Sentences with phrase «better than any other factor»

Not exact matches

But the reason they're expecting to do well this year has more to do with their marketing efforts, rather than the recovering economy or other factors like low oil prices, according to a small business holiday survey from Constant Contact, an online marketing firm in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Rozovsky basically said that having studied 180 teams at Google over the past several years and trying to determine what made some teams perform better than others (despite every team being filled with over-achievers who work at Google) one factor stood out more than others: Creating «psychologically safe environments.»

«As a liquidity provider, HRT understands that other firms may be faster than it is, may have better information than it does, and may simply be better at pricing securities than it is, and it must factor that into the displayed prices at which it is willing to buy and sell.

But factors other than political ones were at play as well, including a big (5 percent) drop in shares of defense behemoth United Technologies after it announced plans to buy another company for what some analysts deemed an exorbitant price.

Level term policies are usually more affordable since premiums can vary based upon factors other than age, and the insurer can better price your risk profile.

The most reliable measures of individual stock valuation we've found are based on formal discounted cash flow considerations, but among publicly - available measures we've evaluated, price / revenue ratios are better correlated with actual subsequent returns than price / earnings ratios (though normalized profit margins and other factors are obviously necessary to make cross-sectional comparisons).

The minimum account level deposit is much higher than a lot of other websites have but when you factor in all the extra services it is still a very good deal in our opinion.

As usual, I don't place too much emphasis on this sort of forecast, but to the extent that I make any comments at all about the outlook for 2006, the bottom line is this: 1) we can't rule out modest potential for stock appreciation, which would require the maintenance or expansion of already high price / peak earnings multiples; 2) we also should recognize an uncomfortably large potential for market losses, particularly given that the current bull market has now outlived the median and average bull, yet at higher valuations than most bulls have achieved, a flat yield curve with rising interest rate pressures, an extended period of internal divergence as measured by breadth and other market action, and complacency at best and excessive bullishness at worst, as measured by various sentiment indicators; 3) there is a moderate but still not compelling risk of an oncoming recession, which would become more of a factor if we observe a substantial widening of credit spreads and weakness in the ISM Purchasing Managers Index in the months ahead, and; 4) there remains substantial potential for U.S. dollar weakness coupled with «unexpectedly» persistent inflation pressures, particularly if we do observe economic weakness.

There are many factors to be considered when discussing job creation in a new emerging industry, and there's no better way to get a clear idea of what's going on than to cooperate with other individuals who share a similar vision with you.

The factors balance each other — if you want a loan with a below - average FICO, you'll probably need to be better - than - average with your down payment or DTI.

For example, in the AFR, the Department of Finance implies that most of the better - than - expected outcome for «other revenues» was due to one - time factors, which would not be expected to carry forward.

According to McKinsey, more than ever, Chinese shoppers base their purchases on other factors, such the quality of the products, suitability and good after - sale service.

Sexuality (all sexuality regardless of orientation) is a product of many factors and at some point it moves from being good to being something other than good.

One that was based on a survey of mainline church members, for example, suggested that identification with the local community served as an important plausibility structure for traditional religious tenets.13 Furthermore, those who made such localistic identifications were considerably more likely than «cosmopolitans» to espouse traditional religious beliefs (controlling for a variety of other factors) and to allow these beliefs to influence their thinking on racial and social questions as well.

I suspect this is a contributing factor in anti-semitism as well as in other groups that suffer racism more than others.

It was their first Flag Football Game as a unit and Flag Football more than any other sport really does take some time to get some chemistry with one another... ATO SR has played in several All Sports Series Leagues and they know full well how to score on the Offensive end when timing is such a key factor.

Jamaica may be pricier than some other Caribbean destinations, but if you factor in the things like potable tap water, good medical care, and great food, and maybe padding the budget a little bit is worth it.

It's not exactly clear what's behind the trend of more parents moving away from corporal punishment — it could be a result of doctors and other child health and welfare experts spreading the word about extensive and well - researched evidence showing a clear link between corporal punishment and negative outcomes for kids, or it could be that this form of punishing kids is less socially acceptable than it used to be, or a combination of both factors.

www.babyproduct-reviews.com is one good place to look These reviews may cover bottle safety factors other than BPA.

It seems that the rates reported in this database for low - risk pregnancies (excluding malpresentation and other factors) are all as good as or better in every category other than intrapartum death rate of babies, which I am having a hard time finding in the other literature on hospital births in the U.S. for low - risk, white women.

Sure, there are other bells and whistles than can come into play when evaluating diapers - whether they're environmentally friendly, for overnight use, or best for sensitive skin - but those factors can get in the way of an evaluation of your everyday diapering needs.

The seminar will explore the key factors and dynamics explaining the prevalence of social enterprise in particular public service markets, and why social enterprise works better in certain areas than others.

Now a major literature review concludes that, in the majority of tests, women are better at face recognition than men, irrespective of all other factors.

Results indicated that after correcting for lung disease as well as other factors that can contribute to ROP risk such as gestational age, there is still a higher risk of ROP in steroid - treated infants than in those infants not treated with steroids.

Overall, practice explains about 18 percent of why some athletes perform better or worse than others — with 82 percent of this difference attributed to factors other than practice.

Factors other than practice believed to influence athletic performance include genetic attributes, such as fast - twitch muscles and maximum blood oxygenation level; cognitive and psychological traits and behaviors — including confidence, performance anxiety, intelligence and working memory capacity — play roles as well, though researchers don't yet know the significance of each.

«However, we found that whether or not a woman has a sense of linked fate with other women does a better job than any of these previously considered variables of explaining why the marriage gap exists, and yet no one is talking about this as an important factor in women's political preferences.»

«Factors other than parental eating behaviors such as community and school, food environment, peer influence, television viewing, as well as individual factors such as self - image and self - esteem seem to play an important role in young people's dietary intake,» said May A. Beydoun, PhD, co-author of the study and a former postdoctoral research fellow at the Bloomberg Factors other than parental eating behaviors such as community and school, food environment, peer influence, television viewing, as well as individual factors such as self - image and self - esteem seem to play an important role in young people's dietary intake,» said May A. Beydoun, PhD, co-author of the study and a former postdoctoral research fellow at the Bloomberg factors such as self - image and self - esteem seem to play an important role in young people's dietary intake,» said May A. Beydoun, PhD, co-author of the study and a former postdoctoral research fellow at the Bloomberg School.

«Now we want to better understand why some forests were more vulnerable than others, and what factors controlled the differences in how forests were impacted.

«'' This study appears to have been well conducted, but the pattern of results suggests that the observed increase in behavioural problems may have been caused by factors other than mobile phone use.

But while substantial data (including AFFiRiS» [15] and Prothena's [20,22] preclinical work) give good reason to think that early clearance of AS neuropathology will decelerate the rate of SN DA neuronal loss, astrocytosis, and possibly accumulation of senescent glial cells in PD, there is no reason to think that doing so will prevent these phenomena entirely, if for no other reason than because many other factors also contribute to their occurrence.

Limited efforts have been made to investigate the importance of selection, where environmental factors determine which types of organisms that get on better than others, of a sperm and the offspring it generates.

Not only do we have the experience that comes from providing trauma care for more children than most other hospitals, but we have the expertise that can only be developed through commitment to research that helps explain the factors at play in traumatic injuries in children, and the best methods for education and prevention.

Authors will benefit from the robust journal activities including very rapid review (average time to decision is less than 23 days, 14 days to online publication), high visibility and impact (papers publicized on journal website, monthly newsletters, Facebook, Twitter, 2011 impact factor 3.368,), and author services (connection to nomenclature services, pre-publication annotation of data for submission to data resources and repositories, as well as video and other alternative content as part of the embedded content).

From their previous studies, the researchers knew that some foods worked better than others to neutralize garlic breath, and they theorized that two separate factors are responsible: Phenolic compounds, which are antioxidants found in fruits and vegetables; and enzymes, which are proteins that help speed up chemical reactions.

Pomegranate Keeping a much lower profile than the the goji berry but nutritionally possessing a very good profile indeed, the pomegranate is high in vitamin C, B5 and, most important of all, polyphenols called ellagitannins, which several studies suggest may help to reduce cholesterol levels and other heart disease risk factors.

Even after controlling for other risk factors, 80 % of those with better - than - average arterial function survived cardiac event - free over the years, whereas 80 % of those with below - average dilation didn't.

But as anyone who's tried to diet for a contest would tell you, there's actually more to slimming down than just cutting calories and if you want to get best results, you have to pay attention to other factors that contribute to reducing body fat.

There are other factors that can influence a lesser - than - ideal output of human growth hormone, like improper sleeping habits and little to no regular physical exertion or exercise, as well as poor nutrition.

Surprisingly, the researchers found that low - volume, moderate exercisers, who exercised just 75 minutes per week (that's just 15 minutes a day), had significantly better HRs than inactive people, and this result held up even after controlling for a number of other factors, like age, sex, smoking, drinking, and other health issues.

Curious thing though, if interval training burns far more calories in the same amount of time why is it that the all the big health advocacy organizations like AHA recommend brisk walking rather than intervals as the best way to lose weight??? Its because there are other factors to consider when deciding what the best form of carido is!

The accuracy of this test still has room for improvement, as it can vary depending on the time of day and other factors, but it is a much better indication of heart disease risk than a cholesterol test (which is practically useless for determining heart disease risk).

There are other very important factors involved as well of course, but if there was any single thing that can turn back the clock better than anything else, and give you back your manliness, help you lose fat, grow muscle, lose man boobs, and get your youth, energy and drive back, it's testosterone.

(See Good Calories Bad Calories, by Gary Taubes, and Chapter 9 of my book, Deep Nutrition) The chance of this woman, who has no other risk factors for heart disease aside from high LDL cholesterol (a poor predictor by itself), benefitting from Crestor's ability to prevent heart attacks is less than one in a thousand.

People of less wealthy nations may be subject to other factors that are individually worse than those New Zealanders and Australians experience, but their overall lifestyle, less processed diets and better family or social structures help counter-balance these.

I'm not sure there's a source that's most important but some sources are better sources than others... because of iodine content as well as other factors like overall nutritional makeup.

Other studies have shown that soy protein is less effective for body builders than whey protein because its amino acids are more likely to go into splanchnic circulation (stomach, small intestines, colon, liver, pancreas and spleen) than into peripheral regions such as muscle tissues.4, 5 This makes sense because whey protein provides greater amounts of the branched chain amino acids (BCAAs) leucine, isoleucine and valine as well as more methionine and lysine, all of which are critically needed for muscle building.6 - 9 Researchers have also found the low BCAA content of soy protein adversely affects muscle building by disrupting both leucine signaling10 and the activation of myogenic translation initiation factors.

The authors» «research methods» were virtually non-existent and they didn't control for any factors other than hours spent wearing a bra — an obvious one being obesity, which is a well - known risk factor for breast cancer.

There are other dietary supplements on the market that are reported to perform better than Focus Factor.

Their metabolisms are better suited to seed - eating; they make more amylase, for one thing, than humans do and their body chemistry is better capable of neutralizing phytic acid and various other factors protecting seeds from digestion in such a way that over the long term, they ruin human health.