Sentences with phrase «alternative measuring instrument»

The objective of this study was to develop and to evaluate an alternative measuring instrument that uses a status quo response format instead of retrospective items and covers additional areas of growth - related changes.

Not exact matches

Alignment of government policy is particularly crucial, as inconsistency between government policies inhibits investment and raises the cost of capital.235 Once the overall strategic direction is set, a range of methods and instruments are available to mainstream climate at the project level.236 This needs to happen at the technical assessment stage, where technological and process options and alternatives are considered that will achieve the project aim; at the economic assessment stage, which involves measuring net impacts of the project on welfare; and at the financial assessment stage, where costs and revenues of the project are assessed.237

But they still took great pains to rule out alternative explanations, scrutinizing a variety of detector data and the output of numerous on - site instruments that measure seismic activity, radio interference and many other possible sources of «noise» that could conceivably mimic a gravitational - wave signal, team members said.

These instruments measure a range of atmospheric properties and are the best globally comprehensive long - term alternative to ISSCP measurements.

Because we used a recently developed self - report measure of psychopathy, the replication of the present findings using alternative instruments would be important to confirm the reported effects.