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Steiner, Peter M., Yongnam Kim, Courtney E. Hall, and Dan Su. "Graphical Models for Quasi-experimental Designs." Sociological Methods & Research 46, no. 2 (2015): 155–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0049124115582272.

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Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-experimental designs like regression discontinuity (RD) designs, instrumental variable (IV) designs, and matching and propensity score (PS) designs are frequently used for inferring causal effects. It is well known that the features of these designs facilitate the identification of a causal estimand and, thus, warrant a causal interpretation of the estimated effect. In this article, we discuss and compare the identifying assumptions of quasi-experiments using causal graphs. The increasing complexity of the causal graphs as one switches from an RCT

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Gaus, Hansjoerg, and Christoph Emanuel Mueller. "Evaluating Free-Choice Climate Education Interventions Applying Propensity Score Matching." Evaluation Review 35, no. 6 (2011): 673–722. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193841x12439703.

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Background and objectives. The majority of environmental education takes place in informal settings, of which so-called free-choice learning is typical. What is understood by this is a kind of learning which is self-determined and driven by the needs and interests of the learner. The voluntariness of participation in interventions and the fact that they take place in turbulent action settings lead to formidable challenges for impact evaluation, particularly because often no randomized control trials (RCTs) or before-and-after measurements can be carried out. In this article, the evaluation of

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Kim, Han-Kyoul, Kyu-Min Kim, Jae-Hak Kim, and Hyun-Sill Rhee. "The Effect of Changes in Employment on Health of Work-Related Injured Workers: A Longitudinal Perspectives." Healthcare 9, no. 4 (2021): 470. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9040470.

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This longitudinal study attempted to identify changes in employment status and overall health status. The participants were workers who had experienced work-related injuries in the past. In this study, we used the Panel Study of Workers’ Compensation Insurance from 2013 to 2017. This study utilized propensity score matching for a quasi-experimental design study of the first year to exclude the effects of the confounding variables and exclude the effect of employment status, which is the main independent variable. After applying propensity score matching the research subjects totaled 1070. Chan

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Fan, Xiaoyan, Xiao Zhang, Huifang Xu, et al. "Effectiveness of a Psycho-Social Intervention Aimed at Reducing Attrition at Methadone Maintenance Treatment Clinics: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 22 (2019): 4337. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16224337.

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Methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is an important approach to address opioid dependence. However, MMT clinics usually report high attrition rates. Our previous randomized controlled trial demonstrated additional psycho-social services delivered by social workers could reduce attrition rates compared to MMT alone. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of psycho-social service in a real-world context. A quasi-experimental design and propensity score matching was adopted. 359 clients were recruited from five MMT clinics in Guangzhou from July 2013 to April 2015. One 20-minute counsel

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Mathys, Cécile, Marie-Hélène Véronneau, and Aurélie Lecocq. "Grade Retention at the Transition to Secondary School: Using Propensity Score Matching to Identify Consequences on Psychosocial Adjustment." Journal of Early Adolescence 39, no. 1 (2017): 97–133. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0272431617735651.

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This study tested whether grade retention at the transition into secondary school had a significant impact on adolescent psychosocial adjustment. A quasi-experimental design was used in which propensity score matching was implemented. Univariate ANCOVAs were subsequently run on a subsample of 181 students enrolled in one typical secondary school in the French-speaking region of Belgium ( M = 12.91 years, 55.8% girls). These analyses revealed that retained students experienced decreases in self-esteem, perceived parental support for competence and involvement in the relationships with their par

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Pattanayak, Subhrendu K., Christine Poulos, Jui-Chen Yang, Sumeet R. Patil, and Kelly J. Wendland. "Of taps and toilets: quasi-experimental protocol for evaluating community-demand-driven projects." Journal of Water and Health 7, no. 3 (2009): 434–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wh.2009.059.

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Sustainable and equitable access to safe water and adequate sanitation are widely acknowledged as vital, yet neglected, development goals. Water supply and sanitation (WSS) policies are justified because of the usual efficiency criteria, but also major equity concerns. Yet, to date there are few scientific impact evaluations showing that WSS policies are effective in delivering social welfare outcomes. This lack of an evaluation culture is partly because WSS policies are characterized by diverse mechanisms, broad goals and the increasing importance of decentralized delivery, and partly because

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Lu, Jiahuan. "The Performance of Performance-Based Contracting in Human Services: A Quasi-Experiment." Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 26, no. 2 (2015): 277–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muv002.

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Performance-based contracting (PBC) is becoming increasingly attractive to public human service agencies. By linking contract compensation to contractors’ performance, PBC is expected to foster quality services, to improve outcomes, and to reduce government monitoring. However, empirical evidence on the effectiveness of PBC remains both limited and mixed. Based on a case study of the Indiana vocational rehabilitation program, this article employs a quasi-experimental design to evaluate the effectiveness of PBC for individual employment outcomes over the 2004–09 period, with the Michigan vocati

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Centellas, Miguel, and Gregory J. Love. "“We're Off to Replace the Wizard”: Lessons from a Collaborative Group Project Assignment." PS: Political Science & Politics 45, no. 03 (2012): 506–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1049096512000388.

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AbstractThis article examines the effectiveness of a collaborative group learning project for teaching a core competency in comparative politics: constitutional structures. We use a quasi-experimental design and propensity score matching to assess the value of a constitutional writing group project and presentation. The results provide strong evidence that these learning tools are highly valuable for teaching abstract concepts. Students who participated in the project scored significantly higher on a short series of questions in final exams given several weeks after the completion of the group

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Verweij, Suzan, Bouke S. J. Wartna, Nikolaj Tollenaar, and Marinus G. C. J. Beerthuizen. "The Effectiveness of a Cognitive Skills Training Program for Adult Offenders." Criminal Justice and Behavior 44, no. 12 (2017): 1559–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854817737338.

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This article provides an evaluation of the effectiveness of the “CoVa” cognitive skills training program. A quasi-experimental design was used to compare the known reoffending behavior of 2,229 CoVa participants with that of two control groups of offenders: (1) one formed using the inclusion criteria of the program, and (2) one formed using propensity score matching (PSM). Outcome measures included the prevalence, frequency, and impact of new, adjudicated crimes, with the impact defined as the combined severity of the offenses. Results indicated that the participants in the CoVa group were rec

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Biemans drs, V., J. van der Woude, G. Dijkstra, et al. "DOP77 Ustekinumab is associated with better effectiveness outcomes when compared with vedolizumab in Crohn’s disease patients with prior anti-TNF failure: comparative effectiveness study from the ICC Registry." Journal of Crohn's and Colitis 14, Supplement_1 (2020): S114—S116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz203.116.

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Abstract Background Both vedolizumab and ustekinumab can be considered for the treatment of Crohn’s disease (CD) when anti-TNF treatment fails. However, head-to-head trials are currently not available or planned in the near future. The aim of this study was to compare vedolizumab and ustekinumab in CD patients using a quasi-experimental study design in a prospective registry specifically developed for comparative studies. Methods CD patients who failed anti-TNF treatment and started vedolizumab or ustekinumab in standard care as second-line biological and naïve to the latter two therapies, wer

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Ovalle-Ramirez, Claudia Patricia. "Efecto de la doble jornada escolar en el desempeño académico de los estudiantes colombianos: Un análisis empírico para informar la política de jornada única." education policy analysis archives 26 (July 16, 2018): 81. http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.26.2990.

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To establish the effect of the school shift on students’ performance in Quantitative Reasoning, Science and Reading (measured with standardized test SABER11) a quasi-experimental research design was implemented. In order to obtain matched samples Propensity Score Matching was used. Data comes from both single shift schools (including either Full time shift, Morning shift or Afternoon shift) used as control groups (or counterfactuals) and Double shift schools (including both Morning and Afternoon shifts, but serving different students) as experimental group. National Databases such as National

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Vito, Anthony, George Higgins, and Gennaro Vito. "Police Stop and Frisk and the Impact of Race: A Focal Concerns Theory Approach." Social Sciences 10, no. 6 (2021): 230. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/socsci10060230.

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The findings of this study outline the racial differences in stop and frisk decisions by Illinois officers in consent searches and those based upon reasonable suspicion within the context of the elements of focal concerns theory. The analysis for this study was performed using propensity score matching (PSM) and allowed the researchers to create a quasi-experimental design to examine the race of the citizen and police decision making. According to our analysis of official Illinois law enforcement data, Black citizens, particularly males, were less likely to give their consent to a stop and fri

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Haskell, Richard E. "The Effects of Dual-Credit Enrollment on Underrepresented Students: The Utah Case." International Journal of Economics and Finance 8, no. 1 (2015): 144. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/ijef.v8n1p144.

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<p class="abstractclass">This study considers the effects of Utah’s Dual-Credit Enrollment (DCE) and Early College High School (ECHS) programs on underrepresented students’ performance via an examination of the Utah Data Alliance longitudinal public education dataset. The study assesses standardized testing scores, high school graduation rates, dual course credits earned, higher education enrollment, time-to-completion, and degree attainment outcomes for various minority and low income student groups enrolled in DCE and ECHS programs.</p><p class="abstractclass">To limit the

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Hailu, Ziade, and Gerrit Rooks. "Property rights and owner occupied housing investment in urban Ethiopia." Property Management 34, no. 4 (2016): 345–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/pm-08-2015-0038.

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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether the provision of formal land and building rights provides incentives to poor households to invest in their property in urban Ethiopia. Design/methodology/approach – To test the hypothesis a natural quasi-experimental design was employed. Data were collected from a random sample of 210 households in a land formalization project and 190 households in a control group in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. To control for selection bias propensity score matching was used to estimate group differences. Findings – The beneficiary group reported a highe

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Efobi, Uchenna, and Emmanuel Orkoh. "Analysis of the impacts of entrepreneurship training on growth performance of firms." Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies 10, no. 3 (2018): 524–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jeee-02-2018-0024.

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Purpose Using quasi-experimental designs, the purpose of this paper is to study the effects of training entrepreneurs and such entrepreneurs going ahead to retrain its workers on the business high-growth performance. Design/methodology/approach This paper used a unique evaluation data from the National Business Plan Competition in Nigeria, organized by the Nigerian government in collaboration with the World Bank. The data was analyzed using the Propensity Score Matching technique and complemented with the Difference-in-Difference estimates. Findings The authors find from the estimation of this

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Krispenz, Ann, and Oliver Dickhäuser. "Reduction of Chronic Stress and Trait Anxiety by Inquiry of Cognitive Appraisals with the Inquiry-Based Stress Reduction (IBSR) Method." Open Psychology 1, no. 1 (2019): 185–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/psych-2018-0013.

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AbstractBackground: Chronic stress and anxiety can impair individuals’ health. Appraisal theories assume that stress and anxiety are experienced if individuals appraise a situation as threatening for their well-being. Thus, the modification of cognitive appraisals can be expected to reduce stress and anxiety. A potentially effective method to modify individuals’ appraisals is inquiry-based stress reduction (IBSR; Mitchell & Mitchell, 2003).Aims: The present study assesses the effects of IBSR on chronic stress and trait anxiety in comparison to a matched control group.Method: We used a quas

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Dwomoh, Duah, Kofi Agyabeng, Kwame Agbeshie, et al. "Impact evaluation of the free maternal healthcare policy on the risk of neonatal and infant deaths in four sub-Saharan African countries: a quasi-experimental design with propensity score Kernel matching and difference in differences analysis." BMJ Open 10, no. 5 (2020): e033356. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033356.

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ObjectiveDespite the huge financial investment in the free maternal healthcare policy (FMHCP) by the Governments of Ghana and Burkina Faso, no study has quantified the impact of FMHCP on the relative reduction in neonatal and infant mortality rates using a more rigorous matching procedure with the difference in differences (DID) analysis. This study used several rounds of publicly available population-based complex survey data to determine the impact of FMHCP on neonatal and infant mortality rates in these two countries.DesignA quasi-experimental study to evaluate the FMHCP implemented in Burk

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Hernández-Vásquez, Akram, Nilthon Pisfil-Benites, Rodrigo Vargas-Fernández, and Diego Azañedo. "Nutritional status and effective verbal communication in Peruvian children: A secondary analysis of the 2019 Demographic and Health Survey." PLOS ONE 16, no. 2 (2021): e0246542. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246542.

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Background To estimate the impact of stunting on the development of effective verbal communication (EVC) in children aged 24 to 36 months. Methods We conducted a retrospective, quasi-experimental study design using data from 4452 children between 24 and 36 months of age available in the Early Childhood Development (ECD) section of the Demographic and Family Health Survey (ENDES) 2019 survey. Achievement of EVC was considered as the dependent variable. After propensity score matching analysis, a total 601 children were included in the exposed (children with stunting) and 3848 in the unexposed g

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Khan, Jahangir A. M., Sayem Ahmed, Marufa Sultana, et al. "The effect of a community-based health insurance on the out-of-pocket payments for utilizing medically trained providers in Bangladesh." International Health 12, no. 4 (2019): 287–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/inthealth/ihz083.

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Abstract Background We aimed to estimate the effect of the community-based health insurance (CBHI) scheme on the magnitude of out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for the healthcare of the informal workers and their dependents. The CBHI scheme was piloted through a cooperative of informal workers, which covered seven unions in Chandpur Sadar Upazila, Bangladesh. Methods A quasi-experimental study was conducted using a case-comparison design. In total 1292 (646 insured and 646 uninsured) households were surveyed. Propensity score matching was done to minimize the observed baseline differences in the ch

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Ye, Yuxiao, Andy C. L. Yeung, and Baofeng Huo. "Maintaining stability while boosting growth? The long-term impact of environmental accreditations on firms' financial risk and sales growth." International Journal of Operations & Production Management 40, no. 12 (2020): 1829–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijopm-05-2019-0407.

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PurposeIn this research, we examine the impact of ISO 14001, an international environmental management accreditation, on the long-term financial risk and sales growth of firms.Design/methodology/approachWe employ a quasi-experimental design and construct 682 treated and control firms that are matched using propensity score matching. We then test our hypotheses using the difference in difference model.FindingsWe find that, although ISO 14001 leads to lower financial risk, standard management systems such as ISO 14001 actually hinder the sales growth of firms, an unanticipated outcome. In partic

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Braga, Anthony A., David M. Hureau, and Andrew V. Papachristos. "An Ex Post Facto Evaluation Framework for Place-Based Police Interventions." Evaluation Review 35, no. 6 (2011): 592–626. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193841x11433827.

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Background: A small but growing body of research evidence suggests that place-based police interventions generate significant crime control gains. While place-based policing strategies have been adopted by a majority of U.S. police departments, very few agencies make a priori commitments to rigorous evaluations. Objective: Recent methodological developments were applied to conduct a rigorous ex post facto evaluation of the Boston Police Department’s Safe Street Team (SST) hot spots policing program. Research Design: A nonrandomized quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate the violent cri

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Shankar Shaw, Tara, and Sridhar Telidevara. "Does food subsidy affect household nutrition?" International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 34, no. 1/2 (2014): 107–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijssp-08-2012-0073.

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Purpose – Indian households having the below poverty line (BPL) ration card receive rice, wheat, sugar and kerosene from the Indian Targeted Public Distribution System (TPDS) at subsidized rates. The paper uses the National Sample Survey Organization's consumption expenditure survey for the 61st round to study the causal effect of the BPL ration card on BPL households' calorie consumption. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – This causal effect is estimated by comparing per-capita-per-day calorie consumption of the BPL households having BPL card with that of a

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Thurm, Daniel, and Bärbel Barzel. "Effects of a professional development program for teaching mathematics with technology on teachers’ beliefs, self-efficacy and practices." ZDM 52, no. 7 (2020): 1411–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11858-020-01158-6.

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Abstract Digital technologies such as multi-representational tools have the potential to enhance the learning of mathematics. In light of this potential, there is a ubiquitous call to integrate such tools into mathematics teaching. However, these technologies are still underused. Teaching with technology is not an easy task and teacher competencies such as knowledge and beliefs are a decisive factor. Therefore, professional development is important to professionalize teachers and support them in using technology in meaningful ways. Despite this need, little is known about the efficacy of profe

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Jonkman, Harrie, and Ron van Wonderen. "The effects of At Home in the Street (TOS): results of a Dutch community intervention in a four-year study." Journal of Children's Services 12, no. 1 (2017): 32–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jcs-03-2017-0005.

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Purpose Research shows that growing up in unsafe neighbourhoods is a risk for the social and emotional development of children. At Home in the Street (TOS) is a community intervention that aims to create a clear, decent and emotionally safe environment for children in neighbourhoods. This programme is implemented in many communities in the Netherlands. The purpose of this paper is to determine the effectiveness of TOS. Design/methodology/approach This study has a longitudinal (three waves), quasi-experimental design, which includes 644 children who live in either ten experimental or ten contro

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Galster, George C., Anna Maria Santiago, Richard J. Smith, and Joffre Leroux. "Benefit–Cost Analysis of an Innovative Program for Self-Sufficiency and Homeownership." Evaluation Review 43, no. 1-2 (2019): 3–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193841x19846697.

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Background: Federal policy has increasingly sought to build financial capability, earnings, and assets of subsidized housing recipients. Objective: We conduct a benefit–cost analysis of the Denver Housing Authority’s (DHA) innovative Home Ownership Program (HOP), which incentivizes participants to increase earnings, build wealth, and purchase homes. Research design, subjects, and measures: In assessing HOP participant benefits (earnings, home-buying, and positive exits from DHA), we use parameter estimates from quasi-experimental methods (i.e., propensity score matching) that permit drawing ca

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Maia, Alexandre Gori, Gabriela dos Santos Eusébio, and Rodrigo Lanna Franco da Silveira. "Can credit help small family farming? Evidence from Brazil." Agricultural Finance Review 80, no. 2 (2019): 212–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/afr-10-2018-0087.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the impact of a Brazilian rural credit program, The National Program for Strengthening Family Farming (PRONAF), on small family farming production. Design/methodology/approach The method is based on a quasi-experimental approach (propensity score matching) applied to 4.1m family farmers in Brazil. Findings Results show that farmers accessing PRONAF tended to be positively selected in terms of several observable characteristics, such as land size and agricultural practices. Moreover, PRONAF had positive and differentiated impacts on agricultural

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Christian, Parul, Kristen M. Hurley, John Phuka, et al. "Impact Evaluation of a Comprehensive Nutrition Program for Reducing Stunting in Children Aged 6–23 Months in Rural Malawi." Journal of Nutrition 150, no. 11 (2020): 3024–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa236.

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ABSTRACT Background The prevalence of stunting in central rural Malawi is ∼50%, which prompted a multipronged nutrition program in 1 district from 2014 to 2016. The program distributed a daily, fortified, small-quantity lipid-based nutritional supplement, providing 110 kcal and 2.6 g of protein to children aged 6–23 mo, and behavior change messages around optimal infant and young child feeding (IYCF) and water, sanitation, and hygiene. Objectives Our objective was to perform an impact evaluation of the program using a neighboring district as comparison. Methods Using a quasi-experimental study

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Stemen, Don, and Andres F. Rengifo. "Reconciling the Multiple Objectives of Prison Diversion Programs for Drug Offenders: Evidence From Kansas’ Senate Bill 123." Evaluation Review 35, no. 6 (2011): 642–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193841x12439194.

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Background: In recent years, several states have created mandatory prison-diversion programs for felony drug possessors. These programs have both individual-level goals of reducing recidivism rates and system-level goals of reducing prison populations. Objective: This study examines the individual level and system level impact of Kansas’ Senate Bill 123 (SB 123), which created mandatory probation/treatment sentences for felony drug possessors. Research Design: A nonrandomized quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate the recidivism rates of drug possessors sentenced to SB 123 relative to

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Logan, Judith. "Students Who Used the Library in Their First Year of University are More Likely to Graduate or Still be Enrolled After Four Years." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 13, no. 4 (2018): 108–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/eblip29477.

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A Review of: Soria, K. M., Fransen, J., & Nackerud, S. (2017). The impact of academic library resources on undergraduates’ degree completion. College & Research Libraries, 78(6), 812–823. https://doi.org/10.5860/crl.78.6.812 Abstract Objective – The researchers sought to measure the effect of accessing library resources on academic retention and graduation after four years while accounting for external factors that may influence academic outcomes. Design – Quasi-experimental observational study. Setting – A large public university in the Midwestern United

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Mura, Cameron, Saskia Preissner, Robert Preissner, and Philip E. Bourne. "A Birds-Eye (Re)View of Acid-Suppression Drugs, COVID-19, and the Highly Variable Literature." Frontiers in Pharmacology 12 (August 11, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.700703.

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This Perspective examines a recent surge of information regarding the potential benefits of acid-suppression drugs in the context of COVID-19, with a particular eye on the great variability (and, thus, confusion) that has arisen across the reported findings, at least as regards the popular antacid famotidine. The degree of inconsistency and discordance reflects contradictory conclusions from independent, clinical-based studies that took roughly similar approaches, in terms of both experimental design (retrospective, observational, cohort-based, etc.) and statistical analysis workflows (propens

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Dong, Hongwei. "Exploring the Impacts of Zoning and Upzoning on Housing Development: A Quasi-experimental Analysis at the Parcel Level." Journal of Planning Education and Research, February 1, 2021, 0739456X2199072. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0739456x21990728.

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This study investigates the impacts of upzoning and higher density zoning on housing development at the parcel level in the city of Portland (Oregon) during the period from 2000 to 2017. The study uses a quasi-experimental design to compare upzoned parcels and parcels in higher density zones with their corresponding control parcels that are identified through propensity score matching. The study shows that both upzoning and higher density zoning led to significantly greater development probabilities, higher development densities, and more housing supply. Upzoning could be an effective policy t

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Venegas-Muggli, Juan I., Carolina Barrientos, and Fernando Álvarez. "The Impact of Peer-Mentoring on the Academic Success of Underrepresented College Students." Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, March 4, 2021, 152102512199598. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1521025121995988.

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This study evaluates the impact of the peer-mentoring program implemented by a Chilean higher education institution on underrepresented students’ academic success. Specifically, it assesses whether freshmen who enrolled in 2018 and took part in this initiative performed better than students with similar characteristics who did not. A quantitative quasi-experimental design was applied, using the Propensity Score Matching method. The results show that students who took part in this peer-mentoring program got better average grades and had better retention rates and attendance levels than those wh

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Liu, Gordon G., Chengxiang Tang, Yahong Liu, Tao Bu, and Daisheng Tang. "Will high-speed railway influence the healthcare seeking behaviour of patients? Quasi-experimental evidence from China." Health Policy and Planning, May 31, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czab018.

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Abstract This study examines the impacts of high-speed railway (HSR) transportation on the healthcare-seeking behaviour of patients along newly integrated areas of Sichuan province, China. The opening of the Cheng–Mian–Le intercity HSR is considered as quasi-experimental evidence from China, and we make a propensity score matching the difference in differences research design, using data from the monthly report database of the Sichuan Province health statistical data collection and Decision Support System from 2014 to 2015. We find that, first, the opening of the HSR resulted in significant he

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Das, Rajeeb, Erika Schmitt, and Michael T. Stephenson. "A Quasiexperimental Analysis of First-Year Seminar Outcomes at a Large University." Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice, August 31, 2021, 152102512110385. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15210251211038591.

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First-year seminars (FYS) comprise one of 11 researched interventions in postsecondary education known as High-Impact Practices, but few rigorous studies report significantly high impacts. This study examined a FYS employing propensity score matching to link cases and controls in a quasi-experimental design. One semester later cumulative grade point average (GPA), cumulative hours attempted, and 1-year later indicators (hours earned, hours attempted, and term GPA) were statistically different between the two groups. Three freshman survey items were also statistically significant and difference

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Winke, Tim. "Housing affordability sets us apart: The effect of rising housing prices on relocation behaviour." Urban Studies, August 5, 2020, 004209802094348. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098020943482.

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Life course events such as new offspring or job loss affect a household’s demand for housing. At the same time, dynamics in the real estate market constrain where households find affordable housing. In a quasi-experimental design, this study examines the effect of increasing local housing prices on the relocation behaviour of low- and medium-income households. Difference-in-difference panel regressions using propensity score matching show that with rising local rental prices, low-income households are more likely to remain in their current housing and sustain higher levels of housing cost burd

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Povey, Jenny, Janeen Baxter, Christopher Ambrey, Guyonne Kalb, David Ribar, and Mark Western. "The power of linked data: Evaluating diverse multi-program projects designed to reduce welfare dependence." International Journal of Population Data Science 3, no. 5 (2018). http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v3i5.1079.

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This presentation showcases the innovative use of linked government administrative data in Australia to evaluate a range of diverse social interventions aimed at supporting vulnerable groups to achieve economic independence. The interventions were developed and funded as part of the Australian Priority Investment Approach to Welfare, an approach supported by actuarial analyses of administrative data designed to deliver targeted support for groups at-risk of long-term welfare dependence. In 2018, the Australian Government, commissioned an impact evaluation to assess the effectiveness of the app

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Kibriya, Shahriar, and Gordon Jones. "The impact of a safe learning environment in schools on students’ learning outcomes: evidence from Tanzania." Quality Assurance in Education ahead-of-print, ahead-of-print (2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/qae-11-2019-0124.

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Purpose This study aims to evaluate the effect of school safety on standardized learning outcomes for primary-age students in Tanzania, identifying causal direction and magnitudes. Design/methodology/approach Key dependent variables include standardized learning outcomes in English, reading fluency and math addition problems; while independent variables are the perception of school safety from head teachers. An ordinary least squares estimation explored the determinants of student performance when controlled for school and family specific characteristics. These results were then verified throu

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Midgette, Greg, Thomas A. Loughran, and Sarah Tahamont. "The Impact of Ambiguity-induced Error in Offender Decision-making: Evidence from the Field." Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, March 29, 2021, 002242782110000. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00224278211000088.

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Objectives: To invoke behavioral economics theories of ambiguity in the context of offender decision-making, and to test the impact of ambiguity in punishment certainty on offender decisions. Methods: We leverage a quasi-experimental condition among a sample of drunk driving arrestees that are tested for alcohol use and subject to mandatory brief incarceration for a violation. The treatment condition relaxes a zero-tolerance alcohol rule, thereby introducing design-based ambiguity surrounding the certainty of punishment. We use Mahalanobis matching and propensity score weighting methods to est

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McNeeley, Susan. "Effectiveness of a Prison-Based Treatment Program for Male Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Violence: A Quasi-Experimental Study of Criminal Recidivism." Journal of Interpersonal Violence, November 2, 2019, 088626051988564. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260519885641.

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Despite increasing interest in programming for perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV), the literature provides weak support for the effectiveness of these interventions. However, there are few studies that evaluate programs offered to felony IPV offenders who are serving prison sentences. This study uses a quasi-experimental design to evaluate the effectiveness of a prison-based implementation of a popular IPV intervention in reducing general and offense-specific recidivism among 169 men released from state prison in 2017. Because recidivism data were collected through early March 201

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Kimani-Murage, Elizabeth, Calistus Wilunda, Tadesse Zerfu, et al. "97Effectiveness of baby-friendly workplace support interventions on exclusive breastfeeding in Kenya: a propensity score-weighted analysis." International Journal of Epidemiology 50, Supplement_1 (2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab168.712.

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Abstract Background Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) during the first six months of life is crucial for optimising child’s growth, development and survival. Mother’s employment may hinder optimal breastfeeding. We assessed the effectiveness of a workplace support intervention on EBF in Kenya. Methods This quasi-experimental study employing a pre-post intervention design was conducted between 2016 and 2018 on an agricultural farm in Kericho County. The intervention targeted pregnant/breastfeeding women residing on the farm and consisted of: day-care centers, sensitization on available workplace ba

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Parker, Richard A., Paul Padfield, Janet Hanley, et al. "Examining the effectiveness of telemonitoring with routinely acquired blood pressure data in primary care: challenges in the statistical analysis." BMC Medical Research Methodology 21, no. 1 (2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12874-021-01219-8.

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Abstract Background Scale-up BP was a quasi-experimental implementation study, following a successful randomised controlled trial of the roll-out of telemonitoring in primary care across Lothian, Scotland. Our primary objective was to assess the effect of telemonitoring on blood pressure (BP) control using routinely collected data. Telemonitored systolic and diastolic BP were compared with surgery BP measurements from patients not using telemonitoring (comparator patients). The statistical analysis and interpretation of findings was challenging due to the broad range of biases potentially infl

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Azaare, John, Patricia Akweongo, Genevieve Cecilia Aryeetey, and Duah Dwomoh. "Impact of free maternal health care policy on maternal health care utilization and perinatal mortality in Ghana: protocol design for historical cohort study." Reproductive Health 17, no. 1 (2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12978-020-01011-9.

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Abstract Background Ghana introduced what has come to be known as the 'Free’ Maternal Health Care Policy (FMHCP) in 2008 via the free registration of pregnant women to the National Health Insurance Scheme to access healthcare free of charge. The policy targeted every pregnant woman in Ghana with a full benefits package covering comprehensive maternal healthcare. Purpose This study seeks to measure the contribution of the FMHCP to maternal healthcare utilization; antenatal care uptake, and facility delivery and determine the utilization impact on stillbirth, perinatal, and neonatal deaths using

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Putra, Gede Wirabuana, and Pujiyanto Pujiyanto. "Evaluasi Dampak Program Keluarga Harapan Terhadap Pemanfaatan Fasilitas Pelayanan Kesehatan untuk Layanan Persalinan di Indonesia (Analisis Data SUSENAS tahun 2018)." Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia 5, no. 1 (2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.7454/eki.v5i1.3898.

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AbstrakProgram Keluarga Harapan (PKH) memiliki tujuan untuk meningkatkan taraf hidup masyarakat yang diukur melalui Indeks Pembangunan Manusia (IPM) dan Tingkat ketimpangan pengeluaran penduduk Indonesia (Gini Ratio) dengan salah satu indicator yang diakomodir adalah pemanfaatan pelayanan kesehatan. Pada tahun 2018 masih ada 16 % persalinan tidak menggunakan fasilitas kesehatan. Salah satu Komponen kesehatan yang diwajibkan sebagai Keluarga Penerima manfaat (KPM) PKH adalah ibu hamil wajib bersalin di fasilitas pelayanan kesehatan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah melihat pengaruh PKH terhada

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Abamecha, Fira, Morankar Sudhakar, Lakew Abebe, Yohannes Kebede, Guda Alemayehu, and Zewdie Birhanu. "Effectiveness of the school-based social and behaviour change communication interventions on insecticide-treated nets utilization among primary school children in rural Ethiopia: a controlled quasi-experimental design." Malaria Journal 20, no. 1 (2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-020-03578-x.

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Abstract Background School-based behaviour change communication interventions could help to achieve behavioural changes in the school and enhance the enrollment of the students and teachers as health messengers to local communities. Evidence on the impacts of the school-engaged malaria preventive interventions are limited as far as the social and behaviour change communication (SBCC) is concerned. This study examined the effectiveness of the school-based SBCC approach on insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) utilization among primary school students in malaria-endemic settings of Ethiopia. Methods V

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Roster, Kirstin, Colm Connaughton, and Francisco A. Rodrigues. "1222Estimating the causal effect of mobility on Dengue during the COVID-19 pandemic." International Journal of Epidemiology 50, Supplement_1 (2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyab168.573.

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Abstract Background Research suggests that human mobility is associated with the spread of Dengue Fever [1]. The gold-standard in estimating a causal effect are randomized experiments. As these are neither feasible nor ethical in estimating mobility's impact on Dengue, we rely on methods that make use of observational data. During the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the world saw a sudden drop in long- and short-distance travel. In March 2020, inner- and inter-city transit dropped severely and uniformly across cities in Brazil. The drop was random (in time) and is not linked to any of the other fac

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Pringle, Janice, Michael Melczak, Arnie Aldridge, Margie Snyder, and Randall Smith. "Medication adherence and its relationship to the therapeutic alliance: Results from an innovative pilot study within a community pharmacy MTM practice." INNOVATIONS in pharmacy 2, no. 1 (2011). http://dx.doi.org/10.24926/iip.v2i1.216.

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Objectives: To determine whether patients who received Medication Therapy Management (MTM) from community pharmacists using a brief scale to measure Therapeutic Alliance (i.e., MTM + TA) would show better medication adherence than patients who received MTM without use of the TA scale (MTM only). Design: Quasi-experimental, using a direct intervention group (MTM + TA) and a comparison group of randomly selected claims records from patients who received only the MTM service (MTM only). We used a doubly robust propensity score approach to estimate the average effect of therapeutic alliance

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