American novelist Jonathan Lethem could not claim to have effected quite such a notable turnaround with his epic revenge attack on reviewer James Wood in the LA Review of Books, but his tremendously entertaining cry of rage and anguish certainly established a new benchmark of some kind.
In Additional file 1 of the SI, we report benchmarking of some additional features that are implemented by some of the six libraries (i.e., javaPlex, Perseus, Dionysus, DIPHA, Gudhi, and Ripser) that we test.
A short benchmark of some of these tools has been published [ 19], but there is the need for more complete and independent evaluation.
And, while biomonitoring data for a number of chemicals suggest exposure levels approaching or exceeding the risk assessment based benchmarks for some of the population, it is also important to note that for most of the chemicals evaluated here the HQ values are < 1 for all or the majority of the population.
Here, we outline the main findings of these studies, discuss their implications for experimental design, and consider how 'sane' some benchmarks of rationality really are.
The IMEC research programme (International Programme on the Management of Construction projects) performed an extensive benchmarking study of some 60 large engineering projects around the world during the period from 1995 to 1999.
In contrast, headlines about Japan's economy benchmarks of recession.
Baseball records have long provided benchmarks of individual achievements.
Apple's iTunes and iPhoto are benchmarks of this model.
Distorted vocals, dissonant melodies, and sultry, repetitive lyrics are the benchmarks of their genre-defying sound.
