Sentences with phrase «observation areas as»

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MANILA, Philippines — Reliable information based on satellite data and ground observations can help the Philippines prepare for and mitigate the effect of recurring disasters, such as typhoons and El Niño on rice areas in Mindanao.

Students will practice making careful observations as they examine plants and animals in various outdoors areas.

According to a statement by the Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Office of the Governor, quoted the Governor as making the observation yesterday while declaring open a one day seminar organised for information officers in local government and local council development areas and area offices across the state.

Cuomo's proposal seeks to limit the number of teachers who receive high ratings under the system, since the subjective observations component is seen as an area where administrators have the opportunity to inflate teachers» scores.

«There needs to be more work in this area,» says Colin Baigent, an epidemiologist at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, who sees the observation as fodder for a future trial.

However, this is difficult as many coastal areas have been modified by humans, so finding a truly natural habitat for observations of turtles is becoming increasingly difficult.

They are the locations of bright stars and other nearby objects that get in the way of the observations of more distant galaxies and are hence masked out in these maps as no weak - lensing signal can be measured in these areas.

«They might not arise from the same brain areas, but these observations are of importance in efforts to understand hallucinations that commonly occur in psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia,» says Matcheri Keshavan, a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School.

Post added that, as his observations have continued, the data have revealed an increasingly earlier start to the plant growing season, a change that has not been matched by correspondingly earlier calving by caribou in the area.

Additionally, as this NASA press release details, Juno's observations reveal that Jupiter's magnetic field — already known to be the most intense in the solar system — is even stronger than previously estimated, and uneven, with lumpy areas of relative strength and weakness.

The Cygnus - Lyra neighborhood was chosen as the study area because it's well - populated with stars and lies high enough above the Earth's orbital plane that the sun, Earth and moon won't get in the way of Kepler's observations.

As shown in Figure 2, the observation area was focused on a section of the water tunnel with length 100 cm, width 14 cm, and height 14 cm.

«A smaller search area enables follow - up observations with telescopes and satellites for cosmic events that produce gravitational waves and emissions of light, such as the collision of neutron stars.»

During whole group professional learning sessions we addressed areas of need as observed during our classroom observations.

Amy has since completed countless classroom observations through work as a peer validator evaluating practices in Newark and New Haven schools, and in providing embedded, ongoing support for instructional leaders and teachers in the areas of high quality observation, feedback, and teaching and learning across Connecticut.

As their Table 6 shows (p. 20), the regression coefficients related to these three areas of «statistically significant» influence on teachers» students» test - based performance on the new PARCC and SBAC mathematics tests (i.e., more professional development days, more classroom observations with explicit feedback tied to the Common Core, and the inclusion of Common Core - aligned student outcomes in teacher evaluations) yielded the following coefficients, respectively: 0.045 (p < 0.01), 0.044 (p < 0.05), and 0.054 (p < 0.01).

However, this study has a wider focus, as it discusses four areas, namely student evaluation of the primary sources, the impact on cross-curricular activities, skill development, and observations of the authentic challenges.

We are being told that our evaluation system will require our full comprehension and maintenance of: measures of teacher practice observation option selection forms, evaluator forms, consistent update of class lists / rosters, observation options A, B, C, D, the Matrix, and MOSL options (project based learning assessments, student learning inventories, performance based assessments, and progress monitoring assessments), not to mention how this plays out for what people teach (elementary / middle / high school, alternative assessment, English as a New Language, content areas, etc).

Qualifications 7 - 10 years or more teaching experience required 2 - 3 years minimum experience as a lead / master teacher, instructional coach or head of grade - level or subject - area department required Formal management, supervisory or administrative experience required Demonstrated commitment to MWA's mission and core values Strong ability to analyze data and utilizing it to drive instruction Experience facilitating observation and feedback cycles with teachers Experience coaching or supporting teachers in Common Core standards align planning Strong organization skills and attention to detail Highly effective communication skills Ability to work effectively in a fast - paced, results focused environment Ability to laterally manage a diverse group of constituents Bachelor's Degree required; M.Ed.

One of the key areas of congruence throughout the state data from Florida, Tennessee, and Georgia is the generally high scores given to teachers during classroom observations, a finding that comes right as new research is revealing clues about the properties of such observations and how they are shaped by the norms within schools.

areas of evaluation for each teacher, and later expanded to requiring multiple classroom observations of each teacher as well as post-observation debriefs.

Their first assignment involved documenting in a journal their observations of the changing landscape as they traveled through the state and into the socioeconomically distressed area of northeast Indiana.

The Auditors in conjunction with the Institute team lead by the Prof. Henry Mutembei deliberated on the positives observations and areas of concerns raised and the potential way forward to enable continuous improvement as required by the regulations.

Good day Dr. my name is Jeandre our Jackrussel sadly passed away today her name was Ruby, the symptoms started yesterday, (the day before yesterday she was still playfull) when we arrived from work we saw that she look very off and took her to the vet right away, the vet said to us it looks like a problem in the abdominal area, he gave her a couple of shots and said we can take her home for observation and if nothing changes we must come back, when we arrived at home she did not whant to eat anything and was very drowsy we tired to give het a small piece of steak but was not interested at all, she took a small walk and pooped, her poop was like dark black, grey and slobby, we also saw a square piece in the stool and did not think much of it as she also eats dog food pellets, the smell was very bad, she also vommited like a clear watery substance i think two times, we too her back to the vet this moring and the vet inserted a tempreture pen from behind, while it was her he felt and squeezed in the abdominal area then pen ejected like she pooped (because of the squeez) red blood was present.

These were calculated as the linear distance between the last observation within a cat's home range and the 1st observation in a new area, and were equivalent to ≥ 2 diameters of a given cat's home range.

If you are going to the scenic up country area be sure to book a seat at the observation car for a direct view of the beautiful scenery that change into lush green misty beauty, as you travel further into the hill country.

Some of the skills interns will acquire during their internship are: diet preparation and feeding; water sampling; commissary clean - up; exhibit and husbandry area maintenance; behavioral observations; environmental enrichment; data recording and data entry; assisting team with animal training, handling and medical procedures; and other duties as assigned.

From observation areas above the sands, watch bellowing bull elephant seals as large as minivans battle for territory, while quieter, smaller females nurture their plump, cigar shaped pups.

As you open the ads for this area of Kauai, Hawaii, offerings will include many local observations from those who live in this island paradise.

From observation areas above the sands, watch bellowing bull elephant seals as large as mini-vans battle for territory, while quieter, smaller females nurture their plump, cigar - shape pups.

Flanked by the Caribbean Sea, the boardwalk area will feature a series of romantic fire pits, as well as an upgraded observation deck on the pier, perfect for couples to appreciate the exquisite views.

Shallow lagoon area for watersports such as kayaking, paddle boarding and canoeing, as well as manatee observations led by tour guides.

It's a fabulous vessel with spacious indoor as well as outdoor observation areas for viewing whales, sea otters, bald eagles, bears and glaciers in comfort and safety.

The third deck is where you will find the observation area with very comfortable seating areas to relax as we travel through the rainforest to our next area of exploration.

Here you'll find plenty of ecosystems to explore and study, as well as a fascinating research facility with lab areas, observation tower, rustic trails and greenhouse.

There's an observation area on the sun deck, as well as a Jacuzzi and a bar.

Five performers will wander throughout designated areas of the city either broadcasting a pre-recorded score in English, Greek and German or whispering live their observations as they roam the city.

There is a significant component of «synoptic» variability in the ocean as well (eddies etc.) and so while the variation is less than in the atmosphere, for many areas there aren't / weren't sufficient independent observations to be sure of the mean values.

The models in the case of AGW, are a little more scientific than either approach /;, the variables can not all be counted for, but they do provide insights to the totality of the research, and the models, (and data fed into the models) satellite data and observations from researchers in the geographical areas affected by GW, agree more than do not, as long as the averages are taken into account.

In both cases, therefore, more observations have always been made in some regions, such as densely populated areas or well - travelled shipping lanes, than in others.

In developing computer models of nuclear - winter scenarios, researchers use both Hamburg and the Hiroshima firestorms as example cases where soot might have been injected into the stratosphere, [4] as well as modern observations of natural, large - area wildfires.

MM04 failed to acknowledge other independent data supporting the instrumental thermometer - based land surface temperature observations, such as satellite - derived temperature trend estimates over land areas in the Northern Hemisphere (Intergovernmental Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Third Assessment Report, Chapter 2, Box 2.1, p. 106) that can not conceivably be subject to the non-climatic sources of bias considered by them.

Next week: Subsistence hunters serving as «citizen scientists» help Brinkman's team by providing detailed observations about climate change - driven changes in their areas that have made hunting, fishing and trapping more difficult.

The motivation for this paper is twofold: first, we validate the model's performance in the Gulf of Mexico by comparing the model fields to past and recent observations, and second, given the good agreement with the observed Gulf of Mexico surface circulation and Loop Current variability, we expand the discussion and analysis of the model circulation to areas that have not been extensively observed / analyzed, such as the vertical structure of the Loop Current and associated eddies, especially the deep circulation below 1500 m.

In response to your observation I'd note that the overall scale of effort can not automatically confer reliability on specific areas of study, particularly when the published papers in that area are dismissed as «unclear».

Working with a total of 2,196 globally - distributed databases containing observations of NPP, as well as the five environmental variables thought to most impact NPP trends (precipitation, air temperature, leaf area index, fraction of photosynthetically active radiation, and atmospheric CO2 concentration), Li et al. analyzed the spatiotemporal patterns of global NPP over the past half century (1961 — 2010).

The lighter shaded areas depict the change in this uncertainty range, if carbon cycle feedbacks are assumed to be lower or higher than in the medium setting... Global mean temperature results from the SCM for anthropogenic and natural forcing compare favourably with 20th - century observations (black line) as shown in the lower left panel (Folland et al., 2001; Jones et al., 2001; Jones and Moberg, 2003).

The largest storm by area of any storm on record we can confirm by instrumental observations is Sandy, the first of the frankenstorms formed as a result of the merging of a tropical cyclone and an intense arctic low.

As far as I can tell, in each of those areas the debate takes basically the same shape as with temperatures: «skeptics» claiming that short - term observations disprove long - term predictions and «realists» saying that the short - term variability is within long - term error rangeAs far as I can tell, in each of those areas the debate takes basically the same shape as with temperatures: «skeptics» claiming that short - term observations disprove long - term predictions and «realists» saying that the short - term variability is within long - term error rangeas I can tell, in each of those areas the debate takes basically the same shape as with temperatures: «skeptics» claiming that short - term observations disprove long - term predictions and «realists» saying that the short - term variability is within long - term error rangeas with temperatures: «skeptics» claiming that short - term observations disprove long - term predictions and «realists» saying that the short - term variability is within long - term error ranges.

Second, orbital instrumental observations provide only a recent record of land surface area temperature assessment, and the methods involved had to be calibrated against the prevailing standards of proximal thermometric determination, the widely - ranged system of meteorological thermometers in these United States providing (as others here have observed) a sort of «gold standard» in terms of technology, maintenance, and reliability as compared with similar broadly spaced systems of monitoring stations.