In an era of increased political polarization, it is important to measure how receptive US American citizens are diverse views. Being more open viewpoints—openness pluralism—may involve holding emotional and intellectual tolerance, non-rigidity, proactive motivation seek out different perspectives. In three preregistered studies residents, we present...

Little is known about the incidence and cost of injuries for Medicaid children. This article provides data on hospital utilization and payments for injuries among Medicaid children, using the Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) State Medicaid Research Files. During 1992, there were nearly 17,000 injury hospitalizations for California's Medicaid children (758 per 100,000 enrollees), re...

BACKGROUND Interscalene block (ISB) is commonly associated with Horner's syndrome due to spread of local anesthetic to the cervical sympathetic chain. Postganglionic neurons that originate from superior cervical ganglia form the sympathetic innervation of eye. Decrease in sympathetic tone may change intraocular pressure (IOP) and ocular perfusion pressure (OPP). The aim of the study was to inve...

PURPOSE To evaluate the changes of the Oscillatory Potentials (OPs) of Electroretinogram (ERG) caused by short-term hypertension in human subjects, and their relationship with ocular perfusion pressure (OPP). METHODS Suction cup technique in 12 normal volunteers with OPs simultaneously recording. RESULTS Scotopic and photopic OPs were altered during OPP drop. Scotopic OPs showed more sensit...

Oral postinflammatory pigmentation (OPP) is a discoloration of the oral mucosa caused by an excess of melanin production and deposition within the basal layer of the epithelium and connective tissue of areas affected by chronic inflammation. Therefore, it is mandatory to demonstrate the association with a previous or concomitant inflammatory process in the same area of oral mucosa. Clinically O...

This study developed a modified capitation payment method for the Medicare end stage renal disease (ESRD) program designed to support appropriate treatment choices and protect health plans from undue financial risk. The payment method consists of risk-adjusted monthly capitated payments for individuals on dialysis or with functioning kidney grafts, lump sum event payments for expected increment...

This analysis utilizes farm-level data to evaluate the extent to which U.S. farm program benefits, particularly direct payments, bring about distortions in production. The issue is important in WTO negotiations and in the debate over the distortionary effects of decoupled (“green-box”) payments. Our results suggest that the distortions brought about by AMTA payments, though statistically signif...

Given the strict legal frameworks which regulate the movements and management of funds, building financial applications typically proves to be prohibitively expensive for small companies. Not only is it the case that understanding legal requirements and building a framework of compliance checks to ensure that such legislation is adhered to is a complex process, but also, service providers such ...