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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"Evidence-based management"”.
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Exploring evidence based management in the National Health Service
… to the on-going debate over whether the use of evidence could and should improve organisational effectiveness. This is especially important in the context of the health service that has, since (May 1997) enthusiastically adopted evidence based medicine as its method of health delivery. To …
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Evidence-based claims adjudication: a technology-based learning tool for automobile insurance claims adjusters
My thesis aimed to 1) develop an evidence-based claims adjudication framework for automobile insurance claims adjusters; 2) develop a technology-based learning (TBL) tool to train Aviva Canada claims adjusters about evidence-based claims adjudication and the evidence-based management of neck pain; …
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Symptoms Experienced By Post-Menopausal Breast Cancer Survivors On Aromatase Inhibitors: A Secondary Analysis Of Baseline Data
… There is no confirmed etiology or established evidence based management for musculoskeletal complaints related to AI use. Future studies are needed to further understand AI-related musculoskeletal symptoms in order to develop interventions to improve symptom management and symptom distress.</p>
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Reducing Disruptive Behavior in High School: The Good Behavior Game
… related to problems with a teacher’s classroom management techniques and abilities. Group contingency interventions, such as the Good Behavior Game (GBG), are often used to provide teachers with evidence based management strategies while improving student behavior in the class. Furthermore, …
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Predicting the ecological consequences of river management for a riverine cyprinid fish.
Current river management seeks to resolve a compromise between stakeholder interests, ecosystem services provision and conservation aims, especially in relation to assessment of ecosystem health. While management decisions should be evidenced-based, current population and habitat models fail to …
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Landscape Ecology of Chronic Wasting Disease in Virginia, USA
… mechanisms within landscapes complicate evidence-based management. Gaps of information in the landscape ecology for CWD are particularly pronounced for areas with recent disease emergence and spread, such as within the CWD cluster in the Mid-Atlantic United States. Thus, I identified …
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Nutrient Drug Interaction Probability Scale (NDIPS): A Creation and Validation Process
… among clinicians, reliance on outdated anecdotal evidence, and lack of consensus on objectively assessing DNIs. As a result, DNIs often go undetected, leading to preventable adverse events or unnecessary dietary restrictions. Methods: The Nutrient Drug Interaction Probability Scale (NDIPS) was …
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Learning to use data analytics to manage an outsourced public service : a case study of organizational learning
… scientific methods so that an orientation for evidence based management becomes an organizational norm. In this thesis the literature from outsourced service management, the phenomenon of opportunism, data analytics and organizational learning is examined to synthesize significant findings and …
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The Epidemiology and Management of Ischaemic Heart Disease in New Zealand: A Series of National Routine Health Data-Linkage Studies
… studies that examined the epidemiology and management of ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in New Zealand over the last 12 years. Using individual-level linkage of routinely collected national data on almost the entire population, the first three studies investigated long-term statin use, acute …
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Long-term Vegetation Change Before and After Converting from Livestock farming to Game Ranching in Asante Sana Game Reserve, South Africa
… and the implications of the findings for reserve management are discussed. The results show that the relative area of Thicket has increased over time at the expense of Grassland and Shrubland while Bare-ground has expanded into Shrubland and Thicket. A ground-truthing exercise revealed a …
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Exploring the interplay of ecological and social factors in human-induced disturbance of the African Oystercatcher (Haematopus moquini): insights and management recommendations for conservation
It is well-established that nature-based recreation can pose a significant threat to wildlife. However, certain activities may have greater impacts than others, such as dog walking. Estuarine and coastal ecosystems are frequented by dog walkers, and they are also home to shorebird populations that …
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Development of a prognostic and predictive tool for chemotherapy response in patients with locally advanced and metastatic pancreatic adenocarcinoma
… (GEM-NABP), followed by a gemcitabine-based regimen in the second line. This sequence was associated with significantly improved survival outcomes compared to conventional 5-FU-based approaches. Parallel to the therapeutic analysis, the study explored the prognostic potential of …
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Development in children born very preterm after intrauterine growth restriction with abnormal fetal blood flow
… represents a clinical dilemma. So far, no evidence based management protocols are available adressing when to deliver these fetuses. The high risk of hypoxia and fetal death has to be balanced against that of extreme preterm birth with associated morbidity. The clinical routine in Lund has …
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Supplementary refuge as a tool for recovering small mammals and reptiles after fire
… for these species, there are relatively few evidence-based management interventions available to land managers looking to actively conserve native fauna after fire. In the following chapters I aim to address this knowledge gap by systematically mapping the literature to identify potential …
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Supplementary refuge as a tool for recovering small mammals and reptiles after fire
… for these species, there are relatively few evidence-based management interventions available to land managers looking to actively conserve native fauna after fire. In the following chapters I aim to address this knowledge gap by systematically mapping the literature to identify potential …
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A Mixed Methods Case Study of Evidence-Based Practice in a Knowledge Organization
<p>Evidence-based practice offers a key strategy for closing the gap between research and practice in organizational and management studies. This approach calls for practitioners to apply key critical thinking competencies to gather and use the best available evidence to inform decision making and …
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Bioaccumulation and Toxicokinetics of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds and Metals in Giant Floater Mussels (Pyganodon grandis) Exposed to a Simulated Diluted Bitumen Spill
… of dilbit in a freshwater Boreal lake to inform evidence-based management strategies for the transport of dilbit. A range of controlled dilbit spills was performed in seven 10 m diameter limnocorrals (~100,000 L of water) resulting in environmentally realistic dilbit:water dilutions ranging from …
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Children with Cerebral Palsy: Current needs and challenges in the Western Cape
… should lead to the establishment of a hospital-based paediatric CP registry. Although this PhD did not objectively review current management protocols to identify gaps, by examining the profiles of children accessing CP-related services at the two tertiary centres in the province, gaps and …
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Cardiovascular, autonomic and neuropathic physiology and their involvement in the extra-articular manifestations of hypermobility disorders
… with hypermobility and the development of evidence-based care. Therefore, this thesis focuses on potential pathophysiology relating hypermobility with the extra-articular manifestations and how this differs from the ‘normal’ physiology of healthy individuals. The initial chapters address …
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