Sentence examples for lead to upgrading from inspiring English sources

23 In case of non-randomised studies, the following three factors that may lead to upgrading the quality of evidence will be considered: (1) a strong or very strong association, (2) a dose effect relationship, and (3) all plausible confounding may be working to reduce the demonstrated effect or increase the effect if no effect was observed.

In this subgroup, positive samples were available for 28 (40%) episodes, which led to upgrading the antibiotic regimen in 13 (19%) cases and to increasing the appropriateness of therapy by 10% (from 79 to 88%).

Dr. Alice Garner, the head of neonatal intensive care, said the staff had high hopes that the merger would lead to upgrades like new equipment, which never came.

Earnings reports often coincide with volatility spikes and can also lead to upgrades or downgrades from the analysts' crowd.

Analysts at Liberum said Activision's performance will almost certainly lead to Vivendi upgrading its earnings guidance when the company reports its third quarter results next week.

However, shares fell 7% to 283p this morning, with investors taking profits amid disappointment that the trading update is unlikely to lead analysts to upgrade their forecasts.

Annual sales in the United States personal computer industry are projected to decline for the first time in memory, he said, and the Windows XP operating system, set to go on sale in October, has been one of the few bright spots that might lead consumers to upgrade their computers.

The decision has dismayed advocates of tighter airport security, including groups representing flight attendants and business travelers, who had expressed hope that federalization would lead to an upgraded work force.

In some cases, however, MRI may depict additional septa, thickening of the wall and/or septa, or enhancement, which may lead to an upgraded Bosniak classification [34].

This pseudoenhancement of small intraparenchymal cysts can lead to an upgraded Bosniak cyst classification with major implications for prognosis and clinical management.

Luxury-car sales are booming as growing wealth leads drivers to upgrade from Toyotas to BMWs, while young consumers are snapping up smartphones.