Factors influencing visual landscape quality perceived by the public. Results from a national survey

Funding Information: The authors acknowledge funding from the Federal Office of the Environment (FOEN) through the Swiss Landscape Monitoring Programme (LABES). Dr. Chris Stride provided statistical consultancy through figure it out on earlier versions of our multilevel model and made helpful suggestions on model improvements. Any mistakes are our own. We gratefully acknowledge the constructive feedback from three anonymous reviewers, which helped to improve our manuscript. Publisher Copyright: © 2020 The Author(s) Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Comparing outdoor recreation preferences in peri-urban landscapes using different data gathering methods

Support for the research reported in this paper was provided by the European Research Councilunder the European Union’s Seventh Framework ERC Grant Agreement 311819 GLOLAND (Integrating human agency in global-scale land change models, www.cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/106305/factsheet/en), the European Commission Grant Agreement 633838, through the project PROVIDE (Providing smart delivery of Public Goods by EU agriculture and forestry, www.provide-project.eu) and the BiodivERsA project ENVISION funded through the Dutch National Science Foundation.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Landscape quality payments in Switzerland : the congruence between policy and preferences

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The impact of the AO foundation on fracture care : an evaluation of 60 years AO foundation

Objectives Sixty years ago, the Association of Osteosynthesis (AO) was founded with the aim to improve fracture treatment and has since grown into one of the largest medical associations worldwide. Aim of this study was to evaluate AO's impact on science, education, patient care and the MedTech business. Design/methods Impact evaluations were conducted as appropriate for the individual domains: Impact on science was measured by analyzing citation frequencies of publications promoted by AO. Impact on education was evaluated by analyzing the evolution of number and location of AO courses. Impact on patient care was evaluated with a health economic model analyzing cost changes and years of life gained through the introduction of osteosynthesis in 17 high-income countries (HICs). Impact on MedTech business was evaluated by analyzing sales data of AO-associated products. Results Thirty-five AO papers and 2 major AO textbooks are cited at remarkable frequencies in high ranking journals with up to 2000 citations/year. The number of AO courses steadily increased with a total of 645'000 participants, 20‘000 teaching days and 2‘500 volunteer faculty members so far. The introduction of osteosynthesis saved at least 925 billion Swiss Francs [CHF] in the 17 HICs analyzed and had an impact on avoiding premature deaths comparable to the use of antihypertensive drugs. AO-associated products generated sales of 55 billion CHF. Conclusion AO's impact on science, education, patient care, and the MedTech business was significant because AO addressed hitherto unmet needs by combining activities that mutually enriched and reinforced each other

Impact of osteosynthesis in fracture care : a cost comparison study

Aim: To estimate the health economic impact of osteosynthesis (OS) in fracture care over six decades in 17 high-income countries. Patients & methods: Applying a decision tree model, we assumed a hypothetical absence of OS and compared OS (intervention) with conservative treatment (CONS; comparator). We included patients with femur, tibia and radius fractures (age <65 years) and for proximal femur fractures also elderly patients (≥70 years). Results: We estimated savings in direct and indirect costs of 855 billion Swiss francs in the working age population in addition to 4.6 million years of life gained. In the elderly population, 69 billion Swiss francs were saved in direct costs of proximal femur fractures in addition to 73 million years of life gained. Conclusion: OS contributed to maximize health gains of society

Landscape quality in regional nature parks. Results from the Swiss Landscape Monitoring Programme (LABES).

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