An analysis of Dow 30 global core indicator disclosures and environmental, social, and governance‐related ratings

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 323-349
Author(s):  
Christopher G. Calvin ◽  
Donna L. Street
Keyword(s):  
Core Indicator

scholarly journals BLE-GSpeed: A New BLE-Based Dataset to Estimate User Gait Speed

Data ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Emilio Sansano-Sansano ◽  
Fernando J. Aranda ◽  
Raúl Montoliu ◽  
Fernando J. Álvarez
Keyword(s):  
Gait Speed ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Continuous Assessment ◽  
Non Invasive ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Cognitive Diseases ◽  
Baseline Algorithm ◽  
And Function ◽  
Core Indicator

To estimate the user gait speed can be crucial in many topics, such as health care systems, since the presence of difficulties in walking is a core indicator of health and function in aging and disease. Methods for non-invasive and continuous assessment of the gait speed may be key to enable early detection of cognitive diseases such as dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Wearable technologies can provide innovative solutions for healthcare problems. Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology is excellent for wearables because it is very energy efficient, secure, and inexpensive. In this paper, the BLE-GSpeed database is presented. The dataset is composed of several BLE RSSI measurements obtained while users were walking at a constant speed along a corridor. Moreover, a set of experiments using a baseline algorithm to estimate the gait speed are also presented to provide baseline results to the research community.

scholarly journals A multilevel analysis of factors influencing child mortality in Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 4425-4432
Author(s):  
Anthony Abbam
Keyword(s):  
Child Mortality ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Wealth Index ◽  
Maternal Health Services ◽  
Household Wealth ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Mother’S Age ◽  
Core Indicator

Child mortality being a core indicator for child health and the health status of children has significant effect on health in adulthood and socioeconomic development of a nation. This paper uses the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) 2013–2014 to investigate the predictors of child (age 1-4 years] mortality in a developing country like Ghana. The multilevel logistic regression technique has been used to estimate the predictors of child mortality. The study found that both child and mother-level characteristics such as birth weight, birth order, mother’s age, educational attainment of the mother have substantial impact on child mortality in Ghana Besides, household wealth index has significant impact on child mortality. The findings also show that place of residence and southern-northern dichotomy has momentous effect on child mortality. The paper recommends that governments must pursue policies that seek to improve the economic conditions of households. In addition, steps should be taken by policy makers to reduce spatial disparities in the availability of maternal health services as the absence of this perhaps contributes to child mortality.

scholarly journals Analysis of Enterprise Profitability Based on Dupont Analysis Method -Taking China Life Insurance (Group) Company as an Example

2021 ◽  
Vol 233 ◽  
pp. 01173
Author(s):  
Ding Li
Keyword(s):  
Life Insurance ◽  
Financial Analysis ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Enterprise Development ◽  
Group Company ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Insurance Group ◽  
Dupont Analysis ◽  
China Life ◽  
Core Indicator

Obtaining profits is the main purpose of enterprise development, and profitability is the core indicator for measuring the development status and prospects of enterprises. DuPont analysis method is a comprehensive and effective financial analysis method to evaluate the profitability of enterprises. This article will focus on DuPont analysis method, supplemented by factor analysis method and comparative analysis method to comprehensively analyze the profitability of China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of its profitability, then, give some relevant reasonable suggestions.

scholarly journals Protocol for the development of a core indicator set for reporting burn wound infection in trials: ICon-B study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. e026056 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Davies ◽  
Louise Teare ◽  
Sian Falder ◽  
Karen Coy ◽  
Jo C Dumville ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wound Infection ◽  
Clinical Decision Making ◽  
Evidence Synthesis ◽  
Clinical Signs ◽  
Clinical Decision ◽  
Burn Wound ◽  
Markers Of Inflammation ◽  
Cochrane Reviews ◽  
Patient Reported ◽  
Core Indicator

IntroductionSystematic reviews of high-quality randomised controlled trials are necessary to identify effective interventions to impact burn wound infection (BWI) outcomes. Evidence synthesis requires that BWI is reported in a consistent manner. Cochrane reviews investigating interventions for burns report that the indicators used to diagnose BWI are variable or not described, indicating a need to standardise reporting. BWI is complex and diagnosed by clinician judgement, informed by patient-reported symptoms, clinical signs, serum markers of inflammation and bacteria in the wound. Indicators for reporting BWI should be important for diagnosis, frequently observed in patients with BWI and assessed as part of routine healthcare. A minimum (core) set of indicators of BWI, reported consistently, will facilitate evidence synthesis and support clinical decision-making.AimsThe Infection Consensus in Burns study aims to identify a core indicator set for reporting the diagnosis of BWI in research studies.Methods(1) Evidence review: a systematic review of indicators used in trials and observational studies reporting BWI outcomes to identify a long list of candidate indicators; (2) refinement of the long list into a smaller set of survey questions with an expert steering group; (3) a two-round Delphi survey with 100 multidisciplinary expert stakeholders, to achieve consensus on a short list of indicators; (4) a consensus meeting with expert stakeholders to agree on the BWI core indicator set.Ethics and disseminationParticipants will be recruited through professional bodies, such that ethical approval from the National Health Service (NHS) Health Research Authority (HRA) is not needed. The core indicator set will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publication, co-production with journal editors, research funders and professional bodies, and presentation at national conferences.PROSPERO registration numberCRD42018096647.

scholarly journals Eye health indicators for universal health coverage: results of a global expert prioritisation process

2021 ◽  
pp. bjophthalmol-2020-318481
Author(s):  
Ian McCormick ◽  
Islay Mactaggart ◽  
Serge Resnikoff ◽  
Debbie Muirhead ◽  
GV Murthy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Monitoring ◽  
Universal Health Coverage ◽  
Health Indicators ◽  
Health Coverage ◽  
Eye Health ◽  
World Report ◽  
Two Parameters ◽  
Universal Health ◽  
Core Indicator ◽  
Health Experts

IntroductionIn its recent World Report on Vision, the WHO called for an updated approach to monitor eye health as part of universal health coverage (UHC). This project sought to develop a consensus among eye health experts from all world regions to produce a menu of indicators for countries to monitor eye health within UHC.MethodsWe reviewed the literature to create a long-list of indicators aligned to the conceptual framework for monitoring outlined in WHO’s World Report on Vision. We recruited a panel of 72 global eye health experts (40% women) to participate in a two-round, online prioritisation exercise. Two-hundred indicators were presented in Round 1 and participants prioritised each on a 4-point Likert scale. The highest-ranked 95 were presented in Round 2 and were (1) scored against four criteria (feasible, actionable, reliable and internationally comparable) and (2) ranked according to their suitability as a ‘core’ indicator for collection by all countries. The top 30 indicators ranked by these two parameters were then used as the basis for the steering group to develop a final menu.ResultsThe menu consists of 22 indicators, including 7 core indicators, that represent important concepts in eye health for 2020 and beyond, and are considered feasible, actionable, reliable and internationally comparable.ConclusionWe believe this list can inform the development of new national eye health monitoring frameworks, monitor progress on key challenges to eye health and be considered in broader UHC monitoring indices at national and international levels.

scholarly journals An ice core indicator of Antarctic sea ice production?

2003 ◽  
Vol 30 (22) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric W. Wolff ◽  
Andrew M. Rankin ◽  
Regine Röthlisberger
Keyword(s):  
Sea Ice ◽  
Ice Core ◽  
Antarctic Sea Ice ◽  
Ice Production ◽  
Core Indicator

scholarly journals Moving Up the Ladder: Assessing Sanitation Progress through a Total Service Gap

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1735
Author(s):  
Stuart Kempster ◽  
Andrés Hueso
Keyword(s):  
Universal Access ◽  
Service Level ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Service Levels ◽  
The Public ◽  
Perverse Incentives ◽  
Basic Services ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Service Gap ◽  
Core Indicator

The Sustainable Development Goals create ambitious targets for achieving universal access to safely managed sanitation by 2030. The core indicator for SDG 6.2 creates positive incentives for governments, and development partners to invest in the whole sanitation chain, recognising the public health benefits of managing waste beyond initial containment. However, the target and indicators also create risks. Global accountability could be undermined by the challenge of accounting for progress across different service levels below the target of safely managed. There could also be perverse incentives to upgrade existing services, in order to meet the benchmark of safely managed, at the expense of extending basic services to those currently unserved. This paper examines methodological options for calculating a ‘total service gap’, a measure that would combine data on each rung of the service ladder to quantify how far away each country is from universal safely managed services. It conducts a sensitivity analysis to assess the validity of using uniform service level weights, and finds that this approach could add value to existing metrics. Through alternative data visualisations and other devices, it is argued that the total service gap could help to address the risks surrounding global accountability and perverse incentives.

scholarly journals UNAIDS ‘multiple sexual partners’ core indicator: promoting sexual networks to reduce potential biases

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 23103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zacharie Tsala Dimbuene ◽  
Jacques B.O. Emina ◽  
Osman Sankoh
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Partners ◽  
Sexual Networks ◽  
Multiple Sexual Partners ◽  
Core Indicator
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