Sentences with phrase «several studies reported»

In fact, although several studies reported the presence of associations between marital quality and parenting (Erel and Burman, 1995) the nature of these associations was not always clear (Grych, 2002).

Several studies reported improvements in health behaviour, self - efficacy, health status and satisfaction with the service.

Several studies reported in peer - reviewed scientific journals have demonstrated that raw or undercooked animal - source protein may be contaminated with a variety of pathogenic organisms, including Salmonella, Campylobacter, Clostridium, Escherichia coli, Listeria, and Staphylococcus.

But several studies reported in peer - reviewed journals suggest that institutional investors are no less susceptible to the same procyclical behavior, resulting in a return drag between 1 % and 2 %.7

Serving as a think - tank intermediary to devise such a strategy, PASA developed a plan called Learning in Communities / Providence, led by Rhode Island Kids Count (RIKC) and funded by the Wallace Foundation, which had taken an interest in the needs of the city's after - school programs in April 2003 after several studies reported that high - quality after - school programs are an affordable and effective way to improve school attendance and success.

Several studies reported an increase in triacylglycerol concentrations when dietary fat is replaced with carbohydrate.

Several studies reported the Wnt pathway as target of pyrvinium, especially in breast and lung CSCs [56, 63, 64].

The study states, «While several studies reported a benefit from sleep with respect to emotional memory in healthy individuals, our results showed for the first time that healthy children outperform healthy adults.»

In 2014 kale farmers struggled to keep up with the new demand for kale after several studies reported that kale contained high levels of antioxidants and other essential nutrients, leaving many supermarkets out of stock.

Men appear to be making less sperm on average, several studies report, and what is made tends to be subfertile, which the World Health Organization describes as sperm that swim poorly, take on a funny shape, fail to reach concentrations higher than 15 million per milliliter, or otherwise struggle to impregnate an egg.

Several study reports were based on combining data from at least two separately conducted cohort studies.

Although there are several studies demonstrating the benefits of keto diets for people with NAFLD, concerns have also been raised in light of several studies reporting that long - term ketogenic diets actually promote the development of fatty liver disease and oxidative stress in mice (33).

Several studies they report found people who took fish oil and exercised saw better weight loss results than those who only took fish oil or exercised.

The negative effects seem to lie in the capacity of some foods / nutrients to stimulate proliferative pathways that in turn stimulate development of acne — suspect foods include those with a high glycaemic load and milk.11, 43, 44 Other evidence comes from several studies reporting that the prevalence of acne varies significantly between different populations and is substantially lower in non-Westernized populations that follow traditional diets, 45 a common factor among these traditional diets being a low glycaemic load.46 Various studies have provided evidence that high - glycaemic - load diets are implicated in the aetiology of acne through their capacity to stimulate insulin, androgen bioavailability and insulin - like growth factor - 1 (IGF - 1) activity, whereas the beneficial effects of low - glycaemic - load diets, apart from weight and blood glucose levels, also include improved skin quality.44 The clinical and experimental evidence does in fact suggest ways in which insulin can increase androgen production and affect via induction of steroidogenic enzymes, 47 the secretion by the pituitary gland of gonadotropin - releasing hormone and the production of sex hormone - binding globulin.48 Insulin is also able to reduce serum levels of IGF - binding protein - 1 increasing the effect of IGF - 1.49 These insulin - mediated actions can therefore influence diverse factors that underlie the development of acne such as:

This included: attendance levels (studies show a positive relationship between participation in sports and school attendance); behaviour (research concludes that even a little organised physical activity, either inside or outside the classroom, has a positive effect on classroom behaviour, especially amongst the most disruptive pupils); cognitive function (several studies report a positive relationship between physical activity and cognition, concentration, attention span and perceptual skills); mental health (studies indicate positive impacts of physical activity on mood, well - being, anxiety and depression, as well as on children's self - esteem and confidence); and attainment (a number of well - controlled studies conclude that academic achievement is maintained or enhanced by increased physical activity).

Several studies report that visual - perceptual - motor ability significantly correlates with reading readiness in kindergarten and with reading achievement in the early primary school grades.

However, individual species vary widely in observed dispersal velocity (Chen et al., 2011), and several studies report many plant populations lagging behind recent warming (Zhu et al., 2012, Corlett and Westcott, 2013).

Studies Linking Children's Development to Family and Child Care Influences Despite constraints on parental choice of child care, several studies report that families who provide appropriate care in their homes tend to select good child care.

Not exact matches

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.

A giant new study, reported in the New York Times, found that people who drank between three and five cups of coffee a day had a 15 percent lower risk of dying young from heart disease and several other medical conditions.

As well, several consumer - confidence studies published in March reported improved confidence numbers — about 25 % of Canadians believe they will be better off financially a year from now.

U.S. incidents involving South Asians could impact travel from that region based on several reports: Shootings in Seattle and Kansas of two Indian men have prompted some Indians to reconsider their plans to work, study or live in the U.S.

That study reinforces what several online travel agencies are reporting.

To date, results from several longitudinal studies indicate that e-cigarette use among nonsmoking youth increases the likelihood of future use of conventional cigarettes.5 — 10 Specifically, the pooled odds ratio (OR) in a recent meta - analysis of studies of adolescents and young adults (aged 14 — 30) indicates that those who had ever used e-cigarettes were 3.62 times more likely to report using cigarettes at follow - up compared with those who had not used e - cigarettes.11 This finding was robust and remained significant when adjusting for known risk factors associated with cigarette smoking, including demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral variables such as cigarette susceptibility.

However, several government studies and reports indicate that Social Security funds may run out by 2035.

The report, The Student Career Development Study, shows that students are not aggressively preparing for their post-college careers, one of several reasons that many struggle to find jobs upon graduation.

Research from several sources, including a study by the American Sociological Review, has found that people with flexible schedules report that their overall sense of well - being increases with flexible work options.

The report draws heavily on several economic studies that find results similar to Mr. Hassett's, including that the so - called incidence of corporate taxation falls mainly on workers, meaning they have much to gain if such rates are cut.

She is known, among other things, for studying vulnerability and reporting on it through several popular Ted Talks.

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.

One of my students reported that she learned to love nature by watching, studying, and photographing one polar bear for hours at a time over several weeks.

On a weekend study retreat several men reported the tensions they faced in their jobs.

Over the past couple of years, Australian Food News has reported several studies and comments from nutrition experts which have questioned whether low - fat foods are better than full - fat.

However, the efficacy of carotenoid - rich foods in the prevention of vitamin A deficiency has been questioned in several recent studies, which reported little or no nutritional benefit of vitamin A from the increased consumption of dark - green or yellow vegetables (11, 12).

Reader's Digest Canada reports that several studies have shown Mediterranean diets high in monounsaturated fat and low in saturated fat promote heart health.

Many concussion experts [3,13,16] recognize that concussion education, while important, is not likely to increase reporting by itself - a fact buttressed by the findings of several recent studies [13, 14, 16,17,18] that suggest that greater concussion knowledge alone does not change reporting attitudes - and that a multi-pronged approach to the problem is required, including creating a safe reporting environment and working to change the culture.

The New York Times reports that many studies have strongly suggested that the trillions of microorganisms that inhabit the human body influence our current and future health and may account for the rising incidence of several serious medical conditions.

Several parents in a Seattle study report that massaging helped them understand their infants better.

Views are particularly polarised in the United States, with interventions and costs of hospital births escalating and midwives involved with home births being denied the ability to be lead professionals in hospital, with admitting and discharge privileges.5 Although several Canadian medical societies6 7 and the American Public Health Association8 have adopted policies promoting or acknowledging the viability of home births, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists continues to oppose it.9 Studies on home birth have been criticised if they have been too small to accurately assess perinatal mortality, unable to distinguish planned from unplanned home births accurately, or retrospective with the potential of bias from selective reporting.

2011 Pedestrian count study (Currently being updated)(view here) This report studied several key areas of downtown for pedestrian activity.

The SEC announced last week that its working group had reviewed each member school's concussion management plans, NCAA studies, the NFL's health and safety report and sideline concussion assessment tool, along with several other studies.

Since publication of the first Purdue study, similar findings about the effects of RHI, both in the short - and medium - term, have been reported by researchers [8,9,16,19,21,22,26,27,28, 29 - 38], with several of the studies finding changes which persisted for weeks and even months after a football season ended.

In response to reports that women may be using this unapproved drug, to increase milk production (lactation), the WHO and FDA are warning breastfeeding women of safety concerns as «there have been several published reports and case studies of cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac arrest and sudden death in patients receiving an intravenous form of domperidone that has been withdrawn from the market in a number of countries.»

Milk from two study participants contained the highest levels of fire retardants ever reported in the United States, and milk from several of the mothers in EWG's study had among the highest levels of these chemicals yet detected worldwide.

Several reviews have concluded that home visiting can be an effective strategy to improve the health and developmental outcomes of children from socially disadvantaged families.2 - 4 However, effects have not been found consistently and some studies have reported no impact.

In two studies, mothers reported more negative emotional behaviour in their preschool - aged children who formerly had colic, although there were no differences in all other reported behaviour problems when compared to infants who did not have colic.20, 21 Finally, several studies have also examined mental development in infants with colic and likewise have demonstrated no effect of colic.15, 16,20,22 In one study, although differences on the Bayley MDI were revealed at six months, both groups were within the normal range, and no differences were found at 12 months of age.23

In 2007, in an effort to establish whether certain lifestyle factors offered any preventive measure against various types of cancer, the American Institute for Cancer Research released a report of a meta - study it had conducted (over five years, compiling results from several smaller studies).

Several studies have reported evidence that using a pacifier might reduce the risk of SIDS.

Several studies show that students who reported low feelings of competence and capability were more likely to cheat.

Unfortunately, in a meta - analysis of 139 studies with 13,835 children, the AQS was only found to be valid when trained observers did the rating after observing the mother and child interact for several hours: «It is concluded that the observer AQS, but not the self reported AQS, is a valid measure of attachment» (IJzendoorn et al., 2004, p. 1206).