Sentences with phrase «which measures»

Digital cameras create images based on data from millions of photodiodes, each of which measures the amount of light it receives.

The first was a nuclear medicine radioisotope technique called beta - methyl - p - iodophenyl - pentadecanoic acid (BMIPP) scintigraphy1 which measures fatty acid uptake by the heart.

BICEP2's original claim rested on a certain parameter, r, which measures the size of a potential signal of primordial gravitational waves.

Major organizations and individual hospitals are not including costs in decisions about which measures to use.

The risk of mountain rock falls in regions with sub-zero temperatures, such as the Swiss Alps and parts of Canada, could be better predicted by using technology which measures «tiny earthquakes» — according to a group of international experts.

Instead the team used data from a satellite called the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE), which measures changes in Earth's gravitational field that are caused by changes in mass.

Structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which measures the anatomy and structural integrity of the brain, and magnetoencephalography (MEG), which measures magnetic fields created by the brain's electrical activity, were used to track potential age - related differences as groups of younger and older adults performed a memory task.

Astronomers detected the planets using the Kepler telescope, which measures the slight dimming of a star's light caused by orbiting planets passing in front of it.

Echo of the Big Bang Michael D. Lemonick Princeton University Press, $ 24.95 Lemonick, a science writer for Time, traces the creation of the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), which measures microwave radiation left over from the Big Bang.

As the mice aged, their motor performance on a rotarod test (which measures how long the mouse can remain on a rotating rod) became impaired and the length of their strides were significantly shorter than the wild type control mice.

In a new study led by the University of Sussex, geoscientists from the British Geological Survey and the Technical University of Munich reveal that using a micro-seismic technique, which detects tiny earthquakes which cause cracks in the rock, alongside modern electrical imaging technology, which measures rock mass, would provide scientists with much earlier warnings of potential rock falls.

But infrared video, which measures temperature, shows them treating the two species differently.

In order to describe the mechanism of a membrane sensor which measures the degree of lipid saturation in the yeast cell, the researchers used genetic and biochemical methods and simulated the motions and underlying forces of membrane lipids over a period of a few milliseconds by means of extensive molecular dynamic simulations.

The team relied on a timeworn technique called parallax, which measures the apparent shift in an object's celestial position when seen from opposing sides of the Earth's orbit around the sun.

In order to measure psoriasis severity, Gelfand and his team used body surface area (BSA), which measures the percentage of the body covered by psoriasis.

The largest moon shown here is Tethys, which measures 660 miles across, or about the same distance as a drive along California's coast.

Kupalo, which measures 16 miles (26 kilometers) across and is located at southern mid-latitudes, is named for the Slavic god of vegetation and harvest.

These researchers deployed positron emission tomography (PET), which measures cellular metabolism, to scan the brains of 32 healthy older adults and 64 with Alzheimer's at various stages.

So as not to be influenced by patients» discourse and analysis of their eating disorders, the researchers used a «skin conductance test,» which measures the subject's sweating rate when exposed to various images.

We were able to show this in another group of patients using a different tracer which itself measures the pump mechanism.

Electroencephalography (EEG), which measures electrical activity through the scalp, was previously considered too insensitive to relay the neural activity involved in complex movements of the hands.

Singapore leads the world in the Programme for International Student Assessment rankings, which measures international scholastic performance in 15 - year - olds.

The study uses data from two NASA missions — Operation IceBridge, which measures ice thickness and gravity from aircraft, and Oceans Melting Greenland, or OMG, which uses sonar and gravity instruments to map the shape and depth of the seafloor close to the ice front.

According to their study in The ISME Journal this alga lives in symbiosis within a unicellular organism, a ciliate, which measures around a hundred micrometers and makes a calcareous shell.

The technique, which measures materials» content of carbon - 14, quickly made an impact on archaeology and geology.

The group of five planets, all smaller than Neptune, was found by citizen scientists scouring data from NASA's Kepler Space Telescope, which measures light from distant stars.

[1] The team measured the optical geometric albedo of WASP - 12b, which measures the light that is scattered back towards the source of light, and can have values above 1.

Adding to a system that includes ELA and Math tests from 3rd to 8th grade, the New York State Report Card and AYP ratings (Adequate Yearly Progress), New York State is incorporating the new Annual Professional Performance Review or «APPR» which measures teacher performance based, in part, on standardized state tests.

«The device takes a picture of the street every second, which combines with accelerometer data, which measures the ride quality.

Now, Klein and the IDC are in «consultation» with the Senate Republicans on bills, but have no say over which measures come to the floor for a vote.

You can look up his DW - Nominate score, which measures partisanship in one's voting record, but I'm not sure you'll find a nice quantifiable way to measure stance's he's voiced his opinion on but not ones that he's voted on.

According to figures from the Ghana Statistical Service, the last time the economy recorded growth below 4 percent was in 2000 when GDP, which measures the value of final goods and services produced in the country, decelerated to 3.7 percent.

The project also noted a significant «enforcement gap,» which measures the difference between the laws on the books and how well they're actually implemented.

Significantly the «feel good factor» - which measures voters» confidence in the future of the economy - stands at a record low of minus - 52.

It places more emphasis on examination, which measures only knowledge necessary to pass paper - pencil test (a test that can't pass the test when tested).

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation for April, decreased to 12.48 per cent (year - on - year) from...

After waxing rhapsodic yesterday about the Digital America state - level social media roundup, I must point out another clever digital critter that struck the local fancy this week: Slate's ongoing «Don't - Tread - on - Meter,» which measures that enlightened publication's view of how well Republicans in Congress are pandering to, er, fulfilling the desires of their Tea Party backers.

After waxing rhapsodic yesterday about the Digital America state - level social media roundup, I must point out another clever digital critter that struck the local fancy this week: Slate's ongoing «Don't - Tread - on - Meter,» which measures that enlightened publication's...

I've read so many studies I get mixed up of what studies used which measures, but I'm sure you will find the article very interesting.

An indicator which measures Maternity Protection Finds that only 10 % of countries provide more than 26 weeks of maternity leave.

We also administered the Home Observation Measurement of the Environment short form (HOME - SF), 17 which measures cognitive stimulation and emotional support in the child's environment.

I always choose the Bamboo Inserts for my AppleCheeks which measures 12 ″ x 15 ″ and is made of two layers of ultra-soft 70 % rayon from bamboo / 30 % organic cotton fleece.

A baby breathing monitor is a device which measures your baby's breathing; if your baby does not breathe for more than 20 seconds, it sounds an alarm.

Is there a databse which measures intrapartum death rate the same way as the MANA report?

So, with that all in mind, my questions to you would be: which aspects of the Codex standard on infant formula require strengthening and which measures would you recommend for improving the safety and quality of infant formula?

Small toy parts that can fit inside a choke test cylinder or no - choke testing tube, which measures 1 1/4 inches wide by 2 1/4 inches long and simulates the size and shape of a young child's throat, such as Lego building blocks, dice, beads, etc

The Cognitive Scales, which measures a child's ability to, for example, engage in pretend play, attend to objects, or look for an object that has fallen;

It comes with 3 air filled tires, which measures 12 inches and with the fixing of the second seat at the back, this stroller leads in the area of maneuverability.

The USA scored 0 out of 10 points on WBTi Indicator 9, which measures implementation of actions to protect infant and young child feeding (IYCF) during emergencies.

The U.S. also managed 10 out of 10 on Indicator 15: Complementary feeding — Introduction of solid, semisolid or soft foods, which measures the percentage of breastfed babies receiving complementary foods at 6 to 8 months of age.