The 36 REF disciplinary subpanels that assess outputs rely entirely on in-house assessment, by panellists drawn overwhelmingly from British universities.
Research concerning the actual performance of ECP providers other than self-report was lacking in the review, as were standard measures to assess outputs.
In the new framework, different weight is given to the three main elements on which research quality is assessed – output (65%), environment (15%) and, now, impact (20%.) The weight for "impact" was originally set to be 25%, but this was reduced after concerns voiced by the academic community.
In addition, IF and EF do not correlate when assessing output on individual malignancies; for example, publications relating to testicular and renal cancers are published most frequently in high EF, but lower IF journals.
Airway-occlusion pressure has been used for assessing output of the respiratory controller.
Evaluation is viewed as an integral part of planning and managing programmes, from identification of needs, design and implementation of strategies and programmes, to assessing outputs and outcomes towards impacts.
Data collection and analysis were guided by a health system framework (adapted from van Olmen et al. [ 16], assessing outputs (e.g. access, quality), the organisation of service delivery (e.g. roles, supervision), resources and systems (e.g. financing, M&E), and governance/management arrangements (e.g. NGO contracting, accountability relationships) (Fig. 1).
The Complex Voltage Unbalance Factor (CVUF) has been commonly used to assess the output torque of the induction motor.
