Sentences with phrase «more useful model»

A more useful model is to consider the proxy and the target climate variable as a bivariate observation on a complex system.

TOKYO — One of science's favorite lab animals, the mouse, is about to become an even more useful model system.

And a dog genome sequence has made the animals an even more useful model by quickening the search for disease - causing genes.

More useful models do exist.

Not exact matches

It's useful when a simpler model explains an old model and more.

While models that attempt to forecast potential economic impacts provide useful insights regarding potential risks when exploring policy choices, the Commission is of the view that it must also consider the potential upsides of greater choice, including the retention of subscribers in the system, as well as the risks associated with maintaining the status quo in a context of increased demand for more choice.

The four critical factors are: (a) businesses with recurring revenue bases — like a renewable subscription — are far better than ones dependent on constantly securing new customers; renewals are much easier and less expensive to secure than new sales; (b) customer retention is absolutely critical — all customers are very costly to acquire and very easy to lose in a world of almost infinite choices; (c) businesses based on products that require constant replacement or renewal (the «razor blade» model) are much more attractive than durable goods businesses (like selling refrigerators) where the products have very long repurchase or replacement life cycles and where the market could even fairly quickly reach saturation points; and (d) businesses that offer products or services that had a predictably high rate of obsolescence were much more attractive than those where the products had long, useful lives.

And it may get even more useful for them after Apple's expected unveiling of its latest watch model, the Series 3, on Tuesday.

It is said that models, too, are neither true nor false, but only more or less useful mental devices.

Finally, it's worth noting that this sack also can have a longer useful lifespan than more traditional zip - up models on the market, because it can work as a jumpsuit during the after - swaddle, before - blanket stage.

Basic highchairs will do the job, but some high - end models hold up better to wear and tear, and can be more useful in the long run.

Some models give you the option of buying an extra video unit, so you can monitor more than one room at a time, useful if you have a baby and toddler in separate bedrooms.

Although this model costs more than the other one on our list, it offers a number of useful features to help you monitor your baby anytime you like.

As a preface, the idea of the chart is accurate, in a sense that there is a consensus among political scientists or pretty much anyone else with interest in politics that a multi-axis political spectrum model (like Nolan chart, or the chart you show which is an example of a political compass) is a far better, more accurate, more useful, and overall less...

The data have helped them learn more about the snakes» spatial range and behavior and develop population models they hope will be useful for conserving the locally threatened population of pine snakes.

Indeed, it would be interesting to model the deposition of pheromones more directly: the analogy with quantum mechanics is quite strong and techniques similar to Feynman path integrals — which superpose contributions from all possible paths — might be useful.

More important will be determining whether the addiction model is useful.

Especially as school districts look at implementing Next Generation Science Standards, and researchers are encouraged to do more outreach for broader impact, a better understanding of the mental models of STEM ed and the value of designing an online classroom can be useful.

Tomatoes are already an ideal model species for plant research, but scientists at the Boyce Thompson Institute (BTI) just made them even more useful by cutting the time required to modify their genes by six weeks.

Scientists have previously modeled intrusions into a completely calm environment, but before Baines nobody had ever attempted to introduce the effect of crosswinds, a necessary step toward making such models more realistic and useful.

What can we do to our model to make it more useful to somebody who is incredibly busy, overwhelmed, with not enough time and a huge responsibility?»

«The one thing that I think that is useful is maybe when people write knockout papers they might describe the housing conditions in more detail,» says Chris Paszty, scientific director at the biotech company Amgen, Inc., headquartered in Thousand Oaks, Calif., who as a postdoctoral researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory developed a mouse model for the study of sickle cell anemia.

BUT ORGANS ON CHIPS ARE N'T USEFUL ONLY as a way to create more realistic models of healthy, functioning organs; the miniature versions can also replicate what happens when things go wrong.

It would be useful to carry out more detailed studies with higher resolution climate models including the most realistic possible distribution of meltwater.

But the BBB also blocks the passage of many potentially useful drugs to the brain and it has long stymied scientists who want to learn more about this vital tissue because of the lack of realistic non-human lab models.

We present a study of the planetary systems WASP - 45 and WASP - 46, both composed of a main - sequence star and a close - in ho... ▽ More Accurate measurements of the physical characteristics of a large number of exoplanets are useful to strongly constrain theoretical models of planet formation and evolution, which lead to the large variety of exoplanets and planetary - system configurations that have been observed.

In the last decade we have witnessed tremendous advances in our understanding of the landscape of the molecular alterations that underpin many of the most prevalent cancers, in the use of automated high - throughput platforms for high - throughput drug screens in cancer cells, in the creation of more clinically relevant cancer cell models, and lastly in the development of more useful computational approaches in the pursuit of biomarkers of drug response.

Rodents are often used in experimental conditions, and I do think they are very useful models, but it takes more protein or calorie restriction to achieve an appropriate degree of ketosis than it would with humans.

Never before published tools, new models and useful tips are featured, along with hundreds of citations, dozens of current and historical anecdotes and more.

But while Goldstein assumes that the purpose of a value - added model is to assess individual teachers, it's worth noting that value - added methods can be much more useful if we focus on larger units of analysis, such as the performance of a whole school or mathematics achievement across a whole district.

Useful too was the choice between the three - door and more practical five - door bodystyle.That said, the interior is on the tacky side compared to rivals so the new model's interior, based on the standard mk7 Fiesta, will bring a much needed refresh.

The 187bhp 4x4 DSG model has a useful excess of performance in every situation and is therefore considerably more appealing — but at a price.

It is important to replace aging transit near the end of its useful life with newer, cleaner models that are also more efficient.

The Sportbrake's fairly svelte rear styling (and the lack of practical connotations in its name) suggests boot space won't be class leading, but the model should be noticeably more useful than the XF four - door, and will make the car appeal more heavily to other markets, such as Sweden, where around 70 per cent of models sold are estates.

Here, you'll find useful information about new Ford models, our parts and service department, current specials and community events, and so much more!

The hatchback model of the car makes up somewhat for the tiny back seat, allowing me to put the seats down to fit more cargo in the back, useful for fitting skis through the center of the car; the traction controlled front - wheel drive may not be the most effective for getting up to the ski hill on the worst days, but it works fine for a road that has had a day or two to clear of snow.

Recent revisions have raised power to 201bhp in the basic SE and R - Line models or a significantly more useful 258bhp in the Escape version.

The more upscale Equus Ultimate model adds in a useful head - up display, dual rear entertainment screens, and an all - glass cockpit display system.

In reality, few will notice any useful reduction in running costs between the W12 and V8 models, but of more note is that the V8s have a far longer range between fill - ups.

And while the interior offers premium materials, and the 2016 Mercedes - Benz B250e — as it's now called — offers a better driving experience than many other EVs, it's more expensive than plug - in hybrids like the Volt and i3, but without the useful range of a base - model Tesla.

Hatchbacks have always captured the attention of younger buyers, and the latest models bring a whole lot more to the table than just a useful shape.

Both the Countryman in its sharpest form as JCW (we cut it off at this point to have more space for more useful information) and the GLA 250 as the strongest non-AMG model of the series want to be sporty lifestyle crossovers with at least something useful.

Finally, Ford announced the RS we were waiting for and it sounded perfect: more horsepower than the base model Mustang, all - wheel drive, and, at the end of the day, a useful five - door hatchback.

Another disadvantage is that the loading lip and sheer length of the boot floor means it can be quite hard to reach objects in the recesses of the boot, making the nets of the Style model even more useful.

However, our 320i model lacked the paddle shifters that would have made this manual mode useful for sporty driving, so I opted to just use the automatic's Sport program for my more spirited testing.

I found this data more useful than you did, but that is because I have been building my own model of book sales.

Built with support for GoodReads, which is a social community geared towards discovery and discussion, as well as X-Ray, which is useful for users who juggle multiple titles and forget who specific characters are, Amazon's latest models have made reading a much more interactive, social experience.

What's more, the omission of TTS from the newest models makes one wonder about Amazon's long - term commitment to the technology, which is useful to the dyslexic and somewhat vision impaired and the physically handicapped (in some cases), not just blind people themselves.

Admittedly, I never did hang it up, as an 8 - inch screen seems too small for watching movies from any sort of distance, but still, it's a cool feature, and one that's much more useful on the larger 10 - inch and 13 - inch models of this tablet.

He thinks they'd be a lot more useful if they were designed to work with the TFSA structure rather than the traditional RRSP model.