This paper seeks to shed light on the relative cost effectiveness of colorectal cancer by comparing the cost effectiveness of this programme with the economics of another screening programme which is widely implemented: cervical cancer screening. The paper illustrates the principles of optimal resource allocation, and discusses the limitations and strengths of the analysis presented. The paper ...

The present study consisted of a theoretical approach to the problem posed by the economic costs associated with pressure ulcers (PUs). The initial aim was to assess the target problem from a conceptual perspective and then to report the results of prevalence studies that formed the basis for investigations of the disease's economic impact. The purpose of the present article is to discuss the e...

Intangible assets are a very economically significant asset class yet are largely excluded by accounting conventions from corporate balance sheets. Ownership (or control) of intangible assets can allow firms to differentiate their offerings to customers and establish some degree of competitive advantage. However, intangibles do not, apart from a few cases of licensing, generate value on their o...

Cost-sensitive decision tree learning is very important and popular in machine learning and data mining community. There are many literatures focusing on misclassification cost and test cost at present. In real world application, however, the issue of time-sensitive should be considered in costsensitive learning. In this paper, we regard the cost of time-sensitive in costsensitive learning as w...

Tangible assets, many of which can be easily collateralized, support debt. Accordingly, the amount of tangible assets is well-established as a principal driver of leverage. As investing is shifting more and more from tangible to intangible assets, it becomes crucial to understand to what extent intangible assets support debt. Analyzing this question empirically has been largely unfeasible due t...

BACKGROUND Compared to other pregnancy-related events, the full cost of stillbirth remains poorly described. In the UK one in every 200 births ends in stillbirth. As a follow-up to a recent study which explored the direct costs of stillbirth, this study aimed to explore the intangible costs of stillbirth in terms of their duration and economic implication. METHODS Systematic searches identifi...

We use a large micro-dataset to assess the importance of intangible capital organisation, R&D and ICT capital – for the economic performance of establishments and regions in Germany. In 2003 self-produced intangible capital accounted for more than one fifth of the total capital stock of establishments. More than half of the intangible capital is R&D capital. This high proportion is mainly due t...

AIM Although seriously injured patients account for a high medical as well as socioeconomic burden of disease in the German health care system, there are only very few data describing the costs that arise between the days of accident and occupational reintegration. With this study, a comprehensive cost model is developed that describes the direct, indirect and intangible costs of an accident an...

BACKGROUND Alcohol is associated with adverse health effects causing a considerable economic impact to society. A reliable estimate of this economic impact for Belgium is lacking. This is the aim of the study. METHODS A prevalence-based approach estimating the direct, indirect and intangible costs for the year 2012 was used. Attributional fractions for a series of health effects were derived ...