Search results for " Indicators"

Institutional Logics in Police Performance Indicator Development : A Comparative Case Study of Spain and Finland

2015

Police performance is not easily measurable and the organization and circumstances of police work vary among European countries. Further, police work is surrounded by multiple pressures to make it both economical and effective. Consequently, there are multiple institutional logics in decision-making which may affect the selection and the use of police key performance indicators (KPIs). The KPI selection and use processes reflect the institutional logics, though KPI use may also sometimes influence the institutional logics of police work. In this study, we analyze the KPIs and institutional logics in police work in Finland and Spain. A comparative case research approach is used in order to h…

Functional classifications and their application in phytoplankton ecology

2015

SUMMARY 1. Ecologists often group organisms based on similar biological traits or on taxonomic criteria. However, the use of taxonomy in ecology has many drawbacks because taxa may include species with very different ecological adaptations. Further, similar characters may evolve independently in different lineages. 2. In this review, we examine the main criteria that have been used in the identification of nine modes of classifying phytoplankton non-taxonomically. These approaches are based purely on morphological and/or structural traits, or on more complex combinations including physiological and ecological features. 3. Different functional approaches have proved able to explain some frac…

Bases de données internationales sur la qualité de l'éducation (1964/2005)

2006

06032; Dans ce travail de recherche, nous utilisons une méthode qui nous permet d'obtenir des indicateursqualitatifs du capital humain (IQCH), pour 105 pays, et pour chaque domaine de compétence(mathématiques, sciences, lecture) mesuré à travers l'ensemble des enquêtes internationalesd'acquis des élèves. Cette méthode repose sur la possibilité d'un re-calibrage des résultats d'uneenquête par rapport à une autre en ancrant les résultats sur les pays qui ont participé à au moinsdeux enquêtes différentes. Elle nous permet de construire des indicateurs de qualité du capitalhumain comparables pour plus grand nombre de pays comparé à ce qui est actuellement disponibledans la littérature. Nous obt…

Akciju tirgus ietekme uz ekonomiku. Specifika un attīstības tendencies.

2021

Promocijas darbā tiek pētīta akciju tirgus ietekme uz ekonomiku S & P 500 indeksa piemērā un makroekonomiskie rādītāji ar pētījumu jautājumu par to, vai akciju tirgu var uztvert kā vienu no vadošajiem ekonomikas barometriem. Teorija novēroja pieejamo literatūru par akciju tirgus darbību, tās līdzīgo attīstību un ekonomiskajiem cikliem, iepriekšējo pētījumu analīzi par akciju tirgus un makroekonomisko rādītāju attiecībām. Analītiskā daļa palīdzēja apkopot ceturkšņa datus starp 2014. -2019. Lai gan empīriskā daļa noslēdz pētījumu ar statistiskiem aprēķiniem. Tādējādi savukārt reālais iekšzemes kopprodukts (IKP) un patēriņa cenu indekss (PCI) ir spēcīgākie pozitīvi korelētie un statistiski noz…

Valsts ekonomiskās drošības indikatoru prognozēšanas matemātiskais modelis

2006

Spark ignition feedback control by means of combustion phase indicators on steady and transient operation

2014

In order to reduce fuel cost and CO2 emissions, modern spark ignition (SI) engines need to lower as much as possible fuel consumption. A crucial factor for efficiency improvement is represented by the combustion phase, which in an SI engine is controlled acting on the spark advance. This fundamental engine parameter is currently controlled in an open-loop by means of maps stored in the electronic control unit (ECU) memory: such kind of control, however, does not allow running the engine always at its best performance, since optimal combustion phase depends on many variables, like ambient conditions, fuel quality, engine aging, and wear, etc. A better choice would be represented by a closed-…

An interpretive framework for assessing and monitoring the sustainability of school gardens

2016

School gardens are, increasingly, an integral part of projects aiming to promote nutritional education and environmental sustainability in many countries throughout the world. In the late 1950s, FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) and UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) had already developed projects to improve the dietary intake and behavior through school and community gardens. However, notwithstanding decades of experience, real proof of how these programs contribute to improving sustainability has not been well-documented, and reported findings have mostly been anecdotal. Therefore, it is important to begin a process of collecting and monitoring data to quantify the results and …

Evaluating the Sustainability in Complex Agri-Food Systems: The SAEMETH Framework

2015

During the last few years, the definition of sustainability and the translation of its general principles into practical and operative tasks have come into the foreground of scientific research and political agendas throughout the world. The understanding and the evaluation of the environmental, social and economic performances of complex agricultural food systems is probably the real challenge, and the design of more sustainable alternatives has been recognized as necessary for a correct territorial management. This study’s primary goal is the proposition of an interpretive structure “Sustainable Agri-Food Evaluation Methodology” (SAEMETH), able to guide the evaluation of the sustainabilit…

The Performance Evaluation of Polytechnic Higher Education Institutions: Tensions and Reconfigurations Resulting from the Adoption of Specific Metrics

2017

Aligned with the binary structure of the higher education system in Portugal, divided into universities and polytechnics, the Government acknowledged, in 2014, the need to identify distinct performance indicators/metrics aiming at a more accurate assessment of the effect and quality of the action developed by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). For the Polytechnic Higher Education Institutions (PHEIs) it was necessary to define «(...) performance indicators that address the production, transfer and diffusion of knowledge» (FCT, 2014: 1), aiming to measure «(...) the applied research and the cultural production activities as well as their impact on the region where they [PHEIs] are located…

Towards more equity concerning quality of Urban Waste Management services in the context of cities

2018

Abstract An innovative combined evaluation approach is proposed in the present paper to deal with the issue of the performance measurement and comparison of Urban Waste Management (UWM) services in the context of cities. The ELECTRE III method is initially considered as tool able to execute a multi-criteria analysis aimed at ranking UWM systems based on their integration and sustainability levels. The latter are comprehensively evaluated via the recently developed “Wasteaware” Integrated and Sustainability Waste Management indicators framework, which takes into account physical components and governance aspects of UWM systems. Then, on the basis on ELECTRE III results, a practical gaps inve…