Sentences with phrase «several earlier studies»

In a recent report, the Institute of Medicine identified 5 risk factors associated with the onset of depression: having a parent or other close biological relative with a mood disorder; experiencing a severely stressful event; having low self - esteem, a sense of low self - efficacy, and a sense of helplessness or hopelessness; being female; and living in poverty.39 This national study of depressive symptoms in mothers of children in kindergarten who attended a Head Start program supports the predictive validity of several of the risk factors published by the Institute of Medicine and corroborates findings from several earlier studies that examine depression in mothers of young children.

It also finds that readability has a stronger relationship to summary judgment success in federal courts than in state courts.2 After several earlier studies of appellate brief quality and success on appeal yielded conflicting results, our finding paves the way for additional research.

Similarly, several earlier studies comparing untrained individuals with bodybuilders or other strength athletes have found that the trained subjects display much greater PA than untrained subjects (Kawakami et al. 1993; Kearns et al. 2000; Kawakami et al. 2006; Wakahara et al. 2013).

Several earlier studies conducted over the last ten years have led to the identification of a highly potent CXCR4 antagonist, a β - sheet - like 14 - mer peptide with a single disulfide bridge, known as T140.

Several earlier studies have attempted to eliminate cancer cells from biopsy tissue, but they showed contradictory results.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

Ole developed early a strong personal interest in value investing, he began studying Buffett when he was 16 and had already visited the Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting on several occasions before joining Pareto.

In this study, Dr. Yasuoka prepared the so - called «head organizer co.cktail» comprised of several proteins required for head formation during early development of a fertilized egg and introduced it into a frog embryo.

Given the latest medical data concerning the distinct characteristics of the fetus and its ability to survive outside the womb at a startlingly early age, it is little wonder that in the past few years several of the denominations that once took a more open position on abortion have retreated somewhat: the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is now studying the issue; in a 1980 statement on social principles, the UMC moved to a more qualified position; the Episcopal Church and the recently formed Evangelical Lutheran Church in America seem to be in the process of toning down their earlier positions (or those of a predecessor body) The Lutherans defeated a resolution in their 1989 Assembly which would have been consistent with the liberal position of the LCA predecessor body, and a 1988 Lutheran - Episcopal dialogue report refers to the fetus as «embryonic humanity» with claims on society.

How It Worked: The Story of Clarence H. Snyder and the Early Days of Alcoholics Anonymous in Cleveland, Ohio (NY: AA Big Book Study Group, 1997), pp. 58, 68 - 71; and, from several sources, the evidence about «surrender» strongly indicates it involved the following:

In a longitudinal study called the Family Life Project, Blair and collaborators have tracked early signs of emotional regulation beginning at 7 months through several follow - up points.

One study in Germany several years ago examined specific ways in which fathers and mothers cultivate close attachments with their children during the early years, and which of those early parental practices lead to deeper, long - term attachments during later stages of childhood.

Her work has been funded by several NIH agencies and her current study, funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars Program, examines the interaction between genome - wide association and social environmental factors related to blood pressure among African American hypertensive parents and early risks for high blood pressure among their untreated children.

For safety, your baby is designed to arouse easily and wake often in the early months and, according to several studies, night waking is normal for at least the first year.

She and colleagues have conducted several studies examining the long - term implications of a child's early relationship with the parents.

Several years ago, in a clinical study comprising 400 newborns, Dr Ola Andersson and colleagues demonstrated that the risk of iron deficiency at the age of four months was considerably lower in infants whose umbilical cords were clamped and cut three minutes after birth («delayed cord clamping», DCC) than in those whose cords were removed within ten seconds («early cord clamping», ECC).

We offer several Birth Boot Camp courses, including, an early pregnancy class, a nutrition and exercise program, comprehensive 10 - class natural birth training, home birth preparation series, an amazing hospital birth course, birth refresher course, labor comfort measures, holistic newborn care class, online study, and private workshops.

Focus group participants were recruited across several settings via posters inviting participation in the study, at child health clinics, child care centres and early learning centres, to obtain women with a range of experience, socioeconomic levels and occupations.

Although some SIDS experts and policy - makers endorse pacifier use recommendations that are similar to those of the AAP, 272,273 concerns about possible deleterious effects of pacifier use have prevented others from making a recommendation for pacifier use as a risk reduction strategy.274 Although several observational studies275, — , 277 have found a correlation between pacifiers and reduced breastfeeding duration, the results of well - designed randomized clinical trials indicated that pacifiers do not seem to cause shortened breastfeeding duration for term and preterm infants.278, 279 The authors of 1 study reported a small deleterious effect of early pacifier introduction (2 — 5 days after birth) on exclusive breastfeeding at 1 month of age and on overall breastfeeding duration (defined as any breastfeeding), but early pacifier use did not adversely affect exclusive breastfeeding duration.

Additional reasons for deciding not to breastfeed can include concern about the quality and quantity of breast milk, and partner and family support, which are common across developed and developing countries.10, 11 Women who decide not to breastfeed are also more likely to have smoked during their pregnancy, be primiparous mothers (i.e., having their first child), and to have a child born low birth weight or with complex health issues such as cystic fibrosis.9, 12 Prenatal and post-natal stressful experiences may also reduce the duration of breastfeeding.13 Finally, several studies suggest that mother's who return to work within the first 6 months postpartum or anticipate an early return to full - time employment, are less likely to breastfeed.

Specifically, several cohort studies suggest that blood pressure may be determined by early nutritional exposures, including sodium intake in infancy (6), consumption of formula feed (7), and breastfeeding (8).

But earlier this year, several of the e-advocacy consulting firms and service providers released a joint study of the use of email for advocacy, communications and fundraising by nonprofit organizations.

«There was this initial thought that [circulating tumor cells] are only present at late stage,» says Sollier - Christen, but she notes that in the past year, several studies using more sensitive techniques have found such cells much earlier in tumor development, even before the tumor becomes visible by conventional imaging techniques.

In 1989, University of Wisconsin researchers launched a longitudinal study, called the Wisconsin Study of Families and Work, which collected medical and demographic data on several hundred children from birth to early adultstudy, called the Wisconsin Study of Families and Work, which collected medical and demographic data on several hundred children from birth to early adultStudy of Families and Work, which collected medical and demographic data on several hundred children from birth to early adulthood.

David Anthony, an anthropologist at Hartwick College, who co-authored several of the earlier genetic studies but was not involved in the latest work, calls the new findings very convincing.

In earlier studies several apes, monkeys and even dogs responded negatively when they received a meagre reward for the same task that earned others a more lavish pay - off.

A clue came from earlier studies by several researchers, which showed that seal whiskers are remarkably sensitive to even the slightest bending.

The availability of several years of data from various sources in two HIE early - adopter states gave the chance to do the study, he notes.

But previously unknown variants of the plague - causing bacterium Yersinia pestis infected people several thousand years earlier, a new study finds.

The study divides 177 blood and 27 post-mortem brain samples into several groups, establishing that careful analysis of RNA transcripts in blood samples has the ability to distinguish early clinical AD, Parkinson's disease (PD), and cognitively healthy patients.

Studies from several high - income countries have shown that early menarche is also associated with various psychosocial factors including delinquency, substance use, and depression — all of which have sexual and reproductive health implications.

The study focused on survivors of a mass famine that took place in the early 1920s in several rural regions of Russia.

Earlier mouse studies by Li and his collaborators had indicated that the expression of several imprinted genes changes as hematopoietic stem cells embark on their journey from quiescent reserve cells to multi-lineage progenitor cells, which form the many highly specialized cell types that circulate within the blood stream.

Earlier studies had linked several genes to small increases in asthma risk.

Hall conducted several earlier observational studies that helped establish a TNFα production threshold that is associated with infection risk; if the TNFα response is below this threshold, the child's risk for developing a secondary infection or dying increases.

The study also uncovers several other major findings on early human populations.

Since then, several papers have failed to replicate the early studies» results, casting doubt on the hypothesis.

Analysing cases at such early stages of infection has been unique up to now, because earlier studies only included patients who already had symptoms or had contracted the infection several weeks earlier.

At the level of the synapses, «this algorithm can be implemented in several different ways,» said Sejnowski, who earlier this year became an advisor on the Obama administration's new BRAIN Initiative, a $ 100 million research effort to develop new techniques for studying the brain.

Hall notes that several studies have questioned the displacement effect — both back in the early days of internet adoption and now — and yet the theory seems stubbornly resistant to debunking.

The new study is an important step in solving several such mysteries about early Earth, says Brigitte Meyer - Berthaud, a paleobotanist at the University of Montpellier in France who was not involved in the research.

Several large - scale, federally funded epidemiological studies are under way to pinpoint possible environmental triggers, as well as early biomarkers of autism.

While the majority of plantations in West Africa are still in the early stages of development, several studies have suggested development on the scale seen in Asia would wipe out forests that are home to primates, posing a greater threat than mining or logging, which are more narrowly destructive.

Late - summer water temperatures near the Florida Keys were warmer by nearly 2 degrees Fahrenheit in the last several decades compared to a century earlier, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey.

In an earlier study among 13000 employees of several occupations the average figure was 4 percent.

Their study, reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that N. bombi was present in the U.S. as early as 1980, well before several species of wild bumble bees started to go missing across the country.

Corresponding author, Dr Seth Weinberg says «Our analysis identified several genetic associations with facial features not previously described in earlier genome - wide studies.

In the earliest stages of development, several studies suggest a fetus obtains significant amounts of thyroid hormones from the mother.

Soldiers returning from Iraq in the early 1990s with several health issues display difficulty in learning and memory, new study says

Since the early 1990s, Robert Pianta, dean of the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia, and his team have studied several thousand teachers, looking closely at their moment - to - moment interactions with students.