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Local Consequences of Applying International Norms: Differences in the Application of Forest Certification in Northern Sweden, Northern Finland, and Northwest Russia [PDF]

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2009
Forest certification, developed in the early 1990s, is a process in which independent assessors grant use of the certification label to producers who meet certain environmental and social criteria set for their forest products.
E. Carina H. Keskitalo   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Analysis of the propensity of Italian and German forest owners towards forest certification for ecosystem services

open access: yesJournal of Forest Science, 2023
This study analyses the perception of the relationship between forest certification and the production of ecosystem services by Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) sustainable forest ...
Emanuela Lombardo
doaj   +1 more source

The European Diploma in Radiology (EDiR): investing in the future of the new generations of radiologists

open access: yesInsights into Imaging, 2018
This review aims to describe the organisation and the content of the European Diploma in Radiology (EDiR). The EDiR examination is available to radiologists and radiology residents in their last year of training.
European Board of Radiology (EBR)
doaj   +1 more source

The social negotiation of fitness for work: tensions in doctor-patient relationships over medical certification of chronic pain [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The UK government is promoting the health benefits of work, in order to change doctors' and patients' behaviour and reduce sickness absence. The rationale is that many people 'off sick' would have better outcomes by staying at work; but reducing the ...
Wainwright, D   +3 more
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Multiple breath washout in bronchiectasis clinical trials: is it feasible?

open access: yesERJ Open Research, 2020
Background Evaluation of multiple breath washout (MBW) set-up including staff training, certification and central “over-reading” for data quality control is essential to determine the feasibility of MBW in future bronchiectasis studies.
Katherine O'Neill   +20 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the Potential of Halal Tourism Through Institutional Analysis of Halal Certifiers in the Philippines

open access: yesInternational Journal of Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage, 2022
This study analyses various institutions’ halal certification and standards in the Philippines and their potential for halal tourism. The demand for halal services and products has been increasing in the Philippines, however, the major halal certifiers ...
Steven Von Cuevas   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Certification of breast centres in Germany: proof of concept for a prototypical example of quality assurance in multidisciplinary cancer care

open access: yesBMC Cancer, 2009
Background The main study objectives were: to develop a set of requirements of comprehensive breast centres; to establish a nationwide voluntary certification programme for breast centres based on such requirements, a certified quality management system (
Kämmerle Andreas   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of TPACK and EQ-based 21st century learning through the teacher certification programme in Indonesia

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Education, 2021
The aim of the research reported on here was to identify teachers’ comprehension of technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) integrated with emotional quotient (EQ). We used mixed-method research with an explanatory model. The subjects of this
Iskandar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality And Safety Management Systems: Joint Action For Certification Of Small Firms In An Industrial Cluster In Brazil

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Industrial Engineering, 2014
This paper presents and discusses a proposal for joint action among small firms in an industrial cluster in Brazil for the certification of quality and safety management systems.
Gerolamo, M. C.   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment methods in surgical training in the United Kingdom [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions, 2013
A career in surgery in the United Kingdom demands a commitment to a long journey of assessment. The assessment methods used must ensure that the appropriate candidates are selected into a programme of study or a job and must guarantee public safety by ...
Evgenios Evgeniou   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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