Xiao Y, Yao C.
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Pediatric cancer remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in low‐and middle‐income countries. Cancer treatment may impair nutritional status, alter body composition, and exacerbate cancer‐related fatigue (CRF).
Luís Carlos Lopes‐Junior +11 more
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Dynamics of Population Patch Distribution
Моделирование и анализ информационных систем, 2018 The problem of selection by the patch population in the absence of information on the utility of the patch, that is, the volume of its energy resources, is considered. This problem relates to the theory of optimal foraging. U.
Alexander N. Kirillov, Inna V. Danilova
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Natural Killer Cells in Paediatric Soft Tissue Sarcomas: A Systematic Review
Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Paediatric soft tissue sarcomas (pSTS) are a rare and heterogeneous group of malignant tumours arising in tissues of mesenchymal origin. The role of natural killer (NK) cells in pSTS remains poorly understood, with evidence fragmented across small preclinical studies and early‐phase clinical trials.
Raya Dean +7 more
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SOME PROPERTIES OF THE VARIATIONAL PROBLEMS OF OPTIMAL CONTROL OF CONSUMPTION
Статистика и экономика, 2016 ARTICLE RETRACTEDIn this paper we study the General patterns of models based on variational methods in various problems of optimal control of consumption: decisionmaking in the management of the household, as well as models of the economic dynamics of ...
Alla Yu. Meyerson +1 more
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Not all respondents use a multiplicative utility function in choice experiments for health state valuations, which should be reflected in the elicitation format (or statistical analysis). [PDF]
Health Econ, 2022 Jonker MF, Norman R.
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The International Paediatric Oncology Society Global Mapping Programme aims to collect data on global paediatric oncology services by continent, with Africa and Latin America completed. This study reports on the methodology and lessons learned for Oceania, a unique continent with resource disparity across countries, multiple small island ...
Trisha Soosay Raj +16 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Although significant progress has been made in childhood leukemia survival, healthcare providers, and caregivers often face challenges in explaining this disease to patients. Disease‐targeted storybooks have been proposed as a tool to facilitate the understanding of diagnoses and treatment.
Nutvipha Ummartyotin +6 more
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