Measuring the level of thyroid-stimulating hormone ( TSH ), produced by the pituitary gland ( which in turn is also regulated by the hypothalamus's TSH Releasing Hormone ) in the blood is typically the initial test for suspected hyperthyroidism.

Measuring CRP level is a screen for infectious and inflammatory diseases.

* Measuring the modulation level of the NICAM signal is difficult because the QPSK NICAM carrier waveform ( unlike AM or FM modulated carrier waveforms ) is not emitted at a discrete frequency.

* Measuring sustainable Well-being on sub-national level with Genuine Progress Indicator ( GPI ) in Finland: Päijät-Häme, Kainuu and the area of Center for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for South Ostrobothnia, 1960 – 2009

Measuring the serum level of proteins that are up-and down-regulated during the acute phase can reveal extremely important information about the patient's nutritional state.

Measuring ' the ' price level involves looking at goods other than burgers, but most goods in a consumer price index ( CPI ) show the same pattern ; equivalent things tend to cost more in high income countries.

The MLS Precision Distance Measuring Equipment ( DME / P ) functions the same as the navigation DME, but there are some technical differences.

Measuring the changes in acceleration experienced by spacecraft as they orbit has allowed fine details of the gravity fields of the planets to be mapped.

Measuring the anogenital distance in neonatal humans has been suggested as a noninvasive method to determine male feminisation and thereby predict neonatal and adult reproductive disorders.

Measuring periodicities in the X-ray emission near the object has yielded a more precise value of.

Grameen Foundation has released two papers summarizing the state of research on the impact of microfinance on poverty: " Measuring the Impact of Microfinance, Taking Stock of What We Know " by Nathanael Goldberg ( now with Innovations for Poverty Action ) and an update, " Measuring the Impact of Microfinance: Taking Another Look " by Professor Kathleen Odell.

Measuring poverty by an absolute threshold has the advantage of applying the same standard across different locations and time periods, it makes comparisons easier.

Measuring in length and across the wings, adults have a short thick white bill and white frontal shield, which usually has a reddish-brown spot near the top of the bill between the eyes.

Measuring long and about wide, it has an area of.

The Center for Measuring University Performance has ranked American research universities in the Top American Research Universities since 2000.

Measuring 12 – 14 cm ( 5 – 6 in ) long, the Flame Robin has dark brown eyes and a small thin black bill.

Measuring 13 – 17 cm ( 5 – 7 in ) in length with a wingspan of 19 – 26 cm ( 8 – 10 in ), averaging 23 cm ( 9 in ), and averaging 22 g ( 0. 8 oz ) in weight, it has a white throat and breast and barred dark-brown and white belly and flanks.

Measuring long and wide, it has an area of and is located northeast of Pitcairn Island at.

Measuring the number of CD4 + T lymphocytes in a person ’ s blood is an accurate way to determine if a person has HIV and to track the progress of an HIV infection.

Bob has written a number of books including Wonderstruck, Wonderstruck II and Measuring the Earth with a Stick: Science as I've Seen It, which was short-listed for the Canadian Science Writers Association book award.

Measuring the diameter of the largest lichen of a species on a rock surface can therefore be used to determine the amount of time that the rock has been exposed.

Measuring radiocarbon concentrations in tree rings has proven to be useful in recreating past sunspot activity, with data now extending back over 11, 000 years.

Measuring approximately long by wide, it has a land area of 23. 87 km².

Measuring 9 km in length and 3 km in width, Bell Island has an area of 34 km².

Measuring approximately 18 kilometers long by 1 kilometer wide, Belleisle Bay has several small freshwater streams, namely Kingston Creek near the mouth of the bay, and Belleisle Creek at the head of the bay.

Measuring the anogenital distance in neonatal humans has been suggested as a noninvasive method to determine male feminisation and thereby predict neonatal and adult reproductive disorders.

Measuring 3 km long and 2 km wide, it has a population of around 700.

Measuring 42 to 52 cm ( 19-20. 5 in ) long with a bill length of 5-8 cm ( 2-2. 6 in ), the Sooty Oystercatcher has all black plumage, with pink-red legs and scarlet or orange-red bill and eyes.

Measuring about long by wide, the skull was lacking its lower jaw but possessed two sharp, prominent canines that suggested that it might have been a leopard.

Measuring devices placed in the chamber to calculate the force of the blast were themselves destroyed by the explosion ; the skull of the dummy representing King James, which had been placed on a throne inside the chamber surrounded by courtiers, peers and bishops, was found a considerable distance from the site.

Measuring which technique can provide the most potential is difficult, as many of the best throws recorded with each technique have been completed by athletes under doping suspicions, or with a record of drug violations.

* The chapter called " Birth of a New School " and large sections of " Ezra Pound and the Measuring Worm ," " There is Never Any End to Paris ," and " Winter in Schruns " have all been re-added.

Several business books have been authored by McKinsey consultants, including Valuation: Measuring and Managing the Value of Companies, The Alchemy of Growth, Creative Destruction, and The War for Talent.

Measuring the mechanical hardness of materials changed to using a nanoindenter ( usually made of diamond ) and evaluating bulk moduli, and the Brinell, Rockwell, Knoop and Vickers scales have been developed.

Other types of radars have been flown for earth observation missions: precipitation radars such as the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission, or cloud radars like the one used on Cloudsat.

Confessing to be a sexual predator who had been nicknamed " the Measuring Man ", DeSalvo spent a year in jail.

Measuring governance is inherently a controversial and political exercise.

Measuring the exact rate is difficult, but for a galaxy of approximately the same size as the Milky Way, the expected rate ( for long GRBs ) is about one burst every 100, 000 to 1, 000, 000 years.

Measuring the indices required, establishing standards and determining the impact of each component on health is difficult.

Measuring market impact is, however, very difficult task and errors in estimating the market impact can highly impact the optimal strategy of trading.

Measuring the actual angular magnification of a telescope is difficult, but it is possible to use the reciprocal relationship between the linear magnification and the angular magnification, since the linear magnification is constant for all objects.

Measuring the length of the vulnerability window can be difficult, as attackers do not announce when the vulnerability was first discovered.

Measuring the azimuth ( direction with respect to the geographic grid in which the wellbore is running from the vertical ), however, was more difficult.

Measuring a second-order reaction rate with reactants A and B can be problematic: The concentrations of the two reactants must be followed simultaneously, which is more difficult ; or measure one of them and calculate the other as a difference, which is less precise.

# Measuring what is a good model is difficult.