We characterize a family of proposal-refusal school choice mechanisms, including the Boston, Shanghai, and Deferred Acceptance (DA) mechanisms as special cases. Moving from one extreme member towards the other results in a systematic change in the incentive properties and nested Nash equilibria. In the laboratory, the proportion of truth-telling follows DA > Shanghai > Boston. While DA is signi...

Previous work on the Daily Car-Pooling problem includes an algorithm that consists of greedy assignment alternating with random perturbation. In this study, we examine the effect of varying the move acceptance policy, specifically Late-acceptance criteria with and without reheating. Late acceptance-based move acceptance criteria were chosen because there is strong empirical evidence in the lite...

All the ITER superconductors are tested as short length samples in the SULTAN test facility at CRPP. Eighteen TF conductor samples with small layout variations were tested since February 2007 with the aim of verification of the design and qualification of the manufacturers. The sample assembly and the measurement techniques at CRPP are discussed. Starting in 2010, another test facility for ITER...

OBJECTIVE An acquired brain injury (ABI) is a challenge for an individual's quality of life (QOL). In several chronic illnesses acceptance has been found to be associated with a better health-related quality of life. This study investigated whether this relationship is also found in patients with ABI. We also explored the impact of the perceived ability to live according to one's own values (li...

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused health, economic, and social challenges globally. Under these circumstances, effective vaccines play a critical role in saving lives, improving population facilitating economic recovery. In Muslim-majority countries, Islamic jurisprudence, which places great importance on sanctity safety of human life protection livelihoods, may influe...

OBJECTIVES Acceptance of childhood vaccination varies between societies, affecting worldwide vaccination coverage. Low coverage rates are common in indigenous populations where parents often choose not to vaccinate their children. We aimed to gain insight into reasons for vaccine acceptance or rejection among Warao Amerindians in Venezuela. METHODS Based on records of vaccine acceptance or re...

Health risk screenings providing personalised risk information are gaining prominence. Yet, only few studies have examined how people react to low-risk feedback yielding inconsistent results. While some studies observed a high acceptance of low-risk health feedback, others showed a lack of acceptance. The present experiment extends previous research by (1) testing whether pre-feedback expectanc...