Are users better-off with new transit lines?

Are users better-off with new transit lines?

This paper studies the entry of new competitors in public transport like long distance busses that compete with rail. A stylized model is used that analyzes the addition of a new more direct line in an existing network. We show that the introduction of the new line is only beneficial if there are relatively many users that want to use the new direct line. Our result raises serious concerns with...

We are better off without perfect perception

Stoffregen & Bardy’s target article is based on the assumption that our senses’ ultimate purpose is to provide us with perfect information about the outside world. We argue that it is often more important that information be available quickly than that it be perfect. Consequently our nervous system processes different aspects of information about our surrounding as separately as possible. The s...

New antiplatelet agents: are we better off now than we were with aspirin?

Capacity Constrained Transit Assignment with Common Lines

This paper proposes the use of absorbing Markov chains to solve the capacity constrained transit network loading problem taking common lines into account. The approach handles congested transit networks, where some passengers will not be able to board because of the absence of sufficient space. The model also handles the common lines problem, where choice of route depends on frequency of arriva...

New antipsychotics, compliance, quality of life, and subjective tolerability--are patients better off?

OBJECTIVES This overview reviews the impact of second-generation antipsychotics on less frequently researched outcomes such as medication-adherence behaviour, quality of life, and subjective tolerability in patients with schizophrenia. METHODS We selectively reviewed recent literature and considered our own research and experiences in the field. RESULTS Most published studies about second-g...