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A study protocol : using demand-side financing to meet the birth spacing needs of the underserved in Punjab Province in Pakistan Ghent University
Demand-side strategies to deal with moral hazard in public insurance for long-term care KU Leuven
Moral hazard in public insurance for long-term care may be counteracted by strategies influencing supply or demand. Demand-side strategies may target the patient or the insurer. Various demand-side strategies and how they are implemented in four European countries (Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands) are described, highlighting the pros and cons of each strategy. Patient-oriented strategies to counteract moral hazard are used in ...
Demand-side policies to encourage the use of generic medicines: an overview KU Leuven
Demand-side policies to encourage the use of generic medicines are important to increase their use. A plethora of different demand-side policies has already been initiated by European governments, thereby targeting physicians, pharmacists and patients. This review aims to give an overview of the different demand-side policies which governments have at their disposal and to evaluate their impact on the use of generic medicines. Positive knowledge ...
The economics of demand-side flexibility in distribution grids KU Leuven
To avoid unnecessary distribution network investments, distribution tariffs are expected to become more cost-reflective, and DSOs are expected to procure flexibility. This will provide an implicit and an explicit incentive to provide demand-side flexibility. In this paper, we develop a long-term bi-level equilibrium model. In the upper level, the DSO optimizes social welfare by deciding the level of investment in the distribution network and/or ...
A data-driven optimization framework for industrial demand-side flexibility Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre KU Leuven
Securing profits while offering industrial demand-side flexibility in both energy and reserve markets is critical to ensure the profitability of energy-intensive industrial plants to make available their flexible assets in the electricity markets and hence accelerating the energy transition. Proposing efficient bidding strategies for simultaneous participation in the energy and reserve market is challenging since it requires the integration of ...
Understanding the complexity of demand-side determinants on vaccine uptake in sub-Saharan Africa KU Leuven
Routine vaccination annually prevents millions of deaths worldwide but is underutilized in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The complexity of socio-cultural factors impacting vaccine uptake is not well understood. Hence, this paper aims to review the socio-cultural determinants of vaccine uptake and visualize their interrelationships. We conducted a literature search using Pubmed and Embase databases, including articles published from 2000 to 2019 ...
Computational Analysis of Demand-side Management in Smart Grids KU Leuven
High tech software solutions will form a fundamental part of the future electricity grid. Software enables real time efficient communication and control of various devices for producing and consuming electrical energy and will be instrumental in analyzing the complex scenarios that arise when multiple parties with varying goals interact to create a safe and stable delivery system for electricity. With the increasing adoption of renewable energy ...
Multiple policies to enhance prescribing efficiency for established medicines in Europe with a particular focus on demand-side measures: findings and future implications University of Antwerp
Introduction: The appreciable growth in pharmaceutical expenditure has resulted in multiple initiatives across Europe to lower generic prices and enhance their utilization. However, considerable variation in their use and prices. Objective: Assess the influence of multiple supply and demand-side initiatives across Europe for established medicines to enhance prescribing efficiency before a decision to prescribe a particular medicine. Subsequently ...
Potential of structural thermal mass for demand-side management in dwellings KU Leuven
In order to avoid grid instability and decreasing production efficiencies of large power plants due to a widespread integration of renewable electricity production, demand-side management (DSM) is proposed as a solution to overcome the possible mismatch between demand and supply. This research evaluates the potential to improve the balance between the electricity use for heating and local electricity production of a nearly zero energy building ...