Sentences with phrase «areas surveyed included»

Areas surveyed included land use, water pollutants, water use, GHG emissions and soil pollutants.

Not exact matches

Merritt Hawkins conducted telephone surveys of more than 1,900 practices in two categories of cities, fifteen large metro areas including New York, Boston, Miami and Los Angeles; and an equal number of mid-sized cities as varied as Savannah, Georgia and Dayton, Ohio.

«In Canada as in the U.S. and Europe, the most common question investment consultants are asked by clients about ESG is whether an ESG - based approach will negatively impact investment performance,» said Andrew Sweeney, Institutional Portfolio Manager at RBC Global Asset Management Inc. «This and other data from the survey reveal a high level of interest and curiosity about responsible investing, including areas of significant uncertainty.

For example: a significant number of survey - defined areas included 200 - 400 households, and subsequent research shows that the number of households in a given agent's area is closer to 100.

Six hundred Hammers supporters filled in the survey ranking the club between 1 - 10 on four areas including the loyalty of players, trust in the West Ham board, the loyalty of fellow fans and trust in the current manager and coaching team.

The chamber surveyed many area small businesses in the past month and found 60 percent had concerns about the costs a living wage would have on their businesses, with pitfalls including slashing hours or eliminating positions.

Accomplishments in these areas have so far included the implementation of a survey of the transportation needs of the county's top 25 employers and the alignment of overall Vision 2020 transportation strategies and outcomes with a long - range transportation plan for Oneida and Herkimer counties in order to maximize resources and overall impact.

Areas of concern raised by Democrats included programs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the U.S. Geological Survey, and NASA — many of which were slated for cutbacks in the Administration's budget.

This map includes 120,000 galaxies over 10 % of the survey area.

To increase the surface area surveyed, and quantify the largest pieces of plastic — objects that include discarded fishing nets several meters in size — a C - 130 Hercules aircraft was fitted with advanced sensors to collect multispectral imagery and 3D scans of the ocean garbage.

The survey included about 1 percent of the households in the neighborhoods included in the study area.

Hydrologist Robert Gilliom of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and his team tested waters in 51 areas across the country for 75 pesticides between 1992 and 2001, including water samples from 186 streams and more than 5,000 wells along with sediment from more than 1,000 waterways.

They include a wave glider to survey areas of the New York Bight, and a moored buoy that will be installed near Mount Desert Rock, Maine, where fin and humpback whales are common.

Other ideas for getting a better handle on the true burden of U.S. - acquired Chagas cases include doing broad blood surveys of all people — not just blood donors — living in suspected high - risk areas and identifying what behaviors are associated with infection.

In particular some of the subject areas we hear a lot about include math, physics (e.g. the Bloodhound rocket car competition), health (The Big Food Survey), biology and geography (using micro: bit to observe the world) and of course using sensors and measurement in science overall.

After surveying a large sample of adults and educators, Rothstein established eight areas of what people are looking for from schools including basic skills, academic outcomes / critical thinking / reasoning, appreciation arts / literature, preparation for skilled work, emotional health, physical health, good citizenship, social skills / work ethic.

Now Tomberlin is working with teachers on several areas that could be included in the evaluation system: content pedagogy, participation in professional learning communities, student surveys, teacher work product, teacher observation, student learning objectives, and value - added measures to determine if students have achieved a year's work in their subject.

Areas of expertise include: American Community Survey, Common Core of Data, Civil Rights Data Collection, original sample surveys, and school finance.

Whilst the survey can not be directly compared against the last PE and School Sport Survey (2009/10), due to the use of different research approaches, the data does suggest that there may be levels of decline in certain areas including the average minutes of PE offered to pupils per week and the average number of club survey can not be directly compared against the last PE and School Sport Survey (2009/10), due to the use of different research approaches, the data does suggest that there may be levels of decline in certain areas including the average minutes of PE offered to pupils per week and the average number of club Survey (2009/10), due to the use of different research approaches, the data does suggest that there may be levels of decline in certain areas including the average minutes of PE offered to pupils per week and the average number of club links.

The background survey will include five core areas — grit, desire for learning, school climate, technology use, and socioeconomic status — of which the first two focus on a student's noncognitive skills, and the third looks at noncognitive factors in the school.

With 17,300 students, the district receives an abundance of information, including data from PARCC tests, districtwide pre - and post-common assessments in all content areas, Measures of Academic Progress in elementary and middle schools, Eureka Math and Achieve 3000 achievement scores, and professional - development surveys given to all teachers.

In fact, a survey of teachers, administrators, and student learners where at - risk student populations were identified was recently conducted on the schools in this area, including those specifically serving the population of at - risk students directly involved in the ATTTCSE project (Gonsoulin, 2006).

This area of the site guides users through a step - by - step procedure for identifying limited English proficient students and assessing their capabilities, including such steps as becoming familiar with relevant laws and administering a home language survey.

The first week will include a «focused inspection activity» in which a number of section 5 and, in some cases, section 8 inspections of maintained schools within the local authority area will be carried out, together with a telephone survey of schools not under inspection.

The components include a Comprehensive Test of Basic Skills (CTBS) Survey (25 selected - response items per subject area), a CTBS Battery (selected response items and more in - depth objective - level information), Performance Assessments (tasks with both short and extended constructed activities), and a custom component to complement any of the others.

[1] According to the survey, «For school districts, which receive the majority of these funds, allowable uses include: recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers; offering professional development in core academic areas; promoting growth and rewarding quality teaching through mentoring, induction, and other support services; testing teachers in academic areas; and reducing class size.»

Californians have long expressed the view in PPIC surveys that school districts in lower - income areas of the state lack the same resources — including good teachers and classroom materials — as those in wealthier areas.

Users can then identify areas of strength and need in order to realize the full potential of CBE.The CBE 360 Survey Toolkit includes:

It included detailed questions on school technology infrastructure, from connectivity (current and planned), technology staffing, and computing devices to technology - related funding.3 The richness of this survey, coupled with school enrollment, demographic, and performance data, allows us to pinpoint problem areas.

According to Education Week: The background survey will include five core areas — grit, desire for learning, school climate, technology use, and socioeconomic status — of which the first two focus on a student's noncognitive skills, and the third looks...

This fact sheet provides an overview of survey results, including information about shortage areas and district responses to the teacher shortage.

Ten urban districts in California — including the Los Angeles Unified School District, the nation's second largest — collectively called CORE (California Office to Reform Education) districts, have designed a system to make schools answerable for improving students» social and emotional skills by using data from student, parent, and teacher surveys, among other factors, to assess whether students are improving in these areas.

This is despite the findings from the DfE's Academy trust survey 2017 which states that «The majority of MATs, especially those that are larger [those with six or more academies], can provide examples of efficiencies achieved, with trusts able to articulate areas where they have made significant savings including payroll, catering, and grounds maintenance.»

The Leon scores very good marks for ease of driving in the Driver Power survey, thanks to a skilful blend of talents across all areas, including driving position, visibility, the simplicity of its interior and the integrity of its controls.

The narrower spread makes sense in light of the July Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey on Bank Lending that reported loosening lending standards for commercial real estate loans (including apartments) even as loan demand picked up: Continue reading 10 yr fixed apartment loan rate remains below 5.1 % as 10 yr Treasury ranges in 2.6 - 2.7 % area

The program includes a survey of the area, prioritizing the animals to be altered, and education of the owner regarding proper pet care and local laws regarding pet ownership.

Of the 93 hotels surveyed, only 44 were found to have free Wi - Fi in public areas including The Quality Hotel at Edinburgh Airport and The Best Western at London Gatwick Airport.

«Equally, the survey has also identified some areas where the industry can step up its game, including better promotion of our high quality food and wine offering, where significant opportunities exist to strengthen what locals already know to be a core strength,» he said.

Spanning two decades, the mid-career survey includes his found object sculptures and installations, as well as less prominent areas of his work such as photography, video and collage.

Current and recent guest curatorial projects in the Bay Area include Organic Logic, 500 Capp Street; Equilibrium: A Paul Kos Survey, di Rosa; Public Works: Artists» Interventions 1970s — Now, Mills College Art Museum; and Versions: Kristin Lucas and Judy Malloy, Krowswork.

This month the legendary feminist artist will turn 75, and the Tri-state area is about to explode into a trio of celebrations of the Los Angeles artist, including a survey called «The Very Best of Judy Chicago» at Jersey City's Mana Contemporary and another one displaying her early paintings, videos, and sculptures from the 1960s and»70s at the Brooklyn Museum.

A compact, museum - caliber survey of work by painters who put the Bay Area on the art - world map, including Richard Diebenkorn, Elmer Bischoff, Nathan Oliveira, David Park and Wayne Thiebaud.

Covering a span of 30 years, Over the Golden Gate surveys the work of eight singular artists from the San Francisco Bay Area and includes over 30 paintings, sculptures, drawings and photographs.

Contributors to the Marrakech Biennale include curator Omar Berrada, who will present a specific show within the larger exhibition on the body of work and the archive of the late Moroccan critic and filmmaker Ahmed Bouanani; artists Yto Barrada and Mona Hatoum; a small survey of the art movement initiated by the Casablanca School; and architect Khaled Malas with documentation of his ongoing collaboration with a collective of artists and craftsmen in Ghouta and other areas of Syria to build windmills out of found materials to generate electrical power for hospitals.

Presented as part of the Club 57 exhibition, this survey celebrates film and video created during New York's post-punk period, including landmark examples of No Wave, Cinema of Transgression, and independent films that grew out of the East Village scene and were first exhibited in area venues like Club 57, New Cinema, Millennium, and others.

Several areas in India, including those that are not Tiger Reserves and outside national parks, were intensively surveyed for the first time.

I would greatly appreciate some reflection from you on the new shale gas assessment from EIA (global estimates for areas that have been surveyed) against the trends for food crops, including cassava, going to make fuels, as reported today by Elisabeth Rosenthal in The Times.

According to the «consensus on consensus» paper, for instance, I noticed that 88 % of members of the AMS surveyed whose area of expertise was climate science, agreed in 2014 that half or more of the warming was caused by human activities, including 78 % who agreed that «the cause of global warming over the past 150 years was mostly human».

The systematic surveys covered 100 % of the «tower area,» which includes the power block and a radius of 154 acres of the heliostat field surrounding each tower, as well as 100 % of the project's perimeter, transmission lines and common area.

The International Whaling Commission - Pacific Ocean Whale and Ecosystem Research (IWC - POWER) programme is a long - term, international collaboration studying cetacean populations in the North Pacific, including some areas which have not been surveyed for 40 years.