Sentences with phrase «also measured increases»

In addition to these impressive strength improvements, the researchers also measured increases in muscle mass of the vastus lateralis and the quadriceps as a whole.

The researchers also measured increased glutamate levels in patients, which lines up with strong support for elevated glutamate reported in other studies of first - episode psychosis.

Not exact matches

'' (The ongoing standoff between the euro zone and Greece) also increases the chances of snap elections in Greece as after overplaying his hand and facing increasing difficulties in concluding the review, Tsipras may be tempted to cut his losses by calling early elections before Syriza (the ruling party) loses more support for adopting unpopular measures,» Piccoli said.

He also laid out four other measures for Congress to consider: preventing people on the no - fly list from purchasing firearms, subjecting every gun buyer to a full background check, banning high - capacity magazines, and increasing the minimum age requirement to buy a rifle to 21.

Bumble is also making a $ 100,000 donation to March For Our Lives, a national rally on March 24 organized by the Parkland shooting survivors demanding increased gun control and school safety measures.

Wall Street support of similar measures also has convinced energy companies including Occidental Petroleum to address the Paris climate accord's goal of keeping global temperature increases under 2 - degrees Celsius.

However, prices of services were only 1.0 percent higher, compared with a 1.5 percent increase in March Core inflation measures of inflation, which the ECB also looks to as a guide, were also below expectations.

They also measured working spouses» occupational success by studying their self - reported job satisfaction, salary increases, and the likelihood of being promoted.

But it also includes measures that the Opposition Parties may not want to support; for example; the increase in annual Tax Free Savings Account contribution limit; changes to the sick leave provisions of federal employees; and retroactive legislation to protect the RCMP from possible criminal charges with respect to the destruction of data under the Access to Information Act.

For turnover in FX derivatives, several things stand out (Graph 4): (i) activity has generally risen over the past decade even when scaled by a measure of cross-border transactions; (ii) developed Asian markets stand out as having a high degree of turnover; (iii) there was a particularly strong increase in turnover in these markets between 2013 and 2016; and (iv) FX derivatives turnover in emerging Asian economies has also increased significantly in the past few years, but remains a small part of the global market.

Plans for retaliatory measures were expected to impact US soybean exports the most, since it was a US$ 12.4 billion market in 2017.6 Elsewhere, corn (+10.5 %, to US$ 3.88 per bushel) and wheat (+5.6 %, to US$ 4.51 a bushel) prices also rose during the period, with wheat finding primary support from dry weather - related stress in select US states.5 Global demand for grains is increasing.

Various measures of core or underlying inflation, which are less affected by these temporary factors, are also gradually increasing, and over the year to September were around 2 per cent.

They are also contemplating increased safety measures.

Various core measures of inflation point also to a gradual increase.

Sentiment in the manufacturing industry, as measured by the ISM survey, has also improved to levels consistent with increases in production, and orders of durable goods have recently looked a little stronger.

That package also included the STOP School Violence Act of 2018, doesn't include any specific gun control measures, but increases grants for school safety measures, such as security training and metal detectors.

With income growth outpacing that in consumption, there was also a small increase in the measured household saving ratio.

Official wage data also show ongoing strength in public - sector wage growth and a significant rise in wage growth in education: the WPI measure of public - sector wage growth increased by 4.2 per cent over the year to December, almost 1 percentage point higher than the equivalent private - sector wage series.

Also, the recent dividend increase was not greater than the 5 year increase (Rec / 5y — my measure of dividend acceleration).

Studies should also be done to measure the durability of these changes as the time from an educational intervention increases.

The meeting which ended in deadlock saw the two unions asked the government not only to put all the nation's refineries to optimal use but also increase minimum wage and equally put all necessary palliatives measures before deregulation of oil.

Also at 11 a.m., Assemblyman Ron Kim announces new legislative measures aimed at increasing punishment for individuals who assault taxi drivers, Flushing Town Hall, 137 - 35 Northern Blvd., Queens.

Also at 10:30 a.m., Sens. Jose Peralta and Jesse Hamilton and Assemblyman Robert Carroll join local residents in a renewed push for increased street safety measures after the deaths of an infant and toddler in Park Slope, 9th Street & 5th Avenue, Brooklyn.

It also comes as school districts and local governments are budgeting within a tax cap with the lowest allowable limit in the levy increase since the measure first took effect in 2012.

However it also the case that an increasing number of sites and actors subject to and involved in immigration enforcement can demand confrontation with the costs and consequences of control measures.

She also supports a host of district - wide safety measures, such as countdown clocks, speed bumps, and increased enforcement in both residential and commercial areas.

The Senate's leadership coalition, uneasy with the direction of the commission, fired a shot last week when Senator Andrew Lanza of Staten Island introduced a measure that would require increased disclosure for anyone contributing to an executive branch official if they were also bidding on state contracts.

But the think tank also recommends a variety of other measures, ranging from increasing the state's shelter allowance to more funding for rent supports to help low - income residents.

«The Council's plan to increase headcount while also including cost control measures is fiscally responsible and will go a long way towards ensuring public safety and better community relations.»

The deal also includes measures to increase the charter schools cap, and would allow 134 more charter schools upstate and 50 more downstate.

Governor Rick Scott also approved a Senate measure increasing funding for the state's Bright Futures scholarship program and allowing students to use it during the summer.

It was always unlikely that we would see the same furore we had following the Budget, but the chancellor will also have known that even yesterday's unpopular measures are unlikely to result in lasting damage as long as people's optimism about the real economy continues to increase and our polls show this to be the case (relatively speaking at least).

We have increased our investment in measures to improve the energy efficiency of Scotland's homes which, in addition to making fuel bills cheaper, has also helped to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from housing, consistent with our ambitions to combat climate change.

The president also urged D - 8 leaders to prioritise incentives and measures aimed at increasing trade and investments among member - countries.

In light of the recent attacks on a Planned Parenthood facility in Colorado Springs, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that police will increase patrols around the more than 60 Planned Parenthood facilities in New York, and troopers will also visit every facility on Monday to assist with emergency planning measures.

As well as increasing the number of GPs from 40 to 50 %, the new measures also include a significant increase in dementia training and a push to get more medical students working in accident and emergency services (A&E).

The Assembly's budget also does not include Cuomo's broad education policy reforms, with much of those measures linked to a $ 1.1 billion proposed spending increase for education.

After joining the EU competition only increases, and also any protectionist measures and government help are forbidden removing any hope for restoring.

However, the budget will also add to the cost of doing business by extending assessments on electric, natural gas and steam energy, for a total cost of nearly $ 1.5 billion, half of which will be paid by business, and by increasing the minimum wage — a measure whose impact will be felt by many business, with total cost estimates as high as $ 2 billion per year once fully implemented.

The budget also includes an end to the LLC loophole, pension forfeiture for legislators convicted of abusing their office, and increased transparency measures.

The 2013 budget also continues several austerity measures, including freezes in pay increases for county employees as Niagara County's government continues to chart a conservative budgeting course during a period of declining state aid and increases in unfunded state mandates.

The Council's plan to increase headcount while also including cost control measures is fiscally responsible and will go a long way towards ensuring public safety and better community relations,» Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito said in a statement.

Charters in New York City also will get $ 8 million in new rent subsidies — an increase from 20 percent to 30 percent — but a measure that would have provided additional funds for statewide building facilities was defeated.

Brown also criticized the bill for increasing the federal deficit by $ 1.5 trillion over the next decade, a measure Cuomo said was part of a calculated Republican strategy.

De Blasio also offered some measured criticism of Cuomo's plans to overhaul education, including a plan to increase the role of testing in teacher evaluations, which is also opposed by the city's schools chancellor and teachers» unions.

It also allows Cuomo to tout his record on progressive measures like the passage of same - sex marriage and a minimum wage increase and stricter gun controls without disparaging Republicans in the State Senate who voted with him, and whose influence in the chamber Cuomo is in no rush to upend.

«At the same time, the severity of flood impacts is not only determined by environmental factors, but also to a significant extent by human decisions: flood defense measures can counteract the increasing flood risk,» says Boettle.

The researchers also found that a series of other measures reflecting negative metabolic profiles increased in the delayed condition, including insulin, fasting glucose, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels.

«In an earlier phase I clinical study, our group has shown that increasing the dose of radiation delivered daily with high precision and using image guidance may offset the need for chemotherapy in improving survival, and it may also improve quality of life measures by reducing treatment periods in half.

The survey, which drew most participants through Nature's print edition and web site and was intended as a rough measure of opinion, also revealed how researchers are confronting the increasing availability of information about their own genomes.