Sentences with phrase «cost comparison study»

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This person is likely interested in product comparisons, case studies and cost justifications.

In fact, the lower cost mutual funds in their study outperformed the higher cost mutual funds in 100 % of the comparisons they ran.

A cost - comparison of midwife - led compared with consultant - led maternity care in Ireland (the MidU study)

However, there is a lack of consistency in estimating maternity care cost among the available studies, and there seems to be a trend towards a cost - saving effect of midwife - led continuity of care in comparison with medical - led care.

They say the studies were done when states were offering the same basic low - wage rate, providing little comparison shopping for workers looking for higher pay and employers looking to reduce costs.

A recent WalletHub study showed New York had reasonable energy costs In comparison with the other fifty states (ranked twenty first nationally).

Consumer price comparison is almost nonexistent in the U.S. health care system, but a new study shows that when given the choice between a less costly «open» operation or a pricier laparoscopy for their children's appendicitis, parents were almost twice as likely to choose the less expensive procedure — when they were aware of the cost difference.

SRNL has unique experience and expertise in thermochemical hydrogen production flowsheet development, modeling, and simulation using commercial off - the - shelf (COTS) software to support conceptual designs, scenario studies, capital and operating cost estimates, comparison of alternative designs, and techno - economic analyses.

James A. Edmonds • Member, IPCC Steering Committee on «New Integrated Scenarios» (2006 - present) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Framing Issues,» IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (2007) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Global, Regional, and National Costs and Ancillary Benefits of Mitigation,» IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Decision - Making Frameworks,» IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Lead Author, Working Group III, Summary for Policy Makers, IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Lead Author, Working Group II, «Energy Supply Mitigation Options,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group II, «Mitigation: Cross-Sectoral and Other Issues,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Estimating the Costs of Mitigating Greenhouse Gases,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «A Review of Mitigation Cost Studies,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Integrated Assessment of Climate Change: An Overview and Comparison of Approaches and Results,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, IPCC Special Report, Climate Change 1994: Radiative Forcing of Climate Change and An Evaluation of the IPCC IS92 Emission Scenarios (1994) • Lead Author, IPCC Special Report, Climate Change 1992: The Supplementary Report to the IPCC Scientific Assessment (1992) • Major contributor, IPCC First Assessment Report, Working Group III, Response Strategies Working Group (1991).

They study concluded that raisins appeared to be a cost - effective source of carbohydrate for pre-exercise feeding in comparison to sports gel for short - term exercise bouts.

To make a long study short, they say that past comparisons of food costs were flawed because they only looked at price per calorie; whereas, comparing cost per average portion is a better measure in their opinion, and one which, incidentally, shows fruit and vegetables to be cheaper than most moderation (e.g. junk) foods.

«FriendFinder Networks Implements Cost Reduction Initiative Main White Label Dating Providers Comparison Study»

In comparison, an experimental study of class sizes in Tennessee finds that reducing class size by one - third increases test scores by 4 percentile points in the first year at a cost of $ 2,151 per student per year (in 1996 dollars).

The purpose of this study was to: 1) determine the amount of money a typical state would incur to implement a high - quality assessment (HQA) system including performance components in comparison to the amount currently being spent on their state assessment, and 2) determine if various cost -...

33/25 Highway / City MPGAwards: * JD Power Initial Quality Study * 2014 5 - Year Cost to Own Awards * 2014 Brand Image AwardsAs you do your comparison shopping, you will see Stokes Kia offers some of the best values in the market.

He mentions that the investment research company Morningstar conducted an interesting study to see which variable was better at predicting a mutual fund's future return and they found that the lower cost mutual funds in their study outperformed the higher cost ones in 100 % of the comparisons they ran.

Although other Canadian cities may have higher overall childcare costs, the study found that those who live in Brampton, 50 kilometres northwest of Toronto, had the highest daycare costs in comparison with wages.

IRTORISKI The study investigated how the use of cost benefit analysis in climate change adaptation planning can be streamlined such as to be useful both for initial prioritisation of natural hazards according to their risk and for initial comparison of measures regarding a particular hazard, while avoiding complex model exercises.

In the usual application of the PP to CC, the cost if it turns out that there is no significant climate change is usually ignored, not mentioned, or assumed to be trivial in comparison — in much the same way that Pascal omitted to mention the costs of all the time wasted praying and studying the Bible.

Dariush Mozaffarian, lead study author and professor at Harvard Medical School, says, «This price difference is very small in comparison to the economic costs of diet - related chronic diseases, which would be dramatically reduced by healthy diets.»

In our study of the average cost of travel insurance in 2017, we found almost all of the travel insurance quotes from comparison websites were identical or very similar in price to the premiums quoted from insurers directly.

RV vacations are more affordable than travel by personal car, commercial airline or cruise ship, according to vacation cost - comparison studies by PKF Consulting.

The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense cuts, producing monthly reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generation

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This study examined the effectiveness of a cost - reduced version of Common Sense Parenting (CSP), which was reduced from 8 weeks to 6 weeks.

Because of constraints of sample size and cost, the study was not designed to make direct comparisons between paraprofessionals and nurses.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This study explored the preliminary efficacy, parent acceptability, and economic cost of delivering Step One within Stepped Care Trauma - Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (SC - TF - CBT).

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This study compared the effectiveness and cost of Stepped Care Trauma - Focused Cognitive - Behavioral Therapy (SC - TF - CBT) to standard Trauma - Focused Cognitive - Behavioral Therapy (TF - CBT) among young children who were experiencing posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS).

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) The goal of the study was to examine whether ISTDP provided by a trained therapist is effective in achieving normalization on standardized self - report measures and whether ISTDP is cost effective when provided by a psychiatrist in a private clinical setting.

As for limitations, this study relied on self - report to obtain cost data, but this was regarded as acceptable against the background that studies have demonstrated high convergence between registry data and health economic estimates collected through self - report.37 A second limitation was that we did not include a treatment arm of face - to - face CBT, which constitutes a highly important comparison treatment.

Only one health economic evaluation of ICBT for severe health anxiety has been conducted, and in that study it was found that the treatment was highly cost - effective in comparison to a basic attention control condition that did not receive active treatment.13 The incremental cost - effectiveness ratio (ICER) was − # 1244, meaning that each case of improvement in ICBT relative to the control condition generated a societal net economic gain of # 1244.

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In addition, although the Closing Disclosure also performed better than the current final TILA disclosure and RESPA settlement statement with respect to questions that did not require such comparison and merely required respondents to identify or understand the final loan terms and costs, see Kleimann Quantitative Study Report at 47 - 48, the Bureau believes that the consumer confusion that would result upon receipt of a disclosure three business days before consummation that is substantially different from that received at application would outweigh any such benefit.