Sentences with phrase «which use these tests»

It currently rates a D on the state's A to F accountability system, which uses test scores and other data to assign letter - grade scores to school districts.
The Court ruled that the «best interest» standard was insufficient when determining visitation disputes between a parent and grandparent, since those disputes are less critical than visitation disputes between parents, and ruled that the former Grandparent Visitation Act, which used that test, was unconstitutional.

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The book teaches you to treat your business ideas as hypotheses, and test them using an MVP, which is, the least amount necessary to prove if your idea has a market or not.
Zymeworks would use its knowledge of computing to develop and license platforms: the software engines with which other companies could test their compounds virtually so as to stand a better chance of success in the laboratory.
He and Fritz are building a community of early adopters to test out the product and report back on which use cases they found most valuable.
Current rules do not let people fly drones beyond the line of sight of human operators and over people's heads in public places, which limits companies like Amazon (amzn) and Google (goog) from using drones to deliver goods, among other business uses, beyond testing.
The test used hydrogen, which reacts violently when exposed to air.
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.
The test reflects the increasing adoption of technology by big retailers as they try to keep up with online retail giant Amazon (amzn), which uses robots in some of its warehouses in addition to other cutting - edge technology.
It did submit data from its herpes blood test to the FDA (which approved it), but a former Theranos employee cited by the Journal said that, at the end of 2014, the company only used its technology for 15 blood tests out of at least 225.
Theranos does show detailed charts on its website, which portray a close correlation between its tests and more traditional blood - testing technologies, but the data used to generate those charts is not publicly available.
Even as Piëch maneuvered, there's a sign that VW engineers were considering the use of software that would let the company cheat on its emissions testing, according to a recent article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung, which attributed the information to a preliminary report from VW's internal investigation.
Between that video, which showcases optical illusions created by real objects, and Google's award winning commercial Google Chrome Speed Test, that compares the browser to a potato gun, 1stAveMachine credits practical design — that is, building real projects instead of using digital trickery.
The experiment itself was simple: a hundred and forty - five undergraduate students were given a standard test of creativity known as an «unusual use» task, in which they had two minutes to list as many uses as possible for mundane objects such as toothpicks, bricks, and clothes hangers.
Another example is Austin, Texas - based software company Chaotic Moon, which has plans to use Oculus Rift to allow consumers to view and test - drive cars.
But some people in the tech industry argue that jobs like this should go to open - source software, which is freely available to test and deploy, rather than proprietary commercial software from companies like Microsoft that could include back doors and potentially be used to influence results.
Rosen, who has used the essay - test method for four years, came up with the technique because she was struggling to identify people who were a good fit for her company, which produces crafts fairs and publishes two magazines.
Although they are much less powerful than the industrial models from Universal Robots, IOActive released a video of a test in which an otherwise cute NAO robot suddenly begins laughing in an evil and maniacal way and uses a screwdriver to repeatedly stab a tomato.
Last year's iPad Pro models using Apple's homemade A10X processor (which is based on designs from ARM Holding) outperformed the company's 13 ″ MacBook Pro laptops, which had Intel i7 chips, on some benchmark tests.
When it comes to designing your website, you have two choices: Select the site elements you believe look best, or you can use «split testing» to determine which design features are most engaging to your audience.
Of course, there will always be cases in which you need to analyze data on a shorter time frame — like when you are evaluating results of an experiment or testing the effect of a new software release — but for those cases you can always perform an ad hocanalysis using a temporary spreadsheet.
The company is demonstrating two new categories of vision tests at CES, both of which use video games and eye tracking technology.
It's not just some random form, either — it's the PHQ - 9 (Patient Health Questionnaire), which is a self - administered and clinically validated test used to assess the most common mental disorders.
Google (goog) has invited all the news publishers on the web to use its Project Shield service, which it has been testing with news and human rights sites for a few years.
Consider partnering with startups that can solve these problems for you, such as Deliv, which uses a stable of couriers in handpicked cities to deliver packages, or ShopRunner, which is testing lockers in 7 - 11s for deliveries just like Amazon.
The OECD hoped that the test, which launches this year, would be taken alongside the organisation's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) test, which is used to compare education systems.
With so many tests available, it's not a surprise that employers use tests meant for other purposes, like Myers - Briggs (which is fine, by the way, for employee development), or even design their own tests.
U.S. safety regulators have demanded that it hand over detailed information about the design, operation and testing of its Autopilot technology following a May 7 fatal crash in which the system was in use.
On the complicated end of the work - sample spectrum, Seymour Adler, the Aon Consulting psychologist, has created a four - hour online exercise called Leader, which Motorola and other companies use to test would - be executives.
Delta says the final phase of its biometric boarding pass test, which is due «this summer,» will allow customers to also use their fingerprints to check - in bags.
Pamela investigated more than 450 financial strategies seeking an alternative to the risk and volatility of stocks and other investments, which led her to a time - tested, predictable method of growing wealth now used by more than 500,000 Americans.
AWS, the pioneer which launched in 2006, won the hearts and wallets of developers at startups and small companies long ago, because a single developer could easily set up a test site on AWS using his credit card.
It tells you which metrics to track, which ad networks to test and which app discovery platforms to use.
Only around half a million people use the test versions of Opera (also including the beta versions), but the feature could make it into the final version, which is used by around 60 million people.
The other lawsuit, which Bloomberg reports was brought by some of the same attorneys as the General Mills suits, argued that because testing of Quaker Oats Quick 1 - Minute reportedly found traces of glyphosate, the company could not use the «100 % natural» label.
Anne Wojcicki is the co-founder and CEO of 23andMe, which sells direct - to - consumer genetic testing kits that are easy to use — it simply requires that you mail in a saliva sample — and relatively inexpensive, at $ 199 a test.
Quote: «The forbearing use of power does not only form a touchstone, but the manner in which an individual enjoys certain advantages over others is a test of a true gentleman.»
Lowe's recently rolled out its Holoroom, which uses Oculus Rift to help customers make remodeling decisions, in seven test markets.
He noted that the baseline scenario for tests in 2015 — which projected an economic contraction of 2.3 percent for that year — was more dramatic than the 1.3 percent contraction used in the most conservative scenario in the current tests.
Charged with testing the technology in the real world is none other than an Alberta company, Western Hydrogen of Calgary, which will experiment with it in using crude from the oil patch.
For one, it's made it clear that using tools like PET scans and cerebrospinal fluid testing can help pinpoint which patients have amyloid present in the brain for the treatments to act on.
Last week, Relativity announced a 20 - year leasing agreement with NASA to use the E-4 facilities at Stennis, which gives the start - up access to four robust testing chambers for larger tests.
While Relativity had paid about $ 1 million to use the test stand, the company won an «Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity» contract, which gives Relativity $ 1.5 million from NASA to keep using the E-3 stand, Ellis said.
You could also use a service such as The Readability Test Tool (read-able.com), an alternative to the Flesch - Kincaid tool that's built into Microsoft Word, which provides document - readability statistics, such as the grade level at which it's written and how many passive sentences it contains.
Initially, she suggested a few ideas like starting a database for tracking which products I'm testing and using a different task management app.
A nearby testing bay, which is also used to qualify Merlin engines before flight, was also damaged from the explosion — perhaps by flying metal, concrete, or liquid - oxygen - fueled flames.
The blast occurred in one of two bays the company uses to test Merlin rocket engines — nine of which line the bottom of every reusable Falcon 9 booster.
People in Russia and other parts of Eastern Europe are reportedly clamoring to get their hands on the drug Maria Sharapova used for 10 years and which caused her to fail a drug test during the Australian Open tennis tournament in January.
The 2,700 - word story, reported over the course of five months, alleged that Theranos has struggled with and neglected to use its proprietary blood test technology, which purports to perform a wide range of tests with the mere prick of a fingertip.
«The typical split testing that most businesses do is to play around with button color — which is not the most effective use of your time.
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