Sentences with phrase «central uses of data»

It's important to keep in mind that there are three central uses of data in school education.

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China's central bank has issued Alipay a fine of around $ 28,500 US dollars for violating rules in three main aspects: failing to protect consumers» rights, improperly gathering and using personal data, and for misleading product promotion.

Introducing Good Measure, a collaboration of Central Texas funders focused on using quality data to transform lives.

To mitigate this lack of timeliness, some central banks and investment banks, including the Atlanta Fed, use more timely economic data such as retail sales, factory orders, etc..

Researchers interested in exploring the relationship between macroeconomic performance and the quality of monetary institutions should consider augmenting the Fraser and Heritage data with additional institutional indicators, such as measures of central bank independence, the use of monetary policy rules, freedom to use competing forms of money, and exchange rate regimes.

Systems analysis, elaborate simulation techniques, automated access to central data banks, information theory, game Theory, and the use of socio - economic models, often mathematically stated, all aided and abetted by the computer, make possible a massive application of data not hitherto possible.

To help make you aware of our data practices we drafted this Privacy Policy to describe the ways in which DC Central Kitchen collects, uses, discloses, and securely stores information from or about you through our websites and through offline engagements, such as mail or in - person events.

We can get some indication from a recent NAO report (Central government staff costs, 2015) which used unpublished Cabinet Office data to calculate that the total annualised salary cost for the civil service in 2014 was # 11.13 billion, a decrease of # 2.49 billion in real terms on 2010.

And, with no central data collection and analysis center, Romneys team has access to nothing remotely like the comprehensive picture of the electorate Obama's people are using to target their final work and win the election.

A general view of the offices of Cambridge Analytica (CA) in central London, as the data watchdog is to apply for a warrant to search computers and servers used by CA amid concerns at Westminster about the firm's activities.

Since 2007, quantum key distribution (QKD) has been used to send the results of Swiss elections securely from local centres to the State of Geneva's central data repository.

Climate Central used data from NASA and NOAA to create an 1881 to 1910 climate normal for the months of January, February, and March.

A Swiss - led group using tree - ring data to look at Central European summer climate patterns during roughly 2,500 years saw that periods of prolonged warming and of colder than usual spells coincided with social upheavals.

Using Moon Mineralogy Mapper data, the researchers looked at the light reflected from each of the four central peaks.

Next, they plan to create clusters that can be locked into a particular state to store a bit of data, and unlocked again to rewrite it, using a central sphere made from gel that can swell and shrink.

However, while Reich used samples from contemporary Native American groups in Canada, Central and Southern America, he had virtually no data from those in the US, because of political problems over the use of samples.

Roger Clowes of the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, UK, and colleagues discovered the structure using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, the most comprehensive 3D map of the universe.

Once the P waves register on a bank of 400 seismometers around the state that are maintained by ShakeAlert's partner institutions, the raw data is instantly transmitted to a suite of central software that processes it using three algorithmic calculations: The first, known as ElarmS, collects data from multiple seismometers and calculates the location and magnitude of the earthquake.

(Carbin did a basic analysis using data that is independent of the tornado reports used in the study and found a signal «that would suggest that their findings are valid,» he told Climate Central.)

After using hydrogeologic models with the seismic data, Keranen and her colleagues concluded that four disposal wells southeast of Oklahoma City likely caused the Jones swarm, a group of earthquakes that accounted for 20 percent of seismicity in the central and eastern U.S. between 2008 and 2013.

The IUCN, using data from British - based environmental group Earthsight, found that palm oil already covers 1,000 square kilometers of Central Africa and that 1 million square kilometers in the region are suitable for the crop.

The development of ShakeAlert has shown that a dense network of seismic stations, swift transfer of seismic data to a central processing and alert station, speedy paths for distributing alert information to users, and education and training on how to use the alerts are all necessary for a robust early warning system, said Monica Kohler, a Caltech research faculty member in the Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering.

It relies on an analysis of the networks of the banking system, using central bank data from Austria.

Essentially, the researchers used a technique called stochastic optimization, which is a method to determine a central pattern from a group of data that seem chaotic or, as mathematicians call it, «noisy.»

In addition to producing large - scale genomic data, the CIDR program also facilitates the deposition of these data sets in central databases where they can be used by other scientists.

The European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory, for which NASA plays an important role, was used to confirm the estimate from Spitzer data of the low star - formation rate in the central regions of NGC 4258.

A central theme of those processes will be the use of flexible, automated, and closed process technologies such as GE's cell - expansion systems and Xcellerex bioreactors to produce new technologies that can manage data collection and management, quality control and analysis, raw materials, and cost reduction.

Using infrared data from NASA's Juno spacecraft, scientists have assembled a 3D map of Jupiter's north polar region, showing details of a huge central cyclone and eight surrounding storms.

There are already well established databases within the consortium, the London Pain Database (LPD) and QUAST (DFNS, Germany): The LPD is used for datamining of functional genomics data to help identify individual genes and functional networks associated with chronic pain, QUAST on the other hand collects questionnaire data, clinical and neurophysiological findings and calculates valid clusters of phenotypes with different interaction patterns of sensory loss with and without different types of peripheral and central hyperalgesia based on QST (quantitative sensory testing) data.

How online dating services use and share that data worries users, according to an Axios - SurveyMonkey poll, but the services nonetheless have become a central part of the modern social scene.

Apache: Air Assault takes players around the world in 16 multi-stage missions involving air and ground strike operations off the coast of Africa, the mountains of the Middle East and the jungles of Central America, each meticulously created using high resolution map data from real - world satellite photography.

Another important factor is the investment that the most successful CMOs are making in building the capacity of their central offices, especially the focus on recruiting and developing talent, as well as building instructional support systems that are grounded in the use of performance data.

Proposed changes to improve teaching practices, including implementation of content - rich curriculum and effective use of assessment data, and proposed changes to professional development are central to our effort to ensure every child in Head Start receives high quality early learning experiences that will build the skills they need to succeed in school and beyond.

District teams of four or more people comprised of central office staff members responsible for supporting schools in using data to improve teaching and learning (e.g., data coaches, instructional coaches, directors of curriculum and instruction)

Our interview data point to five potential sources of expertise in data use in schools: central office personnel (superintendents, curriculum or assessment specialists); state - supported regional education center specialists; principals; key teachers trained to serve as assessment and data experts; and classroom teachers in general.

Properly used, data can make a difference in meeting the needs of every student and can be a powerful ally in stimulating positive change and improvement from the central office to the classroom.

Recognizing the challenges associated with use of student growth and assessment data in the high stakes evaluation of teachers and administrators, MASSP in collaboration with MASA has designed a one day institute April 25, 2018 for central office and K - 12 building administrators, teacher leaders, and others responsible for managing student data to come together as a team to revisit current practice, identify areas of strength and challenge within their system, and make plans to further address growth requirements for the future.

In those districts, the central office had acknowledged the importance of data use, communicated to staff the kind of data that should be used for specific decisions, and made it easier for staff members to access the data.

Functions The teacher leader: a) Facilitates the collection, analysis, and use of classroom - and school - based data to identify opportunities to improve curriculum, instruction, assessment, school organization, and school culture; b) Engages in reflective dialog with colleagues based on observation of instruction, student work, and assessment data and helps make connections to research - based effective practices; c) Supports colleagues» individual and collective reflection and professional growth by serving in roles such as mentor, coach, and content facilitator; d) Serves as a team leader to harness the skills, expertise, and knowledge of colleagues to address curricular expectations and student learning needs; e) Uses knowledge of existing and emerging technologies to guide colleagues in helping students skillfully and appropriately navigate the universe of knowledge available on the Internet, use social media to promote collaborative learning, and connect with people and resources around the globe; and f) Promotes instructional strategies that address issues of diversity and equity in the classroom and ensures that individual student learning needs remain the central focus of instruction.

Honig and Venkateswaran characterize educators and central office officials engaged in data and evidence use as «practitioners juggling multiple forms of evidence simultaneously» (201).

The technology continuously monitors the object — and a central control unit uses the camera and radar data to evaluate the risk of a collision and to initiate the most efficient counteraction.

The Aircraft Registry serves as the national repository for aircraft registration records and provides the central services necessmy for control of these records, which area used by FAA to analyze safety data and manage time - intensive processes such as examination activities.

Instead of classic instruments, a large central TFT colour display is positioned in front of the driver; it is used to call up and display any vehicle information as needed — from the tachometer to driving data or navigation.

For Breeders - Permanent identification and central data storage provides breeders with a reliable source of information about dogs they may be planning on using in their breeding programs.

Something's Askew When a data set is skewed, it is inappropriate to use the mean, or average, as a measure of central tendency.

He further explains, «Whether that story is estimating damages in a class action lawsuit, or if that story is figuring out where in your mobile game players are leaving [in your mobile game]-- the central thread behind both of these very different use cases is data».

In the arena of this particular topic, I wonder if your implied criticism of B&C for using the detrended data affects their central thesis?

The data is for central England and from 1680 it uses the 50 year average of the HadCET thermometer record.

New research shows the extent and development of «the Blob» using satellite surface temperature data to reveal warm temperature anomalies appearing as early as March 2014 in the central and southern California coast, and eventually extending to the entire West Coast and dissipating in August 2016.

«EPA Wants to Monitor Your Hotel Showers --» The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is looking to develop a wireless shower monitoring system that would measure the length of guests» showers and water use... This device will be designed to fit most new and existing hotel shower fixtures and will wirelessly transmit hotel guest water usage data to a central hotel accounting system.»»