Sentences with phrase «model as the baseline»

They applied this data in models as a baseline to estimate future climate and vegetation scenarios based on different temperature increases.

For this reason, we focused on 2010 models as the baseline — though keep in mind that some of the newer versions of the cars here can also be had under the $ 15,000 cap.

Unfortunately Trenberth can't do that but wants to establish IPCC models as the baseline.

Second, if the firm has an extraordinary - performance bonus fund, use the expectations spelled out in the model as the baseline for identifying extraordinary performance.

Not exact matches

All that said, this MacBook comes equipped with 512 GB of storage, which is twice as much as a baseline model and more than enough space for most people.

The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation takes effect in May, and many privacy advocates look to it as a model for the kind of baseline privacy law the US sorely needs.

The lower levels of baseline sugar sweetened drink consumption in the UK compared with the US may in part explain why the effect on obesity that we estimate in the UK is much less than that estimated in the US.12 The differences with respect to other modelling studies may also be partly explained by their use of higher own price elasticity values for sugar sweetened drinks than we have calculated and used here.18 22 52 We can not make direct comparisons between the results of our study and the results of recent studies of the effect of reducing sugar sweetened drink consumption on body weight in children, 5 7 as the relation between energy balance and change in body mass index in children who are growing is different from that in adults.

This is an incredibly difficult question to answer for a variety of reasons, most importantly because over the years our once vaunted «beautiful» style of play has become a shadow of it's former self, only to be replaced by a less than stellar «plug and play» mentality where players play out of position and adjustments / substitutions are rarely forthcoming before the 75th minute... if you look at our current players, very few would make sense in the traditional Wengerian system... at present, we don't have the personnel to move the ball quickly from deep - lying position, efficient one touch midfielders that can make the necessary through balls or the disciplined and pacey forwards to stretch defences into wide positions, without the aid of the backs coming up into the final 3rd, so that we can attack the defensive lanes in the same clinical fashion we did years ago... on this current squad, we have only 1 central defender on staf, Mustafi, who seems to have any prowess in the offensive zone or who can even pass two zones through so that we can advance play quickly out of our own end (I have seen some inklings that suggest Holding might have some offensive qualities but too early to tell)... unfortunately Mustafi has a tendency to get himself in trouble when he gets overly aggressive on the ball... from our backs out wide, we've seen pace from the likes of Bellerin and Gibbs and the spirited albeit offensively stunted play of Monreal, but none of these players possess the skill - set required in the offensive zone for the new Wenger scheme which requires deft touches, timely runs to the baseline and consistent crossing, especially when Giroud was playing and his ratio of scored goals per clear chances was relatively low (better last year though)... obviously I like Bellerin's future prospects, as you can't teach pace, but I do worry that he regressed last season, which was obvious to Wenger because there was no way he would have used Ox as the right side wing - back so often knowing that Barcelona could come calling in the off - season, if he thought otherwise... as for our midfielders, not a single one, minus the more confident Xhaka I watched played for the Swiss national team a couple years ago, who truly makes sense under the traditional Wenger model... Ramsey holds onto the ball too long, gives the ball away cheaply far too often and abandons his defensive responsibilities on a regular basis (doesn't score enough recently to justify): that being said, I've always thought he does possess a little something special, unfortunately he thinks so too... Xhaka is a little too slow to ever boss the midfield and he tends to telegraph his one true strength, his long ball play: although I must admit he did get a bit better during some points in the latter part of last season... it always made me wonder why whenever he played with Coq Wenger always seemed to play Francis in a more advanced role on the pitch... as for Coq, he is way too reckless at the wrong times and has exhibited little offensive prowess yet finds himself in and around the box far too often... let's face it Wenger was ready to throw him in the trash heap when injuries forced him to use Francis and then he had the nerve to act like this was all part of a bigger Wenger constructed plan... he like Ramsey, Xhaka and Elneny don't offer the skills necessary to satisfy the quick transitory nature of our old offensive scheme or the stout defensive mindset needed to protect the defensive zone so that our offensive players can remain aggressive in the final third... on the front end, we have Ozil, a player of immense skill but stunted by his physical demeanor that tends to offend, the fact that he's been played out of position far too many times since arriving and that the players in front of him, minus Sanchez, make little to no sense considering what he has to offer (especially Giroud); just think about the quick counter-attack offence in Real or the space and protection he receives in the German National team's midfield, where teams couldn't afford to focus too heavily on one individual... this player was a passing «specialist» long before he arrived in North London, so only an arrogant or ignorant individual would try to reinvent the wheel and / or not surround such a talent with the necessary components... in regards to Ox, Walcott and Welbeck, although they all possess serious talents I see them in large part as headless chickens who are on the injury table too much, lack the necessary first - touch and / or lack the finishing flair to warrant their inclusion in a regular starting eleven; I would say that, of the 3, Ox showed the most upside once we went to a back 3, but even he became a bit too consumed by his pending contract talks before the season ended and that concerned me a bit... if I had to choose one of those 3 players to stay on it would be Ox due to his potential as a plausible alternative to Bellerin in that wing - back position should we continue to use that formation... in Sanchez, we get one of the most committed skill players we've seen on this squad for some years but that could all change soon, if it hasn't already of course... strangely enough, even he doesn't make sense given the constructs of the original Wenger offensive model because he holds onto the ball too long and he will give the ball up a little too often in the offensive zone... a fact that is largely forgotten due to his infectious energy and the fact that the numbers he has achieved seem to justify the means... finally, and in many ways most crucially, Giroud, there is nothing about this team or the offensive system that Wenger has traditionally employed that would even suggest such a player would make sense as a starter... too slow, too inefficient and way too easily dispossessed... once again, I think he has some special skills and, at times, has showed some world - class qualities but he's lack of mobility is an albatross around the necks of our offence... so when you ask who would be our best starting 11, I don't have a clue because of the 5 or 6 players that truly deserve a place in this side, 1 just arrived, 3 aren't under contract beyond 2018 and the other was just sold to Juve... man, this is theraputic because following this team is like an addiction to heroin without the benefits

As expected based on predictive modelling, patients began to return to their baseline LDL cholesterol values by an average of 2 - 3 % per month, meaning they will be back to their starting levels by about 18 - 21 months for the two dose groups.

In federal crash tests, the agencies found that advanced lightweight materials — in this case a mix of high - strength steel and aluminum, and a small amount of magnesium and composite material — performed just as well as baseline vehicle models.

Decline in cognitive test scores over 10 years (% change = change / range of text × 100) as function of baseline age cohort in men and women, estimated from linear mixed models.

These results are based on data compiled from 15 different climate models, and use the average temperature from 1970 through 1999 as a baseline for comparison.

As it turns out, the standard errors are larger, not smaller, when estimating statistical models that include all students but do not control for baseline test scores.

Thus, although it is tempting to dismiss the baseline model as naive or restrictive, if one were able to show, empirically, that the baseline model adequately described peer effects, some interesting theories would fall by the wayside.

To measure the effect on children's test scores of switching to a private school, we estimate a statistical model that takes into account whether a child attended a public or a private school, as well as baseline reading and math test scores.

The baseline AVP model comes with special amenities such as heated mirrors, power front windows, dual - zone air - conditioning, a second - row reclining / folding / removable bench seat, and a four - speaker audio system with CD player and auxiliary audio jack.

While many baseline trim levels only provide drivers with the bare bones essentials, the 2015 Dodge Challenger SXT Coupe rewards all customers by making features such as keyless entry and ignition, Bluetooth connectivity, an auto - dimming rearview mirror, leather wrapped steering wheel, six - way power driver seat, a 5 - inch touchscreen interface, and a six - speaker sound system with CD player and auxiliary input standard on all models.

Comparing the two base models, we can get a good baseline as to which model is the stronger performer.

The current V6 - powered A6 commands $ 57,475, including $ 975 for destination, so use that as a baseline for your 2019 model year MSRP guesstimates.

Asus says it'll continue selling its original Transformer tablet as the baseline edition and sees the Prime as its «premium» model.

This model also comes in higher - priced 3G and ad - free versions (the baseline model serves up «special offers,» otherwise known as ads).

This can be done a number of ways, firstly, plotting the observational data and the models used by IPCC with a common baseline of 1980 - 1999 temperatures (as done in the 2007 report)(Note that the model output is for the annual mean, monthly variance would be larger):

The CPPHEG case models the proposed Clean Power Plan using the AEO2015 High Economic Growth case as the baseline.

When the proposed rule is modeled using the HOGR case as the baseline, natural gas plays a larger role in compliance, with the natural gas - fired share of total generation rising to 37 % in 2020 and 44 % in 2030.

We quantify sea - level commitment in the baseline case by building on Levermann et al. (10), who used physical simulations to model the SLR within a 2,000 - y envelope as the sum of the contributions of (i) ocean thermal expansion, based on six coupled climate models; (ii) mountain glacier and ice cap melting, based on surface mass balance and simplified ice dynamic models; (iii) Greenland ice sheet decay, based on a coupled regional climate model and ice sheet dynamic model; and (iv) Antarctic ice sheet decay, based on a continental - scale model parameterizing grounding line ice flux in relation to temperature.

With this datapoint in, observations are now above the average climate model value for this point in time (using 1986 - 2005 as the baseline):

«As a unique long term record the Challenger data will be a very useful baseline for model assessment,» he said.

Global Climate Models are children's toys in comparison to the actual underlying complexity, especially when (as noted) the major drivers setting the baseline behavior are not well understood or quantitatively available.

If states continue on their current path as modeled in the Baseline Scenario, they will reduce emissions only 30 % from 1990 levels by 2030.

«A previously developed simple statistical tool — the El Niño — Southern Oscillation Climatology and Persistence (ENSO — CLIPER) model — is utilized as a baseline for determination of skill in forecasting this event.»

The problem with a single year baseline is that you can make it give any result you want, you can make it look like the models over-predict temperatures by baselining to a warm year, or you can make them look as if they are running cooler by baselining to a cold year.

When using climate model results for scenario construction, the baseline also serves as the reference period from which the modelled future change in climate is calculated.

And quite deceptive when their claim is that similarly baselined models are running too high - as they've artificially introduced an offset.

It is true that the model replications of past conditions are not perfect, which is to be expected given the chaotic variations of the climate about its now - changing baseline; however, the ensemble of model simulations has been tested against previously observed perturbations to climate (such as the response to volcanic eruptions) and overall they correspond well with what is observed to occur.

To fill this gap, the researchers recommend more analyses of mangrove carbon stocks and losses, both to establish baselines further back in time — which, they write, are widely lacking for many tropical countries — as well as modeling what may happen in the future.

Use as a baseline to which changes in the 21st century relative to the model baseline period are applied (add for temperature, multiply for precipitation).

I'm not very up on this stuff, but if you'll indulge my dumbness for a moment, the consensus here seems to be saying that something that can never be measured directly is used as a baseline for the scary model forecasts (questionable feedbacks added) that the IPCC has 95 % confidence in?

The Federation of Law Societies of Canada has proposed amending the Model Rules of Professional Conduct — the enforceable rules of conduct that set out the baseline standards of professionalism to which lawyers in Canada must adhere — to include technical competency as a component of the definition of «competency.»

The Federation of Law Societies of Canada has proposed amending the Model Rules of Professional Conduct — the enforceable rules of conduct that set out the baseline standards of professionalism to which lawyers in Canada are to adhere — to include technical competency as a component of the definition of «competency».

As far as RAM goes, the baseline model comes with 2 GB of DDR3 RAM, but it can be upgraded to 4 GB if you find that having multiple processes open is slowing things dowAs far as RAM goes, the baseline model comes with 2 GB of DDR3 RAM, but it can be upgraded to 4 GB if you find that having multiple processes open is slowing things dowas RAM goes, the baseline model comes with 2 GB of DDR3 RAM, but it can be upgraded to 4 GB if you find that having multiple processes open is slowing things down.

I've been very happy with the performance this option has been giving me, but I'm sure the baseline model would do just fine as well.

As mentioned, the OnePlus 5T is due to become available on November 21 (in the US and Europe) and while the baseline model (with 6 GB RAM) is priced at $ 499, the slightly more premium 8 GB RAM variant will come with a slightly more premium price tag attached.

It includes an analysis of the states» needs assessments, as well as baseline characteristics of families, staff, local programs, and models participating in the study.

Subgroup analyses: We will examine whether there is evidence that the intervention effect is modified for subgroups within the trial participants using tests of interaction between intervention and child and family factors as follows: parity (first - born vs other), antenatal risks (2 vs 3 or more risk factors at screening), maternal mental health at baseline (high vs low score) 18, 62, 63 and self - efficacy at baseline (poor vs normal mastery) 35 using the regression models described above with additional terms for interaction between subgroup and trial arm.

Changes in rates of child diagnoses from baseline to 3 months as a function of mother's remission and subsequently mother's level of response were analyzed using a repeated measures analysis with binary response data, using generalized estimating equation (GEE) methods.27 A linear probability model with an identity link function (rather than a logit - link function) was used to model interactions on the additive scale28 and to model a dose - response function using rates (rather than odds) as the outcome measure because we considered risk differences to be a more relevant measure than odds ratios in our study.

Specifically, the relation of mother's remission status to change in CBCL score was modeled so that the change score was treated as the dependent variable, with mother's remission status as a dichotomous independent variable, and with the baseline value of the CBCL score and the mother's baseline HRDS as covariates.

We first estimated an unconditional growth model that predicted each neuroendocrine marker by Time, with baseline coded as zero.

Trends in rates of child diagnoses by mother's response level in children with a baseline diagnosis and in rates of incidence or relapse in children without a baseline diagnoses were examined separately using the Cochran - Armitage test for trend.29 Low event rates precluded fitting regression models adjusting for potential confounders, such as age and sex of child, using generalized linear models with an identity - link function, to estimate parameters for adjusted trends.

Multilevel model estimates with and without the baseline as a control suggested that CfC had a positive effect on involvement in community service activity and reduced the rate of household joblessness for households with low education mothers.

Table 3 describes the estimated effects of the CfC initiative on the 19 outcome variables from multilevel models with demographic variables and multilevel models with demographic variables and the baseline as a control.