Sentences with phrase «evaluated for evidence»

Classroom environments should be carefully evaluated for evidence of cultural warmth and should to some degree mirror the community by the presence of some diversity in the school staffs themselves.

In addition to determination of infant weight and general health assessment, breastfeeding should be observed and evaluated for evidence of successful breastfeeding behavior.

A thorough physical and orthopedic examination should be performed in all dog diagnosed with a suspected musculoskeletal neoplasm to evaluate for evidence of metastatic disease and plan the most appropriate treatment.Read More»

Not exact matches

If you critically evaluate all available evidence, you'll see there is equal evidence for both.

I don't believe that anyone, you or anyone else, has any actual evidence for any alleged god, but I do not know so am open to evaluating others» evidence.

@Cedar Tree, I am not an historian and can't evaluate with precision the weight of the historical evidence for Christ, but I suspect that, «New Testament accounts outshine other similar writings of that era,» is a bit of an overstatment.

The dispassionate requirements of the evidence, not personal preference, provide the criteria for evaluating theories.

It is the result of evaluating and weighing the evidence for the core beliefs at the roots of all religion.

In fact it was the subject of two sessions dedicated to exploring the evidence for the effects of foods and food components on mental performance and how this type of evidence can be gathered and evaluated to substantiate an EFSA approved claim on cognitive function.

The only way to build that evidence base is to continue trialling and evaluating public health measures that show potential for success.

For immigration visa matters, the rules of evidence don't apply in evaluating visa applications so it will still be relevant there as well.

The present review evaluates the evidence for such a complex system by investigating studies in which interventions such as elevated temperature, altered oxygen content of the air, reduced fuel availability and misinformation about distance covered have resulted in alterations to the pacing strategy.

Dr. Rotheram - Borus has spent the past 20 years developing, evaluating, and disseminating evidence - based interventions for children and families.

She is the Director of the Optimal Birth BC program, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, which develops syntheses of evidence for clinicians, decision - aids and information packages for childbearing families, and uses local data to evaluate clinical practice and direct change to reduce rates of cesarean section in BC hospitals and health authorities.

We have developed practice guidelines in conjunction with other homebirth midwives, evidence based research and the current midwifery literature; they reflect our philosophies and professional standards for practice, and they are reviewed and evaluated periodically as needed.

Pursuant to HB 2247, AzDHS has formed a Midwife Scope of Practice Advisory Committee, which will evaluate evidence based literature and data to make informed decisions regarding regulation over licensing procedures, scope of practice, and education requirements for licensed midwives in Arizona by July 2013.

If you wish for me to evaluate my views on this, feel free to show me evidence to counter what I am saying.

As far as evaluating empirical evidence goes, it is enough to check the reviews of compression stockings for nurses on Amazon to see how many people love and swear by them.

- Current evidence - based guidelines and instruction on how to evaluate the 4 -6-month-old child and family and determine if the child is ready for sleep coaching.

Like other offerings at ParentingScience.com, these articles include full scientific references — so you can evaluate the evidence for yourself, and make an informed decision about what is best for you and your family.

The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative is a WHO / UNICEF global campaign that provides information, support, and assessment for implementation of best practice standards for the promotion and support of breastfeeding in maternity services.9 Hospitals are classified according to compliance with the evidence - based Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (Box 1) 10,11 and are evaluated by an external assessment and award programme.

Eight existing home visiting programs met the minimal legislative threshold for federal funding: Early Head Start, the Early Intervention Program, Family Check - up, Healthy Families America, Healthy Steps, Home Instruction Program for Preschool Youngsters, Nurse - Family Partnership, and Parents as Teachers.40 In August 2011, the Coalition for Evidence - Based Policy built upon the government's review by evaluating the extent to which programs implemented with fidelity would produce important improvements in the lives of at - risk children and parents.41 Through this review, one program was given a strong rating (the Nurse - Family Partnership), two were given medium ratings (Early Intervention Program and Family Check - up), and all other programs were given a low rating.

In evaluating the benefits of breast milk, the American Academy of Pediatrics conducted a review of the literature for evidence of disease reduction with the use of human milk.

A small number of secondary prevention programs for fathers of young children have been conducted and evaluated.18 For example, Parent — Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), a short - term, evidence - based, training intervention for parents dealing with preschool children who display behavioural problems was evaluated in the Netherlands using a quasi-experimental design.19 The results showed a large effect on fathers» reports of child behaviour problems at the completion of the interventifor fathers of young children have been conducted and evaluated.18 For example, Parent — Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), a short - term, evidence - based, training intervention for parents dealing with preschool children who display behavioural problems was evaluated in the Netherlands using a quasi-experimental design.19 The results showed a large effect on fathers» reports of child behaviour problems at the completion of the interventiFor example, Parent — Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), a short - term, evidence - based, training intervention for parents dealing with preschool children who display behavioural problems was evaluated in the Netherlands using a quasi-experimental design.19 The results showed a large effect on fathers» reports of child behaviour problems at the completion of the interventifor parents dealing with preschool children who display behavioural problems was evaluated in the Netherlands using a quasi-experimental design.19 The results showed a large effect on fathers» reports of child behaviour problems at the completion of the intervention.

In a recent briefing paper on breaks and discontinuities in official data series in the UK, two of us [Dixon and Hood] highlighted the tension between the demand for quantitative evidence to drive performance improvement and the tendency to systematically destroy the very evidence by which performance can be evaluated.

Evaluating the Public Health Responsibility Deal for Alcohol surveys the evidence on the Government's flagship public health programme, which was launched in 2011 as a voluntary partnership with commercial organisations, public bodies, academics and NGOs to promote public health goals.

He added: «A second key concern.is about the pace of change and about the extent to which change is really tested and evaluated and the solidity of the evidence base for change before things are rolled out right across public services.»

Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has asked the committee investigating the alleged bribery scandal to evaluate his evidence in the matter and take the necessary decision.

For example, while we do in fact have a robust process in place to annually monitor and evaluate projects, as evidenced by our strong jobs performance in the audit, we recognize there may be additional tools available that could help us verify the information we receive.

Yet biological plausibility is an important element in evaluating evidence for a drug's efficacy.

Hence, young scholars should seek evidence that administrators and senior colleagues who will be evaluating them for tenure — especially those with a more disciplinary focus — are supportive of interdisciplinary research and aware of the challenges of evaluating interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary science.

The researchers evaluated the quality of the evidence for the short - term effects as moderate; the long - term effects are uncertain, as few trials measured this.

Three approaches were used to evaluate the outstanding «carbon budget» (the total amount of CO2 emissions compatible with a given global average warming) for 1.5 °C: re-assessing the evidence provided by complex Earth System Models, new experiments with an intermediate - complexity model, and evaluating the implications of current ranges of uncertainty in climate system properties using a simple model.

Downing and the team evaluated the strength of clinical trial evidence supporting FDA approval decisions for new drugs by characterizing key features of efficacy trials, such as trial size, design duration, and end points.

Limited evidence from studies evaluating the use of screening pelvic examination alone for ovarian cancer detection generally reported low positive predictive values.

«While there is evidence to support treatments for patients with active psychiatric disorders, interventions such as psychological first aid, psychological debriefing, crisis counseling, and psychoeducation for distressed individuals have not been adequately evaluated to determine whether they help or hurt in disaster settings.»

And they call on doctors «to advocate for social and welfare policies that are informed by the evidence available and evaluated for their health effects, so that they protect people during crisis rather than creating further health problems.»

They evaluated the videos for evidence of rapid mimicry — that is, dogs who in less than 1 second matched their playmate's play postures (such as a bow) or facial expressions.

Murray said the pending legislation, dubbed the Foundations for Evidence - Based Policymaking Act, is focused on the report's three core ideas: expanding access to the data, ensuring privacy, and strengthening the government's capacity to evaluate how spending trillions of dollars every year on programs affects the health, education, and economic wellbeing of millions of Americans.

Evaluate the evidence, assess your personal tolerance for risk, and design your research portfolio accordingly.

This «real world» evaluation — the largest randomized control trial in the world for a sexual abuse intervention — is a significant contribution to the evidence base, providing benchmarks for others to evaluate interventions.

Every nation has 10 years from the date it ratifies UNCLOS to present its case for an extended territorial claim to a commission of scientists designated to evaluate the evidence and make a recommendation.

The Evidence Isn't There Back in 2014, dozens of leading periodontists — dentists who focus on the tissues surrounding your chompers — hunkered down for several days to evaluate at - home techniques for cleaning plaque between teeth.

«We have had very little high - quality evidence to guide decision - making for how best to evaluate these patients.

RAND researchers evaluated thousands of studies to assess the available evidence for the effect of 13 common gun policies on a range of outcomes, including injuries and deaths, mass shootings, defensive gun use, and participation in hunting and sport shooting.

«By evaluating microRNAs in the CSF, it may become feasible to perform these trials in people who are HD gene carriers, but who do not yet show symptoms, by giving evidence for which trials may postpone onset and provide more healthy years of life,» added Myers.

Evidence - based guidelines play an increasing role in setting standards for medical practice and quality but are seldom systematically evaluated in the practice setting.

ViaCyte is proceeding to initiate an open - label clinical trial to evaluate the PEC - Direct product candidate for safety and definitive evidence of efficacy.

Our physicians have been consistently named «America's Top Doctors» by Castle Connolly and are active participants in the National Comprehensive Cancer Network, which sets evidence - based best practices for detecting, evaluating and treating head and neck cancers nationwide.

The Children's Oncology Group (COG) Supportive Care Guidelines Committee is an inter-professional committee of pediatric hematology / oncology health care professionals which identifies rigorously developed, evidence - based, supportive care guidelines and evaluate them for endorsement by the COG and incorporation into COG study protocols.