Sentences with phrase «at their improvement factor»

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Based on the seven factors considered, Team GB is predicted to win a grand total of just two medals this year — just a slight improvement on the single medal won at the two previous winter games.

Tom Wynn, director of affluent research at Spectrem, provided several factors for the increased confidence: the steady improvement in job growth, the steady increase in the major stock market indices since the spring, and a decrease in political ambiguity with the election season over, which has an effect on at least some people's outlook.

Management has taken the opportunity to exit a highly competitive market at a price that factors in at least some improvement.

«At a regional level, the sharp improvement in Ontario's manufacturing sector during February was a key factor in raising the Manufacturing PMI to its highest level since August 2015».

The value of Spain's wine rose 8.9 %, with volumes flat at 0.1 %, fed by a number of different factor: although bulk wine volume fell in value as the price per litre rose «significantly», this was offset by value sales rising 11 % and there was an improvement in PDO wine exports which make up around 16 % of sales.

Good article states many reasonable conclusions and facts about the season and how amongst all the turmoil we have a manger who does well but one thing in purchases over the last five years we are 6th in the epl were at 366m tottenham in 5th with 397m and he made a mistake there we are 6thin money spent on players but we have had the sanchez saga and new players adjusting to epl and the team and injuries and it definitely hasnt been our year in ref decisions which have played a factor in games though we still should have won aside from ref but watford and westbrom many other games are included at city free offside goal weak penalty and at spurs we were robbed of going one nil up auba onside bu honestly the officiating across the whole league this year has been an embarrassment to professional officials of all sports its been bad game after game they need to get some rigorous training this offseason for improvement

Spurs» form at Wembley, their temporary home for the season, and their natural improvement in the second half of the campaign (as in every season under Pochettino) have been factors but lessons from the City defeat were crucial.

Twelve critical success factors, including «the right attitude, focus, leadership, teamwork, support, and a personal and financial commitment to best practice and continuous quality improvement,» were identified, based on practices at four Ontario hospitals with comparatively low caesarean rates.19 The «right attitude» included taking pride in a low caesarean rate, developing a culture of birth as a normal physiological process, and having a commitment to one to one supportive care during active labour.

Effective food policy actions are part of a comprehensive approach to improving nutrition environments, defined as those factors that influence food access.1 Improvements in the nutritional quality of all foods and beverages served and sold in schools have been recommended to protect the nutritional health of children, especially children who live in low - resource communities.2 As legislated by the US Congress, the 2010 Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) updated the meal patterns and nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetables.

The facility itself is decades old, but recent improvements to the electronics of the array are boosting its performance specs across the board by factors of at least 10, and in some cases by more than 1,000, the National Radio Astronomy Observatory's Rick Perley said at the meeting.

«It will be valuable to learn whether improvements in earnings by families with pregnant women, improved maternal nutrition or reduced maternal stress — all factors associated with higher birth weight — also translate to better cognitive outcomes in childhood,» said Figlio, IPR faculty fellow and Orrington Lunt Professor of Education and Social Policy and of Economics at Northwestern's School of Education and Social Policy.

But when they factored in the long - term medical cost of delaying treatment for hepatitis C, they found the savings, in combination with improvements in the quality of patients» lives, were enough under current standards to justify using them even at early stages of liver fibrosis.

NU - AGE's researchers also looked at socio - economic factors of food choices and health information as well as the most significant barriers to the improvement of the quality of a diet.

«Factors associated with catastrophic malpractice payouts present opportunities for targeted risk management and quality improvement efforts,» said co-author Martin A. Makary, M.D, MPH, a surgeon and professor at Johns Hopkins.

Encapsulation allows for diffusion of pro-angiogenic cytokines and growth factors made by the hMSCs while maintaining them at the site of implantationâ $ ¦ Alginate encapsulated hMSCs attached to the heart with a hydrogel patch resulted in a highly significant improvement in left ventricular function after acute myocardial infarction.

«Focusing exclusively on how many steps you're getting and neglecting those other aspects isn't going to lead to an overall improvement in health, unless you're addressing those other factors simultaneously,» said Jeff Goldsmith, a biostatistics professor at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health.

There is nothing wrong with that, and at the end of the day, this is the single biggest factor in determining weight loss or gain, performance improvements versus performance deterioration, etc..

Probably multiple factors are at play, and long - term you will want to change multiple factors; but changing more than factor at once will leave you unsure of what was responsible for any improvement you see.

«Summary: The results presented here show that a diet restricted in carbohydrate can provide a more comprehensive improvement in the clinical risk factors associated with MetS than a LFD at reduced caloric intake.

According to research presented at the International Congress for School Effectiveness and Improvement in January 2011 (PDF, 168KB), «No other factor contributed to the change in student's achievement further than the intervention of DI.»

Given that similar factors are at work in Florida's accountability system, I suspect that most, if not all, of the improvements in school performance in that state's failing schools are attributable to the state's administered accountability system, not to the voucher component of that program.

The framework relies on a synthesis of decades of school improvement research to identify five systemic components regarding district - level commitments, four support system components for implementation at both the district and campus levels, and seven factors proven to be critical to campus success.

The report describes Even Start administration at the state level and factors that facilitate or impede program improvement activities conducted by state coordinators.

Broad - based improvements like those at Woodstock undoubtedly result from the confluence of many factors, including hard - working teachers and administrators, a supportive community, a strong curriculum, and good assessment.

An accountability system designed to have sustained impact must look at the factors that lead to success or are impeding the improvement efforts so that successful strategies may be further scaled and failing approaches may be modified or abandoned.

While there's no doubt that many factors are involved in producing the outstanding improvements in student test scores we see in Chicago, AUSL has been deeply involved in the work for more than a decade at scale and has had real impact.

According to new research about past School on the Move winners, the factor at the very core of improvement is instruction.

During the pilot with Rockets, the restaurants saw an 11.2 % improvement in table turn time — one of the key factors restaurants are looking at when considering a tablet investment.

I love CreditKarma because I can see at a glance which factors are helping my score and where I have room for improvement (my credit history is a little shorter than I'd like).

The therapeutic dotential of dietary precursor modulation by a fish - oil - supplemented diet (n - 3 fatty acids), such as eicosapentaenoic acid (C20: 5,n - 3) and docosahexaenoic acid (C22: 6,n - 3) in the therapy of ulcerative colitis has been shown to result in a 35 % to 50 % decrease in neutrophil production of LTB4.28 Significant improvement in symptoms and histologic appearance of the rectal mucosa has been observed in several small series of patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis given fish oil at 3 to 4 g daily for 2 to 6 months in uncontrolled studies.29 However, a larger, randomized, double - blind trial comprising 96 patients with ulcerative colitis failed to reveal any benefit in remission maintenance or treatment of relapse on 4.5 g of eicosapentaenoic acid daily, despite a significant reduction in LTB4 synthesis by blood peripheral polymorphonuclear cells.30 It should be emphasized, however, that the anti-inflammatory actions of the fish oils, in addition to inhibition of LTB4, include suppression of IL - 1 and platelet activating factor synthesis and scavenging of free oxygen radicals.30 The impact of increased lipid peroxidation after fish oil supplementation should be considered when altering the n - 6: n - 3 fatty acid ratio.31 Antioxidant supplementation may be able to counteract the potentially adverse effects of n - 3 fatty acids.

-- Muller believes humans are changing climate with CO2 emissions — humans have been responsible for «most» of a 0.4 C warming since 1957, almost none of the warming before then — IPCC is in trouble due to sloppy science, exaggerated predictions; chairman will have to resign — the «Climategate» mails were not «hacked» — they were «leaked» by an insider — due to «hide the decline» deception, Muller will not read any future papers by Michael Mann — there has been no increase in hurricanes or tornadoes due to global warming — automobiles are insignificant in overall picture — China is the major CO2 producer, considerably more than USA today — # 1 priority for China is growth of economy — global warming is not considered important — China CO2 efficiency (GDP per ton CO2) is around one - fourth of USA today, has much room for improvement — China growth will make per capita CO2 emissions at same level as USA today by year 2040 — if it is «not profitable» it is «not sustainable» — US energy future depends on shale gas for automobiles; hydrogen will not be a factor — nor will electric cars, due to high cost — Muller is upbeat on nuclear (this was recorded pre-Fukushima)-- there has been no warming in the USA — Muller was not convinced of Hansen's GISS temperature record; hopes BEST will provide a better record.

I expect regulatory ratcheting has increased the cost by at least a factor of two since 1990 for no improvement in safety.

The fact that the true value of the matrimonial home (upon sale) was significantly higher than that predicted by the valuers at trial, the district judge's failure to factor back into the pot Mr Vaughan's profligate expenditure, and subsequent improvements in his health post-trial, were capable of being proper grounds of appeal.

Rather than capitalize on improvements by offering more battery life at the same form factor, smartphone manufacturers choose to make the batteries even thinner so they can shrink the size of their smartphones.

«We're hard at work preparing our Spring release, 1.7, for your pleasure; upcoming we have 2 - factor wallets, an enhanced transaction inspection and development environment, HD account chains, the Parity light - client protocol and the various improvements to the Ethereum protocol that will make up Metropolis.»

However, while there has been some major improvements to the form factor, some true wireless headphones are still a mixed bag of compromises, excelling at certain things while failing at others.

Your ability to detect student change using this survey may vary and can be affected by numerous factors (e.g., number and content of lessons students receive, student scores at pretest, student motivation and interest in topic and survey, etc.) Improvement on the All4You!

Secondary analyses included the change in HAM - A psychic (emotional) and somatic (physical) factor scores, significant improvement at week 1, and week 1 improvement sustained at every visit through endpoint.

Results indicate at 6 - month follow - up, reductions were reported in substance use and substance use - related risk factors, as evidenced by modest improvements in family cohesion and conflict levels and by improvements in other areas of ecological functioning (e.g., increases in school / work attendance).

Results indicated at 6 - month follow - up, adolescents who received RRFT reported reduced substance use and improvements in substance use risk factors (e.g., increased family cohesion).

Your ability to detect student change using this survey may vary and can be affected by numerous factors (e.g., number and content of lessons students receive, student scores at pretest, student motivation and interest in topic and survey, etc.) Improvement between pretest and posttest can be viewed as supportive, but not definitive, evidence of the curriculum's impact on short - term knowledge learning objectives.

Although the improved balance in commission splits is at the heart of the improvements, other factors were also at work, Cocks says.

Let's take a closer look at some ranking factors in Google's algorithms that can cause your rankings to tumble, and some improvements that can be made to conquer these challenges to help ensure your Website remains relevant in 2012 and beyond.

«A lot of factors are still very supportive: low interest rates, improving job market, further modest improvements in wages and incomes — but if there's not a property in your price range available to buy, it still constrains the overall number of transactions,» Russell Price, senior economist at Ameriprise Financial Inc. in Detroit, said before the report.

These costs need to be factored in at the beginning of the financing process so that buyers are comfortable with their monthly payment and down payment and will have cash available to make the necessary improvements.