Sentence examples for measure constructed from inspiring English sources

Reflecting on form, he writes in the best postmodern fashion: "We think we are the ones who construct it, but that's an illusion, because we are, in equal measure, constructed by the construction".

Then, as the productivity growth rate slowed, profits took the first hit, falling as low as 25percentt of total national income in the early 70's, according to a net profit measure constructed from government data by Edward N. Wolff, a New York University economist.

Mexican migrants' response to the higher returns associated with increased trip duration should be influenced by the availability of employment in the destination community.22 Hanson and Spilimbergo (1999) first used an expected wage measure constructed using information on the labor force participation of Mexican-born individuals in the USA.

Third, evidence of mean reversion of the real exchange rate is regarded as evidence of purchasing power parity, but there is no guarantee that the mean to which a real exchange rate measure constructed using price indexes reverts is the PPP level.

Second, SHS exposure was defined as a proxy measure constructed from self-reported home smoking rules and household composition of smokers, and might thus not always reflect real exposure to SHS at home.

Lower-extremity physical functional limitation was measured with the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), a well-established, validated measure constructed from 8-foot walking time, repeated chair stands, and balance scores (9).

Luminescence and fluorescence measurements were then obtained to measure construct expression.

These PedsQL™ Scales measure constructs consistent with the recommended OMERACT Fibromyalgia Syndrome Workshop domains.

First, we used factor analysis (principal component analysis and varimax rotation) to measure construct validity.

Direct measures constructed from innovation survey data appear to work reasonably well while measures of the Euclidean technological distance and of the geographical distance lead to counterintuitive results.

The development of BISOC was based on a systematic literature review of the definitions and previous measures constructed to assess the construct, which finally unveiled four macro-dimensions.