The phrase "an objective attention" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used to describe a type of attention that is impartial or unbiased, but the phrase itself is awkward and not commonly used.
Example: "In order to evaluate the situation fairly, we must approach it with an objective attention to detail."
Alternatives: "impartial focus" or "unbiased observation".
This small study (40 participants) provided evidence that nicotine treatment can reduce severity of attentional deficit symptoms and produce improvement on an objective computerized attention task.
A recent study showed that increased weekend catch-up sleep (as an indicator of insufficient weekday sleep) is associated with poor performance on objective attention tasks where the number of omission and commission errors is measured in a computerized system [ 19].
Fortunately, an objective measure of attention such as the Continuous Performance Test (CPT) has proven an effective, popular, and efficient means of objectively assessing attention [ 16], especially in individuals with suspected ADHD [ 17].
Then, for a more specific class of control objectives, attention is paid to the case of polyhedral sets of systems.
The current study was designed to test if an objective measure of both attention and movement would differentiate children with Oral Language Disorders (OLD) from those with comorbid Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and if stimulant medication improved performance when both disorders were present.
Webster's 11th, published in 2003, gives "hone in" its own entry, as an alteration of "home in," dating from 1965: "to move toward or focus attention on an objective" — and cites not George Bush but George Plimpton ("looking back for the ball honing in").
To "home in on" means, of course, to "proceed or direct attention toward an objective (science is homing in on the mysterious human process — Sam Glucksberg)." The citation is from Webster's 9th, first published in 1983, which makes no mention of "hone in".
This trial investigates whether providing clinicians with an objective report of levels of attention, impulsivity and activity can lead to an earlier, and more accurate, clinical diagnosis and improved patient outcome.
Hall CL, Walker GM, Valentine AZ, et al. Protocol investigating the clinical utility of an objective measure of activity and attention (QbTest) on diagnostic and treatment decision-making in children and young people with ADHD 'Assessing QbTest Utility in AQUA' (aQUA): a randomised controlled trial.
An objective that has attracted the attention of policy makers involved in water supply and distribution is the maximization of the interests of beneficiaries and consumers in case of certain policies adopted.
