Patrick W. McLaughlin
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View article: Consumer demand for food at home and food away from home: Understanding economic linkages during the pandemic
Consumer demand for food at home and food away from home: Understanding economic linkages during the pandemic Open
Household food expenditure has shifted away from Food at Home (FAH) and towards Food Away from Home (FAFH). Prior to the COVID‐19 pandemic, FAFH's share of food expenditure surpassed that of FAH, reaching 55% in 2019. Yet economic research…
Stocking up and stocking out: Food retail stock‐outs, consumer demand, and prices during the COVID‐19 pandemic in 2020 Open
Monitoring food retail stock‐outs or the unplanned unavailability of certain food items for purchase assists policymakers in responding to food supply chain disruptions. This study focuses on identifying food stock‐outs using store‐level s…
View article: Issue Information ‐ TOC
Issue Information ‐ TOC Open
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Analysis of Effective Dose at Computed Tomography in a Modern 64 slice Multidetector CT System in an Irish Tertiary Care Centre with Local and International Reference Standards (Preprint) Open
UNSTRUCTURED Diagnostic Reference Levels (DRLs) are used to establish if local imaging protocols have been optimised. This study examines a modern multi-detector 64 slice CT (MDCT) system for four commonly performed examinations in a large…
Cost Containment and Participant Access in USDA's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Evidence from the Greater Los Angeles, CA, Area Open
This report provides an in-depth look at the tradeoff between participant access and program costs in USDA's Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), synthesizing several studies of WIC in Greater Los …
Cost Implications of Participant Product Selection in USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Open
USDA’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is the third-largest food assistance program in the United States. WIC participants are required to select fixed quantities of WIC-approved foods except fo…
USDA-Approved Whole-Wheat Bread Package Size Is Now More Common and Less Costly for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Open
In 2009, USDA added 100-percent whole-wheat and whole-grain products to the WIC food packages for women and children. An ERS study found that the WIC-approved 16-ounce package size became more common and less costly relative to other packa…
Progress in Low Dose Rate Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer Open
Low dose rate (LDR) brachytherapy has a proven critical role in achieving the modern standard of successful prostate cancer treatment, cure with quality of life (QoL) preservation. In the past decade, cure has been demonstrated in the most…
WIC Households’ Bread and Cold Cereal Purchases: When They Use Benefits Versus Paying Out of Pocket Open
Purpose: The US Department of Agriculture’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) seeks to improve the health of participating women and children by providing nutrition education and a monthly packag…
Price Variability Across Food Product and Vendor Type in Food Benefit Redemptions Under the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Open
This report examines variability in WIC food transaction prices across store formats and four WIC State agencies in the Midwest, West, Southwest, and Mountain Plains using purchase-level data on 2014 Electronic Benefit Transfer (WIC EBT) t…
Small and Non-Traditional Food Retailers Largely Cost Competitive in the WIC Program Open
A recent analysis of transaction data from two WIC State agencies found modest monthly cost differences between supercenters and most other store types for two of the three sets of WIC-approved foods analyzed.
Individual and Store Characteristics Associated with Brand Choices in Select Food Category Redemptions among WIC Participants in Virginia Open
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) often allows participants to redeem food benefits for various brands at different costs. To aid the program’s food cost containment efforts, it is important …
ACR appropriateness criteria: Permanent source brachytherapy for prostate cancer Open
To provide updated American College of Radiology (ACR) appropriateness criteria for transrectal ultrasound-guided transperineal interstitial permanent source brachytherapy.The ACR appropriateness criteria are evidence-based guidelines for …