Sentences with phrase «quality index includes»

The high - quality index includes investment - grade constituents only, whereas 44 % of the broader preferred index includes speculative - grade stocks and another 14 % is not rated.

Not exact matches

The resulting portfolio has a 30 % exposure to broad U.S. equities markets, including allocations of 10 % each to ETFs linked to dominant U.S. indices: the NASDAQ 100, the Dow Jones industrial average, and the MSCI USA high - quality index.

The rankings were compiled using the Football Value Index, a player valuation methodology which takes into account various metrics including age, position, minutes played and technical quality and puts Sterling top of the pile with a value of # 35m.

She has developed clinical screening and quality measures including, MAPi, the Movement and Pulse index for assessment of fetal well - being, the Mothers's Autonomy in Decision Making (MADM) scale and the MOR (Mothers on Respect) index.

Secondary end points included intraoperative and postoperative complications, circumferential resection margin positivity (CRM +) and other pathological outcomes, quality of life (36 - Item Short Form Survey and 20 - item Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory), bladder and sexual dysfunction (International Prostate Symptom Score, International Index of Erectile Function, and Female Sexual Function Index), and oncological outcomes.

The researchers measured the participants in numerous ways, including lipid and glycemic control profiles, cardiovascular workups and quality of life indexes, before, during and after the intervention at 0, six and 24 months respectively.

These keto snacks are higher in fiber and nutrients, have carbs with a lower glycemic index, are balanced with quality proteins and include heart - healthy fats.

Low growth - hormone levels and production are associated with low quality of life as measured by numerous criteria, including the Nottingham Health Profile and the Psychologic General Well - Being Index.

This directory includes unique nutrient databases with fat quality and glycemic index ratings of foods, plant - based diet for reversing heart diseases, Mediterranean diet and others, etc..

In applying a predefined algorithm, we identified strong evidence of a causal relationship for protective factors, including intake of vegetables, nuts, and monounsaturated fatty acids and Mediterranean, prudent, and high - quality dietary patterns, and harmful factors, including intake of trans — fatty acids and foods with a high glycemic index or load and a western dietary pattern.

In that study, sleep onset latency was 8.5 min shorter after the high glycemic index meal compared to the low glycemic index meal, but TST and sleep architecture and quality, including arousal index, were not different between conditions.

Results Strong evidence supports valid associations (4 criteria satisfied) of protective factors, including intake of vegetables, nuts, and «Mediterranean» and high - quality dietary patterns with CHD, and associations of harmful factors, including intake of trans — fatty acids and foods with a high glycemic index or load.

But after raising more than $ 60 million — including funding from Index — Nasty Gal fell short when it came to scaling quality production, which means very few customers were repeat customers.

Raymond and her team removed the family background variables from the Quality Counts Chance - for - Success Index to create a new index that includes only school - related facIndex to create a new index that includes only school - related facindex that includes only school - related factors.

When we constructed a more limited Chance - for - Success Index that included only those indicators that signal education quality — pre-school and kindergarten enrollment, 4th — and 8th - grade proficiency scores, and high school graduation rates — we learned that the rankings of states changed a good deal.

New York's Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan builds on this long - standing work and includes the College, Career, and Civic Readiness Index as part of the School Quality and Student Success (SQSS) measure for high schools.

In addition to student proficiency and growth as measured by state tests, the inputs into CORE's School Quality Improvement Index (SQII) include such indicators as suspension and expulsion rates, chronic absenteeism, and school culture and climate surveys administered to students, teachers, and parents.

Quality Counts includes an interesting index of state preschool and kindergarten enrollment data.

«The CORE Districts are the first in the nation to include the measurement of social and emotional factors in a system of school improvement and accountability — our School Quality Improvement Index.

The results stemmed from Strategic Vision's 20th annual Total Quality Index (TQI) study that measures problems and includes over 155 specific aspects of the customer's experience.

The Strategic Vision Total Quality Index score is a holistic measure that includes positive and negative product experiences including reliability, actual problems, driving excitement and other measures that are collectively energized by the emotional response associated with the aggregate of all those experiences — hence Total Quality.

We offer the same high - quality standard services that larger publishing houses provide, including editing and proofreading, graphic design and art direction, and indexing.

The top issuers in the Markit iBoxx US Dollar Liquid Investment Grade Index include quality firms like Verizon, Microsoft, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America and Apple (Source: iShares, as of 10/16/2017).

The following table presents dividend information for ETFs tracking the MSCI EAFE Quality Mix Index, including yield and dividend date.

Deutsche X-Trackers MSCI Eurozone High Dividend Yield Hedged Equity ETF (HDEZ) tracks an underlying index that requires consistent dividend payments and screens for quality factors including ROE, earnings variability and debt to equity.

Barclay's U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is made up of the Barclay's U.S. Government / Corporate Bond Index, Mortgage - Backed Securities Index, and Asset - Backed Securities Index, including securities that are of investment grade quality or better, have at least one year to maturity, and have an outstanding par value of at least $ 100 million.

The Index construction process looks beyond just yield and analyzes the financial health of a company and its ability to maintain dividend increases by including a blend of historical and forward looking factors to screen for high quality dividend - growers.

Lydon said the index SMDV tracks «includes quality, dividend - growing companies that have delivered higher return on equity compared to other small - caps... without sacrificing earnings per share growth.»

The portfolio tracks the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond index of high - quality bonds, which include Treasury, corporate and mortgage issues.

Some unique features of the index are that it is designed to measure bonds throughout their «lifetime,» meaning from issuance to maturity (as of the index rebalancing date, the bond must have a minimum term to maturity or complete call date greater than or equal to one calendar month), and it includes bonds that range in quality from «AAA» to «Default.»

Mercer's Quality of Life index measures ten key categories, including: political, social, and economic environment, medical and health considerations, public services, transport, housing, recreation, education, and ecological quality (waste removal, water availability and cleanliness,Quality of Life index measures ten key categories, including: political, social, and economic environment, medical and health considerations, public services, transport, housing, recreation, education, and ecological quality (waste removal, water availability and cleanliness,quality (waste removal, water availability and cleanliness, etc.).

Health indicators and qualitative descriptions are included based on the US EPA's air quality index (AQI) standard for 24 - hour exposure.

For example, on bad - air days in the South Coast Air Quality District in Southern California (when the Air Quality Index is greater than 150), all wood burning — including that of manufactured firelogs — is forbidden.

Factors that can affect the quality of the index include how knowledgeable the indexer is about the subject matter and if there are multiple authors; in a book where chapters are written by different people, different terminology may be used by each author, making the indexer's job harder.

A more robust roster of warnings and alerts including UV index, air quality and suggestions are part of the new interface.

Now, just a couple weeks later, Google Home has added another 10 or so new services, including breaking news from CNN and air quality alerts from the World Air Quality Index Pquality alerts from the World Air Quality Index PQuality Index Project.

The Hays Global Skills Index 2013 measures several key indicators that determine a country's skill shortages including strength and resilience of its economy, labour market health, quality and flexibility of education, and the demand and supply of labour (particularly in high - skills industries and occupations).

KEY QUALIFICATIONS • 12 + years» progressively responsible experience as an account manager • Proficient in providing quality sales and services through a multitude of channels • Highly skilled in assisting with the maintenance of current accounts • Hands on experience in soliciting business from current and new accounts • Working knowledge of facilitating sales campaigns and log tracking • Strong knowledge of relevant software applications including index - provider databases, query tools, and Bloomberg

While the South Korean capital, Seoul, was ranked by Numbeo's 2017 Quality of life index as the 34 th most expensive city to live, the city is still more affordable than many other major cities including London (24 th), New York (4 th) and Geneva (1 st).

Canary et al. (2001) replicated these findings with a sample of marital couples, using an index of relational quality that included trust and liking / loving of partner.

Measures utilized include the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI), Effortful Control (EC), the Callous / Unemotional Traits (CU), the Parental Stress Index - Short Form, the Marital Quality Scale (MQS - I), and the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire — Preschool, Revised.

Measures utilized include the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI), Effortful Control (EC), the Callous / Unemotional traits (CU), the Parental Stress Index - Short Form, the Marital Quality Scale (MQS - I), and the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire — Preschool, Revised.

Measures utilized include measures developed by the authors entitled the PIE and Who Does What, the Parenting Stress Index, the Ideas About Parenting Questionnaire, the Quality of Marriage Index, the Couple Communication Questionnaire, and the Child Adaptive Behavior Inventory.

Measures utilized include therapists conducted semistructured interviews using an instrument based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — IV — Text Revision (DSM - IV - TR), the Reaction to Treatment Questionnaire (RTQ), the Beck Anxiety Inventory, Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (GAF), Clinical Global Impression Scale (CGI), Quality of Life Index (QOLI), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SLS), the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI — II), the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (AAQ), and the Outcome Questionnaire (OQ).

Caregiver Interview Form CIF (Wells and Guo 1999), including: Infant Toddler Symptom Checklist, Minnesota Infant Development Questionnaire, Support Function Scale, Parenting Stress Index and HOME Inventory for quality of care.

As part of the initiative, the institute has developed an online index that rates communities using a variety of factors, including the availability of accessible housing, public transportation, quality healthcare and good schools.

The Quality of Living Index looked at the 12 largest cities across the UK, which included Bristol, Edinburgh and Cardiff, in the top three for quality of life and Birmingham, Sheffield and Bradford with the lowestQuality of Living Index looked at the 12 largest cities across the UK, which included Bristol, Edinburgh and Cardiff, in the top three for quality of life and Birmingham, Sheffield and Bradford with the lowestquality of life and Birmingham, Sheffield and Bradford with the lowest score.