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According to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 55% of women and girls killed in 2022 died at the hands of intimate partners or family members, contexts indicative of femicide. The proportion of the remaining 45% of women and girls killed which involved sex or gender-related elements remains largely unknown. This is due to the lack of high-quality, gender-sensitive data collection tools and the few systematic efforts to more consistently and accurately document femicide. Information about femicide in marginalized and racialized communities is further affected because many of these deaths remain invisible in official data for women and girls who live – and die – at the intersections of race, poverty, ability, sexuality, and other social identities. Drawing from a recently released international statistical framework for measuring gender-related killings of women and girls, this article examines the presence of sex/gender-related motives and indicators in a Canadian sample, drawing data from publicly available information. Findings about the feasibility of documenting sex/gender-related motives and indicators generally and for specific groups of women and girls are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The key to comprehending and optimizing web usage is web analytics. A 2016 study demonstrates that this approach is being applied in the information infrastructures of the Leibniz Association. Now, this study has been conducted once more to chart the evolution of online analytics. This article presents the main results of the follow-up study and discusses them in relation to scientific performance assessment and quality management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Le suivi de la durabilité écologique des agroécosystèmes est nécessaire pour atténuer les impacts négatifs de l’agriculture sur l’environnement. Le développement de l’observation de la terre par satellite permet ce suivi sur de larges zones. Plusieurs indicateurs dérivés de la télédétection satellitaire permettent de le faire. Cette étude propose un inventaire des indicateurs de durabilité écologique (IDE) des agroécosystèmes dérivés de la télédétection satellitaire. Les bases de données Web of Science et Environmental Science Collection ont été explorées à partir d’une équation de recherche. Huit cent articles et revues de littérature scientifiques évalués par les pairs et publiés entre 1990 et 2022 ont été analysés et 49 ont été retenus pour la revue systématique de littérature. Respectivement 12 % et 42 % de ces publications proposaient des IDE dont le calcul dépendait intégralement ou partiellement de données de télédétection satellitaire. Les 46 % restants proposaient des IDE qui, bien que ne dépendant pas actuellement de données de télédétection satellitaire, pouvaient en être dérivés. À partir des 49 publications, 101 IDE des agroécosystèmes dérivés de la télédétection satellitaire ont été inventoriés, dont 32 % étaient basées sur l’analyse de la couverture et de l’utilisation du sol. Cinquante-deux pour cent des IDE évaluaient la capacité des agroécosystèmes à préserver les écosystèmes naturels. Cette étude met en évidence que la disponibilité de données et d’indicateurs dérivés de la télédétection satellitaire peut favoriser un suivi à long terme et à moindre coût de la durabilité écologique des agroécosystèmes. Les particularités des différents agroécosystèmes peuvent nécessiter des indicateurs spécifiques pour le suivi efficace de leur dynamique.

Inadequate feeding practices have a negative impact on children's health and growth during the first two years of life and increase their risk of undernutrition, morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with complementary feeding practices of children in a context of internal displacement in the Centre-North region of Burkina Faso. A community-based, descriptive and analytical cross-sectional household survey was conducted in the urban centre of Kaya. The cluster sampling method was used to select 197 mother-child pairs aged 6 to 23 months. Sociodemographic, health and child feeding practices data were collected from questionnaires administered to mothers. Analysis was performed using STATA 13 software. Descriptive analyses and binary logic regression were performed with a 95% confidence interval. In the present study, only a quarter of children aged 6 to 23 months have minimal dietary diversity, 17,8 % have achieved a minimum acceptable diet. The minimum meal frequency is 60.1% for all children. The practice of minimum dietary diversity of children aged 12 to 23 months is 2.8 times higher than that of children in the 6 to 8 months and 9 to 11 months age groups (OR=2.8; p=0.001) with a more acceptable minimum meal frequency. This study found that factors such as large household size (OR= 3.57; p=0.007), mother's residence in a rural area (OR= 2.8; p=0.004) and mother's low education level (OR= 1.8; p=0.045), mother's marital status (OR=2.3; p=0.015) and caregiver negatively influence children's complementary feeding practices. Adequate complementary feeding practices are still a concern in the study area and require the implementation of intervention strategies based mainly on nutritional education of mothers, taking into account the socio-cultural context of populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Cette recherche cible l’élaboration d’un indicateur multicritère des services écosystémiques culturels (SEC) des zones humides méditerranéennes protégées. Basé sur les perceptions sociales des visiteurs, il vise la mesure de l’impact de la visite. Sa structure indicielle est adossée aux approches multi-capitaux. Avec un indice moyen de 0.68 obtenu sur 19 sites méditerranéens, cet impact sur le bien-être est indéniable. L’amélioration de cette valeur passe par un renforcement de l’impact humain des visites. Renforcer les effets de la visite dépend des aménagements proposés sur les sites. En effet, les services naturels et construits dans un écosystème doivent se renforcer mutuellement pour créer des impacts sur le bien-être des visiteurs. À l’échelle des sites, les choix locaux de gestion stratégique et la politique nationale environnementale déterminent le niveau des différents capitaux de l’indicateur.

Alors qu’une pandémie dévastatrice affecte le monde entier, il est essentiel que les décideurs tiennent compte des problèmes de méthodologie et de mesure qui pourraient être associés aux indicateurs de santé publique de la maladie à coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19). Ce commentaire comprend quatre variables principales pour illustrer les questions de mesure et de méthodologie qui peuvent compliquer les comparaisons entre les administrations. L’administration désigne une variété de régions géographiques, comme un pays, un État, une province ou un territoire. Ces variables jouent un rôle essentiel dans la façon dont nous comprenons la trajectoire de la propagation de la maladie. Ces variables contribuent également à notre compréhension des stratégies de prévention et de leur efficacité connexe, reflétant l’impact de la COVID-19 sur les hôpitaux. Il est essentiel que les intervenants en santé publique et le public reconnaissent que ces quatre simples variables peuvent varier considérablement d’une administration à l’autre.

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Algeria is known by its history and geography which constitute a strongly heterogeneous country. For this reason, we undertake a study of the socio-spatial disparities in this country. Our methodological reflexion shows that a successful study of the disparities requires reliable statistical data, relevant indicators for the studied zone as well as a diversification of the branches of indicators in order to obtain a reliable picture of the reality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Cet article présente de manière non exhaustive les récentes transformations de l'environnement académique de la revue Recherche et Applications en Marketing. Tout d'abord, la transformation de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche est évoquée. Ensuite, la question du classement des revues est abordée. Enfin, le tournant de la Science Ouverte est examiné. Ces trois champs de transformations ne sont pas sans poser des questions sur l'avenir de la revue Recherche et Applications en Marketing, dont les réponses reviennent à l'ensemble de la communauté. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Femicide, the gender-related killing of women and girls, has received an unprecedented rise in international attention in the past decade, prompting increased discussions about how to define and measure femicide. Following a review of definitions and indicators, this article examines the utility of numerous sex/gender-related motives and indicators (SGRMIs) for distinguishing femicide from other homicides as well as the accessibility of these indicators in data sources typically accessed by social science researchers. Specifically, using a comprehensive database whose primary focus is femicide, the presence of SGRMIs in male-perpetrator/female-victim homicide – those killings most closely aligned with the concept of femicide – is compared to other perpetrator–victim gender combinations. Results show that multiple SGRMIs are more common in male-perpetrator/female-victim killings than other homicides, meaning they are useful for distinguishing femicide as a distinct type of violence. However, accessibility to information is weak with high proportions of missing data. Implications of these findings for prevention are discussed, including how data biases may be putting the lives of women and girls at risk and the need to emphasize prevention as the priority for data collection rather than administrative needs of governments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The sustainability of phœnicoles systems is a multidimensional and multicriteria concept. This notion takes into account criteria which vary according to the researchers and the schools. Some mention the socio-economic and ecological dimensions; others add the agrological dimension... After several readings, on this notion of sustainability, with its indicators, methods and diagnoses (IDEA, AHP ...), and to simplify the task, we took into account the following elements: socio-economic, agronomic (technical) and environmental to assess the sustainability of the three phœnicicultural systems present in Ouargla, namely; bour, ksourien and current. On the basis of several readings, in particular the survey work carried out in the region, we found it useful to assign a rating to the selected criteria, according to their importance, in order to make this sustainability visible. Preliminary results have shown that the bour system is extinct, if not on the verge of extinction. The Ksourian system is also in marked decline on all socioeconomic, agronomic and environmental levels, despite several indicators confirming the sustainability of this system. Here, it is therefore a question of thinking of a conversion of public utility. As for the current system, some farms are following a trajectory of sustainability, while the vast majority is failing. If interventions are necessary to be carried out to save as soon as possible certain assets closely linked to the notion of sustainability, the “public power” parameter, in other words political, must imperatively be one of the three other parameters retained. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

La politique touristique du Maroc avait déjà anticipé les directives de la Stratégie Nationale du Développement Durable (SNDD) pour orienter le secteur vers un développement durable. Depuis les expériences de labellisation écologique (clef verte, plage bleue...) jusqu'à la mise en place de mécanismes incitatifs ou contraignants pour assurer la prise en compte de la durabilité par tous les acteurs du tourisme, le volontarisme des pouvoirs publics n'est pas une posture mais un réel engagement qui se traduit aussi par la conviction affichée dans le propos des responsables aux manettes. Depuis mars 2013, un dispositif de pilotage et de suivi de la durabilité du tourisme a été mis en place et un observatoire expérimental de l'environnement et du développement durable a été lancé dans la région de Marrakech-Safi afin de mesurer sur le terrain la réalité du succès des démarches initiées par les ministères. Il importe de vulgariser ce que l'on entend par le tourisme durable, à tous les niveaux requis, depuis les instances nationales jusqu'aux acteurs locaux afin que tous comprennent les avantages concrets du développement durable. La mise en place des outils de mesure de cette durabilité au niveau des territoires nous permettra d'engager le dialogue avec les décideurs locaux, de les conseiller, de les accompagner dans la gestion de leur territoire. Tous les acteurs doivent travailler ensemble et un grand effort doit être donné à la gouvernance locale. Les acteurs locaux doivent devenir les catalyseurs du développement durable.

Dans un environnement marqué par des évolutions technologiques croissantes, une concurrence rude et une crise financière pesante, les Petites ou Moyennes Entreprises (PME) sont tenues de maîtriser plusieurs facteurs clés de succès. Parmi ceux-ci, le triptyque coût, qualité et délai qui constitue les trois composantes interdépendantes pour une gestion efficace de l’entreprise. La revue de littérature recense une panoplie d’indicateurs permettant de piloter ces trois variables. Parmi les indicateurs les plus exploités en termes de délais nous pouvons avancer le délai de paiement, le délai de livraison, le délai de fabrication, le délai d’encaissement, le délai d’attente. Avec cette panoplie d’indicateurs, cet article, via une méthodologie d’approche théorique des différents indicateurs, a pour but d’explorer l’impact des différents délais dans le développement et la croissance de la PME d’une part et d’en proposer un tableau de bord délais permettant au dirigeant de la PME de piloter de près son entité.

Indépendamment de la forme exacte que prend la pratique d’évaluation des compétences et des performances, il importe de s’assurer de la qualité du processus mis en place. En effet, la pratique d’évaluation constitue souvent la base sur laquelle repose en partie l’évolution de carrière des personnes ou encore le système de rémunération de l’organisation. Etant donné ces implications délicates pour les salariés, on comprend dès lors l’utilité d’analyser (et d’éventuellement améliorer) la qualité des pratiques d’évaluation en organisation et particulièrement en administration publique. L’objectif du présent article est de sensibiliser les acteurs locaux aux défaillances du système d’évaluation et de notation de la fonction publique au Maroc. Après avoir effectué une analyse du système en vigueur, notre objectif est de proposer des mesures correctives s’éloignant au maximum de l’arbitraire, et ce ; en se basant sur des indicateurs d’évaluation précis et objectifs destinés à réduire autant que possible les erreurs d'appréciation lors de l’octroi de la note. Ce travail résulte d’une motivation personnelle de vouloir instaurer un système d’évaluation plus objectif en vue de procéder au futur à une évaluation équitable et juste de la performance des fonctionnaires de l’administration publique.

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This study attempts to shed light on one of the most important challenges that developing countries face in order to move forward in building their national economies and prove their presence on the international scene, which is their lack of appropriate technology that qualifies them to build a strong, non-dependent economy. This is mainly due to the absence of a development strategy that values the human element and national executives qualified to lead the development process in those countries, and this is what has been projected on the Algerian economy in some indicators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: Over time, we have seen a major evolution of measurement initiatives, indicators and methods, such that today a wide range of maternal and perinatal indicators are monitored and new indicators are under development. Monitoring global progress in maternal and newborn health outcomes and development has been dominated in recent decades by efforts to set, measure and achieve global goals and targets: the Millennium Development Goals followed by the Sustainable Development Goals. This paper aims to review, reflect and learn on accelerated progress towards global goals and events, including universal health coverage, and better tracking of maternal and newborn health outcomes.Methods: We searched for literature of key events and global initiatives over recent decades related to maternal and newborn health. The searches were conducted using PubMed/MEDLINE and the World Health Organization Global Index Medicus.Results: This paper describes global key events and initiatives over recent decades showing how maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity, and stillbirths, have been viewed, when they have achieved higher priority on the global agenda, and how they have been measured, monitored and reported. Despite substantial improvements, the enormous maternal and newborn health disparities that persist within and between countries indicate the urgent need to renew the focus on reducing inequities.Conclusion: The review has featured the long story of the progress in monitoring improving maternal and newborn health outcomes, but has also underlined current gaps and significant inequities. The many global initiatives described in this paper have highlighted the magnitude of the problems and have built the political momentum over the years for effectively addressing maternal and newborn health and well-being, with particular focus on improved measurement and monitoring. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article describes and discusses the new generation of methodological responses to measuring democracy and related issues generated by Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem). V-Dem is distinct in several regards in addition to its unique level of disaggregation, by the combination of: historical data extending back to 1900 and for a large selection among them to 1789 for many countries in the world; use of multiple, independent coders for each evaluative question; inter-coder reliability tests incorporated into a custom designed Bayesian item-response theory measurement model; provision of confidence bounds for all point estimates associated with expert-coded questions as well as for all indices; multiple indices reflecting varying theories of democracy; fully transparent aggregation procedures; and that all data are made freely available, including original coder-level judgments (exclusive of any personal identifying information). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]