Sentences with phrase «factors used in the study»

The fundamental factors used in the study were book value, cash flow, revenue, sales, dividends and employment.

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We used the same four factors that we considered in the 2016 edition of our study: the median home value, the median amount of annual property taxes paid, the median annual amount of housing costs paid and the median number of rooms per house.

To date, results from several longitudinal studies indicate that e-cigarette use among nonsmoking youth increases the likelihood of future use of conventional cigarettes.5 — 10 Specifically, the pooled odds ratio (OR) in a recent meta - analysis of studies of adolescents and young adults (aged 14 — 30) indicates that those who had ever used e-cigarettes were 3.62 times more likely to report using cigarettes at follow - up compared with those who had not used e - cigarettes.11 This finding was robust and remained significant when adjusting for known risk factors associated with cigarette smoking, including demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral variables such as cigarette susceptibility.

In support of this contention, they cite a study (Kuhn et al, 2011) that explicitly says that its results can not be used in this way: «While it is tempting to interpret our estimates as reflective of a psychological need to «keep up with the van den Bergs,» we note that they could also be driven by other factors.&raquIn support of this contention, they cite a study (Kuhn et al, 2011) that explicitly says that its results can not be used in this way: «While it is tempting to interpret our estimates as reflective of a psychological need to «keep up with the van den Bergs,» we note that they could also be driven by other factors.&raquin this way: «While it is tempting to interpret our estimates as reflective of a psychological need to «keep up with the van den Bergs,» we note that they could also be driven by other factors.»

The study suggested that confliots in sanctions in the home concerning the use of alcohol is a factor which seems to encourage incipient alcoholism in young people.

(For a comprehensive discussion of the use of alcohol as a religious substitute, see «Philosophical - Religious Factors in the Etiology and Treatment of Alcoholism,» by H. J. Clinebell, Jr., Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol (Fall, 1965).

Among the many factors that influence my choice of milk to use in this recipe are several long - term studies (including the Harvard's Health Professionals Study and the one by Catherine S. Berkey of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital) that have shown that even low - fat dairy products can contribute to weight gain.

Some of the medical studies I used as a reference are: Caloric restriction and intermittent fasting: Two potential diets for successful brain aging and Dietary Factors, Hormesis and Health, found on the US National Library of Medicine Site, Cardioprotection by Intermittent Fasting in Rats on the American Heart Association Site and Effect of Ramadan intermittent fasting on aerobic and anaerobic performance and perception of fatigue in male elite judo athletes from the Journal of Strength and conditioning research.

As many repeat sprint ability studies show, focusing on improving the factors that improve an athletes repeat sprint ability (aerobic system) is actually more beneficial than just using sprint repeats (anaerobic system) in improving an athletes» ability to recover between high intensity efforts in their respective sports.

The researchers also found that many of the studies showed that children who had restrictive parents were less likely to get involved in negative behaviors such as cyberbullying, drug use, vandalism, and theft, and were less likely to have poor body image — factors the study authors called «negative consumer socialization outcomes.»

A review by Goldman (2005) of five studies using multivariate analyses which isolate the independent impact of fathers» involvement in children's learning on educational outcomes, clearly shows that fathers» involvement (both in terms of level and frequency) in their children's schools is a key factor that correlates with better educational outcomes for children.

Dozier et al (2013) also identified the link between epidural use and limited breastfeeding duration, but their study was substantial in that they looked at all the contributing, or covariate, factors in the the relationship between epidural analgesia and breastfeeding including the associated use of IV fluid and synocinin.

Using studies of twins who had been separated at birth, yet displayed remarkably similar characteristics of personality despite differences in environment, Harris demonstrated the importance of genetic predisposition as a factor in human development.

The Newborn Hearing Feasibility Study will explore whether the routine newborn hearing test, either alone or in combination with other risk factors, can be used immediately after birth to identify babies at increased risk of unexpected death later in infancy.

The notion of AP classes and scores as all - important to college admissions also came under the microscope; the study found that while the majority of colleges use AP exams as a factor in admissions, the way the scores are used varies widely among institutions.

The purpose of our study was to determine whether breastfeeding rates in the UK were higher among mothers delivering in Baby Friendly accredited maternity units, using data from the Millennium Cohort Study.18 Specifically we assessed breastfeeding initiation and the prevalence of any breastfeeding at 1 month after adjustment for maternal factors known to influence a mother's decision to breaststudy was to determine whether breastfeeding rates in the UK were higher among mothers delivering in Baby Friendly accredited maternity units, using data from the Millennium Cohort Study.18 Specifically we assessed breastfeeding initiation and the prevalence of any breastfeeding at 1 month after adjustment for maternal factors known to influence a mother's decision to breastStudy.18 Specifically we assessed breastfeeding initiation and the prevalence of any breastfeeding at 1 month after adjustment for maternal factors known to influence a mother's decision to breastfeed.

In addition, there was no effect on breastfeeding duration when the pacifier was introduced at 1 month of age.280 A more recent systematic review found that the highest level of evidence (ie, from clinical trials) does not support an adverse relationship between pacifier use and breastfeeding duration or exclusivity.281 The association between shortened duration of breastfeeding and pacifier use in observational studies likely reflects a number of complex factors such as breastfeeding difficulties or intent to wean.281 A large multicenter, randomized controlled trial of 1021 mothers who were highly motivated to breastfeed were assigned to 2 groups: mothers advised to offer a pacifier after 15 days and mothers advised not to offer a pacifieIn addition, there was no effect on breastfeeding duration when the pacifier was introduced at 1 month of age.280 A more recent systematic review found that the highest level of evidence (ie, from clinical trials) does not support an adverse relationship between pacifier use and breastfeeding duration or exclusivity.281 The association between shortened duration of breastfeeding and pacifier use in observational studies likely reflects a number of complex factors such as breastfeeding difficulties or intent to wean.281 A large multicenter, randomized controlled trial of 1021 mothers who were highly motivated to breastfeed were assigned to 2 groups: mothers advised to offer a pacifier after 15 days and mothers advised not to offer a pacifiein observational studies likely reflects a number of complex factors such as breastfeeding difficulties or intent to wean.281 A large multicenter, randomized controlled trial of 1021 mothers who were highly motivated to breastfeed were assigned to 2 groups: mothers advised to offer a pacifier after 15 days and mothers advised not to offer a pacifier.

For example, in a prominent study with 58,000 volunteers, a Stanford researcher found that a model using Facebook likes (170 likes on average), predicted a whole range of factors, such as your gender, political affiliation, and sexual orientation with impressive accuracy.

Past psychological autopsy studies implicate depression in the majority of late - life suicides; however, when study participants were asked by psychiatrists about thoughts of death and suicide using a standard depression screening tool, elderly adults blamed factors other than depression 75 % of the time.

The study, «Electronic Cigarette Use Among College Students: Links to Gender, Race / Ethnicity, Smoking, and Heavy Drinking» found in the Journal of American College Health connects e-cigarette use in colleges to high rates of alcohol consumption and other factors such as: gender, race / ethnicity and traditional cigarettUse Among College Students: Links to Gender, Race / Ethnicity, Smoking, and Heavy Drinking» found in the Journal of American College Health connects e-cigarette use in colleges to high rates of alcohol consumption and other factors such as: gender, race / ethnicity and traditional cigarettuse in colleges to high rates of alcohol consumption and other factors such as: gender, race / ethnicity and traditional cigarettes.

The authors note that while the sample size of the meta - analyses was large (123,132 to 260,861 participants in different studies), they used only GWAS summary statistics and can not estimate all genetic variance factors; some studies also used different methodologies.

Using his new technique to study wild animals, Amos has found that inbreeding could be more important in determining an individual's chances of survival than random factors such as environmental change.

The study «Telomere length is longer in women with late maternal age,» used data from LLFS to show that certain factors associated with the rate of aging and longevity, such as telomere length, are also associated with later maternal age at the birth of the last child.

The widget builds on work published 2 June in Current Biology (http://bit.ly/TAZQA8) in which the study's three authors — all early - career computational biologists — used PubMed data to study the influence of some 200 factors on academic scientists» career trajectories.

«This study demonstrates the value of using the SEER database to analyze factors associated with surgery as a treatment for localized pancreatic cancer in a large number of patients over a prolonged period of time,» says Dr. Kim, who is also Chief Medical Officer of UH Seidman Cancer Center and the Charles Hubay Professor at Case Western Reserve School of Medicine.

Studying adolescents in Southern California, researchers found that the association between sleep and alcohol / marijuana use was consistent even after controlling for other known risk factors, such as depression.

«The problem is that most of the plant - tolerance models we currently use to predict these outcomes are based on laboratory studies or plant physiological studies, so they often don't factor in the compounding effects of simultaneous stressors like drought and pressure from natural enemies.

Not only did these factors make the waves much more manageable to model and study in the field, but also resulted in a clearer understanding of wave dynamics that can be used to understand internal waves elsewhere in the ocean, she said.

The study team removed fibroblasts (skin cells) from DBA patients, and in cell cultures, using proteins called transcription factors, reprogrammed the cells into iPSCs.

Just as in Morse's study, van Lommel examined the patients» records for any factors traditionally used to explain near - death experiences — such as setting, drugs, or illness — and found no evidence of their influence.

Instead of gathering and testing patients in person, as in traditional studies, 23andMe researchers turned to online Parkinson's support groups to subscribe 3,426 patients, free of charge, to their service, which uses a mailed - in spit sample to identify genetic traits and disease risk factors.

The method used in the study is known as the Hirsch Index and while the study authors acknowledge factors such as there being high public interest leading to more studies of a particular illness, they believe that because it is objective and evidence - based it will be a useful complement and guide to more traditional methods of risk assessment and can be used to produce a shortlist of pathogens for authorities to focus on.

«Obesity and Type 2 diabetes in children is on the rise and there is the argument that it is related to lifestyle and availability of high calorie foods and reduced physical activity, but our study has found that maternal antidepressant use may also be a contributing factor to the obesity and diabetes epidemic,» said the study's senior investigator Alison Holloway, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at McMaster University.

In future studies, the team plans to use the model to better understand how microbes, host factors and inflammatory markers interact to produce the hallmarks of inflammatory disease in the intestinIn future studies, the team plans to use the model to better understand how microbes, host factors and inflammatory markers interact to produce the hallmarks of inflammatory disease in the intestinin the intestine.

Among patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer without a mutation of a certain gene (EGFR), conventional chemotherapy, compared with treatment using epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors, was associated with improvement in survival without progression of the cancer, but not with overall survival, according to a study in the April 9 issue of JAMA.

In a different study Waghmare presented at the recent annual meeting of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation in Orlando, Florida, the researchers teased out a few risk factors that can drive the development of lower respiratory tract infections — namely, high levels of steroid use (commonly given to transplant patients for other complications such as graft - vIn a different study Waghmare presented at the recent annual meeting of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation in Orlando, Florida, the researchers teased out a few risk factors that can drive the development of lower respiratory tract infections — namely, high levels of steroid use (commonly given to transplant patients for other complications such as graft - vin Orlando, Florida, the researchers teased out a few risk factors that can drive the development of lower respiratory tract infections — namely, high levels of steroid use (commonly given to transplant patients for other complications such as graft - vs.

«Our study shows that we can use this new CRISPR / Cas9 gene - editing technology to render mosquitoes malaria - resistant by removing a so - called host factor gene,» says study senior author George Dimopoulos, PhD, professor in the Bloomberg School's Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology.

The authors used data from the Identification and Prevention of Dietary - and Lifestyle - Induced Health Effects in Children and Infants Study, a prospective cohort study that aims to understand how to prevent overweight in children while also considering the multiple factors that contribute tStudy, a prospective cohort study that aims to understand how to prevent overweight in children while also considering the multiple factors that contribute tstudy that aims to understand how to prevent overweight in children while also considering the multiple factors that contribute to it.

In addition, he and his team are using their CRISPR / Cas9 DNA - editing platform to study the effects of deleting other potential malaria host - factor genes and to learn more about the roles of these host factors in mosquitoeIn addition, he and his team are using their CRISPR / Cas9 DNA - editing platform to study the effects of deleting other potential malaria host - factor genes and to learn more about the roles of these host factors in mosquitoein mosquitoes.

Using the same methodology we employed for Parkinson's, our plan is to study other neurological disorders to determine whether there are disease - specific factors which explain any observed differences in the type of biomedical research most likely to receive a high Altmetric Attention Score.»

Other variables included the history of fractures in participants, and the use of supplements such as current or past use of calcium and / or vitamin D. Blood test results for vitamin D levels from 1,204 out of the 1,279 participants were also factored into the study.

... It would be premature to use this study to immediately modify our clinical use of potent bone - active agents in the nursing home population with documented osteoporosis (i.e. those who have a low BMD as a major risk factor for fracture).

A few epidemiological studies have even found a small correlation between SSRI use during pregnancy and ASD, but that can largely be explained by other factors, such as the severity of a mother's depression, says Lars Henning Pedersen, at Aarhus University in Denmark, who has no affiliations with any antidepressant manufacturers.

In principle, the technique could be used to factor in the needs of more than the two species studied so faIn principle, the technique could be used to factor in the needs of more than the two species studied so fain the needs of more than the two species studied so far.

The Turk network used for the new study has been shown to be representative of the U.S. population in terms of age, race and other factors, Melamed said, and introduced players who had no previous connections.

The UA study also used another nationally representative survey, the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System administered by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to measure how often Native Americans and whites engaged in excessive drinking in the past month.

In the lighting study, the U-M researchers considered factors such as how often the current bulb is used and its condition.

In a new study published in Human Factors, researchers studied how the prolonged use of cockpit automation negatively impacts pilots» ability to remember how to perform these key taskIn a new study published in Human Factors, researchers studied how the prolonged use of cockpit automation negatively impacts pilots» ability to remember how to perform these key taskin Human Factors, researchers studied how the prolonged use of cockpit automation negatively impacts pilots» ability to remember how to perform these key tasks.

About a third of the factors used to estimate pipeline leaks and other natural gas emissions in the most recent inventory, for 2015, are based on a 1996 study by the EPA and an industry group then known as the Gas Research Institute.

«Events are a largely neglected factor in understanding when discrimination occurs,» says Legewie, adding that this suggests there should be a broader event - centered study of racial profiling, police use of force, and discrimination.