Sentences with phrase «effectiveness research center»

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«We wanted to take a fresh look at booster seats» effectiveness to reduce injury among this age group, because when we first evaluated the protective benefits of booster seats in 2002, most children using them were 4 and 5 years old,» explains lead researcher Kristy Arbogast, PhD, director of Engineering at CHOP's Center for Injury Research and Prevention.

In our continuing effort to improve player safety and to try to defend the program we had been selling for two years, USA Football commissioned the Datalys Center for Sports Injury Research and Prevention paid for to conduct an independent study to review the effectiveness of Heads Up Football since we had already been marketing it for two years for children age five and up.

Nirav R. Shah, M.D., M.P.H., was previously an Attending Physician at Bellevue Hospital Center, Associate Investigator at the Geisinger Center for Health Research and Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of Value & Comparative Effectiveness at NYU Langone Medical Center.

Experience: Currently holds posts as attending physician at Bellevue Hospital Center in New York City; associate investigator at Pennsylvania's Geisinger Center for Health Research; Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Section of Value & Comparative Effectiveness at New York University.

Brownson, who also is director of the university's Prevention Research Center, and his co-authors set out to determine the effectiveness of three federal policies aimed at reducing childhood obesity: afterschool physical activity programs, a one - tenth - cent per ounce sugar - sweetened beverage excise tax, and a ban on fast food television advertising to children under 12.

In a randomized, phase 2 multi-center clinical study, led by Manisha Shah, MD of The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center — Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute (OSUCCC — James), investigators tested the effectiveness of the targeted therapy drug, dabrafenib (pronounced «da bRAF e nib» and marketed as Tafinlar), given alone compared with the same drug given in combination with trametinib (pronounced «tra ME ti nib,» marketed at MeKinist) to treat a subset of advanced papillary thyroid cancer patients with B - raf mutations.

«Many children unnecessarily receive broad - spectrum antibiotics for common infections, which can lead to antibiotic resistance and unnecessary side effects,» said study leader Jeffrey Gerber, MD, PhD, associate director for Inpatient Research Activities in the Center for Pediatric Clinical Effectiveness at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).

Prior to last month's surgery, the only implants of the seizure - reducing medical device took place at U.S. medical centers that had previously researched the device's effectiveness and safety, making NYU Langone the first non-study hospital in the U.S. and New York metropolitan area to offer the RNS System to patients.

«Our study identified critical gaps in the effectiveness and equity of marine protected areas,» said Gill, who conducted the research during a postdoctoral fellowship supported by the National Socio - Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) and the Luc Hoffmann Institute.

Raydiance's technology has attracted the attention of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which in July 2007 signed the company to a two - year cooperative research and development agreement that has allowed the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) to evaluate the use, safety and effectiveness of Raydiance's USP laser system in a number of areas, including the ablation of corneal tissues in refractive surgery and corneal repair; the administration of light therapy for treating cancer, cardiovascular disease and diabetes; and the removal of plaque on teeth without damaging the enamel.

The paper, «Effectiveness of Emission Controls to Reduce the Atmospheric Concentration of Mercury,» was published by Mark Castro of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's Appalachian Laboratory and John Sherwell of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources» Power Plant Research Program.

Janardan Pandey, Ph.D., an immunogeneticist specializing in immunoglobulin GM genes at the Medical University of South Carolina, helped monitor for immune responses that could limit the effectiveness of the broadly neutralizing antibody VRC01 in a phase 1 trial of that antibody in HIV - infected individuals led by a team at the Vaccine Research Center (VRC) of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.

Ever since the futuristic cannon enjoyed a public debut at the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division in Virginia in November 2016, the Office of Naval Research has been working diligently alongside defense contractors to bring the decade - long program closer to battlefield effectiveness.

During the past decade, Singh and his colleagues at DeBakey VA Medical Center for Innovation in Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt) and Baylor's section of health services research have quantified the issue in a series of studies, many of which were cited in the Institute of Medicine report.

Adam R. Glassman, M.S., of the Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa, Fla., and colleagues examined the incremental cost - effectiveness ratios (ICERs) of aflibercept, bevacizumab, and ranibizumab for the treatment of DME with an analysis of efficacy, safety, and resource utilization data at 1 - year follow - up from the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research (DRCR) Network Comparative Effectieffectiveness ratios (ICERs) of aflibercept, bevacizumab, and ranibizumab for the treatment of DME with an analysis of efficacy, safety, and resource utilization data at 1 - year follow - up from the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research (DRCR) Network Comparative EffectivenessEffectiveness Trial.

Brownson, who also is director of the university's Prevention Research Center, and his co-authors set out to determine the effectiveness of three federal policies aimed at reducing childhood obesity: afterschool physical activity programs, a one cent per ounce sugar - sweetened beverage excise tax, and a ban on fast food television advertising to children under 12.

2009 Jason Gerson, PhD Senior Program Officer Clinical Effectiveness and Decision Science Patient - Centered Outcomes Research Institute

Real world effectiveness of warfarin among ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation: observational analysis from Patient - Centered Research into Outcomes Stroke Patients Prefer and Effectiveness Research (PReffectiveness of warfarin among ischemic stroke patients with atrial fibrillation: observational analysis from Patient - Centered Research into Outcomes Stroke Patients Prefer and Effectiveness Research (PREffectiveness Research (PROSPER) study.

An international team led by researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center uncovered the influence of genetic variation on vaccine effectiveness after applying cutting - edge DNA sequencing technology to almost 5,000 patient blood samples.

Scientists from the National University of Science and Technology MISIS (NUST MISIS), the State Research Center for Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology and the Queensland University (Brisbane, Australia) have created BN / Ag hybrid nanomaterials and have proved their effectiveness as catalysts and antibacterial agents as well as for treating oncological diseases.

The John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development, based at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is a nationally recognized research and policy institute dedicated to raising the effectiveness of the American workplace by strengthening workforce education, training, programs, policies and practices.

The Office also supports a CER Pilot Grant program within the Cancer Center and the multi-institutional Center for Comparative Effectiveness Research in Cancer Imaging.

Researchers at the Stanford Prevention Research Center and the Department of Medicine, Stanford University Medical School conducted a randomized study to compare the effectiveness of the above 4 diets.

Researchers at the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Atherosclerosis Research Laboratory, Tufts - New England Medical Center conducted a randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the 4 diets:

During his tenure, he oversaw a significant enrollment increase, the implementation of six new academic programs, the acquisition of over $ 3.5 million in grants and donations, the building and refurbishing of key academic spaces, created an office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, Teaching and Learning Center, and revitalized the Honors Program and Debate Team.

Taking part in the discussion are presenters Kathy McKnight, Principal research director, Center for Educator Effectiveness, Pearson; Lynn Gaddis, Illinois State Teacher of the Year 1995; and Catherine Fisk Natale, Education Consultant.

The Ed School's work with practitioners through PPE, the Executive Education Leadership Program, and the Principals» Center provides an important opportunity for practitioners to connect with current research, assess leadership effectiveness, identify new strategies for personal and institutional success, and take time away from day - to - day work demands for professional growth and personal renewal.

The methods used by the Center for Research on Educational Outcomes (CREDO) to analyze charter school effectiveness offer a reasonable alternative when the gold standard is not feasible or possible.

Using rigorous non-experimental methods, a 2013 study of charters in 16 states by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes found that average charter school effectiveness increased overall, due in large part to closures of poorly performing schools.

Yet the latest in a series indicators of school district effectiveness by Harvard University's Strategic Data Project at its Center for Education Policy Research show many districts do not know how to place and retain these teachers to help them succeed.

The National Center for Teacher Effectiveness is supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through Grant R305C090023 to the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University.

The Brown Center's talented research analyst Katharine Lindquist helped me calculate value - added measures of teacher effectiveness for 2,272 4th - and 5th - grade new teachers in North Carolina who entered the classroom between 1999 - 2000 and 2002 - 03, and tracked them for the first five years of their careers.

Last month, Stanford University's Center for Research on Education Outcomes (CREDO), the nation's foremost independent analyst of charter public school effectiveness, released a comprehensive Urban Charter Schools Report and offers unprecedented insight into the effectiveness of charter public schools.

Research from the Center for Educational Effectiveness and the Baker Evaluation Research Consulting groups shows improvements in important skills and characteristics, such as high levels of collaboration and communication, high standards and expectations for all students, effective school leadership, and increased family and community involvement.

Corinne Herlihy is the project director for the National Center for Teacher Effectiveness at the Center for Education Policy Research at Harvard University.

The BSCS Center for Research and Evaluation designs and conducts studies that contribute to curriculum reform and provide evidence of the effectiveness of instructional materials, science teaching, and professional development programs.

This special issue brief from the Center for Great Teachers & Leaders at the American Institutes of Research is a first step in addressing these policy gaps by offering state education leaders an overview of the current policy landscape, its implications for CTE teacher effectiveness, and next steps for creating aligned and coherent human capital management policies.

Approaches to Evaluating Teacher Effectiveness: Research Synthesis (Chicago, Ill.: National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, 2008).

Strategies center on five research - driven elements that lead to permanent systemic change: leveraging community assets, improving staff capacity and effectiveness, developing family and community partnerships, improving district and local association capacity and collaboration, and improving student achievement and learning.

The National Center for Postsecondary Research (NCPR) focuses on measuring the effectiveness of programs designed to help students make the transition to college and master the basic skills needed to advance to a degree.

Based on our direct observations, our interviews with students and staff, and our deep familiarity with the research underlying these practices, we conclude that they make a real difference in the effectiveness of the learning environment for the students on whom they center.

Formerly the president of the National Center for the Profession of Teaching, a university faculty member, and director of research and development grants, Mr. Toth transformed his university research and development team into a company that is focused on leadership and teacher professional growth and instructional effectiveness correlated to student achievement gains.

Beginning in 2001, researchers at the Georgetown University Center for Research on Children in the United States (CROCUS) have evaluated the effectiveness of the Tulsa Public Schools PreK program.

In light of recent research by Sean Reardon and associates at Stanford's Center for Education Policy Analysis that achievement / opportunity gaps are due primarily to differences that occur before third grade, it is significant that school effectiveness can move the needle at the third - grade level.

This rating indicates that while the CSRQ Center found some evidence of effectiveness, more rigorous research and evidence needs to be conducted on this model to fully support its effectiveness or quality on the category reviewed.

This report by the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) provides an early look at the implementation of LDC in sixth - grade Advanced Reading classes in a large Florida district, and the effectiveness of the intervention in this setting.

Developed in collaboration and consultation with the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Midwest Educator Effectiveness Research Alliance, REL Midwest, and the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders (GTL Center), the tools are based on a review of the teacher leadership literature and stakeholder input.

The work centers on five research - driven elements that lead to permanent systemic change: leveraging community assets, improving staff capacity and effectiveness, developing family and community partnerships, improving district and local association capacity and collaboration, and improving student achievement and learning.

Improving Leader Assessment Assessing Learning - Centered Leadership: Connections to Research, Professional Standards, and Current Practices, Learning Sciences Institute, Vanderbilt University, 2007 Assessing the Effectiveness of School Leaders: New Directions and New Processes, A Wallace Perspective, 2009 Leveraging Leadership Development through Principal Evaluation, National Association of State Boards of Education, 2008 Purposes, Uses, and Practices of Leadership Assessment in Education, Center for the Study of Teaching Policy, University of Washington, 2006 VAL - ED, Discovery Education Assessment (www.discoveryeducation.com /)

In this forum, co-sponsored by the American Youth Policy Forum and the National Center for Postsecondary Research, panelists reviewed the latest research on the effectiveness of dual enrollment programs (particularly for student populations that long have been underrepresented iResearch, panelists reviewed the latest research on the effectiveness of dual enrollment programs (particularly for student populations that long have been underrepresented iresearch on the effectiveness of dual enrollment programs (particularly for student populations that long have been underrepresented in higher