Sentences with phrase «general age groups»

The books reviewed are separated by general age groups.

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), playground equipment fits into three general age groups:

Kari Coppinger, assistant director of the program, cites impressive statistics gathered thus far: In the 2000 election, voter turnout among We the People alumni was 80 - 82 percent, compared to 40 - 48 percent for the comparable general age group; in 2004, the difference was 92 percent to 70 - 78 percent.

Not exact matches

At the ripe age of 21, Sun joined his father's Handan Zongheng Iron and Steel Group, where he currently serves as deputy general manager and head of the finance department.

It's true that opinions about guns are similar across age groups, even as younger people are more left - wing in general.

Yet there remains a general ignorance in the senior management age group of what has happened in the Church in the pontificates of Blessed John Paul II and Pope Benedict, of the revival of faith, whetherthrough new movements or the rediscovery of the tradition of the Church.

No less than other stories in the Jacob cycle, it reflects the background of the patriarchal age — frictions between groups (Hamor and Jacob); a level of sexual morality beyond the reach of our judgment and in any judgment ennobled by the integrity of Hamor and the love of his son for Dinah; the effort on the part of both families to effect a peaceful settlement honoring the religious sensibilities of the abused; the despicable violation of the terms of agreement by two of Jacob's sons; and finally, in perfect consonance with the general character of Jacob, his sharp rebuke of his sons not on moral but on utilitarian grounds:

There are times, however, where the lack of precautions can stem from the lack of education on the subject of se.x in general or the lack of readily available contraceptives to specific age groups or whatnot.

(The AA member should be of the same sex, general age, and socio - educational group as the person, if possible.)

Its been obvious to most that this squad of players has not been right since the end of that 1st great season under Bilic orchestrated on the pitch by Payet.This was followed by a disastrous Summer window when we bought bulk instead of quality, top that off with the Payet wanting to leave fiasco and we have never been the same since.Odd good displays which flattered to deceive but in general a gradual and consistent decline to the bottom.Moyes has inherited this group and i can honestly not see how it will change until January in the transfer market.He will not get a bumper warchest to improve thats for sure and who would want to buy some of these under achievers to create money for new buys.Its a mess and has been since that awful Summer transfer window plus on top of which far too many of this lot have under achieved drastically be it new players we have bought or the OLD boys.Its an ageing side especially at the back and needs a serious overhaul.

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A good general answer for this age group, says Jackson Nakazawa, is simply «Everyone's skin is different.»

In general, co-ed sleepover parties aren't a great idea for the tween age group.

General camps for preschoolers tend to offer a gamut of age - appropriate activities including music, dance, sports, group games and arts and crafts.

While sleep needs vary significantly among individuals, consider these general guidelines for different age groups:

Physiologic studies have demonstrated that, in general, swaddling decreases startling, 301 increases sleep duration, and decreases spontaneous awakenings.310 Swaddling also decreases arousability (ie, increases cortical arousal thresholds) to a nasal pulsatile air - jet stimulus, especially in infants who are easily arousable when not swaddled but less so in infants who have high arousal thresholds when not swaddled.301 One study found decreased arousability in infants at 3 months of age who were not usually swaddled and then were swaddled but found no effect on arousability in routinely swaddled infants.301 In contrast, another group of investigators showed decreased arousal thresholds310 and increases in autonomic (subcortical) responses311 to an auditory stimulus when swaddled.

The former director general of Saga, who only held the ministerial brief for 14 months and was known to have had a rocky relationship with former work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith, said the triple lock had «fulfilled its purpose» and pensioner households were now «no more likely to be poor than other age groups».

The Young Fabian Group for members of the Fabian society 30 years of age or younger was officially convened in May 1960 at a meeting organised by Fabian Society assistant General Secretary, Richard Leonard.

But while the industry is on board with age restrictions, e-cigarette makers strongly oppose a sweeping decision to group them with traditional cigarettes in general.

In 2010 only 44 % of 18 - 24 year olds voted in the General Election, and political minds are constantly trying to figure out a way to engage this age group.

A report published by the Commission today (3 March) suggests that several million people will not be able to vote at the general election because they are not registered, that only a minority of the 17 - 24 age group are registered, and that large numbers of black and ethnic minority people will also be without a vote.

The Court of Appeals upheld a $ 3 million verdict in the asbestos - related death of a former pipefitter at General Motor Co.'s engine plant in Tonawanda, who died at age 77 in 2011, well before the decision, which was anxiously awaited by industry and business groups across the country.

Looking at historical trends from the same age groups since the 1990s, the researchers found that the proliferation of screen devices over time coincided with a general drop - off in reported happiness in U.S. teens.

The SMRs were also consistent across all age groups, except for the age - group younger than 30 years in whom a non-significantly higher death rate was observed (SMR 1.65) compared to the general population.

According to the 2011/2012 population - based National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), smoking prevalence among survivors between 18 and 44 years was 38.1 % compared with 24 % in the general population in that age group, likely reflecting the association between smoking and cancer.

However, the authors stress that «further clinical investigations will be essential to establish the optimal dose, duration and safety, and whether vitamin D2 or D3 have different effects on mortality risk, since the available trials are based on elderly populations in general (an age group with high competing risk of death often due to multiple co-existing disease conditions) and they do not typically include cause - specific deaths as the primary outcomes.»

«We were very surprised to find that 35 percent of that population of patients had a genetic disease,» says Vilar - Sanchez, «although we hypothesized the proportion would be higher in this age group relative to the general population.»

On the basis of the current studies as well as previous reports on the use of intradermal immunization against influenza, hepatitis B, rabies, and other infectious diseases, 2,3,8 it is becoming clear that use of the intradermal route may at least partially overcome the relatively poor influenza - specific immune responses seen in certain at - risk populations, particularly the elderly, in whom the immune response in general is known to diminish with age.9 Moreover, in times of shortage, the dose - sparing intradermal approach might be particularly well suited to the young, healthy persons included in the CDC's high - priority group for vaccination, such as health care workers, as well as to younger, otherwise healthy populations in general.

The study effectively compared the academic performance of all four groups according to results of a general test of academic performance which all ninth grade students in Denmark (at age 15 - 16 years) complete.

Various types of meditation have been shown to improve well - being among different populations such as physicians and the general public.14, 15, 16 Preliminary evidence suggests that meditation - based interventions may slow cellular aging rates by increasing telomerase activity, but many such studies lacked an active control group.17, 18 Recent randomized trials in breast cancer suggest that long - term intensive meditation interventions might have positive effects on telomerase activity.

This is fairly similar to prevalence figure in general population for that age group, so the study sample appears fairly representative.

We estimated the risk of death due to cardiorespiratory causes in the general population of 65 - 69 year olds from data from the Office for National Statistics.19 We assumed that this death rate was approximately that of the non-smoking population, because around 12 % of this age group smoke.20 We multiplied this rate by the relative risk of death from cardiorespiratory causes in lifelong smokers to estimate the number of deaths that would be expected over five years from cardiorespiratory causes in the general population of 65 year olds who smoke.

Demographic variables were year of graduation, sex (men vs women), age at graduation (≤ 29 years vs 30 - 32 or ≥ 33 years) and self - identified race / ethnicity, which students reported from a list of options on the GQ (categorized as white vs Asian / Pacific Islander; other or unknown race / ethnicity; or racial / ethnic groups considered underrepresented minorities in medicine relative to their numbers in the general population, including black, Hispanic, and American Indian / Alaska Native).

Researchers from Northeastern University and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) compared brain scans of a slightly younger group — half in the 60 - to - 80 age range and half in the 18 - to - 35 range.

This study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, identified the most important symptoms linked to late - onset hypogonadism (low testosterone levels in aging men) in a large group of men representative of the general population.

For example, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital conducted a double - blind, randomized controlled trial of 122 patients with hypertension, ages 55 and older, in which half were assigned to relaxation response training and the other half to a control group that received information about blood pressure control.

In addition, the hip adductors are subject to age - related atrophy in the elderly (Johnson et al. 2004), which makes programs designed to rehabilitate this muscle group important for both athletic and general populations.

I do believe in setting a general range of calories to target daily based upon age, gender, exercise and lifestyle, understanding portion sizes and food groups which approximate that range daily, and getting on with your life.

There are general speed dating clubs as well as groups for singles of a particular age, ethnicity, or religion.

The more general dating sites have members in all age groups but, I found seniors on these sites (more so men) tend to be looking for a match who is a lot younger.

The largest age group is 35 - 44s, 29 % of visits, slightly older than the general internet population.

Unlike being on a general dating site, members who join an over 60 dating site to find people in their own age group, so you don't have to bother to lie about your age.

There are general dating sites that are open for singles in all age group.

And many single women over 60 are complaining that a lot men they saw on other general dating sites in their age group are actually looking for women that are much younger than themselves.

Although the free dating website that you choose should be one that contains singles who share your interests, within that general grouping you should look for a dating web site that has a variety of ages and appearances to choose from.

As a general description of the V group, we are open - minded, laid back, fun to be around, family - oriented, inked, ages range from 30 - 44, all are of athletic build.

Though it is not that active as other general dating site like match, but I got contacted by real people who are in my age group.

A variety of questions for age groups and levels (from Grade 8 / Year 9 - Grade 10 / Year 11) These questions are around the same level as SSAT / ISEE Type Practice Questions 2 and includes statistics, algebra manipulation, general arithmetic, fractions and more..

I can't say enough about this group, from sales to financing to general manager - real people who really care - very rare in this day and age.