Sentences with phrase «compared with other factors»

The Obama administration's proposal for program evaluation used that logic, but it's hard to say how much Podunk mattered compared with other factors like the school curriculum or the student's home life.

Not exact matches

Results for the current quarter included positive revenue of $ 3.4 billion, or $ 1.12 per diluted share, compared with negative revenue of $ 731 million a year ago related to changes in Morgan Stanley's debt - related credit spreads and other credit factors (Debt Valuation Adjustment, DVA).2, 3

Note: The graph shows predicted differences in the probability of supporting an FTA with China comparing people who agree with each statement to those who disagree, adjusting for other factors.

Together with other factors — such as strong underlying demand based on demographic trends, favourable employment conditions, and the large amount of work still in the pipeline — this points to the current downturn in dwelling investment being relatively mild compared with past experience.

Failures that he now experiences as being monumental often diminish in importance when compared to other important factors in his life, and he may then find himself able to cope with them.

The results were skewed slightly by the fact that more people stuck to the meat free diet than stuck to the omnivorous one — 55 per cent kept strictly to their veggie regimen, compared with only 32 per cent on the other diet — but that could just show that when it comes to keeping people interested in healthy eating, deliciousness is a factor too.

There has been concern raised about a resurgence of vitamin D deficiency and rickets among infants and children, with reports emerging in the United States from Alaska, 1,2 Iowa, 3 Nevada, 4 California, 5 North Carolina, 6 Texas, 7 and mother - infant pairs in Boston, 8 among others.9 The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in young children also appears to be high in other countries, including England, 10 Greece, 11 and Canada.12, 13 One study from China found a 65.3 % prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among 12 - to 24 - month - olds, but few cases (3.7 %) of radiographic or clinical rickets were noted.14 Previous studies suggest risk factors to be dark skin pigmentation1,3 - 12 and breastfeeding without supplementation.1 - 7, 9,12,13 To date, reports have focused primarily on young infants compared with toddlers.

This umbrella stroller has been compared with other top umbrella models such as the Maclaren Triumph, and these two went head to head on many factors, but the reviews don't lie, neither do recall news, and in the end the victory belongs to the G - Luxe.

It also compares favorably with most of its competitors on all other factors.

With so many factors affecting his appetite, it makes no sense to compare the amount of food your baby is eating with any other baby, or to try and fulfill a rigid recommendatWith so many factors affecting his appetite, it makes no sense to compare the amount of food your baby is eating with any other baby, or to try and fulfill a rigid recommendatwith any other baby, or to try and fulfill a rigid recommendation.

By comparing with other already known factors, HAND2 methylation is by far the most common molecular alteration in endometrial cancer.

In a 2008 paper, they compared the brains of people who had committed suicide with the brains of people who had died suddenly of factors other than suicide.

State policymakers and other users can consider such factors as how their state compares with neighboring or similar states, as well as with the national average.

Solely in terms of how much grain livestock consume, producing a pound (0.45 kilogram) of beef releases 13.67 pounds (6.2 kilograms) of greenhouse gases, compared with around 6.75 pounds (3.1 kilograms) to produce a pound of pork, and 3.37 pounds (1.5 kilograms) for every pound of chicken — and this does not even take into account the other factors in meat's carbon footprint, from deforestation for pasturage to shipping it to market.

Diamond acknowledges that many other factors are involved in the long history of this island but that the comparative method, he writes, consists of comparing — preferably quantitatively and aided by statistical analyses — different systems that are similar in many respects but that differ with respect to the factors whose influence one wishes to study.

The USPSTF also found inadequate evidence on the effectiveness of targeted screening in persons who are at increased risk for celiac disease (e.g., persons with family history or other risk factors), or on the effectiveness of treatment of screen - detected, asymptomatic celiac disease to improve morbidity, mortality, or quality of life compared with no treatment or treatment initiated after clinical diagnosis.

Besides age, other risk factors include family history, previous brain trauma, heart disease and gender (the prevalence rate for women over 70 is 16 percent, compared with men at 11 percent).

Researchers found that patients with a higher amount or higher proportion of an inflammatory protein called type 1 interferon beta compared with another inflammatory protein, type 1 interferon alpha, do not respond as well to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors as others.

Compared with the general population, and after controlling for confounding factors (such as disease duration, other co-existing diseases and socio - economic factors), patients with RA actively on TNF inhibitor treatment were 50 percent more likely to have ACS, while those who had never taken these medications were over twice as likely to have ACS.

Individuals in the lowest of the 6 poverty - income ratio categories had more than a 2-fold increased odds of PAD compared with those in the highest poverty - income ratio category, an association that was still significant after accounting for other risk factors.

The authors note that although the effect of maternal obesity on cerebral palsy may seem small compared with other risk factors, the association is of public health relevance due to the large proportion of women who are overweight or obese.

Compared with ever - users of other types of antihypertensive medications, users of short - acting CCBs had a hazard ratio (HR) for development of pancreatic cancer of 1.66, which was significant after adjustment for a number of relevant factors.

In a Cox proportional hazards model adjusting for age, examination years and all other predictive coronary disease risk factors, blood donors had a 88 % reduced risk (relative hazard = 0.12, 95 % confidence interval 0.02 - 0.86, p = 0.035) of acute myocardial infarction, compared with non-blood donors.

Factors other than the depth of the water also have a considerable influence on loss, which means that there is greater uncertainty compared with other hazards.

Taking into account age and other risk health factors they found that two - thirds of women who undergo fertility therapy never become pregnant, and when compared to the one - third who do conceive, the women who never give birth end up with an increased risk for stroke and heart failure.

In a recent study in the journal Brain, young to middle - aged adults who'd had at least one concussion and had genetic risk factors for Alzheimer's had less gray matter in parts of the brain associated with dementia, compared to other study participants.

Naturelo's only disadvantage compared with Garden Of Life is its lack of fancy extras, with no prebiotic blend or broader fruit and vegetable blend, but on the other hand, Naturelo's dosage beats Garden Of Life by a factor of two.

Compared to other types of honey, Manuka has an extra ingredient with antimicrobial qualities, called the Unique Manuka Factor (UMF).

Of course, that's correlation not causation, and there are a lot of other factors tied up in comparing 8 - hour finishers with 16 - hour finishers — but it is food for thought.

According to Cancer Research UK, «the evidence that HRT can cause some types of cancer (breast, womb and ovarian) is strong... but it's important to remember that the increased cancer risk with HRT is small compared to many other risk factors, like smoking or being overweight, as shown below.

Adjusting for many other factors that can affect student performance, Chingos compares changes in the rate of gain in student test performance in school districts that were forced to reduce class size with changes in the rate of gain in other districts that could spend the funds as they saw fit.

After again controlling for factors other than competition that might affect a private school's demand for certain teachers, I compared teachers in areas where parents have more choices among private schools with teachers in areas where they have fewer.

These sites all offer users the ability to compare their school with others in the same school district or state (because standard tests in each state vary, it's difficult to make such comparisons across districts in different states), and a few rank schools based on test performance or other factors.

They compared these factors with other variables such as age, gender, and past experience playing the game.

Again, religion seems to be a key factor: Republicans and conservatives are more apt than other Americans to be Christians, by 27 points compared with Democrats and 22 points compared with liberals.

Each student's performance is compared with his or her own in past years, which largely controls for outside influences often blamed for academic failure: poverty, prior learning and other factors.

They compare two groups of students whose families are demographically, academically, and socioeconomically similar with one factor setting them apart from each other: school choice.

The other factor is whether your school's score went up or down compared with the previous year or a 3 - year average for graduation rates.

The PISA data indicate that the observed variation in the distribution of student characteristics across countries does not place the United States at a disadvantage in international assessments compared with other highly developed countries; students with high levels of socioeconomic status had an educational advantage over their low SES counterparts across all 20 countries, even after considering the differences in the percentage of students who are immigrants, from less - advantaged homes, non-native language speakers, and other factors.

Hence, it is an inaccurate way to compare states with each other and should not be used by entities, such as Education Week, as a factor in determining educational success.

The amount of turnover accounted for by retirement is relatively minor when compared to that associated with other factors, such as teacher job dissatisfaction and teachers pursuing other jobs.

Other notable factors are a lower proportion of diesel - powered engines across the Australian car and LCV fleet than in Europe, fewer government incentives for lower - emissions vehicles and relatively low fuel prices compared with Europe.

There are three things that kept me from giving it a 5 star rating: 1) the most significant factor is that the automatic shifting between first and second gears is very rough 2) i wish there was an option for an audible warning on the blind spot monitoring system and 3) the smartphone integration and similar technology could use some improvement compared with other luxury SUVs.

Compared with truck tractors, the single - unit truck fleet varies by model in terms of weight, wheelbase, axles, cargo type and other factors that affect the calibration and performance of stability control systems.

These figures represent a monumental investment compared with the original Avanti coupe's $ 4,455 cost, and whether anyone chooses to plunk down the loot for an Avanti rather than for a Cadillac, Mercedes, BMW or the like, probably will depend more on emotion than on any other factor.

Don't be afraid to experiment with more than one price and compare the results, but be sure your sales aren't being affected by other factors, such as the type of promotions you are doing at the time.

Another factor is the way the current marketplace is distorting the tablet market between the iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab series, with the Nexus line serving as the only real alternative to both of the aforementioned due mainly to its lower cost compared to other major tablets.

Needless to say, the gee whiz factor is high with the x2, but what are the trade - offs and how does it stack up when compared to other competing notebook convertibles?

VA loans are characterized by several defining factors compared to other loan types with the most obvious requiring no down payment from the veteran.

The rise in Vancouver's average housing prices compared with the growth in average wages, rents and other economic factors make it the most likely to experience a sudden downward correction compared with 17 other large cities around the globe, according to the UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index released this week.