Sentences with phrase «including previous tests»

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North Korea had already made some concessions ahead of the summit, including a declaration that it would stop missile and nuclear tests and drop its previous demands for US troops to withdraw from the peninsula.

In May, the PCAOB disclosed that E&Y had failed to make sufficient efforts to address previous PCAOB criticisms, which included, among others, «apparent failure to appropriately challenge management» and failure to test loan loss reserves.

Klemp believed in the science so much that he convinced investors to come on board for further research, including a repeat of all previous testing.

«The potential, broadly, for A / B testing is about 1 percent realized in terms of sites and companies that have deployed these tactics,» says Fenton, whose previous investments include Twitter and Yelp.

Previous projects include an in - situ iron ore spectrometer, a mini-LIDAR device, a table - top pipetting robot, and operations and testing of the Rock Abrasion Tools on the Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity.

In previous editions of this guide, we spent a huge amount of time and resources testing cables: We looked at nearly 40 popular and highly rated cables for the prior edition, including sending a selection of those to a former NASA engineer to tear them down and study their physical construction.

Additional targets include low sulphidation gold targets; previous drilling included 16.9 m of 13.04 g / t gold near surface just west of Timok; more drill testing required.

Supporters, including many business leaders, consider that a big improvement from a previous law that, until 2010, barred districts from considering test scores as part of evaluations.

The previous contractor, Pearson Education, was widely criticized for poorly written test items, including one based on a reading passage about a talking pineapple.

On previous shows the physical tests have included searching through dung.

By setting out this clear test, Google hopes to avoid the problems that have plagued previous claims of quantum computers outperforming ordinary ones — including some made by Google.

Previous observations, including by Charles Darwin, have suggested that elephants may manipulate their breath to reach inaccessible food, but there has been limited opportunity to test this behaviour in an experimental setting.

Such evidence includes a positive blood test for antibodies to the measles virus, a documented previous case of measles, or the individual's being born before 1957 when measles infection was extremely common.

The data were used to test mathematical models to pinpoint the role and importance of factors associated with H1N1's arrival and spread, including demographics, school opening dates, humidity levels and immunity from previous outbreaks.

Participants were shown profiles of two potential job candidates that included photos, one attractive and one unattractive (the photos were vetted by previous research to test attractiveness).

She noted that so far only few studies have explored IQ in ART children, and no previous studies have included ninth grade test scores in a complete national cohort of 15 -16-year-old adolescents all conceived by ART.

Exclusion criteria included: significant current illness as indicated by history, examination and / or laboratory testing including complete blood counts, alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and serum creatinine; previous immunization with a rabies vaccine or any experimental vaccine; chronic use of immunosuppressants; receipt of blood products during the previous 6 months; and allergy to substances present in the vaccines.

Such evidence includes: a positive blood test for antibodies to the measles virus; a documented previous case of measles; or being born before 1957 when measles was common in the United States.

It's important to note that certain medications can interfere with the results, so it's best to consult with your doctor and inform him about all the factors that could potentially cause the creatinine levels to be lower or higher than normal — including the diet, previous or ongoing medical conditions, currently used medications and pregnancy — so that he can decide if further tests and analysis are needed.

These include elevations in non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) mobilization (typically greater in women) and the secretion of counter-regulatory hormones, which act to oppose insulin action and impair glucose disposal.57 Previous works have noted similar deteriorations in glucose tolerance in response to a mixed test meal 58, intravenous and oral glucose loads 58, albeit following longer fasting intervals of 72 to 96 hours.

That wasn't included in the previous test.

Silva says previous research suggests that screening behaviors for other types of cancer, including colorectal and cervical, have also improved since the ACA made preventive services (like colonoscopies and Pap tests) free for patients.

To test this, the researchers had a set of participants rate a similar profile as in the previous studies, while also including a series of questions about the perceived status of the target (the participant's ratings of person's ability to be popular, be admired, be an inspiration to others, and be a good leader).

When asked about VR mode for a driving game and things like motion sickness, the developers swore up and down that they've had successful play tests, including an anecdote about a guy reeling from a previous VR demo finding comfort and even recovery sitting down with Project Cars 2.

Freddie is a lost cause, the ultimate test case for The Master's sorta - Dianetics - like past - life therapeutic process known as «The Cause,» based on the notion that every sensation of our lives, including previous existences, is fully recorded in our minds, as if on film.

Because these assessments are likely to include some tasks that many students had little exposure to prior to 2010, and because the expectations for student performance represented by the standards are considerably higher than in many states» previous standards, the test scores are expected to be lower than in the past.

We included administrative data from teacher, parent, and student ratings of local schools; we considered the potential relationship between vote share and test - score changes over the previous two or three years; we examined the deviation of precinct test scores from district means; we looked at changes in the percentage of students who received failing scores on the PACT; we evaluated the relationship between vote share and the percentage change in the percentile scores rather than the raw percentile point changes; and we turned to alternative measures of student achievement, such as SAT scores, exit exams, and graduation rates.

This number probably overstates the added burden, however, since it includes tests that were required under the previous reauthorization but not implemented by the states.

Our data included each student's answers on each year's test; which school and classroom each student was in; each student's previous and future test scores; and demographic variables including each student's age, sex, race, and eligibility for the federal school lunch program, a widely used proxy for family income.

In addition to submitting the Advanced Academic Programs Level IV Referral Form, parents or guardians should also supply if available the Gifted Behaviors Rating Scale with Commentary completed by the previous year's teacher (s), report cards for at least 1 1/2 years including teacher comments (if not included in the student's academic file already received by the local FCPS school), and achievement test results.

There have been a number of previous studies of financial incentive programs, including tests of pilot programs in Nashville, New York City and Chicago.

First, we made a straightforward comparison of the average test - score gains in classrooms run by TFA and non-TFA teachers, controlling for a variety of factors known to influence academic achievement, including students» backgrounds, the students» previous performance on the TAAS, characteristics of their schools, and characteristics of their classmates.

Because these tests were developed to assess previous versions of the SOL, they are not representative of the current tests and include items that no longer match the most recent version of the SOL adopted by the Virginia Board of Education.

Because the data from the previous year, «virtually all students failed the test, including academically advanced students (meaning «A» students).

The data points may include math scores from the previous year's cumulative tests, scores from a beginning of year inventory, chapter test, and other classroom test results, scores from the New York State Math Assessment (s), NWEA MAP results, and teacher recommendation.

Major changes to the test include incorporating more relevant words such as «empirical» — which the Common Core State standards call «academic vocabulary» — instead of the traditional «SAT words» such as «sagacious;» including an evidence - based reading section; narrowing the focus on math topics to allow for deeper knowledge testing; and eliminating the previous penalty for wrong answers.

The Wisconsin State Journal's analysis of districts» test score data includes only students who completed the previous full academic year in a single school.

Meanwhile, state Superintendent Tom Torlakson has continued to caution against comparing any Smarter Balanced Assessment scores, including 11th - grade results, with those from previous standardized tests, instead saying this year's scores should only serve as a baseline going forward.

In subjects covered by state standardized tests, the SLO baseline must include a student's score on the CMTs the previous year.

How students perform on their English, math and science standardized tests — including how much each student's scores improved over the previous year's — are the primary driver of a school's score.

The data for the study came from a variety of sources, including publicly available information from the districts, information from commercial test publishers and information from previous research studies on the amount of time taken up by test preparation.

At the September meeting, the state board will build on previous work to set the performance and improvement levels of six state indicators, including test scores, which will continue to be an important part of the system.

This week's update includes: a reminder that the key stage 1 (KS1) English reading and mathematics test materials will be delivered to schools this week, as well as modified test orders; a reminder that the key stage 2 (KS2) English reading test is to be administered on Tuesday of test week, not Monday as in previous years; an announcement that the STA will notify schools selected to participate in the 2018 science sampling tests, by email, on Monday 23 April; and a reminder to submit any applications for additional time in the «Access arrangements» section of NCA tools, by the deadline, Monday 23 April.

These tests promised to be better at evaluating the real progress (or lack of progress) that students are making than previous tests because they would be computerized and therefore able to include more interactive types of questioning.

(c) The information obtained from a previous employer includes any drug or alcohol test information obtained from previous employers under this section or other applicable DOT agency regulations.

There have been a few group tests that include this car plus the 911 Turbo and new McLaren 570S and the McLaren is the car that feels closer in spirit to the previous R8 - usable, supple, but most importantly... fun and engaging to drive.

Intricately stitched leather and ergonomic design seats are among the details in which test drivers say that Mitsubishi Outlander Sport is in a league of its own Previous service records are included, making this Mitsubishi Outlander Sport extra special.

Brauer, who has tested the new Accord, said Honda has fixed flaws that plagued the previous - model Accord, including cabin noise, uncomfortable seating, a mushy drive, busy dashboard and complex controls.

With 2017 gone, the organization has released the 2018 IIHS Awards list which includes the safest cars tested last year and in previous years that are still on sale for 2018.

Other improvements over the previous test vehicle include more computational and electrical power; computer vision and machine learning technologies; and highly - detailed 3D maps.