Multinational conservation initiatives that prioritize investment across a region invariably navi... more Multinational conservation initiatives that prioritize investment across a region invariably navigate trade-offs among multiple objectives. It seems logical to focus where several objectives can be achieved efficiently, but such multi-objective hotspots may be ecologically inappropriate, or politically inequitable. Here we devise a framework to facilitate a regionally cohesive set of marine-protected areas driven by national preferences and supported by quantitative conservation prioritization analyses, and illustrate it using the Coral Triangle Initiative. We identify areas important for achieving six objectives to address ecosystem representation, threatened fauna, connectivity and climate change. We expose trade-offs between areas that contribute substantially to several objectives and those meeting one or two objectives extremely well. Hence there are two strategies to guide countries choosing to implement regional goals nationally: multi-objective hotspots and complementary set...
Results are presented for the performance capabilities of a multistream droplet generator suitabl... more Results are presented for the performance capabilities of a multistream droplet generator suitable for use in a spacecraft liquid droplet radiator heat-rejection system. The nozzle-motion mode of stream perturbation initiation was tested with a single droplet stream and found to produce data similar to those generated with the resonant cavity mode of perturbation. Tests then proceeded to a 26-orifice array; the streams of the array responded to the perturbation satisfactorily, forming uniformly separated drops.
Bernardo J. Carducci PhD, is a full professor of psychology and Director of the Shyness Research ... more Bernardo J. Carducci PhD, is a full professor of psychology and Director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast. He has published articles in many journals, such as Basic and Applied Psychology, and written several books, such as The Psychology of ...
ABSTRACT To determine the extent to which higher costs in hospital-based skilled nursing faciliti... more ABSTRACT To determine the extent to which higher costs in hospital-based skilled nursing facilities (HBSNF) can be explained by observable resident characteristics and unobservable selection effects, implying a design shortcoming of the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (SNF PPS) implemented for Medicare-covered stays by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA 1997). Data on resident characteristics from the Minimum Data Set (MDS) are combined with staff time costs from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS, formerly HCFA) 1995 and 1997 SNF Staff Time Measurement (STM) studies and nontherapy ancillary claim costs extracted from CMS SNF claim records. An endogenous switching model was estimated to measure the effect on costs of the relatively high acuity of HBSNF residents, net of differences purely attributable to the treatment setting. It was found that virtually the entire HBSNF differential is attributable to setting effects with resident characteristics and selection effects playing a negligible role. In addition, it was found that marginal costs associated with particular services and conditions are often lower in hospital-based than in freestanding facilities. HBSNFs incur high costs regardless of the characteristics of their residents. Their high fixed costs accompany relatively low marginal costs associated with admitting high-acuity residents. Consequently, a PPS casemix system that depends on resident characteristics and excludes consideration of facility characteristics (as mandated by BBA 1997) need not unfairly penalize HBSNFs, provided a powerful casemix system is used and HBSNFs specialize in the care of high-acuity residents.
Page 1. 3613 of 1,9, and 2 in the ratio ca. 1:2:1 in the equilibrium mime from 2a, implies that t... more Page 1. 3613 of 1,9, and 2 in the ratio ca. 1:2:1 in the equilibrium mime from 2a, implies that this equilibrium condition is fulfilled. (31) In order to obtain a reasonable value of R the reaction should not have been allowed to proceed too far toward equilibrium. ...
215 Benefits and Costs of Coral Reef and Wetland Management, Olango Island, Philippines Alan T. W... more 215 Benefits and Costs of Coral Reef and Wetland Management, Olango Island, Philippines Alan T. White, Michael Ross & Monette Flores ABSTRACT The Philippines ...
Multinational conservation initiatives that prioritize investment across a region invariably navi... more Multinational conservation initiatives that prioritize investment across a region invariably navigate trade-offs among multiple objectives. It seems logical to focus where several objectives can be achieved efficiently, but such multi-objective hotspots may be ecologically inappropriate, or politically inequitable. Here we devise a framework to facilitate a regionally cohesive set of marine-protected areas driven by national preferences and supported by quantitative conservation prioritization analyses, and illustrate it using the Coral Triangle Initiative. We identify areas important for achieving six objectives to address ecosystem representation, threatened fauna, connectivity and climate change. We expose trade-offs between areas that contribute substantially to several objectives and those meeting one or two objectives extremely well. Hence there are two strategies to guide countries choosing to implement regional goals nationally: multi-objective hotspots and complementary set...
Results are presented for the performance capabilities of a multistream droplet generator suitabl... more Results are presented for the performance capabilities of a multistream droplet generator suitable for use in a spacecraft liquid droplet radiator heat-rejection system. The nozzle-motion mode of stream perturbation initiation was tested with a single droplet stream and found to produce data similar to those generated with the resonant cavity mode of perturbation. Tests then proceeded to a 26-orifice array; the streams of the array responded to the perturbation satisfactorily, forming uniformly separated drops.
Bernardo J. Carducci PhD, is a full professor of psychology and Director of the Shyness Research ... more Bernardo J. Carducci PhD, is a full professor of psychology and Director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast. He has published articles in many journals, such as Basic and Applied Psychology, and written several books, such as The Psychology of ...
ABSTRACT To determine the extent to which higher costs in hospital-based skilled nursing faciliti... more ABSTRACT To determine the extent to which higher costs in hospital-based skilled nursing facilities (HBSNF) can be explained by observable resident characteristics and unobservable selection effects, implying a design shortcoming of the skilled nursing facility prospective payment system (SNF PPS) implemented for Medicare-covered stays by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA 1997). Data on resident characteristics from the Minimum Data Set (MDS) are combined with staff time costs from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS, formerly HCFA) 1995 and 1997 SNF Staff Time Measurement (STM) studies and nontherapy ancillary claim costs extracted from CMS SNF claim records. An endogenous switching model was estimated to measure the effect on costs of the relatively high acuity of HBSNF residents, net of differences purely attributable to the treatment setting. It was found that virtually the entire HBSNF differential is attributable to setting effects with resident characteristics and selection effects playing a negligible role. In addition, it was found that marginal costs associated with particular services and conditions are often lower in hospital-based than in freestanding facilities. HBSNFs incur high costs regardless of the characteristics of their residents. Their high fixed costs accompany relatively low marginal costs associated with admitting high-acuity residents. Consequently, a PPS casemix system that depends on resident characteristics and excludes consideration of facility characteristics (as mandated by BBA 1997) need not unfairly penalize HBSNFs, provided a powerful casemix system is used and HBSNFs specialize in the care of high-acuity residents.
Page 1. 3613 of 1,9, and 2 in the ratio ca. 1:2:1 in the equilibrium mime from 2a, implies that t... more Page 1. 3613 of 1,9, and 2 in the ratio ca. 1:2:1 in the equilibrium mime from 2a, implies that this equilibrium condition is fulfilled. (31) In order to obtain a reasonable value of R the reaction should not have been allowed to proceed too far toward equilibrium. ...
215 Benefits and Costs of Coral Reef and Wetland Management, Olango Island, Philippines Alan T. W... more 215 Benefits and Costs of Coral Reef and Wetland Management, Olango Island, Philippines Alan T. White, Michael Ross & Monette Flores ABSTRACT The Philippines ...
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