For further adjustments of the preliminary responses and for validation of the final fluence response matrix of the Romanian Bonner sphere spectrometer, calibration measurements with a reference 252Cf neutron source and joint measurements, including the PTB Bonner sphere spectrometer, were performed in a few neutron fields differing substantially in their spectral distributions.
The preliminary responses were gathered and discussed within a focus group comprising of 12 faculty members, including the program director and coordinator of Internal Medicine residency program, ex-Program Director of internal medicine, faculty representatives of all the medical sub-specialties, and two Chief Residents of Internal Medicine.
When asked to respond to three statements pertaining to the effect of their own personal identity of background (i.e. race/ethnicity, religion, and gender) on patient interactions, the means for the preliminary responses ranged from 3.24 to 3.51, indicating that at baseline the group tended to agree that their race, religion, and gender would not affect their interactions with patients.
ClientEarth said it was waiting for the General Court, the E.U.'s second highest tribunal, to set hearing dates in two of the cases, and for the commission's preliminary response in the third case.
If a post-grant review petition is filed under section 321, the patent owner shall have the right to file a preliminary response to the petition, within a time period set by the Director, that sets forth reasons why no post-grant review should be instituted based upon the failure of the petition to meet any requirement of this chapter.
It's far from clear that the worst is over: Of the 88 fund companies and brokerage firms queried by the Securities and Exchange Commission in its industrywide probe during the last two months, preliminary responses show that as many as half the fund firms have let at least one investor improperly engage in "market timing" of shares, meaning rapid buying and selling.
The ruling was a preliminary response to eBay's assertion that the case should be dismissed.
In a preliminary response to the Human Rights Watch report, the military said the Dalu residence had been identified as "the hide-out of a senior Hamas militant" involved in launching rockets.
