En bloc and
piecemeal resections were defined as resection with a single piece and resection with multiple pieces, respectively.
To measure the type of judgment and the attribution of meaning to the product, the Meaning and Judgment Scale (ALLEN, 1997) was used in its validated version in Portuguese (ALFINITO; NEPOMUCENO; TORRES, 2012) with 4 distinct factors: Affective Judgment,
Piecemeal Judgment, Utilitarian Meaning and Symbolic Meaning ([alpha]=.74 to .81) with total variance explained of 69%.
The suit states, "GM's egregious and widely publicized conduct, including the seemingly never-ending and
piecemeal nature of GM's recalls, has so tarnished the affected vehicles that no reasonable consumer would purchase them for what would otherwise be fair market value for the vehicles."
The
piecemeal approach would include passing individual measures that address, among other issues, border security and increased staffing at ports of entry, legal migration and more visas and the DREAM Act.
Rubio has always preferred solving immigration reform with
piecemeal legislation.
Andrew Tyrie, chairman of a UK government appointed banking commission, has said that the reform of the banking sector in Britain was too
piecemeal and it was leaving the country exposed to further crisis.
Janet Jones of the Federation of Small Businesses said that making tax announcements in a "
piecemeal fashion does not offer the clear and lasting devolution settlement that our members in Wales favour, and which has been backed by the Silk Commission and AMs from all the main parties."
"The remaining properties are continuing to be sold on a
piecemeal basis to owner-occupiers which we expect to complete within 15 months."
Liquidator Charles Brook said he had now been left with no choice but to sell off the stock and assets of the business
piecemeal.
Researchers at the Yale University School of Medicine reported that a one-day, centralized work-up that coordinates all of the tests and assessments needed for transplant evaluation resulted in patients being placed on the list in an average of 46 days compared to those who went through standard,
piecemeal evaluations who had to wait 225 days before being added to the list.
But what is now happening is that the property portfolio, the land they own, is being sold off
piecemeal.
Kinder Morgan and El Paso also explored a
piecemeal sale process for the exploration and production business.