We developed a mathematical model using a Markov approach, with a six month time step to evaluate the cost effectiveness of alternative options.
Prisons were allocated at random to each of five 1-month steps (Supplementary figure S1).
The median improvement was one step in the control group at all follow-ups, one step at three month follow-up and two steps in the following follow-ups in the intervention group.
The median decrease was two steps in the control group at all follow-ups, one step at three month follow-up and two steps in the following follow-ups in the intervention group.
With more votes than her two rivals combined, May steps into the next couple of months – sorry, yes, months – of campaigning with the confidence of knowing the bulk of her parliamentary colleagues are behind her.
A fact sheet released by the White House late Saturday described an initial, six-month step that includes "significant limits" on the nuclear program and "begins to address" the most urgent concerns about Iran's enrichment capabilities, its existing stockpiles of enriched uranium, its centrifuges and its ability to produce weapons-grade plutonium at the Arak reactor.
It was into this energetic new world that Liu stepped one November morning after a 20-hour train ride from Yongzhou.
WASHINGTON — It was two steps forward, one step back last month for the sluggish labor market.
Six steps plus one step = seven steps.
Joined by Mr. Mitsuhashi, Mr. Tanaka ended the concert with Takemitsu's "November Steps, Number Ten," a cadenza from the orchestral work repurposed as a showcase of roiling, abrasive brilliance.
The significance of this work is revealed in its far greater integration of the traditional Japanese instruments into the orchestral discourse; whereas in November Steps, the two contrasting instrumental ensembles perform largely in alternation, with only a few moments of contact.
