Sentences with phrase «evaluation stage of studying»

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For the purposes of this economic evaluation, the forms were initially used in a related study funded by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) research for patient benefit programme «assessing the impact of a new birth centre on choice and outcome of maternity care in an inner city area,» which will be reported in full elsewhere, comparing the costs of care in a free standing midwifery unit with care in an obstetric unit in the same trust.16 The data collected included details of staffing levels, treatments, surgeries, diagnostic imaging tests, scans, drugs, and other resource inputs associated with each stage of the pathway through intrapartum and after birth care.

This study represents the initial stage of a multi-pronged evaluation of John Jay's URE program with subsequent phases focusing on quantitative comparisons.

The study suggests in these prophylactic operations, surgeons need to remove just 3 to 8 lymph nodes for an adequate evaluation, depending on the stage of the tumor.

«We're at the stage of saying, «OK, these (levels) compared to a benchmark indicate more evaluation need to be done,»» said Wesley Stone, a Geological Survey hydrologist and the study's lead author.

Inclusion Criteria: • Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 or 1 • Have histologically or cytologically confirmed advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)(Stage IIIb or greater) • Measurable disease, as defined by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) 1.1 • Known PD - L1 tumor status as determined by an immunohistochemistry (IHC) assay performed by the central laboratory on tissue obtained at Screening • A woman of childbearing potential must have a negative highly sensitive serum (beta - human chorionic gonadotropin [beta - hCG]-RRB- at Screening within 14 days prior to study drug administration Inclusion Criteria for Crossover: • Participants must have been randomized to Arm A of the study and had radiographic disease progression according to RECIST 1.1 • Participants must have a mandatory biopsy at the time of disease progression according to RECIST 1.1 prior to crossing over.

The Michael and Susan Dell Foundation has funded a number of case studies on schools implementing blended learning as well as an early stage impact evaluation of each model.

Integrating authentic, rich evidence of student learning with the processes of evaluation — at the stage of goal - setting, throughout the course of the year, and at the end of teaching cycles (a year, a semester, or a unit of study)-- can help teachers, mentors, and evaluators see firsthand what students know and can do before, during, and as a result of teaching.

The above studies show promise that quantitative metrics for the likelihood of model projections may be developed, but because the development of robust metrics is still at an early stage, the model evaluations presented in this chapter are based primarily on experience and physical reasoning, as has been the norm in the past.

A case study of the COAG trials published in April 2004 also stated that «evaluation of the trials would be premature at this stage» (15).

It offers an extensive review and analysis of a wide range of evaluation studies of different comprehensive sexuality education programmes, at different stages of development and from different contexts and setting across the globe.