Sentences with phrase «test participants»

Students with disabilities and English language learners were included among field test participants in order to ensure that the test works the way it should for every student.

Higher testosterone levels were linked to lower sensitivity, while higher feminine traits (regardless of sex of tested participants) were linked to higher sensitivity.

The field test participants provided feedback on the overall process including the usability of the newly developed questions used by families during parent cafes.

Although most of the current research is still lab - based, scientists have already imbued test participants with the sense of moving from their own bodies into another form, such as a Barbie doll, or watching themselves from a distance in a willful out - of - body experience.

The researchers gauged prejudice by testing the participants on how readily they associated good and bad concepts with Italians and Africans.

In order to establish the extent of pubertal development, our research team tested participants» levels of testosterone and estradiol (a form of estrogen) and asked them to rate their own level of development using schematic drawings of development, known as the «Tanner staging system».

Having gone through some very rough patches of development as as Windows 10 Store exclusive, we can imagine Gigantic struggled to pull in beta test participants until it was allowed to release onto Steam.

According to the study, which tested participants in a controlled office environment under a range of conditions, an increase in CO2 intensity of 400 ppm (parts per million) can impair people's cognitive scores by an average 21 per cent.

In the challenge, the country's finest somms go head - to - head in a rigorous three - part competition, testing participants on service, theory and taste.

The researchers then tested participants» recall of the men's sexual orientations several times to ensure perfect memorization.

Furthermore, the study tested participants driving ability by placing them in a driving simulator two days after the injury was sustained and compared their findings with performance results after an appropriate recovery time had elapsed.

When test participants gazed through their video - connected goggles toward their feet, therefore, their bodies appeared to be the size and shape of the artificial one nearby.

A similar test was done, before and after oxytocin or placebo, but this time testing the participants» reactions to facial expressions, such as anger, disgust or happiness.

Despite being poked, prodded and observed by the scientists behind the glass, the first test participants love their temporary office.

The remaining positively testing participants were diagnosed through the screening process as having sub-threshold psychosis, the symptoms of which normally disappear over time.

Older test participants have a higher discrimination threshold than younger ones meaning their tactile acuity is worse.

When these images are coupled with unseen, gentle manipulations of the real hand carried out by an investigator, test participants experience their illusory fingers as so real that when their video - manipulated digits appear stretched to cartoonish lengths, they believe they have touched a wooden block that lies far out of reach.

BPA levels in the urine of test participants plunged by 28 percent from the 2003/04 period to the 2005/06 period.

They're not sure what might explain the discrepancy, but they point out that they did not actually test participants for sleep apnea; they only asked people if they had it.

Some of the early work on the measurement of change»» which only tested participants at the beginning and end of a period of time»» led methodologists to many incorrect assumptions, including that change measurement is always unreliable.

These assessments faced a number of challenges: developing a test that provided a fair comparison across countries with different school structures, curricula, and languages; creating comparable groups of testing participants across countries; and persuading countries to participate.

When researchers tested participants» memory, the best results emerged when people saw a novel image followed by a familiar one.

His team tested the participants» proactive cognitive control and visual attention before and after the video game playing.

Just a couple of weeks ago, we posted how Tap Hero [Free] developer Michał Walaszczyk was working on a brand new project called Agent Wonky and was looking for beta test participants.

All usability, accessibility and accommodation features were available for students in the Field Test, and students with disabilities, English language learners, and English language learners with disabilities were included among Field Test participants.

In a study of 57 people at Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston, Cerruti manipulated activity in the nonverbal part of the brain by using direct electrical stimulation and then tested participants» verbal activity.

The study tested participants and exposed them to an antibiotic that helps them to instinctively forget about being scared.

Instead, the project can start out by testing participants» DNA for so - called single nucleodtide polymorphism (SNPs), common mutations scattered along the genome that can point to disease risk genes.

In data collected from over 20,000 test participants in the US, Verto Analytics has found that Apple's Siri and Samsung's S Voice, while remaining as leaders in digital assistant services, have lost usership in a year's time to May.

These comprised not only «conventional» behavioral studies, but also the physical effects on the brains of test participants by measuring the Blood Oxygen Level - dependent (BOLD) response using functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) scans.

Other experiments are now under way in Magdeburg in which test participants are sent on an unusual kind of scavenger hunt: they are assigned the task of finding objects concealed in a computer - generated landscape which is pictured on a large screen.

The researchers repeated their experiment with «3M» branded earplugs: they tested participants» performance in a math test using a pair of foam ear plugs to minimize noise distractions.

Tough Mudder events are hardcore 10 - 12 mile obstacle courses designed by British Special Forces to test participants» all - around strength, stamina, mental grit, and camaraderie.

New York's short - lived public campaign finance program came to a halt Monday when the program's test participant, State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, said he would not participate in the pilot program because it was unjust.

Upon registration, teams of two to six people will be equipped with t - shirts, a map of the park, a tote bag and a list of new clues that will test participants» knowledge of the 1939 - 40 and 1964 - 65 World's Fairs and of the park as it is now.

«Cry Baby» is Tough Mudder's new obstacle that uses tear gas to test participants.

ELL students made up 8.3 % of all the field test participants, a proportion similar to that found in U.S. classrooms.

The study found a notable correlation between the brain signals created by films in all test participants (below), and these similar signals were found in specific areas of the brain (above).

So the team designed a task that tested participants» relational memory abilities.

For some of the tests participants were given 2 seconds, or 30 seconds, to decide.

In addition, researchers tested the participants» mental health status, blood sugar, and cholesterol levels, and asked them questions about medical history and medications.

In order for the researcher to observe brain activity as well, the test participants were linked up to an electroencephalograph (EEG).