In this paper a real options approach is taken to natural resource contract valuation. A comparison is made between hedging with futures on developed (harvested) versus undeveloped assets. The risk-free Q martingale probability measure is obtained for the developed asset, and modified to a cost-adjusted Q martingale in the undeveloped...
These three papers address uncertainty in the management and valuation of renewable natural resources. The first paper develops a model to integrate both stock and price uncertainty to obtain optimal resource levels. The model is an extension of Reed (1974) and shows by proof and by example that when prices...
Introduction: For people with bleeding disorders pain is often a daily challenge. Despite many advancements to the standard of care in recent decades, including more effective treatments, and more effective medication schedules, pain remains highly prevalent in people with bleeding disorders: existing pain treatment practices have not adequately addressed pain...
Objective: To describe associations between self-reported general health status, chronic conditions, and use of supplements containing botanicals (SCB) and describe reasons for use among U.S. adult supplement users.
Design: Cross-sectional analysis using data from the 2009-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Information on self-reported dietary supplement use and...
As life expectancy continues to rise, adults over 65 are one of the fastest-growing age groups in the United States. As we have made significant strides in mitigating disease, we now have to consider health states that lead to disablement and the inability to age-in-place, including falls, frailty, functional mobility,...
The illicit use of prescription stimulants (IUPS) is a critical Public Health problem in the college population that represents a unique form of substance use. Namely, the primary motives for IUPS by college students are academic in nature (e.g., Teter, McCabe, LaGrange, Cranford, & Boyd, 2006), which may explain why...
Uses of travel time and mode of transportation in selected two-parent,
two-child Oregon households was researched in this study.
The relationship between a number of demographic characteristics
and amounts of travel time as well as mode of transportation was
also examined.
The study used the Oregon data from the Northeast...
The groundfish trawl fishery operating off the coasts of Oregon
and Washington 1985-1987 caught six major assemblages of species
which could be treated as units in developing mixed-species
management plans. Eighty-one percent of the tows observed on
commercial vessels were consistently placed in one of the assemblage
designations using three...
Household food availability is comprised of both food purchases and foods obtained from alternative sources, like social networks, community services, and household food production. While the food available at home is associated with eating behaviors, diet quality, and health outcomes of children and adults, the literature on food acquisition of...
Marginalized groups in the United States are often diagnosed with hypertension at younger ages, contributing to their excess burden of cardiovascular disease. These disparities in blood pressure control do not appear to be fully accounted for by individual risk factors, such as health behaviors or genetic differences. Experiences of discrimination...