On the bright side, the main driver of the higher costs has been the increased availability
of specialized tests, treatments and vets for the nation's 81.7 million cats, 72.1 million dogs, 11.2 million birds and 7.3 million horses — not to mention exotics such as ferrets, hamsters, turtles, snakes and lizards.
She prescribed a series
of specialized tests, changes to my diet, and supplements.
rain tumors are diagnosed by the doctor based on the results of a medical history and physical examination and results of a variety
of specialized tests of the brain and nervous system.
Not exact matches
And according to a 2012 survey by the Graduate Management Admission Council, the organization that administers the GMAT admission
test for graduate business and management programs, 64 %
of business school deans felt MBA programs would
specialize further in the next five years.
Founded in 2004, the $ 13 - million - a-year company (ranked 214th on the 2013 PROFIT 500 ranking
of Canada's Fastest - Growing Companies)
specializes in creating
tests and exams, mostly delivered online, for organizations that need to accredit or certify a broad range
of professionals.
McCann had met Bill Wagner, a consultant
specializing in psychometric
testing, and become a convert to the Predictive Index, which consists
of a relatively simple checklist
of 86 adjectives.
While the brand started out
specializing in dress shoes, it rolled out a fantastic pair
of boat shoes this summer — we took them for a
test drive and had really nice things to say about them.
Meet our other
test subject: Joe Prior, 25, owner
of Joe's Premium Painting, a company that
specializes in high - end finish work for commercial and residential properties.
We've partnered with industry leaders and certified instructors to create mobile
test prep apps for more than 20 different fields
of study, from standardized
tests to highly -
specialized certifications.»
And like their famous predecessors, the business breeders profiled in these pages — a gamut that runs from manufacturers
of goods as low - tech as stuffed beavers to services as
specialized as psychological
testing — began with pocket change.
Aitel suggested that, rather than outsource tasks or projects to particular individuals without security clearance, the government could allow private companies
specializing in penetration
testing — the practice
of testing a computer system, network or application to find vulnerabilities that a hacker could exploit — to apply for security clearance and compete for a contract.
«That's an unfortunate outcome
of the stress
test,» said Will Dunning, an economic consultant who
specializes in the housing market, by phone from Toronto.
She joined Wellcap Partners as an assistant portfolio manager, followed by a role at Boston Avenue Capital as a portfolio manager, during which time she took a role as interim Chief Operations Officer
of Compumed, a public company
specializing in medical devices for osteoporosis
testing.
VuduMobile is
specialized the text messaging business for enterprises through its unique, user - friendly and bilingual
test messaging application et turnkey solution allowing management
of text message management programs in all kind
of businesses.
Every scientist has to take a lot on faith because
of the
specialized nature
of science these days... no one can know,
test, or even review proofs
of everything.
«Some even have two or three they are
testing and each requires a
specialized piece
of equipment,» he adds.
Despite spending months in a top - notch children's hospital
specializing in neurological problems and undergoing hundreds
of tests, Zeda's doctors couldn't find a single explanation for her rapid deterioration.
In some states,
specialized tests also report on zinc, manganese, copper, boron, sulfates, and silt.ture, pH, salinity (expressed as electro - conductivity), percentage
of organic matter, and fertility status as indicated by the levels
of nitrogen, potassium, and phosphorous.
G3's team
specializes in oxygen management in packaging components, including cork, cap, glass, box, single - serve, and PET keg, process modeling and optimization using advanced analytics, and provides consultation and
testing for all
of its packaging.
Moser brings to the subject matter a unique background: As a clinician who has treated hundreds if not thousands
of concussed student - athletes at the Sports Concussion Center
of New Jersey, she brings real world experience to the subject, not just as a neuropsychologist with
specialized expertise on baseline and post-concussion neurocognitive
testing but in the management and treatment
of concussions, including the academic accommodations that are often needed during the sometimes long road to recovery.
First, depending on what their age is, if you seriously think that they're gifted and everyone else seems to think so too, you might want to get them
tested by a pediatric neuro - psychologist who
specializes in that kind
of IQ
testing.
Among the
specialized neurologic evaluations were videonystagmography (VNG), which is designed to
test inner ear and central motor functions, and computerized dynamic postural studies (CAPS), which assess the interaction
of vestibular, somatosensory and visual systems for patients undergoing neurorehabilitation
Boys in the 10 - 12 year age group who played multiple sports performed significantly better on standing broad jump and
tests of gross motor coordination than boys
specializing in a single sport.
Car seats are required to be
tested on
specialized sleds that do not have the same type
of floor as a passenger vehicle.
Dr. Piacentini
specializes in the development and
testing of effective treatments for children, adolescents and their families.
Ophthalmology (New England Eye Center) at Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center
specializes in the
testing and treatment
of all types
of eye diseases and visual problems.
Other functional medicine
testing may need to be run through
specialized labs, some
of which may be covered if you have a PPO insurance plan.
«I am proud to have fought for this proposal, and to be able to provide funding for students to take free
test preparation classes, in addition to investing in outreach coordinators at each
of the
specialized high schools.
A survey covering 2005 through 2013 found 71.6 percent
of rising eighth graders were students
of color, but only 52 percent
of those students took an admissions
test for
specialized high schools.
In the speech, delivered inside The Mall at Bay Plaza in Baychester, Diaz described the number
of Latino and black students admitted to the city's prestigious Stuyvesant High School over the past few years as unacceptably low and called for the creation
of new high schools in each borough that would use a portfolio
of the students» grades and schoolwork rather than a
specialized test to determine who gets in.
Because
of the funding gap, the school isn't able to provide the same level
of education as it does at the other
specialized schools, which require the same
test for entry, parents and students say.
The experience inspired young Dr. Ostrer's decision to
specialize in medical genetics; he went on to become the director
of the Human Genetics Program at the New York University School
of Medicine, where he championed DNA
testing for Jews» genetic disorders.
A number
of support programs have been initiated, from internationally focused degree programs and Graduiertenkollegs (
specialized research groups for Ph.D. candidates and postdocs) to a new standardized
test of German as foreign language.
Consequently, «physicians without
specialized genetics training will be increasingly called upon to order genomic
testing and use the results in the care
of their patients.»
Normally, the cells Nobel used for the
test would divide and give rise to a
specialized type
of cell in the central nervous system called an oligodendrocyte.
Gibbons said limitations
of the study included that it was a retrospective review
of data collected earlier and that participants were all referred to a
specialized center for
tests of the autonomic nervous system and may not reflect the overall community.
Current
specialized tests that depend on microscopic or fluorescent analysis
of stool samples or polymerase chain reactions (PCR) that amplify pathogen DNA are considered impractical for deployment in developing countries because
of the need for expensive equipment and / or the electricity to operate it.
This information, which is about to be
tested experimentally, is now available to the scientific community through the most recent issue
of the
specialized journal Chemistry and Biology, part
of the Cell group.
The team's end - to - end research approach includes theoretical analysis
of SOPs in the environment, building
specialized software - defined radios (SDRs) that will extract relevant timing and positioning information from SOPs, developing practical navigation algorithms, and finally
testing the system on ground vehicles and unmanned drones.
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Specialized STEM schools often benefit from a high level
of resources, a highly motivated student body, and freedom from state
testing requirements.
Investigators also have a variety
of specialized resources for
testing virus infectivity in various bugs and animals, sequencing viral genes and imaging pathogen structures.
A
specialized 3 - D printing extruder developed by a University
of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) sophomore and his collaborator could lower the costs
of printing cellular structures for use in drug
testing.
The DKFZ researchers conducted this study in collaboration with Epiontis, a Berlin - based company that
specializes in the epigenetic
tests that were used to determine the ratio
of the various T cell populations.
Of the nearly 5,800 patients, 86 percent had their blood sent out for specialized testing for a wide range of liver problems, including as well as the relatively common hepatitis B and C viral infection
Of the nearly 5,800 patients, 86 percent had their blood sent out for
specialized testing for a wide range
of liver problems, including as well as the relatively common hepatitis B and C viral infection
of liver problems, including as well as the relatively common hepatitis B and C viral infections.
Metabolic Phenotyping: The Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Center (MMPC) at Case Western Reserve University
specializes in hyperinsulinemic euglycemic glucose clamps, glucose tolerance
tests, total energy expenditure at rest and exercise, lipid or collagen turnover studies utilizing the incorporation
of 2H from 2H - enriched body water, feeding studies, acute or chronic vascular catheterization, activity monitoring, etc..
The Institute uses highly
specialized tools for genetic
testing and analysis
of these samples, and to prepare them for genomic sequencing.
Precise head and neck cancer
tests are crucial for treatment planning, and City
of Hope is equipped with state -
of - the - art technologies and
specialized staff to ensure an accurate, comprehensive diagnosis
of head and neck cancer.
Likewise, genomic
testing has moved from a limited research activity to
specialized institutes, to a clinical
test available in dozens
of academic and commercial laboratories.
Our genetic counselors and medical oncologists
specialize in the field
of breast cancer and risk assessment and have years
of experience guiding women and their families on their decision to be
tested.
«Genetic
testing is changing rapidly,» said Norton, who
specializes in prenatal detection and diagnosis
of birth defects and genetic disease and is co-director
of the Center for Maternal - Fetal Precision Medicine at UCSF.