The European AIRLESS programme was started to identify the pollution sources in air-handling units, to characterise these sources using measurement protocols developed on purpose, to propose measures to avoid or eliminate this pollution, and to assess the effect of such measures on the energy use.
Further, we agreed on a core data set of outcomes and measurement protocols, developed harmonized data collection, and the case report forms.
As for metrics, BC emission measurement deficiencies for motor vehicles and aviation need to be corrected, and a maritime shipping measurement protocol being developed at the IMO should be finalized and adopted.
Their guidance indicates that those who conduct a TTO study should follow the measurement and valuation of health (MVH) protocol developed in the UK EQ-5D valuation studies, based on the desire to enhance comparability with studies that derive utilities from the EQ-5D [ 9].
Blood lead level measurements were determined according to the protocol developed by Korecková-Sysalová [31].
Bandshift measurements were performed using a modified version of the protocol developed by Urban and Loewith (Urban et al., 2007).
All sensory measurements were determined and calculated according to the Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) standardised protocol developed by Rolke et al. [ 38, 39] to ensure inter-study comparability.
Measurements of height and weight took place in LighterLife centers, and were carried out by facilitators who had been trained and provided with protocols developed within LighterLife.
AR developed the sidewalk measurement protocol, obtained the sidewalk measures for many of the testing sites, and revised the manuscript for important intellectual content.
Also within the Medication Safety collaborative, programme management developed their own measurement protocol for recording medication errors called the 'Post-it measurement.' Teams were asked to place Post-it stickers on a large sheet of paper each time a medication error was made, which was daily entered in an Excel spreadsheet.
