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A data-driven hierarchical MILP approach for scheduling clinical pathways: a real-world case study from a German university hospital
Schwarz, Karsten; Römer, Michael; Mellouli, Taïeb - In: Business Research 12 (2019) 2, pp. 597-636
mixed-integer linear programming (MILP)-based approach for the day-level scheduling of clinical pathways (CP). CP form …
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Vertical Patient Streaming in Emergency Departments
Feizi, Arshya; Orfanoudaki, Agni; Saghafian, Soroush; … - 2023
Addressing hospital emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a critical challenge for many healthcare systems worldwide. Many hospitals (including our partner hospital) have been experimenting with innovative patient flow designs to address this challenge. A promising new design is to separate...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014347850
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A data-driven hierarchical MILP approach for scheduling clinical pathways : a real-world case study from a German university hospital
Schwarz, Karsten; Römer, Michael; Mellouli, Taïb - In: Business research 12 (2019) 2, pp. 597-636
mixed-integer linear programming (MILP)-based approach for the day-level scheduling of clinical pathways (CP). CP form …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012256361
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Understanding the relationship between parental income and multiple child outcomes: A decomposition analysis
Gregg, Paul; Propper, Carol; Washbrook, Elizabeth - Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE - 2007
In this paper we explore the association between family income and children's cognitive ability (IQ and school performance), socio-emotional outcomes (self esteem, locus of control and behavioural problems) and physical health (risk of obesity). We develop a decomposition technique that allows...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009201146
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Understanding the relationship between parental income and multiple child outcomes: a decomposition analysis
Gregg, Paul; Propper, Carol; Washbrook, Elizabeth - London School of Economics (LSE) - 2007
In this paper we explore the association between family income and children’s cognitive ability (IQ and school performance), socio-emotional outcomes (self esteem, locus of control and behavioural problems) and physical health (risk of obesity). We develop a decomposition technique that allows...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746569
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Pathways to Quality and Full Implementation in Early Head Start Programs
Kisker, Ellen Eliason; Paulsell, Diane; Love, John M.; … - Mathematica Policy Research - 2002
Tells the story of program development in the early years, examining the nature and extent of implementation in key program areas and the quality of child development services for the 17 programs participating in the national evaluation. Reviews evolving program approaches, family engagement,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011102171
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Towards an Integrated Framework for SDGs: Ultimate and Enabling Goals for the Case of Energy
Nilsson, Måns; Lucas, Paul; Yoshida, Tetsuro - In: Sustainability 5 (2013) 10, pp. 4124-4151
Discussions on how to define, design, and implement sustainable development goals (SDG) have taken center stage in the United Nations since the Rio+20 summit. Energy is one of the issues that enjoyed consensus, before and after Rio, as an important area for SDGs to address. Many proposals have...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011029992
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Integrating Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Goal Structure, Target Areas and Means of Implementation
Lucas, Paul L.; Kok, Marcel T.J.; Nilsson, Måns; … - In: Sustainability 6 (2013) 1, pp. 193-216
The United Nations’ discussions on defining a new set of post-2015 development goals focus on poverty eradication and sustainable development. Biodiversity and ecosystem services are essential for poverty eradication, which is also one of the foundations of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011030340
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Understanding the relationship between parental income and multiple child outcomes: A decomposition analysis
Gregg, Paul; Propper, Carol; Washbrook, Elizabeth - Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion, LSE - 2007
In this paper we explore the association between family income and children's cognitive ability (IQ and school performance), socio-emotional outcomes (self esteem, locus of control and behavioural problems) and physical health (risk of obesity). We develop a decomposition technique that allows...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008838673
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Contingent Employment and Labour Market Pathways: Bridge or Trap?
McVicar, Duncan; Wooden, Mark; Fok, Yin King - 2017
, or as a trap, has tended to focus on transitions rather than longer-run pathways. This approach cannot accurately … identify indirect pathways from contingent to permanent employment, and nor can it identify 'trap' pathways involving short … Australian, evidence for the co-existence of pathways that correspond to 'bridge' and 'trap' characterisations of contingent …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653496