Sentences with phrase «decreasing in size at»

They discovered that when the ants» body sizes changed, different regions within their eyes increased / decreased in size at different rates.

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For the first week post partum, the thought of clipping the tighter Brest friend around my abdomen was painful however since my stomach has decreased in size I've found this is the perfect on - the - go pillow and have used it in the car, in an armchair and at other people's houses.

Cobedding of twins and other infants of multiple gestation is a frequent practice, both in the hospital setting and at home.174 However, the benefits of cobedding twins and higher - order multiples have not been established.175, — , 177 Twins and higher - order multiples are often born prematurely and with low birth weight, so they are at increased risk of SIDS.101, 102 Furthermore, there is increased potential for overheating and rebreathing while cobedding, and size discordance might increase the risk of accidental suffocation.176 Most cobedded twins are placed on their sides rather than supine.174 Finally, cobedding of twins and higher - order multiples in the hospital setting might encourage parents to continue this practice at home.176 Because the evidence for the benefits of cobedding twins and higher - order multiples is not compelling and because of the increased risk of SIDS and suffocation, the AAP believes that it is prudent to provide separate sleep areas for these infants to decrease the risk of SIDS and accidental suffocation.

They grow less evident at a like season of the Martian year, decreasing gradually in size.

Looking back at previously collected strength data for olivine, the researchers determined that the discrepancies in those data could be explained by invoking a related size effect, whereby the strength of olivine increases with decreasing grain size of the tested samples.

In six of the 13 patients, all tumors decreased in size by at least 50 In six of the 13 patients, all tumors decreased in size by at least 50 in size by at least 50 %.

As a result of the large - scale actions aimed at alleviation of poverty, the size of poor populations in rural areas of China decreased from 250 million in 1978 to 82 · 49 million in 2010.

For example, if deforestation continues in the Central and South American tropics at the current rate, the number of fragments will increase 33-fold and their mean size will decrease from 17 ha to 0.25 ha.

Now, in a new study in the journal Cancer Cell, Shaw and a team of scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies found that phenformin, a derivative of the widely - used diabetes drug metformin, decreased the size of lung tumors in mice and increased the animals» survival.

Sever the big spines at the base of a male's hemipenises, and copulation duration and plug size decrease significantly.6 In some spiders the male genitalia simply break off inside the female to plug her up, to the frustration of her subsequent suitors.

Scans at 4 months of treatment showed a radiographic response (decrease in size of bony lesions, visceral lesions, and lymphadenopathy) and functional improvement (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group score improvement from 2 to 1; Fig. 2B and C).

Dr Jen Bright, Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Sheffield and lead author of the study, said: «Our results show that in birds of prey such as eagles and falcons, the shapes of the skulls change in a predictable way as species increase or decrease in size.

When looking at progesterone therapy benefits and side effects in males, other positive changes include reducing body odor and sweat and improving urine flow as prostate size decreases.

Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine have found through their research that increasing the mass or size of your type II muscle fibers will led to a significant decrease in fat mass or the amount of fat in your body.

A decrease in the mean levels of thyroglobulin as well as a small reduction in goiter size was observed at 6 and 12 months.

There are lots of other changes this represents too, such as the presence of chemicals in our food supply (pesticides, herbicides, xenoestrogens, etc) that didn't exist in the ancient diet, as well as the dramatic changes caused by hybridization of many of our foods, which creates versions of fruits and vegetables bred more for size, sweetness, and appearance as opposed to natural nutrition... this aspect has decreased micronutrient content in the modern day food supply (just look at wild blueberries vs cultivated blueberries as an example of that with wild berries coming in at more than DOUBLE the antioxidants from ORAC testing).

The teaspoon of dried water kefir grains bought and mailed to me have not multiplied at all and are actually decreasing in size, although they give me a sourish drink with some fizz every 3 days.

Factors that shift the angle of peak torque to shorter muscle lengths after normal strength training include increases in neural drive at short muscle lengths, decreases in normalized fiber length, specific gains in regional muscle size, and increases in tendon stiffness.

[3] Furthermore, researchers at Boston University School of Medicine have found that increasing the mass or size of type II muscle fibers will lead to a significant decrease in fat mass or the amount of fat in the body.

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, New Jersey, and Boston, pre-kindergarten programs demonstrate impressive outcomes that include positive effects on math scores, grade retention, and chronic absenteeism at the end of grade 8; increased achievement on language arts, literacy, math, and science, as well as decreased grade retention and special education placement at the end of grade 5; and stronger than typical impacts on academic readiness (effect sizes in the 0.4 — 0.6 range) at school entrIn Tulsa, Oklahoma, New Jersey, and Boston, pre-kindergarten programs demonstrate impressive outcomes that include positive effects on math scores, grade retention, and chronic absenteeism at the end of grade 8; increased achievement on language arts, literacy, math, and science, as well as decreased grade retention and special education placement at the end of grade 5; and stronger than typical impacts on academic readiness (effect sizes in the 0.4 — 0.6 range) at school entrin the 0.4 — 0.6 range) at school entry.

In recent years, class sizes have increased, and school funding has decreased, but teachers are expected to produce greater results than at any time.

To the extent that they are successful at reducing class size, teachers unions have another positive impact on student outcomes: For every one - student decrease in class size, test scores tend to improve by 0.8 - 1.1 points.

A spokeswoman said: «The average class size at state - funded primary schools has increased by 0.1 percentage points, but the average class size in state - funded secondary schools has remained the same and the numbers of unlawfully large classes in infant schools has decreased dramatically».

The data, however, show that cohort sizes shrank at a rate comparable to decreases in ninth grade enrollment.

According to Nielsen Bookscan, sales were up 1.65 % in the first quarter of 2015, but this can only be seen as nominal growth as the official inflation rate was pegged at 6.41 % last year, the market size actually decreased when compared to 2014.

[Mr. Scott] intends to review his investment in [ASYS] on a continuing basis and, depending upon the price and availability of shares of the Common Stock, subsequent developments affecting [ASYS], [ASYS]'s business and prospects, other investment and business opportunities available to [Mr. Scott], general stock market and economic conditions, tax considerations and other factors considered relevant, may decide at any time to increase or to decrease the size of his investment in [ASYS].

As a result of TNR, no kittens have been born at the boardwalk in over a decade, and the population size has significantly decreased through natural attrition and adoption.

The population is also at risk of inbreeding depression, which is an overall decrease in general fitness, or general health, and may reduce litter sizes and fertility across the breed.»

Obesity can also decrease the number of eggs released at ovulation, resulting in smaller litter sizes.

A recent, slight decrease in the popularity of breeds more affected by inherited disorders may indicate that the public is increasingly concerned with the ethical and / or financial implications of this burden (the average cost of owning a medium - sized dog is estimated at USD 8,000, which can increase considerably in the case of illness [20]-RRB-.

The tables vary in material, style, and size, with the largest table placed at the base, gradually decreasing in size while rising in height.

Martin worked until her death in 2004 at the age of ninety - two; decreasing physical facility forced her to adopt a smaller uniform size for her canvases.

When I looked at tree ring ages, I see differences in the series shape and away from the HSishness as the trees rings get older — although the sample sizes also decrease by eliminating younger tree rings.

The retreat has been most noticeable at high elevations, driven in large part by warming temperatures contributing directly to melting and indirectly to more precipitation falling as rain rather than snow, in turn increasing the rate at which the glaciers move and increasing the size of glacial lakes, both decreasing ice cover.

Yet, despite advances in our understanding of productivity at the scales of leaves and stands, no consensus exists about the nature of productivity at the scale of the individual tree4, 5,6,7, in part because we lack a broad empirical assessment of whether rates of absolute tree mass growth (and thus carbon accumulation) decrease, remain constant, or increase as trees increase in size and age.

Looking at water data for the past 60 years, scientists have determined that «the size of the dead zone in mid to late summer has decreased steadily since the late 1980s and that the duration... is closely linked each year to the amount of nutrients entering the bay.»

However, if you are at a mid - or large - sized firm and are interested in decreasing your hardware costs (by no longer needing to invest in servers) and decreasing your IT personnel budget (by no longer needing a full on - site IT team), then the full Abacus suite could be a great option.

All of them involve adjusting the font size or the zoom level that Safari applies when it loads web page content, which can be helpful if you're using a small screen or a large display set at a high resolution.To increase or decrease the zoom level of both text and images when viewing web pages in Safari, press Command and the + (plus) or -(minus) keys.

Here are each of their top three picks that they intend to hold (and not decrease position size) for at least the next two years, and why they believe in them so much.

The hypotheses are (1) that perceived stress, anxiety and depression will significantly decrease at course completion, (2) that the decrease will be maintained at follow - up; that is, the size of the change at follow - up will remain significantly different from pretest levels, (3) that participants who practice more will have a larger decrease in negative mood and (4) that the decrease will be comparable to other types of intervention.

Existing systematic reviews of the effects of parenting interventions offered to families with young children have shown mixed results.14 24 — 29 In a review of 78 studies aimed at families with children aged 0 — 5 years, Piquero et al 14 found an average effect size (g) of 0.37 for decreased antisocial behaviour and delinquency for intervention children.

Parents» stress about their competence in parenting (PSI - C) significantly decreased at posttest, 2 - month, and 1 - year follow - up with a small effect size.