Sentences with phrase «generally used in research»

For this reason, these foods are not generally used in research.

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Ng advises to use caution, «Entrepreneurs should never invest without careful market research, I generally try not to be too early in technology categories, there's too much capital chasing the next hottest thing when it's early.»

According to Mayo Clinic, «some research has suggested a link between the use of birth control pills near conception and an increased risk of low birth weight, preterm delivery or congenital urinary tract abnormalities, [but] these concerns generally haven't been observed in clinical experience.»

Now a concerned parent can find in one source all of the prevailing scientific research arguing against the use of food as a reward, a chart showing every leading medical organization which has condemned the practice, generally useful statistics on childhood obesity and even some colorful quotes from experts.

«This was the first time our teams used PSAT, a technology generally deployed on marine animals and rarely, if ever, used in a freshwater ecosystem,» said Dr. Andy Kough, research biologist at Shedd Aquarium.

Prior to the new research published in Nature Climate Change, computer models used to simulate future climate change generally had not been able to simulate interactions between plant growth and microbial decomposition rates.

But while research generally supports the effectiveness of psychosocial treatments, there are major gaps in the evidence on their use in conjunction with medications, according to a review and update in the January / February Journal of Addiction Medicine, the official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM).

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The panel found that the existing grant review process, in which NHP studies undergo extra scrutiny by NC3Rs, generally works: Most research was justified in its use of NHPs and led to peer - reviewed publications.

While the study found that overall risk was low — in keeping with previous research that has found ARV use in pregnancy to be generally safe — the researchers did find that one ARV drug, atazanavir, was associated with increased risk of birth defects and they said it should be studied further.

It is generally thought that these compounds have reached the aquatic environment for as long as they have been commercially used, but only during the last decade or so has environmental research been widely conducted and concerns over the effects of pharmaceuticals in water bodies been raised.

Using multiple climate models from around the world, Clement's research team removed the ocean circulation from the analysis to reveal that variations in the Atlantic climate were generally the same.

Jonathon Beckmeyer, assistant professor in the Department of Applied Health Science at the IU School of Public Health - Bloomington and author of the study, said his research generally focuses on the onset of teen alcohol use and how their social relationships shape those experiences.

Prior to the new research published today in Nature Climate Change, computer models used to simulate future climate change generally had not been able to simulate interactions between plant growth and microbial decomposition rates.

Research shows that partially hydrogenated oils, found in some frozen pizzas, pies and other processed foods, are not «generally recognized as safe» for use in food, the FDA said.

Generally, research tells us that one partner's use of pornography tends to result in the following:

I find that certain terms used in the article, such as «evidence - based,» «scholarly integrity,» «the facts,» and «worthy research,» no longer have single, generally accepted meanings in my field.

Even those most critical of the feds» role in K — 12 schooling generally agree that high - quality research should be part of USED's portfolio.

Classroom research generally shows that teachers make a larger difference in students» growth as readers than the methods those teachers are nominally using (Bond & Dykstra, 1967; Hoffman, 1991).

The consent forms explained our study in broad terms, framing our research around the efficacy of our methods course generally, and the interviews began with general questions about how students collaborated before turning to specific questions about their use of the Ning.

From both decades of research and the craft knowledge of educators who've jumped in and turned around schools, we know these practices generally yield improvement: (1) a focus on what kids need to learn: (2) collaboration on instruction and assessment; (3) examining assessment data; (4) using patterns in data to improve instruction; and (5) building trusting relationships.

«Research has consistently shown that strategic uses of reverse mortgages can be used to improve a retiree's financial situation, and that reverse mortgages generally provide more strategic benefits when used early in retirement as opposed to being used as a last resort.»

4-23-07 Identification All live dogs and cats held on the premises, purchased, or otherwise acquired, sold or otherwise disposed of, or removed from the premises for delivery to a research facility or exhibitor or to another dealer, or for sale, through an auction sale or to any person for use as a pet, shall be identified by an official tag of the type described in Sec. 2.51 affixed to the animal's neck by means of a collar made of material generally considered acceptable to pet owners as a means of identifying their pet dogs or cats \ 2 \, or shall be identified by a distinctive and legible tattoo marking acceptable to and approved by the Administrator.

Unless you elect not to participate by deselecting the appropriate option when establishing your account, we will use your pet's Genetic Information and / or Reported Information to conduct research, as described in Section 10, to expand the understanding and practical application of genetic knowledge in veterinary care and dog wellness generally.

[5] Other examples are not so commonly predicted (if, indeed, they are predicted at all), yet are no less significant: business models that facilitate free legal services, the use of non-legal (notably industry and business) knowledge and experience to increase client trust in and comfort with the firm and with legal services more generally, the collection of knowledge about the legal issues of individual clients in the same industry for use by a trade association to assist and defend the rights of all in that industry on a collective basis, a severely injured client's reassurance and comfort in knowing that in selecting a certain legal services provider the client is not just receiving highly specialized advice but also benefitting an association that helps others with the same type of severe injury, the development of a legal research establishment for experimentation with different ways of providing legal services.

For this reason, I decided to write a series of columns that will address particular research materials or sources of law or legal information that, for one reason or another, I found myself using more in some settings than in others and that generally might be otherwise overlooked as excellent resources.

My businesses use Research Group on certain matters and have found that the cost is substantially lower and in those cases the quality of the work is generally higher.

SLAW is to be a Canadian weblog generally concerned with the use of the internet and other technology in legal research and the management of legal knowledge.

Many of the scales demonstrated weak psychometrics in at least one of the following ways: (a) lack of psychometric data [i.e., reliability and / or validity; e.g., HFQ, MASC, PBS, Social Adjustment Scale - Self - Report (SAS - SR) and all perceived self - esteem and self - concept scales], (b) items that fall on more than one subscale (e.g., CBCL - 1991 version), (c) low alpha coefficients (e.g., below.60) for some subscales, which calls into question the utility of using these subscales in research and clinical work (e.g., HFQ, MMPI - A, CBCL - 1991 version, BASC, PSPCSAYC), (d) high correlations between subscales (e.g., PANAS - C), (e) lack of clarity regarding clinically - relevant cut - off scores, yielding high false positive and false negative rates (e.g., CES - D, CDI) and an inability to distinguish between minor (i.e., subclinical) and major (i.e., clinical) «cases» of a disorder (e.g., depression; CDI, BDI), (f) lack of correspondence between items and DSM criteria (e.g., CBCL - 1991 version, CDI, BDI, CES - D, (g) a factor structure that lacks clarity across studies (e.g., PSPCSAYC, CASI; although the factor structure is often difficult to assess in studies of pediatric populations, given the small sample sizes), (h) low inter-rater reliability for interview and observational methods (e.g., CGAS), (i) low correlations between respondents such as child, parent, teacher [e.g., BASC, PSPCSAYC, CSI, FSSC - R, SCARED, Connors Ratings Scales - Revised (CRS - R)-RSB-, (j) the inclusion of somatic or physical symptom items on mental health subscales (e.g., CBCL), which is a problem when conducting studies of children with pediatric physical conditions because physical symptoms may be a feature of the condition rather than an indicator of a mental health problem, (k) high correlations with measures of social desirability, which is particularly problematic for the self - related rating scales and for child - report scales more generally, and (l) content validity problems (e.g., the RCMAS is a measure of anxiety, but contains items that tap mood, attention, peer interactions, and impulsivity).

Although research findings on prevalence are inconclusive, they generally find that women and men report similar levels of violence when the contexts, motives and consequences are not considered.6 When they are considered, studies assessing IPV perpetrated by men compared to women often report gender differences regarding the types of violence, reasons for the violence, context in which the violence occurs and consequences of the violence.6, 7 For example, studies assessing differences in IPV find men's violence against women to be more severe, threatening and controlling8 — 10 and involve longer - lasting victimisation, fear of bodily injury or death, more injuries and more adverse health effects.5, 11, 12 It has also been found that women tend to use physical violence out of anger, not being able to get the partner's attention or in self - defence and retaliation, 11 whereas men often use it as a means to exercise coercive control.13, 14

The concept of resilience and closely related research regarding protective factors provides one avenue for addressing mental well - being that is suggested to have an impact on adolescent substance use.8 — 17 Resilience has been variably defined as the process of, capacity for, or outcome of successful adaptation in the context of risk or adversity.9, 10, 12, 13, 18 Despite this variability, it is generally agreed that a range of individual and environmental protective factors are thought to: contribute to an individual's resilience; be critical for positive youth development and protect adolescents from engaging in risk behaviours, such as substance use.19 — 22 Individual or internal resilience factors refer to the personal skills and traits of young people (including self - esteem, empathy and self - awareness).23 Environmental or external resilience factors refer to the positive influences within a young person's social environment (including connectedness to family, school and community).23 Various studies have separately reported such factors to be negatively associated with adolescent use of different types of substances, 12, 16, 24 — 36 for example, higher self - esteem16, 29, 32, 35 is associated with lower likelihood of tobacco and alcohol use.

Research using Davis's Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI, [16][20]-RRB- reveals that individuals vary substantially in the extent to which they are generally predisposed to experience either concern and sympathy (i.e., dispositional empathic concern) or distress and discomfort (i.e., dispositional personal distress) in response to other people's distress [20].

Cross-sectional research generally fails to disentangle causes from consequences but longitudinal population - based research offers the potential to elucidate these pathways.4 This type of research relies on well - validated measures of family functioning that can be administered on a large scale, in a cost - efficient manner and be suitable for use with families with young children.

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