Efficacy
noun
The power to produce a wanted result or effect.
The efficacy of the new drug was confirmed in clinical trials.
Often appears as...
- demonstrate efficacy
- efficacy study
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Formal
noun
The ability to produce a desired amount of a product.
The efficacy of the factory's production processes was improved by new machinery.
Often appears as...
- production efficacy
- efficacy enhancements
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Formal
Technical
noun
The capacity for beneficial change of a therapeutic intervention.
The treatment's efficacy in managing pain was remarkable.
Often appears as...
- therapeutic efficacy
- efficacy in treatment
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Formal
Technical
noun
The power to produce a wanted result or effect.
The efficacy of the new drug was confirmed in clinical trials.
Often appears as...
- demonstrate efficacy
- efficacy study
Usage tips
Formal
noun
The ability to produce a desired amount of a product.
The efficacy of the factory's production processes was improved by new machinery.
Often appears as...
- production efficacy
- efficacy enhancements
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
noun
The capacity for beneficial change of a therapeutic intervention.
The treatment's efficacy in managing pain was remarkable.
Often appears as...
- therapeutic efficacy
- efficacy in treatment
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Result-Oriented
Efficacy stresses on achieving specific, desired outcomes.
The efficacy of the marketing campaign was seen in increased sales.
Pro Tip 2/3Action's Impact
Focus on the potency of an action's impact, not just the action itself.
Their education initiative's efficacy was evident in higher literacy rates.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Assurance
Conveys a subtle assurance that something works well.
His confidence in the efficacy of the new policy was contagious.
Pro Tip 1/3Result-Oriented
Efficacy stresses on achieving specific, desired outcomes.
The efficacy of the marketing campaign was seen in increased sales.
Pro Tip 2/3Action's Impact
Focus on the potency of an action's impact, not just the action itself.
Their education initiative's efficacy was evident in higher literacy rates.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Assurance
Conveys a subtle assurance that something works well.
His confidence in the efficacy of the new policy was contagious.
Pro Tip 1/3Result-Oriented
Efficacy stresses on achieving specific, desired outcomes.
The efficacy of the marketing campaign was seen in increased sales.
Pro Tip 2/3Action's Impact
Focus on the potency of an action's impact, not just the action itself.
Their education initiative's efficacy was evident in higher literacy rates.
Pro Tip 3/3Subtle Assurance
Conveys a subtle assurance that something works well.
His confidence in the efficacy of the new policy was contagious.
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The quest for the...
not only you may have these side effects or these problems, but also this vaccine may not work. And so it's important for people to understand that, because you don't want people to go and put themselves at high risk, saying, "Oh, gee, I had a vaccine, and so I'm protected." We don't know that until we get to the efficacy stage of trials.
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Daniel Kraft: How...
Telemedicine visits are up on the order of a thousand percent in many settings. And I don't think we'll ever revert to pre-COVID levels as patients and clinicians are discovering the compelling convenience and efficacy. Even before virtual zoom or facetime with the clinician, asynchronous screening and support has been provided
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The beauty of data...
between efficacy and popularity but you can also if you braid the evidence sort of do a worth it line and so supplements above this line are worth investigating but only for the conditions listed below and then supplements below the line or perhaps not worth investigating now this
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Care About the Ocean?...
runoff from land and adhere to floating marine debris increasing toxicity to marine life and ultimately to humans so now these particles that can be mistaken for food are not just a mechanical problem for efficacy we're trying to digest something they can't but it's
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The Eco-Creators Helping...
I began to question the efficacy of my work, my passion for environmentalism and the purpose in studying what I was studying. I knew I needed something to inspire me. I was scrolling on social media, and I saw a friend who had been sharing positive news stories.
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Alicia Chong Rodriguez:...
and keep an automated journal in their phones, giving them a simple way to tag symptoms and collect life-saving data to share with their doctors for early detection and targeted management. It can even track the safety and efficacy of certain therapies.
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Pointing to the future...
For some of this kind of technology, ground center is a combination of design, which is crucially important. We can't have advances in technology any longer unless design is integrated from the very start. And, as well, as of efficacy, agency.
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How does your brain...
All these networks and pathways work together to create your pain experience, to prevent further tissue damage, and help you to cope with pain. This system is similar for everyone, but the sensitivity and efficacy of these brain circuits
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How digital innovation...
The efficacy of masks, for example, is a very good example, because the different characteristics of previous respiratory diseases respond differently to the facial mask. And so, our digital campaigns
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Stopping Pandemics, An...
and then we need to wait and see not just short-term but long-term safety and efficacy um and you know until we see that in the scientific community worldwide there will be plenty of people
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The quest for the...
not only you may have these side effects or these problems, but also this vaccine may not work. And so it's important for people to understand that, because you don't want people to go and put themselves at high risk, saying, "Oh, gee, I had a vaccine, and so I'm protected." We don't know that until we get to the efficacy stage of trials.
Video examples
Daniel Kraft: How...
Telemedicine visits are up on the order of a thousand percent in many settings. And I don't think we'll ever revert to pre-COVID levels as patients and clinicians are discovering the compelling convenience and efficacy. Even before virtual zoom or facetime with the clinician, asynchronous screening and support has been provided
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The beauty of data...
between efficacy and popularity but you can also if you braid the evidence sort of do a worth it line and so supplements above this line are worth investigating but only for the conditions listed below and then supplements below the line or perhaps not worth investigating now this
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Care About the Ocean?...
runoff from land and adhere to floating marine debris increasing toxicity to marine life and ultimately to humans so now these particles that can be mistaken for food are not just a mechanical problem for efficacy we're trying to digest something they can't but it's
Video examples
The Eco-Creators Helping...
I began to question the efficacy of my work, my passion for environmentalism and the purpose in studying what I was studying. I knew I needed something to inspire me. I was scrolling on social media, and I saw a friend who had been sharing positive news stories.
Video examples
Alicia Chong Rodriguez:...
and keep an automated journal in their phones, giving them a simple way to tag symptoms and collect life-saving data to share with their doctors for early detection and targeted management. It can even track the safety and efficacy of certain therapies.
Video examples
Pointing to the future...
For some of this kind of technology, ground center is a combination of design, which is crucially important. We can't have advances in technology any longer unless design is integrated from the very start. And, as well, as of efficacy, agency.
Video examples
How does your brain...
All these networks and pathways work together to create your pain experience, to prevent further tissue damage, and help you to cope with pain. This system is similar for everyone, but the sensitivity and efficacy of these brain circuits
Video examples
How digital innovation...
The efficacy of masks, for example, is a very good example, because the different characteristics of previous respiratory diseases respond differently to the facial mask. And so, our digital campaigns
Video examples
Stopping Pandemics, An...
and then we need to wait and see not just short-term but long-term safety and efficacy um and you know until we see that in the scientific community worldwide there will be plenty of people
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Nikolai Gogol
Russian Writer
I ask everyone in Russia to pray for me, beginning with the bishops, whose whole life is a single prayer. I ask prayers also of those who humbly do not believe in the efficacy of their prayers, as well as of those who do not believe in prayer at all and even consider it useless.
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Pinarayi Vijayan
Indian Politician
Positioning one leader against another is not necessarily how our democracy functions. We do not directly elect the president or the prime minister. We choose parties based on their policies, and their efficacy depends on how well they implement their policies.
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Kayleigh McEnany
American Public Servant
Should the high court be able to roll back state health regulations whose efficacy was at least debatable? If your answer is yes, logical consistency should encourage you to apply this same logic to the court's consideration of state-level gun control.
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Priyamvada Natarajan
Indian Scientist
We cannot decide on the efficacy of a medical treatment by counting the number of 'Likes' an intervention receives on Facebook; no matter what, professionals will still need to conduct continued clinical trials and evaluate their outcomes carefully.
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Luc Montagnier
French Scientist
My proposal now is to test a vaccine first on people who have been infected, and if you show some efficacy at this level, you might be able to go further to study uninfected people in a population with a high rate of infection.
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Robert J. Waldinger
American Psychologist
Far from the stereotype that psychodynamic treatments are appropriate only for the 'worried well,' a growing body of evidence points to their efficacy in dealing with the most pressing mental health problems of our time.
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Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
German Politician
We will look at the entire immigration question from the protection of outer borders through the asylum procedures to integration, in particular its efficacy.
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M. S. Swaminathan
Indian Scientist
Most pesticides lose their efficacy after a few years, because of pest resistance to pesticides. This is why companies go on changing the varieties.
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William Shenstone
English Poet
Every single instance of a friend's insincerity increases our dependence on the efficacy of money.
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Vitalik Buterin
Russian Businessman
The technical side of Ethereum's efficacy is 100% an engineering exercise.
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Nikolai Gogol
Russian Writer
I ask everyone in Russia to pray for me, beginning with the bishops, whose whole life is a single prayer. I ask prayers also of those who humbly do not believe in the efficacy of their prayers, as well as of those who do not believe in prayer at all and even consider it useless.
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Pinarayi Vijayan
Indian Politician
Positioning one leader against another is not necessarily how our democracy functions. We do not directly elect the president or the prime minister. We choose parties based on their policies, and their efficacy depends on how well they implement their policies.
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Kayleigh McEnany
American Public Servant
Should the high court be able to roll back state health regulations whose efficacy was at least debatable? If your answer is yes, logical consistency should encourage you to apply this same logic to the court's consideration of state-level gun control.
Quote examples
Priyamvada Natarajan
Indian Scientist
We cannot decide on the efficacy of a medical treatment by counting the number of 'Likes' an intervention receives on Facebook; no matter what, professionals will still need to conduct continued clinical trials and evaluate their outcomes carefully.
Quote examples
Luc Montagnier
French Scientist
My proposal now is to test a vaccine first on people who have been infected, and if you show some efficacy at this level, you might be able to go further to study uninfected people in a population with a high rate of infection.
Quote examples
Robert J. Waldinger
American Psychologist
Far from the stereotype that psychodynamic treatments are appropriate only for the 'worried well,' a growing body of evidence points to their efficacy in dealing with the most pressing mental health problems of our time.
Quote examples
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
German Politician
We will look at the entire immigration question from the protection of outer borders through the asylum procedures to integration, in particular its efficacy.
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M. S. Swaminathan
Indian Scientist
Most pesticides lose their efficacy after a few years, because of pest resistance to pesticides. This is why companies go on changing the varieties.
Quote examples
William Shenstone
English Poet
Every single instance of a friend's insincerity increases our dependence on the efficacy of money.
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Vitalik Buterin
Russian Businessman
The technical side of Ethereum's efficacy is 100% an engineering exercise.
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