Sentences with phrase «by measurements of»

Depending upon your location, it may be the best of times or the worst of times — at least by measurements of seniors housing occupancy rates.

Until recently, the contribution of ice sheets to sea - level rise remained unknown and is still debated, but the current acceleration of sea - level rise is attributed to heating of the oceans and melting of land glaciers which is supported by measurements of ocean temperatures and the behavior of mountain glaciers, the vast majority of which are retreating or exhibit signs of instability.

If the potential for A and B are both affected by the measurements of B, regardless of how unreliable measures of B might be, you simply don't have enough information to make an informed decision.

The oceans are taking up CO2 rather than releasing it, as documented by measurements of dissolved inorganic carbon and ocean pH. Cosmic rays may or may not influence climate discernibly, but the effect, if any, has been shown to be small.

Suess (1955); the ocean uptake question was raised especially by measurements of carbon - 14 in sea shells.

And third, the transition from solar maximum in the first half to a particularly deep and long solar minimum in the second half of the period — this is evidenced by measurements of solar activity, but can explain only part of the slowdown (about one third according to our correlation analysis).

I think any scientists not convinced by that would have been satisfied by the measurements of the oceans in the early 2000s that showed definitively that heat is seeping down there too.

Hormone imbalance was a common cause as indicated by measurements of the adrenal gland's main stress hormone, cortisol.

Our results suggest that information on the state of the host - parasite relationship in vivo can be provided by measurements of the differential expression of different var groups, and need only be defined by short stretches of sequence data.

Some modifications to relativity, Bojowald says, might even be ruled out by measurements of twisted light from black holes.

This would in turn cause the Earth's axis to shift, an effect that has been confirmed by measurements of the positions of the poles.

After three and six months, the scientists discovered that the rats that received this combination of treatment saw a significant return of bladder function, as indicated by measurements of urine output.

«Each Leadership Team meeting starts with a review of our associates safety plus their insights and suggestions followed by measurements of customer satisfaction, and consumer feedback both positive and negative,» says Amrhein.

Osteoporosis is a common disease diagnosed primarily by measurement of bone mineral density (BMD).

This study however made use of a modified Ashford scale, a more objective measurement that graded muscle tone intensity by the measurement of things like resistance in rigidity and range of motion.

In this prospective, open and non-randomized study, the effect of alpha - lipoic acid on the progression of endothelial cell damage and the course of diabetic nephropathy, as assessed by measurement of plasma thrombomodulin and urinary albumin concentration (UAC), was evaluated in 84 patients with diabetes mellitus over 18 months.

«In a recent acute metabolic study we did not observe any beneficial effects of distributing the same amount of dietary protein equally over three daily meals as compared to the normal American pattern of 65 % of dietary protein with dinner as evaluated by measurement of whole body protein synthesis and breakdown as well as MPS.»

Radiocarbon dating definition, the determination of the age of objects of organic origin by measurement of the radioactivity of their carbon content.

Radiocarbon dating definition, the determination of the age of objects of organic origin by measurement of the A very small percentage of carbon, however, consists of the isotope carbon 14, or radiocarbon, which is unstable.

That is a +5 % gain on capital, outstanding performance by any measurement of relevance.

Enterocyte damage is often not visible on light microscopy, but may be demonstrated using biochemical or ultrastructural studies, or by measurement of intestinal permeability.

Diagnosis can be performed by measurement of plasma concentrations of vWF.

I also think that this scenario is precluded by the measurement of the CO2 cycle's Impulse Response Function to extra CO2 added to the atmosphere (as I have argued before).

As pointed out before on this blog, even our private, emotional lives are not beyond the reach of the state, which has grown attached to the «happiness agenda» — the idea that a government's performance is better measured by a measurement of «subjective sense of well - being» rather than economic indices such as GDP.

The Law Society of Alberta in implementing a competence based philosophy in its CPD Program wants to ensure that the goals of the program are being achieved by the measurement of the outcomes.

The weak relationship of body appreciation and attachment variables with sexual desire may be explained by the measurement of sexual desire, the FSFI desire subscale, we used in the current study.

Step 3) At the foot end of the canopy make the first channel by turning the end of the fabric under by 1 cm then turn under again by the measurement of the circumference of the pole plus 1 cm.

Not exact matches

By focusing on outcomes for Canadians and making evidence - based decisions that are anchored in meaningful data and indicators, the Government is moving to a culture of measurement and impact, and is putting in place the tools to deliver on priorities, align resources to programs and activities that deliver real value for Canadians, and provide meaningful information to Canadians and Parliament.

Sorrell then referenced a speech given by WPP's third biggest client — and the biggest ad spender in the world — P&G's marketing boss Marc Pritchard, who said Google and Facebook were not doing enough to meet advertiser demands around measurement, brand safety, and viewability (the measure of whether an online ad had the ability to be seen by a human).

Nor is value measured by the process of care used; process measurement and improvement are important tactics but are no substitutes for measuring outcomes and costs.

Using measurements calculated by a mix of statements and a formula, researchers found that anyone with a score between 20 and 80 feel lonely.

LLC's 2016 FDD provides that $ 3,187,100 is the average annual gross sales achieved by the «top third» of PSP franchisees (measured by gross sales), which consists of 55 reporting franchised stores during the measurement period beginning 1/4/15 and ending 1/2/16.

According to surveys of 10,000 customers done by Customer Care Measurement & Consulting's vice chairman John Goodman, published in his 2009 book Strategic Customer Service, proactively providing customers new and useful information increases the likelihood of a repurchase 32 percent.

Canadian Business is a member of Magazines Canada, the Alliance for Audited Media and the Print Measurement Bureau, and is indexed by the Canadian Business & Current Affairs database.

One was several decades» worth of geomagnetic storm measurements, taken by monitoring stations all over the nation.

The earth's motion around the sun distorts the measurement of a day by almost four minutes, it turns out.

Called sidereal time, the measurement calculates the length of a day by comparing the earth's rotation to the stars.

Why it's revolutionary: Knot Standard takes the anxiety out of shopping for men by offering local tailors who provide measurements and online ordering of suits.

This year's Physics Nobel Prize goes to Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne, and Barry Barish for their efforts that helped lead to the first measurement of gravitational waves in 2015 by the LIGO team.

Social media measurement can be overwhelming, and half the challenge is simply keeping up with the content that is being changed by the millions of living, breathing users and discerning what has value and what doesn't, while at the same time keeping up with the social media platforms that are developing at an equally rapid rate with their user activity.

The problem is doing what is ethical vs. acting out of self - interest can get commingled in an under - performing director's mind, or even a founder's mind, or even other directors» minds (who have been captured by the entrenched director colleague), without an objective measurement.

If there is no policy or, better yet, no measurement of actual performance and follow up accordingly, self - interest is perpetuated and complacency is allowed continue, by the very people who should be leading by example.

As discussed in note (c), results of operations for the first quarter of 2018 were impacted by an $ 897 million pre-tax charge related to settlement of a previously disclosed lawsuit with the State of Minnesota and a $ 217 million measurement period adjustment relative to the accounting for the 2017 enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Adjusted EBITDA is not calculated identically by all companies, and therefore the Company's measurements of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

If it'd help to see a measurement conversion instead of just hearing it said out loud (there are 16 tablespoons in a cup, by the way), the Echo Show is a really good option.

The risk, Tufekci said, is that by focusing only on measurements of engagement such as «likes,» both Twitter and Facebook might be missing the bigger picture.

The deal is less important financially and is more a way to reduce the likelihood Disney management will attack the quality of products released by the audience measurement company, according to a report from The Drum.

The view in designing and using OSUs was that they struck a balance between stock options and RSUs; they are performance - based and present significant upside potential for superior stock price performance while sharing some attributes of traditional RSUs by offering some value to the recipient, even if the stock price declines over the three - year measurement period.

Morgan Stanley's Delinquency Diffusion Index, an aggregate measurement of year - over-year increases in the delinquency of several types of personal loans, stood at 19.2 (on a 100 - point scale) for the first quarter of 2016, up from its low in October, 2014, driven by increases in auto loan and credit card delinquencies in 2015 — but far below the 60 - point threshold associated with a pre-recession state.

Points North is a firm founded by former executives with analytics experience going back to the old Jupiter Research digital ad measurement business, as well as with the Word of Mouth Marketing Association (now part of the Association of National Advertisers) and such influencer networks as CrowdTap and House Party.