Rethinking ventilation: A benefit-cost analysis of carbon-offset increased outdoor air provision
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DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106551
Abstract: Abstract The indoor built environment critically impacts occupant health, and improvements to indoor air quality have been demonstrated to significantly reduce illness while improving cognitive function. While the link between increased outdoor air ventilation and… read more here.
Keywords: benefit cost; energy; ventilation; air ... See more keywords
Benefit-Cost Analysis of Public Safety: Facing the Methodological Challenges
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DOI: 10.1017/bca.2017.28
Abstract: Although more than 100 billion dollars is spent each year on policing, we know very little about what works, and still less about whether the benefits of various policing policies and practices outweigh the costs.… read more here.
Keywords: cost analysis; methodological challenges; cost; benefit cost ... See more keywords
How Systems Analysis, Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, or Benefit-Cost Analysis First Became Influential in Federal Government Program Decision-Making
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DOI: 10.1017/bca.2019.23
Abstract: Abstract In 1948, the RAND Corporation, formed to connect military planning with research and development decisions, became an independent nonprofit organization. Before then, cost-effectiveness analysis, benefit-cost analysis, and systems analysis had no established home in… read more here.
Keywords: cost analysis; analysis; systems analysis; benefit cost ... See more keywords
Mutation enhances cooperation in direct reciprocity.
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2221080120
Abstract: Direct reciprocity is a powerful mechanism for the evolution of cooperation based on repeated interactions between the same individuals. But high levels of cooperation evolve only if the benefit-to-cost ratio exceeds a certain threshold that… read more here.
Keywords: mutation enhances; benefit cost; direct reciprocity; cooperation ... See more keywords
Benefit-cost assessment of truck climbing lanes: a case study of I-80 in Wyoming
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DOI: 10.1080/19427867.2020.1815144
Abstract: ABSTRACT In combination with challenging geometrical characteristics and environmental conditions, heavy truck traffic along interstate 80 (I-80) in Wyoming often creates operational and safety issues. One of the potentially effective countermeasures that can improve traffic… read more here.
Keywords: operational safety; benefit cost; truck; climbing lanes ... See more keywords
Benefit–cost analysis of electronic claims processing under Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme
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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054757
Abstract: Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefit–cost of E-claims. A benefit–cost analysis was used to evaluate the efficiency of E-claims from the perspective of the providers and the purchaser. Design A… read more here.
Keywords: providers purchaser; cost; cost analysis; benefit cost ... See more keywords
Interventions to mitigate indoor air pollution: A cost-benefit analysis
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0257543
Abstract: Globally, around three billion people depend upon solid fuels such as firewood, dry animal dung, crop residues, or coal, and use traditional stoves for cooking and heating purposes. This solid fuel combustion causes indoor air… read more here.
Keywords: benefit; benefit cost; air pollution; indoor air ... See more keywords
Impact and benefit-cost ratio of a program for the management of latent tuberculosis infection among refugees in a region of Canada
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267781
Abstract: Introduction The identification and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) among immigrants from high-incidence regions who move to low-incidence countries is generally considered an ineffective strategy because only ≈14% of them comply with the multiple… read more here.
Keywords: cost ratio; benefit cost; tuberculosis; incidence ... See more keywords
A Benefit-Cost Analysis of Tulsa Pre-K, Based on Effects on High School Graduation and College Attendance
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DOI: 10.17848/pol2022-029
Abstract: This paper presents new benefit–cost estimates for the Tulsa universal pre-K program. These calculations are based on estimated effects, from two recent papers, of Tulsa pre-K on high-school graduation rates and college attendance rates of… read more here.
Keywords: benefit; tulsa pre; school; benefit cost ... See more keywords
Benefit–Cost Analysis of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccination at the Farm-Level in South Vietnam
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DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2018.00026
Abstract: This study aimed to analyze the financial impact of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreaks in cattle at the farm-level and the benefit–cost ratio (BCR) of biannual vaccination strategy to prevent and eradicate FMD for cattle in… read more here.
Keywords: benefit cost; dairy farms; scale dairy; vaccination ... See more keywords
Controlling Tsetse Flies and Ticks Using Insecticide Treatment of Cattle in Tororo District Uganda: Cost Benefit Analysis
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DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2021.616865
Abstract: Background: The endemic vector-borne diseases transmitted by tsetse and ticks impose heavy burdens on the livestock keepers in Africa. Applying deltamethrin to the belly, legs, and ears of cattle offers a possibility of mitigating these… read more here.
Keywords: benefit; benefit cost; analysis; controlling tsetse ... See more keywords