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EVIDENCE HIERARCHY [3 records]

Record 1 2014-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research Methods
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
DEF

A classification of studies on the basis of their validity.

OBS

This method is used to determine the weight that should be given to a study. Various hierarchies of evidence are used in health technology assessment.

OBS

hierarchy of evidence : term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment(HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes de recherche scientifique
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
DEF

Classement d’études selon leur validité.

OBS

Cette méthode permet de déterminer le poids qu’on peut accorder à une étude. Diverses hiérarchies de la preuve sont utilisées en évaluation des technologies de la santé.

OBS

hiérarchie de la preuve : terme et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Production Management
  • Productivity and Profitability
CONT

The international trend of externalization of employment relations can be regarded as evidence of a development of the labour market in the direction of marketization; i. e. a transformation of the employment relationship to be regulated by market mechanisms rather than hierarchy and commercial contracts rather than employment contracts. The structural nature of this change is indicated, not only by the development of more precarious labour contracts, but also by a movement of the utilization of temporary work arrangements from traditional office work to industries, such as the health care industry and high technology firms...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion de la production
  • Productivité et rentabilité
DEF

Fait de sous-traiter à des entreprises des tâches ou fonctions autrefois accomplies par l'entreprise.

PHR

Externalisation partielle.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de la producción
  • Productividad y rentabilidad
DEF

Hecho de que una empresa confía parte de su actividad o su producción a otras empresas externas.

OBS

Un caso especial de externalización es la subcontratación, es decir, la externalización de la actividad propia, de modo que los servicios que alguien contrata a una empresa son ejecutados total o parcialmente por otra empresa contratada por la anterior; en algunas zonas de América se llama tercerización, vocablo también válido que alude a la intervención de un tercero para la prestación de servicio. No debe confundirse con la deslocalización (en inglés outsourcing) [...]

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Record 3 2013-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Property Law (common law)
CONT

A hierarchy of types of evidence emerges when an exhaustive review of the applicable law is made. First, regard is had to natural boundaries, being the boundaries of lakes, rivers, streams, cliffs or other identifiable topographic features. Second, regard is had to original monuments which were planted in the original survey. Next in importance and weight is evidence of the position of original monuments. The lowest items on the hierarchy are distances and measurements referred to in metes and bounds descriptions.("Law Society of Upper Canada, Real Estate and Landlord and Tenant", 1986-1987, p. 97).

French

Domaine(s)
  • PAJLO
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

borne primitive : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO).

Spanish

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