Sentences with phrase «potential factor structures»

Six potential factor structures for the 18 items of the SWAN (Strengths and Weaknesses of ADHD - symptoms and Normal - behavior) scale were tested using confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses.

Not exact matches

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

Managers can measure political risk using quantitative and qualitative factors describing the political system in a country; e.g., repetitive government / parliament elections before the end of their term, potential internal and external conflicts, ethnic structure diversity, history of the country, non-democratic political system, weak legislative power of the parliament, corrupted authorities, etc..

The gene encodes a protein called plakophilin 2, which is crucial for the formation and proper functioning of the skin structure, suggesting an aberrant skin barrier as a potential risk factor for atopic dermatitis.

For instance, while research until now has mostly focused on the potential outcomes and benefits of social networks, there is much less known about the factors that shape social network structure over time.

The need for unchanging physical surroundings, particularly encroachment by man - made structures, is a key factor in determining the probable long - term stability of a potential site.

For lifelong nomads, one of the most enticing factors of these structures is their potential for portability.

To negate the potential adverse factors that might serve to undermine a project, it is again critical to appoint professional advisers who are wise to, and have experience of, these nuances within the context of the project, and can be aware of them from the outset to structure contractual agreements, and deal with varying demands / expectations accordingly.

• Developed various quantitative models to project the company's financial potential • Identified company's financial risk factors and implemented precautionary recommendations from time to time • Analyzed masses of unstructured data to develop structured quantitative analysis as per company requirements • Conducted extensive statistical analysis to optimize the company's stock trading

• Identify key risks or mitigating factors of potential investments, including professional reputations, asset values and types, industry segments, legal and ownership structures, and customer bases.

EFA methods were used when CFA results suggested potential deviation from expected factor structures among established scales.

Few prevention programs have been rigorously evaluated, and only a few have proven effective.60, 61 Health - care based prevention programs, including parent education programs to reduce rates of abusive head trauma, and improving physician ambulatory care practices to help families decrease risk factors for child maltreatment have shown good initial results, but require further evaluation.62, 63 Specific intensive home visitation programs such as nurse home visiting programs for first - time mothers have proven to be both clinically and cost effective in preventing maltreatment.64, 65 However, a program of nurse home visitation has been found ineffective as a treatment model for abusive and neglectful families, highlighting the importance of primary prevention, as well as the need to rigorously evaluate potential treatments for abusive families.66 Child welfare services are historically structured as short - term interventions that monitor families for recidivism, provide parenting education and assist with referrals to community - based services.

Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to identify the factor structure of the PRFCS and its potential utility in this clinical population.

REITs have been on fire recently due to a convergence of factors — high yields, appreciation potential, inflation protection, liquidity, access to capital markets, and no corporate taxes make REITs attractive both as an investment and as an organizational structure.