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Are Good Industrial Relations Good for the Economy? [PDF]

Using international data, we investigate whether the quality of industrial relations matters for the macro economy. We measure industrial relations inversely by strikes Ð which proxy we cross-check with an industrial relations reputation indicator Ð and ...
John T. Addison, Paulino Teixeira
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Evaluating the Stormwater Treatment Performance of AbTech Industries Smart Sponge® Plus, Landry, N [PDF]

, 2004
The ability of AbTech’s Smart Sponge® Plus to remove fecal-borne bacteria from stormwater was evaluated in a storm drainage system located in Seabrook, New Hampshire.
Jones, Stephen H., Landry, Natalie, Nolan, Scott   +2 more
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Corruption manual for beginners: "Corruption techniques" in public procurement with examples from Hungary [PDF]

, 2013
This paper develops 30 novel quantitative indicators of grand corruption that operationalize 20 distinct techniques of corruption in the context of public procurement. Each indicator rests on a thorough qualitative understanding of rent extraction from
Fazekas, Mihály, King, Lawrence Peter, Tóth, István János   +2 more
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Effects of the Fluid Replacement Method During Online Hemodiafiltration on the Solute Removal Performance and Biocompatibility Using the Asymmetric Cellulose Triacetate Membrane

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pre‐dilution online hemodiafiltration (Pre‐HDF) is predominantly used in Japan, whereas post‐dilution online HDF (Post‐HDF) is more common in Europe. An asymmetric cellulose triacetate (ATA) membrane may improve biocompatibility.
Kenji Sakurai, Yoshitaka Kurihara, Fumi Yamauchi, Hiromi Hosoya, Takeshi Saito   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Management control for quality in a hospitality business using ARP curves and the multivariate geometric indicator - Control de gestión para la calidad en una empresa hotelera con curvas ARP y el indicador geométrico multivariante

Suma de Negocios
Introducción / Objetivo: este estudio tiene como objetivo evaluar la calidad del servicio en una empresa hotelera que opera con tres líneas de atención: preferencial, estándar y básica, bajo condiciones cambiantes.
Tomás José Fontalvo Herrera , Juan José Tous Ferrigno, Fabio Mejía Zambrano   +2 more
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On the quality indicators of automated control systems software

Программные системы и вычислительные методы, 2020
The subject of the research is the process of developing automated control systems software. The object of the research is the quality control system of this process. The regulatory documents establish a list of the main characteristics of program quality assessment, which, as practice has shown, does not fully meet its purpose, providing not ...
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Does Medical Malpractice Law Improve Health Care Quality? [PDF]

, 2016
Despite the fundamental role of deterrence in justifying a system of medical malpractice law, surprisingly little evidence has been put forth to date bearing on the relationship between medical liability forces on the one hand and medical errors and ...
Anupam B. Jena, Atkins, Baicker, Baicker, Bovbjerg, Card, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Chan, Chandra, Conley, Crump, Currie, Currie, Dewees, Dubay, Farnsworth, Fisher, Frakes, Frakes, Hussey, Hyman, Iizuka, Jena, Kachalia, Kessler, Klick, Lakdawalla, Mello, Mello, Mello, Michael Frakes, Office of Technology Assessment, Paik, Phelps, Polinsky, Rosenbaum, Schiff, Schwartz, Seabury, Shepherd, Skinner, Sloan, Sloan, Sommers, Wennberg, Zeiler   +45 more
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Infection Control Practices for Vascular Access Management in Hemodialysis: Results From a Nationwide Survey of Japanese National University Hospitals

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Bloodstream infections due to repeated vascular access (VA) puncture and circuit connections remain major concerns in hemodialysis. Therefore, we examined current practices for glove, disinfectant, and personal protective equipment (PPE) use according to VA type in national university hospitals in Japan.
Aiko Yamada, Makoto Harada, Tadahiko Kikugawa, Takeshi Nakata, Koji Hashimoto, Tsuneo Konta, Yuji Kamijo   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A neural network architecture for data editing in the Bank of ItalyÂ’s business surveys [PDF]

This paper presents an application of neural network models to predictive classification for data quality control. Our aim is to identify data affected by measurement error in the Bank of ItalyÂ’s business surveys.
Claudia Biancotti, Leandro D'Aurizio, Raffaele Tartaglia-Polcini   +2 more
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Reciprocal control of viral infection and phosphoinositide dynamics

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Phosphoinositides, although scarce, regulate key cellular processes, including membrane dynamics and signaling. Viruses exploit these lipids to support their entry, replication, assembly, and egress. The central role of phosphoinositides in infection highlights phosphoinositide metabolism as a promising antiviral target.
Marie Déborah Bancilhon, Bruno Mesmin
wiley   +1 more source