We set out to test the economic stress hypothesis that the monthly count of cesarean deliveries (CD), which may gauge the level of fetal distress in a population, rises after the economy declines.
For example, at the outset of the implementation of an integration initiative one may gauge the extent to which there are discrepancies among cultures that will need to be addressed.
Depending on their comfort level in dealing with joint symptoms, dermatologists may gauge PsA severity and the risk of progression and initiate treatment.
Indicators of community structure (i.e., diversity indices, keystone species) may gauge ecosystem conditions quite distinct from indicators of function (e.g., primary and secondary production, respiration, and nutrient cycling).
Through links to source databases and supporting evidence, researchers may gauge the reliability of an interaction using simple criteria, such as the detection methods, the scale of the study (high- or low-throughput) or the number of cited publications.
Because the Department is a large governmental institution that is evaluated on the basis of achieving measureable targets within a limited budget, cost-benefit analysis defines its success or failure; in comparison, community members and trainers may gauge success on factors not amenable to quantifiable measures such as individual empowerment or community engagement [ 55].
For example, an IAPT clinician may gauge a patient's progress in therapy by comparing their end-of-therapy PHQ-9 to their start-of-therapy PHQ-9 scores, even if these data were collected by telephone at the start and face-to-face at the end, or vice versa.
Although this is a subjective portion of the evaluation, it may gauge the willingness of a customer to come back in the future or visit the site often to check for specials.
Implementing these regimens requires knowledge about carbohydrate content of foods and subsequent calculations of insulin dose, skills that may be difficult to gauge in practice.
Along similar lines, MT batteries could make useful adjuncts to clinical drug trial protocols, as they provide good quantitative measures of motor skill that may be used to gauge the effectiveness of the medication under study – in the present study, MT was able to explain 34.81% of the variability in UPDRS motor scores.
