Browsing by Subject "Ownership"
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Analysis of educational materials and destruction/opt-out initiatives for storage and use of residual newborn screening samples.
(Genet Test Mol Biomarkers, 2010-10)In recent years, the storage and use of residual newborn screening (NBS) samples has gained attention. To inform ongoing policy discussions, this article provides an update of previous work on new policies, educational materials, ... -
Are for-profit hospital conversions harmful to patients and to Medicare?
(Rand J Econ, 2002)We examine how changes in hospital ownership to and from for-profit status affect quality and Medicare payments per hospital stay. We hypothesize that hospitals converting to for-profit ownership boost post acquisition ... -
Cost of capital to the hospital sector.
(J Health Econ, 1988-03)This paper provides estimates of the cost of equity and debt capital to for-profit and non-profit hospitals in the U.S. for the years 1972-83. The cost of equity is estimated using, alternatively, the Capital Asset Pricing ... -
Costa Rica's payment for environmental services program: intention, implementation, and impact.
(Conserv Biol, 2007-10)We evaluated the intention, implementation, and impact of Costa Rica's program of payments for environmental services (PSA), which was established in the late 1990s. Payments are given to private landowners who own land ... -
Disputes over memory ownership: What memories are disputed?
(Genes Brain Behav, 2006)The ownership of memories is sometimes disputed, particularly by twins. Examination of 77 disputed memories, 71 provided by twins, showed that most of the remembered events are negative and that the disputants appear to ... -
Economic Channels for Influence Over Governments
(2022)This dissertation focuses on how economic markets provide channels for influence over government policy. Specifically, I examine three levels of analysis: the household, the financial security, and the foreign state. Economic ... -
Firearm-Related Laws in All 50 US States, 1991-2016.
(American journal of public health, 2017-07)<h4>Objectives</h4>To describe a new database containing detailed annual information on firearm-related laws in place in each of the 50 US states from 1991 to 2016 and to summarize key trends in firearm-related laws during ... -
Mine or yours? Development of sharing in toddlers in relation to ownership understanding.
(Child Dev, 2013-05)To examine early developments in other-oriented resource sharing, fifty-one 18- and 24-month-old children were administered 6 tasks with toys or food that could be shared with an adult playmate who had none. On each task ... -
Spatial distribution of bednet coverage under routine distribution through the public health sector in a rural district in Kenya.
(PLoS One, 2011)Insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) are one of the most important and cost-effective tools for malaria control. Maximizing individual and community benefit from ITNs requires high population-based coverage. Several mechanisms ... -
Toddlers' costly helping in three societies.
(Journal of experimental child psychology, 2020-03-25)Over the second and third years of life, toddlers begin to engage in helping even when it comes at a personal cost. During this same period, toddlers gain experience of ownership, which may influence their tendency to help ... -
USING TAX RECORDS TO TRACK FOREST OWNERSHIP CHANGES: LAKE COUNTY, MINNESOTA 1996-2006
(2007-05)Over time, due to economic and social trends, patterns of forestland ownership change. Because forestland owners have differing goals and levels of forestry expertise, shifts in ownership can affect ecosystems and timber ...
