Sentences with phrase «conventional methods such»

We are able to give people alternatives from using conventional methods such as banks or credit - restricting lenders.

That is far faster than conventional methods such as sputum tests, which examine secretions from the lungs and bronchi and can take days — sometimes weeks — to return results.

Not exact matches

While the Stop had started out raising money through conventional means such as grants, foundations and direct - mail campaigns, and continues to rely on these methods for the bulk of its funding, it saw opportunity in the wealthier constituency that lived near the Green Barn.

In addition to these conventional sorting methods, the Nimbus is able to sort based on biological characteristics, such as chlorophyll (Fluo ™), mycotoxins (Detox ™), water (SWIR), and can be equipped with a hyperspectral camera to identify the material's unique fingerprint.

To be included, a study had to compare organic and conventional planting across similarly - sized areas, had to report on the sample size and error margins, and had to use organic methods that complied with the guidelines of certification organisations (such as the UK's Soil Association).

Conventional methods for the formation of 2D crystals require the use of such a template.

This has historically been the age when such buildings are earmarked for demolition, but conventional methods are not suitable for such tall skyscrapers.

Unlike conventional methods of HIV prevention, such as condoms or anti-HIV drugs, the implant takes advantage of some people's natural immunity to the virus.

The world's largest facility for the regeneration of wastewater is in Fountain Valley, Calif., where the Groundwater Replenishment System treats sewage water using conventional and advanced methods, such as microfiltration, reverse osmosis and ultraviolet disinfection.

«Since conventional methods, such as X-ray crystallography, capture only averaged frozen structures, it is not possible to investigate how the dynamic of the protein could be involved in key aspects of their function,» explains physicist Alipasha Vaziri, a joint group leader at the Max F. Perutz Laboratories (MFPL) and the Institute of Molecular Pathology (IMP) and head of the research platform «Quantum Phenomena & Nanoscale Biological Systems» (QuNaBioS) of the University of Vienna.

Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) is a set of methods that use external fluids such as gas and soluble agents like water to recover the oil can not be extracted by conventional means and is divided into four main groups: thermal, chemical, miscible gas injection and microbial.

«Compared to conventional methods, such as fluorescent antibodies against certain surface proteins, we know how the cells will decide three cell generations earlier,» reports ICB scientist Dr. Felix Buggenthin, joint first author of the study together with Dr. Florian Büttner.

Indeed, the people who are most likely to benefit from online dating are precisely those who would find it difficult to meet others through more conventional methods, such as at work, through a hobby, or through a friend.

Past conventional geophysics methods, such as fieldwalking, enabled archaeologists to obtain field data across one hectare of a site per day.

However, they concluded that the hydroacoustic method could still be useful in gauging the benefit of MPAs, as conventional survey methods are often prohibitively expensive and can be limited by issues such as diver depth limits and water clarity.

The collection of protocols includes the isolation and maintenance of stem cells from various species using «conventional» and novel methods, such as derivation of ES cells from single blastomeres, differentiation of stem cells into specific tissue types, isolation and maintenance of somatic stem cells, stem cell - specific techniques and approaches to tissue engineering using stem cell derivatives.

They recommend that in addition to the conventional methods used such as insecticides, increased inspections of agricultural products as well as quarantines of products infested with the little fire ant could be useful ways to control this intrusive species.

To capture xenon and krypton, conventional technologies use cryogenic methods in which entire gas streams are brought to a temperature far below where water freezes — such methods are energy intensive and expensive.

To capture xenon and krypton, conventional technologies use cryogenic methods in which entire gas streams are brought to a temperature far below where water freezes - such methods are energy intensive and expensive.

Mizuno: In a conventional method, railroad tracks and wagons were used for antenna transportation in radio interferometers with multiple antennas like ALMA, such as the Nobeyama Millimeter Array (NMA * Ended its scientific operations), and the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA * One of the large radio telescopes operated by the U.S. National Radio Astronomy Observatory) in New Mexico.

Various on - line dating sites claim that their methods for pairing individuals produce more frequent, higher quality, or longer lasting marriages, but the evidence underlying the claims to date has not met conventional standards of scientific evidence including: (i) sufficient methodological details to permit independent replication; (ii) open and shared data to permit a verification of analyses; (iii) the presentation of evidence through peer - reviewed journals rather than through Internet postings and blogs; (iv) data collection free of artifacts, such as expectancy effects, placebo effects, and confirmatory biases by investigators; and (v) randomized clinical trials (3, 9).

So - called alternative methods to kill heartworms, such as Paratox, are no safer than conventional drugs, since they rely on the exact same action — they kill the larvae / worms in the bloodstream.

His artistic practice is concerned with the development of a system that allows the operator to control various processes such as those used for conventional and unconventional methods to determine the relative importance of individualized factors.

What they put forward is a less orthodox and conventional method of approaching these subjects: through posing (as in the studio photograph) which brings the subjects onstage in an active and aware manner, representing them as they choose to be represented; and through stylistic features such as the use of the flash outdoors, saturation of colours, compositional care and attention.

Avant - garde artists such as Lygia Clark and Hélio Oiticica recognized early on the potential that lay in breaking free of conventional artistic genres and methods.

Companies are using more energy - intensive methods to get to conventional fossil fuels, and turning to harder - to - extract fuels such as shale gas.

The study found that organic practices outperformed traditional methods and chemical - intensive conventional farming and also found strong environmental benefits such as improved soil fertility, better retention of water and resistance to drought.

Not to mention the increasing body of research, from both academics and intergovernmental agencies, such as the International Energy Agency, shows that expanding the use of natural gas will do nothing to prevent climate change, and that natural gas obtained by fracking has radically higher greenhouse gas emissions than gas obtained through conventional methods.

Some climate activists believe that biochar may offer a more environmentally friendly method of limiting global warming than do conventional forms of geoengineering, such as spraying sunlight - reflecting aerosols into the atmosphere.

So, someone who becomes a specialist in an area of law might lessen their dependence significantly through repeated exposure to the existing caselaw such that he or she would no longer be required to refer to past information, and might be able to keep up with things by reading printed material published in the conventional ways (although this implies that the field isn't moving more quickly than these methods can).

Conventional methods [7] for determining costs of motor vehicle insurance involve gathering relevant historical data from a personal interview with, or a written application completed by, the applicant for the insurance and by referencing the applicant's public motor vehicle driving record that is maintained by a governmental agency, such as a Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

The best positions are rarely found using such conventional methods as newspaper ads, mass mailing resumes to companies, searching the Internet, and talking to friends / acquaintances.

SOME COMPANY Sep 2008 — Mar 2013 Courier • Suggested a safe way of transporting hazardous goods, resulting in high commendation from the supervisor • Determined quickest and safest routes to delivery addresses by using technology and conventional address - finding methods • Handled paperwork and delivery documents in order and up to date, by following the company's documentation protocols • Performed regular and preventative maintenance on delivery vehicle such as fluid levels management • Took payments for cash on delivery (COD) items and issue receipts • Provided feedback to the company dock about delivered and undelivered items

Integrative physical therapy may include reliance on traditional physical therapy methods such as weight training and occupational therapy techniques, along with less conventional approaches, like bodywork to tone muscles, or acupuncture to release tension.