Sentences with phrase «as stable patterns»

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As Joe's sobriety becomes more stable, some of his AA behavior patterns will gradually change.

As inter-personal communication flows become patterned over time, a communication structure (or network) emerges, which is relatively stable and predictive of future human behavior (6)

However, just as we say that it is the same house because its other structural features remain intact, what stays the same about me (better: what constitutes the «me» that is continued sameness) is the background, contextual structure of other behavioral patterns against the stable presence of which a given habitual change is noticed and contrasted.

A final consultation will be arranged at the end of the second week, to ensure that the programme has been successful and also to provide guidance as to the best methods of maintenance of an improved and stable sleep pattern.

A final consultation will be arranged at the end of the second week, to ensure that the programme has been successful and also to provide guidance as to the best methods of maintenance of a improved and stable sleep pattern.

As precipitation moves inland, water with the heavier form of hydrogen falls out first, which creates predictable patterns of the stable isotopes ratios of precipitation across continents.

The potential power of structural balance theory is its ability to predict patterns in the structure of the whole social network and also predict changes that occur over time, as unstable triads are expected to change to stable ones.

It should be noted that irregular feeding patterns across the week, as opposed to maintaining a stable daily frequency, has been shown to decrease post-prandial thermogenesis [102] and adversely affect insulin sensitivity and blood lipid profile [103].

We need to be cognizant of everything from local - scale stable boundary layer micrometeorolgy and ocean unstable boundary layer turbulent processes to global oceanic and atmospheric circulation patterns such as the Arctic Oscillation and the Gulf Stream's seasonal evolution.

As most of us have become acutely aware by this point, the prevailing pattern has been exceptionally stable and dry.

The supposed stable configuration of geography, with relatively predictable climate patterns, coastlines and icepacks in familiar locations, and clear demarcations of territorial control on land are increasingly dubious assumptions as weather patterns change, sea levels rise and ice packs disintegrate while technological innovations, communications and global markets cause rapid fluctuations in the price in food and other essentials across boundaries.

With 1,000 times as many coins to be mined, it's easy to see a very stable future for ETN and perhaps a much smoother growth pattern than Bitcoin, as it will take far longer for unhashed coins to become scarce.

Results revealed a developmental trend of decreasing internalizing problems across study years for most participants, as would be expected, with adolescents participating in serious, chronic, and violent patterns of antisocial behavior displaying greater internalizing problems than those participating in stable patterns of less serious or no antisocial behavior.

For example, longitudinal prospective studies of children of mothers with schizophrenia have consistently identified a subgroup who present a stable pattern of aggressive and / or antisocial behavior from a young age, 36,37 and studies of children with depression identify a subgroup with conduct disorder.38 Among persons who develop a major mental disorder, substance abuse in childhood or adolescence is more strongly associated with violent crime in adulthood than substance abuse in adulthood, 39 and individuals who will develop a major mental disorder may be more sensitive to the effects of alcohol than others.40 These findings suggest that symptoms (eg, substance abuse) that we and others are labeling as distinct disorders, may in fact be a part of or at least related to the primary disorder.

[jounal] Coie, J. / 1995 / Childhood peer rejection and aggression as predictors of stable patterns of adolescent disorder / Development and Psychopathology 7 (4): 697 ~ 713

As applied to FASD, this integrated model supports family - focused interventions that aim to alter identified family - level risk and protective factors including a stable and nurturing home, attachment, parent - child interaction patterns, caregiver cognitive appraisal, self - efficacy, parent stress, and family resource needs.

Some of the most stubborn foreclosure cases are finally being flushed out of the foreclosure pipeline, and we all can expect to see more noise in the numbers over the next few months as national foreclosure activity makes its way back to more stable patterns by the end of this year.