Dark-colored metal pie pans tend to become hotter, and transfer heat better, than ceramic pans, and for that reason brown crust more quickly, a plus in pie-baking (where a pale, soggy bottom crust is the inexperienced baker's nemesis).
American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Score American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Score is a global score that assesses the physical status of patients before surgery. It is sometimed refereed to as ASA-PS, because it is a measure of âphysical statusâ. ASA 1 A normal healthy patient. ASA 2 A patient with mild systemic disease. ASA 3 A patient with severe systemic disease.
What is a 'Z-Score'. A Z-score is a numerical measurement of a value's relationship to the mean in a group of values. If a Z-score is 0, it represents the score is identical to the mean score. Z-scores may also be positive or negative, with a positive value indicating the score is above the mean and a negative score indicating it is below the mean.