Sentence examples for controversial indicator from inspiring English sources
Whether the paper was published in a journal with a high impact factor an often used but controversial indicator of quality didn't seem to make a difference as to whether bias safeguards were noted, MacLeod and his colleagues write.
It is noteworthy, however, that the IF (the median number of citations for a given period of the articles published in a journal 17) of journals in which the work was published is a useful but highly controversial indicator of performance.
However, although short Tpot values are generally related to poor prognosis, the value of Tpot as an independent prognostic indicator is controversial (Haustermans and Fowler, 2001), and in the case of brain cancers, Tpot values are not clearly related to survival (Danova et al, 1988; Struikmans et al, 1998).
Nevertheless, the definition of a consensual core set of indicators remains controversial and its practical use is largely limited.
Regards other socioeconomic indicators such as education level and income, results are scarce and more controversial [ 10- 12], despite these indicators at both individual and community level are important determinants of a populations' adaptive capacity especially in low and middle income countries [ 13].
However, it remains controversial whether FST and TST are valid indicators of depression-like responses to the CUMS model.
The effect of excess glucose on retinal cellular health remains controversial, and cellular reducing equivalents, as indicators of cellular energy production, are widely used as substitute indicators of retinal cellular health.
The study focused on technical indicators that were especially controversial among economists.
The value of elevated PAOP or abnormal wave patterns in the wedge tracing as indicators of ischemia remains controversial.
Related concepts (e.g. temporary, seasonal, permanent, or floating migration) are used interchangeably and the indicators presented have been controversial (9– 11).
