Sentences with phrase «at a single point in time»

The data were collected at a single point in time and can not speak to what optimism may have been before or after that point.

Previous research showed having a purpose in life generally improves overall sleep when measured at a single point in time.

He also notes that the study's results, because they are drawn from brains studied at a single point in time, can't illuminate disease progression.

A fasting plasma glucose test measures blood glucose at a single point in time.

The contextual indicators describe population characteristics of children and families at a single point in time.

Thus far social, emotional and behavioural development has only been explored in detail at a single point in time - entry to primary school.

Never seen so many of those pots in one business at any single point in time.

(13.7 billion years ago) 2s) the universe began at a single point in time and space called the Big Bang.

Dr. May said most studies have looked at depression at a single point in time, such as within 30 days of a heart event or at the time of heart disease diagnosis.

It would make matters more difficult because the most important flaw of the No Child Left Behind accountability system is its reliance on the level of student achievement at a single point in time as a measure of school performance.

Many studies, including the AFT one, are inherently suspect, inasmuch as they look only at student achievement levels at a single point in time, thereby telling us little or nothing about how much pupils are learning.

Films like J. Edgar and The Aviator (for which he got a Leading Role nomination) require him to play a single character through many stages of his life, never allowing the actor to fully inhabit characters at a single point in time.

Most prior research on inflammation and delirium has collected information at a single point in time.

While earlier research established a link between parental conflict at a single point in time and children's adjustment later in life, Raver and her colleagues saw a need to explore how children may be adversely affected by prolonged exposure to this aggression.

Previous studies analyzed either stored pollen collected from hives or pollen samples collected from bees at a single point in time.

«The researchers measured levels of inflammation at a single point in time and we don't know whether this gives a reliable indication of inflammation more generally.

Earlier studies that found a link between mental ability and pot smoking have generally looked at a single point in time, raising the possibility that low IQ increases the likelihood of marijuana use, rather than vice versa, Meier says.

Finally, we investigated individuals» involvement in and experiences with online dating and Internet personals ads at a single point in time during a particular historical era.

Given the strong influence of out - of - school factors on student achievement, any quality measure based on the level of student performance at a single point in time will be heavily influenced by characteristics of a school's student body.

«These assessments are administered at a single point in time and provide after - the - fact data that do not inform instruction,» the authors wrote, concluding that the resulting education system is one that places more emphasis on accountability goals than it does on the improvement of student learning.

This means that if you have several credit cards with a collective limit of $ 10,000, you should make a point to never have more than $ 3,000 in charges at a single point in time.

Short - term data sets are like snapshots of the environment at a single point in time.

However, evidence for the relationship between poverty and children's distress is limited by the use of measures of poverty at a single point in time, by a failure to examine race or ethnic differences, and by a lack of concern with explanations for poverty's effects.

Because growth is more rapid as well as more complex, dynamic, and variable during a child's earliest years, it can be challenging to capture skills and abilities — particularly at a single point in time.

We utilized a cross-sectional, correlational design wherein data collection occurred at a single point in time for each family.

The study took only a snapshot of participants» brains at a single point in time, so it can't prove any association between increased tau and mental deterioration.

But most studies have assessed adolescent depression at a single point in time — not cumulatively, said the researchers.

Many studies, including the AFT one, are inherently suspect, inasmuch as they look only at student achievement levels at a single point in time, thereby telling us little or nothing about how much pupils are

As I stated earlier, PISA produces data collected at a single point in time.

It was very large, unique and comprehensive but it was observational (i.e., not interventional), simply observing things as they were at a single point in time.

When an individual retires under a DB plan, she is entitled to a stream of payments that has a lump - sum value that we calculate using standard actuarial methods (which take into account expected mortality patterns and adjust the sum of payments to reflect the fact that they are received over many years rather than at a single point in time).

Studies indicate that games enhance the brainpower and one's ability to switch between different tasks; it also enables people to incorporate multiple ideas for a problem solution, at a single point in time.

At any single point in time, all of these factors are closely associated with single parenthood, and therefore it is tempting to use them to «explain» growth in parenting outside of marriage.

The illustration provides a snapshot of student achievement using standards - based grading, and captures each students» status, or the academic performance of each student, at a single point in time.

Most studies looked at the quality of a marriage and the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) at a single point in time, rather than the potential impact of changes over time.