Sentences with phrase «practice decisions based»

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Delta's other trade victory came on Friday, when, in a surprise decision, the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled against Boeing in a bitter trade battle in which the Chicago - based company said its business was harmed by trade practices of its Canadian rival Bombardier.
The crux of the act is simply this: illegal wage bias (based on race, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability) occurs «when a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted, when a person becomes subject to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, or when a person is affected by application of a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, including each time wages, benefits, or other compensation is paid, resulting in whole or in part from such a decision or other practice
BTCChina said its decision was based on a Sept. 4 directive from Chinese authorities that expressed concern over investment risks involved in cryptocurrencies and ordered a ban on so - called initial coin offerings, or ICOs — the practice of creating and selling digital currencies or tokens to investors to finance start - up projects.
«Any such decision is based on the activities and recommendations of all involved personnel, and on the applicable human resources policies and practices.
Open - book management is a business practices based on radical transparency and consists of sharing financial and decision - making duties among all employees.
Management practices would be nimble and non-bureaucratic, with local decision - making based on prudence and common sense.
The organization based its decision on disagreement with a practice known as monetization, the process of selling some of the U.S. food abroad in order to raise needed cash for development projects and administrative costs.
That might not matter so much if decisions were squarely based on the law» on text, history, practice, and precedent.
They all brought forth inconclusive findings, could find no sound and clear basis for legislative decision - making, and had little significant effect on industry practices.
In the end, it all comes back to education: In the ideal world, a parent's decision about whether to allow a child to start playing or continue playing collision sports before high school under current rules of play (which are evolving in the direction of safety, fortunately, as seen, for instance, in USA Hockey's ban on body checking at the Pee Wee hockey level and below, and limits on full - contact practices instituted at every level of football, from Pop Warner, to high school, college, and the NFL), will be a conscious one; a decision in which the risks of participating in a particular sport - provided it is based on the most up - to - date information about those risks and a consideration of other risk factors that might come into play for their child, such as pre-existing learning disabilities (e.g. ADHD), chronic health conditions (e.g., a history of history of multiple concussions or seizures, history of migraines), or a reckless and overly aggressive style of play - are balanced against the benefits to the child of participating.
These benefits include but are not limited to the power of the human touch and presence, of being surrounded by supportive people of a family's own choosing, security in birthing in a familiar and comfortable environment of home, feeling less inhibited in expressing unique responses to labor (such as making sounds, moving freely, adopting positions of comfort, being intimate with her partner, nursing a toddler, eating and drinking as needed and desired, expressing or practicing individual cultural, value and faith based rituals that enhance coping)-- all of which can lead to easier labors and births, not having to make a decision about when to go to the hospital during labor (going too early can slow progress and increase use of the cascade of risky interventions, while going too late can be intensely uncomfortable or even lead to a risky unplanned birth en route), being able to choose how and when to include children (who are making their own adjustments and are less challenged by a lengthy absence of their parents and excessive interruptions of family routines), enabling uninterrupted family boding and breastfeeding, huge cost savings for insurance companies and those without insurance, and increasing the likelihood of having a deeply empowering and profoundly positive, life changing pregnancy and birth experience.
Pursuant to HB 2247, AzDHS has formed a Midwife Scope of Practice Advisory Committee, which will evaluate evidence based literature and data to make informed decisions regarding regulation over licensing procedures, scope of practice, and education requirements for licensed midwives in Arizona by JuPractice Advisory Committee, which will evaluate evidence based literature and data to make informed decisions regarding regulation over licensing procedures, scope of practice, and education requirements for licensed midwives in Arizona by Jupractice, and education requirements for licensed midwives in Arizona by July 2013.
You broads who make up Dr. Amys fan girl base have no clue how it feels to live on the fringe of society and make difficult, heart wrenching decisions that fly in the face of every convention currently in practice in our society.
Our goal was to bring together recent evidence about the safety of sleep practices so that parents and professionals can make informed, evidence - based decisions.
The following is a short summary of the basis of positive discipline as well as the impetus behind my decision to practice positive discipline.
Written for those who want to practice according to the best evidence, assist women in making informed decisions, or advocate for maternity care reforms, Optimal Care in Childbirth provides an in - depth analysis of the evidence basis for physiologic care as the standard of care.
All facilities, regardless of the racial / ethnic composition of the populations they serve, can support the breastfeeding decisions of their patients by implementing evidence - based policies and practices shown to be critical for establishing breastfeeding, so that more infants are able to reap the numerous health benefits of breastfeeding.
Every day we entrust our health and personal safety to products and applications developed by engineers and technicians, so it is vital to ensure their decisions are based on sound principles and a wide knowledge of practice.
«In the future it should base its programme decisions on a robust and clear evidence base, follow best contracting practice and establish a measurement regime which allows it to understand better what happens to those whom they may have helped.»
«They will then get to a point where decisions will be taken on the basis of sound business practices
The ABI guidelines are not legally binding but are considered best practice and form the basis of shareholder voting decisions.
Rank - and - file members aren't completely on an equal footing — the oft - criticized practice of awarding committee chairs based on seniority over skill continued with Heastie's decision to stick with the longtime committee chairs appointed by Silver.
Buffalo police do not undergo that kind of scenario - based training, where officers are put in life - like, adrenaline - inducing policing situations to practice making use of force decisions.
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology Tammy C Hoffmann, from the Centre for Research in Evidence - Based Practice, Bond University, Australia, says, «The evidence from this review shows that fewer antibiotics for acute respiratory infections could be prescribed if more patients and doctors made decisions jointly.
We based this decision on common practice and, more important, on IRS rules and regulations.
In Monze, by contrast, tensions were experienced when livelihood decisions were made based on the practice of rain rituals.
According to lead author Mr James Oliver of the Arthritis Research UK, Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, UK, «in current clinical practice, RA drugs are administered on a trial and error basis; there are no clinical biomarkers of response to guide treatment decisions.
Competitors have been tasked with discovering the unknown genetic basis of the disorders faced by three pediatric patients and, in the process, create best practices for interpreting and presenting genomic sequence results to patients and their families and physicians in meaningful ways that can help guide healthcare decisions.
Her decision to create a unique, personalized practice is based on the understanding that people are busy and although each of us truly wants to feel a sense of health & well being, it does not always feel possible to obtain.
Whether you are a full time yoga instructor or thinking of becoming one, most of us come to this decision based on reaping the benefits of our own yoga practice and wanting to share this passion with others.
You would think, based on the surprise that has greeted President Trump's recent decisions to walk to the brink of a trade war with China and dispatch the National Guard to the Southern border, that he had not talked about securing the border and punishing Chinese trade practices for years.
UNEP's Division of Technology, Industry and Economics — based in Paris — helps governments, local authorities and decision - makers in business and industry to develop and implement policies and practices focusing on sustainable development.
Levinson hopes to give educators tools for making just decisions in their own practice, and also to push political theorists to develop theories of justice that are robust enough to address complex school - based dilemmas.
What follows is a guide to good practice based on a reasonable and practical mix of dynamic risk management, informed decision making and appropriate documentation.
States and districts would be wise to focus on the goals of their evaluation systems, including differentiating teachers based on their observed practice, providing actionable feedback on how to improve, and using the results to make consequential personnel decisions.
This data can be reviewed on an individual school, classroom or student basis, and is designed to aid good decision - making, support best practice, demonstrate outstanding leadership, and keep students safe.
The authors state:» We will provide learners sufficient levels of realistic practice; for example, simulations, scenario - based decision making, case - based evaluation, and authentic exercises».
This resource will prove invaluable in making research - based decisions with confidence, and in identifying programs and practices that will improve student achievement.
District data systems should also support routine evaluation of instructional programs, practices, and decisions by linking student participation in specific endeavors with standards - based assessments.
We also identified decisions based on TPACK related to planning lessons, selecting apps, monitoring progress, adjusting difficulty, and providing review, feedback, practice, or support.
It is especially important for state and district leaders who make important policy decisions that affect students and families to base those decisions on the right data, collected and interpreted with a clear understanding of ethical and valid assessment practices.
In practice, however, they can put a significant burden on state and local officials and lead to ineffective programmatic decisions based on ease of compliance with the requirements rather than students» best interests.
If we're making decisions based on that data and we are making assumptions that that data is accurate through observers and through teacher or principal practice, then let's track our professional learning.
We will provide learners sufficient levels of realistic practice; for example, simulations, scenario - based decision making, case - based evaluations, and authentic exercises.
Incorporating a video in the middle design within a video - based mathematics PD environment can promote a detailed and focused examination of complex mathematical content, the relationship between pedagogical decisions and practices, and an unpacking of students» mathematical thinking.
In this new column for Educational Leadership, experienced researchers at the American Institutes for Research will discuss research - based practices, providing educators on the front lines of school improvement efforts with the information they need to make the best instructional decisions.
School - based professional development must be institutionalized and structured so that all teachers continuously examine, reflect upon, and improve instructional practice, data - based decision making, and the delivery of interventions.
It is hard to attend an education conference or read an education magazine without encountering broad claims for data - based decision making and research - based practice.
Talent Development Secondary utilizes site based instructional coaches and a school transformation facilitator to guide teacher as they work collectively to make decisions around matching educational practices to student needs.
Local decision makers can support and incentivize these types of evidence - based professional development models by providing more practice - based models of professional development that move beyond teachers» «seat time» to models that promote active learning and take place within teachers» schools, considering the context of their respective students, classrooms, and school site goals.
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