Keyword: health services

Found 497 papers in total
Efficient Estimation of an Additive Quantile Regression Model
Efficient Estimation of an Additive Quantile Regression Model
2011,
In this paper, two non-parametric estimators are proposed for estimating the...
Simulation in health‐care: lessons from other sectors
Simulation in health‐care: lessons from other sectors
2012,
This paper compares the results of broad‐range literature reviews over the...
Health products sales forecasting using computational intelligence and adaptive neuro fuzzy inference systems
Health products sales forecasting using computational intelligence and adaptive neuro fuzzy inference systems
2012,
In our days the importance of reducing the inventory level in a healthcare...
A comparison of two approaches to nurse rostering problems
A comparison of two approaches to nurse rostering problems
2012,
Despite decades of research into automated methods for nurse rostering and some...
Building Blocks for a Precautionary Approach to the Use of Nanomaterials: Positions Taken by Trade Unions and Environmental NGOs in the European Nanotechnologies Debate
Building Blocks for a Precautionary Approach to the Use of Nanomaterials: Positions Taken by Trade Unions and Environmental NGOs in the European Nanotechnologies Debate
2011,
As partners in the European capacity-building project NanoCap, trade unions and...
Estimated Rate of Fatal Automobile Accidents Attributable to Acute Solvent Exposure at Low Inhaled Concentrations
Estimated Rate of Fatal Automobile Accidents Attributable to Acute Solvent Exposure at Low Inhaled Concentrations
2011,
Acute solvent exposures may contribute to automobile accidents because they increase...
Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment of Cryptosporidiosis and Giardiasis from Very Small Private Water Supplies
Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment of Cryptosporidiosis and Giardiasis from Very Small Private Water Supplies
2011,
This article reports a quantitative microbial risk assessment of the risk of Giardia...
Is Risk-Based Regulation Feasible? The Case of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)
Is Risk-Based Regulation Feasible? The Case of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)
2011,
The polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are a class of brominated flame retardants...
Quantitative Risk Assessment Modeling for Nonhomogeneous Urban Road Tunnels
Quantitative Risk Assessment Modeling for Nonhomogeneous Urban Road Tunnels
2011,
Urban road tunnels provide an increasingly cost-effective engineering solution,...
The Discrete Weibull Distribution: An Alternative for Correlated Counts with Confirmation for Microbial Counts in Water
The Discrete Weibull Distribution: An Alternative for Correlated Counts with Confirmation for Microbial Counts in Water
2011,
Distributions of pathogen counts in treated water over time are highly skewed,...
Consumer Responses to Integrated Risk-Benefit Information Associated with the Consumption of Food
Consumer Responses to Integrated Risk-Benefit Information Associated with the Consumption of Food
2011,
The risk analysis of the health impact of foods is increasingly focused on integrated...
Assessment and Application of National Environmental Databases and Mapping Tools at the Local Level to Two Community Case Studies
Assessment and Application of National Environmental Databases and Mapping Tools at the Local Level to Two Community Case Studies
2011,
Communities are concerned over pollution levels and seek methods to systematically...
Exposure to Traffic and Risk of Hospitalization Due to Injuries
Exposure to Traffic and Risk of Hospitalization Due to Injuries
2011,
Research on the risk of motor vehicle injuries and their relationship with the amount...
Maximizing Health Benefits and Minimizing Inequality: Incorporating Local-Scale Data in the Design and Evaluation of Air Quality Policies
Maximizing Health Benefits and Minimizing Inequality: Incorporating Local-Scale Data in the Design and Evaluation of Air Quality Policies
2011,
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency undertook a case study in the Detroit...
Economics of Disaster Risk, Social Vulnerability, and Mental Health Resilience
Economics of Disaster Risk, Social Vulnerability, and Mental Health Resilience
2011,
We investigate the relationship between exposure to Hurricanes Katrina and/or Rita and...
Salmonella Enteritidis Surveillance by Egg Immunology: Impact of the Sampling Scheme on the Release of Contaminated Table Eggs
Salmonella Enteritidis Surveillance by Egg Immunology: Impact of the Sampling Scheme on the Release of Contaminated Table Eggs
2011,
Design of surveillance programs to detect infections could benefit from more insight...
Quantitative Links Between Arsenic Exposure and Influenza A (H1N1) Infection-Associated Lung Function Exacerbations Risk
Quantitative Links Between Arsenic Exposure and Influenza A (H1N1) Infection-Associated Lung Function Exacerbations Risk
2011,
The objective of this study was to link arsenic exposure and influenza A (H1N1)...
Use of Multicriteria Decision Analysis to Support Weight of Evidence Evaluation
Use of Multicriteria Decision Analysis to Support Weight of Evidence Evaluation
2011,
Weight of evidence (WOE) methods are key components of ecological and human health...
Critical Review and Uncertainty Analysis of Factors Influencing Influenza Transmission
Critical Review and Uncertainty Analysis of Factors Influencing Influenza Transmission
2011,
Influenza remains a significant threat to public health, yet there is significant...
Valuing Mortality Risk Reductions from Environmental, Transport, and Health Policies: A Global Meta-Analysis of Stated Preference Studies
Valuing Mortality Risk Reductions from Environmental, Transport, and Health Policies: A Global Meta-Analysis of Stated Preference Studies
2011,
We conduct, to our knowledge, the first global meta-analysis (MA) of stated preference...
A Practical Framework for the Construction of a Biotracing Model: Application to Salmonella in the Pork Slaughter Chain
A Practical Framework for the Construction of a Biotracing Model: Application to Salmonella in the Pork Slaughter Chain
2011,
A novel purpose of the use of mathematical models in quantitative microbial risk...
Detection and localization of hidden radioactive sources with spatial statistical method
Detection and localization of hidden radioactive sources with spatial statistical method
2012,
The detection of radioactive materials has become a critical issue for environmental...
Constructing More Powerful Exact Tests of Equivalence from Binary Matched Pairs
Constructing More Powerful Exact Tests of Equivalence from Binary Matched Pairs
2011,
In randomized clinical trials, it is often necessary to demonstrate that a new medical...
Secure business process model specification through a UML 2.0 activity diagram profile
Secure business process model specification through a UML 2.0 activity diagram profile
2011,
In this paper, we present an extension of UML 2.0 activity diagrams which will allow...
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