“…These papers were published in a Special Issue, "Performance and Modification of Wood and Wood-Based Materials", of the journal Forests. …”

“…Performance monitoring is one of several quality enhancing activities designed to improve quality and accountability in health care. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright and Credits -- Dedication -- Foreword -- Contributors -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Part 1: Architecture, Bottlenecks, and Performance Targets -- Chapter 1: Setting Targets and Identifying Problem Areas -- Defining good performance -- Reporting performance goals -- Setting realistic performance targets -- Considering areas that could slow you down -- Connecting data sources -- Import mode -- DirectQuery mode -- Live connection mode -- DirectLake mode -- Summary -- Chapter 2: Exploring Power BI Architecture and Configuration -- Understanding data connectivity and storage modes -- Choosing between Import, DirectQuery, and Direct Lake mode -- Import mode -- DirectQuery mode -- Direct Lake mode -- Live connection -- Deploying Power BI gateways -- How gateways work -- Good practices for gateway performance -- Sizing gateways -- General architectural guidance -- Capacities -- Planning data and cache refresh schedules -- Summary -- Chapter 3: Learning the Tools for Performance Tuning -- Technical requirements -- Overview of data engine architecture -- Import mode -- Executing a query -- Term definitions -- Learning about the performance analyzer -- Actions and metrics in the performance analyzer -- Determining user actions -- Exporting and analyzing performance data -- Using the Optimize ribbon -- Pause and Refresh visuals -- Optimization presets -- The Apply all slicers button -- Adapting external tools -- DAX Studio -- Query Diagnostics -- Tabular Editor -- Other tools -- Summary -- Part 2: Performance Analysis, Improvement, and Management -- Chapter 4: Analyzing Logs and Metrics -- Power BI usage metrics -- Customizing the usage metrics report -- Power BI logs and engine traces -- Activity logs and unified audit logs -- Import from activity logs -- Analysis Services server traces with the XMLA endpoint…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Using Performance Monitoring to Improve Community Health: Conceptual Framework and Community Experience -- Copyright -- Contents -- Using Performance Monitoring to Improve Community Health: Conceptual Framework and Community Experience -- INTRODUCTION -- The Committee's Charge -- The Workshop -- BACKGROUND1 -- DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH4 -- Health Field Model -- Social Environment -- Genetic Endowment -- Physical Environment -- Behavior -- Health Care -- Linking the Determinants -- INTERVENTIONS TO IMPROVE HEALTH -- Community Interventions -- Targets for Intervention -- Implications for Performance Monitoring -- COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE WITH PERFORMANCE MONITORING -- McHenry County Project for Local Assessment of Need6 -- City of Escondido Health Care and Community Services Project7 -- North Shore Community Health Network Area8 -- Arizona Partnership for Infant Immunization9 -- Calhoun County Health Improvement Program11 -- DISCUSSION -- Identification of Stakeholders -- Selecting Health Issues and Performance Indicators -- Should Performance Indicators Be Standardized? …”