Sentences with phrase «background levels when»

By early August, concentrations decreased until they returned to background levels when normal oxygen conditions returned in late September.

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If Widder had NASA's budget, she would build undersea observatories to unobtrusively sit and watch creatures in search of an answer to a central question: What's the background level of bioluminescence when humans are not there to stimulate its production?

Listening to him explain iridescence, you can see how his scientific background factors into his art:» [Iridescence] is when you have small crystalline patterns at the microscopic level which break up the incoming light and distribute it a different way, and so you get light coming into your eye from different angles in just a planar surface,» he explains.

But, when these predictors are part of the analyses, it demonstrates that African - American men and women attain higher educational levels than white students with the same high school GPA and background characteristics.

«When pore pressure increases far enough over the background level, the fault fails and cracks form, releasing fluid from the basin,» Goodwin explains.

Volcanoes provide natural background levels of sulfur dioxide that need to be taken into account when studying the global atmosphere and regional effects.

We find that when we apply this image - restoration process to science images with a variety of stars on a variety of background levels, it restores flux, position, and shape.

He states that the levels of radiation in the US Pacific coast are rather insignificant when compared to other background sources of radiation that already exist in the US, or compared to our exposure flying on an airplane.

While Orsha is as hardcore as it gets when it comes to evidence and data, she saw an opportunity to take holistic nutrition to a new level by integrating it with her science background.

There are also numerous traps that result in instant death and are difficult to avoid due to the cramped level design even when you can pick them out from the dark, pixelated backgrounds.

Level of religiosity, sect, family background, and ethnicity, among other factors, are sometimes top of mind when seeking a compatible partner.

That's why a background check is performed to ensure that everyone is on the level when it comes to this unique dating service; Real Time Messaging: Instead of the traditional emails, Sugar babies has instituted real time messaging to allow parties who are interested in each other to text in real time.

The Linx Dating Blog When it comes to deal breakers, we start filtering with the usual suspects: smoking, level of education, religious background, etc..

That said, smearing your fingerprints across the screen is useful when building levels at your own pace, be it coloring in a background or changing the dimensions of an object.

Students in the HDP Program come from all backgrounds with various experience levels, and I always loved the times when I got to hear someone describe what they were doing before they came to Harvard.

In «A New Wave of Evidence: The Impact of School, Family, and Community Connections on Student Achievement,» published in 2002 by the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory, Anne T. Henderson and Karen Mapp reviewed years of research on parent involvement, and their conclusions are unequivocal: When parents are involved in school, students of all backgrounds and income levels do better.

Pupils from lower socioeconomic backgrounds may be held back by their A Level subject choices when applying for elite university places, a study has found.

We also confirm that we obtain similar results when we control for student characteristics measured at or before the PSAT / NMSQT, including sex, parental education, family income level, whether a student took the PSAT / NMSQT in 10th grade and his or her previous score, indicators for ethnic background (for example, Mexican, Cuban), and controls for the type of high school attended, including affiliation (public or private), urbanicity (that is, city, suburban, rural), size, and concentration of Hispanic students.

Explicit instruction promotes high levels of engagement and success and is, therefore, appropriate for students learning basic skills, particularly when they have a history of failure and inadequate background knowledge (Archer, 2013; Magliaro et al., 2005).

Analysis of these rich curriculum data, along with our more curriculum - sensitive measures of student achievement, revealed that the mathematics content teachers covered in their classrooms was significantly related to their students» performance even when researchers adjusted this relationship for student background factors (ethnicity, parent education level, socioeconomic status, and so on).

Research over several decades has shown that when families are involved in their own child's education, their child does better in school — regardless of family background (e.g. race, educational level, income, marital status).

When parents are involved, students achieve more, regardless of socioeconomic status, ethnic / racial background, or the parents» education level;

Accordingly, and also per the research, this is not getting much better in that, as per the authors of this article as well as many other scholars, (1) «the variance in value - added scores that can be attributed to teacher performance rarely exceeds 10 percent; (2) in many ways «gross» measurement errors that in many ways come, first, from the tests being used to calculate value - added; (3) the restricted ranges in teacher effectiveness scores also given these test scores and their limited stretch, and depth, and instructional insensitivity — this was also at the heart of a recent post whereas in what demonstrated that «the entire range from the 15th percentile of effectiveness to the 85th percentile of [teacher] effectiveness [using the EVAAS] cover [ed] approximately 3.5 raw score points [given the tests used to measure value - added];» (4) context or student, family, school, and community background effects that simply can not be controlled for, or factored out; (5) especially at the classroom / teacher level when students are not randomly assigned to classrooms (and teachers assigned to teach those classrooms)... although this will likely never happen for the sake of improving the sophistication and rigor of the value - added model over students» «best interests.»

When helping a teacher select an appropriate goal - sharing technique for a given lesson, what factors about the lesson or about students (e.g., age, readiness level, background knowledge) do you consider?

Three cheers to a front - line educator for kicking off a new genre of non-fiction writing in education: a practical guide for dramatic school improvement that proves that children from every background can achieve at high levels when we as adults get our part right.»

And while there was only a small variation in student performance that could be attributed solely to the level of resources, there was an 18 % variation in results when both resources and the socio - economic background of students were taken into account.

My «fairest» interpretation of the current albeit controversial research surrounding this particular issue is that bias does not exist across teacher - level estimates, but it certainly occurs when teachers are non-randomly assigned highly homogenous sets of students who are gifted, who are English Language Learners (ELLs), who are enrolled in special education programs, who disproportionately represent racial minority groups, who disproportionately come from lower socioeconomic backgrounds, and who have been retained in grade prior.

When it comes to parent engagement, the research is clear, when schools, families, and communities support each other, students of all backgrounds and ability levels achieve at higher levWhen it comes to parent engagement, the research is clear, when schools, families, and communities support each other, students of all backgrounds and ability levels achieve at higher levwhen schools, families, and communities support each other, students of all backgrounds and ability levels achieve at higher levels.

What does it mean when 60 percent of teachers name struggling students as their top priority and 81 percent indicate that struggling students are the most likely to get one - on - one help from teachers — when 86 percent of those same teachers surveyed say that public schools should focus equally on all students, regardless of their backgrounds or achievement levels?

«When our charter schools repeatedly rank high on this list, it's further validation of Magnolia's successful track record of ensuring that all students — no matter their socioeconomic, ethnic or cultural background — graduate prepared for college because they're already succeeding in college - level work in high school.»

When I cranked the stereo to a level where I couldn't hear the gasoline engine awkwardly doing its thing in the background, the drive became immensely more enjoyable.

EyeSight didn't rise to the level of the panic my videographer has shown while riding shotgun, and it was a surprise when it shut down my plan to sidle between a UPS truck and a mess of cones, but EyeSight quickly fell into the background as an unobtrusive nice - to - have.

Users will also be able to see and manage their data usage with controls to get alerts or cutting of data connectivity when it reaches a certain level as well as disable background tasks for apps individually.

At AFS 401 (k), our advisors are constantly in contact with employees from all income levels, educational backgrounds, and industries and we see common themes when it comes to the types of questions they are asking us.

The various locations mimic reality nicely, the team's research clearly paying off when it came to level design, plus there are a few moments where our heroes get contrasted against the background that are just lovely to look at.

Transitioning Tetris over to the 3DS would be incredibly easy, as it always is with every new device, and while there can be the classic play style, a new mode could be included that has Tetris blocks falling in both the foreground and the background that allows you to stack in one of four levels and offers full line - clears in all planes when things go well.

Instead of the typical flagpole and a castle from the first game, as well as the Hawksmouth gate from the second this time, when the player reaches the end of the level, the colors of the background lose their standard patterns and the whole background becomes mainly black, with some white lines here and there.

Silent Hill was my first introduction to the horror genre, When I started playing it, I saw the intro and what I saw was nothing indicative of a horror game, or neither an action game, it looked more like a sad psychological drama game, It got me wondering what did I get myself into, then I started playing it and when I got to the alleyway part and got killed by the children zombies, I immediately turned off my Play Station, I was horrified, but somehow the game kept calling me to play, I decided to keep playing, it got to a point where I couldn't play at night, I had to turn any background music down simply because it was just too much for my 12 - year - old head, but at the same time I was having fun on a level I never imagined I could befWhen I started playing it, I saw the intro and what I saw was nothing indicative of a horror game, or neither an action game, it looked more like a sad psychological drama game, It got me wondering what did I get myself into, then I started playing it and when I got to the alleyway part and got killed by the children zombies, I immediately turned off my Play Station, I was horrified, but somehow the game kept calling me to play, I decided to keep playing, it got to a point where I couldn't play at night, I had to turn any background music down simply because it was just too much for my 12 - year - old head, but at the same time I was having fun on a level I never imagined I could befwhen I got to the alleyway part and got killed by the children zombies, I immediately turned off my Play Station, I was horrified, but somehow the game kept calling me to play, I decided to keep playing, it got to a point where I couldn't play at night, I had to turn any background music down simply because it was just too much for my 12 - year - old head, but at the same time I was having fun on a level I never imagined I could before.

The design shows a typical level design from the original Super Mario Bros. game that goes from pitch black backgrounds to a bright, sunny day when a hot drink is added.

Unfortunately, not every background song is at the same volume level, and it can be very distracting when going from playing one map / location to another.

Sound Mixer for Apps with Snap and Volume Controls When Using Kinect with Chat After receiving great feedback from fans asking for more control over audio levels and background sound.

Most impressively, the level silently communicates the importance of teamwork, matchmaking players into groups of three in the background before throwing them in a larger space where they get to see the effects of other classes» super abilities, and find out their own abilities get recharged when their allies succeed.

I hope some agree with me when I say if Sonic Heroes had better graphics, improved backgrounds, more «into» and more levels to specific teams (not every single team does the same levels but different), have missions where use specific caharacters (knuckles looks for emeralds, Espio sneak pass guard to open door, control cheese to sneak through tiny areas to open something), be creative U have the control to make something awesome.

The music fits with the theme of the game with an eerie background tune which builds up when the level progresses.

It also may marginalize the idea of the level being a «dream» world which is evident from the boss of the stage is a sleeping tapir that throws pillows at you, and when he is sleeping the background changes.

Choose single player mode, select Nathan Drake and as you fight through different levels you end up fighting in a plane from Uncharted 3 with the Uncharted theme aka Nate's Theme track playing in the background which does take you back to when you were playing the sequence on Uncharted.

Those features include Turtle Beach's Superhuman Hearing, which enhances the sound of incoming players» footsteps and is great for hardcore first - person shooter fans, and Dynamic Chat Boost, which keeps chat - levels audible even when background noise rises.

The game looks absolutely gorgeous, the environments, the backgrounds and the colours really pop, but what is the point of it all when level design lets it down.

When you first pop the disc in and try to make a level the topmost bracket of stuff is available, with only one background, and only two game styles.

There is a significant amount of aerosol formation taking place with no ionization («background levels»), and when the sample air in the experiment was replaced, this caused a large jump (seen as a shift along the vertical axis) in the formation rate (the different colours in the figure above).