Sentences with phrase «as efficacy studies»

«The key factors which we see impacting on the digital textbook market and the educational publishing sector as a whole are the increasing speed of the move to digital as efficacy studies and technological advances enable take - up of suitable devices and solutions,» said Kate Worlock, Lead Analyst for Education & Training at information analytics firm Outsell.

While not designed or powered as an efficacy study, there were also encouraging hints of clinical benefit in PD01A - treated patients.

In addition to the small sample size and the fact that the trial was not designed or intended as an efficacy study, one important caveat is that because the trial was not investigator - blinded, it is likely that at least some bias was introduced into the assessments, particularly on the more subjective ones such as the IGA and some components of the MDS - UPDRS II and III subscales.

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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.

Actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in the forward - looking statements due to these risks and uncertainties as well as other factors, which include, without limitation: the uncertain timing of, and risks relating to, the executive search process; risks related to the potential failure of eptinezumab to demonstrate safety and efficacy in clinical testing; Alder's ability to conduct clinical trials and studies of eptinezumab sufficient to achieve a positive completion; the availability of data at the expected times; the clinical, therapeutic and commercial value of eptinezumab; risks and uncertainties related to regulatory application, review and approval processes and Alder's compliance with applicable legal and regulatory requirements; risks and uncertainties relating to the manufacture of eptinezumab; Alder's ability to obtain and protect intellectual property rights, and operate without infringing on the intellectual property rights of others; the uncertain timing and level of expenses associated with Alder's development and commercialization activities; the sufficiency of Alder's capital and other resources; market competition; changes in economic and business conditions; and other factors discussed under the caption «Risk Factors» in Alder's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 26, 2018, and is available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Other studies, meanwhile, are examining tryp's potential efficacy as an antifungal agent; and as a prognostic indicator in patients with brain cancer (as seen by increased uptake of the amino acid on a PET scan).

34 As would be expected, these studies are following those lines that must be considered if room is made for a strong sense of the significance of preaching: church and Scripture in preaching, the faith and character of the priest and the efficacy of preaching.

Dreweke pointed to a study detailing the increased use of long - acting reversible contraceptives (such as IUDs and implants) among teens; although the study was only conducted among women who already used contraception, the efficacy of longer - acting contraceptives is higher than those of other birth control methods.

A Pilot Study: The Efficacy of Virgin Coconut Oil as Ocular Rewetting Agent on Rabbit Eyes — Haliza Abdul Mutalib, Sharanjeet Kaur, Ahmad Rohi Ghazali, Ng Chinn Hooi, and Nor Hasanah Safie — Evid Based Complement Alternat Med.

Thus, future research on human needs to be conducted to study the efficacy of VCO as rewetting agent on dry eye patient.

The title of the study is A Pilot Study: The Efficacy of Virgin Coconut Oil as Ocular Rewetting Agent on Rabbit Eyes and was published in the journal Evidence - based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, February, study is A Pilot Study: The Efficacy of Virgin Coconut Oil as Ocular Rewetting Agent on Rabbit Eyes and was published in the journal Evidence - based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, February, Study: The Efficacy of Virgin Coconut Oil as Ocular Rewetting Agent on Rabbit Eyes and was published in the journal Evidence - based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, February, 2015.

«As competition regulator we need to be looking more broadly to study and work to improve the markets and the efficacy and efficiency.

Working with Worms to Fight Climate Change Global studies show that water scarcity and water stress are increasing, and as much as 15 % to 35 % of human withdrawals of water for agriculture are considered unsustainable.1 Achievement of climate change - related commitments like those made at last year's Paris Climate Conference («COP21») will require that businesses strategically manage their water footprints for maximum efficacy while mitigating negative impacts.

A recent analysis of the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) found that, in fathers, a higher parenting self - efficacy score was related to lower work - family strain; and a key mechanism by which fathers» work / family strain was decreased was by their doing more than they regarded as their «fair share» of child rearing tasks.

Reflecting on the evidence, the study's authors wrote, «Despite the media attention and perceived benefits of these therapies, there are still limited data as to efficacy and long - term safety.

Whilst there are no RCT studies available at this time to draw definitive conclusions about the efficacy of this process, many clinical reports exist to indicate that placenta encapsulation is helpful in the postpartum period in terms of increasing milk supply (acting as a galactagogue) and improving mood in the postpartum period.

In 2001, a Swiss study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of using compression stockings during pregnancy as a method of preventing varicose veins.

Mothers reported more symptoms of psychological distress24, 25 and low self - efficacy.26, 27 And, although mothers report more depressive symptoms at the time their infants are experiencing colic, 28,29 research on maternal depression 3 months after the remittance of infant colic is mixed.30, 31 The distress mothers of colic infants report may arise out of their difficulties in soothing their infants as well as within their everyday dyadic interactions.32 The few studies to date that have examined the long - term consequences of having a colicky child, however, indicate that there are no negative outcomes for parent behaviour and, importantly, for the parent - child relationship.

Meta - analyses of studies evaluating these programs show positive effects on the competence, efficacy and psychological health of the parents, as well as on the behaviour of the children.49, 50 A recent implementation study of a strategy for parenting and family support showed that families in the treatment group had far fewer cases of substantiated child maltreatment, abuse injuries and out - of - home placements.51

Furthermore, there have been no studies of the safety and efficacy of other delivery methods such as vaping or liquid formulation.

Further studies in animal models and patients (with altered TRPM7 channel function) have been initiated, in order to evaluate the efficacy and safety of magnesium as a therapeutic for this disease.

However, because of the small number of patients and the divergent results, this study did not allow evaluation of the efficacy of MRI as a single screening modality,» the study concludes.

Apart from patient testimonials and a few preliminary studies in tumor cell lines and in mice, critics say, there is no evidence of the safety or efficacy of the compound, popularly known as the «cancer pill» or «fosfo.»

Prof Fortunato Ciardiello from Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Italy, presented results from the CAPRI - Goim study on the efficacy of cetuximab plus FOLFOX chemotherapy as second - line treatment for patients with mCRC that progressed following FOLFIRI chemotherapy and cetuximab.

Furthermore, the report accuses the British Homeopathic Association (BHA), which had submitted evidence to the panel, of cherry - picking, and even, in one case actively misrepresenting, research into the treatment (a famous study that concluded its findings were «compatible with the notion that the clinical effects of homeopathy are placebo effects» was cited by the BHA as evidence of the treatment's efficacy.)

Because bazedoxifene has already undergone safety and efficacy studies as a treatment for osteoporosis, it may be a viable near - term option for patients with advanced breast cancer whose tumors have become resistant to other treatment options, Wardell reported.

The authors reviewed 172 empirical studies on the efficacy of ability grouping as well as 125 studies on acceleration.

Although other drug developers, including Pfizer, had already dropped FAAH inhibitors because of disappointing efficacy studies, most of the molecules were shown to be safe, as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration confirmed in August 2016.

A new study led by University of Kentucky researchers suggests a new approach to develop highly - potent drugs which could overcome current shortcomings of low drug efficacy and multi-drug resistance in the treatment of cancer as well as viral and bacterial infections.

Led by Bavari and Travis Warren, Ph.D., the USAMRIID team performed a series of studies involving a lethal challenge with Marburg virus in nonhuman primates to determine the efficacious dose and regimen of AVI - 7288, as well as to characterize the drug exposures in animals that produced efficacy.

«We will continue looking at the efficacy of the head circumference and head tilting reflex as a screening tool for these disorders,» said Andrea Gropman, MD, a contributor to the study and Division Chief of Neurogenetics at Children's National.

Medical psychologist Jack D. Edinger of Duke University and his colleagues conducted a two - and - a-half-year study of 75 adults suffering from sleep maintenance insomnia in order to assess the efficacy of a form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), as compared with relaxation therapy and placebo therapy.

«Additional studies should certainly be considered, but we hope that medical professionals will consider the positive potential of honey as a treatment given the lack of proven efficacy, expense and potential for adverse effects associated with the use of DM,» said lead study author Ian Paul, a pediatrician and associate professor of pediatrics.

In addition, alternatives to repeated Pap testing, such as cytologic reprocessing of inadequate samples or primary HPV DNA screening should be studied for efficacy and acceptability among FTM patients.

«The distinct neural markers associated with cognitive performance and GWI revealed in our study can be useful for future research to objectively measure the efficacy of treatments for GWI as well as other brain disorders related to the same neurotransmitter system, like Alzheimer's disease.»

The safety and efficacy of these methods have been well established through long - term clinical outcomes studies in the field, with the nasal lining protecting the brain from infection just as the blood brain barrier has done.

A new study shows that some anti-inflammatory medicines, such as aspirin, estrogen, and Fluimucil, can improve the efficacy of existing schizophrenia treatments.

According to Dr. Fonseca, who studies the efficacy of new diabetes agents as the principal investigator of numerous clinical trials, «New medications offer more options for us and our patients.

At the same time, the new findings with sirukumab could lead to new efficacy studies being instigated for other inflammatory diseases, such as other forms of arthritis or other inflammatory diseases, e.g. vasculitis.

«Future research will focus on optimizing the candidate therapies discovered by our team in this study as well as developing biomarkers that can be used to test the efficacy of other potentially promising drugs,» says Dr. Rothstein

The current study — conducted in three neighborhoods of Merida, Mexico — measured the efficacy of indoor residual spraying against adult Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in houses treated with either deltamethrin (to which the local mosquitoes expressed a high degree of resistance) or bendiocarb (another insecticide to which the mosquitoes were fully susceptible), as compared to untreated control houses.

Studying these symptoms earlier in the animal model gives researchers more time to monitor the progression of the disease as well as assess the efficacy of potential therapeutics and to determine if and when the course of the disease could be altered.

SEATTLE, WA and DURHAM, NC — The HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) and the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) today announced the initiation of HVTN 704 / HPTN 085, also known as Antibody Mediated Prevention (AMP) or the AMP Study, a Phase 2b clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of VRC01, a broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibody (bnAb).

In this presentation, we discuss data from studies conducted with academic, clinical, and industry collaborators that demonstrates the utility of the system as a more predictive, human - relevant alternative for efficacy and safety testing of new chemical entitites.

With the availability of this remarkable tool, it's hard to understand why so many researchers continue to use grain - based chow diets in nutrition studies and even, as we shall see, in studies that are not necessarily nutrition - oriented, such as drug and compound efficacy studies, or behavioral studies.

There have been many studies on the efficacy and accuracy of DFT especially as it pertains to bulk and interfacial water properties.

Monies have gone to fund such projects as a postdoctoral fellow studying familial hypercholesterolemia, evaluating the efficacy and safety of a new drug for congenital hyperinsulinism, and identifying molecular targets for Pitt - Hopkins Syndrome treatments.

Although the efficacy in the Thai study was not high enough to warrant the vaccine's use as a public health tool, the results are helping scientists develop more effective HIV vaccine candidates.

The results obtained by this service may be part of the documentation provided to other analytical services (TNA3), Adjuvants and delivery systems (TNA2) or Immunogenicity and efficacy studies (TNA8) as well as the Pre-clinical GLP production services (TNA4) and the GMP production services (TNA5).

PFIE will provide access to its facilities for immunogenicity and efficacy studies in pigs or sheep (as well as other species if needed), according to users» requirements.