... cost-cutting in the health sector remained.10Finally, expenditure on interest payments increased by 5.2 percent in 1998, which was solely due to the increase in public debt, since the average interest ... inter-temporal budget constraint ofthe publicsector. If it is not, the adjustment of fiscal parameters inthe budget constraint becomesnecessary, either now or inthe future. Inthe case that adjustment ... enough.9Similarly, spending pressuresare present inthe health care system. They were addressed by cost-reducing measures in the 1996 and 1997 budgets, including measures to increase the revenues ofthe health...
... environmental costs of obesity: theimpact on airlines. Am J Prevent Med. 2004; 27(3):264. 38. Jacobson SH, King DM. Measuring the potential for automobile fuel savings inthe US: theimpactof obesity. ... factors as the date of measurement, representativeness of the sample, and scope of measurement. Differences in findings may be due to a confluence of factors inthe design of the studies, rather than ... receipt of disability income. For men inthe NLSY, being obese raises the probability of receiving disability income by 6.92 percentage points, which is equivalent to losing 15.9 years of education....
... Operating and maintaining these housing units produces an annual economic impactinthe City of Austin of $38.5 million in today’s dollars. When the remaining funds are expended inthe coming ... the prospective impactof another round of bonds to be issued in 2012. Summary of Findings The construction of housing made possible by the 2006 bond funds has produced an economic impactin ... Austinites earning more than $130 million in income. The total impact on the Austin economy just from building and rehabilitating housing from these bonds is nearly $350 million. As the remaining...
... country income category). The total burden is lowest inthe low-income countries, in part because the value of lost earnings in this group is low and in part because the total population of this ... incurred as a result of its use. The designations employed and the presentation ofthe material in this overview do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part ofthe World Health ... considered in terms of overall health spending, these costs constitute only a tiny portion of total health spending – 4% in low-income countries, 2% in lower middle-income countries and less than 1% in...
... individuals out of 23 were females. Only one ofthe deceased individuals inthe group with widespread pain had a known malignancy at the time ofthe initial survey. However the causes of the ... widespread pain at the outset. During the 12-year period ofthe study, 23 out of 214 individuals died (or 10.7%): 5 from the 73 individuals without chronic pain at the start ofthe study (or ... Cousins, 2004). Some ofthe changes in nerve functions thought to explain the abnormal sensations and sensitisation found in neuropathic pain include reduced descending inhibition inthe CNS (the...
... benefit the orphans. In cases where caregivers move in with orphans, bringing in their families, they end up taking the supplies of orphans to feed and clothe their own children. Some of the caregivers ... for interviews, such as introducing themselves, explaining the purpose ofthe study, and seeking consent, were used. Verbal or signed consent was invited after reading the consent form to the ... as there are cases of families where parents died leaving children behind without any form of housing. In some cases, the presence of care-takers brings inthe possibility of sexual abuse. The...
... on the reduction inthe fixed cost associated with the introduction of cloud computing. The increase inthe marginal cost of production is endogenousand depends on the technological choices of ... Evaluating the Economic Impactof Cloud Computing: Results forEU Countries In this section we report the results of our experiment on the introduction and dif-fusion of cloud computing inthe ... analyze the economic impact ofthe gradual introduction of cloud computing and we emphasize its role in foster-ing business creation and competition thanks to the reduction ofthe fixed costs of...
... but they do increase productivity and hence average income This inding is consistent with the broad existing literature on theimpactof immigration inthe United States A new analysis ofthe ... rates but they do increase productivity and hence average income This inding is consistent with the broad existing literature on theimpactof immigration inthe United States Inthe short ... of each of those terms to the net immigration rate ie to thein low of working immigrants as percentage of initial employment inthe short and long run The estimated effects indicate the...
... presentation ofthe data and their sources, as well as variables applied to the model, including the approach to estimation; 4. A presentation ofthe results ofthe analysis; 5. The discussion ofthe ... changes inthe majority ofthe assumptions, including the costs of treatment, suggesting that the impact on chronic diseases on the countries’ economy is not equivalent to what they cost the countries ... growth by the addition ofthe human capital component in addition to the labour input (9). Education capital was initially commonly added to explain the human capital impactof disease inthe growth...
... Methodology of energy accounting Definition ofthe goal and scope for energy accounting in conventional agriculture in Austria In line with the goal definition and principles of LCA (ISO, ... compliance ofthe Austrian population with the recommendations ofthe DGE. Today, meat consumption in Austria exceeds the levels recommended in healthy eating guidelines. According to the DGE ... areas, and the amount of fallow land cannot increase beyond the level observed inthe baseline period [47]. In the import/export scenario, net imports change in proportion to the change in food...
... drafted the manuscript. MH and TCassisted inthe design ofthe study and inthe drafting of the manuscript. SL assisted inthe conducting of inter-views, analysis ofthe data and the drafting ofthe ... pointwhereby no new information was gathered regarding the treatment impactof inhaled and pump delivered insulin.This data was then combined with the information gainedfrom the TRIAD measure interviews ... medication, insu-lin by syringe, insulin by pen, insulin by pump or GLP-1pen). It was not possible to include patients using inhaledinsulin as it was no longer commercially available at the time of the...
... disability in Thailand.Methods The study was conducted in urban, rural and remote areas of Khon Kaen Province inthe Northeast Region (Isaan), the setting ofthe Thai arm ofthe RESILIENCE study. The Isaan ... work inthe fields or participate in wage labor because of their impairment, subsequentlyimpacting on their endorsement ofthe item. The construct validity ofthe PIPP was assessed using the Thai ... was then translated into Thai, drawing on ethno-graphic data collected during early phases ofthe study,with the intent and precise meanings of terms discussedand pre-tested during training....