Sentences with phrase «extensive studies of»

Family Connections conducts extensive studies of each of its adoptive families.

When traveling in areas where bird flu is common, travelers can protect themselves by avoiding contact with domestic and wild birds because extensive studies of human cases indicate that direct contact with infected poultry was the cause of the infection.

In the late 1800's twelve countries participated in the first International Polar Year expedition, establishing new research stations and conducting extensive studies of oceanography, sea ice, and biology of the polar regions.

For example, Chairman Larry Weyers of Wisconsin Public Serviceóthat claims to have done extensive studies of wind - power projectsóstated: «The initial cost of renewable sources is not competitive.

In her extensive studies of variable stars, Leavitt discovered the period - luminosity relationship, which ultimately helped calibrate a method to determine the size of the universe.

Her sculptures and installations, which are informed by her extensive studies of Latin American, Caribbean and African art and religion, frequently explore themes of the African cultural diaspora and spirituality.

According to ABC's brochure, «Domestic Cat Predation on Birds and Other Wildlife» (downloadable from their website), «extensive studies of the feeding habits of domestic, free - roaming cats... show that approximately... 20 to 30 percent [of their diet] are birds.»

And, while they're at it, perhaps ABC could produce — finally, after 15 years — the «extensive studies of the feeding habits of domestic, free - roaming cats... show [ing] that approximately... 20 to 30 percent [of their diet] are birds.»

Birds Represent 20 — 30 % of the Diet of Free - roaming Cats According to an ABC report (downloadable from their website), «extensive studies of the feeding habits of domestic, free - roaming cats... show that approximately... 20 to 30 percent [of their diet] are birds.»

According to their brochure, Domestic Cat Predation on Birds and Other Wildlife (PDF), «extensive studies of the feeding habits of domestic, free - roaming cats... show that approximately... 20 to 30 percent [of their diet] are birds.»

[16] There have been extensive studies of these conditions, [17] commonly sponsored by breed clubs and dog registries, while specialised breed clubs provide information of common genetic defects for their breeds.

My colleagues and I have carried out extensive studies of the effect of uniforms in England which, as you will know, has had a tradition of school uniforms going back to the very earliest days of the introduction of schooling.

One of the most extensive studies of «Sesame Street» in more than two decades concludes that early viewing of the venerable educational television show appears to boost children's readiness for school.

Extensive studies of these same schools by two independent teams of researchers, one from Duke and MIT and one from MDRC, found that it is indeed possible to provide adolescents — even those who enter high school substantially behind — with a challenging curriculum that enables them to catch up, get on track, and graduate ready for college.

Through her healing journey from Hashimoto's Hypothyroidism and extensive studies of the technologies of yoga, meditation, breathwork, mantra, holistic health, and plant - based alchemy, Fern Olivia combined her passion for plants with her love of organic beauty to birth Ajai as a luxury apothecary.

Because apoE is believed to play a critical role in brain function11 and is expressed in the central nervous system and retinal pigment epithelium, 12 extensive studies of retinal and neurocognitive function were performed.

The work builds upon extensive studies of the ecology of snappers throughout Cuba as documented by Rodolfo Claro at the Oceanology Institute of Cuba.

In recent years we have seen extensive studies of different aspects of coherence and superposition, e.g. their possible (debated) role in biological systems, their experimental verification in double slit experiments with large molecules and also in their quantification in the framework of resource theories.

These discoveries are an outgrowth of research on PAHs that was done by Simonich at the Beijing Summer Olympic Games in 2008, when extensive studies of urban air quality were conducted, in part, based on concerns about impacts on athletes and visitors to the games.

A federal judge tossed out a lawsuit that Attorney General Eric Schneiderman had filed calling for a more extensive studies of hydrofracking in the Delaware River Basin.

In the charter adopted in Dallas in 2002, the Catholic bishops of this country promised to sponsor two extensive studies of the recent crisis, one to consider its nature and scope, the other to consider its causes and context.

They are based on extensive studies of the complex processes by which the New Testament was produced.

Extensive studies of the content of American television, for example, have found that television programming repetitively presents a particular and consistent dramatic view of the world and life: what is good and what is bad, what has reality and what does not have reality, what power is and who holds power, how relationships should be conducted, and how one should behave in particular situations.

His work since 1968 has been focused on extensive studies of investment management philosophies, both fundamental and technical.

Poloz also has ordered extensive study of the situation.

The late MIT economist Rudiger Dornbusch made an extensive study of the results of populist economic programmes around the world, finding that while they sometimes had immediate positive results, over the medium - and long - term they were catastrophic for the working class in whose name they were launched.

An extensive study of how the particluar writings that were included in what we call the Bible were chosen, and who chose them is enlightening.

They were the product of an extensive study of traditions of republican thought and institutions from the entire history of the West.

By this time I'd earned an M.S. in Criminal Justice, my focus in this degree was case law and judiciary process, which of course included an extensive study of policing histories and practices.

In recognition of the extensive study of this abstract model by Ilya Prigogine and his associates in Belgium (SNS), this mechanism is called «the Brusselator.»

Daniel Day Williams participated with James Gustavson and H. Richard Niebuhr in an extensive study of Christian ministry and its implications for theological education.

We are supposed to believe that obstetricians (with 8 years of higher education, extensive study of science and statistics, and four additional years of hands on experience caring for pregnant women), the people who actually DO the research that represents the corpus of scientific evidence, are ignoring their own findings while NCB advocates (generally high school graduates with no background in college science or statistics, let alone advanced study of these subjects, and limited experience of caring for pregnant women), the people who NEVER do scientific research, are assiduously scouring the scientific literature, reading the main obstetric journals each month, and changing their practice based on the latest scientific evidence.

The ICENES is an extensive study of the electoral and political behaviour of voters in Iceland.

«These projects include the completion of the 2017 Farmland Protection Plan, with a grant from the NYS Department of Agriculture & Markets we have hired a Farm to School Marketing Coordinator to help our regions farmers sell locally produced food products to our public schools» lunch programs and with the support of the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Oneida County Health Department, Oneida County Planning Department, Mohawk Valley Community College ThINCubator and the Mohawk Valley Food Policy Council we will be conducting an extensive study of the total Oneida County Food system.»

In a joint collaboration between the California Institute of Technology and the University of California, Riverside, astronomers have performed an extensive study of the properties of galaxies within filaments formed at different times during the age of the universe.

Working with scientists from the University of Exeter in the UK, Dr Kennedy says the findings — published in the journal Coral Reefs — relate to an extensive study of Caribbean corals, but could influence future analysis of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.

«Traditionally, there haven't been so many older female players in English, Faroese or Danish soccer clubs, but the relatively new Danish initiative of soccer Fitness has really caught on with women,» says sports sociologist Laila Ottesen, currently engaged in an extensive study of the soccer Fitness concept, which was started in 2011 by the Danish soccer Association and the Danish Sports Confederation.

When it comes to two of the genes on the panel, BRCA1 and BRCA2, there's little doubt that in cancer - prone families, testing saves lives: Extensive study of BRCA carriers has found that those who have their ovaries removed are 80 % less likely to die from ovarian cancer and 50 % less likely to die from breast cancer.

Based on a single, extensive study of Lyme disease designed by Tulane University researchers, the study employed multiple methods to evaluate the presence of Borrelia burgdorferi spirochetes, the bacteria that cause Lyme disease, before and after antibiotic treatment in primates.

Based upon my extensive study of a large sample of accountants (one), I believe that Dick is a quintessential accountant.

In fact, late last year NASA commissioned an extensive study of ice giant missions to help guide future plans.

Extensive study of agricultural and laboratory model organisms have shown that the genotype - phenotype map is much more complicated than Fisher's additive model would predict.

Inspired by an extensive study of martial arts, Nardini drew from the parallels that have long existed between yoga and Zen, with emphasis on the «deep core line» of the inner body.

In the most extensive study of its kind ever published, the amount of anti-aging anticancer antioxidants is measured across thousands of different foods.

This summer, however, an extensive study of more than 1.6 million mammograms revealed that CAD fails to improve breast cancer detection rates when compared to mammograms that are analyzed without CAD.

On their native diet they are free of disease and exceptionally hardy.17 An extensive study of diet and disease patterns in China found that the region in which the populace consumes large amounts of whole milk had half the rate of heart disease as several districts in which only small amounts of animal products are consumed.18 Several Mediterranean societies have low rates of heart disease even though fat — including highly saturated fat from lamb, sausage and goat cheese — comprises up to 70 % of their caloric intake.

My desire to be a stay at home mom, combined with my enthusiasm for studying and continuing to work in a healing field, led to my next adventure in life — an extensive study of yoga.

Combining her extensive study of Tantra, Shamanism, yogic philosophy, Transforming Cellular Memory and meditation with eight years of personal practice, Nolita has created Jade Egg Initiation Journeys.

As they put it, «[their] experts did an extensive study of all major LMS solutions currently available on the market and after analyzing their features, pricing plans, support quality, integrations, mobile support capabilities and other factors we know are important to users we found TalentLMS to be the best option available.»

Since the September announcement, Blackburn has decided to «conduct an extensive study of our local assessment beliefs and strategies,» he said in a memo sent to principals across the county Tuesday.