Sentences with phrase «preliminary test of»

A Preliminary Test of the Interpersonal - Psychological Theory of Suicide in Women Seeking Shelter From Intimate Partner Violence.

As a preliminary test of this theory, I compare the latest data on the magnitude, distribution and financial «additionality» of climate funds and carbon markets.

Take one plucky underdog of a hero, add in a disapproving relative / friend / acquaintance who pooh - poohs his dreams, throw in a preliminary test of his mettle that proves our hero's limitations, sprinkle a dash of «deus ex machina» to give him the edge he needs to succeed, hook him up with a weird and diverse support crew, toss in a villain drawn with broadly evil strokes, and bring it all to a boiling climax that begets the predictable happy ending.

Preliminary test of this vaccine component have elicited a robust immune response to the vaccine.

But one of them — VSV - ZEBOV, in which the Ebola protein is spliced inside of a live vesicular stomatitis virus normally found in cattle — proved 100 percent effective in a preliminary test of more than 4,000 people in Guinea this past summer.

Adeo Ressi believes his preliminary test of applicants is predicting more and more accurately whether you have the DNA of an entrepreneur, before even being accepted.

Preliminary testing of monolayer films shows that Biomax ® Strong 120 reduces such noise even at just a few percent loading.

Preliminary tests of the technology, called carbon dioxide plume geothermal (CPG), are underway.

The team completed preliminary testing of the antibiotic release response in December and hopes to begin bandage trials on pigs within two years.

In 2010, Chinese health officials warned that, based on preliminary tests of the victims, the culprit was a dangerously high level of barium in a local edible mushroom, Trogia venenata.

Ford expects the 3.5 L EcoBoost V - 6 to attain fuel economy numbers of 16 mpg city and 25 mpg highway based on preliminary testing of the all - wheel - drive 2010 Lincoln MKS.

Android Authority performed some preliminary tests of LG V30's display, which uses LGD's flexible P - OLED panels.

Le Blanc has done some preliminary testing of Employment Foresight, which helps users navigate difficult areas of employment law such as reasonable notice, worker classification, overtime exemptions and work classification by using machine learning to identify hidden patterns in judicial rulings.

«A 12 - Item Short - Form Health Survey: Construction of Scales and Preliminary Tests of Reliability and Validity.»

However, Samuelson notes preliminary testing of Zestimate was conducted in one Canadian market and the accuracy «was good enough I think that you can create something compelling for consumers.»

Not exact matches

Even as Piëch maneuvered, there's a sign that VW engineers were considering the use of software that would let the company cheat on its emissions testing, according to a recent article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung, which attributed the information to a preliminary report from VW's internal investigation.

Sierra Nevada Corporation is live in the Mojave Desert with a preliminary test flight of its reusable spaceship, the Dream Chaser.

We recently decided to test this thesis and look at the crop of graphite junior mining plays with at least a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) completed.

Partly because limited tests of parental choice offer promising preliminary results.

Where were the preliminary animal testing and computer models establishing some parameters of safety and efficacy for these experiments?

There is no mention of any such preliminary testing in the Hausknecht report, probably because no such testing was done.

A second test of significance or importance is the extent to which the religion deals with «ultimate» rather than merely preliminary matters.

In addition, preliminary tests on the question form indicate that it is understood by Akeakamai as referring to the presence or absence of named objects.

Preliminary tests are usually conducted by associates of the JREF at the site where the applicant lives.

About a year ago, after preliminary interviews, tests and forms, I was flown to the hubs of two major airline carriers.

During the two years that GE alfalfa was permitted to be grown commercially, approximately 200,000 acres of Roundup Ready alfalfa were planted — amounting to less than 1 % of the total alfalfa acres in the U.S. Cal / West Seeds, a major alfalfa seed exporter, reported that 12 % of 200 + lots and all 6 of its research lots had tested positive for GE alfalfa in 2008 and that preliminary data indicated that 30 % of 10 seed stock lots had tested positive in 2009.

IRRI's support for partners includes initial breeding of the Golden Rice trait into selected varieties, which involves laboratory work, greenhouse tests, and some preliminary field evaluation.

Scientists from Japan and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have discovered a rice gene that in preliminary testing increased production by 13 - 36 % in modern long - grain indica rice varieties — the world's most widely grown types of rice.

The issues paper notes that the Ministry's preliminary view is that the operation of s 36 has «not been satisfactory» because it appears «to be failing to maximise the long - term benefit of consumers», it is «too complex to allow for cost - effective and timely application» and is «misaligned with other prohibitions» in the Act by relying on a purpose test rather than an «effects» test.

The honor was awarded to all the students that placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2015 competition by taking the Preliminary SAT / National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT / NMSQT).

But preliminary results already show powerful gap - closing effects for Educare students: If disadvantaged children enter Educare before their first birthday, they usually are, by the first day of kindergarten, essentially caught up with the national average on tests of basic knowledge and language comprehension, as well as on measures of noncognitive factors like attachment, initiative, and self - control.

A four - year moratorium on use of student scores on Common Core state tests to evaluate job performances by teachers and principals gained quick and overwhelming preliminary approval Monday from the state Board of Regents.

Hickey, who is credited with bringing the issue to light amid resistance from village officials, said he was shocked to hear that state health department officials were aware that the EPA had a preliminary warning of about 400 parts per trillion, but still assured Hoosick Falls residents that the water was safe even though multiple drinking water sources tested higher.

Thursday's City Council schedule will include a meeting of the Committee on Governmental Operations for its preliminary budget oversight hearing; a meeting of the Committee on Veterans to consider a resolution «calling upon the New York State Legislature to pass and the Governor to sign S. 752, the Veterans» Education Through SUNY Credits Act»; and a meeting of the Committee on Education to consider multiple resolutions, including one «calling upon the New York State Legislature to reject any attempt to raise the cap on the number of charter schools,» one «calling upon the Department of Education to amend its Parent's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities to include information about opting out of high - stakes testing and distribute this document at the beginning of every school year, to every family, in every grade,» and one «calling upon the New York State Legislature to eliminate the Governor's receivership proposal in the executive budget for New York City.»

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has directed state health department staff to St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center in Syracuse after «preliminary tests» on Friday found Legionella bacteria in part of the building's water system.

SYRACUSE, NY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has directed state health department staff to St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center after «preliminary tests» on Friday found Legionella bacteria in part of the building's water system.

Nels Bohn, director of the city of Ithaca's Urban Renewal Agency, said that early testing is preliminary.

While official results of the investigation have not yet been released, preliminary tests conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board have indicated that the blast was caused by a natural gas leak from a 127 - year - old pipe.

Preliminary studies of ampakines on healthy human subjects have shown small to moderate improvements in their performance on memory tests.

The other two are already being tested: an independent investigator grant program that does not require applicants to submit preliminary data and a process to speed up the resubmission of R01 grant applications by new investigators who fail on their first attempt.

But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's decision, announced August 5, covers only a specific, preliminary test release of GM mosquitoes on Key Haven in the Florida Keys, where no locally transmitted Zika cases have been reported.

Researchers have tested a preliminary form of a vaccine against the disease, which is spread by the bite of the mosquito and kills more than 600,000 people each year.

A detailed preliminary analysis from six cities showed that all tested positive for cocaine, and five of six for methamphetamine.

But, she says, the preliminary test results indicate that the hydrolysis at the heart of the thermal conversion process breaks down the PCBs and converts the chlorine into hydrochloric acid.

The study published in the journal Schizophrenia Bulletin reports preliminary results showing that a blood test, when used in psychiatric patients experiencing symptoms that are considered to be indicators of a high risk for psychosis, identifies those who later went on to develop psychosis.

LISSA has shown promise in preliminary tests aimed at improving the conversational chops of college students attending speed - dating sessions and individuals with autism spectrum disorders.

Following the success of this preliminary safety and feasibility study, more patients are being recruited for a larger clinical trial of the procedure to test the efficacy and durability of the procedure.

In preliminary safety tests, the researchers found no harmful effects in four types of human cells, or in rats.

To address such concerns, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released early this summer preliminary data from its tests, but instead of quelling fears, the data have stirred up more questions.

Although preliminary and not yet tested in humans, the findings, published June 9 in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, might offer clues to understanding one potential cause of autism.