The report provided in-depth observations on 28 Chinese business and administrative capitals-excluding Beijing and Shanghai-using several indicators.
According to a British survey, having a 49,000 a year salary and more than 500 Instagram followers are all indicators of success for modern women.
Nearly all publications thus reduce the complexity of written communications, as measured by various readability indicators.
Under the new measures, officials' performance will be judged based on various environment-related indicators, including resources utilization, environment quality, ecological protection, green lifestyle and public satisfaction, said Zhao Chenxin, spokesperson of the National Development and Reform Commission.
Augusto Lopez-Claros, director of the World Bank's Global Indicators Group, said researchers this year had documented a record 283 reforms in 137 of the 190 countries covered.
The body's annual GlobalGender Gap Index uses economic, educational, health and political indicators torank 145 economies on how well they are using their female talent pool.
There are four main indicators underlying the methodology of the ranking: teaching, research, citations, and international outlook.
The AI technology combines information from indicators such as blood pressure and heart rate, and uses a predictive algorithm to calculate the risk of a patient's condition getting worse.
The figures tally with bank lending surveys and other confidence indicators indicating the referendum has had little impact so far on the eurozone economy.
According to the consultancy's statement the rankings were made using "objective indicators" including the number of staff and alumni winning Nobel prizes and Fields medals, and articles published in the journals of "Nature" and "Science", according to a statement.
The study ranked the cities based on 29 assessment indicators in six areas, including city safety, public service facilities, natural environment, cultural environment, transportation, and pollution level.
Short of forcing someone to take a polygraph test, there are four indicators.
65% Zhang Xiaojun, spokesman for the China Securities Regulatory Commission told a news conference that all indicators for the margin trading business have shown that risks are under control.
At one year after the treatment, compared with the control group, those on cognitive behavioral therapy and tai chi had reduced blood levels of C-reactive protein and reduced production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, both indicators of inflammation.
While previous indicators have focused on body shapes, with larger-breasted women and 'apple' shapes being seen as a warning sign, this new research shows posture could be key in preventing back pain.
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) ranked the country first in its latest quality-of-death index, which uses 20 quantitative and qualitative indicators to measure the effectiveness of end-of-life care in 80 countries.
The economic indicators that surround us are familiar, as are the criticisms they attract.
Chris Brauer, a senior lecturer at Goldsmiths, University of London, who runs experiments with workplace wearables, predicts a future in which managers have dashboards showing real-time employee biometrics such as sleep quality that are leading indicators for performance.
Here are some indicators that you work for a great company.
The eyes, ears and body positions are a few clear indicators of how they feel.
