Sentences with phrase «control the behaviour of»

Until a formalised deal is reached controlling the behaviour of civil servants, it's possible the descent into partisanship could become very ugly indeed.

The particular interest of this work lies in the fact that by exciting the system at a given frequency — that is, by playing a certain note — the researchers were able to control the behaviour of the membrane at a different frequency, amplifying or suppressing its vibrations depending on the specific excitation conditions.

Diagnostic modelling can be used to improve the understanding of the processes controlling the behaviour of a particular ice stream, or to study the importance of one or more physical process in an ice sheet in general.

Even if you always practice safe driving and obey all provincial and municipal traffic laws, you can not control the behaviour of other drivers.

The evidence of domestic violence, parental alienation and controlling behaviour of the father also strongly supports an order that the mother have sole custody of the children.

Licensed Realtors will form the guts of the non-Ottawa-based bureaucracy that oversees the new system via a super-agency that at - arm's - length nationally licenses, and controls the behaviours of all Realtors Canada - wide.

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When the gambler is losing control of their life, mental health practitioners often diagnose this behaviour as an impulse disorder.

The film expertly explained the 18th Amendment's failure as a case of government overreaching its moral authority and practical capacity to control private behaviour.

An important and useful element of the thinking at the time was the replacement of the earlier «control theory» approach to policy (i.e. the belief that the central point was to find an appropriate spot on the Phillips curve and to stay there), towards a «game theoretic» view, in which the critical issues related to behaviour — the interaction between the monetary authorities and the public.

When you're beginning to feel like you're losing control of your gambling habits it's often a natural reaction to dismiss the severity of your behaviour and convince yourself that you are under control.

Also, the removal of controls can result in an increase in competitive behaviour by intermediaries as they try to increase, or even protect, market share; the end result is an increase in the willingness to supply credit.

Somehow i decided that» being good value investor and control the behaviour» is a gift of long practice and learning.

The findings were published in its new Strength to Share report, which concluded that parenting tactics such as controls on kids behaviour and reassurance of constant love provides both «resilience» and «security».

Rachel describes «se - xual addiction» as «a normal se - x drive that has become obssessive to the point that behaviour is out of control.»

It would seem that this sudden transfer of control of behaviour from a lower to a higher level of the hierarchy — analogous to a quantum jump — is the essence of conscious decision - making and of the subjective experience of free will.

Tracy identifies as religious those ideas and behaviour which reflect what he calls a «limit» quality: religious behaviour is that by which humans seek to adapt to, cope with, or understand dimensions of life beyond their explanation, prediction or control.

At this point it is essential to make a categorical distinction between (a) the fixed rules, and (b) the flexible strategies which between them control all organised activities of animal and man, regardless whether we consider instinctive behaviour, sensory - motor skills, or creative problem solving.

Improve our control of demand and consumer behaviour and make products sustainable.

It does not seek to impose overly restrictive rules on commercial negotiations, but rather provides commercial flexibility within a set framework of requirements and controls on behaviour.

«Many of the factors affecting these markets such as global, supply, demand, currency relatives and competitor behaviour are beyond the control of individual companies.

Fury refused to speak after BBB of C (British Boxing Board of Control) fined him # 15,000 for behaviour at a previous press conference in June, in which the 26 - year - old launched into a number of expletive - ridden rants at Dereck Chisora and journalists.

not really making the news, the atmosphere on last wednesday was really strange, silent, step by step to normal football, but you can't throw away your thoughts immediately, I just got a glimpse of Enkes personality during a film of him shown before the match, I can't realize how hard it must be for his wife to lose him, tomorrow the players of Germans first Bundesliga will wear a black ribbon again, but I think it won't affect the atmosphere like it has with the national team despite of Hannover of course, people will be enthousiastic again, but there is the idea of an «Enke donation» which I like, will keep his name alive, will take some positive emotions on this tragedy and a kind of appeal for everyone to reflect the important things of life and control your own behaviour, I hope so at least, and I hope his wife will cope with that situation, and again: it was really hard for the German nationl team to play under these circumstances, to lose someone close in this way is hard to deal with, on the other hand it causes a close solidarity feeling I think, but of course the world will not change, things are returning to the old soon, but nonetheless for me this tragedy is a kind of human wake - up call, at least a call and then you continue

• A controlled trial of a brief (one postpartum session) group intervention with mothers and fathers, addressing infant behaviour and couple - relationship management, found dramatically lower instances of depression / anxiety among women who had attended the couples - group - session than among those who had met with a health visitor at home (Fisher et al, 2010).

Young men who do not see themselves as in control of their lives (i.e. who have an external locus of control) are less likely to use condoms reliably and are more prone to risky sexual behaviour (for review, see Kiselica, 2008, pp.45 - 46)

The fathers are shown that in fact they can exercise a lot of control — over their own behaviour and their reactions to others and this can help them change their situation; it is empowering for them to act positively and to see the effect this has on their child and their relationship.

From the abstract: Maternal reports of food avoidance eating behaviours were associated with an emotional child temperament, high levels of maternal feeding control, using food for behaviour regulation, and low encouragement of a balanced and varied food intake.

We can also understand the brain science of why our children can't control their behaviour, but that we can do something to help them out of it.

Giving our children the freedom to be «naughty» in a controlled way, while we are there to connect with them and get the giggle flowing, helps them get behaviour out of their system and get back on track.

Studies of the Nurse Family Partnership model followed children to 6 years and found significant program effects on language and cognitive functioning as well as fewer behaviour problems in a randomized controlled trial study.24 In addition, more recent evaluations of Healthy Families America have shown small, but favourable effects on young children's development.25, 26

Studying breastfeeding behaviours or outcomes is difficult since it is not possible to randomly assign mothers and infants to treatment groups or to control the duration of the process.

Indeed, many consider the development of emotional self - regulation in particular to be one of the key processes in childhood behaviour problems.27, 28,29,30 For example, in characterizing the behaviour of children with early externalizing behaviour problems, there is often reference to a lack of control, under - control, or poor regulation.29, 30 In characterizing the behaviour of children with internalizing disorders, there is often a discussion of over - control.12 Understanding the role of temperament in child development may be facilitated by examining the possible mediational effects of emerging self and emotion regulation, and may provide a more proximal mechanism for the development of different forms of behavioural adjustment difficulties characteristic of childhood.

Of 170 child behaviour outcomes measured across 36 studies, 59 % were statistically significant and favoured parenting programme over control, with the remaining outcomes showing no statistically significant difference (a neutral outcome).

Extraversion / surgency and low effortful control have also been associated with the development of behaviour problems.

In 2016, she completed a postdoctoral fellowship on effect of infant feeding method on maternal eating behaviour, food choice and weight control.

The theme of control appears to be the linkage between the fathers» attempts to modify infant behaviour and infants» response.

Another study of 2,900 Australian infants assessed at ages 1, 2 3, 5, 8, 10, and 14 years found that infants breastfed for 6 months or longer, had lower externalizing, internalizing, and total behaviour problem scores throughout childhood and into adolescence than never breastfed and infants fed for less than 6 months.8 These differences remained after statistical control for the presence of both biological parents in the home, low income and other factors associated with poor mental health.

You can make your children learn self - control, ways to get along with others, self - help, and other aspects of socialization, but this is only possible when both parents and teachers are involved continuously in encouraging preferred behaviours, boundary limits, etc..

Banks, employers, social workers, university lecturers, and, thanks to a 2014 Act, landlords, are required to check identity and legal status, or monitor the behaviour of those subject to immigration controls (such as attendance at lectures or moving house).

Whitehead said he had been concerned about the behaviour of the controlling group of Tories since 2011, when seven Conservative councillors from Haltemprice and Howden resigned, claiming bullying and intimidation.

The comptroller and auditor general told MPs that firms as large as Serco and G4S struggle to control the way bonuses incentivise certain behaviours because of their size.

«Whether we are talking about anti-social behaviour, pressure on housing, the recession, or out of control immigration, the language of anger, division and hate will get us nowhere.

Problem gambling is defined as behaviour that is out of control and that disrupts personal, family, financial and employment relations.

The way he normalised his violent behaviour and the drinking that led to his loss of control was something that should have been taken up by friends and concerned colleagues.

He argues that prebendalism is the most appropriate conceptual notion for explaining Nigeria's politicians intense and persistent struggle to control and exploit the offices of the state and defines prebendalism in terms of «the historical association of the term «prebend» with the offices of certain feudal states which could be obtained through services rendered to a lord or monarch or through outright purchase by supplicants... the adjective «prebendal» will refer to patterns of political behaviour which rest on the justifying principle that such offices should be competed for and then utilised for the personal benefit of office holders as well as their reference or support group.

«Individuals must have a sense of urgency and personal control over prospective outcomes and goal achievement before they will commit to meaningful action or new behaviours.»

In the Chair he turned a blind eye to all but the most outrageous behaviour; more than once at the start of business, Speaker Bernard Weatherill had to reprimand backbenchers Dean had struggled to control the night before.»

She also sought to make amendments to the recent Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill to include preventative measures such as Dog Control Notices and to control the number of dogs in a houControl Notices and to control the number of dogs in a houcontrol the number of dogs in a household.

«I can not believe that almost amoral behaviour towards helpless people other than in the context of newsroom cultures that were totally beyond control.»

The five pledges are: secure the recovery; raise family living standards; build a hi - tech economy; protect frontline investment in policing, schools, childcare and the NHS — with a new guarantee of cancer test results within a week; and strengthen fairness in communities through controlled immigration, guarantees of education, apprenticeships and jobs for young people and a crackdown on antisocial behaviour.

Johanna Roßmanith and her doctoral supervisor Prof Dr Franz Narberhaus from the Chair of Microbial Biology carried out a successful study where they controlled the type of proteins a bacterium would manufacture and its behaviour.