The questionnaires were pre-tested: firstly, questions from other European surveys that were added to the HIS 2008 questionnaire benefited from a large scale pre-test [ 12] and secondly, the HIS questionnaire was pre-tested by the WIV-ISP in a small, diverse sample of people to evaluate the length, comprehension, readability etc. of questions.
In this sense, the region would greatly benefit from (1) a large scale ecological study along different water quality gradients and (2) addressing science within a framework that is scientifically rigorous, but that can be understood by a broader public.
This study benefits from using a large scale population-based cohort of free-living older men rather than a special at risk population, which should increase generalizability.
LOS ANGELES — Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday that the discussion over whether to legalize and tax marijuana for recreational use in California would benefit from a large-scale study, including international case comparisons, to show the possible impact of such a change.
Uzbekistan was the fourth country to benefit from a large-scale flour fortification programme run by GAIN, a public-private alliance that aims to contribute, by 2007, to improving the nutritional status of at least 600 million people in up to 40 developing countries – primarily through the fortification of commonly available and consumed local foods.
The potential impact of the home-based intervention would benefit from investigation on a larger scale.
Big companies already pay big money to get an edge on latency and bandwidth, so "paid prioritization" is already happening on a large scale and consumers benefit from it.
When cars like these are being driven on a large scale, the benefits will be substantial.
The real environmental benefits, of course, come when composting is done on a large scale.
On this scale, subsidies might be worthwhile, but the benefits might disappear on a larger scale.
