Dissertations / Theses: 'Result of evaluation'

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Jonsson, Gustav, and Linn Ståhl. "Users’ Perception and Evaluation of a Search Engine Result Page." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Akademin för bibliotek, information, pedagogik och IT, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-9916.

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In order to find information before an e-commerce purchase, Swedish young adults almost exclusively uses the Google search engine. Previous research contains quantitative data, which showcases how the users utilize search engines as online tools. However, qualitative data regarding the user behaviour on generic search engines were lacking and a gap in the literature was found. In order to collect empirical data to try to fill the gap, six participants were interviewed about their behaviour when using Google. The interviews aimed to discover how the user chooses one result over another at the search engine result page and why. The empirical data showed that the users used the search engine in order to obtain quick and accurate information, in the most convenient process possible. Two major factors were shown to highly contribute to the choice of a user’s perception of the search engine result page. Previous experience and the trustworthiness of a result, strongly affected if a user would choose to click on that result. As a support to both these factors, the user used the technical components: title, URL and snippet. We believe that our findings will contribute to a deeper understanding within search engine user behaviour.
För att hitta information inför ett köp av produkter över Internet, används sökmotorn Google av merparten av svenska unga vuxna. Tidigare forskning inom området innehåller uteslutande ett kvantitativt undersökningsperspektiv, som belyser hur användarna utnyttjar sökmotorerna som ett verktyg. Dock saknas det kvalitativ forskning som utförligt beskriver användarbeteendet. Med målet att hitta empirisk data för att fylla tomrummet, intervjuades sex deltagare om deras beteende och användning av sökmotorn Google. Intervjuerna syftade till att undersöka hur och varför användaren väljer ett resultat framför ett annat. Den empiriska undersökningen visade att användarna nyttjade sökmotorn för att få snabb och korrekt information, på ett så bekvämt sätt som möjligt. Framförallt två faktorer visade sig vara starkt bidragande till varför användarna väljer ett resultat på sökresultat sidan. Tidigare erfarenhet och tillförlitligheten av ett resultat, var båda starkt bidragande orsaker till om användaren skulle välja ett specifikt resultat. Som ett stöd till båda dessa faktorer, använde sig användaren av tekniska funktioner såsom resultats titel, URL och beskrivningen, för att bilda sig en egen uppfattning. Vi tror att vårt resultat kommer att bidra till en djupare förståelse för användarbeteendet inom sökmotorer.

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Гончаренко, Олексій Сергійович, Алексей Сергеевич Гончаренко, Oleksii Serhiiovych Honcharenko, and U. Kluka. "Economic evaluation of ecological losses as a result of oil extraction." Thesis, Видавництво СумДУ, 2009. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/7917.

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Melnyk, K. V., N. V. Borysova, and V. I. Melnyk. "Automation of employee evaluation in educational institution." Thesis, Odessa National Academy of Food Technologies, 2019. http://repository.kpi.kharkov.ua/handle/KhPI-Press/44719.

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Galjour, Chiasson Jenna L. "Stories of Principals’ Roles as a Result of High Stakes Teacher Evaluations in Louisiana." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2015. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1965.

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In 2010, the Louisiana legislature passed Act 54, a law that requires public school teachers to undergo a performance-based accountability evaluation. COMPASS (Clear, Overall Measure of Performance to Analyze and Support Success) asks principals to evaluate teachers using a rubric with components of Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching to evaluate teacher effectiveness (Act 54). Act 1, passed in 2012, ties Louisiana public school teacher’s pay and tenure to their score on COMPASS. Principals of Louisiana are now asked to evaluate teachers in a high stakes evaluation that is linked to teacher tenure and pay. A qualitative study using narrative research design was conducted to explore how principals described their roles as high-stakes evaluators through the implementation of COMPASS. Data was collected from seven participants in the form of in-depth interviews and each was recorded and transcribed for data analysis. Restorying and story mapping were used to compose narratives that describe the roles of the participants in their implementation of COMPASS. Using the theoretical frameworks of Contingency theory and Instructional Leadership theory, two roles emerged from their narratives: Instructional Coach and High Stakes Evaluator. The information gleaned from this study can help to inform future policy about possible issues with COMPASS in implementation as well as impact future practice for evaluators from the stories of the participants.

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Syahrina, Alvi. "Online Machine Translator System and Result Comparison." Thesis, Högskolan i Borås, Institutionen Handels- och IT-högskolan, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-20869.

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Translation from one human language to another has been using the help of the capabilities of computer advances. There are a lot of machine translators nowadays, each adapts to different machine translator approaches. This thesis presents the distinction between two selected machine translator approaches, statistical machine translator (SMT) and hybrid machine translator (HMT). The research focuses on creating evaluation for two machine translator of different approaches by both textual studies and evaluation experiment. The result of this research is an evaluation of the translator system and also the translation result. This result is then hoped to add information into the history of machine translators.
Program: Kandidatutbildning i informatik

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Bharthipudi, Saraswati. "Comparison of numerical result checking mechanisms for FFT computations under faults." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/5126.

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This thesis studies and compares existing Numerical Result checking algorithms for FFT computations under faults. In order to simulate faulty conditions, a fault injection tool is implemented. The fault injection tool is designed so as to be as non-intrusive to the application as possible. Faults are injected into memory in the form of bit flips in the data elements of the application. The performance of the three result checking algorithms under these conditions is studied and compared. Faults are injected at all the stages of the FFT computation by flipping each of the 64-bits in the double-precision representation. Experiments also include introducing random bit flips in the data array, emulating a more real-life like scenario. Finally the performance of these algorithms under a set of worst-case is also studied

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Balatsoukas, Panagiotis. "Learning object metadata surrogates in search result interfaces : user evaluation, design and content." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2009. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/33976.

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The purpose of this research was to evaluate user interaction with learning object metadata surrogates both in terms of content and presentation. The main objectives of this study were: (1) to review the literature on learning object metadata and user-centred evaluation of metadata surrogates in the context of cognitive information retrieval (including user-centred relevance and usability research); (2) to develop a framework for the evaluation of user interaction with learning object metadata surrogates in search result interfaces; (3) to investigate the usability of metadata surrogates in search result interfaces of learning object repositories (LORs) in terms of various presentation aspects (such as amount of information, structure and highlighting of query terms) as a means for facilitating the user relevance judgment process; (4) to investigate in-depth the type of content that should be included in learning object metadata surrogates in order to facilitate the process of relevance judgment; (5) to provide a set of recommendations—guidelines for the design of learning object metadata surrogates in search result interfaces both in terms of content and presentation.

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SMITH, DENNIS MICHAEL. "MEASURING TEACHER EFFECTIVENESS AS A RESULT OF INTENSIVE TRAINING IN THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF INSTRUCTION MODEL (MADELINE HUNTER, SUPERVISION, CLINICAL)." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1985. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/188013.

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Problem. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of elementary school teachers who had received intensive training in the Essential Elements of Instruction model, a teaching methodology composed of specific teacher behaviors. Teacher effectiveness was measured by analyzing student achievement results in reading. Procedure. Elementary teachers at specified grade levels in two selected school districts were divided into two groups: Group A, teachers who had received training in the Essential Elements of Instruction, and Group B, teachers who had not received this training. In School District I, a student population of approximately two hundred and twenty-five students was selected as the treatment group and a student population of approximately two hundred and ten students was selected as the control group. In School District II, a student population of approximately one hundred and forty-five students was selected as the treatment group and a student population of approximately one hundred and forty students was selected as the control group. The Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test (Form A-E) was used as the post test measure of achievement for all students. This test was used to determine if a teacher's training in the Essential Elements of Instruction model would result in greater student achievement gains as measured by the selected reading test. Results. The analysis of variance treatment of the data indicated that there were significant differences between the reading scores of students whose teachers had received training in the Essential Elements of Instruction model and those students whose teachers did not receive this training. Thus, the data did allow for the rejection of null Hypothesis 1. The analysis of variance treatment of the data indicated that there were no interaction effects of teacher training and student reading achievement by the grade level of the student, the socioeconomic level of the student, or the interaction of student grade level and student socioeconomic level. Thus, the data did not allow for the rejection of null Hypothesis 2, null Hypothesis 3 and null Hypothesis 4.

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Richards, Kerry Hoffman. "Development and evaluation of an instructional unit in integrated pest management : evaluation of student knowledge and attitudes as a result of instruction." Adobe Acrobat reader required to view the full dissertation, 2000. http://www.etda.libraries.psu.edu/theses/approved/WorldWideIndex/ETD-27/index.html.

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Worts, Nancy Headrick. "High school students perceptions of the educational program at their school as a result of the A+ schools program /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1999. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9946314.

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Spain, LeAnn Stanley. "An evaluation of college students' knowledge and attitudes as a result of a team taught sex education class." W&M ScholarWorks, 1986. https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd/1539791824.

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The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of sex education instruction by a male, a female, and a male and female team on college students' sexual knowledge and sexual attitudes. The author also attempted to expand the literature in the area of team taught human sexuality course.;The population consisted of students enrolled in three human sexuality classes at Richard Bland College, a two-year liberal arts college. Each student selected a class section without prior knowledge of the male traditionally taught, female traditionally taught, or male/female team taught.;The same textbook, tests, guest speakers, movies, and class discussions were used for each class. Each student in all three classes was asked to give general information about themselves, however the information remained anonymous.;It was hypothesized that (1) after completion of a human sexuality course, students taught by a male/female team, compared to those taught by a single instructor of either gender, would demonstrate more sexual knowledge and (2) after completion of a human sexuality course, students taught by male/female teaching team, compared to those taught by a single instructor, would show more positive sexual attitudes.;After statistically testing the scores using an analysis of covariance, it was concluded that the male/female team taught class did not increase significantly in knowledge or in more positive sexual attitudes.;Further study is needed using other kinds of measures for sexual knowledge and attitudes, using various age groups and subject areas, and in other settings such as four year institutions since this study of junior college students cannot be generalized to other constitutions and students.

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Paulsson, Anton. "Using clickthrough data to optimize search result ranking : An evaluation of clickthrough data in terms of relevancy and efficiency." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-14098.

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Search engines are in a constant need for improvements as the rapid growth of information is affecting the search engines ability to return documents with high relevance. Search results are being lost in between pages and the search algorithms are being exploited to gain a higher ranking on the documents. This study attempts to minimize those two issues, as well as increasing the relevancy of search results by usage of clickthrough data to add another layer of weighting the search results. Results from the evaluation indicate that clickthrough data in fact can be used to gain more relevant search results.

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Doherty, Ingrid Eve. "A controlled evaluation of the effects of cognitive behavioural counselling on psychological adjustment following an abnormal cervical smear result." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.267846.

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Claesson, Teresia. "The User Perspective on Recorder Functionality and Navigation Management : Result from a usability evaluation of a Personal Video Recorder." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för datavetenskap, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-69594.

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate and give suggestions for interaction improvements to a user interface in a Personal Video Recorder. The study will focus on user learnability, user satisfaction, usability problems from the user interaction with the product and to make a set of interaction improvements. The participants performed a set of predefined tasks involving the recorder functionality and channel lists. The study involved three trials with seven tasks in each trial. The study showed that the time difference for Learnability – Time-on-Task between all trials were statistical significant for the user interface. The study also revealed a set of usability problems that were classified into different severity ratings. The study also showed that the participants were partly satisfied with the user interface.
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Song, Jianzhou. "Intelligible Interaction Design -Developing a design tool to help designers find the problems in existing product interaction and reduce the mental effort exertion." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1342104081.

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Lignier, Philip Andre Cyberspace Law &amp Policy Centre Faculty of Law UNSW. "Identification and evaluation of the managerial benefits derived by small businesses as a result of complying with the Australian tax system." Publisher:University of New South Wales. Cyberspace Law & Policy Centre, 2008. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/41018.

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This thesis explores the managerial benefits derived by small business entities as a result of complying with their tax obligations. This is the first study on managerial benefits that considers all federal taxes in the Australian context. While the managerial benefits of tax compliance were first identified by Sandford in the 1980s, there is only limited evidence to date about their perception by business taxpayers and no evidence at all about their actual occurrence. The work undertaken by Sandford together with the findings of empirical research on accounting in small businesses, provide the framework for the development of research hypotheses. With the purpose of testing these hypotheses, the research examines concurrently a sample of small businesses located in a regional area of Australia, and a sample of similar entities located in an external territory of Australia exempt from federal taxes and with minimal tax compliance obligations. The thesis adopts a mixed research method which combines a survey and a case study component from which a number of convergent results emerge. Results show that bookkeeping requirements imposed by tax compliance compel small businesses to upgrade their accounting systems, typically in the form of computerisation. The increased sophistication of the accounting system following this upgrade allows small businesses to derive managerial benefits in the form of a better knowledge of their financial affairs. The study also demonstrates that when small businesses seek the assistance of an accountant to comply with their tax compliance obligations, managerial benefits may be derived in the form of informal business advice and other services that come as a spin-off from tax compliance work. The findings of the research also indicate that a majority of small businesses value positively the accounting information generated as a result of tax imposed record keeping requirements, however further studies are required to establish the extent to which the additional information has a positive effect on decision making. Finally, the study identifies various possible approaches to quantify managerial benefits including a method based on the costs of alternative resources, and a valuation based on what owner-managers would be prepared to pay for the information.

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Furman, Liam Brent. "Using Management Strategy Evaluation to address problems arising as a result of competing users of the South African horse mackerel resource." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12863.

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The Cape horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus capensis) has traditionally made an important contribution to the South African fishing industry and is a key component of the Benguela ecosystem. This thesis concerns the assessment and management of the South African horse mackerel resource. It starts with a brief review of the biology of the Cape horse mackerel and the history of the fishery, as well as of the Management Strategy Evaluation approach, which was applied in this work. Assessments of the horse mackerel resource are currently undertaken through the combined efforts of the Demersal and Pelagic Scientific Working Groups (SWGs) of the South African Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF). A joint effort is required because the resource is available to multiple fisheries: as directed catch to the midwater trawl fishery and as bycatch to the demersal trawl and pelagic purse-seine fisheries. Management of the resources complicated by differences in the age-structures of the horse mackerel caught in each of these three fisheries. The data available for the assessments are described, including the details of their collection and processing. Four age-structured production models (each reflecting different assumptions about the horse mackerel resource) are fitted to those data using the maximum-likelihood estimation method, and are used to provide assessments. Estimates of the current status of the stock indicate that it is healthy, putting it well above its Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) level. For the directed midwater fishery, MSY is estimated to be in the region of 50 000-100 000 tonnes per annum. However, the results of constant catch projections suggest that there is a pronounced yield-per-recruit effect, with even small bycatches of juvenile horse mackerel in the pelagic fishery having a pronounced negative effect on the level of a catches in the midwater fishery that can be sustained.

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Nqobizitha, Dube. "Economic evaluation of possible loss of Prosopis pods as a result of biological control in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa." Thesis, University of Fort Hare, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10353/394.

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Species of Prosopis (Mimosaceae), or mesquite, are native to the Americas and introduced in South Africa as agro forestry trees to provide wood, fodder and shade in the late 1800s. In the Northern Cape Province, these trees have been particularly used for their pods by local farmers and local industry. However due to Prosopis’ ability to spread rapidly there has been increasing pressure to step up control of the tree. Due to the costs associated with most control methods biological control has been singled out as the most viable control method worth pursuing. This thesis attempts to explain and shed light on the effects that increased biological control of Prosopis would have on the farming community and Prosopis based businesses in the area. Two hypothetical scenarios were used, the first being a possible 50% reduction in available pods and the other a possible 100% reduction. In an effort to explain these effects data was collected from a series of collection activities in the form of a pilot study and two unique questionnaire surveys. Twenty-seven farmers and one Prosopis based business were interviewed at random with the data analysed and documented. Results showed that the business community is the main user of pods incurring crippling losses in the event of a 50% or 100% decrease in available pods. Using control costs from working for water De Aar long term costs of the presence of Prosopis were estimated and compared to the estimated provincial cost of losing pods giving a cost comparison ratio of (α)270 million : Y(N(15.7million)). Only 48% of the respondents valued pods and 11% had traded in pods, the top concern resulting from the invasion was the loss of underground water. With a 50% decline in available pods, all respondents indicated unchanged effects. However empirical results showed that with a 100% decline in pods estimate losses of R 5 818 per farm are expected. The cost comparison ratio showing the losses farmers bore with Prosopis in the area and the losses they would suffer with a 100% decline in pods was R11 389 + (K): R5 818. In light of the empirical results, policy recommendations that support the introduction of more effective biological control agents have been made with areas for further research identified and discussed.

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Sterneberg, Karl Gustav. "Towards efficient legacy test evaluations at Ericsson AB, Linköping." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Computer and Information Science, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-15910.

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3Gsim is a load generator for traffic simulation in a WCDMA (WidebandCode Division Multiple Access) network. It is developed at Ericsson AB inLinköping. Tests are run daily and the results are evaluated by testers. Whenerrors or abnormalities are found, the testers write trouble reports and thedescribed problems are handed over to designers whose task is to fix them.In order to save time, Ericsson wished to improve the efficiency.This study has focused on a specific part of the process of the developmentof 3Gsim, namely the process of evaluating test results. The goal has beento investigate if and how the process of evaluating 3Gsim test results can bemade more efficient.The daily work of the testers has been studied at close hand by the author.The testers answered a questionnaire with questions about their work andtheir opinions about the tools being used. The answers were evaluated andfocus was laid on the main problems.It was found that a lot of time is wasted on searching for trouble reports.A big part of the test result evaluation process consists of going throughsummary logs with error print-outs. Unfortunately no mapping betweenerror print-outs and trouble reports is performed. When going through thesummary logs the testers have to determine which errors have already beenreported and which ones that haven’t. Another major problem is the factthat most tests fail. On the webpage where the test results are displayed,this is indicated by a coloured field showing red. This is believed to have anegative effect on the work attitude.A lot of time can be saved by mapping error print-outs to trouble reportsand automatically comparing new error print-outs with old ones. The mappingwill also help preventing the creation of duplicated trouble reports. Thissolution will have the greatest impact on the improvement of the efficiency.Another way to enhance the efficiency is to develop a more advanced colourcoding scheme than the one used today. This coding scheme will help thetesters making the right priorities when processing the test results. Furthermore,these two solutions will have a positive effect on the work attitude. Aprototype implementing the first solution has been created. This prototypegives Ericsson AB the possibility to test the solution idea in practice.

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Borges, Regilson Maciel. "Os alicerces da avaliação educacional no Brasil : a elaboração teórica de intelectuais na década de 1980." Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017. https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/9046.

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The research analyzes the configuration of the scientific field of educational evaluation in Brazil in the 1980s, starting with the identification of Brazilian authors who helped to construct this field and their respective theoretical contributions on the subject in question. The 1980s were particularly rich for the organization of the Brazilian educational field, especially for evaluation, as it was a period in which the first systematized evaluation experiences for education in the country were formulated (Edurural / 1981, Paru 1983 , Cnres / 1985, Geres / 1986), a period in which considerable knowledge on educational evaluation was also accumulated, and which eventually became the main theoretical references for this subject. With these information, we can discuss the following question: what was the configuration of the scientific field of Brazilian educational evaluation in the 1980s? In order to respond to this questioning, we do a bibliographical and documentary research, associated with the strategies of bibliometric studies and content analysis. This methodology was developed in four stages: 1) Review of the bibliography; 2) Collection and organization of sources; 3) Analysis and interpretation of data; and 4) Presentation of the results of the research. Our hypothesis is that it was in the 1980s that the two main approaches to evaluation that started the discussions about educational evaluation in Brazil began to be outlined: one based mainly on the measurement of results and another that primarily advocates participation in evaluation processes. The results try to make explicit the understanding of the authors analyzed around what is evaluation, of which who are the responsible for the evaluation process, the methodologies defended in the accomplishment of the evaluation processes and of which uses of the evaluation results. The following positions are recurrent in the period: a) the evaluation appears as an inherent activity to the human doing, and therefore cannot be reduced to a mechanical action, since it implies in a relationship of power and negotiation between evaluator and evaluated; b) for the evaluator is required maturity and professional experience to deal with the complex activities that result from the evaluation process; c) the evaluation methodologies do not have a single standard, because they vary according to what is being evaluated and with the expertise of the evaluator; and d) regarding the use of evaluation results, the best option was if they made it public as soon as possible to assist in making decisions that aim at improving what has been evaluated. The research also shows that being in favor of one of the evaluation approaches, besides representing the interests of agents who defend and put into practice fundamentals that guide the understanding about what is evaluation, who should conduct the process, how it should be carried out and the what to do with its results, also reveals the more general concepts that support the very existence of the field. Our conclusion is that the scientific field of educational evaluation in Brazil in the 1980s was in the process of being constituted and its logic of functioning was based more on the complementarity of ideas on the subject of evaluation than on conflicts and competitions.
A pesquisa analisa a configuração do campo científico da avaliação educacional no Brasil na década de 1980, tendo como ponto de partida a identificação de autores brasileiros que ajudaram a construir o campo e as suas respectivas contribuições teóricas sobre a temática em questão. A década de 1980 foi particularmente rica para a organização do campo educacional brasileiro, em especial para a avaliação, por se tratar de um período em que foram formuladas as primeiras experiências sistematizadas de avaliação para a educação no país (Edurural/1981, Paru/1983, Cnres/1985, Geres/1986), período no qual também se acumulou considerável conhecimento sobre avaliação da educação, e que acabaram se constituindo como principais referências teóricas para a temática. Diante disso, discutimos a seguinte questão: qual era a configuração do campo científico da avaliação educacional brasileira na década de 1980? A fim de responder a esse questionamento, realizamos uma pesquisa de caráter bibliográfica e documental, associada às estratégias dos estudos bibliométricos e à análise de conteúdo. Essa metodologia foi desenvolvida em quatro etapas: 1) Revisão da bibliografia; 2) Coleta e organização das fontes; 3) Análise e interpretação dos dados; e 4) Apresentação dos resultados da pesquisa. Nossa hipótese é a de que foi nos anos 1980 que começaram a ser delineadas as duas principais abordagens de avaliação que embasaram as discussões em torno da avaliação educacional no Brasil: uma fundamentada principalmente na mensuração dos resultados e outra que defende prioritariamente a participação nos processos avaliativos. Os resultados buscam explicitar o entendimento dos autores analisados em torno do que é avaliação, de quais são os atores responsáveis pelo processo de avaliação, de quais as metodologias defendidas na realização dos processos avaliativos e de quais os usos dos resultados da avaliação. São recorrentes no período os seguintes posicionamentos: a) a avaliação aparece como uma atividade inerente ao fazer humano, e por isso não pode se reduzir a uma ação mecânica, pois implica numa relação de poder e de negociação entre avaliador e avaliado; b) do avaliador é exigida maturidade e experiência profissional para lidar com as atividades complexas que decorrem do processo de avaliação; c) as metodologias de avaliação não possuem um padrão único, pois elas variam de acordo com o que está sendo avaliado e com a expertise do avaliador; e d) quanto ao uso dos resultados da avaliação, o ideal é que eles fossem tornados públicos o mais cedo possível para ajudar na tomada de decisões que visem a melhoria do que foi avaliado. A pesquisa mostra ainda que ser partidário de uma das abordagens de avaliação, além de representar os interesses de agentes que defendem e põem em prática fundamentos que orientam o entendimento acerca do que é avaliação, quem deve conduzir o processo, como deve ser realizada e do que fazer com os seus resultados, também revela os conceitos mais gerais que dão sustentação a própria existência do campo. Nossa conclusão é a de que o campo científico da avaliação educacional no Brasil na década de 1980 se encontrava em processo de constituição e sua lógica de funcionamento se baseava mais na complementaridade das ideias sobre o tema da avaliação do que nos conflitos e competições.

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Bennett, Rene. "An evaluation of how the new Headquarter Company tax provisions in South Africa should be amended to result in a direct benefit to the fiscus." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26404.

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During the past few years, South Africa established a competitive headquarter tax regime, which was implemented with the primary goal of encouraging foreign direct investment in South Africa. An important secondary goal was for South Africa to be used as a Holding Company location through which multinational entities can invest into sub-Saharan Africa. Although the Headquarter Company regime was developed to prevent any direct losses to the fiscus, it did not create any direct benefits or advantages. Internationally, substance requirements have a two-fold purpose: to encourage resident tax entities to engage in active economic activities, and to prohibit income losses due to tax avoidance or evasion. Some of the most important substance requirements are set out in a country’s policies on permanent establishment, beneficial ownership and transfer pricing. Another effective manner to encourage economic activity is to offer tax incentives to activities usually associated with Headquarter Companies. These activities include, but are not limited to active management, granting loans, leasing, and the provision of intellectual property. This research concludes that the inclusion of substance requirements in headquarter tax legislation will not only directly benefit the fiscus, but it will indirectly benefit the economy as a whole.
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Fantaki, Georgia. "Students transition from secondary to tertiary education : an evaluation of the changes introduced into the Greek pre-university chemistry course as a result of the 1982 educational reforms." Thesis, University of Reading, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.305375.

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Holanda, Michele Silva. "O alinhamento entre indicadores de resultados organizacionais e de pessoas: proposiÃÃo de um modelo-diagnÃstico." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2007. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=3945.

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O trabalho tem como objetivo propor um modelo diagnÃstico que permita avaliar o alinhamento entre os indicadores de resultados organizacionais e os indicadores de desempenho das pessoas. O pressuposto Ã de que a concepÃÃo de um modelo dessa natureza Ã factÃvel, desde que se consiga representar quantitativamente e de uma maneira simplificada essa relaÃÃo. A princÃpio, foi feita revisÃo bibliogrÃfica sobre os fundamentos da gestÃo estratÃgica, avaliaÃÃo de desempenho organizacional e de pessoas, sistemas e mÃtodos de avaliaÃÃo de desempenho. ApÃs a revisÃo bibliogrÃfica e com base nas premissas dos sistemas e modelos pesquisados, elaborou-se o modelo diagnÃstico organizacional para o cargo de gerente de unidade, tendo sido empreendida pesquisa de campo, com o objetivo de testar o modelo em trÃs instituiÃÃes financeiras pÃblicas da cidade de Fortaleza. O modelo Ã composto por cinco nÃveis, denominados dimensÃes, perspectivas, subdimensÃes, itens de verificaÃÃo e desdobramentos. Percebeu-se que a ferramenta Ã sensÃvel Ãs trÃs dimensÃes do modelo proposto, alÃm de constatar-se a sua viabilidade e utilidade para o processo decisÃrio. Observou-se a necessidade de se adaptar os itens de verificaÃÃo aos cargos em anÃlise, conforme as caracterÃsticas de cada espaÃo ocupacional, sendo essa condiÃÃo primordial para que o modelo proposto traduza a realidade das empresas e facilite o processo decisÃrio. A relevÃncia do sistema de pesos tambÃm foi abordada, com sugestÃes de modificaÃÃo do sistema em consonÃncia com as estratÃgias de cada organizaÃÃo que vier a adotar o modelo proposto.

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Tallqvist, Camilla, and Laila Bertilsson. "Tillsynen av enskilda hvb-hem : en explorativ studie." Thesis, Örebro University, Department of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-1279.

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Ämnet för denna uppsats är tillsynen av enskilda hvb-hem

för minderåriga. Syftet är att titta närmare på hur denna tillsyn egentligen fungerar i tre valda län – Örebro, Halland och Skåne. Uppsatsens huvudfråga handlar om hur tillsynen går till, om riktlinjer finns samt om dessa efterföljs. Uppsatsen har en explorativ ansats och information

har sökts främst genom e-post-kontakt med olika instanser men också via Internet och litteratur.

Det har visat sig att tillsynen oftast följer framtagna riktlinjer i någon form, att den sker via föranmälda besök på hvb-hemmen där tillsynsmännen tittar på dokumentation, rutiner,

personal samt behandlingsarbetet. Tillsynen fyller den funktion den avser, däremot är funktionen bristfällig. Det har också framkommit att klienten inte är huvudpersonen för

tillsynen. Ett vårddygn kostar från 1500 kronor och uppåt. Gällande vårdutfallet råder stor förvirring och de flesta har ej svarat utifrån sina åsikter. Vår slutsats är att tillsynen inte

fungerar som den borde då det mest väsentliga – vårdutfallet – inte utvärderas. Bra riktlinjer finns, men dessa följs inte fullt ut. Dessutom följer inte alla samma riktlinjer, vilket är väldigt underligt då det handlar om samma slags vård inom samma åldersgrupp.

The subject for this essay is the inspection of privately owned homes for treatment or living for minors. The purpose is to look closer at how this inspection works in three different counties – Örebro, Halland and Skåne. The main questions at issue are how the inspection is executed, if there are guidelines and if they are used. This essay has an explorative theme and the information has been searched foremost through email-contacts with the different authorities but also through the internet and in litterature.

We have learned that the inspection most often follow guidelines of some sort, that the inspection is pre-announced and that the inspectors foremost looks at documentation, routines, staff and how the treatment is carried out. The inspections do what is intended, but we feel that the intention is insufficient. We have also found that the client is not the focus of the inspection, at least not the primary one. The cost for treatment starts at 1500 krona per day and night, but is often higher. Concerning what the county administrative board and the local authorities think about the result of treatment, we have found that they do not really know what the result is and they do not answer what they personally think. Our conclusions are that the inspection does not work the way it ought to since the most important thing – the result of treatment – has not been evaluated enough. Good guidelines exists but are not used sufficiently. Also, not all use the same guidelines which we find strange since it all concerns the same kind of treatment.

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Ford, Sandra Eileen. "Exploring the Relationship between Student Survey Results and Evaluator Observation Results in the Teacher Evaluation Process." Thesis, Lindenwood University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3682284.

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Researchers and practitioners have indicated that current teacher evaluation systems do not distinguish differences between teachers. In an attempt to redesign the current system and create a more effective system, legislative mandates required the use of multiple measures in the teacher evaluation systems of states receiving federal money. As a result student perception surveys became one of the multiple measures being considered for use in the teacher evaluation process. In this study, student perception survey results and certified evaluator observation results were analyzed to determine if there was a significant linear relationship between students' and evaluators' perceptions of effective teaching. Central tendencies, minimum, maximum, and standard deviation were calculated using the scores of both variables for each indicator to find the variability within the data sets. Additionally, a Pearson r was used to determine the strength and direction of the relationship between the two variables using six teaching indicators designed through the Network for Educator Effectiveness teacher evaluation program. The Pearson r revealed a significant linear relationship between the two variables for two of the six indicators and a weak to moderate positive relationship for the remaining four. Finally, quartiles of students' and evaluators' scores were calculated and analyzed to further explore potential relationships between the variables. Quartile patterns indicated a potential positive relationship for all six indicators. The results from this study can be used to help local, regional, and state decision-makers better understand the advantages and disadvantages of the various measures commonly used to evaluate teaching personnel.

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Santos, Adriana de Cassia Paiva dos 1971. "Promoção da qualidade, controle de infecção e avaliação de indicadores de resultados no Hospital Central de Maputo em Moçambique = Quality promotion, infection control and endpoint result evaluation in the Hospital Central de Maputo in Mozambique." [s.n.], 2013. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/308769.

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Orientadores: Luis Otávio Zanatta Sarian, Aarão Mendes Pinto Neto
Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
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Resumo: Introdução: As condições econômicas e sociais encontradas na maior parte da África sub-Saariana são refletidas na qualidade da assistência à saúde. A melhora das condições de assistência ambulatorial e médico-hospitalar, neste contexto, envolve a capacitação do capital humano, isto é, treinamento e formação de profissionais, e alocação de recursos para insumos e infraestrutura. Dadas às limitações econômicas e técnicas do continente, essas ações costumam ser viabilizadas por ações cooperativas entre governos e instituições locais e estrangeiras. No Hospital Central de Maputo (HCM), em cooperação com o Ministério da Saúde de Moçambique (MSM), a Unicamp desenvolveu um projeto de pesquisa visando à identificação de necessidades de infraestrutura hospitalar e capacitação profissional com vistas a melhorar as taxas de infecção hospitalar e a qualidade à assistência em geral. Objetivo: 1) avaliar as ações executadas desde 2008 pelo MSM, junto com outros organismos multinacionais, na Enfermaria de Cirurgia (EC) do HCM, com vistas à humanização e correção de deficiências primárias de infraestrutura e capacitação profissional; e 2) avaliar fatores relacionados às taxas de infecção hospitalar em pacientes internados na EC e elaborar um plano de controle de infecção hospitalar aplicável e exequível segundo as condições locais. Métodos: Na primeira parte do estudo (referente ao objetivo 1), relatamos o processo de melhorias implementadas na EC a partir da aplicação de um Instrumento de Avaliação de Desempenho (IAD), desenvolvido em colaboração com o MSM, cujas funções eram determinar as necessidades de recursos humanos, organização em serviço, segurança do paciente e satisfação da equipe profissional. O IAD também determinava 83 metas, relacionadas aqueles aspectos mencionados. Este instrumento foi inicialmente utilizado em 2009, e a partir dos resultados obtidos foram delineadas e implantadas intervenções voltadas à correção das limitações do serviço. A partir de então, o IAD permaneceu em uso contínuo pelos profissionais da EC e os resultados obtidos subsequentemente são relatados e comentados nesta tese. A segunda parte do estudo (referente ao objetivo 2) trata das duas primeiras de três fases de um estudo de intervenção, desenhado para 1) determinar a taxa de infecção hospitalar (IH) e suas características na Enfermaria de Cirurgia; 2) propor um plano de controle de IH (PCIH) baseado nos achados de 1). A fase 3, que visa a implantação do PCIH e a avaliação de seus resultados, será realizada posteriormente. Resultados: Em janeiro de 2009, na primeira aplicação do IAD, 49% das metas preconizadas já eram atingidas pela EC; após ações baseadas nos resultados da primeira aplicação do IAD, em junho e setembro de 2009, 88% e 90% das metas haviam sido atingidas, respectivamente. Foram detectadas melhoras substanciais nas práticas de enfermagem, níveis de satisfação de pacientes e estudantes, higienização do ambiente hospitalar e organização do serviço. Em 2011, teve início a segunda parte do estudo, referente à infecção hospitalar na EC. A taxa de IH foi estabelecida em 16.6% e esteve associada ao maior tempo de internação dos pacientes e à menor utilização de artigos hospitalares críticos (agulhas, sondas, bisturis, entre outros). Foi desenvolvido um plano de controle de infecção hospitalar que aborda a melhoria do treinamento de profissionais médicos e não médicos para os fatores associados à IH. Conclusões: A intervenção baseada na elaboração e aplicação o IAD permitiu a melhoria de indicadores de qualidade e satisfação em uma Enfermaria de Cirurgia de um hospital moçambicano, e a taxa de infecção na Enfermaria de Cirurgia do HCM pode ser reduzida com intervenções voltadas a redução do tempo de hospitalização e maior investimento em artigos hospitalares críticos
Abstract: Introduction: The economic and social conditions found in most of sub- Saharan Africa are reflected in the quality of health care. The improvement of the conditions of outpatient care and healthcare in this context involves the training of human capital, ie, education and training of professionals, and resource allocation to inputs and infrastructure. Given the economic and technical limitations of the continent, these actions are often made possible by cooperative actions between governments, local and foreign intuitions. In Maputo Central Hospital (HCM), in cooperation with the Ministry of Health of Mozambique (MSM), Unicamp developed a research project aimed at identifying basic needs of hospital infrastructure and professional training in order to decrease hospital infection rates and quality of care in general. Objective: 1) to evaluate actions taken since 2008 by the MSM, along with other international organizations in surgery ward (EC) HCM, to improve humanization and correction of deficiencies related to infrastructure and job training, and 2) to evaluate essential aspects related to hospital infection rates in patients hospitalized at EC and develop a plan for hospital infection control applicable and enforceable according to local conditions. Methods: In the first part of the study (for the purpose of 1), we report the improvement process implemented in EC from the application of a Performance Assessment (PA), developed in collaboration with the MSM, whose duties were to determine the needs of human resources, service organization, patient safety and satisfaction of professional staff. The PA also determined 83 goals, related to those aspects. This instrument was first used in 2009, and from the results obtained was outlined and implemented interventions that aimed at correcting the limitations of the service. Since then, the PA remained in continuous use by professional EC and results are reported and discussed in this thesis. The second part of the study (related to objective 2) addresses the first two of three phases of an intervention study designed to 1) investigate the rate of nosocomial infection (NI) and their characteristics in MS, 2) propose a control plan IH (HICP) based on the findings of 1) Phase 3, which aims to set the HICP and the evaluation of its results, will be held later. Results: In January 2009, the first application of the IAD, 49% of the recommended goals were already stricken ECII; following actions based on the results of the first application of the IAD in June and September 2009, 88% and 90% of the targets had been reached, respectively. We detected substantial improvements in nursing practice, levels of satisfaction of patients and students, hygienic cleaning and service organization. In 2011 began the second part of the study, referring to nosocomial infection in EC. The rate of NI was established in 16.6% and was associated with longer hospital patients staying and less use of hospital critical items (needles, probes, scalpels, etc.). A plan was developed for hospital infection control that addresses the improvement of the training of medical professionals and decrease of nonmedical factors associated with IH. Conclusions: The intervention based on development and implementation PA allowed the improvement of quality indicators and satisfaction in a general ward of a hospital Mozambique, and the rate of infection in the General Infirmary HCM, can be reduced with interventions aimed at reducing the time hospitalization and greater investment in hospital critical articles
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Oncologia Ginecológica e Mamária
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Persson, Louise. "Hälsodiplomerad gymnasieskola -Förändringen av elevers hälsa mellan åren 2004 och 2008 : En resultatutvärdering." Thesis, Mälardalen University, School of Health, Care and Social Welfare, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-6251.

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Bakgrund: Studier visar att ungas upplevda- och psykiska hälsa samt deras hälsorelaterade levnadsvanor försämras med åldern. Elevers trivsel och påverkansmöjligheter i skolan minskar också med stigande ålder. Hälsofrämjande arbete i skolan kan därför vara värdefullt för att förbättra ungas hälsa. Det kan exempelvis ske genom Korpen Svenska Motionsidrottsförbundets koncept: Hälsodiplomerad gymnasieskola. I Västerås är Carlforsska gymnasiet en hälsodiplomerad skola. Syfte: Att studera om den hälsodiplomerade skolans hälsofrämjande arbete medfört någon förändring gällande elevers hälsa i årskurs två mellan åren 2004 och 2008. Metod: En resultatutvärdering genomfördes innefattande; en kvalitativ och en kvantitativ metod. Kvalitativ studie omfattade fyra intervjuer med skolpersonal. Underlag för den kvantitativa studien var ett insamlat material från undersökningen "Liv- och hälsa- Ung i Västmanland". Resultat: Skolpersonal upplevde att förbättringar skett gällande elevers hälsorelaterade levnadsvanor och ökad trivsel i skolan. Båda könen rapporterade förbättrad psykisk hälsa avseende minskad nervositet och ökad skoltrivsel. Pojkar hade också förbättrade resultat gällande; livskvalitet, irritation, stress, alkoholintag och snusvanor. Flickor rapporterade förbättrade resultat rörande; fysisk aktivitet, frukostintag och utökad arbetsro i skolan. Slutsatser: Skolans hälsofrämjande arbete har troligtvis bidragit till att förbättra elevers hälsa. Det är ett långsiktigt arbete och fler studier inom området behövs för att utläsa dess egentliga effekter på hälsa.

Background: Studies have shown that young people's experienced- and psychological health and their health related habits declines with age. Student's comfort and influence opportunities in school also weaken with age. Health promotion work in school might therefore be valuable to increase young people's health. This could for instance be achieved through Korpen - the Swedish exercise union's concept: Health certified school. Västerås, a city in the county of Västmanland, has one health certified high school, Carlforsska. Aim: To study if the health certified school's health promotion work has resulted in any change concerning the second grade student's health, between the years 2004 and 2008. Method: A outcome evaluation has been conducted including both qualitative and quantitative method. The qualitative method included four interviews with school staff. The foundation for the quantitative study was a collected material from a survey called "Liv och hälsa- Ung in Västmanland". Result: School staff experienced improvements concerning student's health related habits and increased comfort in school. Both boys and girls reported improved psychological health such as lower feelings of nervousness and improved comfort in school. Boys had also improved results in; self reported quality of life, irritation, stress and alcoholand snuff use. Girls improved their results in; physical activity, breakfast habits and improved feelings of better working conditions in school. Conclusion: The school's health promotive work has probably contributed to the student's improved health results. Working with health in school is a longterm process and more studies are needed to assure the detailed influence by health promotive work on young people's health.

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Navrátil, Tomáš. "Návrhy na zlepšení hospodaření s dlouhodobým hmotným majetkem." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2007. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-221573.

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This work solves the problems with taking care of capital goods in the firm Komponenty, a. s. The work is elaborated from the analysis of present situation in the firm, the heed is oriented to the most important areas, especially the organisation and maintenance activity and taking care of assets. The result of the performed analysis is identification of bad spots. Proposal is submitted in the second part of the work in order to solve the problems found by performing the work. At the end economical evaluation of the proposal and statement of assumptions for the applications of the extended work result to firm use is performed.

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Cox, Donald Allan. "Supporting results synthesis in Heuristic Evaluation." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape7/PQDD_0020/MQ55279.pdf.

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Říhová, Elena. "Evaluating of Fuzzy Clustering Results." Doctoral thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-264494.

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Cluster analysis is a multivariate statistical classification method, implying different methods and procedures. Clustering methods can be divided into hard and fuzzy; the latter one provides a more precise picture of the information by clustering objects than hard clustering. But in practice, the optimal number of clusters is not known a priori, and therefore it is necessary to determine the optimal number of clusters. To solve this problem, the validity indices help us. However, there are many different validity indices to choose from. One of the goals of this work is to create a structured overview of existing validity indices and techniques for evaluating fuzzy clustering results in order to find the optimal number of clusters. The main aim was to propose a new index for evaluating the fuzzy clustering results, especially in cases with a large number of clusters (defined as more than five). The newly designed coefficient is based on the degrees of membership and on the distance (Euclidean distance) between the objects, i.e. based on principles from both fuzzy and hard clustering. The suitability of selected validity indices was applied on real and generated data sets with known optimal number of clusters a priory. These data sets have different sizes, different numbers of variables, and different numbers of clusters. The aim of the current work is regarded as fulfilled. A key contribution of this work was a new coefficient (E), which is appropriate for evaluating situations with both large and small numbers of clusters. Because the new validity index is based on the principles of both fuzzy clustering and hard clustering, it is able to correctly determine the optimal number of clusters on both small and large data sets. A second contribution of this research was a structured overview of existing validity indices and techniques for evaluating the fuzzy clustering results.

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Brown, Christina S. "Achievement Gap in Reading| A Study of School Practices and Effectual Results." Thesis, Lindenwood University, 2015. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3732249.

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While it is important to recognize the economic background of students and home factors contributing to their achievement, the purpose of this study was to discover what best practices schools were implementing with low socioeconomic students to narrow the achievement gap in communication arts (Darling-Hammond & Richardson, 2009; Gorski, 2013; Snell, 2003). The research design incorporated mixed-methods by employing data collected from surveys, interviews, and secondary data sources. A triangulation of data was used to increase the credibility and validity of the study (Fraenkel et al., 2012; Mills, 2014). For this study, the quantitative data were collected using a survey as well as Missouri Assessment Performance (MAP) scores. The qualitative data were collected through interviews. In addition to increasing the validity of the study, the benefits of using triangulation also included creating varied ways to understand and reveal the results of the study (Fraenkel et al., 2012; Guion, Diehl, & McDonald, 2011; Mills, 2014). The results of this study indicated a blend of research-based best practices can make a positive impact in narrowing the achievement gap in students from low socioeconomic backgrounds in the area of communication arts. The significance of this research is the results provide educators an outline of successful research-based instructional strategies to assist communication arts students.

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Somaiya, Sandeep R. "SENATE : a software system for evaluation of simulation results /." Master's thesis, This resource online, 1993. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-03302010-020337/.

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Wang, Songquan. "COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF NTPEP PAVEMENT MARKING PERFORMANCE EVALUATION RESULTS." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1271369205.

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Chasteen, Stephanie V., Rajendra Chattergoon, Edward E. Prather, and Robert Hilborn. "Evaluation Methodology and Results for the New Faculty Workshops." AMER ASSOC PHYSICS TEACHERS, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/622891.

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This paper describes the current evaluation of the Physics and Astronomy New Faculty Workshop (NFW) as a case-study in evaluation of professional development workshops. We describe a The-ory of Action (ToA) for the workshop, and the evaluation methods and measures. The evaluation suggests that the ToA of the workshop is only partially fulfilled: workshop experiences are posi-tive, and participants gain knowledge of active learning, but participants have room for additional growth in skill, self-efficacy and social support in their use of active learning. We discuss the im-plications of these results for the NFW program and evaluation.

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Morris, Nichole R. "The Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model and the Teacher Instructional Growth for Effectiveness and Results Model on Measures of Teacher Effectiveness: A Comparative Study." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2017. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3282.

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The purpose of this quantitative study was to compare measures of teacher effectiveness between two different Tennessee teacher evaluation models. The two teacher evaluation models compared were the Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model (TEAM) and the Teacher Instructional Growth for Effectiveness and Results Model (TIGER). The measures of teacher effectiveness used were final observation scores and individual value-added growth (TVAAS) scores. The relationship between observation scores and growth scores were also compared for the two different evaluation models. There were four guiding research questions and corresponding null hypotheses. Data were provided from participating school systems. The sample for this study included 230 TIGER teachers from 3 TIGER districts and 2,389 TEAM teachers from 9 TEAM districts. Independent samples t-tests and Pearson correlations were computed to investigate the research questions. All data were analyzed using a 0.05 significance level. Findings from the data indicate that teachers who were evaluated using the TIGER model had statistically higher TVAAS scores and final observation scores when compared with TEAM teachers. Results also indicated a significant positive relationship between observation scores and TVAAS scores for both TEAM and TIGER teachers. Findings indicate a stronger relationship for the TIGER teachers than for the TEAM teachers.

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Centolanza, Giuseppe. "Quality evaluation of DInSAR results from the phase statistical analysis." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/321363.

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The Earth is continuously monitored by sensors capable of providing diversified information about several phenomena. In particular Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is able to observe the Earth in all-day and all-weather conditions. Differential SAR Interferometry (DInSAR) regards a set of techniques able to measure displacement of the terrain. In the last decades these techniques have become very powerful geodetic tools for land deformation monitoring and have gained a prominent role in several fields, ranging from geophysical to engineering, from commercial to civil protection purposes. Measurements of direction and magnitude of landslides phenomena, monitoring of subsidence movements due to natural events or human activity are some examples of DInSAR applications. These techniques allow not only the analysis of a single deformation episode but also to estimate, with millimetric precision, the temporal evolution of large-scale deformations phenomena occurring on the Earth surface. This research covers transversally several aspects within the DInSAR applications and particularly is focused on analyzing step by step the DInSAR algorithm of the Coherent Pixel Technic (CPT) developed by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) highlighting the conditions for a correct estimation of the solution. The achieved precision can be really high but anyway it is important to understand all the limitations that can change from one data-set to another. Particular attention has been paid on analyzing the different deteriorating factors that can affect the estimation, such as the quality of the data, the atmospheric artifacts or the spatial and temporal sampling of the phenomenon. In this regard, a theoretical study on the propagation of the interferometric phase noise has been carried out and validated through simulations. For reducing the impact of the interferometric phase noise normally only pixels with a certain quality can be processed. These pixels can be selected through different methods described in detail in the literature. On the one hand, each selection technique is able to detect a specific kind of target at a determined resolution. On the other hand, there is an obvious compromise between the quality and the pixels¿ density over the scene. Indeed, working with high densities could increase the reliability and the accuracy of the final result as long as poor quality pixels are not included in the processing. In this regard, in this Thesis a combination of the different kinds of targets has been studied with the objective of a joint processing at different resolutions. Finally the constant growth of the spaceborne, airborne and ground-based SAR sensors in terms of technology and number of available devices could be the beginning for exploiting at the same time different data-set in a joint processing. The integration of data coming from different sensors with different orbits, different resolution, different carrier frequencies and incidence angles can help in covering in a better way a complex displacement scenario and can provide more complete information.
La Tierra está continuamente monitorizada por una gran variedad de sensores e instrumentos capaces de extraer información muy diversa de distintos fenómenos geofísicos. En este contexto, los Radares de Apertura Sintética (SAR) orbitales, terrestres o aerotransportados, están protagonizando un interés creciente, ya que permiten monitorizar escenarios de naturaleza muy diversa con independencia de las condiciones meteorológicas, operando tanto de día como de noche. Entre las diferentes aplicaciones que permiten explotar imágenes SAR, la Interferometría Diferencial SAR (DInSAR) ha adquirido una gran relevancia, permitiendo la monitorización de desplazamientos complejos de forma remota y con una elevada precisión. De hecho, en las últimas décadas, esta técnica se ha convertido en una herramienta geodésica de gran utilidad para el control del desplazamiento de superficies, adquiriendo un papel muy destacado en una gran variedad de áreas de investigación y comerciales: mediciones de dirección y magnitud en deslizamientos, control de fenómenos de subsidencia debido a eventos naturales o actividades humanas, etc. Las técnicas DInSAR no sólo permiten medir un episodio de deformación aislado sino también estimar, con precisiones milimétricas, la evolución temporal de desplazamientos de gran escala. En la presente Tesis doctoral se investigan de forma transversal varios aspectos en el marco de aplicaciones DInSAR y, en particular y de una forma más exhaustiva, el algoritmo Coherent Pixel Technique (CPT) desarrollado por la Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña (UPC), remarcando las condiciones de contorno necesarias para la correcta estimación de las soluciones. A pesar de que la precisión en los resultados obtenidos puede ser elevada, es de extremada importancia analizar en profundidad las limitaciones existentes para los distintos escenarios posibles. En este contexto, se ha prestado una especial atención al análisis de los diferentes factores de error que pueden afectar a la estimación, tales como la calidad de los datos, los artefactos atmosféricos o el muestreo espacial y temporal del fenómeno bajo observación. Con este propósito, se ha desarrollado un estudio teórico detallado relacionado con la propagación del ruido de fase interferométrica a lo largo de la cadena de procesado DInSAR, que a su vez ha sido validado mediante datos simulados. Con el objetivo de reducir el impacto del ruido de fase interferométrica, únicamente aquellos píxeles del escenario que cumplen con unos ciertos parámetros de calidad de fase deben ser incluidos en el procesado. Estos píxeles pueden ser seleccionados previamente a través de diferentes metodologías que se describen en detalle en la literatura. Por un lado, ha de tenerse en cuenta que cada una de estas técnicas es adecuada para un determinado tipo de blanco y resolución. Por otro lado, ha de remarcarse que existe un compromiso claro entre calidad y densidad. Efectivamente, trabajar con densidades elevadas favorece la fiabilidad del procesado y la utilidad de los resultados finales, siempre y cuando no sea a expensas de incluir píxeles de mala calidad. Con este propósito, en este trabajo de Tesis doctoral se propone la combinación de los distintos tipos de blanco a distintas resoluciones, obtenidos con los distintos métodos de selección disponibles, para la realización de un procesado conjunto. Finalmente, el crecimiento de sensores SAR aerotransportados y terrestres, en términos de tecnología y número de dispositivos disponibles, podría ser el comienzo para la explotación conjunta de datos desde múltiples plataformas. En este contexto, se muestra como la integración de los datos procedentes de diferentes sensores con distintas órbitas, resolución, frecuencia y ángulo de incidencia favorecen la obtención de mayores coberturas y mejoran el proceso de estimación de desplazamiento, dando lugar a una información más completa y detallada.

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Cruz, Edna Castro da. "Contribuição da consulta de enfermagem na adesão ao tratamento do diabetes mellitus na estratégia saúde da família do município de Ribeirão Preto, SP." Universidade de São Paulo, 2016. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/22/22134/tde-06052016-190127/.

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Trata-se de estudo de intervenção tipo antes e depois, no qual o sujeito é seu próprio controle, fator que permite identificar os efeitos na adesão ao tratamento e controle dos níveis glicêmicos. Teve como objetivo avaliar a contribuição da consulta de enfermagem na adesão ao tratamento do diabetes mellitus tipo 2, em uma Unidade Saúde da Família, de acordo com o \"Protocolo de atendimento as pessoas com diabetes mellitus,\" em Ribeirão Preto, SP. A coleta de dados foi realizada no período de setembro de 2014 a janeiro de 2015. O trabalho foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética em Pesquisa da Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto, SP, sob Parecer nº 648.970. Participaram 31 pessoas com diabetes mellitus, por meio de três consultas de enfermagem, na unidade de saúde e no domicílio, com intervalo de um mês entre as três consultas de todos os participantes. Foi utilizado um roteiro contendo variáveis sociodemográficos e clínicas e o teste de Medida de Adesão ao Tratamento. Para a análise da adesão, durante e após a intervenção, utilizou-se a estatística descritiva e o teste de Mann- Whitney; para a comparação do antes e após a intervenção, utilizou-se o teste de Wilcoxon; para análise de correlação com as variáveis numéricas, o coeficiente de correlação de Spearman e o teste Q de Cochran, para a comparação dos exames nos momentos anterior, durante e posterior à intervenção. Os resultados mostraram que os participantes tinham entre 33 e 79 anos, sendo 58,1% do sexo feminino; 71% tinham companheiro; renda familiar de 1 a 3 salários-mínimos (83,9%); 80,6% referiram ser profissionalmente inativos (aposentados, pensionistas ou do lar); média de 5,68 anos de estudo e predomínio de menos de 8 anos de estudo (67,7%). Em relação aos valores da pressão arterial sistêmica constatou hipertensão arterial sistêmica grau I em 25,8% das pessoas com diabetes mellitus, 90,3% com índice de massa corporal apresentando excesso de peso, quanto à circunferência abdominal, 32,2% dos homens estavam com valores maiores que 102 cm e 45,2% das mulheres com valores acima de 88 cm. A avaliação dos pés, com uso do monofilamento Semmes-Weinstein de 10g, apresentou 9,7% das pessoas com diabetes mellitus com pé em risco para ulceração e diminuição ou ausência de sensibilidade tátil pressórica protetora dos pés. O tempo de diagnóstico do diabetes mellitus tipo 2 variou entre 1 a 39 anos, predominando as comorbidades hipertensão arterial (83,9%), dislipidemia (58,1%) e obesidade (41,8%). Quanto aos exames laboratoriais, observa-se que, em 64,5% da população estudada, os níveis da glicemia de jejum estavam acima de 100 mg/dL , ocorrendo pequena redução para 61,3% nos casos de pessoas com diabetes mellitus durante a intervenção e se manteve após. No que se refere à glicemia pós-prandial, os casos das pessoas com diabetes mellitus com valores iguais ou acima de 160 mg/dL, antes da intervenção era de 45,2% e durante e após a intervenção caiu para 38,7%. Em contrapartida, aumentou o número de pessoas com diabetes mellitus durante e após a intervenção, com valores da glicemia pós-prandial abaixo de 160 mg/dL, de 54,8% para 61,3%. E, em relação à hemoglobina glicada, foi observado que em 61,3% das pessoas com diabetes mellitus os valores antes da intervenção eram iguais ou acima de 7%. Durante a intervenção, caiu para 19,3% e após a intervenção o número de pessoas com diabetes mellitus, com a hemoglobina glicada igual ou superior a 7%, chegou a 38,7%. Quanto aos valores abaixo de 7%, observou-se aumento de 38,7% antes da intervenção para 80,6 e 61,3% respectivamente, durante e após a intervenção, com diferença estatisticamente significante (p< 0,001). As pessoas com diabetes mellitus desse estudo, apresentaram 83,87% de adesão ao tratamento antes da intervenção, e esses escores subiram para 96,78% após a intervenção, fato corroborado pelo teste de Wilcoxon que mostrou escores estatisticamente significantes (p<0,001), entre antes e após a intervenção. Esse estudo contribui para ressaltar a importância do enfermeiro, enquanto integrante da equipe multiprofissional, seguindo as orientações do \"Protocolo de atendimento ao indivíduo com diabetes\", tanto no atendimento individual quanto em grupo, reorganizando o processo de trabalho, contribuindo para maior adesão ao tratamento e controle dos níveis glicêmicos, ao minimizar a fragmentação e assegurar a continuidade na assistência, por meio de abordagem integral ao diabético
This was a before- and after-intervention study, in which the subject serves as its own control, aimed to analyze the effects of intervention on treatment adherence and blood sugar control. The objective of the study was to evaluate the contribution of nursing care to treatment adherence of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients following the \"diabetes care protocol\" adopted by Family Health centers in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. Data were collected between September 2014 and January 2015. The Research Ethics Committee of the Ribeirao Preto College of Nursing approved the study under ruling no. 648.970. From 31 participants with diabetes by way of three meetings with nurses, either at the health center or at home, with a month-long interval between appointments. We used an interview script to gather sociodemographic and clinical variables and gave participants a test to measure treatment adherence. Descriptive statistics and the Mann-Whitney test were used to analyze adherence during and after intervention; the Wilcoxon test was used for the before and after-intervention comparison; Spearman\'s Rank Correlation Coefficient was used to analyze the correlation between the numerical variables; and Cochran\'s Q test was used to compare tests before, during, and after intervention. Results showed that participants were between 33 and 79 years old, of which 58.1% were female; 71% had a partner; 83.9% had a family income of 1 to 3 minimum wages; and 80.6% referred to themselves as professionally inactive (retirees, pensioners, or homemakers). The mean education level was 5.68 years of formal education with a predominance of less than 8 years of formal education (67.7%). Regarding blood pressure values, stage 1 hypertension was detected in 25.8% of individuals with diabetes, and 90.3% had a body mass index indicating overweight. In terms of waist circumference, 32.2% of the men presented values greater than 102 cm and 45.2% of the women showed values greater than 88 cm. Foot assessment using 10g Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments indicated that 9.7% of diabetic individuals\' feet were at risk for plantar ulcers and showed reduced or lack of protective sensation. Time of type 2 diabetes diagnosis varied between 1 to 39 years, and the most prevalent comorbidities were high blood pressure (83.9%), dyslipidemia (58.1%) and obesity (41.8%). In terms of laboratory tests, 64.5% of the studied population presented levels of fasting blood sugar levels above 100 mg/dL, which fell slightly to 61.3% during the intervention, and were then maintained after the intervention. Postprandial glucose tests revealed that 45.2% of individuals with diabetes presented values equal or greater than 160 mg/dL before the intervention, falling to 38.7% post-intervention. In turn, the number of individuals with diabetes with postprandial glucose levels greater than 160 mg/dL increased from 54.8% to 61.3%. Regarding glycated hemoglobin, 61.3% of diabetic patients presented pre-intervention values equal or greater than 7%. During the intervention, this value fell to 19.3%, and after the intervention, 38.7%. Patients with values below 7% corresponded to 38.7% before the intervention and 80.6% and 61.3% during and post-intervention, respectively, with a statistically significant difference (p< 0.001). Diabetic individuals in this study presented an 83.87% rate of treatment adherence before the intervention, a percentage that rose to 96.78% post-intervention, a finding corroborated by the Wilcoxon test that showed statistically significant scores (p< 0.001) between pre- and post-intervention. This study emphasizes the importance of nurses as members of multiprofessional teams following the guidelines set forth in the \"diabetes care protocol,\" both in individual and group interventions, reorganizing work processes, and contributing to greater treatment adherence and blood sugar control by minimizing fragmentation and ensuring continuity of care for diabetic patients via a comprehensive approach

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Maytorena, Noriega María de los Ángeles, Lomelí Daniel González, and Figueiras Sandra Castañeda. "Line motivation and learning results in university students." Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, 2013. http://repositorio.pucp.edu.pe/index/handle/123456789/101439.

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The aim of this study was to test a multifactor structure for in-line-evaluation of motivation on specific tasks in u ni versity students. Results showed that the initial motivation explained 12% of the variance of total punctuation of the methodology test and test execution explained 17% of the ending motivation. Therefore, in-line-evaluation model allows instructional prescription to students needs in order to facilitate their leaming and academic success.
El objetivo del trabajo fue someter a prueba una estructura multifactorial de la evaluación en línea de la motivación sobre la realización de una tarea académica específica en estudiantes de licenciatura. Los resultados indican que la motivación con la que inician la tarea explica el 12% de la varianza de la puntuación total obtenida en la prueba de metodología y ésta a su vez, explica el 17% de la varianza del nivel de motivación posterior a la ejecución. El modelo de evaluación en línea desarrollado permitirá la prescripción instruccional a la medida de las necesidades del alumno con el propósito de facilitar el aprendizaje y favorecer el éxito académico.

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Svensson, Kine. "Biogas production from multi-fuel substrate : Experimental results and process evaluation." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for vann- og miljøteknikk, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-19426.

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A multi fuel biogas plant is under planning at Fiborgtangen, Norway. The plant will utilize biogas from several different sources, including fish silage, animal manures, sludge from the paper factory and straw. In order to make good decisions on how to design the plant, characterization of the substrates in regards to biogas potential and nutrient value was done, and laboratory scale models of a possible plant design was established. The characterization showed that a minimum of 42% of the DM should come from manure in order to meet the micro-nutrient demand, it also showed that some nitrogen rich substrates in addition to the manure needed to be present to avoid nitrogen limitation to balance out the high carbon substrates. A biochemical methane potential study was carried out for all substrates and showed promising results, with the exception of the fiber sludge from the paper factory that had a very poor methane potential. The mixed substrate fed to the reactor models gave a methane yield of 300 mL CH4/gVS in the biochemical methane potential study. A mix of all the substrates was fed to 4 semi continuous reactors with a HRT of 25 days and OLR of 3 gVS/L. The reactors performance was unstable, and operating with high propionic acid concentrations. The specific methane yield ranged from 170-230 mL CH4/gVS, but because the reactors did not reach steady state during the experimental period and the propionic acid concentrations were so high, it is not possible to conclude on what yield this design would give. It is recommended that the semi continuous experiments are continued until they reach steady state or collapse because of the high propionic acid concentrations. After this it would be recommended to start experiments with higher proportions of animal manure and to leave the fiber sludge out of the reactor feed as it is has very low methane and nutrient value.

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Peterson, Ron. "TEST AND EVALUATION RESULTS FOR THE AIRBORNE INSTRUMENTATION STATION TELEMETRY SYSTEM." International Foundation for Telemetering, 1986. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/615512.

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International Telemetering Conference Proceedings / October 13-16, 1986 / Riviera Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
An airborne multibeam telemetry system has been acquired and accepted by the Pacific Missile Test Center. Major system capabilities are to receive, record, and retransmit telemetry data from five tracked objects in widely dispersed directions within the twodimensional planer array field of view. A system description, performance characteristics, test methods, and test results will be presented.

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Wright, Glenn C., and Marco A. Peña. "Results of New Cultivar Selection Trials for Orange in Arizona - 2003." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/198092.

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Three orange cultivar trials have been established in Arizona, one at the Yuma Mesa Agricultural Center, Yuma, AZ and one at the Citrus Agriculture Center, Waddell, AZ. For the navel orange trial in Yuma, ‘Fisher’ navel continues to have the greatest yield, but is unacceptably granulated For the Waddell trial, the second year data has been collected, and suggests that ‘Fisher’ and ‘Beck- Earli’ are outperforming the other cultivars tested to date.

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Wright, Glenn C., and Marco A. Peña. "Results of New Cultivar Selection Trials for Lemon in Arizona - 2002." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/198109.

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Three lemon cultivar selection trials are being conducted at the Yuma Mesa Agriculture Center in Somerton, AZ. Data from these trials suggest that ‘Limonero Fino 49’ selections may be a suitable alternative for the varieties most commonly planted in Southwest Arizona today. ‘Cavers Lisbon’ and ‘Villafranca’ might also be planted on an experimental basis

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Perazzini, Matteo. "Evaluation of FBG strain sensor reliability through analytical, numerical and experimental results." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2021. http://amslaurea.unibo.it/22947/.

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The fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor is one of the most suitable sensors for structural health monitoring (SHM) of aircraft structures. In principle, the FBG, with adequate sampling and signal processing techniques, is usually more accurate than classical electrical resistive strain gauge. However, since the most common installation method is surface bonding, some significative differences between the strain in the host structure and the one experienced by the fiber may be observed. The aim of this work is the evaluation of the fiber Bragg grating optical fiber sensor reliability for strain detection in non-uniform strain conditions. A FBG sensor is surface bonded on a rectangular specimen with a centered hole under tensile loading. A multi device method for the strain detection is created with the use of optical fiber, strain gauge and DIC technologies at the same time. In addition, based on microscopic observations, a 3D finite element model of the bonded optical fiber is created to simulate the behavior of the test specimen and to have an insight into the strain transfer between the host material and the optical fiber core. Lastly, being the test specimen a well-known case in literature, the strain is also computed with closed-form expressions. All the experimental, numerical, and analytical results are then compared. Taking into account the possible sources of error, the comparison shows coherence between the different results. The optical fiber strain sensor reliability is verified through the multiple device method which represents the starting point for future research activities.

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Herrmann, J. Jeffrey. "An evaluation of Zane C. Hodges's view of the results of salvation." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1991. http://www.tren.com.

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Barber, Torri Darrell Barber. "The Relationship Between MAP Assessment and PASS Results for Eighth Grade." ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/4268.

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In a South Carolina middle school, students were performing poorly on the state assessment in reading. Eighth grade students were not passing the Palmetto Assessment of State Standard (PASS) assessment administered each spring. The purpose of this study was to examine whether student performance on the Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) reading test in the fall predicted PASS scores in the spring. The theoretical framework was based on the item response theory (IRT)-the relationship between individual performance on a test item and the test takers' levels of operating along an overall measure of the ability that item was designed to measure. The research question was used to examine how well student performance on the MAP predicts student performance on the PASS. MAP and PASS test scores were collected from 2012, 2013, and 2014 academic years from a total student sample of N = 741 from three out of the five middle schools in the North Central School District. The dependent variable was student PASS score and the independent variable was the MAP score. The PASS scores were correlated with the MAP scores to look for the strength and nature of the relationship, and a bivariate linear regression was conducted. The findings showed that student performance on the MAP reading test in the fall predicted PASS scores in the spring so that administrators might use these data to target student interventions. Professional development training was developed for teachers to apply best practices in the classroom to address areas of need as indicated by the MAP results. The implementation process would align with the district literacy initiatives Read to Succeed and Lindamood-Bell. Implications for positive social change include providing information and support to teachers at the study school to better support student reading achievement.

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Wright, Glenn C. "Results of New Cultivar Selection Trials for Lemon in Arizona – 2005-06." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/198102.

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Three lemon cultivar selection trials are being conducted at the Yuma Mesa Agriculture Center in Somerton, AZ. Data from these trials suggest that ‘Limonero Fino 49’ selections may be a suitable alternative for the varieties most commonly planted in Southwest Arizona today. ‘Femminello’ and ‘Villafranca’ might also be planted on an experimental basis.

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Wright, Glenn C. "Results of New Cultivar Selection Trials for Lemon in Arizona - 2006-07." College of Agriculture, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/223665.

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Three lemon cultivar selection trials are being conducted at the Yuma Mesa Agriculture Center in Somerton, AZ. Data from these trials suggest that 'Limonero Fino 49' and 'Cascade Eureka' selections may be a suitable alternative for the varieties most commonly planted in Southwest Arizona today. 'Femminello' and 'Villafranca' might also be planted on an experimental basis

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Ambrosio, Fabiana Follador e. "O estilo cl?nico ser e fazer na investiga??o de benef?cios cl?nicos de psicoterapias." Pontif?cia Universidade Cat?lica de Campinas, 2013. http://tede.bibliotecadigital.puc-campinas.edu.br:8080/jspui/handle/tede/452.

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This paper describes the Being and Doing Accompaniment Procedure of Psychotherapeutic Interventions and also demonstrates its heuristic potential. It is a proposal which can be considered a fertile alternative inside the qualitative investigation field, being a psychoanalytical method of operation strategy. Counteracting the point of view which considers the psychotherapies as intangible scientific experiments, this paper has its bases on the ethical and investigative perspective, according to which all clinical practices can be and must be examined according to its power to generate or not consistent benefits. It also demands that the terms used in the clinical efficiency researches be clear enough in order to establish the communication between psychologists, who refer to other theoretical and methodological sources, and professionals from other fields as well as the society. Methodologically, this study is realized through the Being and Doing Accompaniment Procedure of Psychotherapeutic Interventions and examining its usage, considering the clinical material produced from a scientific investigation, already published, independently conducted by other researchers. It can be shown that the clinical procedure is useful since it helps a comprehensive perception not only of mutative movements but also of any occasional difficulty that can be discussed. Therefore, it is settled an alternative to the clinical efficiency evaluation that, being as close as possible to the human event and the dramatic expressed here, is coherent with the psychoanalytical method and with the other qualitative perspectives which consider the human acting in terms of action and sense.
O presente trabalho tem como objetivo descrever o Procedimento Ser e Fazer de Acompanhamento de Interven??es Psicoterap?uticas e demonstrar sua potencialidade heur?stica. Trata-se de proposta que pode ser considerada uma alternativa fecunda no campo das investiga??es qualitativas, caracterizando-se como estrat?gia de operacionaliza??o do m?todo psicanal?tico. Contrapondo-se ao posicionamento daqueles que consideram as psicoterapias como experi?ncias cientificamente inabord?veis, este trabalho justifica-se a partir de perspectiva ?tica e investigativa segundo a qual toda e qualquer pr?tica cl?nica pode e deve ser examinada em termos de seu poder de gerar - ou n?o - benef?cios consistentes. Exige, tamb?m, que os termos usados nas pesquisas sobre a efic?cia cl?nica sejam suficientemente claros para que possam ser estabelecidas interlocu??es com psic?logos que se valem de outros referenciais te?ricometodol?gicos, com profissionais de outras ?reas e tamb?m com a sociedade. Metodologicamente, o presente estudo realiza-se por meio da apresenta??o do Procedimento Ser e Fazer de Acompanhamento de Interven??es Psicoterap?uticas e do exame de sua utiliza??o, efetuado considerando-se material cl?nico proveniente de uma investiga??o cient?fica, j? publicada, realizada independentemente por outro pesquisador. Pode ser demonstrado que o procedimento ? clinicamente ?til, na medida em que favorece uma percep??o compreensiva, tanto de movimentos mutativos, como de dificuldades eventuais que estejam em jogo. Fica assim firmada uma alternativa de avalia??o de efic?cia cl?nica que, mantendo-se maximamente pr?xima do acontecer humano e da dram?tica que neste se expressa, guarda coer?ncia com o m?todo psicanal?tico e com as demais perspectivas qualitativas, que consideram a conduta humana em termos de a??o e sentido.

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Pufahl, Andrea, and Christoph Weiss. "Evaluating the effects of farm programs. Results from propensity score matching." Inst. für Volkswirtschaftstheorie und -politik, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2007. http://epub.wu.ac.at/1486/1/document.pdf.

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The paper applies a non-parametric propensity score matching approach to evaluate the effects of two types of farm programs (agri-environment (AE) programs and the less favoured area (LFA) scheme) on input use and farm output of individual farms in Germany. The analysis reveals a positive and significant treatment effect of the LFA scheme for farm sales and the area under cultivation. Participants in AE schemes are found to significantly increase the area under cultivation (in particular grassland), resulting in a decrease of livestock densities. Furthermore, participation in AE programs significantly reduced the purchase of farm chemicals (fertilizer, pesticide). We also find substantial differences in the treatment effect between individual farms (heterogeneous treatment effects). Farms which can generate the largest benefit from the program are most likely to participate. (authors' abstract)
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Olorisade, Babtunde Kazeen. "Summarizing the Results of a Series of Experiments : Application to the effectiveness of the three software evaluation techniques." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-3798.

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Software quality has become and persistently remains a big issue among software users and developers. So, the importance of software evaluation cannot be overemphasized. An accepted fact in software engineering is that software must undergo evaluation process during development to ascertain and improve its quality level. In fact, there are too many techniques than a single developer could master, yet, it is impossible to be certain that software is free of defects. Therefore, it may not be realistic or cost effective to remove all software defects prior to product release. So, it is crucial for developers to be able to choose from available evaluation techniques, the one most suitable and likely to yield optimum quality results for different products - it bogs down to choosing the most appropriate for different situations.

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