The present work shows a comparison between the levelized cost and the thermoeconomic methods in their application to assess the performance of a solar polygeneration plant. The aim is to analyze the costs allocation ...

When the area to be irrigated has a high slope gradient in the manifold line direction, an option is to use a tapered pipeline to economize on pipe costs and to keep the pressure head variations within desired limits. The ...

The present work aims to raise the costs of high-cost drugs used to treat patients of Refractory Schizophrenia in ambulatory unit. The study was carried out in the Psychosocial Support Center, which treated 33 patients ...

The main objective was based on a comparative analysis between soybean and tobacco grown on a farm. Data were calculated in the farm relating to property, fixed and variable costs and sales revenue were calculated, enabling ...

Objetivos. estimar los costos económicos en la atención de la neumonía nosocomial al compararlo con el grupo sin neumonía nosocomial en Hospital II Huánuco EsSalud, 2009 –2011. Materiales y Métodos. Evaluación económica ...

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to develop and empirically test the antecedent, mediating and moderating role of switching costs on the relationship between satisfaction and loyalty. Design/methodology/approach - ...

We study the economic cost of dementia in Chile, and its variation according to socioeconomic status (SES). We use primary data from a survey of 330 informal primary caregivers who completed both a RUD-Lite and a ...

This report assesses the costs of publishing scientific, technical and medica! (STM) research articles. In particular it looks at the cost implications of the two business models which are currently in use, characterized ...