A list of all PROactive model specific utilities incorporated into the model is given in Additional file 2. Discounting was applied to costs, life expectancy and quality-adjusted life expectancy at an annual rate of 5.0% in line with current recommendations for the German setting [ 32].
Rachio has the ability to save homeowners cash on utility bills, but more importantly it allows customers to be more proactive in utilizing natural resources in a more responsible manner.
Overall, California's public utilities appear more proactive and target-oriented in asking their customers to conserve than their private counterparts and the state continues to be important in legitimating and guiding conservation behavior, whether the utility is in public hands or private.
The latter effect supports the utility of the proactive control index, since a similar pattern was not observed in the raw RT data (i.e., the lack of interaction with trial type).
The utility agency is being proactive in getting the word out about scam calls because there tends to be a rise during this time of year as people prepare for the holidays, according to a utility official.
And Fukushima Daini was only saved because of the heroic efforts and skilful improvisation of its dedicated operators and Onagawa went unscathed because of the proactive organizational safety culture of its utility.
And second, the public utilities appear more flexible and proactive than their private counterparts in dealing with shortages and water conservation.
Although determining a cost-benefit analysis for cybersecurity investments is more problematic than figuring out the amount saved on utility bills, firms with more proactive cybersecurity investments have been shown to save in the event of cyber attacks.
Where necessary costs were inflated to 2005 values For the base case analysis, health state utilities for the events reported in PROactive were derived wherever possible from the CODE-2 study [ 31].
City officials, like Brad Hill, Flagstaff's utilities director, say they have been "very proactive" in ensuring that the water is safe.
