Coupon System Research Articles

A comparison of stimulus preference assessment methods in adults with schizophrenia

AbstractThree methods of assessing preference for stimuli were compared in four adults with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. During phase 1, a survey method, a verbal stimulus choice method, and a pictorial stimulus choice method of assessing preference for four categories of stimuli were administered. During phase 2, a coupon system was used to determine which categories of stimuli actually functioned as reinforcers for each participant. Comparisons between the three preference assessment methods were then conducted based on the results of the reinforcer assessment. Results showed that, overall, there were few differences in total accuracy among the preference assessment procedures. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Easing Countries' Transitions From Price Controls and Subsidies

In transitional economies, initial popular support of market reforms is often followed by disillusionment and repudiation of the reform program. To facilitate economic transition, this paper proposes a marketable discount coupon system (DCS) that reassures the public, even as an economy moves from nonmarket to market prices. Unlike price controls, subsidies, or ration coupons, DCS involves no queuing or allocative distortions. Unlike vouchers, DCS would not be negated by inflation. To avoid distortions, discount coupons would be marketable and redeemable, even without purchase of specific products. This procedure permits efficient adjustment of domestic prices to international levels.

Efficiency of U.S. conservation‐compliance program

ABSTRACTUnder the conservation‐compliance program, most of the individual producers are forced to cut their soil erosion to 7 t per acre annually irrespective of the marginal cost of controlling soil erosion. In a system where coupons to a ton of soil loss were issued to producers and traded, the marginal cost of controlling soil loss within each soil type and across different soil types would be equalized. An instrumental variable procedure was used to determine the effect of soil erosion on net profits. The results for Iowa show that there is considerable difference in the marginal opportunity cost of controlling soil erosion between soil types. By assigning one ton of erosion to Iowa soil type Downs (5‐10% slope) instead of Clarion (2‐5% slope), there is a savings of $5.00 per acre for the society as a whole. The tradable coupon system is not only efficient, but will also bring in more land under soil conservation.

Efficiency of U.S. conservation-compliance program

Under the conservation-compliance program, most of the individual producers are forced to cut their soil erosion to 7 t per acre annually irrespective of the marginal cost of controlling soil erosion. In a system where coupons to a ton of soil loss were issued to producers and traded, the marginal cost of controlling soil loss within each soil type and across different soil types would be equalized. An instrumental variable procedure was used to determine the effect of soil erosion on net profits. The results for Iowa show that there is considerable difference in the marginal opportunity cost of controlling soil erosion between soil types. By assigning one ton of erosion to Iowa soil type Downs (5–10% slope) instead of Clarion (2–5% slope), there is a savings of $5.00 per acre for the society as a whole. The tradable coupon system is not only efficient, but will also bring in more land under soil conservation.

Cost of reducing CO 2 emissions from India : Imperatives for international transfer of resources and technologies

This paper evaluates the cost, capital and foreign exchange requirements associated with restraining the growth of CO 2 emissions in India through a range of technological alternatives. The different options include higher-cost efficiency improvements, fuel switching from coal to oil to gas and increasing the use of renewables. The paper also examines the types of actions required at both the national and international levels to effectively curtail India's CO 2 growth. The development of a coupon system, which would allow carbon-restraining technologies to be transferred from the industrialized to the developing world, is one of the novel mechanisms suggested in this analysis.

A REVIEW OF RECENT LITERATURE: XIV

Verification is always a controversial topic, even establishing what it means and whether it is really necessary. The development of interlending in France and New Zealand is on very different lines and whether to join a national network or a local co‐operative is a problem faced by many: the solution is that probably both are necessary. Scandinavia has a long tradition of co‐operation and similar patterns have developed in each country. The results of a survey on document supply for business in Finland show that this is generally successful, with considerable reliance on international sources. The theory and practice of ILL in Tunisia differ considerably and the need for specialized document supply centres in Latin America is explored. Some of the problems of international financial limitations can be solved by a coupon system such as that proposed for AGRIS. The decision to introduce payments for ILL in Australia has caused much concern and a lot of anger and similar problems are now being faced in France with the restructuring of finances for universities. Statistical research into ILL is valuable but can cause problems unless written up well for a more general audience. Finally it is shown that document supply as an industry continues to grow throughout the world.

Threat vs. Benefit appeals: Effectiveness in adult nutrition education

Using short nutrition brochures, we presented adult respondents with either a threat appeal, which emphasized the risks of not following the brochure's recommendations, or a benefit appeal, which emphasized what was to be gained if respondents followed recommendations. We assigned a random sample of 1500 adults either to a control group or to one of two experimental groups: a threat- or benefit-appeal group. The study was carried out through the mail. Only respondents in the experimental groups received brochures, but all respondents completed pre- and post-test questionnaires. These questionnaires assessed a variety of variables including respondents' knowledge about nutrient-dense foods, their attitude toward nutrient-dense foods and toward learning more about nutrition, and their descriptive characteristics. We also examined food behavior via a food coupon system. The experimental groups' postscores on the knowledge test and the “Nutrient-Dense Foods” attitude scale were significantly higher than those of the control group, but the scores of the two experimental groups did not differ significantly from each other. Postscores on the ⌊earn More About Nutrition” attitude scale and food behavior did not differ significantly among groups. Both the threat and benefit appeals appeared to be equally effective in changing nutrition knowledge and an attitude related specifically to the brochure content, i.e., nutrient-dense foods.

第11回東南アジア医療情報センター (SEAMIC) ワークショップ

The South East Asian Medical Information Center (SEAMIC), one of the major projects of the International Medical Foundation of Japan (IMFJ), was created for the purpose of contributing to better health planning in South East Asian countries through the exchange, generation, and utilization of health and medical related information on a multilateral basis. The 11th SEAMIC Workshop on “Multilateral Collaboration on SEAMIC Health Information Activities with Special Reference to Inter-Country Lending System” was held at Bangkok, Thailand from February 6th to 10th, 1984. There were 18 participants from Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Japan and W. H. O. Two technical papers were presented and each participating country presented its respective country report. Six panelists discussed about training programmes for medical and health related information personnel. There were 4 sessions to discuss about the development of inter-country lending system. The main agreements and recommendations are as follows: 1) Compilation and publication of the SEAMIC Union List is March 1987. 2) The provision of one additional photocopy machine to each country; Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand, and two more additional machines to Indonesia was recommended. 3) The guideline and procedure of coupon system was admitted by all participating countries. 4) All six SEAMIC countries including Japan submit a listing of doctoral dissertations and conference proceedings published since 1983. 5) All SEAMIC countries agreed to participate in preparation fo the SEAMIC Index Medicus. This work should be completed by 1986. 6) Collection and compilation of library statistics should be done by SEAMIC annually. 7) “User Study” should be set up to know medical librarians' view concerning SEAMIC services.

Management of Public Outdoor Recreation Competition

The production of public outdoor recreation facilities in Canadian provinces can become more efficient and the benefits obtained from them more equitably shared by the public, if the rights to enjoy the recreational resources are shared equally by the residents and can be freely exchanged in the market place. Such an exchange is possible if a coupon system is introduced where all residents receive their share of existing facilities at the beginning of each year.

Substitution of sucrose by lycasin in candy "the roslagen study".

The aim of the study was to ascertain whether substitution of sucrose in candy by Lycasin can influence the incidence of dental caries in a group of children. The caries increment in the primary dentition in three to six year old children using Lycasin candy as a substitute for conventional candy was observed for 1½ to 2½ years. Initially 225 children took part in the study, which started with a 6-month observation period. For various reasons many of the children dropped out, especially in the Lycasin group. Of the children, 173 were observed for one year and 113 for two years. A coupon system showed that the substitution in the Lycasin group had been only partial. Statistical analysis of the findings, which included the ordinary t-test between the Lycasin group and the contrast group as well as an intraindividual comparison between the observation period and the substitution period, showed a tendency towards a difference in caries increment between the Lycasin group and the control group and the presubst...

The coupon system in an ongoing family planning program.

The coupon system in an ongoing family planning program. G Cernada, and L P ChowCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.59.12.2199 Published Online: August 29, 2011

THE COUPON SYSTEM

Medical Journal of AustraliaVolume 2, Issue 10 p. 187-187 Orthopaedic treatment for Our Soldiers THE COUPON SYSTEM First published: 01 September 1916 https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1916.tb117295.xAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. Volume2, Issue10September 1916Pages 187-187 RelatedInformation

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