Sentences with phrase «alternative use values»

«We continuously evaluate all our locations and their retail and alternative use values.»

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Factors impacting natural gas value include seasonal variations (since natural gas is used to generate electricity and heat / cool homes), severe weather disruptions (such as hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, a key natural gas - producing region in the world), and alternative energy developments.

We can also see the value in the use of Bitcoin (and other crypto currencies) as an alternative to traditional currencies, particularly in countries or markets where there is little faith in the stability of the currency or where there are significant transactional restrictions in place.

Also identified in the document are potential use cases for cryptocurrencies, such as a more portable, fungible, divisible store of value; trading that can result in capital gains or loss; payments for goods and services; and an alternative route to circumvent high transaction fees to transfer money for domestic or international purposes.

«The role of active investors is to find value, but when all asset classes are overvalued, the only way to survive is by using financial engineering to short volatility in some form... In world of ultra-low interest rates shorting volatility has become an alternative to fixed income... The global demand for yield is now unmatched in human history.

This presentation focused on three tools for structure design: 1) selecting sealants; 2) calculating the total value in use of sealant alternatives; and 3) downgauging and life cycle analysis.

It does have medical / practical value and much better alternative for athletes to help recovery in training should they prefer to use it.

We think this is a wonderful alternative use and gives lots of extra value for your money!UK

Let the government publish the evidence that showed the scheme not being best value for money and the alternative evidence used to put the kibosh on scrapping it, and let the public decide.

Using market mechanisms as a servant in this way will ensure that those who have alternatives are more likely to use them, while the remaining flights are used by those who most value them.

The paper, published today in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution by a team of 40 scientists, policy - makers and on - the - ground practitioners, suggests alternative and complementary approaches that use indicators grounded in the values of a particular community.

Indeed, Longino suggests that instead of the traditional trio of values in science (currently accepted theories, ontological simplicity, and hierarchical interaction) we consider using an alternative set: novelty, ontological heterogeneity, and mutuality of interaction.

The researchers write that the findings of this study may have implications for clinical practice and public health, including that standards for vancomycin MIC most likely do not need to be lowered; routine differentiation of MIC values between 1mg / L and 2 mg / L appears unnecessary; and the use of alternative antistaphylococcal agents may not be required for S. aureus isolates with elevated but susceptible vancomycin MIC values.

«(II) the redesign and retooling of facilities for the manufacture of products in the United States that use alternative substances with no or low carbon dioxide equivalent value and no ozone depletion potential.

«(I) the design and configuration of new products that use alternative substances with no or low carbon dioxide equivalent value and no ozone depletion potential; and

Third, using a «semi-empirical» statistical model calibrated to the relationship between temperature and global sea - level change over the last 2000 years, we find that, in alternative histories in which the 20th century did not exceed the average temperature over 500-1800 CE, global sea - level rise in the 20th century would (with > 95 % probability) have been less than 51 % of its observed value.

Clinical Trials Research and Billing First in Human / Early Phase PET in Oncology Case - Based Dose Reduction in Pediatric Nuclear Medicine: Practical and Necessary Radioiodine Therapy for Hyperthyroidism: The State of the Art Spondylodiscitis: Role of Imaging for Diagnosis and Monitoring Treatment Response Current Status and Future Prospects: PET and SPECT Instrumentation Alternative Payment Models and Value - Based Health Care: Nuts and Bolts Maximal Tolerated Activity of Radioactive Iodine for Metastatic Thyroid Cancer Teaching Old Radiopharmaceuticals New Tricks Intraoperative Detection Devices and Probes Molecular Imaging of Lung Inflammation Standardization of Advanced PET / SPECT Data Acquisition and Analysis Thyroid Cancer Management: Novel Therapeutics and Management Options Targeting Radionuclide Therapy in Various Non-Malignant Arthritic Conditions Using Radiosynoviorthesis (RSO) Are You Prepared for a Radiation Accident?

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The action implications of these findings, as well as some of the dos noted earlier, are to promote a genuine and broad sense of inclusiveness by educating for true understanding of diversity, especially as manifest in one's own school, to ensure that school codes of conduct and core values are integrated into everyday routines, including opportunities for student reflection and feedback on student report cards (versus being relegated to statements in handbooks or on web sites), and to require that all students are given systematic training in social problem solving or related social - emotional skills and encouraged specifically to use those skills in finding alternatives to mistreating others, seeking help effectively, and upstanding in the presence of injustice and inequity.

citizens formation make us more and more able to value and to use our great assets of joy, art, movement, ancestral sustainable values, attitudes and skills to increase our capacity to develop creative alternatives to unsustainable public policies.

In CECIP's perspective, Brazil needs to foster Global Citizenship Education — with whatever denomination it takes -, since its methodologies and strategies for active learning, racism / sexism deconstruction, democracy reinforcement and glocal citizens formation make us more and more able to value and to use our great assets of joy, art, movement, ancestral sustainable values, attitudes and skills to increase our capacity to develop creative alternatives to unsustainable public policies.

The problems with the use of value - added assessments, even for teachers, are greatly exaggerated, and the alternatives are simply untenable.

Then, θ gives the coefficients in the (weighted) minimum mean - square - error linear predictor An alternative could use the absolute value of the error instead of the squared error in Eq.

This week, the situation roared back to life when University of Colorado professor Derek Briggs, and coauthor Ben Domingue, issued a report titled «Due Diligence and the Evaluation of Teachers» which charged that the L.A. Times analysis was «based on unreliable and invalid research» and that the use of an alternative value - added model might have changed how half of 3,300 fifth - grade...

A new study finds that using observational ratings of beginning teachers may be a viable alternative — or a useful complement — to relying solely on controversial «value - added» modeling (VAM) in evaluation of educator preparation providers (EPPs).

(c) Beginning with teacher evaluations for the 2015 - 2016 school year, if a teacher's schedule is comprised of grade levels, courses, or subjects for which the value - added progress dimension prescribed by section 3302.021 of the Revised Code or an alternative student academic progress measure if adopted under division (C)(1)(e) of section 3302.03 of the Revised Code does not apply, nor is student progress determinable using the assessments required by division (B)(2) of this section, the teacher's student academic growth factor shall be determined using a method of attributing student growth determined in accordance with guidance issued by the department of education.

Affirmation of the value of the adopted technology is essential to comfort level in use and exploration of alternative uses.

Instead, the instructional strategy of using real life scenarios to depict skills or values that learners have to adopt, can be a great alternative.

WHILE THE FUTURE of using value - added measures in teacher evaluations is unclear, some researchers have been advocating alternative ideas.

They should use models advocated by studies that compare alternative value - added approaches, [28] and if they work with a vendor, use one that has given the potential for confounding careful consideration.

Although conclusions about individual teachers can be highly sensitive to the test used for calculating value - added, value - added on state tests can be used to identify groups of teachers who, on average, have students who show different growth on alternative tests.

Because scores on alternative assessments may not be comparable to scores on the regular assessment, students with disabilities are more likely than other students not to have test scores that can be used for value - added calculations.

Crippling resale values make this an amenable and bargain - priced alternative to most used luxury SUVs.

Add in a new car warranty and essentially no repairs except normal maintenance, the Impreza is in my opinion a good value and a great used car alternative.

In contrast, I've often quoted the Shiller P / E (which essentially uses a 10 - year average of inflation - adjusted earnings) as a simple but historically informative alternative, but I should emphasize that we strongly prefer our standard methodologies based on earnings, forward earnings, dividends and other fundamentals, all which have a fairly tight relationship with subsequent 7 - 10 year total returns (see Lessons from a Lost Decade, The Likely Range of Market Returns in the Coming Decade, Valuing the S&P 500 Using Forward Operating Earnings, and No Margin of Safety, No Room for Error).

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Read the whole thing: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/77f0077c-c35a-11e0-9109-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1YtylE6lL ``... there is a simple, although not easy... alternative (to benchmark - focused investing)... use a value approach across a wide range of assets.

Using a venerable actuarial tool called the Linton Yield Method, these returns are derived by comparing the cash value policy to the alternative of buying lower premium term life insurance and investing the premium savings in a hypothetical alternative investment, such as a bank account or a mutual fund.

In that case, an alternative valuation date six months after the previous owner's death can be used by the executor to value the shares.

The value of plant and equipment, for example, depends on its ability to generate cash flows, either in the current use or in alternative uses.

The primary criteria for determining the strategic alternative is to maximize shareholder value, which may or may not include the use of the accumulated net operating losses (NOL).

Why drop the value to zero, when you can take the valuable property, and put it to its best alternative use?

Almost anything of value can be used as an investment, but alternatives usually come with more risks and higher costs.

This information is then used to compare end - of - year market values of the regular (alternative) investment (less annual term costs) vs. the annual cash values in the whole life insurance policy.

As an alternative, the FHA allows one to use the original price of the home as its current value, no matter what it is valued at today.

PROANTHOZONE: This is a product that is especially dear to my heart as it was one of the first effective products I used back in the mid 1990s that convinced me of the value of complimentary and alternative medicine supplements and products.

However, pea protein should not be used as an alternative to meat in dog foods since the nutritional value and digestibility of vegetable proteins are poor compared to those found in meats.

Many grain - free formulas use white potatoes as an alternative starch — potatoes contain some dietary fiber but they are generally only of limited nutritional value for dogs.

Additionally, if your alternative to using British Airways Avios is the AAdvantage program, you'll likely be booking your transatlantic travel through London anyways, and using a Travel Together Ticket and Membership Rewards transfer bonus instead was a better value on almost all the transatlantic routes I examined.

The proposed action (Alternative # 5 — Beaver Pond Terrace) called for a reorientation of management and use to more adequately preserve and interpret the area's globally significant Alaskan brown bear viewing opportunities and prime brown bear habitat, and to manage these elements as integral parts of an evolving environment that also contains nationally significant cultural resources, scenic values, and world - class sport fishing opportunities.