Sentences with phrase «level as measured»

The only thing that prevents me from thinking that it is all is sea level as measured by tide gauges, but recent evidence that a significant fraction of SLR may be caused by subsidence that we are only just barely beginning to measure with universal GPS access is making me wonder even about that.

If the oil level as measured by the dipstick never gets lower than the low end of the «acceptable» range between oil changes, it's probably OK to leave it alone.

For a district qualifying under this paragraph whose charter school tuition payments exceed 9 per cent of the school district's net school spending, the board shall only approve an application for the establishment of a commonwealth charter school if an applicant, or a provider with which an applicant proposes to contract, has a record of operating at least 1 school or similar program that demonstrates academic success and organizational viability and serves student populations similar to those the proposed school seeks to serve, from the following categories of students, those: (i) eligible for free lunch; (ii) eligible for reduced price lunch; (iii) that require special education; (iv) limited English - proficient of similar language proficiency level as measured by the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment examination; (v) sub-proficient, which shall mean students who have scored in the «needs improvement», «warning» or «failing» categories on the mathematics or English language arts exams of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System for 2 of the past 3 years or as defined by the department using a similar measurement; (vi) who are designated as at risk of dropping out of school based on predictors determined by the department; (vii) who have dropped out of school; or (viii) other at - risk students who should be targeted to eliminate achievement gaps among different groups of students.

Concerns about this component: TEA's proposed rules for T - TESS include a requirement that, beginning in the 2017 - 18 school year, each teacher appraisal shall include the academic growth of the teacher's students at the individual teacher level as measured by one or more of four options chosen by the local school district, including student performance on state assessments.

On average, there is 35 point difference in the students on - grade level as measured by iStation (the predominate early literacy assessment used in DPS) and CMAS English Language Arts.

Specifically, we compared children with complaints for maltreatment to peers who (a) were the same race, gender and birth year, (b) had the same income level as measured by eligibility for subsidized meals, (c) lived in the same neighborhood, and (d) attended the same elementary school.

Bensinger added that HydroCap ™ is not designed to make superhot sauces but rather to be added to products of any heat level to increase or stabilize their heat levels as measured by the industry standard, Scoville Heat Units.

This plan, along with her other reform efforts, has resulted in a consistent pattern of improvement in literacy, mathematics, science, and social science for students on all grade levels as measured on a variety of assessments.

One indicator of progress in reducing Australia's long tail of underachievement would be a reduction in the percentage of 15 - year - olds not meeting the OECD's baseline proficiency levels as measured by PISA.

For example, Maryland proclaimed that 88.7 percent of its fourth - graders read at proficient and advanced levels as measured on its state tests, even though 43 percent of fourth - graders in the state scoring at such levels on the 2011 NAEP; it is why the state was given a C - by Peterson and Kaplan in the report.

The second category is «Exemplary Improving,» in which schools that have at least 40 percent of their students from disadvantaged backgrounds demonstrate the most progress in improving student achievement levels as measured by state assessments or nationally - normed tests.

Yeah, I kinda expected that Nintendo would just include all the levels from SMB / SMB3 / Lost Levels as a measure to try and curb the inevitable huge number of level clones that are going to get uploaded but seems this is not the case.

We have learned that the atmospheric CO2 levels as measured at Mauna Loa — the site of an active volcano — are totally erroneous: the mere product of a cottage industry (a business of fabricating data that was passed on by a father to his son).

Wagathon: We have learned that the atmospheric CO2 levels as measured at Mauna Loa — the site of an active volcano — are totally erroneous: the mere product of a cottage industry (a business of fabricating data that was passed on by a father to his son).

■ We have learned that the atmospheric CO2 levels as measured at Mauna Loa are totally erroneous — the mere product of a cottage industry of fabricating data by a father and then his son.

I suggest using the Great Lakes water levels as a measuring device since there is a wealth of data on water levels since 1851.

Using the Great Lakes water levels as a measuring device to assess global precipitation, can we assess impact of the Equatorial Pacific and North Pacific at the times of high and low water levels as seen in the Great Lakes?

Results indicate that IPT resulted in significant improvement in depressive symptoms relative to the WLC based on (1) the absolute reduction in symptom levels as measured by the HRSD and the BDI; (2) the proportion of women who responded to treatment reduction in symptom severity as measured by the HRSD and the BDI); (3) the proportion of women who met HRSD and BDI criteria for recovery; and (4) the proportion of women who no longer met DSM - IV criteria for major depression.

Primary outcome Depression levels as measured with Hamilton Depression Rating Scale, Beck Depression Inventory, Montgomery or Asberg Rating Scale.

As we look towards the remainder of 2017, its useful to examine the current debt cycle in relation to historical levels as measured by commercial real estate debt outstanding to GDP.

Not exact matches

The four - week moving average of initial claims, considered a better measure of labor market trends as it irons out week - to - week volatility, fell 1,250, to 231,250 last week, the lowest level since March 31, 1973.

While top - down channels are used to communicate vision and strategy in order to get policies and processes aligned with them, bottom - up processes are necessary too, in order for leaders to be aware of the issues faced at the lower levels, as well as to measure the impact of the policies and practices implemented.

There are many definitions, but all measures of productivity try to capture the ability to produce more output — which is the same thing as generating more income — with the same levels of inputs.

And even as exports have struggled, a measure of China's trade in services is at its highest level in almost a year.

In that case, the physician could measure vocabulary level and the number of unique words as a percentage of total words.

Investments in technology have also been made at the league and franchise level - virtual reality, in - game wearable tech (the Motus Baseball Sleeve measuring stress on elbows and the Zephyr Bioharness monitoring heart and breathing rates) and the recent announcement of Blast Motion as the official «bat sensor technology» analyzing swings.

But TV ratings and digital broadcasts are measured in totally different ways, and when Next Level Media broke the numbers apart, it concluded that at least four times as many people watched an NBA Finals game on average as tuned in for League of Legends finals.

Measuring saliva levels during the study also allowed researchers such as Dr. Audrey Duarte to track neurotransmitters more closely.

Given the low unemployment rate, anecdotal evidence from a variety of companies, and alternative measures such as the Atlanta Fed wage tracker showing stronger growth, wage growth may not be back at precrisis levels, but the trend over the past year shows wages are certainly headed in the right direction.

There were also rumors the new watch would complete stand - alone functions like tracking and measuring one's biometrics like heart rate and oxygen levels, as well as control aspects of one's home environment via HomeKit.

As a result, the labor force participation rate, which measures the percentage of Americans who are working or looking for work, fell to 62.8 % — the lowest level since 1978.

Make sure to keep a level head as you determine best measures for punishing employees who have made mistakes or are not performing up to snuff.

It's worth noting too that across all participants, cortisol levels at baseline were not associated with any of the study's other measures, such as intensity of Facebook use.

The ratio of construction job openings to hiring, as measured by the Department of Labor, is at its highest level since 2007.

The market volatility index, otherwise known as the VIX and even better known as the fear gauge — a measure of the expected volatility of U.S. stocks — has surged to the highest level in more than two years.

A leverage ratio measures capital against total assets, with regulators announcing January 11 that a ratio of 3 % had been set as a permanent level.

The children who were willing to delay gratification and waited to receive the second marshmallow ended up having higher SAT scores, lower levels of substance abuse, lower likelihood of obesity, better responses to stress, better social skills as reported by their parents, and generally better scores in a range of other life measures.

A key risk measure in money markets known as the Libor - OIS spread has risen to levels not seen since worries mounted in 2011 and 2012 over the debt troubles of European countries Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain.

Yet the legal review of the trade measure had not been completed and, as of Thursday morning, White House advisers were still discussing various outcomes for tariff levels and which countries could be included, according to people familiar with the deliberations.

The equities - to - commodities ratio, as measured by the S&P 500 Index and the S&P GSCI Index, is at its lowest level in nearly 50 years.

There is also a pill that contains a sensor to measure temperature, pressures and pH levels inside the body, as well as an eco-friendly printed battery that can be used in electronic greeting cards and interactive packaging and then thrown away safely.

The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its reasonable valuation levels and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures.

The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, reasonable valuation levels, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and notable return on equity.

The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its reasonable valuation levels, expanding profit margins, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and notable return on equity.

This has been the situation in Canada for the past seven years, as reflected in increasing levels of household indebtedness and elevated house prices — although, as I'll discuss later, regulatory measures have been used to mitigate the resulting financial system risks (Chart 2).3

The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its expanding profit margins and largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures.

Mortgage originations, which we measure as appearances of new mortgage balances and also includes refinanced mortgages, dropped again, to $ 286 billion, the lowest level since 2000.

It represents the difference between a fund's actual returns and its expected performance, given its level of risk as measured by beta (see definition of Beta).

The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and reasonable valuation levels.

Moderate interest rates were associated with a whole range of subsequent returns over the following decade, and we know that those outcomes were 90 % correlated with the level of valuations at the beginning of those periods (on reliable measures such as market cap / GDP, price / revenue, Tobin's Q, the margin - adjusted Shiller P / E, and others we've presented over time - see Ockham's Razor and the Market Cycle).