Sentences with phrase «conventional testing systems»

(Va.) Despite recent efforts of the Obama administration to provide states more flexibility in developing new accountability systems, school districts across the nation continue to rely on performance measures tied to conventional testing systems, according to a new report.

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Rodale Institute is com - paring two conventional and two organic management strategies, while Blooming Glen is testing only the organic systems.

Behavioral wavelength discrimination tests (Δλ functions) in stomatopods revealed a surprisingly poor performance, ruling out color vision that makes use of the conventional color - opponent coding system (6 — 8).

Carroll says that his system can double the efficiency of conventional panels, and he will soon send out a sample FiberCell for independent performance testing.

Being able to study quantum systems with a large number of components — or «qubits,» as they are often called — also has important implications for future quantum technologies, as Carleo points out: «If we want to test quantum computers with more than a handful of qubits, that won't be possible with conventional means because of the exponential scaling.

During the testing period, the Palert system functioned similarly to the existing EEW system, which consists of the conventional strong motion instruments.

Conventional substance libraries, which are used for testing systems to find agents, only contain a limited number of fundamentally different types of structures (heterological structures).

Paul Bach - y - Rita, the cocreator of the system Weihenmayer is testing, challenged conventional wisdom when he proposed that «we see with the brain, not with the eyes.»

The system the researchers tested used a type of solar cell known as dye - sensitized solar cells, a lightweight and inexpensive type where the active layer is composed of titanium dioxide, rather than the silicon used in conventional solar cells.

Whereas conventional methods are either slow or require complex instruments, Yingfu Li and a team at McMaster University in Hamilton (Ontario, Canada), additionally supported by the Sentinel Bioactive Paper Network, have now developed an especially simple, universal fluorescence test system that specifically and rapidly detects germs by means of their metabolic products.

In fact, there are 3 autoimmune disease tests that can help to evaluate your immune system that are unknown and never ordered by conventional doctors because this information is so advanced that it can take many years until it becomes a common practice.

There are instances when conventional medicine is like a miracle, but for the one in five people suffering from autoimmune disease such as Hashimoto's hypothyroidism (a disease in which the immune system attacks and destroys tissue in the body or brain), and countless others suffering from undiagnosed autoimmunity, chronic inflammation, severe pain, environmentally induced illnesses, food sensitivities, chronic viral, bacterial, or parasitic infections, brain chemistry imbalances, hormonal imbalances, hair loss, unexplained weight gain, and more — being told your lab tests are fine and you simply need an antidepressant can feel like a kick in the groin.

Needless to say, they include a vastly more rigorous curriculum, higher expectations for all students, a knowledge - based rather than a methods - based emphasis in teacher education, and a more thoughtful system of assessment rather than the relatively mindless fill - in - the - blank approach of so many conventional standardized tests.

A new study released today challenges the practice of ranking nations by educational test scores and questions conventional wisdom that the U.S.educational system has fallen badly behind school systems abroad.

So the conventional rating system for Coal City schools never factored in student success in areas — like being good in the hands - on trades that offer multiple career opportunities — other than test - taking.

Thanks to the direct response of the newly developed steering, the test subjects responded more confidently and competently to sudden evasive action at 60 km / h than with conventional systems.

A Los Angeles company has successfully tested an electromagnetic actuator it claims will eventually make conventional auto suspensions obsolete.Aura Systems Inc. of El Segundo, Calif., has patented its actuator in the United States, Japan and several European countries.The device works with the repelling force of magnetism and would replace traditional gas or hydraulic shock absorbers.

The test car came with a few options, including a six speed conventional automatic transmission, 19» alloy wheels, sunroof and side assist blind spot warning system.

The specialist areas of M engineer Bernd Barbisch: Development and testing of conventional and regulated spring / damper systems and axle / elastokinematics.

At the coalface, sophisticated five - link suspension systems lurk at both ends, acting as the core for a handling set - up that includes optional air suspension (as tested), optional four - wheel steering (as tested) and an optional sports suspension set - up atop the conventional fixed - rate dampers and steel springs.

During the test drive through Napa, the Accord Hybrid's engine spun up to a noticeable rpm but in a restrained and quiet manner no doubt helped out by the car's active noise cancellation system that generates sounds that muffle the engine revs in both the conventional and hybrid models.

In recent years, a modified Volvo XC90 was created as a test bed for the single - speed eTwinster system, while a BMW M3 has been taken apart by GKN engineers to replace its conventional rear differential with a mechanical Twinster unit — the first setup that shows the benefits of twin - clutch torque vectoring and «true» sailing functionality in a purely rear - wheel drive vehicle.

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The system scored 3,499 points on the PCMark 8 Work Conventional test, which is solid, falling in behind the Digital Storm Eclipse (3,809).

The system pulled an excellent 3,686 points on PCMark 8 Work Conventional, which tests office tasks, video conferencing, and Web browsing.

In PCMark 8 Work Conventional, the Switch 10 scored a respectable 1,576 points, and it finished Handbrake in just 7 minutes 3 seconds — that's not blazing speed by any stretch, but most Atom - based systems have difficulty even running the test.

What is interesting is that most lenders using conventional loan products do not require the testing of a homes water system.

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Drawing on studies conducted in Sweden, Super-insulated and Passive Solar experiments from North America and «Low Energy» European building standards, the concept of a building that could be practically constructed to maintain a comfortable interior climate without conventional heating or cooling systems was devised, tested and proven.

As a result, the system was able to put in a good showing on the PCMark 8 Work Conventional test with a better - than - average score of 2,894 points, putting it ahead of competitors like the ThinkPad X1 Carbon (2,733), Dell Latitude 14 5000 Series (E5450)(2,670), and HP EliteBook Folio 1020 (1,424).

This is a good point to start with as the flat systems already tested, whether they use conventional TXT or SLAB, did not impress us unduly.

The system's performance on the PCMark 8 Work Conventional test (2,733 points) was above average.