Cost evaluation of integrating local HIV and housing data to facilitate service coordination in four demonstration sites

To assess the effectiveness of bus fleet technical maintenance, service cost evaluation should be organized. This cost analysis is essential for effective management at automobile operating company. The article describes the bus transport position in Moscow transport economy. The importance of technical maintenance in a bus transport system is defined. Special attention is given to the cost structure investigation.

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Cost evaluation of an exercise oncology intervention: The exercise in all chemotherapy trial

Cancer Reports ◽

10.1002/cnr2.1490 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Melanie Potiaumpai ◽

Shawna E. Doerksen ◽

Vernon M. Chinchilli ◽

Hongke Wu ◽

Li Wang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cost Evaluation ◽

Exercise Oncology

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Parametric Design Structures in Low Rise Buildings in Relation to the Urban Context in UAE

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13158595 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (15) ◽

pp. 8595

Author(s):

Lindita Bande ◽

Abeer Alshamsi ◽

Anoud Alhefeiti ◽

Sarah Alderei ◽

Sebah Shaban ◽

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Keyword(s):

Heat Stress ◽

Parametric Design ◽

Residential Buildings ◽

Cost Evaluation ◽

Outdoor Thermal Comfort ◽

Climate Index ◽

Cooling Load ◽

Design Structure ◽

Al Ain ◽

The City

The city of Al Ain (Abu Dhabi, UAE) has a mainly low rise residential buildings. Villas as part of a compound or separate units represent the majority of the residential areas in the city. Due to the harsh hot arid climate of Al Ain, the energy demand for the cooling load is quite high. Therefore, it is relevant finding new retrofit strategies that are efficient in reducing the cooling load of the villas. The aim of this study is to analyze one particular strategy (parametric shading structure) in terms of design, construction, cost, energy impact on the selected villa. The main data for this study is taken from the local sources. There are six steps followed in this analysis: case study analysis; climate analysis; parametric structure and PV panels; building energy consumption and outdoor thermal comfort; modelling, simulation, and validation; materials, construction, and cost evaluation. The model of the villa was validated for the full year 2020 based on the electricity bills obtained. After adding the parametric design structure, the reduction after shading is approximately 10%. Meanwhile the UTCI (Universal Thermal Climate Index) dropped from extreme heat stress to strong heat stress (average for the month of March and September). These findings are promising in the retrofit industry due to the advanced calculations used to optimize the parametric design structure.

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Self-Learning Multi-Objective Service Coordination Using Deep Reinforcement Learning

IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management ◽

10.1109/tnsm.2021.3076503 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-1

Author(s):

Stefan Schneider ◽

Ramin Khalili ◽

Adnan Manzoor ◽

Haydar Qarawlus ◽

Rafael Schellenberg ◽

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Keyword(s):

Reinforcement Learning ◽

Service Coordination ◽

Multi Objective ◽

Self Learning

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Cost evaluation of tobacco control interventions in clinical settings: A systematic review

Preventive Medicine ◽

10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106469 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 146 ◽

pp. 106469 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ramzi G. Salloum ◽

Jennifer H. LeLaurin ◽

Jesse Dallery ◽

Kayla Childs ◽

Jinhai Huo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Tobacco Control ◽

Cost Evaluation ◽

Clinical Settings

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Clinical and cost evaluation of intensive support team (IST) models for adults with intellectual disabilities who display challenging behaviour: a comparative cohort study protocol

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-043358 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. e043358

Author(s):

Angela Hassiotis ◽

Athanasia Kouroupa ◽

Rebecca Jones ◽

Nicola Morant ◽

Ken Courtenay ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Cost Effectiveness ◽

Intellectual Disabilities ◽

Online Survey ◽

Service Use ◽

Cost Evaluation ◽

Challenging Behaviour ◽

Health And Social Care ◽

Adults With Intellectual Disabilities

IntroductionApproximately 17% of adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) living in the community display behaviours that challenge. Intensive support teams (ISTs) have been recommended to provide high-quality responsive care aimed at avoiding unnecessary admissions and reducing lengthy inpatient stays in England. We have identified two models of ISTs (model 1: enhanced provision and model 2: independent provision). This study aims to investigate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of the two models of ISTs.Methods and analysisA cohort of 226 adults with ID displaying behaviour that challenges who receive support from ISTs from each model will be recruited and assessed at baseline and 9 months later to compare the clinical and cost-effectiveness between models. The primary outcome is reduction in challenging behaviour measured by the Aberrant Behaviour Checklist-Community (ABC-C). The mean difference in change in ABC score between the two IST models will be estimated from a multilevel linear regression model. Secondary outcomes include mental health status, clinical risk, quality of life, health-related quality of life, level of functioning and service use. We will undertake a cost-effectiveness analysis taking both a health and social care and wider societal perspective. Semistructured interviews will be conducted with multiple stakeholders (ie, service users, paid/family carers, IST managers/staff) to investigate the experience of IST care as well as an online survey of referrers to capture their contact with the teams.Ethics and disseminationThe study was approved by the London–Bromley Research Ethics Committee (REC reference: 18/LO/0890). Informed consent will be obtained from the person with ID, or a family/nominated consultee for those lacking capacity and from his/her caregivers. The findings of the study will be disseminated to academic audiences, professionals, experts by experience and arm’s-length bodies and policymakers via publications, seminars and digital platforms.Trial registration numberClinicalTrials.gov Registry (NCT03586375).

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