Sentences with phrase «measure in the research settings»

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Previous research generally has focused on measuring prejudice in the field while interventions have been confined to a laboratory setting.

This research team notes that although healthcare exposure to infection was the most important risk factor for the development of MERS - CoV infection, in the ICU setting, where more strict infection control measures were applied (single rooms, dedicated 1:1 nurses, and better compliance with hand hygiene and isolation precautions), only one healthcare worker acquired the infection and no patient - to - patient transmission occurred.

For their study, the research team set out to develop a method for measuring the number of synapses, or synaptic density, in the living brain.

First, the research team set up a robotic microscope that simultaneously measures the nerve activity and behavior of a worm in the virtual odor space.

We think that social stress explains these effects because a great deal of research has linked lower rank to increased social stress in captive female macaques (and for primates in some other settings as well), and in fact we were able to measure stress hormone dysregulation in our study subjects indicative of chronic stress.

According to Dr. Rothberg, the most reliable way to measure body composition is with a DEXA scan or Bod Pod device, two tools that are typically found at medical centers, fitness clinics, or in research settings — not your bathroom — and use high - tech methods to compare fat tissue to lean mass.

For that reason, itâ $ ™ s often referred to as the gold standard for measuring body composition and commonly used in research settings.

The success of alternative approaches to quitting smoking can be difficult to measure in a clinical setting; so far, research is mixed or inconclusive.

Even in a research settings where scientists weigh and measure every scrap of food people eat — they're still estimating to a certain extent.

What students are expected to know in order to reach proficiency levels on exams in some states may be as much as four grade levels below the standards set in other states, according to a study by the American Institutes for Research that uses international testing data to gauge states against a common measuring stick.

At the same time, participating faculty will conduct research aimed at measuring the effectiveness of the program, identifying the key underlying forces that are shaping educational leadership in urban school systems, and developing a set of powerful ideas to enable district leadership teams to create high performing systems.

The first two provided research reviews and conclusions that set the stage for a consideration of how to measure soft skills in schools.

We wanted to make sure that we had a common approach to teaching, something that we could articulate to new staff but something as well that was, in essence, based on research that was leading practice, I guess, in an alternate education setting or a detention centre environment; something that was proven to be working and something that we could continue to measure and look at to make sure that it was effective.

This is obviously a ripe area for further investigation and analysis, but today it's legitimate to observe, even on the basis of this limited research, that the burden is shifting to the schools and their supporters to measure and make public whatever academic benefit they do bestow on their students versus what similar young people learn in other settings.

Using this measure of research prominence, 57 percent of the 170 tenured faculty in our data set have been recognized at least once as an extraordinary scholar.

Our approach to achieving this goal focuses on three objectives: (1) to develop a reliable, predictive panel of biomarkers (including both biological and bio-behavioral measures) that can identify children, youth, and parents showing evidence of toxic stress, and that can be collected in pediatric primary care settings; (2) to conduct basic, animal and human research on critical periods in development and individual differences in stress susceptibility, thereby informing the timing and design of a suite of new interventions that address the roots of stress - related diseases early in the life cycle; and (3) to build a strong, community - based infrastructure through which scientists, practitioners, parents, and community leaders can apply new scientific insights and innovative measures to the development of more effective interventions in the first three postnatal years.

Original measure development, which occurred at the University of Michigan during the period 2002 - 2010, had several goals: to identify the knowledge useful to teachers» work with students and to explore the possibility that this knowledge is unique to teaching; to provide a set of measurement instruments that could be used in research on teachers» knowledge; and to provide evaluators with an easy - to - use online administration and scoring system.

It would start with setting national priorities for transparency on measures that matter (like student growth and college - readiness) and add in a strong federal role in research and innovation.

As educators, we realize that the quality of a child's education can not be measured solely by scores on standardized reading and math tests, which by their nature do not assess students» conceptual thinking, their ability to do research and to evaluate and defend ideas, their skill at written and oral expression, or their success in collaborative or teamwork settings.

For one thing, tests that measure qualities such as grit and persistence were designed for use in research settings and not as part of a high - stakes measure of student growth and school performance.

Researchers of a brief released from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the primary research arm of the United States Department of Education (USDOE), recently set out to «shed light on the extent to which disadvantaged students have access to effective teaching, based on value - added measures [VAMs]» as per three recent IES studies that have since been published in peer - reviewed journals and that include in their analyses 17 total states.

IRRTO members, the international set of trainers, are responsible for ensuring that trademark Reading Recovery sustains its effectiveness and continues to evolve in response to new research and developments in measured, thoughtful ways.

To that end, we worked with research partners to develop the first national teacher and student surveys and observation tool for personalized learning, as well as a set of standards, to begin measuring the degree of personalization in a classroom.

To that end, we worked with American Institutes for Research to develop the first national teacher and student surveys for personalized learning, as well as a set of standards, to begin measuring the degree of personalization in a classroom.

To read more about this, the best research study explaining why doing just this will set any state up for lawsuits comes from Brown University's John Papay in his highly esteemed and highly cited «Different tests, different answers: The stability of teacher value - added estimates across outcome measures» article.

In the study titled «Different Tests, Different Answers: The Stability of Teacher Value - Added Estimates Across Outcome Measures» published in 2009 by the 3rd best and most reputable peer - reviewed journal, American Educational Research Journal, Papay presents evidence that different yet similar tests (i.e., similar on content, and similar on when the tests were administered to similar sets of students) do not provide similar answers about teachers» value - added performancIn the study titled «Different Tests, Different Answers: The Stability of Teacher Value - Added Estimates Across Outcome Measures» published in 2009 by the 3rd best and most reputable peer - reviewed journal, American Educational Research Journal, Papay presents evidence that different yet similar tests (i.e., similar on content, and similar on when the tests were administered to similar sets of students) do not provide similar answers about teachers» value - added performancin 2009 by the 3rd best and most reputable peer - reviewed journal, American Educational Research Journal, Papay presents evidence that different yet similar tests (i.e., similar on content, and similar on when the tests were administered to similar sets of students) do not provide similar answers about teachers» value - added performance.

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Research performed by Cambria and set forth in Meb Faber's white paper A Quantitative Approach to Tactical Asset Allocation (first published in 2006 and then updated in 2013) shows that historically sorting assets based on trailing measures of momentum and trend has led to outperformance.

A press conference in Washington, D.C. in April provided the setting for an announcement by the Human - Animal Bond Research Initiative (HABRI) Foundation about a first - of - its - kind controlled scientific study that Dr. O'Haire is leading to measure the effects of service dogs on post 9 - 11 war veterans with PTSD and / or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

Britain's Met Office has updated the temperature data set it maintains with the University of East Anglia and finds that the last decade experienced more warming that this research effort had previously measured, in large part because of added data from the Arctic.

Setting success metrics based on fact - based research, measuring how you're doing, and adjusting as you go along will put you in the driver's seat of your career.

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE SHARP HEALTHCARE, Livermore Falls, ME (6/2010 to Present) Biology Lab Assistant • Prepare specimens for laboratory experiments by following appropriate standards and procedures • Set up, adjust, calibrate and maintain laboratory and field equipment • Troubleshoot laboratory equipment to ensure that it is in proper working order when needed during experiments • Prepare specimens that need to be used in experiments in accordance to specific instructions provided • Analyze experimental data and ensure that interpreted results are properly documented and reported • Assist in conducting research and collecting information and samples such as soil, water, plants, animals and blood • Measure and weigh compounds and other materials to be used for testing purposes • Monitor all laboratory work to ensure that it complies with set laboratory standards • Provide technical support to scientists and monitor and observe experiments to increase informational database • Feed and look after livestock and laboratory animals • Provide support to operational programs such as fish hatcheries and greenhouSet up, adjust, calibrate and maintain laboratory and field equipment • Troubleshoot laboratory equipment to ensure that it is in proper working order when needed during experiments • Prepare specimens that need to be used in experiments in accordance to specific instructions provided • Analyze experimental data and ensure that interpreted results are properly documented and reported • Assist in conducting research and collecting information and samples such as soil, water, plants, animals and blood • Measure and weigh compounds and other materials to be used for testing purposes • Monitor all laboratory work to ensure that it complies with set laboratory standards • Provide technical support to scientists and monitor and observe experiments to increase informational database • Feed and look after livestock and laboratory animals • Provide support to operational programs such as fish hatcheries and greenhouset laboratory standards • Provide technical support to scientists and monitor and observe experiments to increase informational database • Feed and look after livestock and laboratory animals • Provide support to operational programs such as fish hatcheries and greenhouses

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The importance of using reliable and valid symptom measures of obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD) in both research and clinical settings is widely recognized.

A substantial body of research indicates that regardless of race and age, female offenders have higher rates of mental health problems, both internalizing and externalizing, than male offenders.19 In a study of serious «deep - end» offenders, females exhibited both more externalizing problems and more internalizing problems than males.20 Moreover, a recent study using common measures and a demographically matched sample of community and detained youth found that gender differences were greater among detained youth than among community youth, with detained girls having more symptoms of mental illness than would be predicted on the basis of gender or setting alone.21

Such discrepancies may have occurred because these measures are more often used in clinical settings rather than in research settings and, therefore, have received little attention in the pediatric psychology research literature.

Ms Mejia's research examined the dissemination of Triple P into low resource settings in low and middle income countries, reporting on a series of empirical studies in Panama including surveys, measure validation, a randomised controlled trial and follow - up interviews.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) This study builds on emerging research and represents the first examination of the effectiveness of Brief Strategic Family Therapy (BSFT) in real world settings.

Finally, the degree of suitability of the instruments for economic evaluations in the palliative care setting will be assessed by scoring whether the domains or dimensions were developed using input from informal caregivers of people receiving palliative care and whether items from the International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) 43 minimum standards for patient - reported outcome measures and the checklist for reporting valuation studies of multiattribute utility - based instruments (CREATE) 44 have been evaluated in this population.

Previous systematic reviews in the palliative setting have yielded many different types of instruments for capturing informal caregiver outcomes in health services research such as bereavement, burden, family functioning, mood, needs, QOL, satisfaction with service delivery and social support.40 — 42 However, preceding reviews did not consider the specific requirements of outcome measures in economic evaluations and may not have identified all relevant literature.

How to best work with school personnel and others in charge of peer settings (eg, camps, peer activities) to obtain peer - report measures in a feasible and nonintrusive manner is an important challenge for future research.

The present study examined a set of five EF measures in the context of a randomized - controlled trial of a research - based intervention integrated into Head Start programs (Head Start REDI).