Results 11 to 20 of about 4,466,005 (254)

Le Contrôle des finances en mutation: Réflexions sur les défis actuels de la haute surveillance de l’administration

Yearbook of Swiss Administrative Sciences, 2017
In recent decades, several developments have contributed to a change in the mandate of the Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO). The criterion of profitability was added to Article 5 of the Federal Audit Office Act (FAOA) in 1995.
Laurent Crémieux, Claudine Morier
doaj   +1 more source

Use of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest registries to assess COVID-19 home mortality

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2020
Background In most countries, the official statistics for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) take account of in-hospital deaths but not those that occur at home.
Hervé Hubert, Valentine Baert, Jean-Baptiste Beuscart, Emmanuel Chazard   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing the hospital volume-outcome relationship in surgery: a scoping review protocol

BMJ Open, 2020
Introduction Even if a positive volume-outcome correlation in surgery is mostly admitted in many surgical fields, the various ways to assess this relationship make it difficult for researchers and policymakers to use it.
Mathieu Levaillant, Romaric Marcilly, Lucie Levaillant, Benoît Vallet, Antoine Lamer   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Direct phone communication to primary care physician to plan discharge from hospital: feasibility and benefits

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background The discharge summary is the main vector of communication at the time of hospital discharge, but it is known to be insufficient. Direct phone contact between hospitalist and primary care physician (PCP) at discharge could ensure rapid ...
Lukas Enzinger, Perrine Dumanoir, Bastien Boussat, Pascal Couturier, Patrice Francois   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Self-assessment as an Autonomous Learning Tool in an Interpretation Classroom [PDF]

, 2005
This paper explores the usefulness of self-assessment in an interpretation classroom. Students of the Korean-English Program in a two-year graduate school of translation and interpretation were asked to analyze and assess their interpretation ...
Lee, Yun-Hyang
core   +1 more source

Assessing the freshwater distribution of yellow eel [PDF]

, 2008
In the global context of the decline in wild species, modeling the distribution of populations is a crucial aspect of ecological management. This can be a major challenge, especially for species, such as the European eel, that have complex life cycles ...
Laffaille, Pascal, Lasne, Emilien
core   +6 more sources

Meta Ingognita: Canadian Museum of Civilization Announces Project to Investigate Frobisher’s Voyages to Canadian Arctic [PDF]

, 2020
In a July 26, 1991 communique, the Canadian Museum of Civilization announced a Canadian-led international project to investigate archaeological sites in the Baffin Island area, once known as Meta Incognita, or the Unknown Shore.

core  

Communication and Language Profiles of Children Treated for Posterior Fossa Brain Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Cognitive and language deficits are frequently reported sequelae of posterior fossa brain tumors (PFBT). Typically, delayed onset impedes prompt assessment and early intervention. This has devastating implications for quality of life.
Zara Sved, Meghan Hesse, Jennie Cusiter, Annabel Webb, Kimberley Docking   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

How best to train kids in basic life support: a literature review

BMC Medical Education
Background Bystander intervention is known to be the most important factor in the survival chain for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. However, bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) rates remain low—mainly due to a lack of training.
Valentine Baert, Hizia Benkerrou, Marguerite Lockhart, Gérard Helft, Christian Vilhelm, Morgan Recher, Hervé Hubert   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The HIT Network for Children and Adolescents With CNS Tumors Facilitates Improvements of Diagnostic Assessments, Multimodal Treatments, Individual Counseling, and Research in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The HIT network was established in 2000 to create a population‐based structure aiming to improve survival rates and reduce late effects for children with central nervous system (CNS) tumors by conducting comprehensive clinical trials.
Stefan Rutkowski, Michael C. Frühwald, Gudrun Fleischhack, Stephan Tippelt, Pablo Hernáiz‐Driever, Olaf Witt, Astrid Gnekow, Christof Kramm, Matthias Eyrich, Johannes E. A. Wolf, Hermann Müller, Carsten Friedrich, Uwe R. Kordes, Denise Obrecht‐Sturm, Petra Ketteler, Barbara von Zezschwitz, Pascal Johann, Dominik Sturm, Karoline Nemes, Stefan Schönberger, Till Milde, Brigitte Bison, Monika Warmuth‐Metz, Torsten Pietsch, Ulrich Schüller, Arend Koch, David Capper, Martin Hasselblatt, Christian Thomas, Christian Hagel, Stefan M. Pfister, Felix Sahm, David T. W. Jones, Martin U. Schuhmann, Jürgen Krauss, Pedram Emami, Ahmed El Damaty, Rolf D. Kortmann, Rudolf Schwarz, Jürgen Debus, Mechthild Krause, Fabian Pohl, Holger Ottensmeier, Lisa Bußenius, Katja Baust, Andreas Faldum, Cecile Ronckers, Desiree Grabow, Martin Benesch, Thomas Perwein, Karin Dieckmann, Irene Slavc, Johannes Gojo, Nicolas U. Gerber, André O. von Bueren, Katrin Scheinemann, Gabriele Calaminus, Beate Timmermann, Ulrich‐Wilhelm Thomale, Martin Mynarek   +59 more
wiley   +1 more source