Sentences with phrase «using standard performance»

Troubleshoot problems with equipment using standard performance tests and computer - aided diagnostic equipment

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«1) create a material positive impact on society and the environment, 2) expand fiduciary duty to require consideration of non-financial interests when making decisions, and 3) report on its overall social and environmental performance using recognized third party standards.»

By recognizing when a server has flash storage and automatically using it as cache memory, for example, it can improve performance by as much as six times over standard SAS disks, IBM says.

«Companies often include non-GAAP figures in their communications with analysts and investors to highlight aspects of their financial performance that may not be evident using standard accounting practices,» The Wall Street Journal reports.

Last, someone has to make sense of the difference between accounting standards used in Europe and those used in the United States and understand how those standards cloud companies» abilities to reward executives and accurately assess their own performance relative to rivals».

One of the new requirements associated with CRM2 is the disclosure of annual performance reporting using the Money - Weighted Rate of Return (MWRR) calculation methodology, which differs from the industry standard Time - Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR) methodology.

Our Pre-Stretched High Performance Films use less film per wrapped pallet, while providing the same containment force as Standard Performance Films.

In addition, the HRC recently expanded the use of Performance Share awards to a broader group of management, and reaffirmed the Company's directive to provide a portion of annual incentive compensation in long - term awards for the Company's highest earners and to create standard performance objectives for the Company's control function staff, to further provide safeguards that either prevent or discourage excessive risPerformance Share awards to a broader group of management, and reaffirmed the Company's directive to provide a portion of annual incentive compensation in long - term awards for the Company's highest earners and to create standard performance objectives for the Company's control function staff, to further provide safeguards that either prevent or discourage excessive risperformance objectives for the Company's control function staff, to further provide safeguards that either prevent or discourage excessive risk - taking.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

Using VisiBroker ®, organizations can develop, connect, and deploy complex distributed applications that have to meet very high performance and reliability standards.

ISO 14001:2015 is an internationally agreed standard that sets out the requirements for an environmental management system that enables organizations to improve environmental performance through more efficient use of resources and reduction of waste.

The inks can be blendable using varnishes and standard water - based pigment dispersions and do not compromise end - use or on - press performance.

The result of the task force was the development of two practical tools: The Guide for Assessing Equivalence of Standards and Technical Regulations (EquiTool) and the International Requirements for Organic Certification Bodies (IROCB) which can be used by any government or private sector organic label scheme for recognizing other organic standards and certification performance requirements as equivalent to their own.

ASTM International F2638 - 07 Standard Test Method for Using Aerosol Filtration for measuring the Performance of Porous Packaging Materials as a Surrogate Microbial Barrier

* uses craftsman and women who use upholstery techniques taht give the product a luxurious look, with an emphasis on quality and feature stitching; * the construction uses solid timber frames using local plantation grown timbers, which are kiln dried for stability; * frames are assembledby tradesman who nail, screw and glue the components; * corner blocks and a lining board are added to outside arms and backs for stability; * uses the No Sag steel spring system, which is used for its greater travel capacity for seating comfort; * uses Dunlop Enduro seating foams in its designs for their unique 36/38 density; * in addition to Garstone leather, they use Warwick fabrics, which have been tested to world standards for performance, durability and safety.

When most people want to «benchmark» their hospital's internal Transport Service, they are hoping for a single «standard» they can use to evaluate the relative performance of...

It sets the standard for best practice in sustainable design and has become the measurement used to describe a building's environmental performance.

I would like to tell arsenal fan that the transfer window is not arsenal's problem.Let explain what is in my mind.We need to reinforce our team but we need to think in the future that most of the high class players are going to refuse signing for arsenal fc because of Mr Wenger's philosophy.It looks like arsenal becomes cemetery of players.How many players came in and left because of performance, became good players out of arsenal.We need to accept all of the transformation Mr wenger brings in arsenal but now it does not work.Why??? because lack of tactics, strategies and pretending best players for Mr wenger mind but in reality those players do not get standard of best player.Mr wenger wants to prove everybody that he is wright that players who are calling by wenger are best.I means Mr wenger is the only one can see all matter in good position or bad.He is wrong by thinking this way.He does not like criticism.he is the mind of arsenal.Everything he can say or defend is wright.Think about morrinho comments about arsenal!!!! Why he likes to be arsenal coach!!!! One thing I want to say about arsenal players, I think everybody watch arsenal games.We have got short mind players who play two good games and the rest shameless.They are working hard in the training ground for catching Mr wenger's mind to let them play; what is behind their (players) mind to be the most regular players.Those players have no vision even ambition; they are never becoming high class and their carriers are going to finish in arsenal after arsenal we are going to see them playing for championship.They do not care to become legend as Ian wright, Vierra, Berckam, piress, Henry... What is the big behind their mind to use wenger name to be selected in national team.They are not able to face different leagues in the world.

this is what you get for the previous share holders selling to Kronke and no other, the departure of david dein, the retaining of wenger, tolerating sub standard management and on field performances, retaining deadwood over the use by date, i have supported arsenal since 1979 our club is just a cash cow for a greedy disinterested owner to prop up his other interests, lets hope we do not get relegated under this owner / management fiasco, they will take their money and run, we will be left to clean up and re-build, football before greed, concerned supported.

A high - quality and professional installation of your flooring should be reflected in the price that you pay and as you have already made a significant investment it makes sense to ensure that you use someone who is suitably skilled to install your bamboo floor to the highest standard, so that it can give you many years of pleasure with a great look and performance.

This list of common types of standard scores can help you estimate your child's performance on tests using these types of scores.

We have converted to new packaging materials that do not use Bisphenol - A (BPA) across Earth's Best ® brand infant formula, jarred baby food and cans while maintaining our high standards for product quality, safety, shelf - life, and performance, as our consumers would expect.

The FastAction Fold Jogger Stroller by Graco truly combines the ease of use and performance of a jogger with the comfort of a standard stroller.

Total urinary As was measured by collision cell ICP - MS using germanium as an internal standard.30 Arsenic species were obtained by a high - performance liquid chromatography GP50 pump (Dionex Corp) and a PRP100X column (Hamilton Co) connected to a collision cell ICP - MS.29, 31 - 33 Approximately 10 % of samples were run in duplicate for both analyses.

Note that Newsfeed Ads are essentially the same as «boosted» posts, but ordered through the downloadable Facebook Power Editor, the advertising API or an Insertion Order from a Facebook rep.. Also note: ads procured through Power Editor, API or IO offer much more advanced targeting options and are rumored to have better performance than those bought through the standard interface most Page owners use by default.

- it is dangerous using the Npp standard as the best in measuring your performance and planning for your future endeavours.

Using the capitalists standard to measure your performance is not only defeatist, it always makes you more dangerous than the capitalists.

Teachers are complaining that they were not adequately prepared to teach to the new standards, and that the test results should not be used to evaluate their performance.

WHITE PLAINS — State Senate candidate Bob Cohen (R, I, C — 37th District) today called on Senator Oppenheimer to quit protecting the special interests bankrolling her political campaigns and use her full authority as Senate Education Chair to launch a comprehensive investigation into the unexplainable decline in education performance standards in recent years.

Get this: they use a 26 point quality checklist with all of their blades to make sure they meet their standards for performance.

The study looked at roughly 160,000 examples of firm performance in the U.S., using data from the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Patent Data Project, as well as Standard & Poor's Compustat database of financial information for companies.

At the Supercomputing 93 conference in Portland, Oregon, last month the world's major manufacturers set a standard for High Performance Fortran, a programming language used for parallel computing, and published a library of standard instructions called the Message Passing Interface.

NREL will use its performance - testing, analysis, and safety, codes and standards expertise to study renewable hydrogen generation and infrastructure systems and components.

$ 8 billion) over first ten years for deficit reductionObeys PAYGO; Starting in 2026, 25 % of auction revenues for deficit reductionFuels and TransportationIncrease biofuels to 60 million gallons by 2030, low - carbon fuel standard of 10 % by 2010, 1 million plug» in hybrid cars by 2025, raise fuel economy standards, smart growth funding, end oil subsidies, promote natural gas drilling, enhanced oil recoverySmart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, raise fuel economy standards $ 7 billion a year for smart growth funding, plug - in hybrids, natural gas vehicles, raise fuel economy standards; offshore drilling with revenue sharing and oil spill veto, natural gas fracking disclosureCost ContainmentInternational offsetsOffset pool, banking and borrowing flexibility, soft price collar using permit reserve auction at $ 28 per ton going to 60 % above three - year - average market price» Hard» price collar between $ 12 and $ 25 per ton, floor increases at 3 % + CPI, ceiling at 5 % + CPI, plus permit reserve auction, offsets like W - MClean Air Act And StatesNot discussedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade suspended until 2017, EPA to set stationary source performance standards in 2016, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedOnly polluters above 25,000 tons of carbon dioxide equivalent a year, regional cap and trade pre-empted, establishes coal - fired plant performance standards, some Clean Air Act provisions excludedInternational CompetitivenessTax incentives for domestic auto industryFree allowances for trade - exposed industries, 2020 carbon tariff on importsCarbon tariff on importsReferences: Barack Obama, 2007; Barack Obama, 8/3/08; Pew Center, 6/26/09; leaked drafts of American Power Act, 5/11/10.

Here we present data from studies profiling cytokines in human and rodent samples using our standard - throughput FirePlex immunoassays, and introduce the simplified workflow of our high - throughput FirePlex immunoassays, with data demonstrating the performance for quantifying key cytokines in multiplex.

The research also shows that high - performance, graphene - based transistors can be produced at low cost using standard semiconductor manufacturing processes, Lin said.

We ask our farmers to use «Good Manufacturing Practices» and abide by fair minimum standards to improve their social and environmental performance year after year.

In this unique take on superset workouts, you'll alter big and small moves four times a week, using rock - solid performance standards to help you regulate volume and exercise selection.

The Points Mode is essentially the same as the standard Arcade Mode, except that you are able to collect points, which can later be used at the Upgrade Shop to enhance your snowmobile's performance, unlock hidden tracks and more.

The clip uses the standard combination of lip - synched performance and movie snippets, and it runs three minutes and 55 seconds.

Some states have risen to the challenge and set demanding proficiency levels for their students, while others have used lower standards to inflate reported performance.

In Chicago, charter and district leaders have worked out ways to use the same performance standards and to share facilities.

-- state assessments — used for information, not sanctions — that measure performance against new standards with fidelity, including the problem - solving, critical thinking, writing, and research skills they entail, and that are designed to be useful for informing instruction;

• Work with client schools to administer NAEP (or some other matrix - based test aligned to the standards) to 2,000 students each year in key grade levels; use their performance to set the curve for the summative test (think of this as «Curriculum NAEP,» the equivalent of the current state NAEP testing).

Specifically, they agreed to develop academic standards and assessments in every state and to expand the use of information technology as a way to improve student performance and aid in the measurement of student achievement.

The assessment will continue to use performance standards — basic, proficient, and advanced — and a mix of multiple - choice and open - response test items in assessing the academic achievement of U.S. students.

In his eight years as Minnesota's governor, Tim Pawlenty's «push against the teachers union grew stronger,» Sherry writes, and he called for tying teacher pay to performance, bringing up the state's standards, and urging state lawmakers to authorize the use of a transparent growth model to see how well schools are really doing to improve student achievement.

To offset such misperceptions, we need to require that all schools in all districts report student performance — and calculate achievement gaps — using the same, internationally benchmarked standards.

Others have suggested leaving a government - operated school system intact, but putting different people — mayors, [3] appointed boards, or state officials [4]-- in charge and using performance standards to focus the attention of educators on student learning, not distracting rules.

Districts» prime responsibility should be to establish common standards for student performance and to use these standards as the basis of performance agreements with individual schools.