"Our surveys consistently show the large variation between those universities that require the most and the least workload in any one subject and raises again the question about the comparability of standards between these institutions," said Bahram Bekhradnia of Hepi.
Due to the comparability concerning standards in quality of dialysis in developed countries, our study results can be transferred to other Western countries.
In a climate-changing world seeing greater regional diversity, it is likely to be even more important to ensure curriculum development gets the balance right between comparability of standards and local flexibility [ 10].
The use of age-standardised death rates might make the comparison across countries more compelling, though the question on the comparability of standard populations used remains valid.
As the ICDAS has demonstrated comparability with standard criteria (WHO) in an epidemiological survey of preschool children [ 14], we used the ICDAS cut-off point of 3 (0–2 sound, 3 6 carious) to calculate the number of decayed/missing/filled teeth (dmft).
Reasons for lack of significance and comparability of standard cell cultures include: Biotransformation reactions in cultured cells are usually much lower than in the same cell types embedded in the organotypical ECM and the specific cellular environment in the native tissue.
When comparing practices and when holding practices against standards comparability is obtained through standardisation – that is adjustment for systematic variation in patient, GP and practice characteristics between the compared groups.
Cross-border education brings new opportunities and access for students but it also presents challenges for our universities: When opening campuses overseas, UK universities have to manage risk and negotiate the local regulatory frameworks, while ensuring comparability in the standards of their degrees no matter how and where delivered.
The lack of comparability in state standards and current practices for monitoring achievement gaps has raised concerns among researchers and policy-analysts (Linn, Baker, & Betebenner, 2002; Linn, 2003).
To ensure compatibility between the two ICD revisions, the number of deaths coded in ICD-9 (1993–2000) was multiplied by standard comparability ratios to give an 'expected' number of deaths if they had been coded using ICD-10.
