scholarly journals Selection of key health domains from PROMIS® for a generic preference-based scoring system

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 3377-3385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janel Hanmer ◽  
David Cella ◽  
David Feeny ◽  
Baruch Fischhoff ◽  
Ron D. Hays ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scoring System ◽  
Health Domains ◽  
Selection Of

SELECTING THE WINNING BID

2002 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 523
Author(s):  
E. Alexander ◽  
J. Morton
Keyword(s):  
Scoring System ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Petroleum Exploration ◽  
3D Seismic ◽  
Management Philosophy ◽  
Work Program ◽  
Single Target ◽  
2D And 3D ◽  
Selection Of

Work program bidding is established as the favoured method of allocating petroleum exploration tenements in offshore Australian waters and most of onshore Australia. However, the selection of winning bids can be complicated by the ranking of 2D versus 3D seismic, seismic versus drilling, program timing issues etc. On occasion the selection of the winning bids has been contentious. This paper summarises the process developed by the Petroleum Group in South Australia to select the winning work program bids for prospective onshore blocks for which bids have been gazetted. No other Australian jurisdiction has yet publicly released their detailed bid assessment processes.Onshore acreage releases with work program bidding have been used in South Australia since the 1980s by Petroleum Group to:focus industry onto specific prospective areas of the State (e.g. the Cooper Basin post expiry of PELs 5 and 6 in 1999); maximise exploration commitments; and achieve competition policy.The South Australian Petroleum Act 2000 allows cash or work program bidding to be used depending on the acreage. Acreage releases are announced by Ministerial press release. Associated clear bid assessment criteria are published together with promotional material to aid applicants. The date and time for close of bidding are also established, usually allowing a 6–9 month acreage evaluation period, the timeframe depending on the volume of data involved, i.e. the exploration maturity of the area.Applications received as a result of a gazettal process (i.e. competing bids) are assessed by a process designed to ensure probity and to achieve the over-arching aim of the bidding process i.e. the suitability of the applicants proposed work program for evaluating the prospectivity of the licence area and discovering petroleum.A scoring system has been developed which establishes, for each bid what is effectively a risked net present value in well equivalents. In this system, guaranteed work scores higher than non-guaranteed work; early work scores higher than later work; wells with multiple targets are scored higher than single target wells; 2D and 3D seismic and other exploration activity is converted into well equivalents; and loading of the later, non-guaranteed years of work programs are heavily discounted.The scoring system may also take into account differences in the amount and density of exploration data and minor variations may be made to the system to take this into account. It is intended that details of the scoring system to be used in bid assessment will be published each time bids are sought to ensure transparency and a level playing field.Comparisons are made with acreage management philosophy and processes used by other regulatory regimes in Australia and internationally.

scholarly journals Predicting postoperative urinary retention after lower limb arthroplasty

2012 ◽  
Vol 94 (5) ◽  
pp. 356-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
WKM Kieffer ◽  
TPC Kane
Keyword(s):  
Urinary Retention ◽  
Lower Limb ◽  
Scoring System ◽  
Total Joint Replacement ◽  
Joint Arthroplasty ◽  
Easy Method ◽  
Postoperative Urinary Retention ◽  
Risk Patients ◽  
Male Patients ◽  
Selection Of

A simple scoring system that enables surgeons to make an estimation of the likelihood of postoperative urinary retention (POUR) in patients undergoing lower limb total joint replacement would be a useful one. This would enable selection of high risk patients who merit pre-operative catheterisation in a clean theatre environment rather than risking urinary retention and its associated complications late at night on the ward by junior, inexperienced staff. The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) is such a scoring system and we assessed its reliability in predicting those male patients likely to go into POUR. We selected all male patients undergoing lower limb total joint arthroplasty under spinal anaesthesia and calculated their IPSS. We found a statistically significant increase in the likelihood of POUR as IPSS rises (p=0.0002). We concluded that the IPSS is a quick and easy method of predicting those at risk of POUR, allowing them to be catheterised prophylactically, preventing possible complications.

scholarly journals Heliconias with pendent inflorescences as cut flowers

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-154
Author(s):  
Charleston Gonçalves ◽  
Armando Reis Tavares ◽  
Silvia Moreira Rojo Vega ◽  
Daniela Merida ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Ferreira de Castro
Keyword(s):  
Scoring System ◽  
Germplasm Collection ◽  
Cut Flower ◽  
Cut Flowers ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Flower Stem ◽  
Quantitative Characteristics ◽  
Partial Shade ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative Characteristics

Abstract The Heliconia species with pendent inflorescences and colorful bracts are a good option as a cut flower for floriculture market, but only a few species of this type of Heliconia eg. H. rostrata, H. rauliniana and H. chartacea are commercially produced in Brazil. This study was carried out to characterize 36 Heliconia accessions, with pendent inflorescences, to be used as cut flower, intending to increase knowledge and use of these exceptional plants among tropical flower enthusiasts and consumers. The evaluations were performed on plants of the Germplasm Collection of the Instituto Agronômico (IAC) growing in shade, partial shade or full sun conditions. Qualitative and quantitative characteristics, related to clump growth and flower stem aspects were analyzed. A point scoring system was used to determine the species most suitable for cut flower utilization. All evaluated genotypes reached enough points to be considered suitable for use as cut flowers, even those with large inflorescences and bracts arranged in different planes, facts that affect and limit handling, packaging and transportation. H. mariae, H. fernandezii, H. platystachys, H. rauliniana, H. rostrata, H. standley, H. necrobracteata and H. laxa were considered outstanding. This characterization and scoring system were important to facilitate the selection of heliconia genotypes for use as cut flowers.

THE SELECTION OF EFFECTIVE AGENTS FOR THE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF WEEDS

1973 ◽  
Vol 105 (12) ◽  
pp. 1495-1503 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Harris
Keyword(s):  
Biological Control ◽  
Failure Rate ◽  
Scoring System ◽  
High Failure Rate ◽  
Biological Control Of Weeds ◽  
Selection Of

AbstractLittle attention has been given to the selection of the most effective agents for the biological control of weeds. The consequence has been a needlessly high failure rate and cost. Seven methods for their selection are discussed and a scoring system proposed as a means of incorporating their best features.

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