For example, Hampson et al.'s (2001) meta - analysis of interventions found very small effect sizes (mean = − 0.15) interventions on self - management among adolescents with type 1 diabetes
compared with greater effects (M = 0.37) on psychosocial outcomes, such as family adjustment.
Not exact matches
In analyses stratified by fish intake, the beneficial
effects of breastfeeding on visual motor ability at age 3 years seemed
greater for women who consumed 2 or more servings
compared with less than 2 servings per week, although the interaction was not statistically significant.
Beneficial
effects of breastfeeding on the Wide Range Assessment of Visual Motor Abilities at age 3 years seemed
greater for women who consumed 2 or more servings of fish per week (0.24; 0.00 - 0.47 points per month breastfed)
compared with less than 2 servings of fish per week (− 0.01; − 0.22 to 0.20 points per month breastfed)(P =.16 for interaction).
For cessation of exclusive breastfeeding at up to six months the treatment
effect appears to be
greater when the intervention was delivered by non-professionals (lay support)
compared with professionals or mixed support (test for subgroup differences: Chi ² = 7.74, df = 2 (P = 0.02), I ² = 73.1 %; Analysis 2.2).
The gender difference is consistent
with prior studies in animals, which show
greater stimulant drug
effects in females
compared to males.
For babies born at less than 27 weeks the
effect was
greater,
with the odds of dying almost halved when they were admitted to high volume neonatal units at the hospital of birth
compared to when they were admitted to low volume units (odds ratio 0.51).
When educational information on the importance of the second dose of influenza vaccine was embedded into the text messages there was an even
greater effect compared both
with conventional text messages that only told families when and where to go as well as
with written reminder only.
The researchers say this supports the «female protective
effect» hypothesis because females
with autism carry
greater genetic load predisposing them to develop the condition,
compared to males.
Another feature of the «Pinatubo
effect» that mirrors the predictions of the models is the
greater cooling of the interiors of continental landmasses
compared with other regions of the globe.
For instance, the
greatest negative
effects of warming are expected to occur in the tropics because tropical species tend to have a narrower range of thermal tolerance when
compared with higher latitude species.
If we confined the analysis to the biologically compliant subjects (n = 136), the
effect of treatment was slightly
greater with a reduction in atrophy rate of 31.1 % in the active treatment group (rate of atrophy: 0.73 % [0.57 — 0.88]-RRB-
compared to the placebo group (1.06 % [0.90 — 1.22], P = 0.004 after multi-adjusted analysis).
One Japanese study found that adults who drank five or more cups of green tea per day had a 26 % reduction in death from heart attack or stroke
compared with those who had one cup or less; the
effect was
greater in women than in men.
And when they are noticed, the benefits for the givers were about 45 %
greater compared to the recipients, as determined by the daily diary self - assessment scales,
with an equally strong
effect for men and women.
Comparing the
effect of squats
with different stance widths, Escamilla et al. (2001a) reported no differences in hip moment arm lengths between the narrow, medium, and wide stance width squats at any point in the lowering and lifting phases, except at 45 degrees of knee flexion in the lifting phase, when the medium and wide stance width squats displayed
greater hip moment arm lengths than narrow stance width squats.
The
effect in mice was
greater with alternate - day fasting
compared to daily calorie restriction, suggesting that increased time span in the fasted state has additive
effects other than those attributed to calorie restriction alone (27).
Here is a
great article
comparing the HCG and low - carb diets written by Franziska Spritzer who is a dietitian: http://www.lowcarbdietitian.com/blog/hcg-diet-vs-carbohydrate-restriction-for-weight-loss You can use any sweeteners
with no or little
effect on blood sugar.
Comparing the
effect of training variables, Clark et al. (2008) found that peak force output increased
with greater relative load between 55 % and 80 % of 1RM performed on a smith machine using the Plyobrake system.
Exploring the
effect of implement, Schick et al. (2010) found that middle deltoid muscle activity was significantly
greater when performing the free - weight bench press
compared with the Smith machine variation.
These data indicates that
greater deltoid muscle activity is displayed
with bench angles above 28 degrees
compared with less steep bench angles, although using a narrow grip tends to reduce this
effect.
Comparing the
effect of bench press method, Clark et al. (2008) found a main difference in peak force output at 55 % and 80 % of 1RM between the Smith machine bench press and Smith machine bench throw as well as a
greater proportion of the range of motion displaying > 75 % peak force when performing the bench throw
compared with the bench press at 80 % 1RM.
Thus, the reduced stimulation of muscle protein synthesis after feeding in older individuals could be related to a lower sensitivity to the
effect of amino acids and / or leucine, and the stimulation of muscle protein synthesis obtained in old rats fed the pulse diet could be related to the
greater increase in indispensable amino acid (+93 μmol) or leucine (+17 %) concentrations in that group
compared with the spread diet (+56 μmol for total amino acids, +2 % for leucine).
These antioxidant and anti-inflammatory
effects are also likely to be responsible for the mechanism behind the beneficial associations between coffee consumption and liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer110 that our umbrella review found had the
greatest magnitude of
effect compared with other outcomes.
Match that
with some
great animation and a variety of special
effects, the title is definitely an impressive looking title... just don't
compare it to the XBox 360 or PlayStation 3 range of next generation graphics.
Positive comments from some recent users of this book include: Most schools are full of documents and data... Dr Slater is among the first to show how they can be used to
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The overall
effect is a
greater sense of power and luxury when
compared with the staid and sedate Camry Hybrid.
The new rear - drive unit is constantly overdriven by 2.7 - percent (
compared to 1.7 percent on the previous system),
with a
greater torque - vectoring
effect across a broader spectrum of driving situations, further enhancing cornering capability at lower speeds and in tighter - radius corners.
Research (Bennet N., Greco DS, Peterson ME -
Compare the
effect of a high fiber vs low carbohydrate diet on glycemic control in diabetic cats) showed that while both the canned diet mentioned above and a high fiber diet had an
effect, the canned diet
with higher levels of protein helped a
greater percentage of cats in the study.
As modern pet anesthetics have become a lot safer,
with fewer side
effects, the debate about the recommended age of canine neutering has been reopened in the veterinary world
with some vets now allowing their clients to opt for an early - age spay or neuter, provided they appreciate that there are
greater, albeit minimal, anaesthetic risks to the very young pet when
compared to the more mature pet.
To quote Karl Braganza from the Bureau as published by that online rag The Conversation, «Patterns of temperature change that are uniquely associated
with the enhanced greenhouse
effect, and which have been observed in the real world include...
Greater warming in winter
compared with summer...
Greater warming of night time temperatures than daytime temperatures».
If sample size is not masking a significant correlation, the
greater readability advantage in federal courts may be explained by the factors that depress the summary judgment success rate in state courts: more restrictive state summary judgment standards, the lack of state court resources
compared with those in federal court, and state court judges» relative reluctance to grant summary judgment.111 Although
greater readability could still influence the outcomes in some state cases, which would be consistent
with the slight readability advantage in our sample, on the whole the anti-summary-judgment factors would reduce the potential readability
effect on summary judgment outcome.
The main purpose of this study was to improve mood and behavior disorders in RTT patients
with venlafaxine (SNRI), and
compare the results
with citalopram (SSRIs) during 6 - 8 weeks, to determine which drug offered
greater efficacy and fewer side
effects, as well as to
compare them to risperidone, and to correlate cortisol levels in saliva
with stress and drug response.
We hypothesized that VIP and BB would each be associated
with enhanced parent - child interaction
compared with the control group and that VIP would have
greater effects than BB.
Overall, the
effect sizes were slightly
greater for subscales assessing specific symptoms
compared with indices of combined ADHD symptoms.
A
greater number of delayed growth
effects were in evidence for the ISFP,
with PDFY
effects shown only on tobacco use growth rates as
compared to the control group.
Our results showed that conduct problems had
greater effect on deviant self - concept among girls
compared with boys.
In a randomized clinical trial
comparing mindfulness
with relaxation training among community adults, although both programs showed similar
effects in reducing distress, mindfulness showed
greater effects in enhancing positive states of mind [29].