Sentences with phrase «preliminary tests on»

To get to the bottom of what these smaller differences mean for you and me as phone users, we've conducted some preliminary tests on both of these OLED display technologies.

We've done preliminary tests on limestone used in buildings in Bath, England, says Sandia geochemist Kathryn Nagy.

But Smith Lewis says they are working on this, and points to preliminary tests on language acquisition, run over five weeks at the University of Hawaii and reviewed by Cerego's scientific adviser, Jan Plass at New York University.

And preliminary tests on athletes suggest the squishy sounds the device picks up are more erratic, and more irregular, in an injured knee than in a healthy one.

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.

Since then the situation has improved slightly: a preliminary test on a sample of donated blood -LSB-...]

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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.

The planned trade mission will provide a non-threatening if preliminary entrée for neophyte Canadian firms to test their business ideas on the Chinese market.

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.

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.

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.»

Buffalo Public Schools posted opt - out rates that fell from 9 percent to 7.7 percent in English language arts and from 15 percent to 8 percent on the math tests, preliminary numbers compiled by the opt - out advocacy group United to Counter the Core show.

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.

So far, during preliminary tests, it has been able to stabilise itself on its own in the air.

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.

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

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.

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.

Preliminary trials on 15 patients with advanced abdominal cancers suggest that the drug, called batimastat, is safe enough to be tested further.

At the 249th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), one such lab will present trends — and some surprises — that its preliminary testing has revealed about the marijuana now on the market.

The team agrees that their research is preliminary and that the method needs to be tested on other surfaces.

In a preliminary study published in The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, researchers from the Department of Psychology at Cambridge found an association between high body mass index (BMI) and poorer performance on a test of episodic memory.

Graduate student Theodore Mouratidis is performing preliminary experiments in MIT's Wright Brothers Wind Tunnel, testing the feasibility of charging on a simple, metallic sphere.

Preliminary safety testing on cells grown in the laboratory showed the drugs were not toxic to mammalian cells because they only inhibit the bacterial ribosomes and not mammalian ribosomes.

At the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy in Chicago, Illinois, this weekend, researchers reported preliminary results from tests of a novel treatment in 15 HIV - infected people designed to free them from the need to take antiretroviral drugs.

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.

Preliminary field tests of the new criteria, overseen by researchers working on the revision, show that some definitions, such as those for depression and anxiety, are less reliable than in previous versions.

If their phase I clinical trial to test the safety and preliminary efficacy of this therapy gains approval, University of Pittsburgh researchers will test the therapy on 10 patients who suffer from chronic ischemic stroke — the most common form, in which clots block blood flow.

Recommendation: To improve DOE's management and oversight of the WTP project, the Secretary of Energy should not resume construction on the WTP's pretreatment and high - level waste facilities until critical technologies are tested and verified as effective, the facilities» design has been completed to the level established by nuclear industry guidelines, and Bechtel's preliminary documented safety analyses complies with DOE nuclear safety regulations.

They will perform preliminary studies to prepare for large - scale testing, conduct related studies to support specific trials, provide mentoring for junior faculty, and help recruit appropriate patients to Network trials, especially those expected to have a significant positive impact on cancer treatment.

First based on our completed genetic study we will test if pharmacological inhibition of an identified protein via direct eye injection can promote long distance optic nerve regeneration or whether, based on strong preliminary data, manipulation of another novel gene can induce such regeneration.

MONDAY, May 7, 2018 (HealthDay News)-- Children who were exposed to antidepressants in the womb may score higher on certain tests of mental abilities at the age of 12, a small, preliminary study suggests.

Although the research on the connection among SIBO, IBS and RLS is very preliminary, if you yourself feel that SIBO may be an issue for you, ask your doctor about being tested and / or treated for the condition.

Initial eligibility for the awards is based on a student's score on the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test.

Based on preliminary results from the spring 2000 state test, 88 percent of the school's first 8th grade class scored proficient or above in language arts (compared with 47 percent citywide), and 66 percent scored proficient or above in math (versus 21 percent citywide).

We examine an intervention designed to expand Hispanic students» college exposure: the National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP), a College Board initiative that identifies top - performing Hispanic students based on their 11th - grade Preliminary SAT / National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT / NMSQT) scores.

Preliminary results from a two - year research engagement include: Newest teachers are more likely to be assigned to the least prepared students There is significant variation in Delaware teachers» impact on student test scores Teachers» impact on student test scores increases most in the first few years of teaching A significant share of new teachers leave teaching in Delaware within four years High poverty schools in Delaware have higher rates of teacher turnover...

Teachers» effectiveness can be reliably estimated by gauging their students» progress on standardized tests, according to the preliminary findings of a large - scale study released Friday by leading education researchers.

Teacher scores: A Dec. 11 article in the LATExtra section reported that a preliminary study by education experts had found that teachers whose students said they «taught to the test» scored lower than average on value - added analysis.

California Department of Education officials say their preliminary conclusions about the field test process are based on online surveys of school districts and eight focus groups of key education constituencies, including parents and students.

But now, as we move to the next level of accountability, this reform «miracle» is being called into question by discrepancies leading to allegations of fraud in dropout reporting as well as the preliminary results of the new, more rigorous, Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test, which, depending on your perspective, reflect either a lack of true student achievement progress in many areas or a backsliding in progress previously reported.Recently, this debate was sharpened with the release of the results in five major U. S. cities of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) tests, in which Houston participated on a voluntary basis, and the results were mixed at best.

Her subsequent version of the meeting, which they disputed, is that they gave her the choice of early retirement or a demotion based on the preliminary results of the accountability testing, which amounted to a Failing (F) rating for the school.

Students who didn't make the mark in the fall on a preliminary state test or who miss the mark this spring will get another crack at the state test in July.

That statement was based on preliminary test data, but subsequent recalculation revealed that math scores at Shaw declined 4 %, and reading scores declined 9 %.

In Rocky River, for example, almost 84 percent of third - graders were rated «proficient» or better on a preliminary reading test in the fall, above the score required to advance to fourth grade.

Along with replacing paper - based tests on English language arts / literacy (ELA) and mathematics with the new computer - based California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) tests, California has created a new online reporting system that will provide permissioned users with partial, preliminary scores within three weeks of students having completed the exam.

EdWeek Chicago Program for Testing Ed - Tech Finds Need for Data, Smart Practice «LEAP officials believe the preliminary data offer tips to companies and K - 12 officials on the importance of sticking to sound practices, and focusing careful implementation, when using new digital tools.