Composite indicators – methodology and practical aspects

Theoretical and Practical Aspects of the of Iranian Teachers Cohort Study: A Methodology Report

Lifestyle and its various components have multiple effects on human health and disease. These include dietary intakes and nutritional patterns, which can greatly prevent non-communicable diseases by adhering to dietary recommendations and guidelines. One of the most important and practical studies, showing relationships between the diets and diseases and the level of health in each country, is ...

Development of practical methodology and indicators for on-farm animal welfare assessment

Work described in the doctoral thesis entitled “Development of practical methodology and indicators for on-farm animal welfare assessment” was conducted within the frame of Work Package 1 of the AWIN project by Joanna Marchewka. The research project aimed to optimize strategies for welfare assessment including pain in turkeys and sheep. Due to scarce knowledge on turkeys’ welfare and lack of me...

Rank Robustness of Composite Indicators

Many common multidimensional indices take the form of a ‘composite indicator’ or a weighted average of several dimension-specific achievements. Rankings arising from such an index are dependent upon an initial weighting vector, and any given judgment could, in principle, be reversed if an alternative weighting vector were employed. This paper examines a variable-weight robustness criterion for ...

A Practical Methodology

A methodology was developed to analyze components of all positions in the library system at the University of Iowa in order to identify staffing needs. Current job activities and levels were examined, and staff were asked to indicate how the activities making up their positions might change over the next three to five years-the time period for the full implementation of OASIS, the automated lib...

Practical Aspects of Mammography