Sentences with phrase «comparison to the other groups»

Results showed that the men who exercised before eating breakfast showed no signs of insulin resistance and didn't put up weight in comparison to the other groups involved who ate similar diets and did the exact same exercise routine four times per week.

First, contrast analyses were conducted in order to test our specific hypothesis that older rapid regulators would show the best affective profile in comparison to the other groups.

In comparison to other groups, mothers of children with ASD reported greater use of maladaptive coping strategies (self - blame, wish - fulfilling fantasy), greater information seeking, less marital satisfaction, sense of competence and family adaptability, and higher family cohesion.

Not exact matches

Running speed was reduced for both groups of phone users in comparison to non-users, while subjects who used their phones for solely music performed at a higher speed and intensity than any of the other groups.

Doing this may cause recruits or financing sources to support your cause because they think highly of your group relative to others that «play it safe» by comparison.

While his comparison group — other hospital patients who weren't depressed — tended to focus on specific events, the overdose patients were noticeably vaguer.

Schools were matched and paired for analysis, with one school teaching the curriculum and the other school not teaching it, to serve as a control group for comparison.

And because the survey didn't include a comparison group, it isn't possible to gauge how PSM alumni fare compared with graduates of MBA or other professional programs — or with graduates with Ph.D. s.

Across two different cohorts of students in a college statistics class, the researchers randomly assigned half the student participants to receive the intervention prompt; the other half received no prompt, serving as the comparison group.

The confidence level exhibited by group members when asked to evaluate their performance in comparison to other teams.

In comparison to the other two groups, the high - frequency cell phone users experienced significantly more leisure distress.

This is an observational study relying on comparisons made over time in states expanding and not expanding Medicaid; as is the case with any observational study, the researchers are unable to definitively rule out other changes unrelated to the Medicaid expansions in either group of states that may influence the results.

The other groups were either given no surgery or «sham» surgery so they could be used as control groups for comparison to the first.

Each agency has slightly different methods of processing the data and different baseline periods they use for comparison, as do other groups around the world that monitor global temperatures, leading to slightly different year - to - year numbers.

James A. Edmonds • Member, IPCC Steering Committee on «New Integrated Scenarios» (2006 - present) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Framing Issues,» IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (2007) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Global, Regional, and National Costs and Ancillary Benefits of Mitigation,» IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Decision - Making Frameworks,» IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Lead Author, Working Group III, Summary for Policy Makers, IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) • Lead Author, Working Group II, «Energy Supply Mitigation Options,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group II, «Mitigation: Cross-Sectoral and Other Issues,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Estimating the Costs of Mitigating Greenhouse Gases,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «A Review of Mitigation Cost Studies,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, Working Group III, «Integrated Assessment of Climate Change: An Overview and Comparison of Approaches and Results,» IPCC Second Assessment Report (1996) • Lead Author, IPCC Special Report, Climate Change 1994: Radiative Forcing of Climate Change and An Evaluation of the IPCC IS92 Emission Scenarios (1994) • Lead Author, IPCC Special Report, Climate Change 1992: The Supplementary Report to the IPCC Scientific Assessment (1992) • Major contributor, IPCC First Assessment Report, Working Group III, Response Strategies Working Group (1991).

Comparisons with other ancient European farmers show that agriculture was brought to Iberia by the same migrant groups that introduced it to central and northern Europe.

In comparisons, these preprocessing methods are often assessed with only a single metric of rs - fMRI data quality, such as reliability, without considering other aspects in tandem, such as signal - to - noise ratio and group discriminability.

Although the patients that underwent DBS showed a decline in their cognitive skills, the decline was at a slower rate compared to 96 other patients in the comparison group.

Besides our four main research questions, there are more research findings worth mentioning: comparisons between acupuncture and other stimulations; comparisons of acupuncture under different consciousness states; acupuncture at different time points; acupuncture at group of points; acupuncture effect correlated to expectation.

The response rate, which was defined as having a 50 % or more reduction of symptoms, was 63 % for those that received acupuncture for depression, in comparison to 44 % for those in the other 2 groups combined.

The other group, who were instructed in the beginning to modify their activity for their lower back pain, had been a lot less mobile as well as a bit depressed in comparison to the people who had been active.

Stress resistance has not been assessed however and so the biological relevance of this finding is currently unknown.32 Several IER trials (75 - 85 % ER on restricted days) in overweight / obese populations have reported reductions in various markers of oxidative stress 37, 41, which in one study was accompanied by a complementary increase in the anti-oxidant uric acid.37 In a direct comparison of IER (75 % ER for two days / week) and CER, both ER strategies displayed equal efficacy in reducing levels of fast - acting advanced oxidation protein products (AOPP) after six months, which displayed a tendency to occur earlier (i.e. at three months) in the IER group.41 Levels of slow - acting (i.e. long term) AOPP tended to decrease in the IER group and increase in the CER group which the authors proposed may have resulted from IER - induced activation of autophagy, a key homeostatic cellular process in which dysfunctional or unnecessary cellular proteins are degraded and recycled.41 On the other hand, a follow - up study using similar IER / CER protocols demonstrated comparable reductions in AOPP in both groups after three months.48 Summary and Future Research Directions

One of the main reasons why it is so good is that it incorporates food groups which are the most nutrient dense in comparison to others and because it removes modern, processed foods.

Are comparisons between the United States and other countries truly equitable / comapable when the U.S. has a pluralistic approach to teaching all children versus other countries in which students are deliberately grouped, tracked, and segregated into different ability classifications and restricted in their access to higher levels of education?

To allow for comparisons with other groups, we asked the same question about generically «religious» students, as well as «Evangelical» and «atheist» students.

Supporters and critics, in their various approaches to discerning NCLB's impact, share a significant problem: because NCLB applies to all public school students, researchers lack a suitable comparison group and so have been unable to distinguish the law's effects from the myriad other factors at work over the past eight years.

Use a lottery to create two groups, give the intervention to one group but not the other, and see if the group enjoying the intervention changes relative to the comparison group.

Instead of funding a national network of 10 regional education labs, suppose those funds were made available on a competitive basis to individual state agencies willing to help districts track the impacts of their own efforts, to identify matched comparison groups for their initiatives (using other students and schools in a state) and to generate reports on impacts.

In both cases, the changes in performance in New Orleans are compared to those in a comparison group of other districts in Louisiana that were affected by the hurricane.

Echoing Oak Park's concern regarding this issue (see Chapter 3), Ritchie affirms: «The guarantee was that the information would never be used in an evaluation and that teachers would only see their own data in comparison to the total group, not to other individual teachers.»

Most of the models involve complex statistical calculations to describe growth of the student or student group in comparison with expected growth or with growth of other groups.

For instance, if there is a set of classrooms that are using some new piece of educational software, we should be able to go out and find other classrooms that have very similar students, that have students with similar prior achievement, similar demographics and so forth, and then just track them over time and just automatically report the differences in outcomes for the students receiving the software and then the comparison group of students that aren't.

The researchers sought to determine if Edison students are making gains larger than expected or larger than the district or other relative comparison groups.

With the second best warranty coverage in this group, and service intervals only matched by the Mondeo, the Octavia promises to be an affordable ownership experience, and adding to that, it uses less fuel in the real world than the other cars in this comparison.

Each Vanguard ETF has its own peer group to ensure a fair comparison to other ETFs with the same investment objectives.

Reading through the comparisons, a familiar pattern began to unfold: fatigue from groups, not seeking others out, requiring «copious time alone.»

Bintang Laut Group (Star of the Sea) is the only large - capacity vessels containing up to 24 guests in the passenger cabin with cheaper charter rates in comparison with other ships.

By comparison, the solar advocacy efforts are, as acknowledged by TASC: «First and foremost, the group will work to protect net - energy metering (NEM) rules,» as without them — and the other politically correct policies — rooftop solar energy doesn't make economic sense.

The authors argue that people derive a sense of self - worth and social belongingness from their memberships in groups, and so they are motivated to draw favorable comparisons between their own group and other groups.

What accounts for the success of women's networking groups in comparison to other types of marketing initiatives?

The comparison of TWU with other (originally) religiously founded universities: There is a significant difference between a religious group having paid to found an institution — after which those who teach and learn there have academic freedom — and a religious group founding an institution and demanding that all who attend follow the precepts of that religion.

In support of CanLII's upcoming hackathon, the study author Thom Neale has developed an interactive website that will show all the fun statistical details about these cases (including style of cause) as well as cool graphs that show their influence over time and in comparison to other or groups of other cases.

The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense cuts, producing monthly reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generation

The RCT study design with an active comparison group (controlling for positive adult instructor and group activity) and comparable groups at baseline provides a high level of confidence that the improvements seen in the MBSR arm are due specifically to the mindfulness aspects of the intervention, as opposed to baseline differences and / or other nonspecific intervention effects.

These results are similar to those found in other sustained nurse home visiting studies, 1 14 although the intervention impacted on a broader range of domains of the home environment for this subgroup of women than has been reported previously.1 An increasing body of evidence from both animal and human studies suggests that stress in pregnancy has significant impacts on developmental and behavioural outcomes for children.29 While the mental development of children of mothers who were not distressed antenatally in both the intervention and comparison groups was comparable with the general population, children's development was particularly poor in the distressed subgroup in the absence of the MECSH intervention, suggesting that sustained nurse home visiting may be particularly effective in ameliorating some adverse developmental impacts for children of mothers with antenatal distress.

Hispanics and other race / ethnic groups, in comparison, do not differ significantly from non-Hispanic whites with regard to any of these odds.

I'd like to see a major research project that compares EFT and Gottman treatment as usual with comparison group that has one follow the other.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) The aim of this study was to conduct a evaluation of the effectiveness of Circle of Security - Parenting (COS - P), with mothers in residential substance abuse treatment and (b) to examine what demographic variables, including other risk factors for child maltreatment, may influence the impact of the program with these motherTo include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) The aim of this study was to conduct a evaluation of the effectiveness of Circle of Security - Parenting (COS - P), with mothers in residential substance abuse treatment and (b) to examine what demographic variables, including other risk factors for child maltreatment, may influence the impact of the program with these motherto conduct a evaluation of the effectiveness of Circle of Security - Parenting (COS - P), with mothers in residential substance abuse treatment and (b) to examine what demographic variables, including other risk factors for child maltreatment, may influence the impact of the program with these motherto examine what demographic variables, including other risk factors for child maltreatment, may influence the impact of the program with these mothers.

Summary: (To include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) Note: The study used the same sample as Forgatch & DeGarmo (1999) in addition to data from other sourceTo include comparison groups, outcomes, measures, notable limitations) Note: The study used the same sample as Forgatch & DeGarmo (1999) in addition to data from other sourceto data from other sources.

Limitations include the small sample size, lack of control or comparison group, and generalizability to other ethnic populations.