Assessment, definition

An amalgamation of these definitions may provide the best explanation of the concept of quality in health care. Each provides additional insight into quality, what we can expect from quality, and how quality can be perceived. Webster s definition supports the idea that quality is a continuum of excellence or the lack thereof. From the Office of Technology Assessment definition it can be said that in medical care, quality can be measured and used to evaluate the care delivered by health care providers. This definition also implies that the care offered to patients should increase the probability of positive outcomes (e.g., getting rid of an infection) and decrease negative outcomes of care (e.g.,... 

The terms below have been adopted or adapted from existing definitions for use in the context of human exposure assessment. Definitions of additional terms used in this document may be found in the IPCS risk assessment terminology Harmonization Project Document (IPCS, 2004). 

The quality of the in vivo data available for the substances in the RSTS must be reviewed. This is important. If the quality of the in vivo data is poor, then the results of comparison between the in vivo data and the alternative method results will be difficult to assess definitely. 

The results of most investigations performed in clinical chemistry laboratories are expressed in quantitative terms, and the characteristics of the methods adopted by different laboratories can therefore be assessed according to the standard criteria of quantitative chemical analysis. In such an assessment, definitions of terminology are important, and this section defines and discusses the following terms used frequently in this review ... 

Finally, as in general risk assessment, definition of a risk level that is acceptable. 20.1.3 CONCLUSIONS... 

Criterion 10. Safety assessment Definition of events outside of established safety envelope should include DBTs (and) include a QA provision for safety assessments and extended to include operational phase (not just design phase) to cover the changes in design. 

WAXS indicated that higher levels of vinyl acetate and PEMA could provide more efficient dispersion of the montmorillonite. Since no TEM pictures were provided, the degree of exfoliation of the montmorillonite in the polymer blends cannot be assessed definitively. No experimental design was provided and no statistical analysis was carried out. No analysis was provided to determine the statistical relevance of the presumed significant independent variables, vinyl acetate and PEMA content. 

In the case of semiconducting silicides, optical properties are affected by the presence of impurities, so that in most cases the best values have been obtained for thin films grown in situ. The case of P-FeSij has received special attention, and the director indirect character of the gap [181,182] as well as other properties [183-186] deserved attention for some time. In general, optical studies are important to assess definitively the semiconducting character of sihcides. 

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