Sentences with phrase «blind testing of»

(I have understood for some time, by the way, the nature of double blind testing of pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
Korber says such requirements should include a thorough investigation of all possible routes of infection, blind testing of samples, and clear records of the chain of custody of samples.
Different approaches to the problem have been developed and these have been evaluated over the years in international exercises, known as the blind tests of crystal structure prediction.
These findings were revealed in the 6th blind test of crystal structure prediction, an exercise conducted by twenty five international research groups that was organised by the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre (CCDC).
The «Pause» in Global Warming and a Blind Test of Contrarian Claims about Climate Data.
In one building we conducted a blind test of two showerheads for the fitness center, and occupants actually picked the more water efficient option.

Not exact matches

He plans to use it to build a better prototype of the printer and test it with more groups for the blind.
If you're one of those companies, then not only are you leaving money on the table by not testing less expensive options, but you are missing a wave of new consumers that are not yet ad blind on those next new things.
Reports in the Chinese press claimed they were put there by a local electronics company for testing purposes, but Chinese netizens were still worried — «From every angle, no blind side, it is capable of distinguish male from female mosquito!»
This summer MillerCoors has been running a blind taste test in bars called «Know Your Beer» in which it puts Lite up against Bud Light with a goal of reaching 500,000 consumers by the end of the season.
Science is about evidence and testing hypotheses, not blind belief without a shred of evidence.
The evidence is simply overwhelming and of various different types: the fossil record, the genetic code, experimental confirmations, structures in living organisms which are of no current use but once were, faulty «designs» that are explained by «blind evolution» but that no sentient being would create, predictions that are tested based one the hypothesis it has occurred etc..
My main point is, when you test to see if prayer works, there are ways to randomize it so bias is out of the equation (Usually double - blind tests work nicely) and then before you even begin you outline that a prayer that works means the person is healed instantly, or to make it slightly more «fair» and conform to laws of nature more, a person who has prayers heals at an abnormally high rate.
The blind man could have you sit across the room and take an object out of his pocket for you to identify... or he could stick his tongue out and ask you what face he is making... or a mult.itude of other tests for vision.
«Whenever there is a blind taste test and the judges don't know the brand, we win hands - down all the time, and we're very proud of that.
We then test those standards before bottling by subjecting our wines to honest, blind tasting comparison with fine wines from the rest of the world.
Screwcap triumphs over cork in maturation test: A selection of top Australian wines matured under both screwcap and cork led to «ground breaking» results during a blind tasting at this week's Vinitaly...
The Great Taste Awards, first established in 1994, are considered one of the highest honours for food products internationally, and are decided by a panel of industry judges in a blind taste test.
The gold standard test (meaning the best way of diagnosing something) for food allergies is a double - blind, placebo - controlled food challenge (DBPCFC), conducted under the supervision of a board certified allergist.
They even conduct blind taste - testings and tell you what brand of whatever ingredient they're using is the best.
We pitted store - bought varieties of canned whole tomatoes (including San Marzanos and plain old plum tomatoes) against each other in a blind taste test.
The Fiery Food Challenge is a competition that invites hot, «really hot», but most important «really delicious» spicy and zesty foods and fiery food - related products to be judged in blind taste tests by a panel of spicy food lovers supervised by Fiery Food Hall of Famer CaJohn.
SOUGHT - AFTER This year, we decided to continue in our search to blind taste test the fashionable, which explains the addition of another category to our competition series with the Organic Masters.
Judging on a combination of texture and flavor, we put the classics to a blind taste test.
A panel of local food media judges blind taste tested the different lamb dishes, declaring the following winners in each category:
Albuquerque, NM — August 1, 2017 - WisePies Pizza & Salad ®, A Smarter Way to Pizza, announced today that as a result of a recent blind taste test, that was open to the vegan community and all WisePies Pizza & Salad guests, now offers a Violife brand of 100 % dairy - free, vegan cheese at all locations.
With hundreds of entries the winners were selected by blind taste test by New Yorks finest and brightest in the culinary industry.
Fairmont Singapore spices things up with Szechuan Court's authentic house made XO Sauce, which recently came in the top three in a blind taste test of sauces from various hotels and restaurants conducted by a local restaurant critic and food editor.
After ten hours of tests comprised of technical questions, blind cheese - tasting tests and blind cheese - cutting tests, the candidates finished in beauty, with a presentation of an assortment of cheese and sculptures on a platter!
But after a number of comparative tests and blind tastings, we noticed little of the rumored effect.
This is a great opportunity for new and or small distilleries to put their product in front of real trade buyers and be judged in a true blind taste test based upon category and actual price.
Many employers in these states, as well as in others where this sort of open sale and use is still against the law, simply decided to turn a blind eye to marijuana testing, opting instead for clear clauses in contracts that stipulate that employees may not show up for work under the influence.
All three of the starting forwards looked sharp and could jave won it but the Hull keeper played a blinder and as our defenders were rarely tested I have gone for the impressive Mohamed Elneny who hardly put a foot wrong.
March 13 - 14: Take two days to discover The Secret Life of Maple Syrup with outdoor detective work, sap collecting, and boiling down, plus blind taste tests and sweet treats (Belmont)
I got together with my cousin, sister in law and teenage niece for a «blind taste test» to see what they thought of these yummy treats.
Young love, blind to the rich time - tested tapestry, deaf to the wealth of meaning in quiet companionship, lost to the supple oneness of hearts in accord, often looks at old love and calls it dead.
√ Use plug covers on electrical outlets; wrap up the slack of electrical cords and hide behind furniture √ Tie and place blind cords out of baby's reach, or use cordless window coverings; keep cribs, furniture and toys away from windows and window cords √ Secure all furniture so it will not topple on your child √ Install hardware mounted gates (which are more secure than pressure mounted) at the top and bottom of stairs √ Put latches on doors to keep kids out of certain rooms √ Lock away medicines, cleaning products and poisons, and ensure houseplants are out of reach √ Turn water heater down to 49 °C (120 °F), and test baby's bath water with elbow or wrist to ensure it's warm, not hot √ Don't allow smoking — it's harmful to your infant and butts are poisonous
If there's a tie, hold a blind taste test on one of the jars.
At least they have that wondrous clove of garlic that has yet to be double blind tested... And because women are inferior, there's no issue in butchering their cervix, squishing their mammary glands, cutting and prodding.
In blind taste tests, most smokers can't tell the difference between brands of cigarette.
Out of curiosity, De Vries tested the daughters of one subject and observed that even though they were not color - blind — they seemed to distinguish red and green as well as anyone — they needed more red in their test light than normal people to make the match precise.
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Professional violinists were unable to distinguish five of Stradivari's violins from six newer instruments during a blind playing test.
I have advocated before that one way to mitigate problems with null - hypothesis significance testing is for editors of scientific journals to employ «results blind» decision making in determining whether to publish and make it be known that they are doing so.
To test this idea, neuroscientist Rebecca Saxe at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and colleagues scanned the brains of 10 congenitally blind adults as they answered questions about the beliefs of people described to them.
Using randomized blind testing, Goodpaster's research group tested how well a group of seventeen dogs were able to locate three types of explosives and their pseudo-versions: single - base smokeless powder, 2,4,6 - trinitrotoluene (commonly known as TNT), and a RDX - based plastic explosive (Composition C - 4).
In the study researchers sought to test whether earlier findings on the positive effect of neurofeedback on sleep quality and memory could also be replicated in a double - blind placebo - controlled study.
«We have now found a potential mechanism, and at this point in our research, we need to test human participants in a blinded, placebo controlled clinical study — the same technique we used to study the behavioral effects of acupuncture in rats,» says Eshkevari, a nurse anesthetist and licensed acupuncturist.
Any results that are reported to constitute a blinded, independent validation of a statistical model (or mathematical classifier or predictor) must be accompanied by a detailed explanation that includes: 1) specification of the exact «locked down» form of the model, including all data processing steps, algorithm for calculating the model output, and any cutpoints that might be applied to the model output for final classification, 2) date on which the model or predictor was fully locked down in exactly the form described, 3) name of the individual (s) who maintained the blinded data and oversaw the evaluation (e.g., honest broker), 4) statement of assurance that no modifications, additions, or exclusion were made to the validation data set from the point at which the model was locked down and that neither the validation data nor any subset of it had ever been used to assess or refine the model being tested
Danish amputee Dennis Aabo Sørenson was able to distinguish between similar objects and even identify a majority of objects in blind tests.
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