Sentences with phrase «because previous research»

Because previous research (Gilligan et al., in press; Suitor et al., 2009) has shown that the perception of any favoritism, rather than the particular pattern (e.g., mother preferred the respondent or another child), predicted sibling tension, we used the children's responses to create a dichotomous variable: 0 = child does not perceive mother as preferring any particular offspring as her future caregiver and 1 = child perceives that mother prefers either him / herself or another child as her caregiver.

Because previous research provides no clear set of findings with regard to the associations between these demographic factors and agapic love, no a priori hypotheses were made.

Third, we focused our analyses on childhood socioeconomic disadvantage, maltreatment, and social isolation because previous research suggested a link between these measures and age - related disease.24, 31,33 However, children may be exposed to other significant adverse experiences, and research is needed to uncover them.

Because previous research has shown that depression, inflammation, and the clustering of metabolic risk markers have cumulative effects on clinical outcomes, 20,21 we summed these 3 age - related - disease risks for each Dunedin Study member and found that 59.5 % of study members had none of the risks, 30.2 % had 1 risk, and 10.3 % had 2 or more risks.

Like Boykoff, I chose these 3 news organizations because previous research shows that these outlets have major impacts on policy discourse and decision - making and because these outlets also influence coverage decisions at other news outlets.

The dating of that schism between the Neanderthals and the Denisovans is surprising because previous research had pegged it as much more recent: a 2016 study, for instance, set it at only 450,000 years ago.

Dr. O'Reilly said the finding was unexpected because previous research had shown that high - not low - levels of activity of other NF - κB family members were drivers of stomach and other cancers.

Dr O'Reilly said the finding was unexpected because previous research had shown that high — not low — levels of activity of other NF - κB family members were drivers of stomach and other cancers.

That's good for chocolate lovers because previous research has shown that flavanols in other foods such as grapes and tea can help fight weight gain and type - 2 diabetes.

This study also shows that the importance of biological diversity has been underestimated because previous research only focussed on individual trophic groups: «Our extensive research programme demonstrates how important it is to study the broader context and that there is a need for action to protect ecosystems,» summarises Fischer.

«We wanted to know if the detection of this blur by the brain happens automatically, because previous research had resulted in two conflicting views.»

At the Jackson Laboratory in Maine, gerontologist David Harrison and his team chose to test rapamycin, which is already approved for use in procedures such as kidney transplants, because previous research showed that the drug increases the life span of flies and may reduce cancer in mammals.

«Furthermore, the findings may extend to other cancers because previous research has shown a link between enhanced PLK1 expression and invasiveness of colorectal, breast and thyroid tumors.»

Volcanoes can be connected to each other deep underground and scientists suspected Lusi and the Arjuno - Welirang volcanic complex were somehow linked, because previous research showed some of the gas Lusi expels is typically found in magma.

The finding was surprising because previous research had highlighted a likely role for white blood cells known as CD8 + and CD4 + memory T cells for broadening the immune response against different flu strains.

This is an important observation, because previous research — including Ross's own work — had used skull thickness as a proxy for density.

«Because our previous research and that of others indicates that exercise and diet each provide their own unique health benefits beyond those that were evaluated in the current study, it is important to recognize that both diet and exercise are important for health and longevity,» Weiss said.

Not exact matches

Also, there has been previous academic research showing that fast - growth, high - tech entrepreneurs in the U.S. tend to be men, which is partly because women are less involved in science and engineering in general, says Kelly.

Yet because of my previous research focus on women in the church and my acquaintance with political theology and critical theory (Francis Schüssler Fiorenza was a student of J. B. Metz and edited an issue of Continuum on Jürgen Habermas during the late»60s), I felt uneasy about two trends within the emerging feminist theological discourse.

I especially like taking this range because it includes 3 of the 4 most popular outcomes in our database found in our previous research.

«We started this study thinking we would identify the individual characteristics that motivated rescuers, because that's what most previous research had pointed to,» said Hollie Nyseth Brehm, co-author of the study and assistant professor of sociology at The Ohio State University.

One of the critics to weigh in without anonymity was the University of Nottingham's Jesch, who took exception to the results in part because some of her previous research was cited — and, she says, misrepresented — in the paper.

According to previous research by Galetti's group, feral pigs and cross-bred pig - boars are a public health hazard because they have become a major source of food for vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) and have thereby fueled an increase in this rabies vector.

In previous research they showed that predator decline has come about because of recreational fishing.

«Including a predawn area in the observation is useful because all the heating from the previous day's sunshine has reached its minimum there,» said THEMIS Deputy Principal Investigator Victoria Hamilton of Southwest Research Institute.

Previous research has focused on disciplining children as young as age 3, in part, because spanking is common among children of this age.

Dr Holmes» previous research with people who had received treatment for an ED showed that even when a patient specifically asks to talk about questions of gender, their request may be ignored — either because such issues are seen as a low priority, or because health professionals have little training in this sphere.

However, previous research indicates that this is not always the case, and one reason for this could be because costs associated with behaviors during mating impact behaviors during parental care.

Based on previous research, the researchers hypothesized that radiation from phones would accelerate progression of the disease because other types of radiation cause free radical damage.

Previous criteria obscured the problem and the data Data are scarce on the extent to which anorexia might affect teens who have a normal, overweight or obese body mass index (BMI) because most research into eating disorders and obesity lately has focused on binge eating disorder, the newest eating disorder addition in the DSM - 5.

«This research is significant because, if you're going to release people on parole, it is important to look at the motivations for their previous crime; those motivations can offer insights into future behavior,» Zahn adds.

Knowing what to look for Previous studies investigating heat wave prediction have looked for patterns in the tropics, but this research was interesting because the predictive factor is an atmospheric phenomenon that occurs in the middle latitudes, Schubert said.

Professor Chris Perry from Geography at the University of Exeter, lead author of the study said: «Previous research has highlighted how important parrotfish are for the general health of coral reefs, specifically because they help to control algal growth and promote coral recruitment.

«They haven't been found before now because the sonar on the previous Marine National Facility (MNF) research vessel, Southern Surveyor, could only map the sea floor to 3,000 metres, which left half of Australia's ocean territory out of reach.»»

Previous search efforts might have missed the plumes in part because they are intermittent, says Lorenz Roth of the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas.

Because of previous research showing cardiovascular benefits of linoleic acid, the American Heart Association in 2009 recommended people take in at least 5 to 10 percent of their energy in the form of omega - 6 fatty acids, which includes linoleic acid.

«Previous research that has detected parenting - related behaviors affect intelligence is perhaps incorrect because it hasn't taken into account genetic transmission,» Beaver said.

Previous research into star formation in the early universe has typically been biased toward massive galaxies because they're brighter.

However, previous research has found few primary care providers adhere to the guidelines because most strategies focus on changing individual prescriber behavior rather than implementing a systems - based intervention.

• Previous research by Zak and his colleagues suggests that because estrogen increases the number of oxytocin receptors, in countries where people consume larger amounts of plant - based estrogens (found in foods such as nuts, soy products, and legumes), average trust levels are higher.

Previous research has used the polarization of light to control the size and shape of these exotic beams but the connection was limited because only certain polarizations could convert to certain orbital momentums.

The ARIC data were especially useful to study because unlike most previous research linking gum disease and cancer risk, periodontitis cases were determined from dental examinations performed as part of the ARIC study rather than participants» self - reports of the disease.

In fact, the research team had specifically chosen flat research sites because previous studies had shown that soil carbon tended to migrate downhill over time.

That may have been in part because the plumes are intermittent, but also because previous scans were done in visible light, says Lorenz Roth of the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, Texas.

However, it has not been possible to know the extent of this problem, because diagnoses and details regarding substance use are typically not documented in people's medical records, previous research shows.

«This research is important because previous studies have shown that a reduction in blood supply to the heart (ischemia) during mental stress doubles the risk of heart attack or death from heart disease,» said Viola Vaccarino, M.D., Ph.D., senior author of the study and professor of epidemiology and medicine at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta, Georgia.

There have been previous efforts to locate the axion, but there is greater interest in the Axion Dark Matter Experiment because of recent developments in physics research.

«This research is an important addition to the field because previous studies looking at CYP gene variants and their effects on risks of repeat heart attacks, bleeding and death have included predominantly Caucasian patients of European ancestry,» Cresci noted.

That's a good idea, because discrepancies between labs are common, says David Griffiths, a virologist at Moredun Research Institute in Midlothian, United Kingdom, who has studied previous claims for retroviruses as the cause of chronic diseases.

Previous research has suggested that in patients who suffer from both disorders, OCD might show up more in the form of compulsions than obsessions, and these findings support that idea: the increased activity of the precuneus may reflect individuals» efforts and ability to resist obsessive thought, and the motor cortex may be more active because OCD is manifesting itself more physically than mentally.