We assessed the influence of the Fukushima nuclear accident (FNA) on the Chinese public's attitude and acceptance of nuclear power plants in China. Two surveys (before and after the FNA) were administered to separate subsamples of residents near the Tianwan nuclear power plant in Lianyungang, China. A structural equation model was constructed to describe the public acceptance of nuclear power a...

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...

OBJECTIVE This study examines the effect of taking a health risk assessment (HRA) on health care costs, utilization, and member health risks over a 3-year period. METHODS This retrospective cohort study examined changes utilization, costs, and health risks among a random sample of 500 employees completing an HRA compared with a matched group of 500 employees who did not complete an HRA. RES...

Given a set of vector outcomes and the set of lotteries over it, we define sets of (a) von Neumann-Morgenstern representations of cardinal preferences over the lotteries, (b) mappings that yield the certainty equivalent outcomes corresponding to a lottery, (c) mappings that yield the risk premia corresponding to a lottery, (d) mappings that yield the acceptance set of lotteries corresponding to...

BACKGROUND In scalp allotransplantation, the scalp from a brain-dead donor, including hair, is transferred to a recipient with scalp defects. Opinions differ on the appropriateness of scalp allotransplantation. In order to maintain graft function and cosmetic outcomes, scalp transplantation recipients would need to receive lifelong immunosuppression treatments. The risks of this immunosuppressi...

Consumer perceptions of risk and their trust beliefs are considered amongst the most important psychological states influencing online behavior. Despite the number of empirical studies that have explored the effects of trust and risk perceptions on consumer acceptance of e-services, the field remains fragmented and the posited research models are contradictory. To address this problem, we exami...

Ove DITLEVSEN Professor, dr. techn. Department of Structural Engineering Technical University of Denmark DK 2800 Lyngby Ove Ditlevsen, born 1935, got his civil engineering degree 1959, his degree of dr. techn. 1971, both from the Technical University of Denmark. Professor of applied mathematics at the Danish Engineering Academy until 1984. Since then research professor (until 1991) and professo...

Decisions based on risk analysis require some form of risk acceptance criteria. Presently the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has initiated an activity on developing a risk-based approach to safety and environmental protection regulations. Explicit risk estimates are new to the IMO. At present, a number of FSA Trial Applications are presented, giving increased general knowledge of the...