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- Jeppesen, H. B., et al.
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Alpha-decay half-life of Fr-221 in different environments
- 2007
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Ingår i: European Physical Journal A. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1434-601X .- 1434-6001. ; 32:1, s. 31-34
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- A possible dependence of the alpha decay process on the solid-state environment of the decaying nucleus has been investigated by measuring the alpha-decay half-life of Fr-221 at room temperature in different materials (Au, W, Si and polyethylene). The change in half-life between the insulator Si and the metals Au/W is found to be 0.30(17)% / 0.42(21)%, respectivly. Furthermore an improved value of 4.79(2) min was found for the absolute half-life of Fr-221.
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- Byskov, Jens, et al.
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Accountable priority setting for trust in health systems : the need for research into a new approach for strengthening sustainable health action in developing countries
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Ingår i: Health Research Policy and Systems. - : BioMed Central. - 1478-4505 .- 1478-4505. ; 7, s. 23-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Despite multiple efforts to strengthen health systems in low and middle income countries, intended sustainable improvements in health outcomes have not been shown. To date most priority setting initiatives in health systems have mainly focused on technical approaches involving information derived from burden of disease statistics, cost effectiveness analysis, and published clinical trials. However, priority setting involves value-laden choices and these technical approaches do not equip decision-makers to address a broader range of relevant values - such as trust, equity, accountability and fairness - that are of concern to other partners and, not least, the populations concerned. A new focus for priority setting is needed. Accountability for Reasonableness (AFR) is an explicit ethical framework for legitimate and fair priority setting that provides guidance for decision-makers who must identify and consider the full range of relevant values. AFR consists of four conditions: i) relevance to the local setting, decided by agreed criteria; ii) publicizing priority-setting decisions and the reasons behind them; iii) the establishment of revisions/appeal mechanisms for challenging and revising decisions; iv) the provision of leadership to ensure that the first three conditions are met. REACT - "REsponse to ACcountable priority setting for Trust in health systems" is an EU-funded five-year intervention study started in 2006, which is testing the application and effects of the AFR approach in one district each in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia. The objectives of REACT are to describe and evaluate district-level priority setting, to develop and implement improvement strategies guided by AFR and to measure their effect on quality, equity and trust indicators. Effects are monitored within selected disease and programme interventions and services and within human resources and health systems management. Qualitative and quantitative methods are being applied in an action research framework to examine the potential of AFR to support sustainable improvements to health systems performance. This paper reports on the project design and progress and argues that there is a high need for research into legitimate and fair priority setting to improve the knowledge base for achieving sustainable improvements in health outcomes.
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- Fischer, David, et al.
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Impact of HP, CHP, PV and EVs on households' electric load profiles
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Ingår i: 2015 IEEE Eindhoven PowerTech, PowerTech 2015. - : IEEE conference proceedings. - 9781479976935
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Todays change of technical equipment in private households leads to altered domestic electric load profiles. This work investigates the change of residential electric load profiles when introducing PV, Air-Source-Heat-Pumps, CHP units and electric vehicles (EV). A modular modelling approach is presented, which allows for application on a larger scale, e.g. for simulations of distribution grid or gas and district heating network in residential areas. Results of a one year simulation for a representative German household show that load peaks can vary heavily between 4.05 kW (PV being present) and 24.67 kW (EV being present), i.e. depending on the technology present in a household. The net yearly elctricity demand varies from -1 094 kWh (PV being present) to 14 936 kWh (ASHP being present). This information should be considered when discussing gird planing, energy supply and DSM concepts for residential areas.
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