Research on Revenue Insurance Premium Ratemaking of Jujube Based on Copula-Stochastic Optimization Model by Li-Mei Qi, Ruo-Yu Yao, Xing-Zhe Zhang, Yu-Jing Zhang, Xiao-Yin Wang, Jian-Ping Tao, Jia-Ming Zhu

“…Finally, taking the premium rate and the insurance amount as two decision variables, the farmer’s risk minimization as the objective function, around the four constraints of functions and role of insurance, the nonspeculative nature of insurance, the sustainability of insurance, and the moral hazard factors and the farmers’ willing to participate in insurance, the Copula-stochastic optimization model was set up to determine the premium rate of jujube revenue insurance in Aksu region.…”
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PERSonalised Incentives for Supporting Tobacco cessation (PERSIST) among healthcare employees: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Alex Burdorf, Jasper V Been, Frank J Van Lenthe, Nienke W Boderie, Johannes LW van Kippersluis, Diarmaid T Ó Ceallaigh, Márta K Radó

“…Incentives are provided on validated abstinence directly after the smoking cessation programme and after 3, 6 and 12 months.Incentives are provided according to four schemes:(1) Standard: total reward size €350, pay-out scheme: €50 (t=0), €50 (t=3 months), €50 (t=6 months) and €200 (t=12 months), (2) descending: total reward size €300, pay-out scheme: €150, €100, €50 and €0, (3) ascending: total reward size: €400, pay-out scheme: €0, €0, €50 and €350 and (4) deposit: total reward size €450, pay-out scheme: €50, €50, €150, €200; participants pay a €100 deposit, returned conditional on abstinence after 6 months.Advice on which incentive scheme suits participants best is based on willingness to provide a deposit, readiness to quit, nicotine dependency and long-term or short-term reward preference. …”
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Modeling Hospitalization Decision and Utilization for the Elderly in China by Xin Xu, Dongxiao Chu

“…This indicated that the high cost of hospitalization had prevented the willingness of the elderly being hospitalized, but the basic medical insurance had increased the times of their repeated hospital readmissions. …”
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Gothic and Quasi-Gothic Aesthetic and the Mise en Abîme in Two Examples of Gay Men’s Life Writing About AIDS by Tomasz BASIUK

“…Guibert’s intellectual willingness to accept this paradoxical outcome reflects his readiness to play a witness to himself and others, in life and in death. …”
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Lifetime quality of life and cost consequences of delays in endovascular treatment for acute ischaemic stroke: a cost-effectiveness analysis from a Singapore healthcare perspective by Mayank Goyal, Weiyi Ni, Deidre Anne De Silva, Yu Li Ng, Kelvin Tan, Wolfgang G Kunz

“…The resulting incremental NMB associated with receipt of EVT at the earlier time point is Singapore $39 827 (US$29 074) per patient at the willingness-to-pay threshold of Singapore $50 000. Each hour delay in EVT resulted in an average loss of 0.54 QALYs and 195.35 healthy days, with an average net monetary loss of Singapore $26 255 (US$19 166).Conclusions From the Singapore healthcare perspective, although EVT is more expensive than alternative treatments in the short term, the lifetime ICER is below the willingness-to-pay threshold. …”
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Hubungan Indeks Masa Tubuh dan Lingkar Perut dengan Low Density Lipoprotein pada Pasien Penyakit Jantung Koroner di Poliklinik Jantung RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Medika Prasetya, Fadil Oenzil, Yerizal Karani

“…Djamil Heart Hospital in May of 2012, and are willing to participate in the study. Abnormal LP 20 people (54.1%) were high LDL levels. …”
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An Investigation into the Variability of Luminous Blue Variable Stars with TESS by Becca Spejcher, Noel D. Richardson, Herbert Pablo, Marina Beltran, Payton Butler, Eddie Avila

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Evaluation of Algebraic Iterative Image Reconstruction Methods for Tetrahedron Beam Computed Tomography Systems by Joshua Kim, Huaiqun Guan, David Gersten, Tiezhi Zhang

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Socialization of Disabled People with Sports Activities and Their Problem Encountered in Participating in Sports Activities by Betül Akyol, Mehmet İlkim

“…In addition, all parents have expressed that their children willingness to participate in sports activities but they stated that the trainers were inadequate in terms of knowledge, competence and equipment. …”
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Structural Model of Factors Affecting the Use of Organic Fertilizers by Rice Farmers during Rice (Oryza sativa) Cultivation in Dezful County by Zahra Eskanadari, Moslem Saavri, Masoud Yazdanpanah

“…ConclusionThis study was conducted with the general aim of determining the factors affecting farmers' willingness to use organic fertilizers in rice cultivation. …”
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Christianity and Islam - the development of modern science nad the genesis of the modern (just) state by D. F. M. Strauss

“…This legacy was eventually challenged by an intellectual movement initiated by John the Scott and William of Ockham that caused the breaking apart of the former ecclesiastically unified culture. …”
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Inflammation and Vascular Remodeling by Ken-ichi Aihara, Masaki Mogi, Rei Shibata, David Bishop-Bailey, Muredach P. Reilly

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Treatment of Brachial Plexus Injuries following Gunshot Injuries: A Systematic Review by Rohun Gupta, Isabel Herzog, Lauren Phung, Jacquelyn Roth, Joseph Weisberger, Margaret Luthringer, Edward S. Lee, Ashley Ignatiuk

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Francisco Salamone by Luis Andrés Del Valle

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Yield of Screening Colonoscopy in Renal Transplant Candidates by Turki AlAmeel, Bahaa Bseiso, Meteb M AlBugami, Sami AlMomen, Lee Stuart Roth

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Acoustic exposure and fire: an analysis of ‘correfocs’ in Barcelona by Karla Berrens

“…This can result in aural diversity and health being negatively impacted by the sound devils willingly expose themselves to. This paper examines the intricacy behind the sense of belonging and why the health impacts do not seem to deter participation in ‘correfocs’, a temporary making of place in the city. …”
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A semantic strength and neural correlates in developmental dyslexia by Sladjana Lukic, Sladjana Lukic, Sladjana Lukic, Fei Jiang, Maria Luisa Mandelli, Maria Luisa Mandelli, Ting Qi, Sarah M. Inkelis, Sarah M. Inkelis, Emily Rosenthal, Emily Rosenthal, Zachary Miller, Zachary Miller, Emma Wellman, Emma Wellman, Silvia A. Bunge, Silvia A. Bunge, Silvia A. Bunge, Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini, Maria Luisa Gorno-Tempini, Christa Watson Pereira, Christa Watson Pereira

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Leprosy: a disease that has never gone away by Qing Zhao, Hong Liu, Furen Zhang, Wei Zhao

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Effect of Elastomeric Nanoparticles on Polystyrene/Organic Nanocomposites by Sungwon Ma, Yonathan Thio

“…Both nanofiber and nanosheet composites showed a nanosized filler effect and their structural changes were between 5 and 10 wt%. Cross-Williamson three-parameter model was used to find zero-shear viscosity and relaxation time. …”
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ENTREPREURIAL SELF-EFFICACY AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF BEING SELF-EMPLOYED – A COMPARISON OF URBAN AND RURAL AREAS IN VIETNAM by Thi Lanh Nguyen, Quang Hung Do

“…Moreover, the findings show that people in rural Vietnam are more willing to be self-employed than their peers in urban areas. …”
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