Sentences with phrase «in validity tests»

Enter Jerome (Jude Law, The Talented Mr. Ripley): a genetically superior medal - winning swimmer turned lame after a traffic accident, who donates his blood, urine, and other items used in validity tests so that Vincent can assume Jerome's identity long enough to fool the directors of space travel and get him aboard the shuttle of his dreams.

As a referral physician (e.g., physician evaluating a «shy bladder» condition or a claim of a legitimate medical explanation in a validity testing situation), you must notify the MRO, who in turn will notify the DER.

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It's only natural that companies turn to psychological assessment tests in the hopes of improving the accuracy and validity of their recruitment processes.

Another big case examines the patentability of diagnostic testing, and a third case in the pipeline could rethink the standard the Court set in 1983 to test the obviousness of what is patentable — a case that could call into question the validity of hundreds of thousands of existing patents.

Validity asks, in this case, for proof that scores on tests are related to success in specific jobs.

However, recent scientific advances in the realm of the quantum world have shown that there comes a point when objective testing and validity is no longer possible.

It is also not to test the validity of the feelings of minorities in America.

The majority incline to believe that they are purposely given as a trial in order to test the strength and validity of man's faith.

The «satan» in a Hebrew court of law was, like the prosecutor: accuser, adversary, serving the function of testing and trying validity & integrity.

It was in its own way «critical»: it involved testing what was studied for clarity, logical validity, and coherence.

Finally, I believe that these kinds of experiments can also test the validity of the present cosmological theory and of process cosmology in general.

On the contrary, I should claim, what I have been saying is metaphysical in the second sense of the word which I proposed in an earlier chapter; it is the making of wide generalizations on the basis of experience, with a reference back to verify or «check» the generalizations, a reference which includes not only the specific experience from which it started but also other experiences, both human and more general, by which its validity may be tested — and the result is not some grand scheme which claims to encompass everything in its sweep, but a vision of reality which to the one who sees in this way appears a satisfactory, but by no means complete, picture of how things actually and concretely go in the world.

In a famous essay of his he distinguishes between the naïve poet, who is characterized by spontaneity, immediacy and absence of self - consciousness, and the sentimental poet, who subjects his feelings to the scrutiny of the intellect, tests their validity by reference to some external criterion.

In addition, if there is a question as to validity of the data or tests, then anyone is free to retest again to verify the results.

Then (2) in face of the varieties of Christian proclamation and in view of the claim inherent in the nature of the synoptic gospel material (earthly Jesus = risen Lord), we may and we must use such historical knowledge of Jesus as we possess to test the validity of the claim of any given form of the Church's proclamation to be Christian proclamation.

«Each and every tile will be tested for the validity and reglued, or replaced and reglued, and then brand - new ivory color mortar put in between,» Ingber says.

We pilot tested scale validity in English - speaking (n = 90) and Spanish - speaking (n = 45) low - income mothers (median age of infant: 6 wk) by presenting the faces as 6 individual unlabeled cards and asking the women to place the cards in order from no pain to maximum pain.

The charity said this was «particularly concerning» as most of these experiments studied human diseases which do not exist in non-human primates, such as Parkinson's Disease, and this they suggested «significantly challenges» the validity of the tests.

The Board of Regents is launching an investigation into the validity of a testing system that is linked to teacher evaluations, citing the need to rebuild public trust following yet another opt out wave of state testing in schools.

Wilson's campaign cited a 1971 case, Posner v. Levitt, in which the state Supreme Court, Appellate Division Third Department ruled that «The Comptroller may have standing to test the validity of the budget, but he is not obliged to do so.»

A pilot study was done in Konongo, a mining community in Ashanti Region to test the applicability and validity of the research in January, 2013.

Until recently, initial predictive validity testing of the Braden Q Scale only included immobility - related pressure injuries in critically ill pediatric patients aged two weeks to eight years.

That's why teams in several countries, including Mozambique, have spent the past few years testing both the scientific validity and cultural acceptability of MIAs — with an eye toward expanding them across the globe.

Now, during her postdoctoral training in Erik Lindahls lab at the KHT Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Orellana has perfected and tested the algorithm through a novel analysis in order to test its validity.

Many tests are lamentably lacking in any proof of their validity, and so are open to attack on this count.

Researchers also tested the validity of conscious experiences using objective markers for the first time in a large study to determine whether claims of awareness compatible with out - of - body experiences correspond with real or hallucinatory events.

«It's important for us to study materials from asteroids and meteorites, the smaller versions of asteroids that fall to Earth, to test the validity of our models for how molecules in them could have helped give rise to life.

Richards describes how the adoption of some of the standard cancer therapies, such as 5 - Fluorouracil and Interferon, was not based on their passing the validity test Moertel and his colleagues had insisted upon in the case of vitamin C.

Australia's Full Federal Court this week began proceedings in an appeal of an earlier decision that upheld the validity of breast cancer diagnostic tests developed by Myriad Genetics — the same tests that were the subject of oral argument before the U.S. high court earlier this week.

Our pharmacological evidence demonstrates the predictive validity of these models and further supports the use of CSDS mouse model and WKY rat model in future PTSD drug testing.

In civil cases, such as a lawsuit for damages from a vehicle accident or from a medical problem, testing and analysis by a qualified forensic scientist may be used by either side to address the validity of the allegations in the suiIn civil cases, such as a lawsuit for damages from a vehicle accident or from a medical problem, testing and analysis by a qualified forensic scientist may be used by either side to address the validity of the allegations in the suiin the suit.

LA JOLLA — With forensic science facing mounting scrutiny as it plays an increasingly prominent role in the administration of justice, six scientists who recently served on the National Commission on Forensic Science are calling on the scientific community at large to advocate for increased research and financial support of forensic science as well as the introduction of empirical testing requirements to ensure the validity of outcomes.

«Reproducibility, Power and Validity of Visual Analogue Scales in Assessment of Appetite Sensations in Single Test Meal Studies,» International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders, 24 (1), 38 - 48.

, Validity of the Talk Test in Identifying the Respiratory Compensation Threshold, The Performance Benefits of Training with a Sauna Suit, Video - based Fitness Lessons Could Help Kids Be More Active at School

Reproducibility, power and validity of visual analog scales in assessment of appetite sensations in single test meal studies

In contrast to previous research, our study used test meals of similar palatability and ASL methods to examine unstimulated brain activity after 4 h. Nevertheless, the validity of the concept of food addiction remains vigorously debated (41 — 47).

Future research is warranted to test whether the health promoting effects described in animal studies have some validity in humans.

This is due in part that there are problems with the validity of current testing methods.

In light of these findings, True believes that industry standards must be developed and implemented to ensure reliability and validity of online psychological tests, thereby protecting online dating services from challenges to the quality and accuracy of their assessments.

DALLAS, PRNewswire — ... The research, which will be presented this week at the iDate 2004 inaugural conference in Nice, France, set out to explore and analyze the psychometric reliability and validity of the testing methods used by such services as eHarmony, Match.com, PerfectMatch.com and Tickle.com, among others.

«The profile should have a balance between comprehensive honesty and positive self - presentation because its validity will be put to test in future face - to - face interactions.»

The second report, released in October of 2000 by Stephen Klein and his colleagues, cast doubt on the validity of TAAS scores by suggesting that the results do not correlate with the test results of other standardized tests.

Given the concerns raised by the Klein study regarding the validity of the TAAS exams in Texas, I decided to use the same analytical technique as Klein: comparing results on the FCAT with results on low - stakes standardized tests given at around the same time and in the same grade.

According to Coffield et al., the technique used in the research was the following: «Each model was examined for evidence, provided by independent researchers, that the instrument could demonstrate both internal consistency and test — retest reliability and construct and predictive validity.

Nonetheless, institutions pushed forward with the use of personality tests to select among teacher candidates, often using multiple indexes, even as critics warned that some instruments had low predictive validity, that there was inconsistency in results, or that the lack of replication warranted cautious use.

This is the first effort to systematically identify opportunities for score inflation, to explore variations in validity across parts of tests and across types of students and schools, and to implement and evaluate SMAs.

We also compared the validity of these performance categories by examining the percentage of students who needed remedial coursework in their freshman year despite meeting a test's key performance threshold.

Without establishing the validity of state testing results, it is impossible to know whether the gains made by failing schools in other states were as large as those realized by failing schools that faced the prospect of vouchers in Florida.

Choosing this test as a basis for considering the impact of high - stakes tests on students in the 4th and 8th grades (ages 9 and 13, respectively) is a sensible idea, because the validity and reliability of NAEP, often called the «nation's report card,» are well accepted.

While private and without legal standing, this settlement involves giants in the testing industry and may have a chilling effect on validity and technical standards in the nation's K - 12 testing programs.