Sentences with phrase «differences in the populations of»

I was hoping for some more detailed and nuanced information, for example differences in populations of available children, differences in ability to discriminate against certain kinds of potential adoptive or foster parents (e.g., single, non-Christian, gay, etc.), differences in whom prospective parents work with (attorney?

We quantify the statistical significance of differences in the populations of different time periods using the block bootstrap resampling approach of ref.

Not exact matches

The chart shows the difference between births (entries) and deaths (exits) in the business population since the start of 2013.

Generation Z is about a quarter of the U.S. population, and are starting to make a difference in our communities and around the world.

To understand how significant this difference could be, consider these numbers: There are approximately 22 million noncitizens in the United States — which amounts to 7 percent of the population.

This trend can be attributed to not only other search engines like Yandex that serve non-American populations, but the differences in types of Internet users as compared to 10 years ago.

And while the difference in population between Canada and some of these major countries may come to a relative halt, their cities are set to eclipse ours as they go through the same urbanization process that we have already benefited from.

Researchers of the Canadian study says factors such as work, urban size, population density, economic opportunity or deprivation, and access to and quality of infrastructure, amenities and services may explain the community - level differences in life satisfaction.

Putting funds into self - serving cause marketing is fine and all, but telecom companies can make much more of a difference to the population in general by devoting charity to their core strengths.

Although expectancy research has focused on U.S. populations, there are substantial cultural differences in the effects drinkers expect / experience, extending even to symptoms of alcohol dependence (Room et al., 1996).

While Philadelphia seemed to have higher mortgage rates as a possible consequence of its denser population, Erie saw more of a difference in its average home prices than it did with typical mortgage rates.

This takes out the effects of inflation, exchange rates and differences in population.

Close to 75 % of our population lives within 100 miles of the U.S. border, and internationally we are seen as North Americans — but not Americans, a subtle difference that often works in our favour.

After segments of the Egyptian population attacked the Israeli embassy, Israel expressed in the strongest possible terms their hope that differences would be resolved and that there would continue to be peace between Egypt and Israel.

Of course, since they are studies of populations, they show tendencies and don't show the same difference exists in every individuaOf course, since they are studies of populations, they show tendencies and don't show the same difference exists in every individuaof populations, they show tendencies and don't show the same difference exists in every individual.

The important claim of «evolution,» however, is not that limited changes occur in populations due to differences in survival rates.

One of the perks of working in the biotechnology industry is that one's colleagues occasionally send along gems like the following: «Health Disparity focuses on understanding and / or addressing factors that contribute to differences in the disease experience across populations....

I don't see how targeting only the gay population could account for that large a difference in the incidence of AIDS.

Their findings indicated that in terms of a general index devised to measure identification with the Christian Right, there was no difference in the percentage who chose Reagan compared to the general population.

In any case, the population of Galilee was thoroughly mixed, and was by no means purely Jewish; yet it was religiously attached to the Temple worship in Jerusalem, and in spite of minor differences the practice of the Law prevailed, just as in JudeIn any case, the population of Galilee was thoroughly mixed, and was by no means purely Jewish; yet it was religiously attached to the Temple worship in Jerusalem, and in spite of minor differences the practice of the Law prevailed, just as in Judein Jerusalem, and in spite of minor differences the practice of the Law prevailed, just as in Judein spite of minor differences the practice of the Law prevailed, just as in Judein Judea.

If you are in any of these populations, talk with your health care provider about whether avoiding gluten could make a difference in your health.

Aiming breastfeeding promotion ads at the five to ten percent of the population that do not want to breastfeed may make a small dent in breastfeeding rates, but figuring out how to battle the systemic barriers to successful breastfeeding is more important, more difficult and more likely to make a real difference.

Flint and colleagues suggested that when midwives get to know the women for whom they provide care, interventions are minimised.22 The Albany midwifery practice, with an unselected population, has a rate for normal vaginal births of 77 %, with 35 % of women having a home birth.23 A review of care for women at low risk of complications has shown that continuity of midwifery care is generally associated with lower intervention rates than standard maternity care.24 Variation in normal birth rates between services (62 % -80 %), however, seems to be greater than outcome differences between «high continuity» and «traditional care» groups at the same unit.25 26 27 Use of epidural analgesia, for example, varies widely between Queen Charlotte's Hospital, London, and the North Staffordshire NHS Trust.

While many more people now have better access to drinking water, sanitation and health care, the world is still an unequal place: 2.5 billion — more than one third of the world's population — still have totally inadequate sanitation.16 Artificial feeding of an infant instead of breastfeeding in such settings can literally mean the difference between life and death.

And in Canada, where it appears safest of all, several studies have demonstrated that in carefully selected populations, there is no difference between the number of babies who die at home or in the hospital.

We estimated the variability of differences in the population prevalence of maternal cancers, type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, MI, and premature mortality when women breastfed at current compared with optimal rates and the proportion of current disease burden that this change would reflect.

These studies show little difference between epidural and nonepidural (usually opiate - exposed) babies in terms of Apgar score and umbilical - cord pH, both of which reflect the baby's condition at birth.78 However, a large - population survey from Sweden found that use of an epidural was significantly associated with a low Apgar score at birth.79

Previous attempts to evaluate the Baby Friendly Initiative within an observational study design have often been limited by small sample size or reliance upon ecological measures of confounding factors.16, 17 The advantage of the Millennium Cohort Study is the availability of individual - level social and demographic information, as well as the circumstances of pregnancy and delivery, allowing adjustment for factors that in other studies may be associated with both policy intervention and infant feeding practices, via area or individual population differences.

These differences may explain the lower rate of SIDS in this population and this study identifies these issues as clear targets for SIDS risk reduction among White British families.

While some meta - analyses of home visiting programs suggest that many types of home visiting programs can make a difference in reducing adverse outcomes such as child maltreatment and childhood injuries, 14,15 meta - analyses can produce misleading results if there are insufficient numbers of trials of programs represented in the cross-classification of home visiting target populations, program models, and visitors» backgrounds.

Standardised mean differences were derived to take account of the variety of behavioural outcome measures included and random effect models adopted in view of variability of the intervention and target populations across studies.

The analysis of the results obtained allowed to highlight a statistically significant difference between the two populations concerning only the expectation of milk production (p < 0.000), breastfeeding in the delivery room (p = 0.033), and the time within which the baby should be breastfed after delivery (p < 0.001).

Differences in the prevalence of supine positioning and other sleep - environment conditions among racial and ethnic populations might contribute to these disparities.17 The prevalence of supine positioning in 2010 among white infants was 75 %, compared with 53 % among black infants (Fig 5).

In a study of a homogeneous (similar age, SES and education) population where mothers had a favourable environment and most infants were breastfed, the duration of breastfeeding clearly made a difference in cognitive development at 13 months and five yearIn a study of a homogeneous (similar age, SES and education) population where mothers had a favourable environment and most infants were breastfed, the duration of breastfeeding clearly made a difference in cognitive development at 13 months and five yearin cognitive development at 13 months and five years.

Similarly, the unadjusted difference of 8 points between children who were breast fed for less than 3 months, compared to those who were breast fed for six months or more, is unlikely to have clinical significance in a population with a mean IQ at age 5 of 109 points.

Individual and group care models warrant additional study with a goal of demonstrating differences in outcomes and identifying populations that benefit most from specific care models.

All of these subgroup analyses investigate potential sources of heterogeneity, as differences in the type of intervention, risk profile of the population or setting may affect the treatment effects.

Such an effect might also see Labour move back towards the vast majority of BME candidates in high minority population seats — ie less Parmjit Dhanda / Ashok Kumar examples of representing areas with low BME populations — but one difference between Labour and the other parties is that Labour does hold such seats, and so the effect of very strong local preferences in the other parties would be stronger.

Indonesia, the country with the largest Muslim population in the world, is struggling to find a way to manage inter-group differences and guarantee the rights of its Christian minority.

A gendered difference in sexual behaviour of this size has only been observed for Muslim populations.

Cuomo addressed that seeming contradiction in a briefing at Indian Point on Sunday, saying the difference is that the Westchester nuclear power plant is near one of the world's largest population centers, and logistically, there can be no safe way to evacuate people if something major goes wrong.

Another step in the alienation of the immigrant population, reinforcing other differences.

«That since the younger generation of Nigerians makes up for more than 60 per cent of the nation's population, it is our hope that they inherit this country in better shape so that they can build a much better future for themselves and their offsprings in an atmosphere that is devoid of anarchy, hate, suspicion and negativity that characterize the polarized, and clearly irreconcilable differences forced on us by the Biafran Igbos».

In terms of the European Election constituencies, there is a notable difference between the amount of territory covered by the very smallest constituency, Dublin, and the other two, more rural constituencies, in terms of population but especially in terms of geographical area / territorIn terms of the European Election constituencies, there is a notable difference between the amount of territory covered by the very smallest constituency, Dublin, and the other two, more rural constituencies, in terms of population but especially in terms of geographical area / territorin terms of population but especially in terms of geographical area / territorin terms of geographical area / territory.

WHEREAS, women make up 50 % of the population in Santa Clara County but face significant economic disparities, with an average pay difference that is larger than the national wage gap of $.72 for a man's dollar, with women holding advanced degrees earning roughly $ 40,000 less than their male counterparts, and 11 % of the County's female population living in poverty and approximately 33 % of the homeless population being women and girls, and

WHEREAS, the State of New York is best positioned to: (1) understand the ramifications of operating an Exchange within New York's commercial insurance market; (2) consider the unique regional and economic needs of the State's individual and small business health insurance markets; (3) account for the diversity of its population, with its ethnic, cultural and language differences; and (4) decide what benefits will be provided to enrollees in the Exchange, which health plans can participate in the Exchange, what rules should apply to the marketing of products by health plans, and how to operate the Small Business Health Option Program («SHOP») for small businesses;

Other collaborations that are currently being discussed focus on the development of small molecules that could disrupt «kidney» (Malphigian tubule) function in mosquitoes, on the differences in the ability to transmit disease among various populations of Aedes aegypti and other mosquitoes, and on advances in the surveillance of adult mosquitoes.

In places like Yellowstone and eastern Washington and Oregon, however, smaller wolf populations are too far removed from the remaining core of the species» distribution to really make a difference in controlling coyote numberIn places like Yellowstone and eastern Washington and Oregon, however, smaller wolf populations are too far removed from the remaining core of the species» distribution to really make a difference in controlling coyote numberin controlling coyote numbers.

The difference between Paleoamerican and modern Native American facial features is likely a combination of additional waves of migration from Siberia, via Beringia, and genetic drift, a gradual change in appearance and other traits as populations divide, migrate and adapt, says Jim Chatters, a Seattle - area anthropologist who led the multinational study of Naia.

The next step, of course, is to compare depressed populations — those with MS and those without — to look for any significant differences in how depression progresses in each case.