Based on prior research suggesting that distinctions between allegations and substantiations are not useful, 31,32 official reports of alleged child abuse were coded using a slightly modified version33 of the maltreatment classification scheme developed by Barnett et al. 34 Three
general indicators of child abuse were created, each dichotomized as present or not, based on the coding of the following records: (1) physical abuse (any blows or injury to the head, torso, buttocks, or limbs; and violent handling, choking, burning, shaking, or nondescript injury); (2) sexual abuse (any sexual exposure, exploitation, molestation, or penetration); and (3) psychological maltreatment (threats to psychological safety and security, lack of acceptance and threats to self - esteem, or failure to allow age - appropriate autonomy).
Three
general indicators of threshold reliability justifying admission of a statement include «(i) the statement is made under oath or affirmation following a warning on the significance of the oath and the availability of sanctions for giving a false statement; (ii) the statement is videotaped in its entirety; and (iii) the opposing party has a full opportunity to cross-examine the witness respecting the statement» (at para. 32).
Though ideal weights vary within breeds, there are
general indicators of an overweight pet, including not being able to feel their ribs, seeing a pooch in their abdomen from the side, and panting and shortness of breath.
A Nissan spokesperson said the lines did not stand for a specific unit of measurement, but
a general indicator of space.
Plus, any Dow Jones quote serves its initial purpose of acting as
a general indicator of what's going on in the stock market.
How much a baby weighs is
a general indicator of her health.
Heart rate variability (HRV) is
a general indicator of autonomic nervous system function.
Blood pressure is also
a general indicator of inherited metabolism.
Think of your credit score as
a general indicator of your financial health, like blood pressure is for your body.
(i) Benchmark securities serve as
a general indicator of the level and directional movement of the overall debt market.
The quality of your pet's bowel movement is a good
general indicator of gut health, which has a substantial impact on the overall health of your pet.
Not exact matches
And along with these
general traffic projections, here are some essential
indicators of business flow and the underlying business model:
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.
In a study, JP Vergne, a professor at Ivey Business School, discovered that the best
indicator of the short - term price development
of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, in
general, is developer activity around it.
Overall, small business owners are more optimistic about the economic recovery than the
general population, which may be a leading
indicator of the future direction
of overall consumer sentiment.
Given the absence
of a public trading market
of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation
of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board
of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate
of fair value
of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations
of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares
of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges
of our convertible preferred stock relative to those
of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack
of marketability
of our common stock; the hiring
of key personnel and the experience
of our management; the introduction
of new products; our stage
of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood
of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale
of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history
of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic
indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the
general economic outlook.
Federal Reserve securities lending trends and momentum
indicators (for predicting the
general direction
of the U.S. equities market) is also covered.
The FTSE 100 is often considered an
indicator of prosperity among qualifying United Kingdom companies and the economy in
general.
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).
The GTFM is determined mainly by confidence
indicators such as credit spreads, the yield curve, the relative strength
of the banking sector and inflation expectations, although it also takes into account the US dollar's exchange rate and the
general commodity - price trend.
Something I think has been somewhat overlooked in
general euphoria over the strength
of economic
indicators, is the that commercial and industrial loans for all
of the banks in the United States are now only up one - tenth
of one percent in the last 12 months.
Available
indicators of rental rates and vacancies
of residential property are volatile and vary considerably across capital cities but, in
general, they provide tentative signs
of a mild easing
of growth in rents; vacancy rates have picked up a little in some cities, but they remain low.
I believe that these
indicators will support my
general thesis, which is that the African - American conception
of God as God
of the oppressed is far more in accord with Hartshorne's vision
of God than with those classical Western theologies which are affiliated with denominations and traditions from which African - American congregations have sought to liberate themselves.
What we have seen between 1965 and the present, among the billion or so people who inhabit the industrialized nations, is, by contrast, a
general upheaval in the whole set
of demographic
indicators.
The influence that religious broadcasters may have is more significant, therefore, when they are viewed within the broader context as
indicators of a
general cultural trend among groups
of disenfranchised citizens.
Further, FE&S» Distribution Giants study also serves as a key
indicator of the foodservice equipment and supplies industry's
general economic health and allows a look back to measure industry performance in recent years.
If the
general public (based on Betting Percentage) is on one side
of the game, but the point spread moves in the opposite direction, it is often an
indicator that «big money» (and most likely «smart money») is taking a position in the direction
of the line movement (and opposite to the Public).
I realise these are only small examples but they are
indicators of how the country is run from top to bottom, bribes are paid, elections are rigged and
general corruption rules.
Given that the decision
of what to feature on the mainpage is an
indicator of general site opinion, I suspect this is a technically correct explanation to avoid being nailed for hypocrisy, but whatever.
Failing to celebrate goals was just one
indicator, and his
general demeanour was one
of someone who didn't really look like they wanted to be here.
The way that our society interacts together is a good
indicator of the
general upbringing that people receive in this modern day, and teaching pro-social behaviors is becoming increasingly important.
This is consistent with existing evidence on blood pressure as a surrogate
indicator of CVD and stroke risk for the
general population.
Growth is a good
indicator of general health, and babies who are growing well are generally healthy, while poor growth can be a sign
of a problem.
Although local election and
general election results tend to be quite similar to begin with (the two are 90 % correlated) a statistical prediction might offer a better
indicator of what is likely to happen in the future then simply taking the results at face value.
History shows one important fact: the results
of competitive special elections from Hawaii to New York are poor
indicators of broader trends or future
general election outcomes.
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 NASUWT has always stressed that progress measures are, in
general, a more effective and equitable
indicator of the contribution schools make to the achievement
of pupils than those focused on assessment.
Turnout in the gubernatorial race could be an
indicator of what's to come in the showdown between Republican Attorney
General Greg Abbott and Democratic state Sen. Wendy Davis, the two likely nominees in the governor's race.
Mark - Viverito also warned that Trump's selection
of Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions for U.S. Attorney
General is an
indicator of the types
of choices he will make as president.
Speaking at the opening ceremony
of the party's National Executive Committee meeting on Tuesday at its national secretariat, Mr. Oyegun said it was important for the party to win the elections in those states as they will be an
indicator of the outcome
of the 2019
general elections.
A better
indicator of Jeremy Corbyn's prospects at a
general election may come in the Midlands, the east and the south, where Labour will need to pick up seats if he is to get into Downing Street.
Some were for elevated lead levels, the problem in Flint, but the data set also included violations for coliform bacteria — a group
of microbes that is easy to detect and serves as an
indicator of bacterial contamination in
general — nitrates, arsenic, and other contaminants.
The number
of missing teeth could be a useful additional
indicator for
general medical practitioners, when individual risk factors for chronic diseases are assessed, researcher John Liljestrand states.
In
general, he stuck to the European Commission's usual line, focusing on the need to boost innovation and public - private partnerships, and mentioning the importance
of results and «output
indicators.»
«Dietary diversity is a pretty good
indicator of general nutritional intake,» says Winter - Nelson.
Disordered eating among 24 - year - old women and men was an
indicator of higher body weight, larger waist circumference and lower psychological wellbeing as well as a lower self - evaluation
of general health both at age 24 and ten years later.
This suggests that the existence
of Treponema «is likely a good
indicator of a
general high level
of microbial diversity in the human gut,» says evolutionary anthropologist Stephanie Schnorr
of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany.
In order to examine the relationship between prejudice and mortality, the researchers constructed a measure capturing the average level
of anti-gay prejudice in the communities where LGB individuals lived, beginning in 1988, using data on prejudicial attitudes from the
General Social Survey, one
of the primary sources
of social
indicator data in the social sciences.
«While incidents
of child abuse and neglect among military families are well below that
of the
general population, this study is another
indicator of the stress deployments place on soldiers, family members and caregivers,» said Karl F. Schneider, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
We also used radial velocity measurements
of the host star, spanning a time range
of $ \ sim $ 30 yr, to constrain the companion's mass and orbital properties, as well as to probe the host star's spectral age
indicators and
general spectral energy distribution.