Sentences with phrase «general index of»

Generally, DTI studies have used fractional anisotropy (FA) as a general index of white - matter microstructural «integrity».

As a consequence, we recommend use of the questionnaire as a general index of psychopathology, using the summary score (GSI) only, not the subscales.

File tax returns on time and accurately (especially the General Index of Financial Information).

But, in the back of my mind, I kept on thinking that another general index of greatness had to be speed and accuracy — how quickly you can respond correctly to a patron request?

Field experiments (Christiansen et al. [1987]-RRB- have shown that the ratio of annual wood production to LAI, termed «growth efficiency» (GE), has proven useful as a general index of tree vigor and specifically to identifying the vulnerability of pine stands to attacks from mountain pine beetles (Dendroctonus ponderosae)(Coops et al. [2009]-RRB-.

See the Home Page or general index of hotels, guest houses and bed and breakfast accommodation for our contact email.

See general index of hotels, guest houses and bed and breakfast and self - catering accommodation for contact email.

The most widely used general index of absorption rate is peak time; the slower the absorption, the later the peak time.

General Cognitive - Behavioral Therapy (CBT) facilitator competence are rated using 12 items rated on 10 - point scales that assess various general indices of a competent group therapist (e.g., leader expresses ideas clearly and at an appropriate pace, leader keeps group members on task during session).

Not exact matches

I found that during the 12 months ending on Oct. 1, seven of the leaders underperformed the S&P 500 index: Apple, Exxon Mobil, Google, Microsoft, General Electric, Wal - Mart and Chevron.

At the end of 2014, Adyen raised $ 250 million from General Atlantic with participation from existing investor Index Ventures.

Tyson said Florida's attorney general had requested information primarily related to possible anticompetitive conduct in connection with the Georgia Dock, a pricing index for chicken products formerly published by the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

About 30 percent of all the inflows went to 10 low - cost, plain - vanilla equity ETFs that were indexed to the S&P 500 (IVV, VOO, SPY), developed markets in general (IEFA, EFA, VEA), or emerging markets (IEMG, VWO).

The S&P GSCI Total Return Index in USD is widely recognized as the leading measure of general commodity price movements and inflation in the world economy.

YouGov BrandIndex's entire universe of 1,500 + consumer brands was measured with its Index score, the company's centerpiece indicator of brand health, combining sub-scores of General Impression, Quality, Value, Satisfaction, Reputation, and Willingness to Recommend.

While I generally consider this advice to be wise, especially for inexperienced investors who should probably opt for something like an index fund, working with a qualified advisor or, if they are wealthy enough, an asset management group, the problem comes from the fact that if you find a truly outstanding business — one that you have conviction will continue to compound for decades at rates many times that of the general market, even a high price can be a bargain.

There exists a number of indices that look at the price of housing by deflating the nominal dollar price of a house by the consumer price index (CPI) to get an idea of how fast housing prices are rising relative to the general rise in prices of consumer goods.

He points out that manufacturing stalwart General Motors was booted out, as were Citigroup and Kraft, and he argues the current index skews too tech - heavy to encompass the true scope of the U.S. economy.

YouGov BrandIndex's entire universe of 1,100 + consumer brands were measured year to year with its Index score, its chief measurement of brand health, which combines the average respondent scores for quality, value, general impression, satisfaction, reputation and willingness to recommend.

I am a big fan of the Vanguard investing philosophy (which is built on investing in low cost index funds), as well as Vanguard funds in general.

His conviction in index funds for the general investor is so strong that he made a bet with several hedge fund managers in 2008 that 5 funds of their choosing would underperform the overall market over 10 years.

J.P. Morgan makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of XEB or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in XEB particularly or the ability of the J.P. Morgan Indexes to track general stock market performance.

What are Indices In general terms an index is a measure or sign of something derived from a mathematical calculation.

The difficult feature of the interim, at least for hedged equity strategies, is that as the «troops» diverge from the «generals,» portfolios that aren't comprised of the largest and most speculative stocks of the preceding bull market often underperform the indices during top formations.

One quick note about «short ETFs» in general is that most of them have a tendency to underperform their underlying indexes as the holding period increases.

To the extent that the real estate industry (and also stock - market investors and securities owners in general) would be able to «index» the cost of their investment to a construction - price index, their capital gains would be rendered tax - exempt.

A general application of the model to the entire sample (see All firms tab) is supplemented with specific applications to subsets of the underlying sample for which companies were aggregated by company size (based on annual revenue and inclusion in major Fortune indexes: see F500 and F250 tabs).

As you can see, many of these companies have been a part of the index for a long time without interruption, with General Electric being added in the year 1907, ExxonMobil (then Standard Oil of New Jersey) in 1928 and Procter & Gamble in 1932.

EMERGING MARKETS ROUNDUP By Gordon Platt The Dubai Financial Market was one of the best - performing equity markets in the world in 2013, with the general index nearly doubling.

In general, I'm a fan of index investing (I think it's the best strategy for most investors), but being forced to buy and hold shares regardless of their valuation becomes a dangerous proposition when the stock is highly overvalued, which is the case today in China.

The Philadelphia Federal Reserve reported that its General Factory Sector Business Conditions Index declined to 27.6 during June and reversed most of May's jump to 38.8 in May.

The following chart comparison of the HUI and the NYSE Composite Index (NYA) shows that the gold - mining sector commenced a strong upward trend about 2.5 months after the start of the general equity bear market.

Earnings / Macro Pulse: But if you look at a couple of key indicators we track: the «nominal surprise index» (this tracks a combination of the Citi US inflation surprise index and the economic surprise index - giving a view on how the inflation and general economic data is turning out vs expectations), and the «earnings revisions indicator» (this combines earnings revisions ratio and the rate of change in forward earnings).

KT currently serves on the board of Diversified Health Services, a private healthcare services company that operates assisted living and nursing care facilities in the United States and was formerly on the board of Index, a retail software company funded by General Catalyst, Innovation Endeavors and Khosla Ventures.

See http://janebryantquinn.com/2010/09/have-an-annuity-with-lifetime-income-guarantees-dont-give-it-up/ I have written negatively about equity - indexed annuities (which the industry likes to call «fixed annuities,» even though they aren't fixed), due to lack of disclosure, hidden fees and, yes, abusive sales, as several lawsuits by attorneys general can attest.

Though index funds tend to be the best all - weather stock investments, you can diversify your stock position by spreading your money across various sectors, each of which having the potential to outperform the general market at different times.

The U.S. Trade Weighted Dollar Index provides a general indication of the international value of the U.S. dollar.

The index of future general business activity fell 22 points to -24, and the index of future company outlook fell to -1.3, its first negative reading in nearly seven years.

While the index is down from 56.0 % in January, the level is still indicative of general growth in the economy, just at a slower pace.

There is a homology between them, but nothing allows us to derive the specific feature of religious language — i.e., that its referent moves among prophecy, narration, prescription, wisdom, and psalms, coordinating these diverse and partial forms of discourse by giving them a vanishing point and an index of incompleteness — nothing, I say, allows us to derive this from the general characteristics of the poetic function.

Their findings indicated that in terms of a general index devised to measure identification with the Christian Right, there was no difference in the percentage who chose Reagan compared to the general population.

In addition to a helpful glossary and an indispensable index, The Literary Guide features some useful and, in several instances, excellent general essays such as Helen Elsom's superb treatment of the New Testament and Greco - Roman literature, Gerald L. Bruns's brilliant study of midrash and allegory, and an interesting essay by Alter on the characteristics of ancient Hebrew poetry.

The harmful effects of Agave (and sugar in general) actually have very little to do with the glycemic index but everything to do with the large amounts of fructose... and Agave nectar is very high in fructose.

Brands need to focus their online engagement on a new generation of influencers if they are to thrive in a connected, information - saturated world, according to the Tetra Pak 2017 Index, which was presented at the General Assembly in London.

Since there are now so many articles on three main topics (home education in general, mathematics, and parenting) these have their own index pages with brief descriptions of each relevant article.

Supplements Epidemic Dysentery Controlling Cholera Diarrhoea and Drugs Persistent Diarrhoea Refugees and Displaced Communities Shigellosis Teaching tools and techniques Breastfeeding Practical Hygiene Children's Poster Competition Weaning Water and Sanitation Immunisation Growth Monitoring Photographic Competition Results Oral Rehydration Therapy Subject Index Aetiology Cholera Escherichia Coli Parasites Rotavirus Shigella Drug therapy Antimicrobials Epidemiology Health education and training Health education Training Immunisation Laboratory services Nutrition Breastfeeding Feeding and diarrhoea Growth monitoring Vitamin A Malnutrition and diarrhoea Weaning General Oral rehydration therapy Management of diarrhoea Infants Formula Measuring ORS Sanitation and hygiene Handwashing Latrines Survey and evaluation methods Traditional remedies / local beliefs Urban health Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Behaviour Water supply Water purification Women

All three aspects of Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Index — the number of open seats, incumbents facing primary opposition and general elections between partisan candidates — showed poor results compared to the prior election cycle.

As shown in Figure 3, for more than two decades Medicaid spending in New York and nationwide rose at a pace well above the general cost indicator for state and local governments; the near doubling of the price index between 1991 and 2011 was more than matched by the greater than quadrupling of national Medicaid costs and an approximately 350 percent increase in New York's Medicaid expenses.7 (The more rapid growth in other states likely reflected their expansion of eligibility, which New York had already implemented.)

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change over time in the general price level of goods and services that households acquire for the purpose of consumption, with reference to the price level in 2012, the base year, which has an index ofIndex (CPI) measures the change over time in the general price level of goods and services that households acquire for the purpose of consumption, with reference to the price level in 2012, the base year, which has an index ofindex of 100.

Less than three quarters (72 %) of UKIP voters at the 2014 European Parliament election say they could see themselves voting UKIP in a general election, according to a new ITV News Index poll carried out by ComRes.