Sentences with phrase «use of additional testing»

Using these cutoff points helps to pinpoint patients who should be monitored more closely for possible ARMD, while also minimizing the use of additional testing in patients unlikely to have or develop ARMD.

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There are a few additional styles, none of which I personally tested, but all of which I presume are incredibly comfortable considering that they use the same technology in the sole.

In other words, the two groups both said they were testing Twitter's predictive ability; in reality, they both examined the accuracy of predictions using tweets and additional data sources like movie openings in theaters and film ratings on International Movie Database and Rotten Tomatoes.

«Nonethless, if any additional, prospective studies confirm our finding that dizziness may indicate protracted recovery,» said Lau, «clinicians should consider using separate, specific dizziness tests for dizziness» such as the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), «rather than relying on postural / balance tests [such as the BESS] as indicators of dizziness.»

But it may not stand up to the test of time, especially if you try to use it for additional children.

BeSafe car seats are tested to above the European R44 standard, have had additional side impact testing, and increased forward and rearward impact testing using the latest state - of - the - art independent test facilities.

Madeleine emphasized the importance of collaboration and communication; addressing barriers with teachers and principals who express resistance to in - classroom breakfast, and using the facts about breakfast — it improves test scores, and can be implemented with minimal additional work for everyone involved — to create support for the program.

A sample of umbilical cord blood will be taken, in order to check your baby's blood type and to use for additional tests.

If Rudenko confirms Clark's PCR tests using additional gene targets, and if Clark or Rudenko manage to grow Borrelia cultures out of human and lone star tick samples, then even the fiercest skeptics will have to recognize that Southern Lyme strains threaten human health, and that Lyme - like illness deserves Lyme - like treatment.

Since my university had a colony of balding stump - tailed male macaques that had been used in previous hair - restoration studies, the pharmaceutical company provided additional funds to test this product on the macaques.

Researchers were searching for realistic performance data to quantify the additional benefit of the Pap test component of cotesting, as the costs of intensive screening of all women using two screening tests are substantial.

If the British feasibility tests are successful, the balloon - and - hose contraption could be used to inject additional particles into the stratosphere, thereby reflecting more of the sun's energy back into space, and hopefully curbing some of the effects of global warming.

Additional animal testing on such a scale would be very time consuming, highly expensive, and politically very unpopular, especially given increasing doubts as to whether the data gathered could be used effectively in increasing protection of human health and the environment.

Mayo's task force highlights caveats in the use of ankle - brachial index and C - reactive protein for cardiovascular risk assessment — two tests recommended by the ACC / AHA guideline — and recommends that the following additional tests could be considered to refine estimates of cardiovascular risk:

The resulting co-expression networks were then tested using a variety of pre-determined criteria to see whether they showed additional evidence of being related to ASDs.

While some experts think these solutions are impractical for wide - scale use, others say there is a need for additional tests capturing carbon dioxide from cement, one of the highest - emitting industries.

These additional genetic elements, however, are already in use for screening and testing for diseases such as breast cancer, prostate cancer and autoimmune diseases, Richard Myers, president of HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Ala., noted in the briefing.

They have developed a set of tools that can be used to make accurate, rapid assessments of proposed materials, using a series of relatively simple lab tests combined with computer modeling of the physical properties of the material itself, as well as additional modeling based on a statistical method known as Bayesian inference.

To further test the generalizability of this model, Parise and Ernst ran additional computer simulations, where they used the Multisensory Correlation Detector model to replicate several previous findings on the temporal and the spatial aspects of multisensory perception.

Patients with HbA1C in the prediabetes range, 5.7 - 6.4 percent, were considered to be intensively treated if using two or more medications at the time of the test, or if started on additional medications after the test, because current guidelines consider patients with HbA1C less than 6.5 percent to be optimally controlled already.

In additional preliminary tests, Callmann and colleagues were able to halt the growth of the tumors for a least two weeks, using a single lower dose of the drug.

Of the 70 SNPs, 10 reached nominal significance using an alpha threshold of 0.05, but none were significant with multiple test correction at a 5 % FDR (Additional file 5: Table S3Of the 70 SNPs, 10 reached nominal significance using an alpha threshold of 0.05, but none were significant with multiple test correction at a 5 % FDR (Additional file 5: Table S3of 0.05, but none were significant with multiple test correction at a 5 % FDR (Additional file 5: Table S3).

Motor dysfunction was evaluated in mThy1 - AS mice using a modification of the established «coat hanger test:» [17] animals were assessed for time to fall when holding on to a suspended vertical metal bar, with additional scoring for the ability to use the hindlimbs to assist (zero, one, or both hindlimbs engaged).

The new pH - Xtra Stress Test from Amsbio has been designed for use as a companion kit to their pH - Xtra Glycolysis Assay and contains all the additional components necessary for the evaluation of the glycolytic response of in vitro cell models to metabolic stress.

Indeed, Gore could have used the ice core data to make an additional and stronger point, which is that these data provide a nice independent test of climate sensitivity, which gives a result in excellent agreement with results from models.

Researchers note that while PCI - aided delivery of chemotherapy to the brain has proven effective in laboratory tests, additional testing prior to human clinical trials is needed to identify other less - toxic blood - brain barrier agents to be used in tandem with the photosensitizer in the PCI process.

(c) that the Promoters may use the entrant's name, likeness, personal information and statements made by the entrant to the Promoter, including their answers to the Test of Skill Questions, for advertising and promotional purposes in all media worldwide without additional compensation.

If necessary, additional testing of the home using mold panels can be done to further pinpoint the root cause of the problem which may be contributing to allergy or sickness.

If nutrients are suggested, we will use NRT (Nutritional Response Testing is a form of applied kinesiology) to assess the need for additional supplements and / or herbs as part of nutrient therapy aiding your body's healing power for positive recovery.

I used to use IgG blood tests, but consistently found that I got better results with muscle testing, which only takes a few minutes of an appointment (long distance or in person) at no additional cost to my client.

(f) Yahoo! will modify its Additional Terms of Service to include disclosures regarding searchable Yahoo! - created test profiles that may be used when necessary to ensure service quality.

We use common statistical procedures to estimate the effect on math and reading test scores of each additional year of actual attendance at a charter school.

The powerpoint presentation is used to test the weekly skills gained by your students and allows you to track progress whilst building in additional intervention for areas of shortfall post completion.

Although most states continue to use multiple - choice and short - answer items on their standardized tests, a handful of states have incorporated additional measures into their annual assessments.

Specifically, the proposed regulations provide that the additional K — 12 indicator (s) that a state uses can not «change the identity of schools that would otherwise be identified» unless a school is making «significant progress» on at least one of the academic indicators — test scores, graduation rate, additional K — 8 academic indicator, and EL progress.

Using one of the data sets, we also predicted later science scores and incorporated an additional early test of general knowledge of the social and physical world as a predictor.

«Across the country, states, districts, and educators are leading the way in developing innovative assessments that measure students» academic progress; promote equity by highlighting achievement gaps, especially for our traditionally underserved students; and spur improvements in teaching and learning for all our children,» stated U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «Our proposed regulations build on President Obama's plan to strike a balance around testing, providing additional support for states and districts to develop and use better, less burdensome assessments that give a more well - rounded picture of how students and schools are doing, while providing parents, teachers, and communities with critical information about students» learning.»

Using data from a variety of sources, including the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, the High School and Beyond study, and the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972, Jacobsen and his colleagues at Mathematica essentially confirm Neal and Johnson's findings, providing additional evidence that most of the remaining wage gap is due to differences in cognitive skills, as measured by test scores.

This plan, announced in September last year, sought to place Australian students amongst the top five highest performing nations in rigorous international performance tests through a combination of additional, targeted funding using a model mirroring the Gonski proposal, new initiatives in teacher training and accountability, personalised student learning plans, greater school autonomy, and a raft of other Commonwealth initiatives.

As a result of a statewide agreement among Washington's public colleges and universities, high school students who score at college - ready levels 3 or 4 may use the Smarter Balanced score to enroll directly into college - level courses without taking additional placement tests.

Some of our students use additional resources for test preparation, and others specifically seek out testing - optional schools.

This work involves (1) hearing about the strategies BMTN teachers are testing and refining, and having teachers the leaders are working with test out the strategies in their classrooms; (2) sharing resources and strategies that BMTN teachers might use in their improvement projects, (3) providing insights into policies that might affect the instructional work of the network; and (4) helping recruit additional teachers and instructional leaders to the network.

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The initiative provides a useful model for how researchers and administrators can work together to design, test, and refine low - stakes measures of student mindsets, using them to provide struggling schools with additional resources instead of sanctions.

Rather than requiring an additional placement exam, colleges could use student scores on tests that they have already taken, such as Common Core tests like Smarter Balanced and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC).

Whether your state uses the PARCC test (or PARCC items) or not, thinking about the curriculum topics in terms of major content, additional and supporting content, reasoning, and modeling is helpful.

(Mo.) A single readiness test can be used to identify kindergarteners at risk of falling behind early because the need for additional social, emotional or behavioral support, according to research from the University of Missouri.

The letter commends the committee for providing states with the flexibility to use additional indicators of student proficiency in H.R. 5, its ESEA reauthorization bill, but asks to add language to the bill that will take into account the broad array of measures beyond standardized test scores.

Teachers, their unions and public school advocates recognize that there are much better teacher evaluation models that could be used and don't rely on the use of standardized tests to determine which teachers are succeeding, which teachers need additional training and which individuals should be removed from the classroom.

The Praxis II content test and teaching experience may still be used to add a field, as well as completion of an additional preparation program in the new field.