Sentences with phrase «considerable body of evidence»

Maternal postnatal depression (PND) is common with a prevalence in the developed world of around 13 % 1 and a far higher prevalence in some developing world contexts.2, 3,4 There is a considerable body of evidence attesting to the fact that PND limits a mother's capacity to engage positively with her infant, with several studies showing that PND compromises child cognitive, behavioural and emotional development.5 It has proved difficult to predict PND antenatally6 and, in any event, preventive interventions have largely proved ineffective.7 Research and clinical attention has, therefore, been focused on the treatment of manifest PND.

The High Court and Court of Appeal ruled that not only was there no evidence connecting him to any plot, there was a «considerable body of evidence» suggesting that the police and the CPS were responsible for «serious defaults» in handling the case.

Recent research provides a considerable body of evidence on the effect of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions on the Earth's climate (Stocker et al. 2013).

6) An explanation for an observation or series of observations that is substantiated by a considerable body of evidence (Krimsley, 1995).

Two main researchers, Jonathan D. Buckley and Peter R. C. Howe write, «there is a considerable body of evidence from rodent studies indicating that supplementing the diet with long - chain omega 3 fatty acids can attenuate weight gain and reduce fat, in particular visceral fat.»

Simply by doing what I enjoy I had managed to build up a considerable body of evidence that my paintings are good enough to be commissioned and published.

The most remarkable aspect about this reaction is that the Moynihan report itself took great pains to identify white bigotry as the fundamental cause of the breakdown of the black family: «There is a considerable body of evidence,» says the report, «to support the conclusion that Negro social structure, in particular the Negro family, battered and harassed by discrimination, injustice, and uprooting, is in the deepest trouble.»

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If we discover evidence that the disciples did steal Jesus» body and that they made up the story of the resurrection, a considerable amount of Christian testimony would be thrown into doubt.

Although a considerable body of scientific evidence substantiates the positive correlation between curcumin consumption and a reduction in the risk of cancer, the paucity of suitably designed human clinical trials that clearly demonstrate any direct effect of curcumin on cancer markers may prevent Health Canada from approving a cancer risk reduction claim for curcumin within the current regulatory framework.

In their paper published in Frontiers in Immunology, British researchers noted that, «There is considerable evidence for the effectiveness of mind - body interventions in improving mental and physical health, but the molecular mechanisms of these benefits remain poorly understood.»

Aside from David Thomson's seasons study, the Shell report deals only in passing with a considerable emerging body of opinion and evidence that human - influenced warming was already a reality.

We have considerable experience working with medical and financial experts to build a body of evidence to support the case for both the cause of your injury and the amount of damages.

However, the defendants produced considerable evidence demonstrating that an increase in the following distance would not have prevented the crushing, for the lack of lighting on the exit ramp would have still prevented the driver from seeing the body until it was too late to prevent the impact.

There is now a considerable body of epidemiological evidence from developing countries and multilateral agencies that so called common mental disorders are common and disabling (e.g. Murray & Lopez, 1996; Patel et al. 1998).

In addition, play therapists are charged with the responsibility of understanding and using the considerable body of play therapy research to support their practice and to advocate for play therapy as an evidence - base treatment for childhood disorders that interfere with children's day to day functioning.