It is well-established that for a considerable period the United Kingdom has spent proportionally less of its gross domestic product (GDP) on health-related services than almost any other comparable country. Average European spending on health (as a % of GDP) in the period 1980 to 2013 has been 19% higher than the United Kingdom, indicating that comparable countries give far greater fiscal prio...

Sales Promotion activities have gained strategic focus as markets are getting complex and competitive. Key managerial concerns in this area are budget allocation across elements of promotions as well as trade vis. consumer promotion, how to design individual sales promotion techniques and a calendar in face of competitive promotions, how to manage them and evaluate the short-term and long-term ...

In the current global economy, chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have become the leading cause of death and a major health concern for both developed and developing countries. Among other factors, the worldwide spread of NCDs is driven by the globalisation of unhealthy habits. The purpose of this paper is to develop a simple statistic to measure, at the national level, the average popula...

The IEA Wind Task 30 OC4 (Offshore Code Comparison Collaboration Continuation) project was a continuation of the OC3 project of IEA Wind Task 23 Subtask 2, and was initiated due to the strong interest in continuing the work of OC3. The purpose of the project was to perform a benchmarking exercise of offshore wind turbine dynamics codes. OC4 consisted of two phases that were not considered in OC...