Quality-of-experience (QoE) produces the blue print of human perception, feelings, needs and intentions, while Quality-of-Service (QoS) is a technology centric metric used to assess the performance of a multimedia services and/or network. .It is quite important for service/content providers to understand user/customer experience requirements in order to improve the service quality or the conten...

Subjectively-rated image databases have become increasingly popular in the evaluation of image quality measurement algorithms. Several groups recently have improved their metrics’ performance in matching these databases, using particular HVS (human visual system) properties or image statistical models. However, it is difficult to know whether these improvements are due to progress towards mimic...

Pasture quality is an important component in grazing and livestock management and a key driver of animal performance. Accurate, real-time information on pasture quality can help farm managers in decision making. This study investigated the potential applicability of optical sensors to estimate pasture quality parameters in the field, these have been trialled as part of the P21 Feed Programme, c...

Increasing emphasis is being placed on health care quality measurement and improvement in the US. Within general surgery, several sophisticated quality-measurement and outcomes systems have been developed. These include the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program, the use of selective referral and centers of excellence, the Surgical Care Improvement Project, and the World Health Organizat...

In this paper, a brief outline of the evolution of the statistical techniques for the measurement of quality is firstly sketched. At the same time, the need for multivariate procedures is justified from both methodological and application points of view and a proposal of non parametric control charts is shown. The attention is then focused on visualising and monitoring quality. The peculiar fea...

Legacy systems are migrated to newer technology to keep them maintainable and to meet new requirements. To aid choosing between migration and redevelopment, a quality prognosis of the migrated software, compared with the legacy system is required. Moreover, as the driving forces behind a migration effort differ, migration tooling has to be tailored according to project-specific needs, to produc...

The objective measurement of hand and related attributes offabrics which determine their value to the consumer, has been well recognized by the manufacturing industries and consumers. This paper describes in brief the concept of fabric objective measurement and its potential in today's advanced, quality conscious and competitive market. The measurement principle and the various profitable appli...

Abstract Quality of life (QoL) can be defined in many ways, making its measurement and incorporation into scientific study difficult. This is a theoretical paper regarding the definition and measuring of quality of life. The search strategy included a combination of key words 'quality of life', 'definition of QoL' as well as 'measuring QoL' in titles using Medline and Google Scholar databases. ...

CMS has initiated the Nursing Home Quality Initiative (NHQI) to improve the quality of nursing home care. Central to the NHQI is the public reporting of nursing home quality measures that serve as the basis for the Initiative's communication and quality improvement program. This article provides an overview of the NHQI, focusing on the role of nursing home quality measures in achieving improvem...