...by DEA model and Malmquist function, the TFEE evaluation model was constructed to assess the national and provincial energy efficiency of thermal power industry in China. (2) Influencing factors ...to electric power efficiency: Besides power efficiency evaluation, the influencing factors to electric power efficiency were also widely studied. ...the pure efficiency index (PECH) has decreased a little with the average value of 0.993. ...from the index analysis, the increase of TFPCH in China was mainly determined by technical progress index (TPCH) and scale efficiency index (SECH). ...some advice was provided for thermal power industry combined with the regression results, e.g., strengthening technology S&D, enforcing pollutant and emission reduction, distributing capital and labor rationally, and improving the government supervision.
What Makes an Investigator “Qualified” Ethicist, Practical; Cooper, Jeffrey A.; McNair, Lindsay
Journal of empirical research on human research ethics,
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A question about what makes an investigator qualified to conduct research is answered. Qualified researchers are required for ethical human research. Through prior training and experience, ...researchers develop behaviors that allow research to meet the criteria for approval.
Standard of Care Ethicist, Practical; Cooper, Jeffrey A.; McNair, Lindsay
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02/2016, Letnik:
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To What Extent Do Risks Need to Be Minimized? Ethicist, Practical; Cooper, Jeffrey A.; McNair, Lindsay
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Institutional Review Board sometimes struggles with the application of the regulatory criterion that for clinical research to be approvable, risks should be minimized. Some members believe that this ...means that risks should be absolutely as low as possible, to the point of recommending that procedures be removed from the protocol unless they are necessary for monitoring participant safety. This article discusses how to reconcile these positions.
If It Wasn’t Documented, It Didn’t Happen … or Did It? Ethicist, Practical; Cooper, Jeffrey A.; McNair, Lindsay
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We have an IRB staff member who insists on documenting every action, conversation, email, and decision that is in any way related to a protocol that came to the IRB for review, even when the ...information is not significant (e.g., a Principal Investigator calls to confirm his deadline for continuing review). She says that she does this based on her memory of a former Office of Human Research Protections director who said, “If it wasn’t documented, it didn’t happen.” While we all agree that documentation is important and we want to be compliant, the files are becoming stuffed with contact reports and notes that make it hard to find the substantive documents. Is this necessary?
How to Distinguish Research From Quality Improvement Ethicist, Practical; Cooper, Jeffrey A.; McNair, Lindsay
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Sham Surgery Research Ethicist, Practical; Cooper, Jeffrey A.; McNair, Lindsay
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Reducing Non-compliance in Research Ethicist, Practical; Cooper, Jeffrey A.; McNair, Lindsay
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