In each of our analyses we sought to examine the unique effects of parental behaviors on children's academic ability by controlling for individual differences in known correlates of academic ability such as
early measures of verbal ability, general cognitive ability, and parental education.
Child characteristics, such as gender and birth order (as two of many examples), have also been linked to
early measures of language and learning.
Early measures of executive functions and self - regulation predict academic achievement in reading and mathematics better than IQ16 and also behavioural adjustment and well - being in the classroom, empathy, moral reasoning and prosocial behaviour.17 Promoting learning - related self - regulation, therefore, should be a core objective in early childhood programs.
did you realize that
early measures of ice core CO2 samples also were quite a bit higher than they were later measured to be?
It's critical to find
early measures of change in an organization's conversations and confidence via social media, quick online surveys and other virtual channels.
In a CNN / Opinion Research Corporation survey out Friday that serves as
an early measure of potential support for the next GOP presidential nomination, Huckabee tops the list.
An early measure of difficulties (eg conduct, emotional problems) in the young was the 118 - item Child Behaviour Checklist (see Achenbach & Edelbrock, 1983).
However, maternal psychopathology was otherwise unrelated to
earlier measures of neonatal cry and behavior.
Not exact matches
Canada earns its only «A» on the new indicator, entrepreneurial ambition — a
measure of the share
of the working - age population reporting
early - stage entrepreneurial activity, such as attempts to establish or own a new business.
The company's share price rose 6 percent in
early trading on Friday after at least 14 Wall Street brokerages raised their price targets on the stock - a
measure of the confidence around the stock among sector analysts.
But he points to a report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer released
earlier this year showing that, since 2009, the debt service ratio — a
measure of income spent to pay debt — has remained steady at around 14 per cent, not much higher than the long - term average.
'' (The ongoing standoff between the euro zone and Greece) also increases the chances
of snap elections in Greece as after overplaying his hand and facing increasing difficulties in concluding the review, Tsipras may be tempted to cut his losses by calling
early elections before Syriza (the ruling party) loses more support for adopting unpopular
measures,» Piccoli said.
He added that «it's a bit
early to say» if the
measures will be enough to attract people from the City
of London, «but Paris has obvious strengths on (the) continental Europe market, clearly,» he said.
Founded only in 2008 but
measured earlier this year as the third-most valuable venture capital - backed group in the world at over $ 25 billion, Airbnb also said it would help prevent its service from causing housing shortages by «ensuring hosts agree to a policy
of listing only permanent homes on a short - term basis».
The CBO's
early March analysis
of the AHCA projected that the
measure would shrink future deficits by $ 337 billion from 2027 to 2026.
Return on average common equity (ROE), a
measure of how well the bank uses shareholder money to generate profit, was 6.4 % in the quarter, down from 14.7 % a year
earlier.
DTS earnings before tax as a percentage
of DTS total revenue and DTS operating revenue (a non-GAAP
measure) were 4.4 % and 6.5 %, respectively, up 20 and 70 basis points from the year -
earlier period.
Austerity
measures imposed
earlier this year include $ 65 billion ($ 80 billion) in spending cuts and tax increases by the end
of 2014.
It said a surge
of strong numbers in late 2017 was followed by softer figures
early this year, suggesting «some pulling forward
of demand ahead
of new mortgage guidelines and other policy
measures.»
It's a broad range that, according to your interpretation
of the
measure's wording, would include even very
early - stage startups so long as they've received more than $ 1 million in funding over the course
of a single tax year.
The study is particularly encouraging because autism diagnoses are currently done on children between the ages
of two and four, and
earlier diagnoses allows for more effective treatment
measures.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has worked with the non-profit project
Measure of America to publicize the problem because disconnection in young people is such a predictor
of poor health and
early death.
(
Earlier this summer, he hosted a fundraiser for Republican Speaker
of the House Paul Ryan, suggesting some
measure of support for both parties.)
The commitment to endeavor to eliminate the deficit a year
earlier is a good thing, and so is the continuing pattern
of developing economy opportunities, whether it's on innovation or
measures for small business to create employment.
Those
earlier measures alarmed civil rights advocates who questioned whether they would do much to improve security, and worried other countries would introduce similar screening
of Americans.
Then, for good
measure, we threw into the mix Altrec.com, which
earlier this year added adventure - travel services to its outdoor - gear site through an alliance with Virtuoso, a network
of independent travel specialists.
«Although we expect that the Greek government will implement the required
measures, the risk
of early elections is increasing given the rising political cost to the government and its slim majority in the parliament... Early elections might bring a new and more reform - minded conservative government, but Greece's economy would be hit again by prolonged uncertainty, after having just started to record positive growth,» Moody's
early elections is increasing given the rising political cost to the government and its slim majority in the parliament...
Early elections might bring a new and more reform - minded conservative government, but Greece's economy would be hit again by prolonged uncertainty, after having just started to record positive growth,» Moody's
Early elections might bring a new and more reform - minded conservative government, but Greece's economy would be hit again by prolonged uncertainty, after having just started to record positive growth,» Moody's said.
The number who believe that life in the U.S. is better than life in Mexico has fluctuated over the years, but as
of last year was
measured at 48 %, a slight decrease from 51 % seven years
earlier.
The House
of Representatives passed a
measure to rewrite Obamacare, but the Senate is only in the very
early stages
of considering the issue.
The Fed's preferred
measure of underlying inflation has retreated to 1.5 % from 1.8 %
earlier in 2017 and investors are growing increasingly doubtful policymakers will be able to stick to their anticipated pace
of tightening
of three interest rate rises this year and next.
The only way to know for certain that your content is holding up its end
of the bargain is by agreeing on goals
early on and using the right tools to
measure your work against those goals as you go.
Premier Kathleen Wynne had
earlier this month declared her intentions to counter protectionist
measures put in place by some U.S. states, saying the bill would be the first piece
of legislation passed by her government when the session began.
It was the second child
of Chaitanya (Chet) Kanojia, who sold an
earlier venture, which
measured television audience demographics, to Microsoft.
The Senate rejected a
measure to privatize air traffic control
earlier this year, after the importance
of passing other provisions in the bill outweighed stretching the contentious debate any longer.
EBITDA is defined as earnings (net income or loss) before interest expense, net, (gain) loss on
early extinguishment
of debt, income tax (benefit) expense, and depreciation and amortization and is used by management to
measure operating performance
of the business.
«The power
of international law is primarily reputational and
measured in terms
of legitimacy,» Mira Rapp - Hooper, a senior fellow in the Asia - Pacific Security Program at the Center for New American Security, told CNBC
earlier this year, when China's island - building in the region came under scrutiny.
WASHINGTON, March 7 - The White House raised the possibility on Wednesday that impending hefty U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum imports could exclude a clutch
of countries besides Canada and Mexico as President Donald Trump looked set to authorize the
measures as
early as Thursday.
WASHINGTON, March 7 - The White House raised the possibility on Wednesday that impending hefty U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminium imports could exclude a clutch
of countries besides Canada and Mexico as President Donald Trump looked set to authorize the
measures as
early as Thursday.
Three Statistics Canada analysts have recently used newly available data to
measure Canadian replacement rates over the period from the
early 1980s to the middle
of the current decade.
Crossense is the first company to emerge from Nielsen Innovate, a $ 25 million fund established to incubate and invest in
early - stage software firms that are focused on
measuring consumer behavior and the effectiveness
of digital marketing and advertising services.
The transfer component is affected in the
early years by the ending
of the
measures contained in the Economic Action Plan.
The bill's passage also potentially complicates Treasury issuance relative to the debt ceiling, as lower tax receipts under the new tax plan could cause Treasury to run out
of extraordinary
measures earlier than originally thought.
Rather,
measures of early improvement in market action that were effective across every post-war market cycle quickly proved insufficient during the global financial crisis.
As always, the strongest prospective market return / risk profile is associated with a material retreat in valuations followed by an
early improvement in broad
measures of market internals.
As always, the best opportunities are likely to emerge when a material retreat in valuations is joined by an
early improvement in our
measures of market action (which, following our stress - testing
earlier in this half - cycle, are robust to every market cycle we've observed across history).
A common
measure of expected stock market volatility is about to double its level from
early January.
This relates to one
of the questions we talked about
earlier, which is how do you
measure investment and is there really low investment or not?
Going forward, our
early achievement in building a reporting infrastructure will make it possible for the partners to continue to track and
measure their spend with women - owned businesses and other underutilized groups
of suppliers.
That seems doomed to fail, as more than a century
of case law dating back to the
early days
of the railroad suggests that provincial
measures that directly thwart interprovincial infrastructure may be overruled by federal jurisdiction using 92 (10)(c) and this would be a prime example
of when it should be (and has historically) been used.
In
early September, New York State approved a
measure to increase the minimum wage for employees
of fast - food chain restaurants in the state to $ 15 an hour over the next few years.