The NRC report advocated incorporating both approaches into all exposure-response assessments in the interest of harmonization and consistency.
Eccles: From a geographical perspective, what do you think are the greatest challenges in harmonization?
The post harmonization algorithms are described in detail in harmonization guidelines attached to this paper.
However, because OA is our main variable of interest in this study, we made an exception regarding the harmonization procedure: all types of OA definitions were constructed, even when data from only two countries were present.
There was also intense interest in any mechanisms that allowed for easier penetration of regional markets, such as regulatory harmonization.
Dr. Stingone also has a strong interest in the use of collective science initiatives to advance public health research, and works to develop methods and approaches for data harmonization across diverse studies of environmental health.
In a press statement issued on Friday, Catalyst's founder and CEO Paul Kavuma said the increased investors interest in the region is a mark of confidence in its economic potential, largely driven by policy reform, investment in infrastructure as well as regional integration and harmonization.
Drawing on 29 in-depth interviews with members of Partners in Health and Oxfam America conducted between September 2010 and February 2014, we argue that NGOs and their medical humanitarian projects are more likely to succeed when they adjust how they interact with different types of states through processes of interest harmonization and negotiation.
These essential requirements emphasize openness, lack of dominance, balance of interest, coordination and harmonization, public notification of standards development, appropriate consideration of views and objections raised, evidence of a consensus vote, an appeals mechanism, and written procedures for methods used in standards development [ 77].
There also appeared to be close alignment between donor and government interests in seeking to expand coverage through harmonization of schemes.
It can also be useful to grantees and funding administrators in suggesting potential collaborators or identifying those that share common research interests for data harmonization or other purposes.
