Sentences with phrase «biological differences between groups»

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I didn't find that that there were any (biological) differences in weight changes between the three groups; in 18 months, gaining 1 kg or losing 0.5 kg is about the same to me, even weight fluctuations from day to day would explain them.

Most controlled studies have made use of a modest dose of just 1 g / day of vitamin C. From all published research, the combined effect has revealed a difference between the groups taking vitamin C and the groups taking a placebo which is highly significant, suggesting a real biological effect.

Well, in an even older publication back from 2001 and also in Nature, two of the same group of Dutch researchers (Christiaan Both and Marcel Visser, NIOO - KNAW) already hypothesised that for some migratory birds, the difference of the warming speed between their winter grounds and nesting areas could actually be irrelevant, as the timing of their migration may not depend on temperature, but on an independent biological calendar:

Generally defined, temperament is the biological basis of personality.4 Research on the topic of temperamentally - based socially wary, reticent and inhibited behavior has reported differences in prevalence of this construct between East Asian (e.g., China, South Korea) and Western children and youth (e.g., Western Europe, Canada and the United States); the former group has demonstrated a higher prevalence of wary, inhibited behavior than the latter.5, 6,7,8,9 In Western cultures, which value independence and assertiveness, socially - inhibited and reticent behavior is viewed as reflecting shyness, fearfulness and social incompetence; in East Asian cultures, which are dominated historically by Confucian and Taoist philosophies, socially wary and inhibited behavior is viewed as reflecting compliance, obedience, being well - mannered, and thus, social maturity and accomplishment.10

Fact: «New partners had little effect on mothers... For fathers, however, cohabiting or visiting with a new partner had a particularly detrimental effect on positive engagement [with their own children]... The difference between single fathers and those who had a new romantic partner is noteworthy, given that both groups were similar in that they lived apart from their child and did not have a romantic relationship with the biological mother... Fathers with a new partner who were engaging less in their children provide an interesting contrast to the result that mothers with a new cohabiting partner reported them to be higher than married, cohabiting, or visiting fathers on positive engagement and instrumental support.