In an effort to contribute to the solution, nine physician specialty groups, each representing the interests of their respective physician members while serving to advance the quality of practice in their medical specialty, have issued lists of medical tests that they consider overused and often unnecessary.

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As the volume of data continues to grow, and the technologies used to manage that data advance, the quality of predictions improves dramatically.

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Uniqlo can still order those same high-quality fabrics well in advance and adapt its sizing to an average American shopper.

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Our publisher, Rich Karlgaard, has written extensively on how more and more people are moving to once unlikely places to pursue a better quality of life yet still have ample opportunity to advance professionally and entrepreneurially.

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With Xperia advance, consumers can watch the latest movies and TV shows in razor sharp quality and with fast performance.

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Its mission is to advance, disseminate, and apply engineering knowledge from all disciplines in order to improve the quality of life for all.

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On 3 December, the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, UNESCO is organizing an event to present its actions in ensuring access to quality education, information and knowledge as well as showing how civil society can advance the rights of people with disabilities.

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Jackson has also introduced us to a major technical advance in modern mainstream feature filmmaking with the 48 frames per second, also in turn helping improve the quality of 3D.

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