Assessment criteria for ecological and geological zoning of territories

One of the measures to eliminate the consequences of the Chernobyl accident was the exclusion of highly contaminated land from agricultural use. During the natural decay of radionuclides there is a decrease in the activity of 137Cs and 90Sr in the soil. The issue of land return becomes relevant. The article describes the main stages of formation of the system of criteria and indicators of ecological and economic evaluation of the expediency of land return. The first part of the article is devoted to the issue of radiological evalation.

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Concerning the Concept of Light-Colour Arrangement of the Urban Environment in the Central Part of Tyumen

Light & Engineering ◽

10.33383/2019-033 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 34-42

Author(s):

Nikolay I. Shchepetkov ◽

Svetlana B. Kapeleva ◽

Denis V. Bugaev ◽

Gregory S. Matovnikov ◽

Anna S. Kostareva

Keyword(s):

Urban Environment ◽

Comprehensive Analysis ◽

Assessment Criteria ◽

Field Observations ◽

General Plan ◽

Design Solutions ◽

Methodological Principles ◽

The City

The article provides a comprehensive analysis of outdoor lighting in the central part of Tyumen (with consideration of conducted field observations) and prospects of its development on the basis of the general plan of illumination of the central part of the city being under design. Main provisions of this general plan as well as methodological principles and assessment criteria of design solutions illustrat-ed by photographs, schemes and visualisations of the illuminated objects are described.

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Determination of the Prospective Processed Cacao Product and Calculation of the Added Value in Agro-Tourism Based on Cacao Agroindustry in Pidie Jaya Regency

Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis Series E Food Technology ◽

10.2478/aucft-2018-0004 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 33-42

Author(s):

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Tajuddin Bantacut ◽

Sapta Raharja

Keyword(s):

System Approach ◽

Added Value ◽

Assessment Criteria ◽

Cocoa Bean ◽

Cocoa Beans ◽

Bayes Method ◽

Cocoa Products ◽

Processed Products ◽

Derivative Products

Abstract Utilization of cocoa bean to be a derivative products in industrial is wide enough, that it is necessary to determine the priority of the processed products development. This study aimed to determine the prospective processed cocoa products with a system approach using Bayes method and assessed the potential of added value by using Hayami method. Based on several assessment criteria indicated that chocolate bar is the priority product that needs to be developed and followed by several other processed products. This development was able to produce the added value of Rp 135.000 per kg of cocoa beans. Result indicated that by processing the cocoa beans into chocolate bar could provide a considerable income for the businessman.

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Assessment criteria for aggregate social welfare

Economic Analysis Theory and Practice ◽

10.24891/ea.19.12.2358 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (12) ◽

pp. 2358-2371

Author(s):

S.A. Moskal'onov

Keyword(s):

Social Welfare ◽

Mathematical Analysis ◽

Exchange Economy ◽

Assessment Criteria ◽

Impossibility Theorem ◽

New Approaches ◽

History Of Development ◽

Arrow's Impossibility Theorem ◽

History Of

Subject. The article addresses the history of development and provides the criticism of existing criteria for aggregate social welfare (on the simple exchange economy (the Edgeworth box) case). Objectives. The purpose is to develop a unique classification of criteria to assess the aggregate social welfare. Methods. The study draws on methods of logical and mathematical analysis. Results. The paper considers strong, strict and weak versions of the Pareto, Kaldor, Hicks, Scitovsky, and Samuelson criteria, introduces the notion of equivalence and constructs orderings by Pareto, Kaldor, Hicks, Scitovsky, and Samuelson. The Pareto and Samuelson's criteria are transitive, however, not complete. The Kaldor, Hicks, Scitovsky citeria are not transitive in the general case. Conclusions. The lack of an ideal social welfare criterion is the consequence of the Arrow’s Impossibility Theorem, and of the group of impossibility theorems in economics. It is necessary to develop new approaches to the assessment of aggregate welfare.

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Return on Invesment (ROI) of Software Product: A Systematic Literature Review

Jurnal ULTIMA InfoSys ◽

10.31937/si.v6i1.279 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 50-57

Author(s):

Rizqa Raaiqa Bintana ◽

Putri Aisyiyah Rakhma Devi ◽

Umi Laili Yuhana

Keyword(s):

Return On Investment ◽

Assessment Criteria ◽

Software Product ◽

And Performance ◽

Rational Consideration ◽

Actual Return ◽

The Cost ◽

Investment Models ◽

The Impact

The quality of the software can be measured by its return on investment. Factors which may affect the return on investment (ROI) is the tangible factors (such as the cost) dan intangible factors (such as the impact of software to the users or stakeholder). The factor of the software itself are assessed through reviewing, testing, process audit, and performance of software. This paper discusses the consideration of return on investment (ROI) assessment criteria derived from the software and its users. These criteria indicate that the approach may support a rational consideration of all relevant criteria when evaluating software, and shows examples of actual return on investment models. Conducted an analysis of the assessment criteria that affect the return on investment if these criteria have a disproportionate effort that resulted in a return on investment of a software decreased. Index Terms - Assessment criteria, Quality assurance, Return on Investment, Software product

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Arts-Based Research: Merging Social Research and the Creative Arts

The Oxford Handbook of Qualitative Research ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190847388.013.27 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 600-632

Author(s):

Gioia Chilton ◽

Patricia Leavy

Keyword(s):

Social Research ◽

Mixed Media ◽

Assessment Criteria ◽

Creative Arts ◽

Arts Based Research ◽

Poetic Inquiry ◽

Public Scholarship ◽

Literary Forms ◽

The Future ◽

Methodological Principles

Arts-based research (ABR) is a rapidly growing methodological genre. Arts-based research adapts the tenets of the creative arts in social research to make that research publicly accessible, evocative, and engaged. This chapter provides a retrospective and prospective overview of the field, including a review of some of the pioneers of arts-based research, methodological principles, and robust examples of arts-based research in different artistic genres. We include literary forms such as poetic inquiry and fiction, performative forms such as playbuilding, ethnodrama, ethnotheater and film, and visual forms such as photography, collage, art journaling, and mixed media. We note researches also use multiple art forms, and evolving and innovative forms of art. We provide suggestions for (contested) assessment criteria, such as utility, aesthetics, authenticity and valuing participatory and transformative approaches. The chapter closes with our thoughts regarding the future of the field, which includes ABR’s potential to improve public scholarship.

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Consensus about image quality assessment criteria of breast implants mammography using Delphi method with radiographers and radiologists

Insights into Imaging ◽

10.1186/s13244-020-00860-z ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Cláudia Sá dos Reis ◽

Isabelle Gremion ◽

Nicole Richli Meystre

Keyword(s):

Image Quality ◽

Quality Assessment ◽

Delphi Method ◽

Image Quality Assessment ◽

Breast Implants ◽

Assessment Criteria

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[177Lu]Lu-DOTA-ZOL bone pain palliation in patients with skeletal metastases from various cancers: efficacy and safety results

EJNMMI Research ◽

10.1186/s13550-020-00709-y ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Madhav Prasad Yadav ◽

Sanjana Ballal ◽

Marian Meckel ◽

Frank Roesch ◽

Chandrasekhar Bal

Keyword(s):

Overall Survival ◽

Pain Assessment ◽

Bone Pain ◽

Performance Status ◽

Response Assessment ◽

Assessment Criteria ◽

Skeletal Metastases ◽

Efficacy And Safety ◽

Pain Palliation ◽

Global Pain

Abstract Background [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-ZOL has shown promising results from the dosimetry and preclinical aspects, but data on its role in the clinical efficacy are limited. The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-ZOL as a bone pain palliation agent in patients experiencing pain due to skeletal metastases from various cancers. Methods In total, 40 patients experiencing bone pain due to skeletal metastases were enrolled in this study. The patients were treated with a mean cumulative dose of 2.1 ± 0.6 GBq (1.3–2.7 GBq) [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-ZOL in a median follow-up duration of 10 months (IQR 8–14 months). The primary outcome endpoint was response assessment according to the visual analogue score (VAS). Secondary endpoints included analgesic score (AS), global pain assessment score, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Assessment performance status (ECOG), Karnofsky performance status, overall survival, and safety assessment by the National Cancer Institute’s Common Toxicity Criteria V5.0. Results In total, 40 patients (15 males and 25 females) with a mean age of 46.6 ± 15.08 years (range 24–78 years) were treated with either 1 (N = 15) or 2 (N = 25) cycles of [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-ZOL. According to the VAS response assessment criteria, complete, partial, and minimal responses were observed in 11 (27.5%), 20 (50%), and 5 patients (12.5%), respectively with an overall response rate of 90%. Global pain assessment criteria revealed complete, partial, minimal, and no response in 2 (5%), 25 (62.5%), 9 (22.5%), and 4 (10%) patients, respectively. Twenty-eight patients died and the estimated median overall survival was 13 months (95% CI 10–14 months). A significant improvement was observed in the VAS, AS, and ECOG status when compared to baseline. None of the patients experienced grade III/IV haematological, kidney, or hepatotoxicity due to [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-ZOL therapy. Conclusion [177Lu]Lu-DOTA-ZOL shows promising results and is an effective radiopharmaceutical in the treatment of bone pain due to skeletal metastases from various cancers.

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