Sentences with phrase «individual tests such»

The Labrador Retriever Club support the use of OFA Data Bases, Penn Hip, CERF and other individual tests such as the test for CNM1, the Optigen tests for the prcd form of PRA in the Labrador Retriever, and the new test for EIC.

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Additionally, a whole host of conditions of supervised release, such as drug testing, checking in with probation or parole officers, and required classes often hinder formerly incarcerated individuals from holding down jobs.

The 1938 report Doctrine in the Church of England says that «every individual ought to test his or her belief in practice and, so far as his or her ability and training allow, to think out his or her own belief and to distinguish between what has been accepted on authority only and what has been appropriated in thought or experience».23 Such an emphasis has to allow for variety of belief and view within the community.

The complaint lists four individual plaintiffs and names as defendants Trader Joe's, which sells some of the wines that were tested, and about two dozen California wineries, including some well - known names such as Beringer, Fetzer, and... Continue Reading

Though the diagnostic tests for celiac disease or food allergies are negative in such individuals, they still find advantages of a gluten free diet.

In the face of such criticism, U.S. Circuit Court Judge Irving R. Kaufman, the commission chairman, emphasized that testing should be done «very selectively» and with assurances of privacy and protection of an individual's civil rights.

As with other neuropsychological testing tools, the value of the SAC in concussion assessment is maximized when individual baseline test data is available because, without such baselines, the athlete's postinjury performance on neuropsychological testing and other concussion assessment measures, such as the SAC, must be interpreted by comparison with a generalized «normal» based on a large population sample.

The National Athletic Trainers» Association 2014 position statement on the management of sport - related concussion [14] says all athletes should «ideally» undergo a preseason baseline assessment, but, that, at a minimum, athletes who are at a high risk of concussion based on their sport should be included in any baseline testing program, with athletes with a significant concussion history, or other relevant pre-existing condition, such as attention - deficit hyperactivity disorder, tested on an individual basis.

A context which puts to test an individual «s survival needs (such as deprivation, fear, humiliation, injustice or insecurity) will make the incentive for moral behavior secondary.

Dr. Hemila concludes that given the low cost and safety of vitamin C and the consistency of positive findings in three randomized trials on EIB, it seems reasonable for physically active people to test vitamin C on an individual basis if they have respiratory symptoms such as cough associated with exercise.

It is important to recognize that such knowledge is probabilistic and must be properly understood not only by individuals being tested, but also by family members, employers, schools, insurers, and legal and medical institutions.

They tested how well these techniques could illuminate known characteristics, such as the connections between different parts of the chip and the effects of destroying individual transistors.

Voss now plans to test whether this method works on individuals who have disorders in which the memory association network is weak, such as Alzheimer's disease, traumatic brain injury and schizophrenia.

An related accompanying editorial in the same issue of Clinical Infectious Diseases notes that other organizations such as the American College of Gastroenterology have provided additional specific criteria for diagnostic testing for acute diarrhea, such as individuals with moderate - to - severe symptoms or illness lasting more than 7 days.

After a month, the group tested the mice's cognitive abilities, such as how well they could navigate a maze or recognise other individuals.

Next, they tested whether such feelings of control would predict individuals» environmentally friendly behavior.

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 results of such a test suggest a bottleneck for maize domestication of just 10 generations and a founding population of only 20 individuals (8).

Such a prediction can be tested by calculating the number of generations and individuals it would take to account for the molecular variability present in contemporary maize.

He makes a convincing case for incorporating valuable but less easily measured attributes into our view of intelligence, such as the persistence that can propel driven students to higher test scores than their less committed peers and the creativity demonstrated by individuals more in tune with intuition than intellect.

Dr. Hemila concludes that «given the safety and low cost of vitamin C, and the consistency of positive findings in the nine randomized trials on vitamin C against exercise - induced bronchoconstriction and respiratory symptoms, it seems reasonable for physically active people to test whether vitamin C is beneficial on an individual basis, if they have documented exercise - induced bronchoconstriction or suffer from respiratory symptoms such as cough or sore throat after taking vigorous exercise.»

Here, monitoring individual neurons in the dmPFC during such tests revealed that a particular subset became more active during both push and resistance (or dominance) behaviors.

The toxicity of new livestock medications therefore needs to be verified in ecotoxicological tests with individual animal species such as the common yellow dung fly, the barn fly or a dung beetle.

However, sensitivity to toxic substances is known to vary significantly even among closely related coprophilous organisms, which begs the question as to how representative the reaction of any individual animal species actually is in such laboratory tests.

The recent study, published in the journal Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, focuses on using a simple test of visual flicker to evaluate an individual's level of executive cognitive abilities, such as shifting attention between different tasks, planning or organizing and problem solving.

After a month, the team tested the mice's ability to perform cognitive tasks, such as finding their way around mazes, or recognising other individuals.

Individual screening tests can already identify silent carriers of many single faulty recessive genes — the kind that, when inherited in double (one copy from each parent), can lead to conditions such as cystic fibrosis and Tay - Sachs disease.

In a related Comment published today in The Lancet, Jonathan Barasch, MD, PhD, professor of medicine and pathology and cell biology at CUMC, and colleagues Drs. Joseph Bonventre (Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital) and Richard Zager (University of Washington Medicine) explain that the blood test, which measures serum creatinine — a waste product that is removed by the kidneys and excreted in urine — only offers a snapshot of the kidney's function at a given moment, which can vary depending on individual factors such as body size and muscle mass.

This study strongly supports the need to test and identify novel compounds that target alternative pathologic mechanisms, such as inflammation and synaptic maladaptation, for individuals who are resistant to currently available treatment.

Asking students to recall these values nurtures a broader sense of self and makes individual threats, such as a math test, seem less daunting, says Stanford psychologist Greg Walton.

This partition is performed in such a way that we try to keep a similar underlying distribution of the number of available tissues per individual both for the training and testing datasets.

In this role, Ms. Roxland re-launched and chaired J&J's Ethics Committee, created an enterprise - wide consultation service for teams and individuals confronting complex research ethics issues, and provided guidance on issues such as post-trial access for former research participants, conducting clinical trials in war - torn regions, testing of a potential Ebola vaccine during a public health crisis, commercialization of stem cell therapies, subject recruitment and withdrawal, and expanded access / compassionate use.

«Such blood tests are important in determining not only whether someone has sustained a concussion, which is not currently an easy task, but may eventually prove useful in defining when injured individuals may be eligible to safely return to regular activities,» said Dr. Massimo S. Fiandaca, the paper's first author, a retired neurosurgeon and co-director of the Georgetown and UCI research groups led by the paper's senior author, Dr. Howard J. Federoff.

The levels are simply too variable between individuals, and there's not enough data yet to apply these findings to any routine practice, such as a simple test in a doctor's office.

In the future, such reprogrammed skin cells could be used to test both drug safety and efficacy for an individual patient with, for example, Alzheimer's disease.

«This test could be an option for such individuals, boosting compliance» because it has a «higher sensitivity» than the stool - based screening options now available, he said.

This includes one or more of the individual biotype lab tests such as vitamin D, homocysteine, copper, ceruloplasmin and zinc.

The CDC article noted that spot urine tests are not accurate and inferred that studies such as the 2014 and 2016 Hamilton sodium studies used «convenient but potentially biased methods to estimate individual intake».

In interpreting these test results, I think it should be recognized that the various individual issues — such as the iron deficiency anemia, the high anion gap metabolic acidosis, the «euthyroid sick syndrome» pattern of low T3 thyroid hormone (see my post «Carbohydrates and the Thyroid,» Aug 24, 2011), and the low cortisol with a disrupted circadian pattern — are probably reflections of deeper problems caused by malnutrition (starvation of carbs, protein, and assorted micronutrients) despite excess fat intake (a source of metabolic stress).

Testing should be considered for all individuals who are overweight or obese (BMI 25 or greater) plus the additional risks: first degree relative with diabetes mellitus or Polycystic Ovarian Disease, history of gestational diabetes, thyroid disorder, HDL level < 35 mg / dl and / or Triglyceride level > 250 mg / dl, hypertensive, sedentary, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or impaired fasting glucose (IFG) on previous testing, women who delivered macrosomic baby (e.g. weighing > 9 lbs), and other clinical conditions such as acanthosis nigricans, severe obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome, dyslipTesting should be considered for all individuals who are overweight or obese (BMI 25 or greater) plus the additional risks: first degree relative with diabetes mellitus or Polycystic Ovarian Disease, history of gestational diabetes, thyroid disorder, HDL level < 35 mg / dl and / or Triglyceride level > 250 mg / dl, hypertensive, sedentary, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) or impaired fasting glucose (IFG) on previous testing, women who delivered macrosomic baby (e.g. weighing > 9 lbs), and other clinical conditions such as acanthosis nigricans, severe obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome, dysliptesting, women who delivered macrosomic baby (e.g. weighing > 9 lbs), and other clinical conditions such as acanthosis nigricans, severe obesity, polycystic ovary syndrome, dyslipidemia.

Pharmacogenetics tests, such as CYP2C19 or Warfarin Sensitivity, help predict a patient's individual response to a given medication, allowing for highly personalized treatment plans.

Our own Cognitive Function Test is a valuable tool for individuals to assess their own cognitive function against others of a similar age and provides a personalised nutrition and lifestyle report, identifying areas, such as low levels of B vitamins or low levels of Omega 3 fats that can increase someone's risk of cognitive decline.

However, some individuals have such damage to their hormonal systems they will need further testing and recommendations to correct the cause and balance their healthy hormones naturally.

He is a lecturer (United States and International), educator and experienced clinician offering specialized treatment and testing for individuals with complex medical conditions such as Autism - Spectrum Disorders, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Mental Health Disorders, Multiple Sclerosis and other chronic health conditions.

This set of resource includes: • 6 attractive PowerPoint presentations which lead the class through each of the lessons • Fun and thought provoking activities and discussion starters, worksheets and questions to reinforce the learning • 6 differentiated homework tasks • A mark sheet which allows pupils to track their own progress • An end of unit test to prepare the students for exams or can be used as a form of assessment • A complete teacher's guide including easy to follow lesson plans • An answer booklet to help the teacher along The lessons are: Lesson 1 — Looking into ethical and moral dilemmas such as driverless cars and the impact of technology on modern life Lesson 2 — More ethical dilemmas including the ratings culture, medical apps, sharing personal data and cyber bullying Lesson 3 — Environmental issues with technology and how organisations and individuals can reduce these effects Lesson 4 — The Computer Misuse Act 1990 Lesson 5 — The Data Protection Act 1998 Lesson 6 — Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988 For more high - quality resources written by this author visit www.nicholawilkin.com

The 2004 reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act allowed the tests of what were billed as ways to reduce such teachers» workloads.

Rather than provide the best means for confronting «difficult truths about the inequality of America's political economy,» such a pedagogy produces the swindle of «blaming inequalities on individuals and groups with low test scores.»

Recommendations for states, districts, and individual schools include improved teacher training, support for e-learning and virtual schools, stronger technology leadership, a move toward more digital content and away from reliance on textbooks, better use of broadband, and integration of data systems for such uses as online testing, understanding relationships between decisions, allocation of resources and student achievement, and tailoring instruction to individual students.

A 2015 site visit report found increases in individual course guidance and financial counseling to encourage students to enroll in accelerated courses, such as Advanced Placement, and take the associated tests.

At the individual school level, with a few exceptions such as the large HCZ, there are less data on school test score effects and attainment effects.