Sentences with phrase «observation methods developed»

But thanks to a host of ingenious analytic techniques and observation methods developed on the fly, with each new pass through Kepler's data mission scientists have managed to wring out ever - smaller planets.

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b We may accept that the human brain reached the limit of its development at the stage which anthropologists call Homo sapiens; or at least, if it has continued to develop since then, that the change can not be detected by our present methods of observation.

It is not the intention of the writer to develop these observations touching on the field and methods of the science of religions.

The method is based on Approximate Bayesian Computation (ABC), which is a machine learning method that has been developed to infer very complex models from observations, with uses in climate sciences and epidemiology among others.

Timothy Morton, lead author of the study and a Princeton associate research scholar of astrophysical sciences, developed Vespa because the vast amount of data Kepler has gathered since its 2009 launch has made the traditional method of confirming planets by direct ground - based follow - up observation untenable, he said.

By tracing the development of what we now call the «scientific method» — an approach, developed over centuries, that emphasizes experiments and observations rather than reasoning from first principles — he makes the argument that science, unlike other ways of interpreting the world around us, can offer true progress.

«Our newly developed, very fast decompression method was the key to this exciting observation of low - density liquid water as an intermediate between two crystalline phases,» Shen explained.

Together with Professor Philipp Mayer, who is presently employed at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU), she has developed a new test setup that allows exposing the ciliates to a concentration gradient while concurrently enabling their observation through a microscope in real time and measuring the transport of PAH by means of chromatographic methods.

The newly developed method, which enables observation of materials and substances like alloys, semiconductors, and chemical compounds in a relatively short time, holds promise of becoming widely used in the research and development of surfaces and devices.

Using Brahe's precise observations of the planet Mars, Kepler spent the next five years developing his own method for characterizing planetary motion.

He developed methods and techniques through experimentation, observation, and creativity that set the standard for bodybuilding years ago and are still followed today, time tested and proven.

«We know from observation and experience that the ability to teach develops and grows more effectively in those who experiment with methods, techniques and equipment, since they accept the philosophy that «where there is freedom to experiment there is hope to improve».

The results of the pre-assessment suggest that preservice teachers generally do not enter teaching methods courses with well - developed observation skills.

In Florida, the state paid Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a for - profit textbook publisher, $ 4.8 million to develop classroom observation methods and nearly $ 4 million to the American Institutes for Research, a nonprofit, to create a value - added model for grading teachers based on student test scores, according to state officials.

The Montessori Method of education, developed by Dr. Maria Montessori, is a child - centered educational approach based on scientific observations of children from birth to adulthood.

The observed teacher identifies the focus of the observation, developing a question that reflects an area about which he or she wants to learn more, and that connects to the relationship between the teachers» instructional methods and students» learning.

In recent years, video - based observation has been taken to a high level as teacher education researchers have repurposed the video annotation methods and tools developed for qualitative research (Rich & Hannafin, 2009), usually with the instructional goal of generating deeper self - reflection (e.g., Calandra, Brantley - Dias, Lee, & Fox, 2009; Rich & Hannafin, 2008; van Es & Sherin, 2002).

The teacher leaders developed sustainable methods of communicating with their teams three times over the course of a month: 1) midway through the month, the teacher leaders hand back to their site colleagues copies of the reflections they wrote at the last meeting and the plans they chose to implement during the month; 2) Co-principal Maria Carriedo sends an email to all the teachers a week before each meeting to remind them to bring their observations of their focal students; 3) teachers make notes to themselves, in a simple chart form, about the interventions and behaviors they plan to track and keep these on their classroom walls as an easy way to document their focal students» progress.

The Montessori method of education, developed by Dr. Maria Montessori, is a child - centered educational approach based on scientific observations of children from birth to adulthood.

He began developing training methods that took advantage of these observations, culminating in his «Join ~ Up» method, which he bills as a joint partnership between trainer and horse.

At each location, she develops a specific method of observation.

In some cases, reviewers and / or editors supportive of mainstream views totally block important papers from being published; McKitrick, McIntyre and Herman had to completely rewrite their recent paper — showing that high tropical tropospheric temperature trends for the last three decades produced by climate models are inconsistent with observations — as a study of applying statistical methods developed in econometrics, and submit it to a journal with a more open - minded editor, in order to get it published at all.

Progress in the longer term depends on identifying and correcting model biases, accumulating as complete a set of historic observations as possible, and developing improved methods of detection and correction of observational biases.»

A very effective method to solve holistic physical problems, is to summarize all of the observations / paradoxes / anomalies related to the subject in question and then use the logic of the observations / analysis / paradoxes / anomalies to appropriately adjust / modify existing mechanisms, to develop new mechanisms, and to correct fundamental errors in theory.

PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University Oregon State University's PRISM Climate Group develop spatial climate datasets, which include precipitation, vapour pressure and temperature variables, using weather station observations and detailed methods that incorporate knowledge of the region, including expert assessments.

This included taking in submissions and presentations from the scientists developing ACORN - SAT, as well as an examination of the Bureau's observations practices, station selection methodology, data homogenisation, data analysis methods and communication.

Develops mechanical and electromechanical products by studying customer requirements; researching and testing manufacturing and assembly methods and materials; soliciting observations from operators.

HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS • Over 3 years of experience in anthropology field • Demonstrated ability to plan research projects to answer questions and test hypotheses in relation to humans • Highly skilled in collecting information from observations, interviews, and documents • Able to develop data collection methods tailored to a particular specialty, project, or culture • Well versed in recording and managing records of observations taken in the field

Observations, recommendations and identified priority areas for research made by these key Aboriginal informants were used to develop the hypotheses and methods of the project.