In this paper, we introduce a new family of rank-dependent measures of inequality and social welfare consistent with the Equality of Opportunity (EOp) principle. The proposed framework can be used to measure long-term as well as short-term EOp, depending on whether we let permanent income or snapshots of income form the basis of the analysis. Further, it allows for both an ex-ante and an expost...

This paper reports a study in which the usage of emergency operating procedures (EOP) in a simulated accident scenario in a nuclear power plant was carefully analysed. The background assumption was that in an accident situation, even within the closely defined envelope of the EOPs, crews may act differently. The empirical findings demonstrate the variance in the operating performance of twelve ...

OBJECTIVES The Enriched Opportunities Programme (EOP) is a multi-level intervention focussing on improved quality of life for people with dementia. This study compared the experience of people living with dementia and other mental health problems in extra care housing schemes that utilised EOP with schemes that employed an active control intervention. METHOD Ten extra care housing schemes wer...

Vad kännetecknar en text av god kvalitet och hur starkt påverkar textens utformning, sammansättning och uppbyggnad ifall en avhandling eller rapport uppfattas som högkvalitativ? Dessa frågor har aktualiserats med anledning av Högskoleverkets utvärderingssystem av utbildningar, som lägger stor vikt vid skriftliga rapporter producerade i samband med examensarbeten. Detta nummer av Lärande i LTH h...

Kanji dictionaries, which need to present a large number of complex characters in an order that makes them accessible by users, traditionally use several indexing techniques that are particularly suited to the printed medium. Electronic dictionary technology provides the opportunity of both introducing new indexing techniques that are not feasible with printed dictionaries, and also allowing a ...