Performance status is a rating of a patient's ability to walk and independently handle the activities of daily living, such as dressing or hygiene.
In one National Cancer Institute-sponsored study, weight loss of greater than 5 percent from baseline was a predictor of poor outcome, independent of cancer stage, type of cancer, and patient performance status.
When it comes to pay for non-performance and monetizing Beltway status, Mr. Rubin set Wall Street's unofficial world records.
Saracens struggled to retain possession, making six handling errors in the opening quarter - and there was little about their performance to reflect their status as title-chasers.
With the Industrial Internet, everything from the biggest machines generating power to transformers on power poles can be connected to the Internet, providing status updates and performance data.
Increasingly, clients are finding incremental levels of performance inadequate and are challenging the status quo to find ways to maintain their market leadership.
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These will enhance the status of teachers and reward high performance to secure the delivery of high standards.
Lewis, perhaps the most famous player to appear on Sunday, has been in the headlines for issues less marketable than his elder statesman status and looming retirement, from performance enhancing drug allegations to the lingering taint of an obstruction of justice plea Lewis made in the aftermath of two unsolved murders back in 2000.
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The simple answer is, a skill or talent developed over time, refined and honed in the cauldron of competition to status in a hierarchy where action, performance mean everything and the unadulterated results speak for themselves (and for those who own them).
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Both Essex trusts have coveted foundation status, supposedly a marker of first-rate performance, which gives them greater freedom over how to manage finances.
This year, auto makers used the L.A. show to unveil 24 cars for the first time anywhere, and 25 for the first time in the U.S. About a dozen of the premieres were from luxury brands, reflecting Southern California's status as one of the biggest luxury- and performance-car markets in the country.
Also, in a land where sex and age still largely determine status, the only criterion for pay and promotion is performance, Shigeta says.
Beyond this 200-day limit, the confidence in the performance of the vehicle drops off, and in particular in the status of the propellant in their manoeuvring thrusters.
Reese sounded more annoyed than ominous while addressing his wide receiver's contract status during his annual pre-draft press conference at the Timex Performance Center.
All relevant functions including looping, cueing, effects control and track browsing are immediately accessible on the robust and portable hardware, while dynamic multi-color backlighting, LED status displays and comprehensive level metering allow DJs to focus on their performance rather than on the computer screen.
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And the idea that foundation status should be a reward for quality and thus a spur to better performance has been binned, because that might lead to some hospitals getting better than others.
After several years of mediocre performance, the leadership team felt pressure to do something about it and not live with status quo.
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But despite their underdog status, the United States, backed by a vociferous crowd, produced a superb team performance and they never looked back after leading from the first match of the first session on Friday.
Kelly's performance was the highlight of a game that certainly lived up to the teams' lofty rankings and their status as the league's best.
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