Value-based software engineering (VBSE) is an emerging stream of research that addresses the value considerations of software and extends the traditional scope of software engineering from technical issues to businessrelevant decision problems. While the concept of value in VBSE relies on the well-established economic value concept, the exact definition for this key concept within VBSE domain i...

PURPOSE To evaluate the comparability of articles in the peer-reviewed literature assessing the (1) patient value and (2) cost-utility (cost-effectiveness) associated with interventions for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (ARMD). METHODS A search was performed in the National Library of Medicine database of 16 million peer-reviewed articles using the key words cost-utility, cost-...

BACKGROUND Optimal choices require an accurate neuronal representation of economic value. In economics, utility functions are mathematical representations of subjective value that can be constructed from choices under risk. Utility usually exhibits a nonlinear relationship to physical reward value that corresponds to risk attitudes and reflects the increasing or decreasing marginal utility obta...

Perceived utility value has been related to students’ motivation in academic domains, and a selfgenerated utility intervention has been found to promote academic interest and performance among students with low expectancies for success. This study tested the effects of a selfgenerated utility intervention among 7 and 9 grade science students. Students given the intervention wrote essays about h...