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The quality and qualities of information [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2013
The paper discusses and analyzes the notion of information quality in terms of a pragmatic philosophy of language. It is argued that the notion of information quality is of great importance, and needs to be situated better within a sound philosophy of information to help frame information quality in a broader conceptual light.
openaire   +3 more sources

Best practice statement : use of ankle-foot orthoses following stroke [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHSQIS) leads the use of knowledge to promote improvement in the quality of health care for the people of Scotland and performs three key functions.
Bowers, R.   +2 more
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Analytical Quality, Test Quality and Quality Costs [PDF]

open access: yesUpsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 1986
This paper discusses briefly: analytical quality and its determinants; design of quality assurance procedures on the basis of quality; specifications and quality-cost models; test quality and medical costs; external quality assessment and harmonization of clinical chemical test results; the potential role of computers, database and knowledge-based ...
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A Conceptual Model of Service Quality and Its Implications for Future Research

open access: yes, 1985
The attainment of quality in products and services has become a pivotal concern of the 1980s. While quality in tangible goods has been described and measured by marketers, quality in services is largely undefined and unresearched.
A. Parasuraman, V. Zeithaml, L. Berry
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Danish National Patient Registry: a review of content, data quality, and research potential

open access: yesClinical Epidemiology, 2015
Background The Danish National Patient Registry (DNPR) is one of the world’s oldest nationwide hospital registries and is used extensively for research. Many studies have validated algorithms for identifying health events in the DNPR, but the reports are
M. Schmidt   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Quality of Quality Metrics—Reply [PDF]

open access: yesRespiratory Care, 2017
In reply: Mr Chatburn's letter to the Editor highlights some important points about our paper.[1][1] Let's first start with barotrauma. Barotrauma is used to describe the manifestations of extra-alveolar air during mechanical ventilation often associated with high airway pressures.[2][2 ...
John H. Arnold   +2 more
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Product Quality and Worker Quality [PDF]

open access: yes, 1995
We study the relation between product quality and worker quality using an economic model that, under certain conditions, provides a direct link between product price, product quality and work-force quality. Our measures of product quality are the evolution in the detailed product price relative to its product group, and the level of the product price ...
John M. Abowd   +2 more
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Defining quality and quality improvement [PDF]

open access: yesClinical Medicine, 2010
Within the NHS the introduction of a statutory duty of quality in 1999 followed by clinical governance, national standards and regulatory frameworks have represented major steps towards delivering good quality healthcare. Most recently, government policy has shifted its focus away from targets and activity towards patient experience and outcomes.
Jane Ingham   +3 more
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Large-Area Synthesis of High-Quality and Uniform Graphene Films on Copper Foils [PDF]

open access: yesScience, 2009
Growing Graphene The highest quality graphene samples, single-atom-thick layers of carbon, are suspended flakes exfoliated from graphite, but these samples are very small in size (square micrometers).
Xuesong Li   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Factors Affecting Quality of Sleep in Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background: The etiology of sleep disruption in intensive care unit is poorly known and often ignored complication. It is caused by the environmental factors especially pain, noise, diagnostic testing and human interventions that cause sleep ...
Arif, M. (Muhammad)   +2 more
core   +1 more source

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