Cette recherche part du principe qu'une gouvernance forte conduit les dirigeants à faire des choix comptables qui améliorent la transparence et la qualité de l'information financière. Sur la base d'un échantillon d'institutions de microfinance notées sur la période 2005-2012, notre étude montre que les institutions de microfinance (IMF) ayant une m...
Published in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Road pavement is an important element in transportation infrastructure that affects the comfort and safety of road users. It is important to carry out regular assessments of the condition of the road pavement. This study aims to evaluate the condition of the road pavement using the Surface Distress Index (SDI) and Pavement Condition Index (PCI) met...
Resumen Este articulo busca cuantificar algunos determinantes del rating televisivo que alcanzaron partidos de la liga MX. Se aplicó una corrección Cochrane-Orcutt para estimar los impactos de las variables. Las variables que resultan determinantes del rating son la calidad esperada del juego, que juegue un equipo grande, que sea un derby y que sea...
Published in Journal of clinical epidemiology
We describe how consideration of external evidence may play an important role in judging certainty in the process of establishing the certainty of the evidence. Our example is a network meta-analysis (NMA) addressing treatment for Ebola virus disease, which informed a World Health Organization guideline. Through Grading of Recommendations Assessmen...
L'endurance équestre est une discipline qui demande un effort de longue durée et sollicite très fortement l'organisme des chevaux. En course d'endurance, le vétérinaire, garant du bien-être animal, a pour rôle de juger le niveau de fatigue des chevaux et de les arrêter avant qu'ils ne déclarent des troubles majeurs. Les expressions faciales et l'at...
Published in Trials
The Delphi technique has steeply grown in popularity in health research as a structured approach to group communication process. Rating and ranking are two different procedures commonly used to quantify participants' opinions in Delphi surveys. We explored the influence of using a rating or ranking approach on item prioritization (main outcome), qu...
Published in Behavior research methods
Here we describe a JavaScript toolbox to perform online rating studies with auditory material. The main feature of the toolbox is that audio samples are associated with visual tokens on the screen that control audio playback and can be manipulated depending on the type of rating. This allows the collection of single- and multidimensional feature ra...
BACKGROUND: Swallowing dysfunction (dysphagia) significantly impacts patient and medical outcomes. In Sweden, there is no comprehensive outcome measure for dysphagia that incorporates holistic assessment and dysphagia impact on a person's impairment, function and participation. The Dysphagia Outcome and Severity Scale (DOSS) was developed and valid...
Purpose: This systematic literature review aims to examine the relationship between ESG ratings, sustainability performance, and green finance in the aviation industry. The primary purpose of this study is to provide insights into the opportunities and challenges of green and sustainable finance in the aviation industry. Theoretical framework: Th...
Published in Minerva
The present work looks at what we call "the multiverse of quantification", where visible and invisible numbers permeate all aspects and venues of life. We review the contributions of different authors who focus on the roles of quantification in society, with the aim of capturing different and sometimes separate voices. Several scholars, including e...
