We provide an automatic verification for a fragment of FOL quantifier-free logic with zero, successor and equality. We use BDD representation of such formulas and to verify them, we first introduce a (complete) term rewrite system to generate an equivalent Ordered (0, S,=)-BDD from any given (0, S,=)-BDD. Having the ordered representation of the BDDs, one can verify the original formula in cons...

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Long-term care demographic and industry trends challenge provision of effective care and infection prevention. A systematic review was conducted to identify and evaluate cost estimates reported in the scientific literature of structure and processes intended to prevent infection among residents and staff of long-term care facilities (LTCFs). The small volume of publications regarding cost of in...

This paper investigates alternative approaches to constant rate discounting for calculation of Net Present Value (NPV) in life cycle cost models that are used for engineering trade studies. Alternative approaches are necessary to meet the challenge of equitable intergenerational resource allocation for projects like radioactive waste disposal that have a life cycle that impacts future generatio...

Data from 50 residents of a long-term care facility were used to examine the extent to which performance on a brief, objective inventory could predict a clinical psychologist's evaluation of competence to participate in decisions about medical care. Results indicate that the competence to participate in medical decisions of two-thirds of the residents could be accurately assessed using scores o...

This paper demonstrates that informal care by family members significantly weakens the demand for long-term care insurance. This result is largely driven by the fact that insurance does not cover informal care costs. To quantify the effect of informal care on insurance demand and evaluate potential welfare-improving policies, I develop and estimate a dynamic model of long-term care decisions be...