Life Quantity, Life Quality and Longevity : An Intertemporal Social Evaluation Framework [PDF]
The evaluation of development processes and of public policies often involves comparisons of social states in which populations differ in size and longevity. This requires social evaluation principles to be sensitive to both the number and the length of lives. This paper explores the use of axiomatic and welfarist principles to assess social welfare in
Jean-Yves DUCLOS, Bouba HOUSSEINI
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Information systems evaluation methodologies [PDF]
Due to the prevalent use of Information Systems (IS) in modern organisations nowadays, evaluation research in this field is becoming more and more important. In light of this, a set of rigorous methodologies were developed and used by IS researchers and
Chen, S. +3 more
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How to evaluate Quality of Life
In medical terminology, it has become more and more common the use of the expression “Quality of Life” (QoL) to define a series of aspects that go beyond the traditional, clinical and “objective” evaluation of the medical intervention. The attention to QoL comes from the need to find tools that are able to reveal important aspects of the life of the ...
Porcu S., Mandas A.
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LIFE: Costing the digital preservation lifecycle [PDF]
Having confidence in the permanence of a digital resource requires a deep understanding of the preservation activities that will need to be performed throughout its lifetime, and an ability to plan and resource for those activities.
Ayris, Paul +4 more
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BackgroundThe current investigation examines the association between artificial sweetener (AS) consumption and the likelihood of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD), along with its impact on kidney function.MethodsWe utilized data from the National ...
Zhuoling Ran +12 more
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Protocol for the economic evaluation of a complex intervention to improve the mental health of maltreated infants and children in foster care in the UK (The BeST? services trial) [PDF]
Introduction: Children who have experienced abuse and neglect are at increased risk of mental and physical health problems throughout life. This places an enormous burden on individuals, families and society in terms of health services, education, social
Boyd, Kathleen A. +6 more
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Bystander Intervention Programs Focusing on Sexual Violence in Academia—A Scoping Review
Sexual violence within academia is a major concern, and increased attention is being given to bystander interventions to combat these behaviors. This scoping review aimed to investigate bystander intervention programs focused on the prevention of sexual ...
Johanna Pfaff +2 more
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Silver Dreams Fund Learning and Evaluation Contract: Final report June 2014 [PDF]
This is a summary of the Final Report which presents the findings of the evaluation of the Big Lottery Fund's Silver Dreams Fund conducted by Ecorys.The Silver Dreams Fund was a £10 million programme which sought to address the gaps in provision by ...
Louise Scott +4 more
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A market-consistent framework for the fair evaluation of insurance contracts under Solvency II [PDF]
The entry into force of the Solvency II regulatory regime is pushing insurance companies in engaging into market consistence evaluation of their balance sheet, mainly with reference to financial options and guarantees embedded in life with-profit funds ...
Casalini, R. +3 more
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Characterization of residue dissipation of hexaconazole in Chinese cabbage and spring scallion
The characterization of hexaconazole residues was evaluated through both single and sequential applications in Chinese cabbage and spring scallion. Maximum residue levels following foliar application were determined to be 1.14 mg kg− 1 in the cabbage and
Ji Won Lee +6 more
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