Prophylactic treatment with bacterial lysate of infants with single heredity for atopy for 26 weeks in the 1st year of life is cost-effective at the age of 3 and 6 years, i.e. prophylactic use of bacterial lysate generated lower costs by leading to lower prevalence compared to placebo. </AbstractSection>...

The results show that evidence on the efficiency of P4P is scarce and inconclusive. P4P efficiency could not be demonstrated. The small number and variability of included studies limit the strength of our conclusions. More research addressing P4P efficiency is needed. </AbstractSection> Copyright Springer-Verlag 2012

Predicted costs for LA were 1,856 US$ lower than for OA while the postoperative complication rate did not differ significantly. Thus, LA is the treatment of choice from a provider’s perspective. </AbstractSection> Copyright Springer-Verlag 2012

Die Positronen-Emissions-Tomographie (PET) wird in Deutschland seit den 90er-Jahren zunehmend in der klinischen Diagnostik der Indikationsgebiete Onkologie, Kardiologie und Neurologie/Psychiatrie eingesetzt. Da die Anwendung der PET eine komplexe und teure Infrastruktur benötigt, gewinnen...

TD is a cost-effective treatment in newly diagnosed CD patients with luminal moderate-to-severe disease, and sensitivity analysis showed the result to be robust. </AbstractSection> Copyright Springer-Verlag 2013

Voluntary environmental agreements are widely considered an alternative instrument to command-and-control policies or economic incentives and are frequently labeled “efficient” or “cost-effective.” In this article it is argued that voluntary agreements are much more limited in scope. It...

Based on a system dynamics (SD) model of long-term cost-effectiveness of power pole maintenance over 50 years, the influence of factors that affect cost-effectiveness was examined. Taking a typical region subjected to hurricanes (i.e., Miami-Dade County, USA) as a case, the SD model was...

Irrigation induced salinity is adversely affecting the agricultural industry and the environment in many countries around the world. Spatial location of irrigation enterprises has been identified as one important factor that needs to be taken into account by policies aimed at mitigating...

The cost-effectiveness of support for renewable electricity is a main criterion to assess the success of policy instruments, together with effectiveness. The costs of support are also a source of significant concern for governments all over the world. However, significant confusion exists in the...

Policy combinations and interactions have received a considerable attention in the climate and energy policy realm. However, virtually no attention has been paid to the analysis of the combination of different deployment instruments for the same renewable energy technology. This neglect is all...