Only one study, that of Hyder et al. [ 32], made use of one such indicator and assessed the impact of a HRCD training by considering "teaching activities after returning to Pakistan".
17 Our case-control analysis, based on a national dataset of some 13 million records, provides a pragmatic means of testing the reliability of the indicators and assessing whether they are likely to indicate cases of adverse outcome for patients.
Abacus' agents undertake data management and visualization tasks, while they are also responsible for extracting statistical indicators and assessing current weather conditions.
I i represents the average of the normalized values of sub-indicator i across the regions; In practice we have performed a Monte Carlo simulation by extracting 100 random values (within the range defined) of noise for each sub-indicator and assessing the related variation in outcomes.
Developing indicators and assessing progress against them is a critical component of operational research[ 21].
McQuatters-Gollop et al. (2009) emphasise the importance of using a suite of indicators and assessing the eutrophication status on similar spatial scales if one is to consider different regions.
11 drinking water sources were sampled during summer and winter seasons during 2012 2013 to evaluate their physico-chemical quality indicators; and assess their suitability for drinking and other domestic purposes.
While the principal aim of the survey was to measure the prevalence of three major groups of mental disorders — anxiety disorders, affective disorders and substance use disorders — the survey also collected a comprehensive set of sociodemographic indicators, and assessed smoking status and smoking history.
This independent assessment fulfills an MTSP (2006-2009) Key Performance Indicator and assesses the quality of these documents against three cross-cutting criteria (Human Rights Based Approach, Gender Mainstreaming and Results Based Planning and Management).
The research adopts farm households' non-farm income as an ex-post quantifiable indicator and assesses the impact of the Program on this indicator.
Also, the use of landscape indicators for describing character and assessing changes has been widely tested.
