Databases

A database is an organized collection of data, generally stored and accessed electronically from a computer system. Where databases are more complex they are often developed using formal design and modeling techniques. The database management system (DBMS) is the software that interacts with end users, applications, and the database itself to capture and analyze the data. The DBMS software additionally encompasses the core facilities provided to administer the database. The sum total of the database, the DBMS and the associated applications can be referred to as a "database system". Often the term "database" is also used to loosely refer to …

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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 12 March 2024 English

In global environmental talks in 2023, the focus across nearly all issue areas was funding implementation and reviewing performance.The year saw the last of the COVID pandemic-delayed milestones completed. Countries …

data on genetic sequences that are stored in databases. Using this information in medicine, cosmetics


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 12 March 2024 English

This report outlines the importance of monitoring progress in green public procurement (GPP) and highlights various methodologies, challenges, and recommendations to improve monitoring practices. The report focuses specifically on monitoring …

E-procurement platforms, surveys, central procurement databases, tender publications and reports IISD.org 5 e-procurement platforms, surveys, procurement databases, and through tender documents and reports analysis


CADTH: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health · 8 March 2024 English

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sourced from US Department of Veterans Affairs databases. In all studies, data were captured from electronic (2023)29 were sourced from US Veterans Affairs databases. In all studies, data were captured from electronic Audits of US hospital charts US Veteran Affairs databases Sites (N) 45 184 182 354 NA NA Enrolled (N) 3 of US hospital charts and US Veterans Affairs databases. In-hospital mortality, in-hospital 30-day mortality


CADTH: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health · 7 March 2024 English

Clinical experts are a critical part of the review team and are involved in all phases of the 297 review process (e.g., providing guidance on the development of the review …

adherence to an a priori protocol. We searched databases and grey literature sources for 151 published identified by searching the following bibliographic databases: MEDLINE via Ovid, Embase via Ovid, and the 357 Clinical Literature Search Overview Interface: Ovid Databases ▪ MEDLINE All (1946-present) ▪ Embase (1974-present) customized for each database. Duplicates between databases were removed in Ovid. Date of search: March 27 Class Reviews • Clinical Trials Registries • Databases (free) • Health Statistics • Internet Search •


Clean Energy Canada · 7 March 2024 English

consistent background data 6 Regulatory and economic environment: Information on the availability and associated cost successful implementation of Buy Clean policies of low-carbon materials relies on aligned building codes, regulation …

innovation: there is a lack of knowledge about • Databases of available low-carbon materials embodied carbon harmonized centralized, government-funded EPD databases. Product Category Rules (PCRs) so that EPDs are reliable and comparable. housed in different databases rather than aggregated, • Industry average baselines it may raise concerns about competitiveness. • Databases of available low-carbon materials from Canadian available Currently, there are multiple private databases technologies. Issuing regular requests for market


ICP: Institute for Community Prosperity · 27 February 2024 English

He is an advisor to the Nonprofit Resilience Lab, and on the Editorial Advisory Board of The Philanthropist, and is the lead author of an annual scan of trends and …

and to, including through paywalled academic databases. On collective ‘voice’ of Canada’s large and growing representation in, academic roles, institutions, and databases is more limited. In referencing and crediting Deloitte if they do not have access to academic databases. Journal Article: Kalargyrou, V. (2014). Gaining


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 22 February 2024 English

This report outlines and compares various policy measures that Costa Rica, Gabon, Indonesia, Peru, and Rwanda have put in place to address deforestation.

associated with FSC certification found in different databases. The examination of impact studies found in the


PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 22 February 2024 English

All names and claims expressed in this book of abstracts are solely those of the authors and do not represent those of the PICES Organization, nor those of their affiliated …

......... 340 Workshop 1: Reference sequence databases for global zooplankton biodiversity: Optimization distribution at global scales based on global databases of thaliacean occurrence, current velocity, temperature objective of creating reliable DNA reference databases for all organisms involved. Both hosts and parasites matching sequences with reference barcodes on online databases. Results from the two methods were complementary taxonomists in cataloging digital imagery including databases in the cloud and developing online factsheets


CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information · 22 February 2024 English

​Learn more about the definitions and methodologies used in data analysis of Hospitalization and Childbirth, 1995–1996 to 2022–2023 — Supplementary Statistics.

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Human Early Learning Partnership, University of British Columbia · 21 February 2024 English

Available from: . [...] Available from: . [...] Available from: . [...] Available from: . [...] Mariana Brussoni, Director of the Human Early Learning Partnership and Professor in the Department …

for the accuracy of the content from media or databases. Not all links are open access; some are abstract


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