Sentences with phrase «using special testing»

The body releases unused acetoacetate through the urine upon which it can then be measured using special testing strips.

The researchers conducted studies using special tests for a metabolic rate that slim and fat people have and found out that there is no connection between them.

Retinal degeneration must be proven using a special test called an electroretinogram in these cases.

Your Veterinarian can diagnose Ringworm by looking at the skin of your dog, looking at the skin under a special ultraviolet light (called a woods light), or by examining a sample of your dog's hair using a special test (fungal assay test).

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In 2015, Volkswagen admitted it had used special devices designed to skew results on U.S. emissions tests.

This one used a special mixture of cement, a Dubai government statement said, and reliability tests were done in Britain and China.

That's the prescription from La Jolla's DermTech, which offers skin tests for melanoma using a special adhesive tape.

** To determine if the special antibacterial activity is present in manuka honey each batch must be tested (after packing) in specifically approved laboratories using stringent criteria laid down by the UMF Honey Association.

When filtered sunlight therapy for jaundice was tested (they used special window - tinting film that filters out UV light and infrared light to transmit the blue light used for phototherapy), jaundiced babies were treated for up to five to six hours each day.

The use of the Warrior's Creed wrap had special meaning to me and I was honored to test the carrier.

Special Recommendations: Always test in an inconspicuous area before using.

Examples of accommodations include the ability to complete a test a different way / format, use of verbal intermediaries, and ability to request special accommodations in regard to school placement (teachers, friend in the class, etc.).

A special New York State panel of experts is scheduled tomorrow to discuss and possibly propose ways of using an emerging DNA testing procedure to help state and local law enforcement solve cold cases.

The system works just like a standard glucose meter: patients test their blood using a traditional lancet, then use a special strip stored in the cell phone to analyze it.

Special lighting (to blind testers to any color differences), identical containers, and randomly numbered labels can be used to help achieve the necessary test conditions to assure accurate, unbiased evaluations.

«Our immunology program has a special interest in mucosal immunology and the development of improved clinical immunological tests that can be used in field evaluations in developing countries,» he says.

Using this special culture system, they were able to test potential new cancer drugs.

The identification and successful cloning of these special antibodies enables the researchers to make sufficiently large quantities for further testing, similar to the way a medicine used to prevent or treat HIV would be tested.

They measured educational outcomes using standardized tests and looked at demographic data, including attendance and suspension; race and ethnicity; free and reduced price lunch status; and participation in gifted education, special education, or programs for English learners.

By using enzyme tests and mass spectrometric studies using special 13C - labelled substrates (metabolite profiling), the scientists demonstrated that the new inhibitor primarily blocks the enzymes Pks13 and Ag85.

Using a 1,600 - pound Cold War - era camera (originally used to film nuclear tests) retrofitted with digital sensors and special software, Samaras strove to capture the dazzling moment a lightning strike is born, hoping these high - resolution photographs would provide insights into how lightning forms and why lightning bolts often follow an erratic path.

New technology demonstrations aboard the Dragon spacecraft include the Special Purpose Inexpensive Satellite, or SpinSat, to test how a small satellite moves and positions itself in space using new thruster technology and the 3 - D Printing In Zero - G Technology Demonstration, the first 3 - D printer in space.

On Tuesday, an ethics committee at WHO declared it was ethical under the special circumstance to use unapproved Ebola treatments such as ZMapp, a mix of antibodies that has been tested in animals and was given to two U.S. health care workers who fell sick in Liberia.

«This is why, for our test, we produced special antigens — using certain point mutations, we altered the area of the antigens that is the same for all flaviviruses, effectively shutting it off.

Two other cases for special dispensation are chemicals used in standard analytical tests.

We have also added in the fact that the clocks can be used to test Einstein's theory of special, as well as general, relativity.

The super-accurate clocks will also be used to conduct unprecedented tests of Einstein's theories of special and general relativity.

Mirkin says that within a few months his team will have diagnostic tests for several diseases that can be used in a doctor's office, without special equipment.

For example, 63 percent of test kit participants reported using special allergen - proof pillow covers by the end of the study, compared to only 33 percent in the educational materials only group.

American Aerospace Technologies Inc., a Pennsylvania - based company that creates Unmanned Aircraft Systems for industry use, provided and piloted the test aircraft — an RS - 16 UAS, which can be equipped with a special sensor package to identify threats to pipeline integrity.

The increase in medical radiation exposure (from 0.53 mSv to 3.0 mSv) stemmed primarily from a rise in the use of computer tomography (CT) scans (which use x-rays to create cross sectional images of inside the body to spot tumors, clogged arteries, among other things), and nuclear imaging tests, which involve injecting radioactive chemicals into the bloodstream that can be picked up by special instruments and used to create images of the body's inner structures.

In addition to the OFTs, special tests called Mission Specific Tasks or MSTs are also being used to assess specific branches and roles within the military.

What happens if you have an abnormal Pap test If a woman has an abnormal Pap smear, her gynecologist may test for HPV or do a colposcopy, a procedure in which a doctor uses a special scope to closely examine the cervix and take samples.

The researchers also tested the judokas using their own Special Judo Fitness Test.

Today's a special workout because this workout will help you make your upper body feel firmer and stronger, but at the same time, you'll be testing yourself to find out the exact size of weights to use to firm up your body without going overboard or doing too little.

Sisson says the ketogenic diet of today is a «kinder, gentler» version of its late»80s / early»90s incarnation, which was frequently lumped in with the high - fat, high - protein Atkins Diet and called for the use of special «keto strips» that tested urine for metabolic byproducts called ketones.

We can test for these conditions using special lab tests in our on - site lab, and devise a treatment plan based on the results.

However, many people look forward to the special flavor of stuffing cooked inside the turkey, and if you decide to use that procedure, please make sure that the center of your stuffing is tested with a cooking thermometer and reaches a minimum of 165 °F / 74 °C.

The Yahoo! Personals Premier is a special searching and matching system that uses in - depth relationship testing and data correlation to find singles you are very compatible with.

Most of the Chicago dating sites will take the stress of searching for that special one away by using flexible advanced search systems and even matchmaking tests to help you in finding the best match.

The site has an exclusive 29 Dimensions of Compatibility Test that you'll take, and then its algorithm uses your answers to find that special someone.

There's also an alternate opening scene, a costume - test montage, and one very short special feature on the use of animals in the film that's only notable for Kenneth Branagh's apparent diplomacy regarding furry creatures.

In order to ensure that the kit really worked for those who need to use it, we tested it in primary, secondary and special schools.

In challenging the use of value - added models as part of evaluation systems, the teachers» unions cite concerns about the volatility of test scores in the systems, the fact that some teachers have far more students with special needs or challenging home circumstances than others, and the potential for teachers facing performance pressure to warp instruction in unproductive ways, such as via «test prep.»

First, we use our entire sample to analyze the extent to which the schools that students attend can explain the overall variation in student test scores and fluid cognitive skills, controlling for differences in prior achievement and student demographic characteristics (including gender, age, race / ethnicity, and whether the student is from a low - income family, is an English language learner, or is enrolled in special education).

Montgomery, Ala. — The Alabama board of education voted last week to use teacher - certification - test results as a basis for identifying teacher - training programs in the state's colleges that could be disapproved upon the recommendation of a special review team.

On Top of the News Grand Test Auto: The End of Testing Washington Monthly May / June 2012 Behind the Headline Future Schools Education Next Summer 2011 In a special issue of the Washington Monthly, Bill Tucker writes about «stealth assessment,» the use of formative assessments built into the learning process which allow teachers to keep -LSB-...]

Most students use free or low - cost methods to prepare for the college - admissions test, the survey suggests, with an increasing number turning to special courses offered in their own high schools.

RAND II, by contrast, ignored student background, placed more weight on a different subset of test results (including the 1998 results, which were not included in RAND I), used somewhat different approaches, and concluded that there was nothing special about performance in Texas.

The study found that after multimedia technology was used to support project - based learning, eighth graders in Union City, New Jersey, scored 27 percentage points higher than students from other urban and special needs school districts on statewide tests in reading, math, and writing achievement.