Sentence examples for relative adequacy from inspiring English sources

Model selection was based on visual analysis of plots of the normalised residuals versus fitted and explanatory variables (Pinheiro and Bates [2000]) and Akaike's information criterion (AIC, (Akaike [1974])), which measures the relative adequacy of different nested models.

To compare the sensitivities of intracameral and intravitreal assays in the rabbit model to determine the relative adequacy of these methods in detecting bacterial endotoxin contamination of ophthalmic viscosurgical devices (OVDs).

Finally, we present a series of analyses to better understand the relative adequacy of the different models that underpin the scenarios and draw conclusions for the design of future climate science and modeling experiments to be most informative for adaptation.

Table 2, which reports their clinical needs, illustrates that at the time of evaluation these patients were highly symptomatic and few of them were homeless, reflecting a relative adequacy of the studied population.

It also contains questions relating to levels of perceived need for mental health care and so provides a consumer appraisal of the relative adequacy of overall service provision [ 58- 60].

On the one hand, Chong and colleagues [ 29] recently determined that a "relative deficiency" of Ang-1 levels and a "relative adequacy" of Ang-2 levels most likely indicate the degree of capillary endothelial injury in sepsis and in patients with sepsis with high mortality arising from a more severe degree of injury to the capillary endothelium, resulting in relative changes of Ang-1 and Ang-2.

Food insecurity is a cyclic phenomenon, with repeated episodes of food scarcity following episodes of relative food adequacy (37).

To our knowledge, however, no study using cluster analysis has identified profiles of PSMD according to the severity of need, the amount of help received from services or relatives, and adequacy of help to patient needs.

This study was designed to develop a PSMD typology, based on socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, severity of needs, help received from services or relatives, and adequacy of help.

"We have a fair amount of evidence to indicate that there is probably a systemic problem in the U.S. relative to the adequacy of human research protection," Dr. Prentice said, "and that leading institutions are not immune".

Jane Adams, an accounting analyst at Credit Suisse First Boston and a former deputy chief accountant at the S.E.C., said: "I expect that the Securities and Exchange Commission will have some concerns relative to the adequacy of impairment models.