Considerations for planning and evaluating economic analyses of telemental health.

Four dams on the lower Snake River in Washington State generate hydropower and allow for regional agriculture and barge shipping to Portland OR. However, the dams impede the migration of local salmon populations (Oncorhynchus spp.), which are in steep decline, and drastically impact the populations of salmon and orca whales, for whom salmon are a primary food source. For years, environmental groups have argued for breaching the dams; other interests counter that the dams are too critical to the economy of the region to lose; and federal agencies assert that the dams can remain and salmon populations will recover with mitigation techniques. Scientific and economic analyses, litigation, and elected officials’ efforts have not been able to move the issue towards a solution. Readers will examine the interests of primary actors in the issue, how they influence the policy process, the role of scientific and economic analyses, and possible approaches for resolving the issue.

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Analyzing the liquidity ratios of the world's leading public oil and gas corporations

Finance and Credit ◽

10.24891/fc.26.7.1571 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (7) ◽

pp. 1571-1589 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

O.V. Shimko

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Comprehensive Analysis ◽

Annual Reports ◽

Main Factors ◽

Economic Analyses ◽

Oil And Gas Companies

Subject. This article explores the key liquidity figures of the twenty five largest public oil and gas companies between 2006 and 2018. Objectives. The article aims to determine the current values of the key liquidity figures of the largest public oil and gas companies, identify key trends in their changes within the study period, and identify the factors that have caused these changes. Methods. For the study, I used comparative, and financial and economic analyses, and generalization. Results. Based on a comprehensive analysis of the twenty five oil and gas companies' annual reports, the article identifies trends in the changes in the key liquidity indexes in the industry's public sector, and establishes the main factors that affected these changes. Conclusions and Relevance. The largest public oil and gas companies are able to maintain their own liquidity in times of crisis, even. The industry pays the most attention to increasing the instant liquidity ratios. The results of the study can be used to evaluate, forecast, and develop measures to enhance the liquidity of public oil and gas companies.

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Analyzing the market valuations of the world's leading public oil and gas corporations

Finance and Credit ◽

10.24891/fc.26.12.2765 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (12) ◽

pp. 2765-2789

Author(s):

O.V. Shimko

Keyword(s):

Oil And Gas ◽

Balance Sheet ◽

Oil And Gas Industry ◽

Market Valuation ◽

Net Income ◽

Consolidated Financial Statements ◽

Market Capitalization ◽

Economic Analyses ◽

Market Valuations ◽

Oil And Gas Companies

Subject. This article explores the market valuation ratios of the twenty five leading public oil and gas companies between 2006 and 2018. Objectives. The article aims to identify key trends in the changes in market valuations of the largest public oil and gas companies, and identify the factors that have caused these changes. Methods. For the study, I used comparative, and financial and economic analyses, and generalization of materials of the companies' consolidated financial statements. Results. The article shows certain changes in the main indicators of market valuation of the leading public oil and gas companies and identifies the main factors that contributed to these changes. It establishes that the most significant for comparison and valuation are ratios based on balance sheet values of assets and equity, and EBITDA, DACF and net income ratios are appropriate as auxiliary ratios. The article says that the exchange segment of the industry has increased the debt load, so instead of market capitalization as a component of the coefficients of this group, it is advisable to apply the company's value indicator. Conclusions and Relevance. The article concludes that the market sentiments towards the stock market segment of the global oil and gas industry are getting impaired. This is quite natural against the background of falling profitability of most leading companies. The results of the study can be useful in evaluating, forecasting and developing measures to increase the market capitalization and value of public oil and gas companies.

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Experimental study of high rate pond system treating piggery wastewater

Water Science & Technology ◽

10.2166/wst.1996.0271 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 34 (11) ◽

pp. 125-132 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Baozhen Wang ◽

Wenyi Dong ◽

Jinlan Zhang ◽

Xiangdong Cao

Keyword(s):

Experimental Study ◽

Energy Consumption ◽

Flow Pattern ◽

Fish Farming ◽

High Rate ◽

Land Area ◽

Piggery Wastewater ◽

Hydraulic Flow ◽

Pond System ◽

Economic Analyses

The results of an experimental study conducted in a full-scale high rate pond system treating piggery wastewater at Jianfengshan Piggery, Panyu City, Guandong Province, are presented. The system consists of two advanced anaerobic ponds (AAP) in parallel, followed by an anaerobic transformation pond (ATP) and a five-cell algae-bacterial pond (ABP). The mechanism of the AAP is described and the hydraulic flow pattern analyzed. Fermentation pits (FP) built on the bottom performed very efficiently, operating like UASB in principle. A new concept of ATP is advanced, based on its ability to transform poorly degradable materials to more easily degradable ones. It was found in the study that the HRP system was more efficient, more reliable and saved 40% land area compared with a conventional pond system. Economic analyses of both the energy consumption and the benefit to the pond system of fish farming are also included in the paper.

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Instantaneous “Figures of Merit” for Conducting Autonomous Systematic Meta-Energy-Economic Analyses - Numerically Verifiable Emission Reduction Devices

Current Environmental Engineering ◽

10.2174/221271780301160527201315 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 38-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sanwar A. Sunny

Keyword(s):

Emission Reduction ◽

Figures Of Merit ◽

Economic Analyses

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Treatment of venous leg ulcers using bilayered living cellular construct

Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research ◽

10.2217/cer-2020-0076 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (13) ◽

pp. 907-918

Author(s):

Aseel Bin Sawad ◽

Fatema Turkistani

Keyword(s):

Healthcare System ◽

Cost Savings ◽

Standard Of Care ◽

Healthcare Resource Utilization ◽

Psychological Status ◽

Leg Ulcers ◽

Venous Leg Ulcers ◽

Time Period ◽

The Us ◽

Economic Analyses

Background: Venous leg ulcers (VLUs) present a significant economic burden on the US healthcare system and payers (US$14.9 billion). Aim: To evaluate the quality of life (QoL) of patients with VLUs; to analyze the limitations of standard of care (SOC) for VLUs; and to explain how using bilayered living cellular construct (BLCC) with SOC for treatment of VLUs can help heal more VLUs faster (than using SOC alone) as well as help improve QoL and help reduce the burden on the US healthcare system and payers. Materials & methods: This is a review study. The search was conducted in February 2020 by way of electronic databases to find relevant articles that provided information related to QoL of patients with VLUs, limitations of SOC for VLUs and economic analyses of using BLCC for treatment of VLUs. Results: VLUs impact patients’ physical, functional and psychological status and reduce QoL. A total 75% of VLU patients who used SOC alone failed to achieve healing in a timely fashion, which led to increased healthcare costs and healthcare resource utilization. Although the upfront cost is high, the greater effectiveness of BLCC offsets the added cost of the product during the time period of the studies. Therefore, BLCC helps to improve the QoL of VLU patients. As an example, for every 100 VLU patients in a healthcare plan, the use of BLCC can create cost savings of US$1,349,829.51. Conclusion: Payers’ coverage of BLCC results in reduction of the overall medical cost for treating VLU patients.

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