Economic benefits of road widening: Discrepancy between outturn and forecast

The Missouri Automated Radiology System recently passed its tenth year of clinical operation at the University of Missouri. This article presents the views of a radiologist who has been instrumental in the conceptual development and administrative support of MARS for most of this period, an economist who evaluated MARS from 1972 to 1974 as part of her doctoral dissertation, and a computer scientist who has worked for two years in the development of a Standard MUMPS version of MARS. The first section provides a historical perspective. The second deals with economic considerations of the present MARS system, and suggests those improvements which offer the greatest economic benefits. The final section discusses the new approaches employed in the latest version of MARS, as well as areas for further application in the overall radiology and hospital environment. A complete bibliography on MARS is provided for further reading.

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Screening for the FV: Q506 Mutation – Evaluation of Thirteen Plasma-based Methods for their Diagnostic Efficacy in Comparison with DNA Analysis

Thrombosis and Haemostasis ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1655984 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 77 (03) ◽

pp. 436-439 ◽

Cited By ~ 39

Author(s):

Armando Tripodi ◽

Barbara Negri ◽

Rogier M Bertina ◽

Pier Mannuccio Mannucci

Keyword(s):

Venous Thrombosis ◽

Large Scale ◽

Dna Analysis ◽

Genetic Defect ◽

Laboratory Diagnosis ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Factor V ◽

Factor X ◽

Diagnostic Efficacy ◽

Dna Test

SummaryThe factor V (FV) mutation Q506 that causes resistance to activated protein C (APC) is the genetic defect associated most frequently with venous thrombosis. The laboratory diagnosis can be made by DNA analysis or by clotting tests that measure the degree of prolongation of plasma clotting time upon addition of APC. Home-made and commercial methods are available but no comparative evaluation of their diagnostic efficacy has so far been reported. Eighty frozen coded plasma samples from carriers and non-carriers of the FV: Q506 mutation, diagnosed by DNA analysis, were sent to 8 experienced laboratories that were asked to analyze these samples in blind with their own APC resistance tests. The APTT methods were highly variable in their capacity to discriminate between carriers and non-carriers but this capacity increased dramatically when samples were diluted with FV-deficient plasma before analysis, bringing the sensitivity and specificity of these tests to 100%. The best discrimination was obtained with methods in which fibrin formation is triggered by the addition of activated factor X or Russell viper venom. In conclusion, this study provides evidence that some coagulation tests are able to distinguish carriers of the FV: Q506 mutation from non-carriers as well as the DNA test. They are inexpensive and easy to perform. Their use in large-scale clinical trials should be of help to determine the medical and economic benefits of screening healthy individuals for the mutation before they are exposed to such risk factors for venous thrombosis as surgery, pregnancy and oral contraceptives.

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Economic benefit of shale gas exploitation based on back propagation neural network

Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems ◽

10.3233/jifs-189279 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 39 (6) ◽

pp. 8823-8830

Author(s):

Jiafeng Li ◽

Hui Hu ◽

Xiang Li ◽

Qian Jin ◽

Tianhao Huang

Keyword(s):

Neural Network ◽

Shale Gas ◽

Bp Neural Network ◽

Large Scale ◽

Linear Prediction ◽

Back Propagation ◽

Back Propagation Neural Network ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Gas Well ◽

Well Production

Under the influence of COVID-19, the economic benefits of shale gas development are greatly affected. With the large-scale development and utilization of shale gas in China, it is increasingly important to assess the economic impact of shale gas development. Therefore, this paper proposes a method for predicting the production of shale gas reservoirs, and uses back propagation (BP) neural network to nonlinearly fit reservoir reconstruction data to obtain shale gas well production forecasting models. Experiments show that compared with the traditional BP neural network, the proposed method can effectively improve the accuracy and stability of the prediction. There is a nonlinear correlation between reservoir reconstruction data and gas well production, which does not apply to traditional linear prediction methods

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Socio-economic effects of labor migration from small towns of Russia

Voprosy Ekonomiki ◽

10.32609/0042-8736-2016-4-103-123 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 103-123 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

N. Mkrtchyan ◽

Y. Florinskaya

Keyword(s):

Migrant Workers ◽

Labor Migration ◽

Small Towns ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Economic Effects ◽

Spatial Mobility ◽

Positive Effects ◽

High Labor ◽

Standardized Interview

The article examines labor migration from small Russian towns: prevalence of the phenomenon, the direction and duration of trips, spheres of employment and earnings of migrants, social and economic benefits of migration for households. The representative surveys of households and migrant-workers by a standardized interview were conducted in four selected towns. Authors draw a conclusion about high labor spatial mobility of the population of small towns and existence of positive effects for migrant’s households and the economy of towns themselves.

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Analisis Kinerja dan Pengaruh Pelebaran Jalan serta Pembuatan Median Jalan (Studi Kasus Jalan Temanggung Tilung Kota Palangkaraya)

Media Ilmiah Teknik Sipil ◽

10.33084/mits.v7i1.685 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 51-60

Author(s):

Fitri Wulandari ◽

Nirwana Puspasari ◽

Noviyanthy Handayani

Keyword(s):

Data Retrieval ◽

Service Level ◽

Traffic Volume ◽

Primary Data ◽

Volume Data ◽

Saturation Degree ◽

The Road ◽

Before And After ◽

Road Widening ◽

The Way

Jalan Temanggung Tilung is a 2/2 UD type road (two undirected two-way lanes) with a road width of 5.5 meters, which is a connecting road between two major roads, namely the RTA road. Milono and the path of G. Obos. Over time, the volume of traffic through these roads increases every year, plus roadside activities that also increase cause congestion at several points of the way. To overcome this problem, the local government carried out road widening to increase the capacity and level of road services. The study was conducted to determine the amount of traffic volume, performance, service level of the Temanggung Tilung road section at peak traffic hours before and after road widening. Data retrieval is done by the direct survey to the field to obtain primary data in the form of geometric road data, two-way traffic volume data, and side obstacle data. Performance analysis refers to the 1997 Indonesian Road Capacity Manual (MKJI) for urban roads. From the results of data processing, before increasing the road (Type 2/2 UD), the traffic volume that passes through the path is 842 pcs/hour and after road widening (Type 4/2 UD) the traffic volume for two directions is 973 pcs/hour, with route A equaling 528 pcs/hour and direction B equaling 445 pcs/hour. Based on the analysis of road performance before road enhancement, the capacity = 2551 pcs/hour, saturation degree = 0.331, and the service level of the two-way road are level B. Based on the analysis of the performance of the way after increasing the way, the direction capacity A = 2686 pcs/hour and direction B = 2674 pcs /hour, saturation degree for direction A = 0.196 and direction B = 0.166, service level for road direction A and direction B increase to level A

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Fertiliser evenness - losses and costs: A study on the economic benefits of uniform applications of fertiliser

Proceedings of the New Zealand Grassland Association ◽

10.33584/jnzg.1999.61.2337 ◽

1999 ◽

pp. 215-220 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

R. Horrell ◽

A.K. Metherell ◽

S. Ford ◽

C. Doscher

Keyword(s):

Crop Yields ◽

Cumulative Effect ◽

Economic Loss ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Significant Loss ◽

Economic Losses ◽

Financial Return ◽

Spread Pattern ◽

Fertiliser Application ◽

Seed Crops

Over two million tonnes of fertiliser are applied to New Zealand pastures and crops annually and there is an increasing desire by farmers to ensure that the best possible economic return is gained from this investment. Spreading distribution measurements undertaken by Lincoln Ventures Ltd (LVL) have identified large variations in the evenness of fertiliser application by spreading machines which could lead to a failure to achieve optimum potential in some crop yields and to significant associated economic losses. To quantify these losses, a study was undertaken to calculate the effect of uneven fertiliser application on crop yield. From LVL's spreader database, spread patterns from many machines were categorised by spread pattern type and by coefficient of variation (CV). These patterns were then used to calculate yield losses when they were combined with the response data from five representative cropping and pastoral situations. Nitrogen fertiliser on ryegrass seed crops shows significant production losses at a spread pattern CV between 30% and 40%. For P and S on pasture, the cumulative effect of uneven spreading accrues, until there is significant economic loss occurring by year 3 for both the Waikato dairy and Southland sheep and beef systems at CV values between 30% and 40%. For nitrogen on pasture, significant loss in a dairy system occurs at a CV of approximately 40% whereas for a sheep and beef system it is at a CV of 50%, where the financial return from nitrogen application has been calculated at the average gross revenue of the farming system. The conclusion of this study is that the current Spreadmark standards are a satisfactory basis for defining the evenness requirements of fertiliser applications in most circumstances. On the basis of Spreadmark testing to date, more than 50% of the national commercial spreading fleet fails to meet the standard for nitrogenous fertilisers and 40% fails to meet the standard for phosphatic fertilisers.Keywords: aerial spreading, crop response, economic loss, fertiliser, ground spreading, striping, uneven application, uneven spreading, yield loss

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Performance and economic benefits of meat-type chicken fed diets containing white and yellow cassava supplemented with different additives

Food Chain ◽

10.3362/2046-1887.00007 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 71-86

Author(s):

K.O. Ande ◽

A.O. Oso ◽

O.O. Oluwatosin ◽

L.O. Sanni ◽

K.O. Bello ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Economic Benefits ◽

Meat Type

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The Impact of a Potential Public/Private Initiative on a Defined Region of the South Suburban Chicago Metropolitan Area

International Journal of Business and Applied Social Science ◽

10.33642/ijbass.v5n2p2 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 14-32

Keyword(s):

Supply Chain ◽

Economic Impact ◽

Impact Analysis ◽

Census Data ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Local Economy ◽

Market Area ◽

State And Local ◽

The University ◽

The Impact

The university is considered one of the engines of growth in a local economy or its market area, since its direct contributions consist of 1) employment of faculty and staff, 2) services to students, and supply chain links vendors, all of which define the University’s Market area. Indirect contributions consist of those agents associated with the university in terms of community and civic events. Each of these activities represent economic benefits to their host communities and can be classified as the economic impact a university has on its local economy and whose spatial market area includes each of the above agents. In addition are the critical links to the University, which can be considered part of its Demand and Supply chain. This paper contributes to the field of Public/Private Impact Analysis, which is used to substantiate the social and economic benefits of cooperating for economic resources. We use Census data on Output of Goods and Services, Labor Income on Salaries, Wages and Benefits, Indirect State and Local Taxes, Property Tax Revenue, Population, and Inter-Industry to measure economic impact (Implan, 2016).

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