Prediction Models ― Why Are They Used or Not Used? ―

Phthalate ester plasticizers--why and how they are used.

Absolute auctions and secret reserve prices: Why are they used?

Absolute auctions, i.e. auctions with a zero public reserve price, and auctions withsecret reserve prices are frequently used by various auction sites. However, it is hardto find a rationale for these formats. By introducing the possibility that buyers differin their understanding of how the participation rate varies with the auction format,and how reserve prices are distributed...

Efficiency measurement of health care organizations: What models are used?

Background: Literature abounds with various techniques for efficiency measurement of health care organizations (HCOs), which should be used cautiously and appropriately. The present study aimed at discovering the rules regulating the interplay among the number of inputs, outputs, and decision- making units (DMUs) and identifying all methods used for the measurement of Iranian HCOs and criticall...

medicinal plants and antioxidants: why they are not always beneficial?

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Antiemetic guidelines: are they being used?

Evidence-based guidelines are regarded as therapeutic standards for many medical interventions. However, implementation of such recommendations seems to be rather difficult. An international antiemetic guideline for the treatment of patients undergoing chemotherapy was issued by the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer in 1997 and has been in use ever since. However, for many ...