Sentences with phrase «effectiveness rates as»

Since effectiveness is so important, it's a good idea to use effectiveness rates as a guide for what birth control to go with.

This means that researchers can attribute any differences in teachers» levels of satisfaction to the news of their effectiveness ratings as opposed to something about how well they actually perform their jobs.

There are a number of evidence - based couples therapy modalities that have an effectiveness rate as high as 85 percent.

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Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

For example, several research teams have criticised medical dramas showing heart resuscitation techniques for conveying misinformation about their effectiveness, such as far higher survival rates from a heart attack, or more younger people experiencing attacks than in real life.

Much of the effectiveness of Canadian monetary policy depends on the Bank of Canada's credibility: managing expectations for the future is at least as important as setting short - term interest rates.

In their April 2017 paper entitled «Momentum in Traditional and Cryptocurrencies Made Simple», Janick Rohrbach, Silvan Suremann and Joerg Osterrieder compare the effectiveness of time series and cross-sectional momentum as applied to three groups of currency exchange rates: G10 currencies; non-G10 conventional currencies; and, cryptocurrencies.

According to this view, since policymakers would not accept permanently rising rates of inflation, economies would tend to fluctuate around a natural rate of unemployment, determined by factors such as labor flexibility, the availability of benefits, and the effectiveness of hiring and job searches.

As issuing debt to fund growth continues to lose its effectiveness, watch for the PBOC to push for a weaker Yuan as well as lower domestic interest rateAs issuing debt to fund growth continues to lose its effectiveness, watch for the PBOC to push for a weaker Yuan as well as lower domestic interest rateas well as lower domestic interest rateas lower domestic interest rates.

For the second year, B2C marketers have rated in - person events as the most effective tactic, with confidence in effectiveness increasing substantially (from 62 percent last year to 74 percent this year).

As we did in our annual, more global study, we spent a good deal of time in this research looking at the differences between the marketers who rate themselves highly in terms of overall content marketing effectiveness (the «most effective») versus those who rate themselves as least effective to understand the gaps and identify best practices for paid content promotioAs we did in our annual, more global study, we spent a good deal of time in this research looking at the differences between the marketers who rate themselves highly in terms of overall content marketing effectiveness (the «most effective») versus those who rate themselves as least effective to understand the gaps and identify best practices for paid content promotioas least effective to understand the gaps and identify best practices for paid content promotion.

In their May 2013 paper entitled «Forty Years, Thirty Currencies and 21,000 Trading Rules: A Large - Scale, Data - Snooping Robust Analysis of Technical Trading in the Foreign Exchange Market», Po - Hsuan Hsu and Mark Taylor test the effectiveness of a broad set of quantitative technical trading rules as applied to exchange rates of 30 currencies with the U.S. dollar over extended periods.

To rate its effectiveness, as part of RCIA formation, I have used the book with a number of people preparing for reception into full Communion; the explanations have been found to be concise, thorough and entirely comprehensible.

The ratings were strict, if not always fair, and their effectiveness hard to judge, though Hollywood kept the Legion in mind as it produced new movies.

About 1971, however, there was a major turn in my pilgrimage as I gradually became painfully aware of the so - called outcome studies reporting the dubious effectiveness of average psychotherapy, whose cure rates barely match spontaneous remission, coupled with the frightening spectre of client deterioration (i.e., patients finding their condition worsening under the care of professional psychotherapists).

I usually don't take stats as a good indicator from a player's performance, but the difference in effectiveness of Pablo's home and away can be seen by his average performance rating.

Well as Rooney played against Otelul Galati, and an 88 % pass completion rate gives a fair reflection of the effectiveness of his distribution in his new role, he was still playing out of position.

Whilst we do not have rigorous evaluation evidence of the effectiveness of Ecole des Maris, testimony from the men involved, and from pregnant women and new mothers, indicates that the scheme has transformed attitudes towards healthcare, as well as substantially increasing the rates of attended labour in a country where maternal and child death rates at birth remain high.

As we have suggested previously, 3,39 use of routine data to evaluate the effectiveness of local or national policy changes over time, or between areas, with respect to breastfeeding rates needs to account for differences in ethnic composition and socioeconomic status.

Although Step 10 of the UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiatives requires that accredited maternity units provide post-natal breastfeeding support groups, the availability and uptake of these services remains unclear.40 The effectiveness of peer - support for long - term breastfeeding success has been well documented in middle - income countries, 35,41 and a systematic review has emphasized the importance of skilled post-natal breastfeeding support in the UK.39 However Graffy et al. 40 concluded from a randomized controlled trial of support provided by volunteer breastfeeding counsellors that although such support was rated by mothers as helpful, volunteer support was not effective at increasing breastfeeding duration, perhaps owing to mothers not actively taking up such support.

In many cities, rating the effectiveness of public schools is as easy as texting on a Blackberry.

Evaluation of the effectiveness of cell phone technology as community based intervention to improve exclusive breastfeeding and reduce infant morbidity rates

Senate Republicans plan to cover a range of issues with mayoral control, includnig student performance, graduation rates, and «the effectiveness of having a single person accountable for the public school system as compared to the previous community board system.»

Senate Republicans plan to cover a range of issues with mayoral control, including student performance, graduation rates, and «the effectiveness of having a single person accountable for the public school system as compared to the previous community board system.»

I know of no firm metrics (other than voting patterns, which are flawed as participation rates are so low 38 % - 62 % typically for national elections), though there is a plethora of writing on the effectiveness of government.

As rates of skin cancer, or melanoma, rise for men and women in the United States, health experts are debating the effectiveness of annual total body examinations in helping to detect the disease in its earlier stages.

While men tend to rate themselves as significantly more effective than women rate themselves, when ratings by others were examined, women came out ahead on perceptions of effectiveness, according to the study, published in APA's Journal of Applied Psychology.

The study, published in the Journal of Gambling Studies, found that the effectiveness ofGambers Anonymous needs to be studied further, but appeared to show better rates of abstinence, improved gambling symptoms and better quality of life, especially when used in conjunction with other approaches, such as stress management intervention and cognitive behavioural therapy.

Improving the effectiveness of this naturally occurring mechanism, by increasing, for example, the rate of vesicle formation, may indeed encourage bile elimination from the blocked duct so as to avoid long - term liver damage and increase the effectiveness of surgical intervention.

I invested in a Polar Loop that linked up with my heart rate monitor so I could follow my general daily activity, as well as get a more in - depth look at the effectiveness of my workouts.

Perhaps this is why it's effectiveness rate isn't as high as it should be.

As a pediatrician, Dr. Liz Mumper has seen the prevalence of autism in children increase at an exponential rate, yet her enthusiasm for her work has only increased as she's witnessed the effectiveness of integrating naturopathic medicinAs a pediatrician, Dr. Liz Mumper has seen the prevalence of autism in children increase at an exponential rate, yet her enthusiasm for her work has only increased as she's witnessed the effectiveness of integrating naturopathic medicinas she's witnessed the effectiveness of integrating naturopathic medicine.

The authors point out that the Cincinnati system of evaluation is different from the standard practice in place in most American school districts, where perfunctory evaluations assign the vast majority of teachers «satisfactory» ratings, leading many to «characterize classroom observation as a hopelessly flawed approach to assessing teacher effectiveness.»

In fact, studies of informal surveys of principals (see «When Principals Rate Teachers,» research, Spring 2006) and teacher ratings by mentor teachers find that these more - subjective evaluation methods have similar power to detect differences in teacher effectiveness as the TES ratings.

Half of academies sponsored by grammar schools are rated as requiring improvement or inadequate, casting doubt on the effectiveness of government plans to get more selective schools running other nearby schools.

It's no easy task, and as Colorado prepares for statewide implementation of standardized educator effectiveness ratings, it's the kind of thing many schools are going to be doing in every classroom.

In the wake of high - profile evaluations of teachers using their students» test scores, such as one conducted by the Los Angeles Times, a study released last month suggests some such methods, called «value added» measures, are too imprecise to rate teachers» effectiveness.

As districts grapple with implementing statutory requirements for annual evaluation, a common pain point has been the use of student growth and assessment data, including properly understanding what the legislation requires, which measures to use, how to aggregate growth measures for teachers and administrators, and reliably scoring for 25 % of an effectiveness rating.

To investigate the relationship between school effectiveness and classroom instruction, we initially conducted a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) with the school effectiveness rating serving as the independent variable and eight teacher variables serving as outcome measures (see Table 11).

While a coaching preference did not emerge as a general difference among teachers across school effectiveness ratings, we did find that the practice of coaching during reading to provide word recognition instruction was found to be a characteristic of teachers in the most effective schools and the most accomplished teachers in general.

The Galileo Instructional Effectiveness Dashboard provides the tools for administrators to manage the implementation of rating scales as well as a place for educators to access proficiency rating results, current student growth and achievement results, and compiled evaluation data.

To gain a better understanding of high school effectiveness, I would also want to look at other indicators peculiar to that level, such as graduation rates, SAT scores, higher education attendance and completion rates, and others.

The survey asked teachers to rate items such as students» attention levels, the teacher's enjoyment, and effectiveness of the lesson.

Field - test teachers often pointed out student levels of engagement, student ability to use new content knowledge, and connections to required curriculum standards as factors contributing to high ratings in terms of the effectiveness of the lesson.

But the error rate of these «value - added measures» may be lower than the error rate of classifications based on traditional measures of teacher effectiveness such as licensure status or years of experience.

Like the New York teachers, they had been rated using a system known as value - added, which uses student test scores to estimate the «value» of a teacher's effectiveness.

I now know firsthand how uplifting and difficult being a teacher can be, and how myriad policy decisions affect the work I do every day: implementing the rigorous standards known as the Common Core; modifying No Child Left Behind / ESEA to address its shortcomings, such as simplified curricula due to testing; establishing new evaluation systems that rate teacher effectiveness and, I hope, provide us with support and feedback to get even better.

On the website of the federal What Works Clearinghouse (http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc) only one of the 150 - plus commercial reading programs listed received a «strong evidence» rating.1 Four other programs were rated as having «possible evidence» of their effectiveness.

In addition to the fact that the tests are narrow and do not measure higher - order thinking skills, researchers have found that value - added models of teacher effectiveness are highly unstable: Teachers» ratings differ substantially from class to class and from year to year, as well as from one test to the next.

«Districts and unions also need to work together to provide parents with more and better information about teacher effectiveness — if not individual ratings, then at least school - level statistics, as teachers are the most powerful school - based factor in student academic success or failure,» he said.