Sentences with phrase «development impact study»

Middle School Mathematics Professional Development Impact Study: Findings After the First Year of Implementation

What Should We Consider in Teachers» Professional Development Impact Studies?

She held the title of Deputy Director with the City of San Diego's Engineering Department, and later consulted in the private sector, ultimately as the owner of her own consulting firm, specializing in long - range traffic forecasts and development impact studies.

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Indeed, only recently have rigorous health studies on the impact of unconventional natural gas development on health been completed.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

A.B. 364 Status: Pending Requires the governor's Office of Business and Economic Development to complete a study that would evaluate the economic impact of California's cybersecurity industry.

Written by NCEO founder Corey Rosen, this issue brief discusses as of mid-2016 the extent and growth of employee ownership; survey data on ESOPs and corporate governance as well as ESOPs and executive compensation; research on the effect of ESOPs on corporate performance; the 2012 shared capitalism study of Great Place to Work applicants; data on employee ownership and employee financial well - being; the NCEO's analysis of data on ESOPs and default rates; trends in broad - based equity compensation plans; equity compensation and corporate performance; the impact of ESOPs and other broad - based plans on unemployment; legislative and regulatory issues for employee ownership; and international developments in broad - based plans.

«The Impact of the Growth and Development on the Villages — A case study presentation» (Translated into Dutch, 1985).

The main objectives of this Consultation were to analyze globalization and its impact on human rights; to study ethical and theological considerations with regard to globalization; to search for alternative development paradigms; to study the policies of developed nations on development and trade policies in the context of globalization; to gain inputs on the experiences of indigenous people, workers and farmers who are affected by globalization; to consider the response of the Churches to the challenges posed by globalization and to study and identify concerns that the Asian churches can take up in order to address the adverse impact of globalization in the Asian context.

Nevertheless, it takes seriously the developments in critical Bible studies, the new insights gained from the social sciences of cultural anthropology and sociology, the impact of technology and political theory in rapid cultural change and the issues raised by cross-cultural communication on a global scale.

Similarly, a study commissioned by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) on the impact of investments in rice research suggested that a $ 12 million investment in rice research has returned more than $ 70 million in benefits to rice farmers and national economies in four Asian countries.

According to neuroscientists who study the impact of stress on child development, the common thread among neglect, abuse, and other forms of trauma is that they communicate to the developing brains of infants and children that their environment is unstable, unpredictable, and chaotic.

* Preliminary results from an Oxford - based study suggest a higher proportion of infant - directed negativity in the way depressed fathers talk about, and to, their infants (Sethna et al, 2009) * Depressed fathers are less likely to read, sing songs and tell stories to their babies than other fathers — and than depressed mothers (Paulson et al, 2006), which may explain why fathers» depression has a more powerful negative impact than mothers» depression on their infants» language development in the first year.

After following closely developments in the impact sensor area for a number of years, and believing that this cutting edge technology had the potential to revolutionize the sideline identification of concussion in contact and collision sports and combat the chronic underreporting of concussions by athletes (which a new study has just shown persists, despite increased education), we decided to beta test the Shockbox football helmet sensor (one of the sensors nearing market launch).

Since mothers usually spend more time with their children than fathers do, their impact on their development is more obvious, and has been more thoroughly studied.

PS 116's principal Jane Hsu told DNA Info that the school «spent over a year «analyzing studies focused on the effects of traditional homework» and decided that it was more important for the Pre-K through fifth grade students to do activities that «have been proven to have a positive impact on student academic performance and social / emotional development» such as reading at their own pace and playing.»

And a twin study — using the tools of behavioral genetics — found that genetic factors had a negligible impact on the development of theory of mind skills (Hughes et al 2005).

Numerous studies have identified possible negative outcomes of screen time to include: irregular sleep patterns, behavioral issues, focus and attention problems, decreased academic performance and negative impact on socialization and language development.

There's plenty of anecdotal evidence that marijuana use doesn't have a negative impact on a child's development, but studies have conflicting results.

By studying campers» experiences and camp's impact on the lives of young people, ACA provides parents with the knowledge to make good decisions, to thoughtfully guide their children, and to offer opportunities for powerful lessons in community, character building, skill development, and healthy living.

With regard to the impact of home visiting programs on maternal depression, evidence from recent studies suggests that some components help to improve child's health and development and mothers» sensitivity to child cues.

Regarding child development and school readiness outcomes, more recent studies show promise in impacting these outcomes indirectly through promoting positive parenting practices and home supports for early learning.

Several studies have also attempted to understand the role of breastfeeding on IQ, and although some authors conclude that the observed advantage of breastfeeding on IQ is related only to genetic and socioenvironmental factors, a recent meta - analysis showed that after adjustment for appropriate key co-factors, breastfeeding was associated with significantly higher scores for cognitive development than formula feeding.6 Longer duration of breastfeeding has also been positively associated with intelligence in adulthood.22 We also observed the benefits of long - term breastfeeding on mental indices, along with the indirect benefit of balancing the impact of exposure to p, p ′ DDE after adjustment for some socioeconomic variables.

The study includes: an analysis of the state needs assessments that were provided in the state MIECHV applications and an effectiveness study that includes an impact analysis to measure what difference home visiting programs make for the at - risk families they serve in areas such as prenatal, maternal, and newborn health; child development; parenting; domestic violence; and referrals and service coordination.

Findings from the National Early Head Start Research and Evaluation project, a rigorous Congressionally - mandated study, indicate that the program had modest but positive impacts on EHS children at age three in cognitive, language, and social - emotional development, compared to a control group.xxiii In addition, their parents scored higher than control group parents on such aspects of the home environment as parenting behavior and knowledge of infant - toddler development.

His studies have found that father's have a powerful impact on child development.

A variety of studies suggest that fathers» engagement positively impacts their children's social competence, 27 children's later IQ28 and other learning outcomes.29 The effects of fathers on children can include later - life educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based on early childhood cues such as father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky adolescent sexual behaviour32 and earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases boys» negative social behaviour (e.g., delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in early adulthood.34 Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive development.35

These findings are all consistent with the growing body of literature on the impact of adverse childhood experiences on neurological, cognitive, emotional and social development, as well as physical health.38 Although some studies have found no relation between physical punishment and negative outcomes, 35 and others have found the relation to be moderated by other factors, 12 no study has found physical punishment to have a long - term positive effect, and most studies have found negative effects.17

Anderson et al. 8 conducted a meta - analysis (n = 11 observational studies) to examine the impact of breastfeeding on cognitive development after adjusting for socio - economic confounders, including the level of maternal education.

Vanderbeek also served as Stony Point Town Engineer and was project manager and engineer in the development of sewer systems in western Ramapo, overseeing environmental impact study, survey and design.

Walsh is chairing a 24 - member task force created by Mayor Stephanie Miner to study the impact a new stadium would have on nearby neighborhoods, infrastructure and economic development.

The study will include the economic assessment of the existing local food producers and systems, data development, an economic impact analysis and the identification of barriers and opportunities within the food system of Oneida County.

Emissions of methane — which is a potent greenhouse gas - are already subject to control, but I am today commissioning a study of the possible impacts of shale gas development on greenhouse gas emissions and climate change.

This study is the first, however, that examines structural analysis and its impact on disease development.

«Mutations responsible for cleft palate and related birth defects identified: Study of Amish and Saudi Arabian families finds mutations in HYAL2 gene that impact development.»

«This underlines the glaring problem that many of the chemicals that are most widely used today, including pesticides, are simply not adequately tested and may have serious long - term impacts on health and development,» said Barrett, who studies how environmental chemicals affect human reproduction.

Last month, Biopure launched a revamped clinical development program, emphasizing testing in Europe, with three phase II clinical trials planned for 2008 to study the impact of its product on heart attack patients, chemotherapy patients with anemia and the terminally ill.

«Mother's depression might do the same to her child's IQ: Study finds maternal depression negatively impacts a child's cognitive development, infancy through age 16.»

And the impact of mechanical forces on development is being increasingly studied in a variety of organisms, Goentoro says.

To view a copy of the Iter Technology Impact Study, for more information, and to keep abreast of the latest developments, visit Iter Canada's Web site.

«Studying the formation and evolution of jets in metals and, more generally, how materials at extreme conditions respond using X-ray phase contrast imaging is relevant to such things as meteorite impacts, the performance of explosives and detonators, understanding crack nucleation and propagation in materials, and the development of new materials with tailored properties whose applications include automotive and airplane components, lighter and more impact - resistant armor, and debris shields in space, to name a few.»

This research could impact not only the study of biological development, and how similar patterns form in nature, but materials science as well.

The blood test study data were obtained from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development's Hospital Annual Utilization Data files, the Area Health Resources Files, and the Impact Files from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

However, the results of the study also suggest that tools, infrastructure and other resources also have a positive impact on software quality, and the methods of development were found to bring little effect on software quality.

«Not just whether cities have high - density development, but how the built infrastructure is connected — and disconnected by green spaces — has a great impact on heat island intensity,» said study co-author Marshall Shepherd, the UGA Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Geography and Atmospheric Sciences.

In the new article, Adashi, who has studied the drug in the lab and the clinic and prescribed it thousands of times over the decades, traces the drug's development, path to market and ultimate impact.

This is the first time that a team of scientists has studied the potential impact on cognitive development of exposure to air pollution in children who walk to school.

Led by Julie Demuth, a scientist from the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the study, «Explicating experience: Development of a valid scale of past hazard experience for tornadoes,» characterized and measured people's past tornado experiences to determine their impact on the perceived risks of future tornadoes.

Pursuing sustainable irrigation without significant irrigation efficiency gains could negatively impact environmental and development goals in many areas of the world, a new study has found.

«What happens in early development really has a long - term impact,» says Meghan Azad, an epidemiologist at the University of Manitoba in Canada, who was not involved in the study.