By sharing common assets such as the power grid, prosumers are closely interrelated by their actions and interests. Game theory provides powerful tools for increased coordination among to optimize energy resources. However, depending on prosumer profiles market rules, individual bills may notably differ prove be unfair. In this work, we analyze outcomes of three relevant game-theoretical billin...

OBJECTIVE This study investigated the predictive value of various coping processes for the psychological and disease specific aspects of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Parkinson's disease (PD). METHOD Cross-sectional study of 85 participants with PD using the Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ), Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21), quality of life (PDQ-39), and socio-dem...

OBJECTIVE To compare patterns of practice between graduates of core 2-year family medicine (FM) training programs and those completing an additional postgraduate year (PGY3) of training. DESIGN Retrospective cohort study using administrative data from the Ontario Health Insurance Plan. SETTING Ontario. PARTICIPANTS Graduates of Ontario FM residency programs from 1996 to 2002 who provided ...

Abstract Background Smoking tobacco poses a serious risk of early preventable death and disease for women living with socioeconomic disadvantage (SED). A smoking cessation programme ‘We Can Quit' (WCQ) tailored to in four SED areas developed Ireland included group support delivered by trained lay local free nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). The intervention was pilot tested community-based, c...

objective: personality is the most important infrastructure factor in addiction, and substance abusers have certain personal weaknesses that make them vulnerable to addiction. this study examined the role of sensation-seeking and coping strategies in predicting drug addiction in high school students.  methods: this study is a descriptive–correlational research. multi-stage cluster sampling was ...