Sentences with phrase «objective measures used»

The committee will review and comment on the objective measures used in the diagnosis of PTSD and known risk factors for the development of PTSD.

Not exact matches

Depending on the scope and purpose of the research, happiness is often measured using objective indicators (data on crime, income, civic engagement and health) and subjective methods, such as asking people how frequently they experience positive and negative emotions.

«Use as many objective measures as possible.

Second, we had objective measures of Facebook use, pulled directly from participants» Facebook accounts, rather than measures based on a person's self - report.

Granted, one downside of using truly objective measures is that our ranking may not exclude CEOs who have disappointed stakeholders on dimensions where performance is more subjective.

Unlike traditional index strategies that typically weight companies based on market capitalization, such as the S&P 500 Index, Fundamental Index strategies use objective financial measures based on company size.

And since this isn't a recipe that you can use an objective measure to determine readiness (like a candy thermometer that reads 240 °F, for example), it was hard to guarantee success.

Finally, the survey used an objective performance measure to assess the application of the labelling systems.

Consumer research indicates that NIPs can be confusing (Byrd - Bredbenner et al., 2000; Cowburn and Stockley, 2005; Feunekes et al., 2008) and difficult to interpret (Jones and Richardson, 2007), and objective measures indicate that their use during food purchase is lower than what self - reports suggest (Cowburn and Stockley, 2005).

It does not measure other critical brain functions that can be adversely affected by head trauma, such as balance and vision, which is why expert groups [1] recommend a «multifaceted approach to concussion management that emphasizes the use of objective assessment tools aimed at capturing the spectrum of clinical signs and symptoms, cognitive dysfunction, and physical deficits... that are more sensitive to the injury than using any one component alone.»

Studies were included if: (a) they were RCTs, (b) the population comprised parents / carers of children up to the age of 18 where at least 50 % had a conduct problem (defined using objective clinical criteria, the clinical cut - off point on a well validated behaviour scale or informal diagnostic criteria), (c) the intervention was a structured, repeatable (manualised) parenting programme (any theoretical basis, setting or mode of delivery) and (d) there was at least one standardised outcome measuring child behaviour.

A good dietitian or doctor would assess your child's body weight using subjective and objective measures.

Schwarzenegger can't be measured by yardsticks used on the average politician; but by any objective standard, he can expect a dogfight next November.

Strengths of this study, Dr. Li noted, included that researchers used an objective measuring device and studied a short - term outcome (miscarriage) rather than one that will occur years or decades later, such as cancer or autoimmune diseases.

These papers add to a growing body of information suggesting that widely used «objective» admissions measures, such as GRE test scores and GPA, are exactly the wrong way to go about picking future contributors to scientific progress.

«Using a biomarker of heavy alcohol consumption such as PEth along with self - reporting could provide an objective measure for use in research, screening and treatment of hazardous alcohol use among young adults,» she said.

«There should be a study,» says graduate school dean Lawrence Martin of the State University of New York, Stony Brook, who is also head of a panel of land - grant colleges that has drafted a position paper urging coverage of more fields, greater use of objective research criteria, exploration of some measures of program outcome, and ranking institutions by cluster rather than individually.

This is the first long - term study to measure the association between PTSD and heart disease using objective clinical diagnoses combined with cardiac imaging techniques.

«We looked specifically at the relationship between individuals «self - reported fatigue and objective measures of cognitive fatigue using state - of - the - art neuroimaging,» explained Helen M. Genova, Ph.D., research scientist in Neuropsychology & Neuroscience Research at Kessler Foundation.

The study, which published today in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, is the first to link psoriasis severity to an increased risk of death using an objective measure of disease severity — called Body Surface Area (BSA)-- rather than treatment patterns, such as whether or not a patient was receiving oral, injectable or phototherapy treatment for the condition.

Upon examining these award programs» selection and evaluation criteria, the quality of the data used, and the independence of the rating programs, Juravich and research assistant and co-author Essie Ablavsky concluded that these ratings and awards can not be seen as objective measures of corporate performance.

The productions of older prephonological spellers also were more word - like on several objective measures, including length, use of different letters within words, and combinations of letters.

In addition, he adds, the research is part of «figuring out very mechanistic descriptions of how attention works,» which can be used in the future «to develop better tools and better objective measures for diagnosing disorders like ADD and dyslexia.»

The program tries to find shortcuts to store an image in the smallest number of bits — the more complex the piece, the longer the string of digits used to store the painting on the hard drive, offering a more objective measure that human judgement.

«And many studies of the brain and central nervous system, using imaging, EEG and other objective measures of brain structure and function, add to the existing evidence that central nervous system dysfunction is a critical element in the disorder.

Neurological disorders such as Parkinson's disease, where there are no objective measures of disease progression, is another area where in silico medicine could be used in a trial setting to test the effectiveness of new treatments.

The use of minimal residual disease (MRD) provided a more objective measure of induction failure in patients with pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) than did morphology, according to the results of a study published recently in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

The goal of this study is to identify a potential biomarker or panel of biomarkers that can be used as objective measures of SMA disease severity.

Objective: The primary objective of the present study was to estimate how large a sample size would be needed for future clinical trials for AD - modifying treatments in Japan using atrophy measures of the brain as a surrogate bObjective: The primary objective of the present study was to estimate how large a sample size would be needed for future clinical trials for AD - modifying treatments in Japan using atrophy measures of the brain as a surrogate bobjective of the present study was to estimate how large a sample size would be needed for future clinical trials for AD - modifying treatments in Japan using atrophy measures of the brain as a surrogate biomarker.

The new study, by contrast, is among the first to use an objective measure of physical activity.

But you can do this, or track this symptomatically, and then there's also some more objective measures you can use, like heart rate variability, to help determine if you're overtraining.

«Monitoring the athlete training response: subjective self - reported measures trump commonly used objective measures: a systematic review.»

Most of the research using objective measures to evaluate how effective the relaxation response is at countering chronic stress have been conducted in people with hypertension and other forms of heart disease.

All told, this research points to the need for additional studies that examine how yoga may influence depression and whether alterations of biomarkers such as HRV can be used as an objective, physiological measure of a yoga intervention's success in reducing depressive symptoms.

The Spanish researchers followed 807 people over the age of 65 for 2 years and measured polyphenol intake in two different ways: in the classical way, using questionnaires, and in a more objective way, by measuring the quantity of polyphenol metabolites in the participants» urine.

This lends effectiveness to foam rolling, despite no significance in the objective measures between groups; significance in subjective measures supports the use of foam rolling as there is a large aspect of mental preparedness in sport and physical activity.

Likewise, no research has investigated the relationship between cell phone use and an objective measure of physical fitness.

And economic payouts are the only objective measures they can use to justify expenditures.

A commonly used measure is a student's «self - concept,» how a student perceives her abilities relative to an objective measure such as achievement.

objectives include: Year 6 objectives • solve problems involving the calculation and conversion of units of measure, using decimal notation up to 3 decimal places where appropriate • use, read, write and convert between standard units, converting measurements of length, mass, volume and time from a smaller unit of measure to a larger unit, and vice versa, using decimal notation to up to 3 decimal places • convert between miles and kilometres • recognise that shapes with the same areas can have different perimeters and vice versa • recognise when it is possible to use formulae for area and volume of shapes • calculate the area of parallelograms and triangles • calculate, estimate and compare volume of cubes and cuboids using standard units, including cubic centimetres (cm ³) and cubic metres (m ³), and extending to other units [for example, mm ³ and km ³] • express missing number problems algebraically • find pairs of numbers that satisfy an equation with 2 unknowns • enumerate possibilities of combinations of 2 variables • draw 2 - D shapes using given dimensions and angles • recognise, describe and build simple 3 - D shapes, including making nets • compare and classify geometric shapes based on their properties and sizes and find unknown angles in any triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons • illustrate and name parts of circles, including radius, diameter and circumference and know that the diameter is twice the radius • recognise angles where they meet at a point, are on a straight line, or are vertically opposite, and find missing angles • describe positions on the full coordinate grid (all 4 quadrants) • draw and translate simple shapes on the coordinate plane, and reflect them in the axes • interpret and construct pie charts and line graphs and use these to solve problems • calculate and interpret the mean as an average • read, write, order and compare numbers up to 10,000,000 and determine the value of each digit • round any whole number to a required degree of accuracy and more!

9 • solve one - step problems involving multiplication and division, by calculating the answer using concrete objects, pictorial representations and arrays with the support of the teacher • recognise, find and name a half as 1 of 2 equal parts of an object, shape or quantity • recognise, find and name a quarter as 1 of 4 equal parts of an object, shape or quantity • Compare, describe and solve practical problems for: lengths and heights [for example, long / short, longer / shorter, tall / short, double / half]; mass or weight [for example, heavy / light, heavier than, lighter than]; capacity / volume [for example, full / empty, more than, less than, half, half full, quarter]; time [for example, quicker, slower, earlier, later]; • measure and begin to record the following: lengths and height; mass / weight; capacity and volume; time (hours, minutes, seconds) • recognise and know the value of different denominations of coins and notes • sequence events in chronological order using language (for example, before and after, next, first, today, yesterday, tomorrow, morning, afternoon and evening) • describe position direction and movement including whole half quarter and three quarter turns PLUS MANY MORE OBJECTIVES!

So rather than just use other measures to evaluate those teachers — like observations — states encouraged the creation of «student learning objectives» to fill the gap.

• The third, Questions / Discussion vs. Standards / Content, measures the difference between a teacher's rating on a single standard that evaluates the use of questions and classroom discussion as an instructional strategy, and that same teacher's average rating on three standards that assess teaching practices that focus on classroom management routines, on conveying standards - based instructional objectives to students, and on demonstrating content - specific knowledge in teaching these objectives.

Imagine if you started to create online courses without knowing who your audience is, what objectives you wanted to achieve, how you would measure the course effectiveness, how you would market it and other details such as which videos, and images, and colors, and fonts will be used.

DB: However one interprets the evaluations of demonstration projects like the Perry Preschool and Abecedarian, the unavoidable conclusion is that the measured impacts of three national programs that seek to implement their approach — Head Start, Early Head Start, and Even Start — have been tragically «disappointing,» the word used by most objective observers.

Objectives covered: place value, including large numbers and decimals calculate mentally, using effective strategies use formal methods to solve multistep problems recognise the relationship between fractions, decimals and percentages and the equivalent quantities use simple formula to solve problems calculate with measures find missing angles

By mandating that all states develop annual standardized tests to measure student performance, NCLB created objective standards that could be used for other purposes, too — including as an ostensible means of judging teacher effectiveness.

Year 4 Science Assessments Objectives covered: Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C) Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature Identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear Find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it Find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases Identify common appliances that run on electricity Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors

Objectives covered: Measure, compare, add and subtract: lengths (m / cm / mm); mass (kg / g); volume / capacity (l / ml) Measure the perimeter of simple 2 - D shapes Add and subtract amounts of money to give change, using both # and p in practical contexts Tell and write the time from an analogue clock, including using Roman numerals from I to XII, and 12 - hour and 24 - hour clocks Estimate and read time with increasing accuracy to the nearest minute; record and compare time in terms of seconds, minutes and hours; use vocabulary such as o'clock, am / pm, morning, afternoon, noon and midnight Know the number of seconds in a minute and the number of days in each month, year and leap year Compare durations of events [for example, to calculate the time taken by particular events or tasks]

Year 1 Measurement Bundle This year 1 maths teaching bundle contains the following 15 PowerPoint presentations with accompanying worksheets: Units of Time - Seconds, Minutes and Hours Beginning to Tell the Time Comparing Capacity and Volume Comparing Lengths and Heights Comparing Weight Measuring Capacity Using Non-Standard Units Measuring Capacity Using Standard Units Measuring Length and Height Using Non-Standard Units Measuring Length and Height Using Standard Units Measuring Mass Using Non-Standard Units Measuring Mass Using Standard Units Money - Recognising Coins Months of the Year Days of the Week Sequencing Events - Charlie's Day Each of these maths teaching resources has been designed to help deliver lessons covering the Year 1 maths curriculum objectives as outlined in the year 1 maths programme of study (Measurement).