Hardly anyone with a public profile in science or economics is a contender; the literature prize has bypassed scores of famously great writers, from Nabokov to Tolstoy; and the peace prize is as fickle as politics.
Since the existence of fraudulent credits became common knowledge late last year, many refiners have been bypassing the scores of small producers in favor of larger, household-name suppliers.
NA not applicable ; RBC red blood cell; ICU intensive care unit; LOS length of stay; MV mechanical ventilation; DVT deep vein thrombosis; ALI acute lung injury; CABG coronary artery bypass graft, APACHE III score Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation III score; Hb hemoglobin; MI myocardial infarction; FFP fresh-frozen plasma; SOFA Sequential Organ Failure Assessment NGG not given.
There were no significant differences between the three groups with respect to age, weight, Parsonnet score, bypass and cross-clamp times.
In the end, the men who were told they got the lower, masculinity-threatening score bypassed the "feminine" products as compensation, opting instead to choose masculinity-enforcing products to -- ostensibly -- pump up their now-deflated egos.
Age below one year, low weight, high severity of illness as measured by the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) or pediatric risk of mortality (PRISM) score, cardiopulmonary bypass, cyanotic heart condition and lower admission Hb level are also reported to be independently associated with increased administration of RBC transfusions [24, 33].
Data analyzed included patient age, gender, race, Euro score, cardiopulmonary bypass time (CPB), aortic cross clamp time (ACC), length of ventilation, stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) and stay in the hospital.
Age below one year, low weight, high severity of illness as measured by the acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) or pediatric risk of mortality (PRISM) score, cardiopulmonary bypass, cyanotic heart condition and lower admission Hb level are also reported to be independently associated with increased administration of RBC transfusions [ 24, 33].
Sloyan admitted that it took a while before these recruiters trusted these scores, but today a number of these companies use the scores to bypass phone interviews and move right to in-person interviews for some candidates.
Minimax involves bypassing players projected to score the most points for those who will "lose" the fewest points.
Not for the first time, the opera house, in privileging a beloved musical theater score, has bypassed the work's substance.
