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Table 1 The model’s parameters, along with their descriptions and values

From: Optimal screening and donor management in a public stool bank

Parameter

Description

Value

p 0

Proportion who pass clinical assessment

0.351

p s

Proportion who pass first stool test

0.444

p b

Proportion who pass first serum test

1.0

c 0

Cost of clinical assessment

$50

c s

Cost of stool test

$600

c b

Cost of serum test

$235

c i

Cost of interim test

$120

c d

Cost of paying donors

$18/day

c p

Cost of processing donated stool

$0.15/g

Ï„ s

Time delay of stool test

12 days

Ï„ i

Time delay of interim test

5 days

f 1,…,f n

PMF of donor stool production rate

Section 1.1 in Additional file 1

η

Exponential failure rate for Rotavirus and C. difficule

0.0066/day

γ

Exponential failure rate for the other 25 agents

0.0040/day

T

Time horizon of optimization problem

365 days

α

Initial demand rate

240 g/day

β

Exponential demand parameter

0.0029/day