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“…The present book gathered research and review papers dedicated to materials and technologies for high-performance products where the attention paid to health and environmental impact is efficiently integrated, considering both the skin-compatibility of the selected materials and their source/end of life…”

“…Differences in socio-economic background explain less than half of the performance difference in mathematics between immigrant and non-immigrant students…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations and acronyms -- Executive summary -- Role and objectives of ERSE -- Key recommendations -- Input -- Key recommendations -- Process -- Key recommendations -- Output and outcome -- Key recommendations -- Assessment and recommendations -- Introduction -- Role and objectives -- Mandate -- Functions and powers -- Recommendations: -- Strategic framework (vision, mission and objectives) -- Recommendations -- Co-ordination -- Recommendations -- Input into policy making and relations with the executive and legislative branches -- Recommendations Independence -- Recommendation: -- Input -- Process -- Governing body and decision making -- Recommendations: -- Internal organisation and management -- Recommendations: -- Regulatory quality tools -- Recommendations -- Audit, inspections and enforcement -- Recommendations: -- Engagement and transparency of engagement process -- Recommendations: -- Output and outcome -- Data collection, management and analysis -- Monitoring and reporting on the performance of the sector and the regulator -- Recommendations: -- Notes -- References -- 1 Regulatory and sector context -- Institutional framework Portugal's energy sector -- Energy supply and demand -- Energy policy -- Market structure -- Electricity market and key institutions (mainland Portugal) -- Natural gas market and key institutions (mainland Portugal) -- Interconnections -- Fuels -- Autonomous regions -- Tariffs -- Tariff deficit -- Key legislation -- Electricity -- Electric mobility -- Natural gas -- Fuels -- Notes -- References -- 2 Governance of the Energy Services Regulatory Authority -- Role and objectives -- Mandate and objectives -- Mission, vision and values -- Functions and powers -- Regulatory functions -- Tariff setting Advisory functions -- Mediation -- Supervision -- Sanctioning -- Co-ordination with other entities -- Input into policy -- Strategic objectives -- Four-year strategic plan -- Process for setting strategic objectives -- Independence and preventing undue influence -- Relations with government -- Fostering a culture of independence -- Input -- Financial resources -- Process for setting fees -- Process for setting fines -- Managing financial resources -- Preparation of annual budget -- Human resources -- Staff composition -- Recruitment -- Contract conditions -- Remuneration and career progression Training -- Performance evaluation -- Process -- Governing body and decision making -- Selection and dismissal of members of the board -- Decision-making process -- Internal organisation and management -- Current teams -- New teams to be created through the process of restructuring -- Regulatory quality tools -- Ex ante assessments -- Ex post reviews -- Inspections, audits and enforcement -- Inspections and audits -- Inspections -- Audits -- Enforcement -- Consumer protection -- Engagement and transparency of engagement process -- Consultative councils -- Advisory Council -- Tariff Council…”

“…Studying the microbiology of granite, basalt, tuff, and clay formations in both Europe and the United States has been an important part of this investigation, and much has been learnt about the potential influence of microorganisms on repository performance, as well as about deep subsurface microbiology in general. …”

“…The guidance does not define a precise methodology, but rather provides guidance on how to develop and use safety performance indicators including the general elements of Safety Performance Indicators (SPI) Programmes. …”

“…Enterprise Policy Performance Assessment…”

“…Comprendre la performance économique des régions russes pendant les périodes de déclin et de croissance Une approche par analyse de bornes extrêmes…”

“…Améliorer les performances : renforcer l'efficience des dépenses de santé et d'éducation au Mexique…”

“…The purpose of this report is to examine how activation strategies and the performance of employment services are addressed in three countries which have undertaken considerable reforms in recent years, namely Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. …”

“…This paper is a state-of-the-art report on the scope and efficacy of macroeconomic policies, both demand-management and supply-side, in relation to the level and composition of aggregate domestic savings (household, corporate, and government) performance in developing countries. Its central focus is on the extent to which macroeconomic policies help or hinder the optimal mobilisation and allocation of voluntary and contractual savings. …”

“…IBM Redbooks SAN Storage Performance Management Using Tivoli Storage Productivity Center…”

“…The focus of Oracle SQL Performance Tuning for Developers LiveLessons is to illustrate coding techniques that ensure a consistent response time between instances and releases of the Oracle database. …”