While some commenters are thinking that this is part of a soak test —
a small scale test to make sure than an update works before rolling it out to a larger number of users — the update may not be that far along in development just yet.
«We started
a small scale test in early May that lets consumers know, while they're watching Netflix, that their experience is degraded due to a lack of capacity into their broadband provider's network.
Researchers at Ohio State University tried
a small scale test to seat.
Hyperloop One last year demonstrated
a small scale test run that reached about 400 mph.
«At the conclusion of
the smaller scale tests conducted in California and Hawaii, the program engaged in a competitive bidding process to select a system design for scale up of algae mass culture.
In
your small scale testing, you determined that it costs about $ 10o per lead through PPC ads and those leads convert at 60 %.
Not exact matches
Big companies often have rigorous
tests for new job applicants to make sure they are the right fit; Plum extends this type of «big company» evaluation process to
small businesses — at an affordable cost and sensible
scale.
Careem says that it intends to begin
testing food delivery capabilities for RoundMenu customers on a
small scale later this month.
Then
test your theory by trying a
small -
scale version of the Big Idea.
Try
test marketing your product on a
small scale so you can realistically forecast how much you can sell in the future, suggests Edward Hess, professor and Batten Executive - in - Residence at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business.
SokoText, from students at the London School of Economics, has been
testing similar technology in Mathare Valley, Nairobi, by sending text messages from
small -
scale rural farmers to individuals in slums who want to secure wholesale prices for healthy produce once it arrives at a market.
It's often the case that
smaller companies, operating on lean start - up principles, are able to move rapidly,
test out new technologies, and
scale them up at a substantially lower price point that it would cost a large defense contractor.
Smaller companies, operating on lean start - up principles, are able to move rapidly,
test out new technologies, and
scale them up at a substantially lower price point.
The zinc target
tested in these short drill holes is one of two or more zinc zones in the area near some historic
small scale mining on the Mountain View mine property that occurred nearly 50 years ago.
When you
test these
smaller things, it's like you're
scaling a mountain.
This means that, while Litecoin's SegWit implementation and anti-spam measures have made the currency's blockchain relatively
small and allowed for fast transaction times, LTC has not yet had the opportunity to be
tested on the same
scale as Bitcoin.
Please note that any observations and conclusions are highly subjective, as they are based on our
small -
scale test with just a few plants.
Building on this work, the Sustainable Finance Initiative, along with other partners, will
test the development and the implementation of a
small -
scale multi-party technical assistance and investment facility that will eventually be
scaled - up to finance 10,000 cocoa farm rejuvenation projects across Côte d'Ivoire.
HMRC will start to pilot MTDfB for VAT by the end of this year, starting with
small -
scale, private
testing, followed by a wider, live pilot starting in Spring 2018.
This year the group plans to
test its water storage predictions with a
small -
scale reintroduction project that will compare groundwater levels before and after beavers settle into their new homes.
It is possible to do a
small -
scale test, with quite low risks, that measures key aspects of the risk of geoengineering — in this case the risk of ozone loss.»
If the
small test is successful, the next step is to find financing for a commercial -
scale project at the megawatt level, Leo said.
NASA's Near - Earth Asteroid Scout, a
small satellite the size of a shoebox, designed to study asteroids close to Earth, performed a full -
scale solar sail deployment
test at ManTech NeXolve's facility in Huntsville, Alabama, Sept. 13.
Now, one of the first randomized, controlled
tests of a large -
scale economic aid program has shown
small but encouraging effects for people living on less than $ 1.25 per day.
«We have in the Luzon Strait an oceanic laboratory where we can
test our theoretical models and simulations to see them play out on a
small scale.»
In Sandia's Experimental Impact Mechanics Laboratory, Song and his team conducted
small -
scale testing with a metal rod about 20 times
smaller than that used in the full -
scale test.
In 2009 Russian scientists even
tested airplane delivery on a
small scale.
Kim expects to consult with engineers building
small -
scale test models soon.
The first part of the process, the phytoplankton bloom, has already been demonstrated in
small -
scale tests in the South Pacific and the equatorial Pacific Ocean.
The ultimate objective of the collaboration is to establish a suite of tools that includes X-ray imaging and
small laboratory experiments, computer - based analysis and simulation tools, as well as large -
scale high - heat and wind - tunnel
tests.
In
small -
scale lab
tests, wetlands bacteria perform well.
The researchers caution that the reliable detection of
small to moderate risks and benefits of drug therapies requires cogent data from large -
scale randomized trials designed a priori to
test the hypothesis.
So far, Yen and his students have run only
small -
scale tests of their process, using up to 100 grams of rocket fuel.
Scientists have since adapted that
test to
smaller scales, swapping out the weights for atoms.
In the Coast Guard's spring
tests,
small -
scale models navigated an ice sheet as long as one - and - a-half Olympic - sized swimming pools at the National Research Council's ice - tank
test facility in Newfoundland to measure various designs» resistance, power and maneuverability (shown below).
The technology refined for those
smaller versions will be
tested and
scaled up when the massive DUNE detectors are built.
The researchers say they are now conducting these
tests in listeners who live in isolated,
small -
scale societies and have never heard music other than that of their own cultures.
In fact, newly designed vessels and rig model prototypes can be
tested to encounter in a
small scale, before they are built, realistic extreme ocean waves.
Ho said this novel printing technique provided a cost - effective way to
test multiple fractal designs at a
small scale and could be used in the future to print entire sections of larger solar receivers.
Ho and the research team developed and
tested multiple prototype fractal - like receiver designs
scaled in size to work at
small - and medium -
scale concentrating solar facilities and found the designs that work best for each application.
Varadan and researchers in his laboratory have
tested the system on a
small scale for real - time application.
«For example, in
small -
scale tests we found we could reduce computation by as much as 95 percent and still be within 1 percent of the accuracy obtained with standard approaches.»
Cosmologists typically focus on the large -
scale properties of the universe as a whole, such as galaxies and intergalactic medium; while astrophysicists are more interested in
testing physical theories of
small - to medium - sized objects, such as stars, supernovae and interstellar medium.
However, evidence from both
small -
scale, intensive interventions and Head Start suggest that despite this convergence on
test scores, there are long - term effects on important societal outcomes such as years of education completed, earnings, and reduced crime and teen pregnancy.
This
test acreage is fairly
small, hardly the equivalent of a full -
scale commercial planting, as some environmental groups have accused.
Based on formulation characteristics, safety profiles and
small -
scale immunogenicity
testing, the most promising formulations will be selected and documentation prepared to support further clinical development.
Small -
scale model homes — with and without her new add - ons — were placed in this zone, which scientists call a
test section.
The
small size of the fish allows for economic
testing of large chemical libraries and combinations of compounds in a
scale unfeasible for mammal
testing.
Once the probes have identified asteroids with valuable resources, other spacecraft will be dispatched to stage
small -
scale tests of the mining technology.
The INL high - temperature laboratory includes seven
test stands for
small -
scale to multi-kW
testing, including a high - pressure
test stand.