Sentences with phrase «decreasing base of support»

As you move your feet closer together from hip width you decrease your base of support and challenge the core a little more.

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The combination of breastfeeding support and donor milk banking is based on the notion of human milk as a functional food that is important for decreasing neonatal morbidity.

Although not directly comparable, our findings are in broad agreement with those from routine data in Scotland that have indicated a positive association between Baby Friendly accreditation, but not certification, and breastfeeding at 1 week of age.17 Our findings reinforce those of Coutinho and colleagues who reported that high exclusive breastfeeding rates achieved in Brazilian hospitals implementing staff training with the course content of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative were short - lived and not sustained at home unless implemented in combination with post-natal home visits.35 Similarly in Italy, training of staff with an adapted version of the Baby Friendly course content resulted in high breastfeeding rates at discharge, with a rapid decrease in the days after leaving hospital.36 In contrast, a cluster randomized trial in Belarus (PROBIT) found an association between an intervention modelled on the Baby Friendly Initiative with an increased duration of breastfeeding37 an association also reported from an observational study in Germany.38 Mothers in Belarus stay in hospital post-partum for 6 — 7 days, and in Germany for 5 days, with post-natal support likely to be particularly important in countries where mothers stay in the hospital for a shorter time, with early discharge likely to limit the influence of a hospital - based intervention.

A variety of studies suggest that fathers» engagement positively impacts their children's social competence, 27 children's later IQ28 and other learning outcomes.29 The effects of fathers on children can include later - life educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based on early childhood cues such as father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky adolescent sexual behaviour32 and earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases boys» negative social behaviour (e.g., delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in early adulthood.34 Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive development.35

As I wrote before the election, speaking with Americans gave me the impression that voter turnout could put Trump in the White House; it seemed that an increase in white, working class Republican votes together with a decrease in Democrat voters from parts of President Obama's support base could tip the result Trump's way.

Given the significant concerns about problematic opioid use, evidence - based support for non-pharmaceutical inventions may lead to use of VR for pain management during certain medical procedures and a decreased need for narcotics.

The objective of Project Hope is to support Syrian refugee children in Turkey by providing them with digital game - based education opportunities to improve Turkish language proficiency, executive functions, and coding skills while decreasing their sense of despair and increasing hope.

Our study, along with prior studies, supports the notion that «cognitive reserve» resulting from early - life and lifelong education and cognitive stimulation may be a potent strategy for the primary prevention of dementia in both high - and low - income countries around the world.21 However, it should be noted that the relationships among education, brain biology, and cognitive function are complex and likely multidirectional; for instance, a number of recent population - based studies have shown genetic links with level of educational attainment, 22,23 and with the risk for cognitive decline in later life.24 Higher levels of educational attainment are also associated with health behaviors (eg, physical activity, diet, and smoking), more cognitively - complex occupations, and better access to health care, all of which may play a role in decreasing lifetime dementia risk.

Consequently, the strains of decreased purchasing power coupled with the responsibility for maintaining the national U.S. ground - based effort in radio, optical, and solar astronomy have led to a division of the NSF AST budget such that, through the decade of the 1990s, about 65 percent of the NSF allocation to AST was assigned to facilities operated by national astronomy organizations, with only about 22 percent made available to support individual investigators (Figure 6.2); the rest went to instrumentation and the university radio observatories.

Utilizing an unstable base of support seems to increase triceps muscle activity during the push up, while unstable surfaces during the shoulder press appear to decrease triceps muscle activity.

While both groups are technically right, based on the actual data and personal experience in leadership of an open admission no kill shelter, I think the law change to decrease stray hold times will SIGNIFICANTLY increase the ability for shelters to save lives and support the bill in its entirety.

Job Description: • Represents the Kansas City Pet Project in a professional, polite and enthusiastic manner • Assists the veterinarians on a daily basis with preparing surgery patients, health assessments, and treatments of animals • Assist in medical rounds with Shelter Veterinarians or identifying animals that need to be seen by a Shelter Veterinarian • Administer medications to both cats and dogs in accordance with veterinarian's prescribed doses and ensure all treatment protocols prescribed for sick / injured animals are performed timely, safely, and humanely • Responsible for following best practices for sanitation protocols in all veterinary clinic and isolation areas to reduce / eliminate disease transmission • Input all medical notes, health assessments, vaccinations, surgeries, treatments, etc., into PetPoint • Provides support for other departments, such as Intake, Foster, Placement & Transport, or Adoptions by assisting as needed for vaccinations, deworming, blood draws, etc. • Prepares and sanitizes surgical instruments / packs each day to ensure packs are ready for use the following day • Assists with discharging animals to the public post-surgery or following up with sick pet appointments, explaining any medical issues, medications, after care instructions, etc. • Ensures adequate medical supplies and medications are available and reports any shortages to Vet Clinic Manager • Enforces and maintain KCPP safety and cleanliness, and all health and security rules and procedures • Follows disease prevention procedures and completes cleaning of veterinary clinic areas daily and ongoing throughout the day to decrease biological risks to humans and other animals • Care, feed, and safely handle animals to avoid injury to persons / animals • Properly store and maintain inventory of medical supplies, including Schedule II narcotics • Performs laboratory analysis techniques to assist Shelter Veterinarians • Reads, understand, interpret, and apply department policies and procedures • Prepares reports and other written materials in a logical, concise, and accurate manner • Functions calmly in situations that require a high degree of sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy • Communicates effectively with a variety of individuals representing diverse cultures and backgrounds and function calmly in all situations which require a high degree of sensitivity, tact and diplomacy • Treats employees, representatives of outside agencies, volunteers, and members of the public with courtesy and respect • Provides prompt, efficient and responsive service for all phone calls forwarded to the Vet Clinic.

More often than not, players will have to fight a variety of monsters in a turn based battle system, using different offensive skills to deal damage, decrease stats and cause a variety of status ailments and support skills to heal, buff and more.

There's also some support for the notion of a decrease in small hail associated with a raising of the freezing level height, based on observations from China.)

Evidence that extreme precipitation is increasing is based primarily on analysis1, 2,3 of hourly and daily precipitation observations from the U.S. Cooperative Observer Network, and is supported by observed increases in atmospheric water vapor.4 Recent publications have projected an increase in extreme precipitation events, 1,5 with some areas getting larger increases6 and some getting decreases.7, 2

I would support a decrease in the number of benchers but frankly I think that there are better issues to focus on — alternate business structures, law firm & outcome - based regulation and getting the articling pilot in place / being effectivelty assessed are some of those issues.

The Arizona Court of Appeals concluded that the record did not establish Husband met his burden of proving Wife's cohabitation supported a termination of her spousal maintenance, but did conclude the trial court could consider whether Wife's cohabitation provided a basis for the trial court to decrease her spousal maintenance.

Key Achievements • Increased client base 66 % by employing exceptional first contact manner, resulting in word of mouth marketing • Decreased instances of dissatisfaction by ensuring assignment of «right staff member» for each type of service • Retained an important client who threatened to take her business elsewhere following a particularly bad hair job, by offering her a redo free of cost • Handled a series of salon support services during a particularly busy time, in the event of staff shortages

Office Assistant — Freeman Technologies, Boston, MA — July 2015 — Present • Maintain thorough communication by acting as a liaison between external providers, job candidates, and executive management • Update company employee database on a weekly basis to ensure all employee data is current and accurate • Support all major company departments by answering phones and emails, and signing for incoming packages • Coordinate meetings between potential clients and department heads using scheduling software • Decreased phone wait time by nearly 17 percent over a two - week period • Ensured that interviewees were informed of the status of their application by performing follow - up calls

• Set up and maintain job site offices and assist team members by providing them with project support • Prepare project budgets and the report the status of budgets on a periodic basis • Review expenditures for each program module and devise ways of decreasing them • Act as a point of contact for explaining company policies and procedures regarding each project • Investigate facility conditions and identify opportunities for improving facility operations • Ascertain that projects run in compliance with the company's requirements • Maintain and integrate project plans and track and report overall progress • Plan and schedule resources for multiple projects and perform correlating quality reviews

The following themes were identified: (1) personal acceptance of having a mental health problem rather than treatment access is the major barrier to treatment entry; (2) tightly connected, supportive peer networks can decrease stigma related to mental health problems and encourage treatment; however, soldiers in impoverished or conflicted peer networks are less likely to receive these benefits; and (3) soldiers are generally positive about the idea of peer - based programs to improve treatment engagement, although they note the importance of leadership support, peer assignment, and unit specialty in implementing these programs.

Caregiver - focused groups were rated as providing skills such as information and support that reduced the negative appraisal of caregiving, decreased uncertainty and lessened hopelessness, while also teaching skills to cope with the stresses of caregiving.66 This supports suggestions that such groups might give caregivers the chance to openly interact with other caregivers in the absence of their care recipients.57 Moreover, in a systematic review of psychosocial interventions, group based or otherwise, caregivers listed the most useful aspect of interventions as regular interactions with a professional, providing the chance to openly communicate issues with them, and as a time to talk about feelings and questions related to cancer.13, 66

For example, research from McWhirter, Nelson, and Waldo (2014) discovered that community - based groups improve social support for those with depression, which in turn decreases symptoms of depression and enhances life satisfaction.

DOVE is an evidence - based intervention that trains home visitors to screen for partner violence among participating families and intervene to support victims using research - tested processes and protocols.40 In states participating in an evaluation of DOVE, reported partner violence among participating families decreased at a statistically significant rate over the course of the program.41

Positive Behavior Support (PBS) is a set of research - based strategies used to increase quality of life and decrease problem behavior by teaching new skills and making changes in a person's environment.

A variety of studies suggest that fathers» engagement positively impacts their children's social competence, 27 children's later IQ28 and other learning outcomes.29 The effects of fathers on children can include later - life educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based on early childhood cues such as father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky adolescent sexual behaviour32 and earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases boys» negative social behaviour (e.g., delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in early adulthood.34 Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive development.35

Since neurocognitive deficits are theorized to be underlying the ASD symptomatology, the decreased social communication problems after the mindfulness - based program supports the suggestion that neurocognitive deficits in central coherence, executive functioning, and theory of mind could be improved by training mindfulness.