First, although this multicenter study has a scale merit, the determination of UIV and LIV, the type of instrumentation used, and the surgical techniques used varied depending on each participating facility; these may be confounding factors.
Despite the poor sensitivity of the AYMH scale as a screening tool for depression and anxiety in boys, other robust psychometric properties of the scale merit its use as a screening tool for general mental health states in children and adolescents.
The incident we're talking about now is of a much more grave and broader scale, and merits a response accordingly".
It took the view that Channel 5 was pushing the boundaries of taste further than expected by television audiences, on a scale which merited debate.
The problem is certainly of a scale to merit significant resources and the fact that we indirectly abandon so many who deserve so much more gives substance to Jay's recommendations for improving what we do.
Ms. Moskowitz, a Manhattan Democrat, said Mr. Bloomberg should insist on a swifter dismissal process for incompetent teachers, the elimination of seniority privileges in teaching assignments, the lifting of restrictive work rules, and a new pay scale, including merit bonuses and higher pay for teachers in subjects like math where shortages exist.
Non-domain regions of proteins clearly play a major role in adaptive protein evolution on a genomic scale and merit future investigations of their functional properties.
However, we recognise that this study provides only preliminary evidence of effectiveness of the training package and further research of its effectiveness using a stronger research design on a larger scale is merited.
City Hall officials said that they had developed several formulas for scales of merit pay increases but that the details would be negotiated separately with each of the six major employee groups whose contracts expire this year.
We hope that these things will tip the heavenly scales of merit in favor of the boys' safe return.
