scholarly journals Geocaching: A New Instructional Tool for Natural Resources Extension and Outreach

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (Summer 2021) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacob Smith ◽  
David Coyle ◽  
John Thomason ◽  
Todd Matthews ◽  
John Riggins
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Unit Cost ◽  
Forest Health ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Extension Education ◽  
Instructional Tool ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
One Year

Nonnative pests and pathogens severely affect forest health and are often spread in firewood. Our objectives were to create an extension education program using “Don’t Move Firewood”-themed geocaches and travel bugs which were placed near campgrounds across Mississippi, and to assess the efficiency and effectiveness of this outreach method. Interactions with caches and travel bugs were monitored over nearly one year and summarized to provide a measure of outreach success. With a one-time per-unit cost of $45.95 for caches and $6.75 for travel bugs, these tools provide ongoing, cost-effective educational approaches well suited to augment existing or launch new outreach efforts.

The effectiveness of journals in exploration geophysics

Geophysics ◽  
1991 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 844-858 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian R. Spies
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Citation Analysis ◽  
Nearest Neighbor ◽  
Unit Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Geophysical Research ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Not For Profit ◽  
One Year ◽  
Number Of Citations

A detailed citation analysis was conducted for fourteen major journals dealing with exploration geophysics, to judge their cost‐effectiveness and impact. The analysis was for papers published in 1984, so that papers had approximately five years of visibility at the time the citation analysis was conducted. In addition, a study was performed for Geophysics for the years 1980 to 1988, to assess the influence of the length of time a paper was in the literature. The leading journal, in terms of number of citations, was the Journal of Geophysical Research, which received an average of 17.4 citations per paper, followed by the Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society (8.6) and Geophysics (5.4). Several journals average less than 1 citation per paper. For Geophysics, the average paper receives an extra 1.2 citations per year over the nine years studied. The percentage of nil citations decreases from 35 percent after one year, to 8 percent after 9 years. Four percent of papers receive 20 percent of all citations; these are the classic papers of exploration geophysics. Short notes, on average, receive half the number of citations as full papers. Self‐citations, which account for approximately one in five citations, do not appear to significantly affect the importance or relevance of a paper. When examined in terms of cost‐effectiveness, SEG publications rate very well. Geophysics and SEG Expanded Abstracts have the lowest cost per 1000 characters of all the journals studied. In terms of the number of citations per unit cost, Geophysics is more than twice as cost‐effective than its nearest neighbor, the Journal of Geophysical Research. The results also confirm those of earlier studies, that commercial journals are not as cost‐effective as those published by not‐for‐profit professional societies.

Sonographically guided, transcatheter foam sclerotherapy of the great saphenous vein

Phlebologie ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (06) ◽  
pp. 309-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Schulz ◽  
M. Jünger ◽  
M. Hahn
Keyword(s):  
Saphenous Vein ◽  
Great Saphenous Vein ◽  
Clinical Stage ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Duplex Sonography ◽  
Foam Sclerotherapy ◽  
Average Loss ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Cost

Summary Objective: The goal of the study was to assess the effectiveness and patient tolerability of single-session, sonographically guided, transcatheter foam sclerotherapy and to evaluate its economic impact. Patients, methods: We treated 20 patients with a total of 22 varicoses of the great saphenous vein (GSV) in Hach stage III-IV, clinical stage C2-C5 and a mean GSV diameter of 9 mm (range: 7 to 13 mm). We used 10 ml 3% Aethoxysklerol®. Additional varicoses of the auxiliary veins of the GSV were sclerosed immediately afterwards. Results: The occlusion rate in the treated GSVs was 100% one week after therapy as demonstrated with duplex sonography. The cost of the procedure was 207.91 E including follow-up visit, with an average loss of working time of 0.6 days. After one year one patient showed clinical signs of recurrent varicosis in the GSV; duplex sonography showed reflux in the region of the saphenofemoral junction in a total of seven patients (32% of the treated GSVs). Conclusion: Transcatheter foam sclerotherapy of the GSV is a cost-effective, safe method of treating varicoses of GSV and broadens the spectrum of therapeutic options. Relapses can be re-treated inexpensively with sclerotherapy.

Cost Avoidance and Clinical Benefits Derived from a Pharmacy-Managed Anemia Program

2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert A. Quercia ◽  
Ronald Abrahams ◽  
C. Michael White ◽  
John D'Avella ◽  
Mary Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Cost Savings ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Hemodialysis Patients ◽  
Cost Avoidance ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Epoetin Alpha ◽  
Clinical Benefits ◽  
Unit Dose ◽  
One Year ◽  
Alpha Therapy

A pharmacy-managed anemia program included distribution and clinical components, with the goal of making epoetin alpha therapy for hemodialysis patients more cost-effective. The Pharmacy Department prepared epoetin alpha doses for patients in unit-dose syringes, utilizing and documenting vial overfill. Pharmacists dosed epoetin alpha and iron (oral and intravenous) per protocol for new and established patients. Baseline data were obtained in 1994, one year prior to implementation of the program, and were re-evaluated in 1995 and 1998. Cost avoidance from utilization of epoetin alpha vial overfill in 1995 and 1998 was $83,560 and $91,148 respectively. In 1995 and 1998, cost avoidance from pharmacy management of anemia was $191,159 and $203,985 respectively. The total cost avoidance from 1995 through 1998 was estimated at $1,018,638. The number of patients with hematocrits under 31% decreased from 32% in 1994 to 21% and 14% in 1995 and 1998 respectively. We conclude that a pharmacy-managed anemia program for hemodialysis patients results in significant cost savings and better achievement of target hematocrits.

scholarly journals Operationalization of Remote Sensing Solutions for Sustainable Forest Management

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 572
Author(s):  
Gintautas Mozgeris ◽  
Ivan Balenović
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Forest Management ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Sustainable Forest Management ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Development Trends ◽  
Comprehensive Information ◽  
The Status

The pre-requisite for sustainable management of natural resources is the availability of timely, cost-effective, and comprehensive information on the status and development trends of the management object [...]

CLINICAL OUTCOME AND COST COMPARISON OF CARPAL TUNNEL WOUND CLOSURE WITH MONOCRYL® AND ETHILON®: A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

Hand Surgery ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (02) ◽  
pp. 189-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anis Dosani ◽  
Sameer K. Khan ◽  
Sheila Gray ◽  
Steve Joseph ◽  
Ian A. Whittaker
Keyword(s):  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Wound Closure ◽  
Unit Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Cost Comparison ◽  
Absorbable Suture ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Group A ◽  
Group B ◽  
A Prospective Study

This prospective non-randomised two-cohort study compares the use of an absorbable suture (Poliglecrapone [Monocryl]: Group A) and a non-absorbable suture (Polyamide [Ethilon]: Group B) in wound closure after elective carpal tunnel decompression. The primary outcome was scar cosmesis as assessed by the Stonybrook Scar Evaluation Scale (SBSES); the financial cost of wound closure was compared as a secondary outocome. All fifty patients completed follow-up. At six weeks, there was no significant difference in the two groups regarding scar tenderness (p = 0.5), although residual swelling was more evident in the absorbable group (p = 0.2). The mean SBSES score at six weeks was 4.72 in Group A, and 4.8 in Group B (p = 0.3). The unit cost per closed wound of Monocryl was three times than Ethilon (p < 0.05). Ethilon is thus cost-effective without compromising the cosmetic outcome, and we recommend using this as the preferred suture for closure of carpal tunnel wounds.

Magnetic properties of PM in indoor/outdoor domestic environments 

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aruã Da Silva Leite ◽  
Melina Macouin ◽  
Sonia Rousse ◽  
Jean-François Leon ◽  
Loïc Drigo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Iron Oxides ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Tree Bark ◽  
Indoor Environments ◽  
Magnetic Mineralogy ◽  
Magnetic Methods ◽  
Tree Barks ◽  
Domestic Environments ◽  
One Year ◽  
The City

&lt;p&gt;The finer fraction of the particulate matter (PM) is the most harmful health wise, as it has more capacity to reach deeper parts of the respiratory system. Among other constituents, PM also contains iron oxides, allowing for the use of magnetic methods in its investigation as proxies for the whole of PM. Those methods present advantages in comparison to traditional ones, being quick, cost effective and sensible to investigate iron oxides among PM.&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To better understand the risks related to PM exposition in the domestic context, the assessment of magnetic parameters may be used in outdoor and indoor environments, giving us information on the concentration of iron oxides (and consequently, PM) and its dispersion from one environment to the other.&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We developed a citizen sciences experiment in the city of Toulouse, France. Tree barks were used as bio-collectors. Garlands composed of tree bark pieces were distributed to the population in May-2019, and placed in both indoors and outdoors of flats and homes to capture PM. They were retrieved after one year. Measurement of magnetic susceptibility, ARM, SIRM, S -ratio and estimation of superparamagnetic concentration were performed. A total of 86 bio-collectors kits were successfully analyzed. The preliminary results indicate a higher concentration of iron oxides outdoors, with a mean difference between outdoor and indoor measurements of 6.58x10&lt;sup&gt;-9&lt;/sup&gt;m&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;/kg and 1.38x10&lt;sup&gt;-5&lt;/sup&gt;Am&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;/kg in susceptibility and SIRM respectively. The concentration of the SP fraction also follows this trend of higher outdoor values. The magnetic mineralogy is mostly dominated by low coercivity magnetite-like carriers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div&gt; &lt;div&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;

scholarly journals A one-year cost–utility analysis of REBOA versus RTACC for non-compressible torso haemorrhage

Trauma ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxwell S Renna ◽  
Cristiano van Zeller ◽  
Farah Abu-Hijleh ◽  
Cherlyn Tong ◽  
Jasmine Gambini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Quality Adjusted Life Year ◽  
Cost Utility ◽  
Incremental Cost Effectiveness Ratio ◽  
Cost Utility Analysis ◽  
Utility Analysis ◽  
Cost Effectiveness Ratio ◽  
One Year ◽  
Quality Adjusted Life

Introduction Major trauma is a leading cause of death and disability in young adults, especially from massive non-compressible torso haemorrhage. The standard technique to control distal haemorrhage and maximise central perfusion is resuscitative thoracotomy with aortic cross-clamping (RTACC). More recently, the minimally invasive technique of resuscitative endovascular balloon occlusion of the aorta (REBOA) has been developed to similarly limit distal haemorrhage without the morbidity of thoracotomy; cost–utility studies on this intervention, however, are still lacking. The aim of this study was to perform a one-year cost–utility analysis of REBOA as an intervention for patients with major traumatic non-compressible abdominal haemorrhage, compared to RTACC within the U.K.’s National Health Service. Methods A retrospective analysis of the outcomes following REBOA and RTACC was conducted based on the published literature of survival and complication rates after intervention. Utility was obtained from studies that used the EQ-5D index and from self-conducted surveys. Costs were calculated using 2016/2017 National Health Service tariff data and supplemented from further literature. A cost–utility analysis was then conducted. Results A total of 12 studies for REBOA and 20 studies for RTACC were included. The mean injury severity scores for RTACC and REBOA were 34 and 39, and mean probability of death was 9.7 and 54%, respectively. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of REBOA when compared to RTACC was £44,617.44 per quality-adjusted life year. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, by exceeding the National Institute for Health and Clinical Effectiveness’s willingness-to-pay threshold of £30,000/quality-adjusted life year, suggests that this intervention is not cost-effective in comparison to RTACC. However, REBOA yielded a 157% improvement in utility with a comparatively small cost increase of 31.5%. Conclusion Although REBOA has not been found to be cost-effective when compared to RTACC, ultimately, clinical experience and expertise should be the main factor in driving the decision over which intervention to prioritise in the emergency context.

scholarly journals Green Management System

Media Wisata ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Management System ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Green Management ◽  
Modern Business ◽  
To Come ◽  
Effective Development ◽  
Management Functions

Green Management System (GMS) is an effort to protect the environment. With the depletion of natural resources, the protection of the environment is not only limited to a small part of its corporate social responsibility, but it must be a model in business organizations. Model GMS-oriented environment, will systematically affect the company in reducing waste, reducing the use of natural resources, reduce pollution and continuously monitoring the purpose of creating business results that were positive for all stakeholders. Modern business travel will continue to come under pressure from the environment and the realization of the company's sustainability strategy, the managers began to review the possibility of implementation of GMS in the management system of the organization; directs the management of the organization, developing technologies to reduce adverse environmental impact and develop the production of green (green production) more rational and cost-effective. Development and implementation of green policies in environmental management become an important part of the transformation of business management functions in optimizing the use of GMS to improve corporate performance and benefits for environmental sustainability. Direct implications for the development and implementation of environmental protection in the modern business organization in accordance with modern green standards and the principles of environmental sustainability and a company associated with the creation of the organization, program and structure, education and training of human resources will enable the transfer and dissemination of knowledge for environmental protection

scholarly journals ANALISIS PENERIMAAN RETIBUSI PARKIR KOTA MANADO TAHUN 2008-2012

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Ricardo Go ◽  
Jullie Sondakh ◽  
Heince Wokas
Keyword(s):  
Natural Resources ◽  
Policy Evaluation ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Regional Autonomy ◽  
Effectiveness Analysis ◽  
Routine Monitoring ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Computerized System

Parking retribution is one main source for Regional Original Revenue (PAD). The employment of regional autonomy in Indonesia makes parking retribution as one source of regional revenues. This research was done in Transportation Institution Office (DISHUB) Manado City and Parking Technical Executing Units (UPT) that responsible in handling parking retribution management. This research aims to analyze the development of parking retribution revenues, to forecast the realization of parking retribution effectiveness from 2016 until 2020, and to give insight for improving the parking retribution effectiveness in the future. The used analysis method is descriptive analysis method. Based on this research results, it is shown that UPT DISHUB Kota Manado have met the realization target of parking retribution revenues by Regional Government Manado, excellently and effectively. After the effectiveness analysis has been done, it can be concluded that the realization of parking retribution revenues is still increasing, starting from 61.20% at 2008, until reaching 111.46 at 2012. Based on the forecasting of parking retribution revenues amount from 2016 until 20120, it is simplified that the realization of parking retribution is always increasing, between 2012-2016, it has increased up to 385.83% until reach 361.04% at 2020. Based on those forecasting, for improving the effectiveness of this revenues, it is suggested to parking UPT for conducting enhancement, start from fee policy evaluation, HR efficiency and effectiveness to routine monitoring in TKP, and Natural Resources improvement or using computerized system to minimize indiscipline.  

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