Sentences with phrase «controlled lab studies»

Researchers are still parsing out the precise physiologic effects of cold on the cardiovascular system, but some controlled lab studies run on volunteers have provided clues.

Enhancement claims have aroused suspicion among scientists, prompting more controlled lab studies.

Not exact matches

The study involved looking at verbal abuse and demeaning emails in a controlled lab setting.

Although the new research looks «promising,» the newly identified compounds have not been tested outside of the lab, says James Logan, scientific director of the Arthropod Control Product Test Center at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who did not contribute to the study.

That kind of analysis requires the direct study of the reactions in a controlled laboratory setting, and that kind of work is ongoing, in Kroll's MIT lab and elsewhere.

Carpenter also notes that while «real landscapes are far more complex than a one - dimensional gradient of yeast cultures,» Gore's lab experiment adds something that whole - ecosystem studies like his often can't: easy replicability and control.

In controlled studies in the lab, I found that people who were more altruistic — more likely to give away money to strangers in a game — were also more likely to vote.

«Once we had designed the system, we had to first go into the lab and attach these DNA strands to various proteins we wanted to be able to control,» said study author Rebecca P. Chen, a doctoral student in chemical and biomolecular engineering (no relation to Wilfred Chen).

Campbell, however, counters that the original study was properly controlled and has been replicated in his lab.

After a series of studies confirmed the activity and lack of toxicity, Lee sent double - blinded samples of the compound and control to a colleague at the BSL - 4 lab at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston who tested it against Nipah, Ebola and other viruses.

«The wing of Drosophila melanogaster has several morphogens, such as Dpp (BMP in humans) and Wingless (Wnt in humans), which are necessary for growth,» explains Lara Barrio, the first author of the study and postdoctoral fellow in the Development and Growth Control Lab at IRB Barcelona.

Recent studies in which marijuana users took controlled doses of cannabis in the lab have identified new biomarkers that can be used to estimate a person's recent cannabinoid intake.

But he says that naturalistic studies should ideally be well - controlled lab experiments that aim to emulate the characteristics of information processing in everyday environments, while controlling for confounding factors.

The Well Living Lab occupies a scientific sweet spot — more controlled than the real offices used for field studies and more realistic than many laboratories.

This is the first time these pathways have been studied in live mosquitoes with dengue virus, although similar studies have been conducted under controlled conditions using cells cultured in the lab.

«Here we use electrostatic doping to control the atomic configuration of a two - dimensional material,» said study co-lead author Ying Wang, another graduate student in Zhang's lab.

Undertaken by the Dutch research lab TNO Defence, based in The Hague, the water industry study examined the security measures taken by the 10 companies that control the Netherlands» drinking water.

This study, led by Garret D. Stuber, PhD, associate professor of psychiatry and cell biology & physiology, and Jenna A. McHenry, PhD, a postdoctoral research associate in Stuber's lab, identified a hormone - sensitive circuit in the brain that controls social motivation in female mice.

Raised for dozens of generations in the lab of senior author Huda Akil, Ph.D., at the U-M Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute under carefully controlled conditions, the two breeds act as a way to study the effects of genetic and inherited traits on addiction - related behaviors.

We found that the neural reaction to pain in children of depressed mothers stops earlier than in controls, in an area related to socio - cognitive processing, so that children of depressed mothers seem to reduce mentalizing - related processing of others» pain, perhaps because of difficulty in regulating the high arousal associated with observing distress in others,» said Prof. Ruth Feldman, director of the Developmental Social Neuroscience Lab and the Irving B. Harris Early Childhood Community Clinic at Bar - Ilan University and lead author of the study.

Indeed, after many years of studies on mirror neurons and their functioning we are shifting our lab research to the study of the control mechanisms in the brain for mirror neurons.

Lab experiments offer clues, but translating those into reliable, controlled field studies poses difficulties, because bees roam for miles.

«We may have discovered a major step toward developing a «dream tool» for remotely controlling neural circuits, by manipulating specific cells using engineered gene products that respond to magnets,» said Ali Deniz Güler, a UVA biology professor who led the study in his neuroscience lab.

More to the point, few of these studies have yet to be replicated, and most of them rely on a handful of unrepresentative people (US undergrads) who are asked to undertake the kind of lab - controlled tasks that usually share a questionable (at best) relationship with real world activities.

The lab mice in the study that had Type I diabetes demonstrated an impressive level of control over their blood sugar for more than two days following the injection of the newly developed insulin / glucosamine compound.

Staff Research Associate II, Dept. of ESPM January 2004 — July 2005 UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA Principal Investigator: Dr. Matteo Garbelotto The lab studies population genetics and phylogenetics of Phytophthora ramorum and evaluates the use of biological and chemical controls to manage the sudden oak death disease.

In a study published January in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution, Gibbs and his team compared the DNA of the fat fruit flies to a control group in the lab and found nearly 400 candidate genes potentially associated with obesity and other health problems.

Data generated in the lab have contributed to several international T2D consortia including the Meta - analysis of T2D in African Americans (MEDIA) Consortium that has performed meta - analysis of 17 genome - wide association studies (GWAS) for T2D in over 8,000 cases and 16,000 controls.

The study's first author, Moonhee Kim, a graduate student in Weiss» lab, managed to isolate and control the reactions of pairs of molecules by creating nanostructures tailored to allow only two molecules fit in place.

For a post-doc, Corbett joined the lab of Stephen Harrison at Harvard Medical School with the intention of studying kinetochores, enormous protein assemblies that control the motion of chromosomes during cell division.

McDevitt's lab also studies how biomaterials can more effectively control the way stem cells develop into other cells in the body.

Most lab rats have been bred to the point of near - uniformity within their strains — a helpful trait when doing controlled experiments and studies.

Studies in my lab combine behavior, neurophysiology and acoustics to investigate the mechanisms of auditory, visual and somatosensory information processing, natural scene perception, spatial memory and navigation, acoustic communication, sensorimotor integration and flight control.

The same mechanisms that quickly separate mixtures of oil and water are at play when controlling the organization in an unusual part of our DNA called heterochromatin, according to a new study by researchers at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

The lab also studies the neural circuits that control visual fear and are developing tools to re-map them for treating anxiety disorders.

Then, I joined Benoit Bruneau's lab at Gladstone to study how genes control the process of heart development and how abnormalities in these genes cause congenital heart diseases.

And there are some lab studies that fail to find a benefit even in long events (e.g. 100 km cycling time trial) when the carbo - loading is placebo - controlled.

Next up was Don't Use Antiseptic Mouthwash, which describes the role the natural good bacteria flora on our tongue plays in the performance - boosting effect of high nitrate vegetables, and Out of the Lab onto the Track, which documented the randomized, double - blind, placebo - controlled crossover studies that convinced the scientific establishment of the real - world effect.

Studies from my lab, for example, show that gratitude directly increases self - control.

Furthermore, we can't do controlled studies on humans because we can not lock them up in a lab.

Learning to control his anger while seeking a cure for the gamma poisoning that causes him to mutate when his heart rate accelerates, Banner's plans are interrupted when General Thaddeus «Thunderbolt» Ross (William Hurt) sends in a Special Ops unit — led by ex-KGB mercenary Emil Blonsky (Tim Roth)-- to capture him and study like a lab rat.

In case the system can be studied experimentally in a controlled lab environment, definition of «successfully» is straightforward.

This being said, the study has only looked at lab - controlled conditions; it does not know how wild coral in the ocean respond to plastic, nor does it suggest that coral are choosing plastic over real food.

In fact, said author Margaret Taylor, a researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) who conducted the study while an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley's Goldman School of Public Policy, the success of some cap and trade programs in achieving predetermined pollution reduction targets at low cost seems to have reduced incentives for research and development that could help develop more appropriate pollution control targets.

Lab Technician — ABO Laboratories — May 2012 — Present • Execute a variety of laboratory assays and tests in accordance with established procedures, policies, and regulations; ensure samples are properly labeled and stored • Study blood samples for transfusions and record the blood group, number of cells, blood type, cell morphology, and other blood type compatibility • Perform procedural and instrument calibrations, document all quality control activities, and perform regular equipment maintenance • Identify problems that may negatively affect test results or performance; correct issues immediately and properly notify supervisor • Maintain meticulous records and demonstrate that the testing of samples is done in the same manner as patient specimens; promote cost - effective testing practices and reduce waste by 10 percent

Smartronix (CA & MD) 08/2004 — 12/2008 S6 Information Systems Coordinator • Serve as Section Chief and Contract Lead at the MCNOSC providing overall support for the MCNOSC IT Systems • Manage the network, servers, switches, applications, and information and infrastructure security • Utilize DoD applications for network scanning and remediation of the classified and unclassified networks • Develop plans, procedures, and policies to directly support and defend the MCNOSC Network from security threats • Oversee the MCNOSC's PKI (public key infrastructure) and integration with the MCNOSC services with the coordination of recovery strategies with the Alternate Network Operations and Security Center (AltNOSC) • Determine minimum processing requirements for recovery site and provide guidance for recovering infrastructure processing • Provide technical input to the Contingency of Operations (COOP) Plan ensuring all activities, resources and procedures required to recover critical IT infrastructure processing are accurate • Manage the day to day support of the MCNOSC Infrastructure, supervising a team of IT service contractors • Perform complex repairs, upgrades, hardware configuration, and end user training • Serve as project manager for the transition and deployment of the MCNOSC's NMCI plan • Oversee the planning and build out of the network and MCNOSC's new Headquarters and Operations Center • Coordinate with local contractors to ensure timely delivery of the network • Design and coordinate the build out of the MCNOSC Internal Data Center, Server Room, and Testing Lab • Coordinate the movement to the MCNOSC's newly built Operations Center and Head Quarters • Install cabling, servers, racks, environmental controls, a / v systems, and other technical equipment • Develop the MCNOSC IT Lifecycle management for the LAN and other IT devices • Serve as project manager for the MCCDC (Marine Corps Combat Development Center) Studies and Analysis Division and the MCCLL (Marine Corps Center for Lessons Learned)

These styles are based on Ainsworth's studies of temporary loss of the main attachment figure within a controlled lab setting.

One strength of this study is that it had high ecological validity compared with lab studies which tend to control variables and use student populations as research participants.

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