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Implementing Health‐Related Quality of Life Assessment in Pediatric Oncology: A Feasibility Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background There is growing interest in embedding health‐related quality of life (HRQoL) assessment and patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs) within clinical cancer care. This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and usability of implementing an electronic PROM (ePROM) platform to measure HRQoL in children with cancer ...
Mikaela Doig, Sophie Jessop, Jordan R. Hansford, Hien Le, Matthew O'Connor, Peter Gorayski, Andrew Cunningham, Amanda Hutchinson, Victoria Bedford, Eva Bezak, Nayana Parange, Kelly Skelton, Timothy Price, Michala Short   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systems and certification issues for civil transport aircraft flow control systems [PDF]

, 2009
This article is placed here with permission from the Royal Aeronautical Society - Copyright @ 2009 Royal Aeronautical SocietyThe use of flow control (FC) technology on civil transport aircraft is seen as a potential means of providing a step change in ...
Crowther, WJ, Jabbal, M, Liddle, SC
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Parent Quality of Life at Two Years Following Their Child's Completion of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Treatment

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Parents of children treated for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often experience significant caregiver burden and disruption to their well‐being. While parent quality of life (QoL) during treatment is well characterized, little is known about outcomes during early survivorship.
Sara Dal Pra, Maria McCarthy, Michael Takagi, Cinzia De Luca   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Building Trust from Farm to Fork in Organic Agriculture: A Closer Look at Inspection and Certification Systems

Turkish Journal of Agriculture: Food Science and Technology
As the organic agriculture sector grows, the need for standards, inspection, and certification systems to ensure trust in organic products increases.
Yener Ataseven, Alper Demirdöğen, Mustafa Akyüz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

THE EVOLUTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE MECHANISMS: AN INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK APPLIED TO BIOFUELS [PDF]

Ambiente & Sociedade
This article proposes an analytical tool to assess the evolution of environmental governance mechanisms. The institutional path of certification systems is driven by three pre-existing variables that interact to determine the evolution of environmental ...
BRUNO BENZAQUEN PEROSA, PAULO FURQUIM DE AZEVEDO   +1 more
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Investigation of the Emission Characteristics of Light-Duty Diesel Vehicles in Korea Based on EURO-VI Standards According to Type of After-Treatment System

Energies, 2020
This study analyzed the characteristics and distribution of emissions from diesel vehicles that are sold in Korea and satisfy the Euro-6 standards, according to after-treatment systems.
Hyung Jun Kim, Sang Hyun Lee, Sang Il Kwon, Sangki Park, Jonghak Lee, Ji Hoon Keel, Jong Tae Lee, Suhan Park   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lifting the lid on organic certification [PDF]

, 2011
CERTCOST, a European research project on the system of certification of organic food ran from 2008 until November 2011 with the aim of providing recommendations to improve the efficiency, transparency, and cost effectiveness of organic food certification
Padel, Susanne
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Cognitive Functioning in Vorinostat‐Treated Pediatric and Young Adult Patients Over the First 180 Days After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose Cognitive and psychological difficulties could negatively interfere with treatment adherence and quality of life before and after hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT). Methods to mitigate these changes may have positive effects on treatment success.
Kristen L. Votruba, Michelle Rozwadowski, Thomas Braun, April Rahrig, Edward Peres, Kirsten M. Williams, Vanessa Fabrizio, Julie‐An Talano, Carrie L. Kitko, Nicolas Parnell, Pavan Reddy, Sung Won Choi   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Improved Process Quality through Certification Systems: An Assessment of Selected Animal Welfare Labels

International Journal on Food System Dynamics, 2014
The process quality of food products is currently the subject of increased attention. In the area of meat production, public discussion has centered on perceived low standards of animal welfare.
Heinke Heise, Wiebke Pirsich, Ludwig Theuvsen   +2 more
doaj  

Responding to Globalization: Impacts of Certification on Colombian Small-Scale Coffee Growers

Ecology and Society, 2013
Eco-certification of food and other agricultural products has been promoted as a way of making markets work for sustainability. Certification programs offer a price premium to producers who invest in more sustainable practices.
Ximena Rueda, Eric F. Lambin
doaj   +1 more source