Sentences with phrase «quality studies performed»

VEPCO had an air - quality study performed and, in March 1990, indicated that it would provide fans, smoke-less ashtrays and air purifiers, and moved employees to increase the space between smokers and non-smokers.

Not exact matches

The company has performed well on J.D. Power quality studies in its home country and has seen robust sales in that region, moving 500,000 units of its Trumpchi brand in 2017.

Indeed, when the research team evaluated three further private prisons, they found that prisoner quality of life was higher in two of these additional prisons than in either the poorer performing private prisons or either of the public sector prisons in the study.

A recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research indicates that the quality of a high school can predict how well its students will perform in college.

The imaging software — developed and currently in use only at Cincinnati Children's — mathematically determines the lowest possible radiation dose for the patient before a scan is performed, according to the study led by David Larson, MD, radiology quality and safety director at the medical center and principal architect of the technology.

The study also shows that the departure of teachers who were identified by IMPACT as low - performing resulted in substantial improvement in overall teacher quality and student achievement.

Studies have shown that biodegradable plastic mulch can perform comparably to polyethylene mulch in crop yield and quality, weed suppression, and overall function.

Miles and King performed a 2 - year study of «Brown Snout» bittersweet specialty cider apple (grafted onto M. 27 and East Malling / Long Ashton 9 rootstocks) to compare the total weight of harvested fruit, labor hours for harvest, tree and fruit damage, and fruit and juice quality for traditional hand harvest and mechanical harvest using an over-the-row small fruit harvester.

The study was performed as part of a larger project for Carnegie Mellon's Quality of Life Technology Center called dwellSense, in which Dey and Lee, then a Ph.D. student in HCII, deployed devices that monitored such activities as making coffee and using a telephone, as well as taking pills, in residences.

In their study (1), Sebastiani et al. used a number of different genotyping platforms and neglected to perform data quality - control steps, which resulted in their reporting several false - positive single - nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) associations.

• An environmental epidemiological study should be performed to determine whether an association exists between health outcomes data and water quality in private drinking wells in communities with and without hydraulic fracturing.

The short note, by Editor - in - Chief Bruce Alberts, acknowledged that the study's authors «used a number of different genotyping platforms and neglected to perform data - quality control steps, which resulted in their reporting several false - positive single - nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) associations.»

By studying healthy nerve cells and cells from people with neurodegenerative diseases, Evans plans to find out how nerve cells perform this important quality control, and how the process might be corrected when something goes wrong.

The case studies are crucial in determining the facility's compliance with the Standards, and are the basis for judgment of the quality of work that facilities perform.

Methods: The team of scientists performed 17 research flights using the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Gulfstream - 1 aircraft during the 2002 New England Air Quality Study field campaign.

In accordance with the Cancer Center's Data and Safety Monitoring Plan (DSMP), internal compliance audits of interventional cancer trials are performed by the audit staff to ensure the conduct and integrity of the study are of the highest quality and that all trials adhere to regulatory requirements.

We also performed subgroup meta - analyses by type of prevention (primary v secondary: in this study, trials involving healthy populations or patients with any specific disease except for cardiovascular disease were classified as primary prevention trials, and trials involving patients with cardiovascular disease were classified as secondary prevention trials), type of supplement by quality and dose (each supplement, vitamins only, antioxidants only, or antioxidants excluding vitamins), type of outcome (cardiovascular death, angina, fatal or non-fatal myocardial infarction, stroke, or transient ischaemic attack), type of outcome in each supplement, type of study design (randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial v open label, randomised controlled trial), methodological quality (high v low), duration of treatment (< 5 years v ≥ 5 years), funding source (pharmaceutical industry v independent organisation), provider of supplements (pharmaceutical industry v not pharmaceutical industry), type of control (placebo v no placebo), number of participants (≥ 10000 v < 10000), and supplements given singly or in combination with other vitamin or antioxidant supplements by quality.

Quiz Ref IDLiterature has shown that female physicians may be more likely to adhere to clinical guidelines,1 - 3 provide preventive care more often,4 - 11 use more patient - centered communication,12 - 15 perform as well or better on standardized examinations, 16 and provide more psychosocial counseling to their patients than do their male peers.14 Although studies suggest differences in practice patterns and process measures of quality between male and female physicians, these studies have not examined patient outcomes, what we arguably care about the most.

The Environmental Working Group recently conducted a three - year study that assessed 20 million drinking water quality tests performed by water utilities since 2004.

When performed properly, they allow the least amount of bias and demonstrate causation — unlike lesser - quality study approaches, such as observational studies or case - control studies.

Hair analysis for toxic metals, while controversial, has been widely accepted and validated for epidemiological studies by the World Health Organization and the EPA [58] as being extremely useful and cost effective for identifying toxic metal exposures (when performed by laboratories with the appropriate expertise and quality control).

Studies have shown that as you become dehydrated you're ability to perform physical activity reduces, meaning the quality of your workouts will plummet.

On the third page of the study, the authors write: «Negative voucher effects are not explained by the quality of public fallback options for LSP applicants: achievement levels at public schools attended by students lotteried out of the program are below the Louisiana average and comparable to scores in low - performing districts like New Orleans.»

This year the list is topped by four major research pieces: an analysis of how U.S. students from highly educated families perform compare with similarly advantaged students from other countries; a study investigating what students gain when they are taken on field trips to see high - quality theater performances; a study of teacher evaluation systems in four urban school districts that identifies strengths and weaknesses of different evaluation systems; and the results of Education Next's annual survey of public opinion on education.

One study found that a child in a high - quality early learning setting who is poorly regulated will perform better than expected, whereas a child in a low - quality setting who is poorly regulated will do worse than expected — and continue to struggle over time.

From lead - researcher Linda Darling - Hammond comes this groundbreaking international comparative study of teaching quality in the world's top - performing education systems.

High quality teaching is key to student success in high - performing countries and school systems, study finds.

The study of teaching quality in the world's top - performing education systems reveals that one of the most important strategies to achieve these results is developing policies to ensure that every student receives high - quality teaching.

Public Impact researchers working with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute on a new study found that replacing low - performing charter schools while replicating high - performing ones could dramatically improve quality within just a few years.

Yet studies show that quality of charters across the nation vary, with just a small percent performing better than traditional public schools.

The study also shows exiting teachers who were identified by IMPACT as low - performing, resulted in substantial improvement in overall teacher quality and student achievement.

The other interim charges considered by the committee at the hearing included examining current school board governance policies and practices and making recommendations that could improve the focus, attitudes and outcomes of Texas school boards, districts and students; studying existing board training requirements and making suggestions to educate school board trustees on policies that could achieve better student outcomes, particularly within the framework set for low - performing schools in House Bill 1842; and monitoring initiatives to build a high - quality pre-kindergarten grant program (HB 4).

Last week, I was honored to participate in a webinar discussing Empowered Educators, an international comparative study of teacher and teaching quality in the world's top - performing education systems.

Breakthrough Principals leads readers through these processes step by step, drawing on case studies to illuminate how real principals have approached common problems, and providing practical guidance and tools that principals and teams can use to build a shared vision while increasing the quality of teaching and learning; improving school culture; attracting and supporting high - performing teachers; and involving parents and community to help students achieve.

A national CREDO study released last year, found that closing low - performing charters was the best tool for improving overall sector quality.

Sample two will be used for things such as performing trend analyses, data quality studies, and other research on these historical driver records.

The study measures vehicle appeal, design and production quality, with the Enclave performing at an exceptional level.

Students can study the data first to write a supreme quality lab report for the tests performed by the researcher.

The study ranked school library programs based on certified staffing, library accessibility, resources, and technology and found that «the one key factor distinguishing high - performing high - poverty schools from low - performing high - poverty schools is a quality library program» (Coker, 2015, p. 25).

Based on a study that S&P performed using market - weighted portfolios of high and low quality companies, they found that high quality companies have outperformed both the market and lower quality companies over the long term.

The study examined surgery performed at a high - quality, high - volume spay / neuter clinic operated by the Humane Society of Tampa Bay within the parameters of The Association of Shelter Veterinarians» Veterinary Medical Care Guidelines for Spay - Neuter Clinics.

* has spent a number of years studying and learning about their breed * is active in one or more breed clubs or similar groups and thus is in regular contact with other people in the breed * knows their breeding stock inside and out for several generations back * has an «eye for a dog» and has developed a detailed picture of the type of dog they're breeding toward * almost always compete in some in some sort of activity with their dogs (conformation, working activities, obedience etc.) so as to have a realistic idea of how their dogs compare to others of the same the breed * is knowledgable about the hereditary problems that occur in their breed and has the appropriate tests done prior to breeding in order to decrease the likelihood of their occurance in their pups * considers temperament important * is knowledgable about the mating and whelping of dogs in general, so as to minimize the chances of injury or death to the breeding dogs * is extremely concerned with the quality of the homes that their puppies are destinied for, to the point of not performing a breeding if they don't feel good homes will be available for the pups * never has more dogs of their own than they are properly able to care for * is willing and able to educate and build a relationship with their puppy buyers * is honest * uses spay / neuter contracts and / or limited registration to prevent the casual breeding of their puppies * is ALWAYS willing to take back a dog of their breeding if a puppy buyer can not keep it for any reason.

To assess the fertility of the dogs, an andrological examination (including physical and ultrasonographic examination and evaluation of semen quality) was performed before the start of the study.

Because echocardiography is a dynamic study and image quality is operator dependent, the cardiology service is not able to interpret studies performed by other clinicians.

Comment: One comment expressed concern that the proposed definition of health care operations did not include activities related to the quality control clinical studies performed by laboratories to demonstrate the quality of patient test results.

Managed the Quality Department, Document Control and Quality Management System, including implementing ISO 9002 and QS 9000 Quality Systems by studying the process, writing procedures, training co-workers, problem solving, performing corrective actions and hosting Registrar Assessments of the systems.

I performed process capability / benchmarking studies / reports, customer audit interfacing, quality data reporting and analysis and SPC training.

Lab Technician — ABO Laboratories — May 2012 — Present • Execute a variety of laboratory assays and tests in accordance with established procedures, policies, and regulations; ensure samples are properly labeled and stored • Study blood samples for transfusions and record the blood group, number of cells, blood type, cell morphology, and other blood type compatibility • Perform procedural and instrument calibrations, document all quality control activities, and perform regular equipment maintenance • Identify problems that may negatively affect test results or performance; correct issues immediately and properly notify supervisor • Maintain meticulous records and demonstrate that the testing of samples is done in the same manner as patient specimens; promote cost - effective testing practices and reduce waste by 10 Perform procedural and instrument calibrations, document all quality control activities, and perform regular equipment maintenance • Identify problems that may negatively affect test results or performance; correct issues immediately and properly notify supervisor • Maintain meticulous records and demonstrate that the testing of samples is done in the same manner as patient specimens; promote cost - effective testing practices and reduce waste by 10 perform regular equipment maintenance • Identify problems that may negatively affect test results or performance; correct issues immediately and properly notify supervisor • Maintain meticulous records and demonstrate that the testing of samples is done in the same manner as patient specimens; promote cost - effective testing practices and reduce waste by 10 percent

• Demonstrated ability to perform complex studies across financial management, planning, procurement and quality management.

• Perform ultrasound studies in a clinical environment • Provide correct fetal measurements and history • Explain ultrasound procedures to patients and answer questions • Evaluate images for quality and interprete situations and diseases