Sentences with phrase «current study subjects»

It relies on a snowball sampling, using current study subjects to recruit future subjects.

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The researchers used something called Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to stimulate an area of the brain associated with creativity while they asked study subjects to complete tests of verbal creativity, such as coming up with as many associations between a set of words as possible.

Such terms may be alien to the secular mindset, but they fit perfectly with the aims of the current Ofqual subject criteria in religious studies, which are to enable students to engage with religious beliefs intellectually and respond personally, and to enhance their spiritual and moral development.

The aim of this study was to evaluate adherence to the Neonatal Resuscitation Program algorithm by subjects working from memory as compared to subjects using a decision support tool that provides auditory and visual prompts to guide implementation of the Neonatal Resuscitation Program algorithm during simulated neonatal resuscitation.Healthcare professionals (physicians, nurse practitioners, obstetrical / neonatal nurses) with a current NRP card were randomized to the control or intervention group and performed three simulated neonatal resuscitations.

This meta - analysis makes a significant contribution to the available evidence on this topic because it includes 6 original studies on the subject not included in previous meta - analyses.38 - 43 Moreover, to our knowledge, this is significantly the largest and most up - to - date review and analysis of current knowledge on childhood leukemia and breastfeeding.

These pooled estimates are similar to those found by Owen et al. (48) in a recent review, even though the current report includes recently published data on an extra 10,062 subjects from three studies that included more than 1,500 participants each.

In their study, subjects underwent 40 seconds of disruptive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)-- in which a magnetic coil placed near the skull produced small electric currents in the brain that inhibited activity of the posterior TPJ — then spent 30 minutes completing a task.

60 healthy subjects participating in the study received a low intensity current administered by electrodes to the frontal part of the brain through the scalp.

In the current study, 87 healthy subjects were given a clinical questionnaire and asked to rate to what degree they have problems with regulating emotions in their everyday lives.

The authors of the current study hypothesize that these previous trials may have inadvertently selected subjects who would be nonresponsive to the medication and conclude that future efficacy trials may require the identification of subgroups of patient populations.

In the current study, published in the September / October issue of the Journal of Higher Education, Delaney and Kearney examined guaranteed - tuition laws» impact on mandatory student fees and out - of - state student enrollments, two alternative revenue streams that are not subject to the laws.

In the current study, Brass and co-author Patrick Haggard, a professor of cognitive neuroscience and psychology at University College London, asked 15 subjects to push a button on a keyboard while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to monitor brain activity; participants were instructed to occasionally skip the action.

In the current study, subjects who had the most negative emotional responses, as determined by high activity in the right prefrontal lobe, had fewer antibodies — a sign of a weakened immune response, the team reports online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The current study also describes the first observation of the genera Soehngenia detected within a sample originating from a human, in this instance urine, seen in four of the subjects, male (n = 1) and female (n = 3).

2) Given that subject T6 has used an eye gaze speller before, it should be feasible to compare the spelling performance of that system vs. the one in the current study.

Relatedly, a recent noninvasive BCI spelling study on healthy subjects (Townsend & Platsko, 2016) appear to exhibit similar performance to the current study (1.73 bps in their «free spelling» task, see their table 5).

Inclusion Criteria: Subjects must have histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic cutaneous or mucosal melanoma, Able to swallow and retain orally administered medication, Adequate hematological, renal, hepatic, and coagulation laboratory assessments Exclusion Criteria: Clinically significant bleeding within 4 weeks of screening, Current use of warfarin, factor Xa inhibitors, and direct thrombin inhibitors, Infection requiring anti-infective treatments within 1 week of study enrollment, Anti-tumor therapy, Major surgery within 28 days

According to Col Jerome Kim, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, US, who was also part of the lead group for the study, apart from the current four doses of vaccines that were given to subjects in the phase III clinical trials in Thailand, they are planning to give a booster does after six months to increase the strength of the vaccine.

These are the questions guiding the work of Florin Albeanu, who is using the olfactory bulb and olfactory cortex of mice as the subject of his current studies.

The current study asks the question: is glucose control in subjects who already have diabetes adversely affected by too little sleep or poor sleep?

To better define this distinct functional anatomy, in the current study we delineate the role of the cerebellum in several nonmotor systems simultaneously and in the same subjects using resting state functional connectivity MRI.

The small studies that the CDC cited under the «experiment» criteria in support of their contention that reducing sodium intake below current levels can reduce CVD risk are flawed by confounding factors such as excess weight in study subjects, substitution of potassium for sodium, and providing nutritional supplements to experimental subjects but not to controls.

This current article is subject to the statistical errors as eloquently enumerated & discussed most recently by S Shapiro PhD (U of Capetown) regarding the UK «Million Women's Study»; about the use of postmenopausal hormones, the subsequent development of breast cancer, and the correct statistical approach.

The cellular mechanisms regulating the lymphatic contractions are unknown and are the subject of our current studies.

Thus, in the current study, subjects were asked to eat 6 times / d at predetermined times during the EB and OB periods.

A suggestion for future studies is to take into account measures of past and current physical fitness when comparing cognition, brain structure and function in different groups of older subjects, once it is possible that better fitness is related to healthier brain aging.

In Anderson's class, heterogeneous groups of students rotate through four workstations, two focusing on the current topic of study — locating and naming the continents and oceans, for instance — and two focusing on a subject the students have already been taught but might need to practice in a different way.

With the current skills» shortages in the creative, manufacturing and engineering industries, subjects like Design & Technology need to be seen as a valuable subject for young people to study, especially once the UK leaves the EU, argues the Design & Technology Association.

How important are subjects such as calculus, which have been foundational to mathematics study in past decades, to current and future generations?

The current national curriculum applies to state run schools and sets out programmes of study and attainment targets for all subjects at all four key stages, guiding pupils up to their GCSEs.

With current skills shortages subjects like Design & Technology need to be seen as a valuable subject for young people to study, especially once the UK leaves the EU, argues DATA.

Possession of a current, valid, and verifiable English and / or Social Studies credential required (can be adult designated subject or single subject)

He added that the current system did not reward students who read widely around the subjects they are studying.

However, Professor John Howson, an education statistician, has raised concerns that the pilot does not accurately reflect the subjects with current teacher shortages, such as design technology and business studies.

To address some of these issues, ACT and The University of Iowa's Center for Advanced Studies in Measurement and Assessment (CASMA), located in the College of Education, periodically sponsor a one - day conference at ACT's Conference Center in Iowa City on the subject of «Current Challenges in Educational Testing.»

BACON REFLECTS ON POPE PIUS XII A deeply human portrayal of Francis Bacon's most enduring subject, Study for a Head, 1955 (estimate on request, illustrated left), is one of only a handful of works depicting Pope Pius XII: the current, living incumbent at the time of the painting.

Dr. Roy Spencer, who served as senior scientist for climate studies at NASA before taking his current post as principal research scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, said he was «embarrassed by the scientific community's behavior on the subject.»

First, it recognizes more than our current model that the law is both a subject of academic study and a professional field and that these are distinct features.

The IAAP Certified Administrative Professional Study Guide - Preparation Reference for 2017 CAP Exam was developed by subject - matter experts using the CAP Body of Knowledge who did not have access to or knowledge of current CAP Exam questions.

Other subjects of interest include saints, prophecy, scripture study, apologetics, as well as economics and current events.

The current work extends our previous preliminary study examining gender differences in motor response inhibition during the SST (Li et al. 2006a), specifically recruiting more men and women subjects in order to examine gender differences in the component processes of cognitive control.

Although the current dataset collected little demographic data on individual cases, information from the practices showed a very high percentage of suburban practices in the current sample, suggesting the possibility that the overall socioeconomic status of these subjects might be much higher than it was in the original PSC - 17 sample.1 As noted in previous studies with the PSC43 and other measures, 9,13,44,45 the rate of positive screening, especially for externalizing problems, is usually higher in lower — socioeconomic status populations.

Using a prospective within - subjects design, the current study investigated changes in families» representations of family functioning in response to an evidence - based parent training intervention, assessed through the modified Family Drawing Paradigm at pre-treatment and 6 - month follow - up.

The scale was shortened for the present study to reduce subject burden, minimize redundancy and maximize relevance to current diabetes regimens.

This paper studies the association between the current account and real estate valuation across countries, subject to data availability [43 countries, of which 25 are OECD], during 1990 - 2005.