Sentences with phrase «decreased use of»

By contrast, higher IS was related to decreased use of maladaptive ER, specifically rumination and self - devaluation.

As portions of mindfulness predicted increased use of positive conflict strategies and decreased use of negative strategies, we sought to understand whether relational satisfaction might mediate these relationships.

Quicker resolution of these cases would mean decreased use of court time and resources, and thus could be an extremely valuable option for child alienation cases.

After the intervention period, mothers decreased the use of authoritarian and permissive parenting styles and perceived the targeted child's behavior as less emotionally charging with a decrease in peer - related problematic behavior.

Parents became more sensitive to their child's cues and set appropriate limits on their challenging behaviors, resulting in decreased use of verbal and corporal punishment and an improvement in their ability to establish appropriate expectations.

The decreased use of maladaptive coping strategies among BSA patients in the first few months after diagnosis requires investigation, the aim being to reduce the associated distress earlier along the cancer trajectory.

Michael Hurlburt and colleagues derived a list of eight key components of three leading parent education programs — the Incredible Years, Parent - Child Interaction Therapy, and Parent Management Training — with a history of some success with child maltreatment populations.71 What the three programs had in common was that each strengthened positive aspects of parent - child interaction, decreased the use of parent directives and commands, used specific behavioral approaches, included detailed materials to support parent skill building, included homework, monitored changes in parenting practices, required role - playing, and lasted at least twenty - five hours.

Patient - centred Medical Homes have been associated with increased access to appropriate care and decreased use of inappropriate services — particularly emergency departments — for patients with chronic and complex conditions.

The reason for a decreased use of Bitcoin is, of course, transaction costs and speed.

They also looked at changes in the social environment such as the aging population, decreasing alcohol and crack use, legalization of abortion, and even the decreased use of lead in gasoline.

Maria Evangelista, Kwixuan Maloof, Niki Solis and Phoenix Streets portray the sitting judges as conservatives appointed by Republican governors, and are running on a platform of greater diversity on the bench and judicial reforms, such as decreased use of money bail.

The EIA says this is «because of the decreased use of coal and the increased use of natural gas for electricity generation.»

They have also had environmental and health benefits, such as decreased use of pesticides and herbicides and increased use of no - till farming.

One big benefit is decreased use of chronic medications.

This, then, often leads to decreased use of limbs, muscle wasting, and immobility.

Many animals with chronic arthritis have loss of muscle mass and increased weakness due to the decreased use of the affected limb or limbs.

This leads to pain during movement which results in decreased use of the limb and muscle loss which further contributes to pain during movement.

Over 60 % of dogs treated with VetStem therapy have either discontinued or decreased the use of NSAIDs after treatment.

These staggering increases in mortgage insurance is highly expected to continue the decreased use of FHA loans.

It remains to be determined, for example, whether the dissatisfaction and decreased use of the means observed here reflects perceptions of their ineffectiveness, diminishing access (Hitsch, et al., 2005), or growing discomfort with either the venues involved or the kind of people met there (perhaps especially in the case of bars and nightclubs).

While insulin itself if not a harmful hormone, spike in insulin usually indicates fat storing and decreased use of fat as fuel.

The project therefore represents one of the most plausible approaches to enhancing crop yield and increasing resilience in the face of reduced land area, decreased use of fertilizers and less predictable supplies of water.

In 2003, breast cancer rates dropped rapidly, and several studies in 2007 cited decreased use of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as the likely cause.

«Identifying the factors underlying decreased use of statins in women who should be treated is a first step toward overcoming these barriers and improving cardiovascular outcomes for women.»

«Reduced emissions have been due to increased use of natural gas, and the decreased use of coal.

Citing decreased use of the ladder and overlapping coverage areas from other companies, Abriel told the Common Council Thursday night that despite community concerns, South End citizens wouldn't see a delay in response times from firefighters and that closure of the truck was one of the most cost - efficient options available.

And he pointed to the neighborhood policing initiative that pairs police officers with community residents and the decreased use of the stop - and - frisk policing method — steps he said show the city «got safer by being fairer.»

The comptroller's estimated $ 120,000 salary could be paid by the decreased use of financial subcontractors and outside auditors once the comptroller was fulfilling many of the functions that had previously been outsourced by the town.

What's more, the switch to old - fashioned cloth decreased our use of water and detergent when our second potty trained early!

They also include shifting from the use of the private automobile to more environmentally sound means of public transportation, dwellings that insure sufficient privacy while fostering a greater sense of community and interconnectedness in the manner of Paolo Soleri's model city, Arcosanti, and decreased use of non-renewable sources of energy and the increased use of solar energy.

«We're not going to ration or restrict this drug in any way that would negatively impact these patients,» Khot says, adding that he hopes to do more research on how the decreased use of both drugs has affected patients.

These are very good pointers if you want to decrease the use of other sweeteners.

I've also added flour and coconut to frosting (see our vanilla caramel cupcakes recipe) to try to decrease the use of other sweeteners.

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL (November 18, 2014)-- A new study shows the corrugated industry continues to dramatically decrease its use of wax coatings.

By conserving water, composting and decreasing their use of agrochemicals, farmers not only safeguard the health of their land — they save money.

Slowly decrease the use of the pacifier during waking hours.

Once you are feeling better (usually within 2 - 5 days), you can gradually decrease the use of the ointment until you are not using it at all.

In fact, hanging out in a birthing pool during the first stage of labor (when the cervix is dilating but hasn't reached 10 centimeters yet) has been shown to decrease the use of an epidural.

If you feel that a medication is the cause of a sudden drop in milk supply, then stop taking (or decrease your use of) the medication — if the med is indeed the cause, then supply should increase again soon after you stop taking it.

Today's Home Office report on international drug laws concludes that tough drug enforcement does not decrease use of illegal drugs.

This supports policy and educational interventions designed to decrease the use of e-cigarettes among nonsmokers.»

«To decrease the use of artificial light, people should avoid working at night and implement earlier bed times.»

The position paper on air pollution and cardiovascular disease was written by experts from the European Society of Cardiology and also recommends decreasing the use of fossil fuels.

We must work together with all prescribers and patients to decrease the use of opioids for musculoskeletal pain.»

«The inclusion of e-cigarettes in smoke - free laws and voluntary smoke - free policies could help decrease use of e-cigarettes as a cigarette substitute, and, perhaps, increase their effectiveness for smoking cessation.

Suffice it to say there is a lot of biochemistry happening increasing or decreasing the use of carbohydrates versus fat oxidation.

Decreasing the use of substances that harm the adrenal gland such as alcohol, caffeine, tobacco, corticosteroids, fried foods, pork products, red meat, processed foods, sugar and white flour will also reduce adrenal strain.

At the same time, other tissues in the body decrease their use of glucose as fuel.

Since that time, the NYC DOE has taken a number of steps to decrease its use of uncertified personnel, one of which has been to expand its recruitment of alternatively certified teachers.

The Alliance is also seeking to decrease the use of high stakes testing and improve school funding.