Sentences with phrase «anecdotal accounts»

There are also anecdotal accounts of people using honey to soothe their dog's kennel cough symptoms and digestive problems.

But based on anecdotal accounts, many elected officials believe the company removes housing for low - and moderate - income tenants from the rental market.

There are positive anecdotal accounts given by interested individual parties, but nothing that would indicate social studies teachers overall support the standards.

Whatever the cause, there are many anecdotal accounts of recovery and entire online groups dedicated to its use.

They use anecdotal accounts to imply hordes of struggling students are being pushed out.

I've read anecdotal accounts here and there that cleaning various parts of older engines can cause various parts to fail, or be pushed over the edge.

Most reports are just anecdotal accounts of treatment success, so be very skeptical about exaggerated claims of success and consult with your veterinarian before trying anything you read about online.

Yet despite anecdotal accounts of their value, there is a lack of empirical research on their efficacy.

I don't know how you could trust various anecdotal accounts of crops etc, talk about assumptions!

«You hear anecdotal accounts from women who have lost their sense of smell about having fewer friends than they had previously,» said Lundström.

Many of us have heard anecdotal accounts of lawyers who stumble using mainstream technologies or who eschew using such technologies all together to the detriment of their clients.

The best dosage, based on a poorly described anecdotal account of 1,200 women, is three capsules (580 to 610 milligrams) three times a day, and if it's going to work, the effects should appear within two to three days.

Our results align with anecdotal accounts about fidget toys helping children with attention or anxiety issues to stay focused and calm in the classroom.

To the contrary, anecdotal accounts indicate that the positive impacts of inclusion were beginning to manifest, as capable and well - qualified individuals who were already serving finally were able to do so authentically.»

Aerial photographs and anecdotal accounts suggested that the deep - sea dispersant injection may have helped dissipate the oil slicks at the surface and improve air quality around responder boats working near the disaster site.

Of course, there are also plenty of anecdotal accounts pointing in the other direction: cats that eat ice cream, relish cotton candy, chase marshmallows.

There are also anecdotal accounts of a major dust cloud in eastern Europe produced by heavy industry.

However, many organizations» blogs are full of appeals to emotion, pictures of children, and purely anecdotal accounts about touching moments during a particular delivery of relief.

Policy development in early childhood settings contains explanations of the process and requirements of developing policy, a range of policy extracts and examples, as well as anecdotal accounts to help assist services formulate and implement their own unique policies.

Although the evidence isn't cut and dried, there are several anecdotal accounts of some high - functioning patients — who met the old, more vague criteria but not the updated one — losing medical services associated with autism.

«This innovative study applied rigorous research methodology to an area that has historically been characterized by a reliance on anecdotal accounts and intuition rather than evidence - based science,» O'Haire says.

Her verdict: While there are many anecdotal accounts from women having beneficial experiences eating it up (cue Kim K.!)

From anecdotal accounts of coming out gay or lesbian in sport contexts, it appears that male athletes fear physical retaliation as well as ostracism, not only at the hands of opposing teams, but also from their own teammates, a concern that may account for this gender disparity.

(Anecdotal accounts from customers back that up.)

2) Markets Are Efficient and You're NOT — While there are some anecdotal accounts of investors being able to exploit gaps in market efficiency, the reality is that for the most part, especially for retail investors like you and I, markets are efficient.

All they offer is some anecdotal account of a stoning in some village in northern Afghanistan or a subjective interpretation of the Koran.

John L Allen, often an acute observer, writes: «Around the world there are anecdotal accounts of spikes in Mass attendance and demand for Confession, which many attribute to a «Francis effect».

This is the first clinically documented case of a transgender woman breastfeeding, although the authors mention there are heaps of anecdotal accounts on the internet.

The City Council and Airbnb did not have statistics for how many rent - regulated apartments make up Airbnb listings, but politicians believe it takes low - and moderate - income housing off of the rental market based on anecdotal accounts.

Anecdotal accounts of serious, sometimes mysterious illnesses are also common here.

Prior to the emergency, anecdotal accounts from students and faculty showed that the system was «overlooked and underappreciated.»

Anecdotal accounts and the available fragmentary data suggest the cause of that enthusiasm.

Writing for a popular audience, Winchester offers an engaging, anecdotal account of the 1883 eruption of Krakatau and its effects.

BIID doesn't have to affect limbs either — there have been anecdotal accounts of people wishing they were blind or deaf.

While the effects of some substances that have become popular as recreational drugs in recent years have previously been studied for their potential medical use, such as ketamine and GHB, there are practically no published studies on mephedrone — just user surveys and anecdotal accounts.

While prior research has relied on anecdotal accounts and small focus groups, Appelbaum and Han gathered data from 731 surveys completed by STEM faculty at China's top 25 universities.

Though there are some anecdotal accounts of women using Moringa to increase milk supply (especially with this particular product), I couldn't find any other research to back this up, and perhaps any increase in milk supply would just be due to increase nutrient consumption, which is important during breastfeeding.