Sentences with phrase «few more studies»

However, several models with a solid body of evidence might have received «higher» ratings, had their outcomes been more consistently positive, or been supported by a few more studies that met our standards.

Not much has changed during the last decade in terms of the limited amount of rigorous research, although a few more studies have been conducted.

I've found a few more studies comparable to the Roszko paper.

Not exact matches

One 2005 study found that those preferences can play out in how often people approach each other online: women who were 6» 3» tall received 40 % fewer messages than women who were a more average 5» 5», while men who were 6» 3» and 6» 4» got about 60 % more messages than men who were 5» 7» or 5» 8».

A third of respondents to polls by various American and Canadian health organizations report getting a good night's rest at best a few times per month; more than one in 10 — some studies say almost 50 % — suffer from insomnia.

A University of Iowa study found that workers who were provided with a portable pedalling device under their desk were able to concentrate better at work, more likely to report weight loss and take fewer sick days than co-workers who pedalled less.

Law professor James Kwok, for instance, recently cautioned on this blog that, while a humanities degree from a top - tier school often opens doors, if you don't come from the sort of background that allows you to study at an elite institution and undertake a few prestigious (probably unpaid) internships, then the calculus rapidly becomes much more difficult.

Participants were asked to not only guess what their partner's reservation price (the lowest price they would accept), but also questions that were designed to show how they perceived their partner — the study's authors were curious as to whether certain negotiation tactics might lead to a likability cost, even if they resulted in a few more dollars for the partner.

A recent Airline Quality Rating study found that the industry is losing fewer bags — and bumping fewer passengers — while arriving on time more frequently.

From Vox, citing a study at the University of Texas: «If 10 percent of the vehicles... were self - driving cars, the country could save more than $ 37 billion a year due to fewer deaths, less fuel, more free time, etc..

And launching studies to treat more widespread diseases could still be more than a few years off.

A study finds heat related flight disruptions will become more common in the next few decades as temperatures rise due to global warming.

Previous studies have controlled for the fact that lesbians are better educated, more likely to be white, have fewer children and live in cities, but a 6 % wage premium still exists.

Building strategic pauses into your study schedule where you do as little as possible for a few minutes will likely help you memorize more information more quickly than endless unbroken hours at your desk.

A roundup of gun control and violence studies by writer German Lopez at Vox shows Americans represent less than 5 % of the world population but possess nearly 50 % of the world's civilian - owned guns, police are about three times more likely to be killed in states with high gun ownership, countries with more guns see more gun deaths, and states with tighter gun control laws see fewer gun - related deaths, among other sobering statistics.

There's also a South Korean study from a few years ago involving more than 25,000 people, which found that drinking moderate amounts of coffee each day was associated with having fewer of the early warning signs of heart disease.

Whenever studies come out saying that Millennials would rather work fewer hours per week, would rather make less if it meant more personal time, etc., the overwhelming consensus is that we are lazy.

That research actually bears out an earlier, more detailed study that Yesware conducted (albeit one that examined substantially fewer emails — about 500,000, focusing on sales emails).

Bloom and Liang found study participants who worked from home also put in more hours and took fewer sick days, thanks to not having to commute as well as the ability to start earlier in the day.

While a few studies have indicated that cupping may reduce pain and increase well being, as The New York Times notes there's scant research to determine whether it's anything more than a placebo effect.

They experience fewer layoffs, and a study from the Ketchum Leadership Communication Monitor revealed that women are more likely to lead by example and handle crisis calmly — traits any employee can appreciate.

There are very few private company case studies that illustrate how selling a business well can increase the business valuation by 50 % or more.

A few well - timed social media posts can bring your case study a lot of extra attention, and maybe even get you a few more leads.

Actually at least in PA, studies have shown that hunting down the few cases of fraud (a very small percent) is actually more costly then ignoring it, and would hit the people who actually need it more then the 0.5 - 1 % who may be committing fraud.

Is it not a scandal how few of the clergy and professors of theology decide to devote their lives directly to the study of the natural order — as more of them did in centuries past to the world's everlasting benefit?

Given the latest medical data concerning the distinct characteristics of the fetus and its ability to survive outside the womb at a startlingly early age, it is little wonder that in the past few years several of the denominations that once took a more open position on abortion have retreated somewhat: the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) is now studying the issue; in a 1980 statement on social principles, the UMC moved to a more qualified position; the Episcopal Church and the recently formed Evangelical Lutheran Church in America seem to be in the process of toning down their earlier positions (or those of a predecessor body) The Lutherans defeated a resolution in their 1989 Assembly which would have been consistent with the liberal position of the LCA predecessor body, and a 1988 Lutheran - Episcopal dialogue report refers to the fetus as «embryonic humanity» with claims on society.

Since you were too lazy to actually study gays have been with us throughout human history, we are doing just fine, actually more than fine we are about to have too many people and too few resources.

After a few more years of self study in theology and Christian history I was definitely atheist and remain so to this day.

But I don't really tackle this with the traditional work associated with my spirituality: fasting, prayer, singing, church, bible studies, go and do, memorize Scripture, and write a few more entries on my list of 1000 gifts.

The other Gospel accounts tell us much more about this event, but remember what we studied a few weeks back.

A few years ago, I did a study, and found several more that he forgot.

The citations for the idea of «Binding» and «Loosing» being Jurisdicational and legalistic terms for determining right and wrong are here: The Illustrated Bible Dictionary (Tyndale House publishers), Old Testament Light (Harper and Rowe), and Word Studies in the New Testament (Marvin R. Vincent), George Lamsa (aramaic scholar protestant writer), to name a few, there are many more.

(Hat tip: Dale Price) A post at Hot Air reports on a study indicating that sex - selective methods of birth control are becoming more prevalent in the U.S., resulting in the birth of fewer girls.

An author of one of the studies, Jeane Twenge of San Diego State University, told NBC News, «It was interesting that fewer people participated in religion or prayed but more believed in an afterlife.»

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According to our study, leaders from small churches (100 or fewer) tend to be more comfortable with evangelical than those from large churches (1,000 or more).

Only a few people are «called» to do what Jesus plainly says to do, but every «Christian» must study the Bible more (which means more religious and political indoctrination).

I grew up as a JW and have since left and gained enough perspective (through lived experience and university study) to understand that the religious organization (while insular) is no more so than any other anti-interdenominational religion of which there are quite a few: Baptists who won't sit down with Methodists.

The few follow - up studies available on the effectiveness of premarital counseling, such as one by Theron Neese of Columbia Seminary, seem to indicate that the practice is more effective in dealing with the insecurities and doubts of the pastor than with those of the bride and groom.

Luther's studies were becoming more exciting than ever, because he had time to start Greek, the original language of the Christian source texts and was dabbling in Hebrew the language of the Old Testament, getting to know at least the alphabet, and a few words, from Reuchlin's Rudiments which he already possessed.

Didn't a study just a few years ago, in Time Magazine, discover that Christians have more sex and better sex than single people who engage in sex?

In the words of novelist John le Carre, who has studied the Muslim world extensively and set some of is stories there, «What America longs for at this moment, even above retribution, is more friends and fewer enemies.»

Recent studies have revealed some good news in the sex culture among college co-eds: there are more virgins among them now than was the case a few years ago.

The boiled potato / croissant study clearly demonstrates one reason why food volume / bulk is so important in weight management — the more space a food takes up in your stomach, the more full you feel and the fewer calories you eat.

For the last few years, I've become more engrossed in studying my body and how it reacts to certain foods.

A few weeks ago I received Chef Del Sroufe's new book The China Study Family Cookbook and honestly, I couldn't have been more excited.

Participants in a study reported more satisfaction with their diet when chickpeas were included, and they consumed fewer processed food snacks during test weeks in the study when chickpeas were consumed.

My college life found an older metabolism, fewer sports, and more time on my butt studying.

Studies confirm that graduates of the program wait longer to engage in sex; have fewer partners; and are more willing to talk about HIV with peers and relatives, take an HIV test and stay on treatment if they test positive.

«Snake probably kept me from getting a B rather than a C a few times because it was a lot more interesting to listen to his stories than study,» Morgan, who today is the chief executive officer of the Mississippi Department of Revenue, said.