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A large number of countries worldwide have established quality assurance mechanisms in Higher Education, ranging from the long-engrained system (United States) to more recent developments in Europe, Latin America and oth...

Background and purpose: A dummy run quality assurance was conducted for a prospective phase II trial of tailored radiotherapy (RT) according to the response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) followed by surgery in loc...

Global university rankings have increasingly come to function as a proxy for quality, shaping institutional priorities, internal quality assurance (IQA) practices, and scholarly labour in ways that may conflict with loca...

PurposeCurrent proton beam therapy patient-specific quality assurance (PSQA) methods rely on time-intensive phantom measurements or machine-reported parameters without independent verification. This work presents an inte...

Background and purpose: Deviations in radiotherapy quality can significantly affect clinical trial outcomes, including overall survival. Radiotherapy quality assurance (RTQA) is a systematic process by which a RT plan is...

Materias / palabras clave: proton therapy; pencil beam scanning; patient-specific quality assurance; integrated detector system; 3D dose reconstruction; Pencil Beam Scanning (PBS) PSQA

The turnover time for aircraft maintenance is crucial for the operational efficiency and profitability of airlines. Quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) procedures play a role in assuring the safe and reliable...

Virtual Design Engineering is an emerging method of increasing quality of systems. Including Virtual Design as a part of the traditional established Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis process greatly enhance...

Abstract The widespread adoption of the cloud continuum paradigm poses significant challenges such as the management of heterogeneous infrastructural devices, the strict security and privacy requirements, and the complex...

This research paper uses the terms "tools" to include the computer hardware, software, and connectivity put together under the title Information and Communication Technology (ICT). Authors of this research work considere...

Patients, especially those who use health insurance have felt that the quality of primary care services tends to be less satisfying in terms of both public services and dental care services. Based on the results of the a...

We explore the quality of sustainability assurance from the perspective of sustainability reporting preparers and assurance providers. The research design and data collection are guided by framing theory, which involves ...

Sustainability is no longer peripheral to hotel operations; it is increasingly bound to service quality, operational credibility and competitive positioning. Yet how sustainability commitments are converted into reliable...

Abstract Background The quality of midwifery education and the quality of care are influenced by the capabilities of those who educate future midwives. In Bangladesh, where midwifery is a new profession, it is crucial th...

The article gives a detailed account of the requirements to material assurance engagements on reports by residents of Diia.City legal regime in conformity with International Standard on Assurance Engagements 3000 (ISAE 3...

PURPOSE: To evaluate the impact of continued education provided by an external quality control laboratory on the indicators of internal quality control of cytopathology exams.METHODS: The internal quality assurance indic...

The current state of development of the Ukrainian state requires further reform of all spheres of life of the Ukrainian community. The democratization of the principles of higher education needs special attention. Since ...

This study proposes a multiobjective genetic algorithm-based framework to optimize key determinants of service quality in banking environments, addressing the limitations of conventional SERVQUAL and BSQ model. This stud...

PurposeThis study aims to systematically evaluate the mechanical performance of the novel treatment couch for the uLinac VisionaryTx CT-Linac (United Imaging Healthcare, China).Materials and methodsQuality assurance prot...

Abstract Environmental hazards of micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) and associated chemicals have been investigated for more than a decade. However, the field of human MNPs health risk assessment is still confronted by many...

The Moroccan Good Practice Guide for Laboratory Analyses (GBEA) provides the normative framework ensuring good practices and quality assurance within clinical laboratories. While some laboratories rely solely on the GBEA...

Background Assurance of Learning is a process focused on ensuring the quality and effectiveness of education. It involves implementing practices, policies, and procedures intended to ensure the development of skills, com...

Background and purpose: Stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) delivers high doses with submillimeter precision to small targets, requiring accuracy in both dose calculation and delivery. This study aimed to perform a dosimetri...

OBJETIVO: apurar os dados epidemiológicos de uma clínica de diagnóstico mamário. MÉTODOS: foram estudadas as mamografias de 35.041 pacientes, em um período de 2 anos e 7 meses, entre 2004 e 2006, sendo 32.049 (91,5...