Sentences with phrase «developed measurement instruments»

This is due, in part, to the under - developed measurement instruments available for measuring socio - emotional skills across countries, cultures and population groups.

They have developed a measurement instrument for this purpose that is capable of determining the strength, frequency, and direction of electromagnetic attacks.

Not exact matches

Luna Analytics makes bioanalysis instruments for studying proteins, Luna Technologies develops fiber - optic - measurement devices for the telecom industry, and Luna Energy manufactures advanced oil - well - monitoring equipment.

At the time, scientists already had developed remotely operated vehicles that could roam the seafloor, and placed instruments on the ocean's bottom that could record uninterrupted measurements for years.

This Directional Water Transport Tester (DWTT) is a sensitive, accurate and reliable instrument for fabrics» water absorption and transport measurements developed by researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

«The various groups took a lot of different measurements using state - of - the - art instruments we each had developed.»

The new instrument, developed by NIST chemists Adam Fleisher and David Long and based on a technology called cavity ringdown spectroscopy (CRDS), promises to dramatically reduce the cost of those measurements.

Researchers from Norway and China have collaborated on developing an autonomous buoy with instruments that can more precisely measure the optical properties of Arctic sea ice while also taking measurements of ice thickness and temperature.

Researchers from The University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics have developed and demonstrated a process for continuous electron density measurement of the previously under - explored D region of the ionosphere — a part of the atmosphere that previously could only be sensitively probed by short - lived rocket - borne instruments.

Thanks to tools developed in the past decade, this study found that complete measurement of carbon in the atmosphere is now possible, though it still requires state - of - the - art instruments and careful analysis.

These measurements may also shed light on the proportion of radioactive elements like uranium and thorium inside the Moon, since their decay produces heat and should increase the amount of heat radiated by the Moon, says Paul Spudis of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, US, who is developing radar instruments to fly on LRO and Chandrayaan - 1.

Since the development of new nanoscale measurement methods is also a high priority, we are developing multi-probe scanning probe microscopes and other cutting - edge instruments.

What good is the measurement of how one can read or calculate if you do not develop all the tools that God has given us... whether it be the beauty of poetry, the knowledge of history, playing a musical instrument or being physically fit?

These algorithms, developed for national and international operational and research satellite programs, convert sensor / instrument measurements into geophysical parameters such as vertical temperature / water vapor profiles, estimates of cloud amount, type and phase, and land / ocean parameters such as sea surface winds, net heat flux, and forest fire intensity / extent.

Considerable work is needed to develop radiation - budget instruments for surface - based measurements.

Solar power engineer also shoulders the responsibility of developing standard procedures, providing technical support in testing solar power systems, analyzing energy yield, calibrating solar measurement instruments, and testing capacity of solar power systems.

NRFC relies on multiple avenues to share information including: the fatherhood.gov website, media campaigns, social media, virtual trainings, outreach and presentations at events, written products to advance the fields of responsible fatherhood research and practice, and a National Call Center for fathers and responsible fatherhood practitioners.10 In addition, the ACF's Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) is implementing several research and evaluation projects, including the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3), the Parents and Children Together (PaCT) Responsible Fatherhood Evaluation, the Fatherhood and Marriage Local Evaluation and Cross-Site (FaMLE Cross-Site) project, and the Ex-Prisoner Reentry Strategies Study, all of which partner with Responsible Fatherhood programs.11 OPRE also awards grants to fund research on Healthy Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood, and provides information on the curricula used by Healthy Marriage / Responsible Fatherhood grantees through its Strengthening Families Curriculum Guide.12 To promote rigorous evaluation, strengthen the field of fatherhood research, and share information on effective fatherhood research and evaluation practices, OPRE funded the Fatherhood Research and Practice Network (FRPN).13 FRPN provides grants to study responsible fatherhood programs, develops and shares measurement instruments for use in fatherhood program evaluations, and provides training and technical assistance to practitioners and researchers through webinars, written documents, and its Researcher and Practitioner Forum.14

His work focuses specifically on research methods, measurement, and statistics — designing and implementing studies, developing and evaluating measurement instruments, and applying advanced statistical analyses to study data.

Two reviewers will independently assess the suitability of the preference - based instruments for measuring outcomes in palliative care using the ISOQOL, minimum standards for patient - reported outcome measures (conceptual and measurement model, reliability, content validity, construct validity, responsiveness, interpretability of scores, translation of measure, patient and investigator burden), 43 and the CREATE checklist (descriptive system, health states values, sampling, preference data collection, study sample, modelling, scoring algorithm).44 The ISOQOL minimum standards were chosen as these standards were developed from a systematic review of published and unpublished guidance on patient - reported outcome measures, including the COnsensus - based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN).46 To the authors» knowledge, the CREATE checklist is the only published guidance on what key components should be reported in a valuation study.44 Information on how the contents of the instruments were developed, psychometric properties and valuation will be used to assess the suitability of the instruments for the palliative setting; instruments will be scored on whether the domains or dimensions were developed using input from informal caregivers of people receiving palliative care (yes / no) and whether each of the reporting checklist items has been evaluated for this population (if yes, then a score of one will be allocated) and a total score measurement model, reliability, content validity, construct validity, responsiveness, interpretability of scores, translation of measure, patient and investigator burden), 43 and the CREATE checklist (descriptive system, health states values, sampling, preference data collection, study sample, modelling, scoring algorithm).44 The ISOQOL minimum standards were chosen as these standards were developed from a systematic review of published and unpublished guidance on patient - reported outcome measures, including the COnsensus - based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN).46 To the authors» knowledge, the CREATE checklist is the only published guidance on what key components should be reported in a valuation study.44 Information on how the contents of the instruments were developed, psychometric properties and valuation will be used to assess the suitability of the instruments for the palliative setting; instruments will be scored on whether the domains or dimensions were developed using input from informal caregivers of people receiving palliative care (yes / no) and whether each of the reporting checklist items has been evaluated for this population (if yes, then a score of one will be allocated) and a total score Measurement Instruments (COSMIN).46 To the authors» knowledge, the CREATE checklist is the only published guidance on what key components should be reported in a valuation study.44 Information on how the contents of the instruments were developed, psychometric properties and valuation will be used to assess the suitability of the instruments for the palliative setting; instruments will be scored on whether the domains or dimensions were developed using input from informal caregivers of people receiving palliative care (yes / no) and whether each of the reporting checklist items has been evaluated for this population (if yes, then a score of one will be allocated) and a total score calculated.

One reason for developing the PANIBI was to have an instrument for the measurement of aggression and victimization where the item contents are kept constant across aggression and victimization, so that the same behaviors can be studied from the perspectives of both aggressor and victim.

An inspection is technically exhaustive when it is done by a specialist who may make extensive use of measurements, instruments, testing, calculations, and other means to develop scientific or engineering findings, conclusions, and recommendations.