Sentences with phrase «scale assessment of»

Global - scale assessment of groundwater depletion and related groundwater abstractions: combining hydrological modeling with information from well observations and GRACE satellites

The first large - scale assessment of oil palm expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean offers valuable insights on the key drivers of oil palm expansion at a fairly early stage, according to Navin Ramankutty and Jordan Graesser

The table that accompanies the above passage from the IPCC's report, captioned «Extreme weather and climate events: global - scale assessment of recent observed changes, human contribution to the changes, and projected further changes for the early (2016 — 2035) and late (2081 — 2100) 21 st century `'» has the following entries for «Increases in intensity and / or duration of drought»: under changes observed since 1950, «low confidence on a global scale, likely changes in some regions `'» [emphasis added]; and under projected changes for the late 21 st century, «likely (medium confidence) on a regional to global scale».

The Highway Loss Data Institute said it conducted the first large - scale assessment of the effects of anti-lock brakes on motor vehicle crashes and found «disappointing results.»

It is considered the first large - scale assessment of ice thickness in the area.

«There hasn't been a large - scale assessment of just the simple full topographic impact of mountaintop mining, which occupies more than 10 percent of the land in the region we studied,» said Matthew Ross, an ecology PhD student and lead author on the study.

In order to control rabies transmitted by vampire bats, it is crucial to have a method that allows large - scale assessment of which animals the vampire bats feed from.

«Our study is the first long - term and large - scale assessment of the impacts of dams and diverting water from the rivers and wetlands of the Murray - Darling Basin,» says study lead author UNSW Professor Richard Kingsford.

This report draws together the results of each ecological indicator that is monitored and evaluated to inform an integrated Basin - scale assessment of the outcomes of Commonwealth environmental water in the first year of the LTIM Project.

The Summit Foundation, the Nature Conservancy, the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, the Specialty Coffee Association of America, and the World Bank combined to fund and publish the first large - scale assessment of the markets, the value and the volumes for these (a statistically significant random sample across North America of 1558 retailers, 570 roasters, 312 wholesalers, 120 distributors, and 94 importers).

The new data from pilot - scale assessments of hands - on and computers - on research come from tests in 2009.

While it is clearly difficult, and we have not solved all of the challenges to scaling assessments of critical thinking, we can define, teach, and assess these skills.

Not exact matches

But if climate change isn't stabilized soon, the authors wrote,» [t] he large - scale loss of functionally diverse corals is a harbinger of further radical shifts in the condition and dynamics of all ecosystems, reinforcing the need for risk assessment of ecosystem collapse.»

John Kemp in London offered a much better assessment of what hedge funds have been doing in recent weeks as they scale back their bullish sentiments.

A number of issues were discussed including the impact of the proposed amendments to the Yukon Environmental and Socio - economic Assessment Board Act, which is currently before Parliament and which will among other things, remove set timelines for assessments as well as requiring re-assessments for large scale mining projects, where a full environmental screening has already been positively concluded.

The SCAT takes 15 - 20 minutes to complete and computes a composite score, comprised of the Glasgow Coma Scale, a Standardized Assessment of Concussion (SAC) score (cognitive and physical evaluation, delayed recall), and a balance assessment score (modified Balanced Error Scoring System or BESS).

She emphasized, however, that King - Devick was only meant for use as an initial screen to identify athletes who should not be allowed to return to the game or practice and who should be referred for further, more comprehensive evaluation by a trained professional (e.g. assessment of balance, neurocognitive function, and scores on the Post-Concussion Symptom Scale).

This ADHD toolkit includes a number of forms, including rating scales for parents and teachers and follow - up assessment forms.

Relationship quality was measured by a scale of three items tapping a child's assessment of his father's warmth, communication skill, and overall relationship quality.

The Mothers Autonomy in Decision Making (MADM) scale is a reliable instrument for assessment of the experience of decision making during maternity care.

Seventeen articles met all selection criteria and were included in this study.16 - 25, 37 - 43 We read the articles independently and assessed their quality using the Newcastle - Ottawa Scale (NOS).45 Results of the validity assessment were discussed until agreement was reached.

The Breastfeeding Self - Efficacy Scale: Psychometric assessment of the short form.

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.

The good news is that the Home Office did acknowledge that babies and children have different needs to adults, the bad news is that the assessment seems to be a rough and ready setting off against economies of scale.

«the rates of assessment for peacekeeping operations should be based on the scale of assessments for the regular budget of the United Nations, with an appropriate and transparent system of adjustments based on levels of Member States».

«On a scale of 1 to 10, I don't think I'll give any more than Transparency International's assessment of Ghana, and will still go below an average of 5,» she said in an interview with Joy FM on Wednesday 24 February 2016.

States that receive the pilot waiver would also be given the opportunity, after five years, to further extend the program another two years, with the goal of scaling up the new assessment system and running it statewide.

The final budget agreement contained some disappointments, including a significantly scaled back reduction of business energy assessments, a new out - of - network coverage mandate and a compensation methodology for OON providers that increase the cost of health insurance, and the failure to extend and update the state's valuable brownfield credit.

It follows demands by a civil society group, Artisanal and Small scale Mining - Africa Network for transparency in the assessment of the first phase of the operations of the...

To address those and other questions, the TOAR research team has produced the first - ever global - scale scientific assessment of tropospheric ozone, based on all available surface observations and the peer - reviewed literature.

Although you might find it helpful to solicit input from your mentor, colleagues, or even family and friends, this scale is intended to be your personal subjective assessment of whether your skills are appropriate for your level of training.

When using myIDP to conduct your self - assessment, you'll be asked to rate your proficiency in each skill and knowledge area on a scale of 1 to 5, where 1 is «highly deficient» and 5 is «highly proficient.»

This confidential self - assessment tool asks you to rate how engaging you find each of 39 tasks on a scale from 1 to 5, where 1 means «I would never like to do this in my career» and 5 is «I would like to do this often in my career.»

The pair of papers, «Assessing the cost of large - scale power outages to residential customers» and «Providing limited local electric service during a major grid outage — A first assessment based on customer willingness to pay,» examined residential power users» willingness to pay (WTP) for full or partial backup services during a theoretical 24 - hour blackout and then determined the investments required by the electrical provider to implement these services.

Further observations will be used to refine the global map, to construct local and regional digital elevation models for scientific analysis and aid in assessment of future landing sites, and to attempt to detect and characterize global - scale seasonal variations.

This improved knowledge about the scale of the harmful effects of marine litter will further support EU Member States and Regional Seas Conventions in implementing their programmes of measures, regional action plans and assessments.

She also explores the value of scientific thinking in our everyday lives, including the importance of scale, scientific modeling, uncertainty, and risk assessment.

Ultimately, we'd like to have motion estimates on the order of 5 - 10 hertz to accurately capture the dynamic response for a wide range of infrastructure,» says David McCallen, who leads an ECP - supported effort called High Performance, Multidisciplinary Simulations for Regional Scale Seismic Hazard and Risk Assessments.

«Clearly, America's preparedness to respond to small - scale bio-events has improved in many of the categories assessed for this report,» the new assessment states.

At the continental scale, there is a new assessment of the net mass balance of Antarctica and Greenland.

They underwent standardised psychological assessment for stress resilience (on a scale of 1 - 9) and were followed up for type 2 diabetes, identified from outpatient and inpatient diagnoses during 1987 - 2012 (maximum attained age 62 years).

A large - scale study of two strains of lab mouse by Viola André, Martin Hrabé de Angelis and co-authors shows that the inclusion of nesting material and shelters as environmental enrichment does not impair the scientific assessment of a battery of 164 physiological parameters in mice.

The evening ecological momentary assessment report yielded 2 prespecified withdrawal measures: (1) the mean of 4 withdrawal items (negative mood, unable to concentrate or think clearly, thinking about food or hungry, and wanting to smoke) and (2) a single craving item (scale, 1 = not at all; 7 = extremely for all items).

The retraction notice for «Technical and clinical accuracy of five blood glucose meters: clinical impact assessment using error grid analysis and insulin sliding scales,» published in 2015 in the Journal of Clinical Pathology, hints at the issue:

Evaluating the extent of pharmaceuticals in United States surface waters using a national scale rivers and streams assessment survey.

The Frontal Systems Behavior Scale revealed evidence for negative effects of TBI on behavior that were not apparent on neuropsychological assessment alone.

This can lead to sharp differences from one region to another, making an assessment of the problem on a global scale tricky, say the authors.

Their finding suggest that adding the Frontal Systems Behavior Scale to neuropsychological assessment may yield useful information about the behavioral sequelae of TBI.

While this leads to an elevation in the level of scientific understanding from very low in the TAR to low in this assessment, uncertainties remain large because of the lack of direct observations and incomplete understanding of solar variability mechanisms over long time scales.»

These programs focus on climate, aerosol and cloud physics; global and regional scale modeling; integrated assessment of global change; and complex regional meteorology and chemistry.