direct observation
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdirectandobservation
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direct
adjective
uk/daɪˈrekt/us/daɪˈrekt/
going in a straight line towards somewhere or someone without stopping or ...
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observation
noun
uk/ˌɒb.zəˈveɪ.ʃən/us/ˌɑːb.zɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
the act of observing something ...
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Moreover, studies of the mentation-brain link requiredirectobservationof brain activity in behaving persons.
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The qualitative component was ethnographic, combiningdirectobservationwith interviews.
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It was difficult to establish bydirectobservationwhether the bats actively consumed sisal nectar or pollen.
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They are based ondirectobservationof microorganisms in other environments that are within our reach in the solar system.
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All children were underdirectobservationby a doctor or nurse for 30-60 min immediately after the injection.
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The size of the defect was assessed intraoperatively bydirectobservation.
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Usingdirectobservationto record the behaviour of long-stay patients with dementia.
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Woulddirectobservationof the conditions in which wings evolved provide any greater certainty for the claim that such selection pressures existed?
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Although onlydirectobservationwill provide a conclusive answer, we suspect that many more flies visit orchids than are subsequently caught bearing pollinaria.
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First, in our view, not all relationships between social phenomena are observable; so, hypotheses cannot just be tested againstdirectobservation.
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Directobservationof mosaic blocks in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite.
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Other farmers, who became aware of these new varieties, either bydirectobservationor through other farmers, purchased seeds.
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More evidence is needed from longitudinal samples,directobservationand experimental approaches.
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Its primary assumption is that we can arrive at laws of nature - in effect explanations - fromdirectobservationof objects and events.
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The information that is available often is not based ondirectobservation.
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Three different methods were used: parent interview,directobservation, and an experiment.
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Directobservationwas made to determine the deposition of eggs by one of the female wasps.
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