Sentences with phrase «who modelled activity»

Apple's thriving marketplace of well over 500,000 apps for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is a self - regulating ecosystem that doesn't tolerate copycats, say Soo Ling Lim and Peter Bentley at University College London, who modelled activity on the App Store.

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Our most sophisticated models can't predict movements in 60 seconds (consistently, didn't stop us from trying as a joke activity) and it is sad that retail traders who don't even have a fraction of the tools or computing power think they can outperform, except of course the lucky ones (elementary 1st year university statistics predicts that, so they are lucky not talented).

«For example, early in the recession, our team recognized that other sources were available to help us with advertising, a key activity in a recession, and we found a vendor who provided substantial financial support for advertising; Additionally, lease rates were out - of - line with our financial model, [and] our finance manager led the charge very early on to re-negotiate rates and keep stores going.»

That sounds awfully like the activist shareholder model that's currently being exercised by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who has sought to squeeze reforms from major companies the state's pension fund has invested in, including greater disclosure of their political activity.

The success in reaching over 9000 pupils last year is thanks, in large part, to the many partners across the UK who have helped us by showing schools how to use the inspiring model of astronaut fitness and health to change children's activity levels and diet through learning about the science behind it.»

The model involves the state identifying business sectors to target for growth and recruiting developers to build facilities and seed them with anchor tenants who can in turn attract other related businesses to build a critical mass of related activity.

For this study, Guttridge, first author David J. Wang, who developed many of the study's concepts, and their colleagues monitored NF - kB activity during tumor development using mouse embryonic fibroblasts and two mouse models.

Now a team of Stanford researchers has developed a computer model that can help understand the ways that activities such as clear - cutting and welfare programs might impact the future of the land and the people who live inside protected areas of the rainforest.

Indeed, exposure of the protein produced by the nanoparticle - based gene therapy to the gut mucosa prevents inhibitor development and restores clotting - factor activity in mouse models of both haemophilia A and B. «This approach really could hold big benefit for patients,» says Jörg Schüttrumpf, a transfusion - medicine specialist who led one of the studies performed at the German Red Cross Blood Donor Service in Frankfurt.

«We need to confirm this synergistic activity of vemurafenib and cediranib across a broader range of melanoma models, investigate why the particular combination is effective, and find biomarkers that predict which patients with BRAF - mutant melanoma should receive this combination,» says Friedman, who is a research fellow in Dermatology at Harvard Medical School.

The goal is to get models to the point where they can have skill in predicting features like drought or seasonal hurricane activity a few years ahead, said climate scientist Doug Smith, who leads the Met Office effort.

We are also collaborating with Sebastian Seung and Russ Tedrake at MIT, who will model the activities of the neurons that we record and come up with a model that can explain the behavior of these neurons and can be used to predict a control scheme.

«This is quite good and convincing work that confirms host defense activity of amyloid - β against fungal and bacterial infections in animal models, and begins to unravel the mechanisms of antimicrobial activity of the protein,» said Kevan Hartshorn who studies innate immunity at the Boston University School of Medicine and was not involved in the study.

«In both models, we found that neither IBs nor kinase activity were the direct causes of cellular toxicity leading to neuronal death,» said Dr. Skibinski, who was the paper's lead author.

Whether you are a physician looking to incorporate health coaching and lifestyle medicine into your practice, a health coach ready to start to work with patients in a way that incorporates stress management, nutrition, physical activity, rest and social support systems or a healer who desires support and personal coaching to find your most authentic and rewarding practice, I would love to work with you to help you find your authentic practice model!

This model is meant for the person who participates in activities such as swimming, tennis, running, golf or cycling at a high aerobic or endurance level.

The Linus Pauling Award is given to a clinician or researcher who has made a significant contribution to the development of Functional Medicine, either through research or activities within IFM that enlarge the Functional Medicine model or extend the influence of the Functional Medicine systems approach.

This booklet covers: - Jobs (masculine / feminine)- Useful vocabulary to describe what you do - The conditional past - Summer jobs - Advantages and inconvenients of different jobs - Verbs followed by the prepositions «à» and «de» - Talking about work experience (mon stage)- Understanding when to use the imperfect and when to use the perfect tense - Understanding the different uses of past participles (advanced)- 2 listening activities (about summer jobs - B1 level)- 1 reading comprehension (true or false - my work experience)- 1 scaffolded writing comprehension (modeled on section 2 from paper 4 - my work experience) I have created this booklets for 3 of my year 10 students who are working at an advanced level.

Our plans for implementing the proposed initiative will include the following activities: (1) continuing to build their evidence base to understand for whom their intervention works best and least, and in what contexts; (2) refining their program model with a sharp focus on producing the materials that will be needed to achieve successful replication at scale; (3) solidifying the commitment of the selected scaling champions (i.e., the person who will drive the continuing development of the intervention and its implementation at scale); and (4) building the infrastructure necessary to support effective scaling, including the development of a business plan and training support structure, along with the successful navigation of intellectual property issues.

Some current projects include: Cultures of Computing, an examination of how K - 12 teachers design learning environments to support novice programmers, focusing on teachers» design intentions and how those intentions are enacted; ScratchEd, a model of professional learning for educators who support computational literacy with the Scratch programming language, involving the development of a 25,000 - member online community, a network of in - person events, and curricular materials; and Cultivating Computational Thinking, an investigation of the concepts, practices, and perspectives that young people develop through computational design activities.

Also, youth benefit by developing positive relationships with the program's staff, who in turn model good behavior, actively promote student mastery of skills or concepts in activities, listen attentively, provide feedback and guidance, and establish clear expectations for mature, respectful interactions with peers.

In North Carolina, Governor Jim Hunt has created «Smart Start,» which is a model of excellence for parents who want some pre - school learning activities for their children.

I learned about the book tasting — an opportunity for students to try out a variety of books — from an instructional coach at my school, who modeled it for the teachers, enabling us to learn firsthand what this activity can do.

Show peer coping models (i.e. students who struggle but eventually succeed at the activity) and peer mastery models (i.e. students who try and succeed at the activity)

SMB: We should take a page from the successful, ongoing efforts that address the lingering lag in girls» and women's participation in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields and leadership positions: 1) mentoring and role - modeling programs that involve more men in schools, particularly men who hold other than traditionally male jobs so that students see men in a variety of careers; 2) a national fathers» reading campaign to engage more fathers in reading to their children; and 3) increased funding for innovative programs that engage students in literacy activities in and out of school.

Students will be able to: Design an architectural structure to represent a Greek god or event in Greek history Create a monument in 3D using TinkerCad Explain how their monument symbolizes their chosen topic Materials: PowerPoint presentation Student worksheet TinkerCad Prep: Create a Google Doc assignment in Google Classroom where students can write their short essay and share the link to their monument in TinkerCad Familiarize yourself with TinkerCad for thirty minutes or so, to better support students who have questions while learning how to create models in 3D Suggested lesson breakdown: This activity can be run in one longer period, or split over two shorter periods.

Activities include: - reminder of assessment objectives (new spec) and mark schemes; - Discussion of articles, their purpose and who writes / reads them; - Mind - mapping class ideas to structure their own writing; - Model paragraphs - with discussion prompt for how to improve them; - Peer and self - assessment grids.

Activities include: - reminder of assessment objectives (new spec) and mark schemes; - Discussion of reports, their purpose and who writes / reads them; - Labelling activity for how to format a report; - Correctional exercise (starter) for improving punctuation and formality of sentences; - Mind - mapping class ideas to structure their own writing; - Model paragraphs; - Peer and self - assessment grids.

«The power of these kinds of activities on our kids is amazing - you can see them literally making the connection and realizing that something they've learned in math or science class really does have relevance to the world outside of school,» said Dr. Nicole Tempel Assisi, who has helped found all three of Da Vinci's current schools and serves as Principal of Da Vinci Innovation Academy, a K - 8 blended learning model.

Numerous provisions contained in S. 1177 represent a huge step forward from current legislation: the elimination of adequate yearly progress and the 100 percent proficiency requirements, tempering the test - and - punish provisions of No Child Left Behind; the continued requirement of disaggregated subgroup data; removal of the unworkable school turnaround models required under the School Improvement Grant and Race to the Top programs; clarification of the term school leader as the principal of an elementary, middle or high school; inclusion of the use of Title II funds for a «School Leadership Residency Program»; activities to improve the recruitment, preparation, placement, support, and retention of effective principals and school leaders in high - need schools; and the allowable use of Title II funds to develop induction and mentoring programs that are designed to improve school leadership and provide opportunities for mentor principals and other educators who are experienced and effective.

Scholars have suggested that an effective PD approach might feature providers who guide teachers through dynamic activities that model and explain powerful instruction (see Borko, 2004; Borko, Jacobs, Eiteljorg, & Pittman, 2008; Guskey & Yoon 2009).

Kids who would be disruptive in every other class would come to our arts room and immediately calm down asthey got involved in mask - making, carpentry, model building, and other arts - related activities.

From participation in cooperative learning activities, students with emotional disorders can (1) learn from positive role models how to control emotions and behave appropriately in group settings; (2) develop sensitivity to the needs of others and understand people «as individuals rather than as stereotypical members of a particular group»; 14 (3) increase their ability for self - direction; (4) increase their interest in learning; and (5) gain an increase in self - esteem.15 Likewise, students who are not disabled are given the opportunity to become more understanding and accepting of students who are emotionally behaviorally disordered.

Like the convertible tablet model, Fujitsu STYLISTIC Q572 also comes with high end specification and features, as well as Microsoft Windows 8 as the operating system and designed for business and professional users who need a solid device for daily activities.

The top secret activity compiled by Fair Isaac Corporation, the people who developed FICO scores, keeps consumers from knowing exactly what complex data, algorithms, and number crunching is involved in the scoring model.

The Vantage credit scoring model may also have advantages over FICO when it comes to evaluating the creditworthiness of a borrower who doesn't have a lot of recent credit activity.

They will also be capable of serving as a hunting companion to those veterans who find healing through hunting and outdoor activities» (Labs For Liberty.org, Our Model).

Several of the models look straight at the viewer, proud of who they are, their love and sexual preferences, which may be perceived as provocative seeing that sex is usually regarded as a very private activity.

In recent years there has been a prolific amount of activity in the art publishing world, with fairs such as Offprint in Paris, specialist bookshops, organisations such as Printed Matter who established the successful New York Art Book Fair, and particularly a rise in young publishers, innovating on small budgets and producing exciting and original small - run publications, often a far - cry from the traditional models seen before in art publishing.

Florian Dombois (b. 1966 in Berlin) is an artist who has focused on models, landforms, labilities, seismic activity, tectonic activity, scientific fictions and technical fictions, as well as on their various representational and media formats, and especially on sound.

Those people who aver that man's activity affects climate on a global scale rather than just locally or regionally appear to accept that the existing climate models are incomplete.

I have too much respect for Allison to get into a spitting match with him over something that there is simply too little data to positively determine, too much corruption and money involved for those who support that mankind can affect and control global weather to any significant amount all while ignoring so many other factors such as solar winds, Sun spot activity and even the amount of water vapor in the atmosphere, which is never a part of any of the seriously flawed climate models.

Even those who aver that man's activity affects climate on a global scale rather than just locally or regionally appear to accept that the existing climate models are incomplete.

Such companies (who seek clients who might wish to bring personal injury claims or claims for financial mis - selling) are subject to conditions of authorisation on the same model as entities conducting regulated activity must be authorised under FSMA 2000.

When the platform (such as Whaleclub or Simplefx) decides to run a spread based no fee pricing model it makes the trading activity more popular for those who want to execute orders frequently, especially in the case of high - frequency trading.

With the Nike + models, Apple and Nike aims to appeal to runners and fitness - minded consumers who want to track their runs or other activities effectively using the Apple Watch.

Self - motivated team - oriented and dedicated professional who excels at providing the highest quality in test and evaluation activities throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC) under array of methodologies including Waterfall JAD V - Model Agile and Scrum.

Understanding the background of those who pioneered structural family therapy helps makes sense of the model they developed, because the model is pragmatic in orientation, has a concern for family organisation, and places emphasis on activity as much as on talking and reflection.

The SHM model is for low - income married couples and includes three components: relationship and marriage education workshops that teach strategies for managing conflict and effective communication, supplemental activities that build on workshop themes and skills through educational and social events, and family support services that pair couples with specialized staff who facilitate participation and connect couples with needed services.

To be eligible for MIHOPE, a state needs to have local MIECHV programs that: (1) serve women who are 15 years old or older and who are pregnant or have a child who is six months old or younger; (2) operate one of the aforementioned home visiting models; and (3) have been operating continuously for two years or more at the time study activities begin in that state.