BACKGROUND A variety of clinical process indicators exists to measure the quality of care provided by maternal and neonatal health (MNH) programs. To allow comparison across MNH programs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), a core set of essential process indicators is needed. Although such a core set is available for emergency obstetric care (EmOC), the 'EmOC signal functions', a simil...

BACKGROUND Despite the growing interest in assessing the quality of care for depression, there is little evidence to support measurement of the quality of primary care for depression. This study identified evidence-based quality indicators for monitoring, evaluating and improving the quality of care for depression in primary care settings. METHODS Ovid MEDLINE and Ovid PsycINFO databases, and...

It is argued that biodiversity and nutrient status are essential factors in any meaningful assessment of sustainability. Criteria and indicators are the dominant current methodology for the assessment of forest sustainability. Some dangers involved in complete reliance on indicators are discussed. It is suggested that model-based sustainability assessment is often more appropriate for changing ...

The article shows the features of quantitative assessment use natural resources in agricultural sector, environmental impact factors order to develop adaptation scenarios and mitigate their consequences are identified. This is an alternative option for environmentally sustainable development agriculture, which allows rational land resources. purpose study determine criteria assessing agricultur...

review of studies indicates that development endeavors in science, technology and innovation (sti) arenas are counted as main accelerators of economic growth and social welfare. for that, governments and international organizations increasingly see the evaluation of science, technology and innovation as an important agenda for their policy and action. this article goes to employ document study ...