This paper compares UK and USA practices with regard to the frameworks and measures used in considering the wider economic impacts of transport investment (or other interventions), and considers what lessons each can draw from the other. Regarding the frameworks for appraisal, there has been growing debate in the US about the need to better distinguish local, regional and national perspectives ...

BACKGROUND Following a situation appraisal in 2001, a six year mental health reform programme (Egymen) 2002-7 was initiated by an Egyptian-Finnish bilateral aid project at the request of a former Egyptian minister of health, and the work was incorporated directly into the Ministry of Health and Population from 2007 onwards. This paper describes the aims, methodology and implementation of the me...

Based on traditional archival appraisal theories and existing appraisal/selection policies in libraries, archives, museums, social science and science data centers, this paper presents a generic appraisal/selection framework for digital curation and discusses how it can be implemented. The framework includes three selection methods: statistical sampling, risk analysis and appraisal. Details abo...

This thesis describes a machine learning system for understanding appraisal in design documents. In linguistics, analysis of attitudes expressed in text is known as appraisal, which is the writer's subjective attitude (i.e., the opinion, sentiment or attitude expressed) toward the semantic meaning. Semantic orientation is the aspect of appraisal that expresses the positive or negative stance of...

This paper explores the features of the top 30 appraisal words in students’ essays from the perspective of Appraisal Theory. The distributions of the Appraisal words are not even in the writings. Attitude system comes first followed by Graduation system and Engagement system. With the analysis of the features and distributions of the top 30 appraisal words, it reveals some problems related to u...

The primary goals of the appraisal are to document problems in question design and identify possible revisions. The review criteria are standard and so, the appraisal offers the promise of increased consistency in questionnaire review and revision. We have found that the household appraisal is a quick and inexpensive source of feedback when more extensive cognitive laboratory testing activities...

BACKGROUND The aim of appraisal is to provide an opportunity for individuals to reflect on their work to facilitate learning and development. Appraisal for GPs has been a contractual requirement since 2004 in Scotland, and is seen as an integral part of revalidation. AIM To investigate the outcomes of GP appraisal in terms of whether it has prompted change in medical practice, education and l...

With reference to the technical standards of radiation monitoring professionals in “National Post and Occupational Skills Appraisal Evaluation System”, idea simulation system development integration is adopted build a warehouse environment personal experiment for principle teaching installation operations. Through establishment experiments such as environmental dose measurement, surface polluti...