India's booming tech scene is attracting investors in large numbers — including SoftBank, Google Capital and a new Tiger Global fund — and higher funding rounds, all of which increases the importance of quality on-the-ground reporting, analysis and events.
I grant that it's no replacement for quality on-the-ground reporting, but technology has allowed us to see into many parts of the world that were previously shrouded by oppressive governments or geographical boundaries.
The quality of a supervised classification map depends on the quality of the ground reference data and the classification method used.
The need for high-quality, authoritative, on-the-ground reporting and analysis from around the world has never been greater.
Without safe access to communities, aid agencies cannot guarantee sustained quality programmes on the ground, resorting instead to using windows of opportunity - for example, using helicopter missions to visit areas inaccessible by road - to deliver what they can, as quickly as they can.
A statistically significant reverse association was only witnessed in Asians high quality subgroup but not in Asians median-and-low quality subgroup, on the grounds that the pooled ORs (95% CIs, p value) were 0.71 (0.58-0.87, p = 0.001) for the former and 1.05 (0.81-1.36, p = 0.719) for the latter.
This study documented generally poor results with regards to harmonization in Bolivia and suggested that greater efforts are needed at the level of the funders to improve well-being and quality of life on the ground [ 53].
One of the joys of the endeavour has been, he says, the quality of the debate on the ground - a huge contrast with the media-framed fatuity of the Ken and Boris show.
Quality identification was based on the ground of the R F values of investigated compounds and on the color of detected compounds in TLC.
Our research team was able to provide insight into the availability and quality of services available on the ground through their visits to health centers and by liaising with district medical officers.
