Sentences with phrase «few studies reported»

Because few studies reported child development outcomes at follow - up, we were only able to conduct a meta - analysis for one of the follow - up outcomes.

Because few studies reported parent — child relationship outcomes at follow - up, we could not conduct meta - analyses for any parent — child relationship follow - up outcomes.

A few studies reported on false - positive rates for ovarian cancer, and false - negative rates.

Very few studies reported false - positive and false - negative rates for other gynecologic conditions.

Few studies reported sufficient information to assess all aspects of quality, and in particular lacked detail about methods of randomisation and allocation concealment.

As with any new treatment, there are few studies reporting on the effectiveness of PRP, and even those that have been published are debated by experts, leading the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons to the «hottest topic in orthopedics.»

Only a few studies report increases in paternal involvement in recent decades.

Not exact matches

A Babson College study reported that in 1999, fewer than 5 percent of venture capital investments went to companies with a woman on the executive team.

Studies show that approximately half of employees have witnessed some kind of unethical behaviour in their organization, but very few report it.

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.

The New York Times» Margot Sanger - Katz points out that earlier studies by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)-- the independent scorekeepers who keep tabs on how legislation affects the budget and the country and whose report on the GOP repeal - and - replace effort last week sent Obamacare opponents into disarray — found that simply repealing Obamacare would only lead to 23 million fewer uninsured Americans.

Just a few days ago, The Science Daily reported on a study conducted by the University of Michigan Health System, which concluded that «parents» use of mobile technology around young children may be causing internal tension, conflicts and negative interactions with their kids.»

I've seen studies that suggest the percentage of Americans who report chronic feelings of loneliness has risen over the past few decades.

Sandberg peppers the book with studies, reports and personal anecdotes to back up her premise — that for reasons both in and out of their control, there are fewer woman leaders than men in the business world and beyond.

PsyBlog sums up one study on the subject which entailed showing some research participants a video on the idea that stress can be enhancing: «This led to them reporting better performance at work and fewer psychological problems over the subsequent two weeks.

This report identifies the policy instruments at the disposal of local governments based on central government policy framework, and presents a few successful and replicable case studies and international experiences as reference for China's future development in promoting green bonds.

When compiling this report, EY worked extensively with Credit Suisse, the University of St. Gallen and family offices themselves, a few of which have provided illuminating case studies throughout the report.

There are some studies out there but surprisingly few, especially compared to the clarion or media reports on the segment attributable to clergy.

The seven - year study was designed to «fill the gap» left by the United States census (no questions on religion), the self - reporting of denominations («widely differing criteria»), and smaller surveys (too few questions or people).

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.

Heisel reported a study comparing Japanese and American children's TV programs, whose results revealed that there were even few older characters on the Japanese shows: 4 per cent of all speaking roles, as compared to 9 per cent for the U.S..

A 1985 study reported that according to the Federal Reserve Board only two percent of all U.S. families Own «20 percent of all residential property, 30 percent of all liquid assets, 33 percent of all business property, 39 percent of all bonds, 20 percent of all stocks, and 71 percent of all tax - free financial holdings».3 It can be argued that the ownership of such vast portions of our capital by so few threatens our democratic system.

So thinks the Pew Research Center, which today released the second wave of a massive study designed to «fill the gap» left by the United States census (no questions on religion), the self - reporting of denominations («widely differing criteria»), and smaller surveys (too few questions or people).

A 1999 study of American congregations reported that 71 percent have fewer than 100 regularly participating adults.

(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.

A few economists have done studies that show that the improvement is less than indicated, but they have not kept these up or urged their adoption by government officials charged with reporting economic statistics.

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.

Compared to a comparable study in 1995, pediatricians were «less likely to believe that the benefits of breast - feeding outweigh the difficulties or inconvenience... fewer believed that almost all mothers are able to breastfeed successfully... [and] more pediatricians reported reasons to recommend against breast - feeding.»

Additional studies should evaluate whether increased competence in caring for breastfeeding mothers and infants correlates with longer duration of breastfeeding or fewer reported problems.

Roche was not interested until, a few months later, the media reported the results of the study and that vitamin K given to babies might cause childhood cancer.

The study reported fewer incidents of episiotomies, Pitocin, and epidurals.

This new retrospective study of water birth outcomes in Sweden reports fewer interventions, better experience and no increased risk for the baby.

There has been concern raised about a resurgence of vitamin D deficiency and rickets among infants and children, with reports emerging in the United States from Alaska, 1,2 Iowa, 3 Nevada, 4 California, 5 North Carolina, 6 Texas, 7 and mother - infant pairs in Boston, 8 among others.9 The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in young children also appears to be high in other countries, including England, 10 Greece, 11 and Canada.12, 13 One study from China found a 65.3 % prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among 12 - to 24 - month - olds, but few cases (3.7 %) of radiographic or clinical rickets were noted.14 Previous studies suggest risk factors to be dark skin pigmentation1,3 - 12 and breastfeeding without supplementation.1 - 7, 9,12,13 To date, reports have focused primarily on young infants compared with toddlers.

A study reported in the BMJ found that women whose pregnancies were low - risk suffered far fewer severe negative outcomes from home than hospital births, especially after the first pregnancy.

A series of randomized control trials of a nurse home visitation program show a range of positive effects on maternal health, including decreases in prenatal cigarette smoking, fewer hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, and fewer closely spaced subsequent pregnancies., A randomized control study of another program that works with a particularly high - risk population found that participant mothers showed significantly lower depressive symptoms than those in the control group and were less likely to report feeling stressed a year after participation.

According to the most current study, the number of women who choose to breastfeed in the United States continues to rise, with 77 percent of new moms reporting they at least breastfed their babies for the first few months of their life, if not for a year — or years.

And you'll quickly see that some of the «reporting» on this study is quite flawed, and in a few cases, downright inaccurate and missing the point entirely.

Although there are studies of home visiting that report effects of child maltreatment on child and family outcomes, relatively few of them use rigorous methods that support drawing causal inferences about effectiveness.

Although a few reports of late onset GBS in infants whose mothers also expressed GBS in their breastmilk are described in the literature, with the standard medical treatment of breastmilk as just some infectious bodily fluid, no studies are to be found specifically comparing overall GBS infections in infants to presence or absence of exclusive human milk feeding.

Studies indicate that breastfed infants have fewer ear and respiratory tract infections, diarrheal illnesses, and atopic skin disorders.2, 3 Increased mother — infant bonding and an overall decrease in the infant morbidity and hospitalization rates have also been reported.4 Mothers benefit by faster return to prepregnancy weights.5

Mothers reported more symptoms of psychological distress24, 25 and low self - efficacy.26, 27 And, although mothers report more depressive symptoms at the time their infants are experiencing colic, 28,29 research on maternal depression 3 months after the remittance of infant colic is mixed.30, 31 The distress mothers of colic infants report may arise out of their difficulties in soothing their infants as well as within their everyday dyadic interactions.32 The few studies to date that have examined the long - term consequences of having a colicky child, however, indicate that there are no negative outcomes for parent behaviour and, importantly, for the parent - child relationship.

Independent observations of change were on the whole smaller than parent - report (SMD of 0.4 compared with 0.7), and very few (7/25) of the included studies had provided an independent assessment of outcome.

A national study of concussions reported by high school athletes shows a dramatic increase over the last few years.

Concussion patients have irregular brain activity within the first 24 hours after their injury but increased levels of brain activity a few weeks later, which suggests that the brain may compensate for the injury during recovery, a new study reports.

Some women do report improved milk flow if they also apply warm compresses to the breasts for a few minutes immediately before breastfeeding or milk expression, but there are no studies that support this as effective.

* As I reported a few months ago, at least one study has shown that even safe, BPA - free plastics can release BPA - like chemicals when stressed by heat (including the heat of dishwashers), so you may want to hand wash these items if that's of concern.

However, despite the financial success of these videos, one study reported that for babies from 8 to 16 months old, every hour spent watching these videos rather than experiencing human interaction resulted in their having six to eight fewer words in their vocabularies compared to other babies their age.

When moms enroll in HFA before the third trimester, multiple studies report positive impacts on birth weight, and fewer birth complications.

Three studies published in the past few weeks have offered more insight into that issue, concluding that the self - reporting of concussions by college players varies by position, with offensive linemen the least likely to report concussions and less significant hits to the head.