Sentence examples for instruments for predicting from inspiring English sources

In the first half of the twentieth century, however, empiricism came predominantly in the form of varieties of "instrumentalism": the view that theories are merely instruments for predicting observable phenomena or systematizing observation reports.

Although validated instruments for predicting patient survival are available, these do not have clinical utility so are not used routinely in practice.

We aimed to compare the performance of 3 frailty instruments for predicting adverse outcomes after 1 year of follow-up in older adults with an acute event or a chronic decompensated disease.

Structured models or screening instruments for predicting physical and cognitive problems would be valuable to use in parallel with a psychological screening instrument.

Until recently, the development and validation of actuarial risk assessment instruments for predicting future care needs of juveniles did not receive much attention.

FitzRoy believed in the barometer as an instrument for predicting storms.

Although most philosophers construe such functional talk realistically, as referring to actual states of the brain, some (e.g., Dennett) interpret it irreferentially indeed, as merely an instrument for predicting people's behaviour or as an "intentional stance" that one may (or equally may not) take toward humans, animals, or computers and about whose truth there is no genuine "fact of the matter".

Artificial intelligence can be exploited as a powerful instrument for predicting reservoir  properties in geophysical formation evaluation and reservoir engineering in petroleum industry.

On the other hand traffic assignment patterns as an important instrument for predicting the amount of flow on network links are dependent to control decisions.

Conclusions: The HE-test is a rapid instrument for predicting sperm motility, selecting spermatozoa with a high degree of membrane resistance both in the tail and the head compartment.

The authors hypothesized that the PCL-R would be a good instrument for predicting in-prison aggressive behavior.