Nuclear power plants across the United States are reaching the end of their current operating licenses, forcing decision makers to think about the way forward. As they consider the best alternatives for dealing with aging nuclear plants, it is becoming increasingly important to have an accurate...

Texas House Bill 790 resulted in the expansion of the newborn screening panel from 7 to 27 disorders. The long-term economic implications of this expansion have not been studied. The objective of this study was to estimate the incremental cost-effectiveness of the expanded newborn screening...

Background: Neuromuscular blockade and pneumoperitoneum (PP) are important factors to ensure successful laparoscopic surgery. However, residual neuromuscular blockade (rNMB) and PP are associated with many unfavorable complications. The aim of this study is to compare the cost-effectiveness of...

Background: Treatment of chronic illness accounts for over 90% of Medicare spending. Chronic lymphedema places 3-10 million Americans at risk for recurrent cellulitis. Without convincing predictions of the costs and benefits of lymphedema treatment, insurers are reluctant to fully cover...

Background: The German hospital-to-home discharge management of geriatric patients has long been criticized. The implementation of the American Transitional Care Model (TCM) could help to reduce readmissions and costs. The objective of this review was to check the scientific evidence of the...

The Alegria Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) is one of the largest wastewater treatment plants in Brazil. It is owned by the Companhia Estadual de Aguas e Esgotos, the state agency that manages and treats most of the sewage water in Rio. Sewage at the WWTP is treated through several different...

This paper reports the results of a study that evaluated the economic risk inherent in market variability and the uncertainty of developing weight estimates for an advanced space launch vehicle program. The purpose of this study was to determine the sensitivity of a business case for advanced...

Magistro darbe išanalizuoti ir susisteminti Lietuvos ir užsienio autorių ekonominės analizės, bei veiklos optimizavimo teoriniai aspektai. Atliekant ekonominę įmonės veiklos analizę būtina tinkamai parinkti ekonominės analizės metodus, rodiklius bei įvertinti galimybę patobulinti...

According to current research in many countries there were studies showing effectiveness of MMT programs in drug use prevention, but there is no data on effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of MMT in Lithuania. There are hard political discussions about feasibility and needs of such harm...

Magistro darbe atlikta G. Žilėno ūkio veiklos analizė ir struktūrinės paramos priemonių poveikis ūkio restruktūrizavimui. Studijuojant Lietuvos ir užsienio autorių mokslinius veikalus, periodinę mokslinę literatūrą apie žemės ūkio gamybos įmones, Lietuvos Respublikos...