Empirical support of the positive impact of an Intranet on communication in the working environment by Awie Leonard

“…The research was conducted in an insurance company in South Africa (“The Insurance Company”). …”
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Perspectives on Germany’s Welfare Reform (“Bürgergeld”) by Christian Merkl

“…In addition, the article further discusses potential reforms to better reconcile employment incentives and social insurance.…”
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Virtual resource allocation method with the consideration of performance interference among virtual machines by Lei YANG, He-xu XING, Yu DAI, Sai XU, Hao WANG, Bin ZHANG

“…A method for allocating the virtual resource with the consideration of the performance interference among vir-tual machines was proposed.The model for evaluating the performance interference among virtual machines was formed and the method for predicting the performance interference was presented based on the workload pattern of the virtual machine.The predicted result of the performance interference among virtual machines was put into the evaluation of the resource allocation plan to be used as the basis for resource allocation.By doing this,the effectiveness of the resource al-location plan could be insured.The experiments show that the proposed virtual resource allocation method can insure the execution performance of the application deployed on the virtual machines.…”
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Cost-Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery versus Medication Therapy for Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in China: A Markov Analysis by Bin Wan, Nan Fang, Wei Guan, Haixia Ding, Ying Wang, Xin Ge, Hui Liang, Xin Li, Yiyang Zhan

“…The corresponding costs in the medication therapy group were derived from the medical insurance database. QALYs were estimated from previous literature. …”
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Evidence-Based Approach through a Critical Look at Strategic Management Theories by Vahid Khashei Varnamkhasti, Elham Sadat Sabour Abvani

“…This research has been done in the insurance industry and while having a pathological view of strategic decisions that are taken at the head of insurance companies, the researcher has tried to find a model of strategic decision-making based on evidence from the discourses of senior managers of insurance companies. …”
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The impact of socioeconomic status on the health of elderly individuals in China by Qu Meixia, Rajendra Baikady, Isahaque Ali, Paramjit Singh Jamir Singh, Azlinda Azman, Muhammed Kabir Uddin

“…Urban elderly populations particularly benefit from higher education and social class, while the effects of medical and pension insurance are mixed, suggesting that insured individuals often have pre-existing health issues. …”
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Completion Rates of Advance Directives in a Trauma Emergency Room: Association with Age by Jan A. Graw, René Burchard

“…Groups did not differ between sex (p=0.115), frequencies of high school graduates (p=0.482), and possession of a private health insurance (p=0.072), disability insurance (p=0.291), or an accident insurance (p=0.790). …”
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Socioeconomic disparities in depression risk: Limitations of the moderate effect of physical activity changes in Korea. by Su Kyoung Lee, Yong Jin Kwon

“…Utilizing National Health Insurance Data (NHID) from over 1.2 million individuals during 2013-2016, we matched medical aid beneficiaries with health insurance beneficiaries, excluding those with prior depression or incomplete PA data. …”
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Spatiotemporal analysis of the impact of green finance on carbon dioxide emissions based on panel data of cities in China by Qiuyi Xu, Li Yao, Kaifang Shi, Wei Zhou, Xuguang Tang

“…Overall, both green credit and green insurance emerge as pivotal factors in mitigating carbon intensity. …”
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Universal health coverage for women of reproductive ages: a survey-based comprehensive assessment of service utilisation and health expenditure in Tanzania by Jim Todd, Ties Boerma, Peter Binyaruka, Mark Urassa, Milly Marston, Sophia Adam Kagoye, Charles Mangya, Coleman Kishamawe

“…Health insurance programmes were hardly but were associated with an increase in service use. …”
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The Interplay Between Economic Diversification, Foreign Direct Investment, and Climate Change in Saudi Arabia by Louail Bilal, Riache Siham, Alanazi Yazeed Mohammed

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Healthcare Futures: Opportunities, Challenges and Risks in a Blockchain-Driven Environment by Robert Goldberg, Peter J. Pitts, Jennifer Hinkel

“…This paper explores how a blockchain-governed healthcare marketplace can facilitate the trading of Health Impact Futures (HIF) contracts that allow stakeholders—such as self-insured health plans, insurers, biotech firms, and speculators—to hedge risks, capture savings, and invest in medical innovations. …”
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Improving Job Performance in the State Sector by Public Service Motivation and Job–Person Fit toward Sustainable Development by Hoa Dinh Nguyen, Phuong Thanh Thi Do, Quyen Thuc Vo Huynh

“…The data were analyzed employing Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), utilizing a sample of 263 participants who work at social insurance agencies, which are the state public organizations that serve employees for social insurance and health insurance. …”
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Eligibility for Home Oxygen Programs and Funding across Canada by Yves Lacasse, Sarah Bernard, François Maltais

“…BACKGROUND: In Canada, although medical insurance is generally universal, significant differences exist in the provision of home oxygen therapy across the country.…”
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Sociodemographic Determinants for Oral Health Risk Profiles by J. Vanobbergen, L. De Visschere, M. Daems, A. Ceuppens, J. Van Emelen

“…Age, gender, and socio-economic status were extracted from social insurance data files. Social indicators were “occupational status,” “being entitled to the increased allowance for health care interventions” and having access to the “Maximum Bill” (MAF), initiatives undertaken to protect deprived families. …”
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Heterogeneity of Treatment Effects of Laser Epilation on Pilonidal Disease Recurrence: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Katherine C. Bergus, MD, MPH, Carley Lutz, BS, Jennifer Cooper, PhD, Lindsey Asti, PhD, MPH, Lindsay Gil, MD, MPH, Cory Criss, MD, Katherine J. Deans, MD, MHSc, Peter C. Minneci, MD, MHSc

“…Recurrence rates among privately insured patients were 4.0% (3/75) with laser treatment and 33.3% (29/87) with standard care versus 36.8% (7/19) with laser treatment and 29.7% (11/37) with standard care in patients with public insurance. …”
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Typhoon Vulnerability Analysis in South Korea Utilizing Damage Record of Typhoon Maemi by Ji-Myong Kim, Kiyoung Son, Sang-Guk Yum, Sungjin Ahn

“…In order to fill this gap, this study collected and analyzed the actual loss record of Typhoon Maemi collected and accumulated by a major insurance company in Korea. In order to create the vulnerability functions and to identify the natural hazard indicators and basic building information indicators, information from the insurance record was used in the analysis. …”
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Race/Ethnicity, Primary Language, and Income Are Not Demographic Drivers of Mortality in Breast Cancer Patients at a Diverse Safety Net Academic Medical Center by Divya A. Parikh, Rani Chudasama, Ankit Agarwal, Alexandar Rand, Muhammad M. Qureshi, Taylor Ngo, Ariel E. Hirsch

“…There was no significant difference in mortality by race/ethnicity, primary language, insurance type, or income in the multivariate adjusted model. …”
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The Impact of Socioeconomic Factors on Access to Health Services in Turkey: A Logit Analysis by Orhan Çoban, Ayşe Çoban, Emel Mirza

“…However, income level becomes insignificant on access to healthcare with the sample of individuals stating poor health, probably as a result of increased health insurance coverage by the General Health Insurance Reform.…”
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Tramadol use and incident dementia in older adults with musculoskeletal pain: a population-based retrospective cohort study by Si Nae Oh, Hye Jun Kim, Jae Yong Shim, Kyuwoong Kim, Seogsong Jeong, Sun Jae Park, Sang Hyun Lee, Joong Won Ha, Sang Min Park

“…This population-based retrospective cohort study using the Korean National Health Insurance Service database included a total of 1,865,827 older adult patients aged 60 years or older with common musculoskeletal pain between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2007. …”
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