Sentences with phrase «difference from a previous study»

«Our results,» the authors diplomatically wrote, «show notable differences from previous studies.»

A study of Chinese adults in Singapore suggests the prevalence of glaucoma, a disease of the eye that can result in blindness, was 3.2 percent, with no difference from a previous study conducted in 1997, according to a study...

«Our results,» the authors diplomatically wrote, «show notable differences from previous studies.»

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Unemployment, Marginal Attachment and Labor Force Participation in Canada and the United States Stephen Jones, McMaster University Craig Riddell, University of British Columbia Jones and Riddell build on two previous papers: one by David Card and Riddell (originally published in Small Differences that Matter) that studies the reasons for higher rates of unemployment in Canada than the U.S. in the 1980s, the other by Jones and Riddell which uses data from the U.S. Labor Force Survey to study the differences in rates of job creation for people who are counted as unemployed versus those who are counted as out of the lDifferences that Matter) that studies the reasons for higher rates of unemployment in Canada than the U.S. in the 1980s, the other by Jones and Riddell which uses data from the U.S. Labor Force Survey to study the differences in rates of job creation for people who are counted as unemployed versus those who are counted as out of the ldifferences in rates of job creation for people who are counted as unemployed versus those who are counted as out of the labor force.

According to a new study published online today in Science, the tiny differences found in previous studies may have resulted from a slight tendency on the part of political conservatives to «self - enhance,» or view themselves in an unrealistically positive light.

«The individual differences contribute to increased stability of the moths which confirms conclusions from previous studies of frogs, lizards and snakes that colour variation is a key to success in the wild,» he continues.

The findings might have departed from prior studies because of the difference in size and study design, he said, explaining that much of the previous work in this area has been conducted in groups of 100 or fewer and mostly involved student subjects.

Previous research from other studies had linked hearing loss with marked differences in brain structure compared to those with normal hearing, both in humans and animals.

In addition, their findings differed from those of previous studies of Western children with regard to the age at which the adult response pattern was observed, and showed that cultural differences might have been one of the reasons for this.

Previous studies on post-mortem brains and blood samples from patients with schizophrenia indicated that their brains show differences in terms of vascularization.

These findings are consistent with our previous studies of transplanting specific subtypes of rodent glial precursor derived astrocytes into sites of spinal cord injury, and indicate a remarkable conservation from rat to human of functional differences between astrocyte subtypes.

The findings support the results of previous studies that have suggested that genetic differences in height result principally from their effect on local regulation of the growth of long bones, rather than on broader, systemic processes.

From the study: «In contrast to our previous studies conducted among men with prostate cancer and those with abnormal biopsies that showed high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia or foci of atypical cells (5,6), we did not observe differences in PSA change between the study arms.

The resources available will use dyslexia friendly fonts so all students can access the learning - Students will summarise their learning from the previous six topics with some one mark questions and will write down the answers in exercise books Students will review our GCSE studies so far and will see how many topics they have already completed and what also needs to be completed before the May exams Students will be introduced to the key terms of this topic and will answer two tasks based on famous scientists and the relationship they had with religion Students will then answer a task that recognises the differences between scientific truth and religious truth and will finish with some two mark questions from the two previous theme topics

The resources available will use dyslexia friendly fonts so all students can access the learning - Students will summarise our learning from the previous six topics with some one mark questions and will write down the answers in your exercise books Students will then recall the differences between science and religion on the origins of the universe and life and will make a list of three differences between science and religion Students will study and research the different interpretations in Christianity of the Genesis creation story and will answer four tasks based on research about these different interpretations Students will study the role that science and religion play in people's lives and will make a list of things that attract people to science over religion Students will make a list of things that make people religious and will then plan for a potential 12 mark question

Nevertheless, previous studies have been unable to determine reliably whether differences between Academy students» high school experiences and outcomes and those of other students result from the Academy itself or from the program's student targeting or its selection practices.

These findings confirm those from a variety of previous studies, which have shown that adjusting the data for students» socioeconomic status is usually enough to eliminate most or all of the difference between blacks and whites in educational attainment.

In addition to the positive results, the academics discuss what it is about lessons in nature that may make the difference, highlighting previous research findings on: the benefits of physical activity (in this study the class walked 200 metres to get to the grassy area); exposure to nature being good for stress and attention; having a break from the classroom and change of scenery (a similar effect to going for recess); and the fact the teachers would also too feel less stressed and benefit from the same change of scenery and a «bit of a breather».

When differences in scaling between previous studies are accounted for, the various current and previous estimates of NH mean surface temperature are largely consistent within uncertainties, despite the differences in methodology and mix of proxy data back to approximately A.D. 1000... Conclusions are less definitive for the SH and globe, which we attribute to larger uncertainties arising from the sparser available proxy data in the SH.

Further, as reported in previous research and consistent with findings from Study 1, females reported significantly more test anxiety than did males, t (260) = 2.55, p < 0.05 There were no gender differences indicated for self - efficacy or

We selected the PCL - C score of 50 and above as the standard cut - off due to the influence of traditional Chinese culture on the frequency of healthcare workers» encounters with traumatic events and the DSM - IV - TR criteria for PTSD.2 Previous studies have provided valuable information regarding the prevalence of PTSD among doctors and nurses.28 — 31The prevalence of PTSD among the healthcare workers exposed physical violence in our study was similar to that reported in Atlanta.54 However, the prevalence rates of PTSD in these studies were different from the present study, 55 56 which might be attributed to differences in the studies» sample characteristics, designs, definitions and diagnostic criteria for PTSD, due to their varied cultural backgrounds.

The effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy in this study was similar to that observed in patients who accepted treatment in the initial uncontrolled evaluation.10 The results differed, however, from those of the two previous controlled trials of cognitive behaviour therapy, one of which was a non-randomised comparison with a waiting list11 and the other a randomised comparison with basic medical care.12 The possible reasons for the greater effectiveness of cognitive behaviour therapy in our study include differences in the characteristics of the patients, longer follow up, and possibly less active medical care.

Recent research conducted in mainland China found that obesity prevalence was higher among children in wealthier families, 4 but the patterns were different in Hong Kong with higher rates of childhood obesity among lower income families.4 5 Hong Kong, despite having a per capita gross domestic product of Hong Kong dollar (HK$) 273 550, has large income differences between rich and poor as reflected by a high Gini coefficient of 0.539 reported in 2016; approximately 20 % of the population are living in poverty as defined by a monthly household income below half of the Hong Kong median.6 It is widely accepted that population health tend to be worse in societies with greater income inequalities, and hence low - income families in these societies are particularly at risk of health problems.7 In our previous study, children from Hong Kong Chinese low - income families experienced poorer health and more behavioural problems than other children in the population at similar age.8 Adults from these families also reported poorer health - related quality of life (HRQOL), 9 with 6.1 % of the parents having a known history of mental illness and 18.2 % of them reporting elevated level of stress.