Sentences with phrase «quality reporting of»

The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) checklist10 is widely accepted as a tool for improving the quality of reporting of observational studies.11 The cross-sectional variant lists 22 areas that are required for highest quality reporting of cross-sectional research.

Improved disclosure and better quality reporting of the financial risks and opportunities that climate change creates will benefit companies» relations with investors, stakeholders and the wider public.

Not exact matches

He added that NewsWhip couldn't be sure of the data quality and consistency — due to much smaller reported numbers of Likes, Shares and Comments — and was unable to build its rankings over April and May.

However, that's an industry - wide trend that isn't reflective of the quality of its reporting, especially considering it also reported a 116,000 increase in digital subscriptions.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Though automakers often complain that U.S. regulations have grown too stringent, history shows that compliance typically comes due to the discovery of defects and problems that are reported by consumer testing and quality organizations such as the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, J.D. Power & Associates and Consumer Reports.

According to studies conducted by Jayne Gackenbach, a psychologist at Grant MacEwan University, «people who frequently played video games were more likely to report lucid dreams, observer dreams where they viewed themselves from outside their bodies, and dream control that allowed people to actively influence or change their dream worlds — qualities suggestive of watching or controlling the action of a video - game character.»

«The national economy grew steadily with continuously optimising structure, rapidly growing new driving forces and remarkably improving quality and efficiency, sustaining the momentum of stable and sound development,» the NBS said following the release of the report.

A FlexJobs survey reported nearly 90 percent of workers felt flexible hours would reduce stress and improve general quality of life.

«Quality and «Made In Germany» brands are preferred takeover targets for Chinese companies,» a recent study by the Munich University of Technology reports.

«Breast reductions are consistently reported as one of the highest patient satisfaction procedures because it positively affects a woman's quality of life,» ASPS president Jeffrey E. Janis said in a press release.

Now that the HomePod is finally for sale, newer versions of smart speakers sold by Google and Sonos are also offering better sound quality compared to older models, noted Consumer Reports.

The horse - race quality of reporting in the monthly sales numbers will support this, as the market almost has to post year - over-year declines — sales running above 17 million for years on end isn't sustainable.

Auditor and financial management bench strength: Does the board have confidence in the quality of finance and risk management, and external and internal audit (including integrity, competence, responsiveness and reporting)?

According to reports, OnLive's games require at least five megabits a second of dedicated bandwidth for high - definition quality and chew up about three gigabytes of monthly usage per hour.

Changes to Facebook's news feed as part of an initiative to crack down on the share of low - quality viral videos reduced the amount of time users spend on the network by 50 million hours a day in the fourth quarter, the company reports.

For example, Andrew Giambrone of The Atlantic shared research from one group of Austrian psychologists who reported «a correlation between EI and narcissism, raising the possibility that narcissists with high EI might use their «charming, interesting, and even seductive» qualities for «malicious purposes,» such as deceiving others.

When price and quality are equal, 82 percent of women report they are more likely to buy from companies that support a charitable cause they care about.

And students reciprocate the happy feelings: most respondents to the Canadian University Survey Consortium's annual survey of student satisfication report they are generally satisfied with the quality of the teaching they receive.

The article described how an internal investigation conducted by a company executive, Dinesh Thakur, who went on to become a whistleblower, reported appalling deceit: Ranbaxy scientists substituted cheaper, lower - quality ingredients in place of better ingredients, manipulated test parameters, and even bought brand - name drugs and used them in place of their own generics to win FDA approval.

The cost of living is well above average, but so is the quality of life, considering U.S. News & World Report named it the second best place to live in the U.S. for 2017.

Indeed, Business Insider previously reported that a 2015 study published in the journal Psychology and Aging found that quantity of relationships was more important for people in their 20s, but quality of relationships was more important once people hit their 30s.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

This has had a corrosive effect on the quality of democracy,» the report found.

While technological improvements have allowed producers to access resources they couldn't extract economically before, the deteriorating quality of reserves and rising production costs have put a floor under prices, a report from McKinsey & Co. argues.

And of course it's integrated with all the stats in the Fitbit app on your smartphone, so it counts steps, measure sleep quality, reports on your heart rate and all that.

40 % of companies think the quality of online talent beats the quality of talent available in their local market; 29 % say it's equivalent (22 % were unsure, leaving just 9 % to report that online talent is worse than local talent.)

Check in with the EPA, which runs an air quality site that reports on daily and hourly pollution levels in many parts of the country.

Important factors that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward - looking statements include, among others, the following: our ability to successfully and profitably market our products and services; the acceptance of our products and services by patients and healthcare providers; our ability to meet demand for our products and services; the willingness of health insurance companies and other payers to cover Cologuard and adequately reimburse us for our performance of the Cologuard test; the amount and nature of competition from other cancer screening and diagnostic products and services; the effects of the adoption, modification or repeal of any healthcare reform law, rule, order, interpretation or policy; the effects of changes in pricing, coverage and reimbursement for our products and services, including without limitation as a result of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014; recommendations, guidelines and quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form quality metrics issued by various organizations such as the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the American Cancer Society, and the National Committee for Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form Quality Assurance regarding cancer screening or our products and services; our ability to successfully develop new products and services; our success establishing and maintaining collaborative, licensing and supplier arrangements; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals and comply with applicable regulations; and the other risks and uncertainties described in the Risk Factors and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations sections of our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and our subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form 10 - Q.

When other senior managers mentioned concerns «about the lack of transparency and quality of internal controls,» Dimon cast it aside, a Bloomberg report stated.

Earlier reviews of the HomePod noted the smart speaker's impressive sound when compared to the Google Home and Amazon Echo speakers, although Consumer Reports said the HomePod's sound quality trails the Sonos One and the Google Home Max.

Rating service Moody's tracks covenant quality, essentially a measure of standards that bond issuers must meet, and reported Thursday that the latest reading remains near record highs, which indicates weak restrictions.

The deal comes after Canon late last month reported a slight increase in fourth - quarter profit, as a weaker yen and rising sales of office equipment offset weakness in a camera division competing with smartphones capable of high - quality imaging.

Fiorina: I am hopeful in the sense that a lot of quality attention is being paid to this now, and the Milstein report is one example.

Benjamin Tal, an economist at CIBC World Markets, published a report this week that suggests the overall quality of employment in Canada has deteriorated since the late 1990s.

After factoring in the quality of a company's products and services, citizenship and governance are the next biggest influences, reports Rob Jekeliek of the Reputation Institute.

The deal is less important financially and is more a way to reduce the likelihood Disney management will attack the quality of products released by the audience measurement company, according to a report from The Drum.

After devouring 96,208 meals at 65 chains, our readers told us that quality of the food has become more important in their dining decisions, and convenience of location is less so than in our 2011 report.

As reported in NFIB's Jobs Report on Thursday, labor quality remains as the top issue facing small business owners, with 89 percent of those hiring or trying to hire reporting few or no qualified applicants.

In «Building Better Budgets: Canada's Cities Should Clean Up their Financial Reporting,» authors Benjamin Dachis and William B.P. Robson provide report cards to 24 major Canadian cities on the quality of their budgets.

Moreover, as we note in the report, the quality of a bid or ask is determined by more than just its price.

This small business report evaluates three potential causes of the recent decline in small business lending: weak demand, weakened applicant quality, and restricted credit availability.

When analysts talk about the so - called quality of earnings, they often recommend investors buy shares of companies where the cash flows don't differ substantially from the reported net income.

Our team at Truth In Media is committed to providing quality content focusing on issues that impact humanity, featuring a number of fearless journalists sharing their expertise with a diverse audience that honors genuine and compelling reporting that transcends political, social and geographic boundaries.

In plain English, that means there are fewer meaningful adjustments in the accounting records of the corporation so the «quality of earnings» is higher in that the reported profits are almost in line with the conservatively calculated free cash flow.

a) Quality of Earnings measures how reported accounting income compares to the economic earnings of the stocks in the sector / industry.

He is actively engaged with many stakeholders as part of Ernst & Young's commitment to enhancing the public's trust in professional services firms and in the quality of financial reporting.

But with FDIC reports noting that large commercial banks have the lowest level of loan loss reserves in a decade, and showing concerns about deterioration in credit quality and regional risk factors, Superior is a microcosm of a much broader problem.

With the passage of the Fair Credit Reporting Act in 1970, the Federal Government enacted standards to improve the quality of credit rReporting Act in 1970, the Federal Government enacted standards to improve the quality of credit reportingreporting.

To ensure that surface water quality is maintained, measurement and reporting of water quality parameters in key water bodies is carried out on a weekly basis.