Evaluation of research

Wooley, R. and Ibsen, K. (2000), Rapid Evaluation of Research Proposals Using Aspen Plus, presentation at Aspen World 2000, February, 4-7, Orlando, FL. 

Descriptive studies do not formally test hypotheses rather, they generate hypotheses based on evaluation of research questions. As such, descriptive designs cannot assess causality. One common descriptive design that offers considerable information on selected outcomes, such as birth defects, is the case series design. As the name suggests, this design encompasses a series of cases with the same outcome. There is no comparison group. This type of study can raise... 

The forest products industry is faced with two very significant problems 1) what to do with processing residues other than using them to recover low-value heat, and 2) how to meet the demand for materials should the petroleum crunch of the early 1970 s recur. Alan Lambuth, who opened the symposium, speaks not only from the needs felt by his company but also as the Chairman of the National Forest Products Association s Wood Adhesive Committee on Evaluation of Research. His committee s longterm support for research on the development of new adhesives based on renewable resources confirms that the forest products industry in the United States ranks this as high-priority research. The excellent participation by industry in the symposium that laid the foundation for this book is further evidence that many companies have deemed that investments in... 

Punt A, Schiffelers MJWA, Jean Horbach G, van de Sandt JJM, Groothuis GMM, Rietjens IMCM, Blaauboer BJ (2011) Evaluation of research activities and research needs to increase the impact and applicability of alternative testing strategies in risk assessment practice. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 61(1) 105-114... 

Anderson M. Evaluation of research integrity. In GLP Essentials A Concise Guide to Good Laboratory Practice. East Englewood, Colorado Interpharm Press Inc., 1995. 

International Association of Food and Engineering (1997-2000). Dr. Welti-Chanes is the author of more than 140 scientific publications in refereed journals and books and more than 150 presentations in international meetings. He is the author or coeditor of several books on food preservation and food engineering, a member of the editorial boards of different journals and book series, and an evaluator of research projects in Latin America and the United States. He is an advisor for different food enterprises in areas such as processing, quality assurance, and processes optimization. Also, he has advised many different universities in Mexico and Latin America in strategic planning of educational processes. 

U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Guidance for Industry Safety Testing of Drug Metabolites. FDA Center for Drug Evaluation of Research (CDER), Rockville, MD, 2008. 

John C. Bailar, Jr., Evaluation of Research from the Viewpoint of the University Professor, Research Management, 8 133 (1965). 

More appropriate research and better informed evaluation of research. 

A system of evaluation on the quality and quantity of work output is a must. This is carried out through research group discussion, monthly research progress and time utilisation reports, half-yearly and annual research reports. The Technical Advisory Conmittee and the Programme Advisory Committee do play an important role in the evaluation of research progress and new research proposals. 

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