Sentences with phrase «good national study»

Both studies had pretty significant limitations, and we don't yet have a good national study of this issue.

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According to a study from the National Institutes of Health, people who experience feelings of gratitude show increased blood flow in areas of the brain linked to the «feel good» neurotransmitter: dopamine.

Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

This extends to race as well; a study by the National Bureau of Economic Research revealed that candidates with African American names have a tougher time finding a job.

One study by the U.S. National Institute of Justice found that «after only 20 minutes of watching and evaluating monitor screens, the attention of most individuals has degenerated to well below acceptable levels.»

To better understand how entrepreneurs feel about pursuing and using business credit, we at Wells Fargo conducted a national study of business owners.

According to a study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this week, the best way to avoid catching a cold on an airplane is to sit in a window seat — and stay there for the entirety of the flight.

While Small's study was partially sponsored by the candymaker Mars Inc. (additional sponsors included the National Institutes of Health and two research foundations) the takeaway, sadly, isn't that gorging oneself on chocolate bars is the secret to a better memory.

In a study of 5,140 crashes during four months in 2008 and 2010, Golub et al. [21] found that mini flash crashes increase transaction costs through the «detrimental impact [mini flash crashes have] on the Exchange Spread and NBBO [National Best Bid and Offer] Spread.»

A peer - reviewed study performed at the Energy Department's Argonne National Laboratory in 2012 found that biofuels made with corn residue were 95 per cent better than gasoline in greenhouse gas emissions.

«Credit unions continue to provide the best deals, offering over 10 times more interest on checking accounts than regional banks, as well as 573 % higher rates on savings accounts than national banks,» WalletHub says in an emailed summary of the study.

In our National Bureau of Economic Research study of more than 40,000 workers, we asked workers whether they would intervene when they saw a fellow worker not working well.

In Wisconsin, women - owned businesses have grown by almost 30 % in the last 10 years, but that growth still remains well below the national average, according to data from the U.S. Small Business Administration and studies by the Kauffman Foundation.

The Best Employers in Canada study measures the level of employee engagement at participating organizations and is based on results from a national survey conducted by Aon Hewitt, in association with the Queen's Centre for Business Venturing at the Queen's University School of Business.

The study also found that the very big congregations affiliated with a denomination tend to have tenuous ties at best to their national bodies.

In all this we are reminded of research trends in the 1930's in international studies when American scholars preferred to view every international movement as good, and all national efforts as bad.

As a Jesuit seminarian in the 1950s (he left the Society of Jesus well before ordination), he rebelled against the liberal editorials of the Jesuit opinion weekly America and soon began writing for William Buckley's flagship conservative periodical National Review and penned a fine study of G.K. Chesterton.

Thus the G.I. Bill, the Public Facilities Act, the National Defense Education Act, and the various forms of student aid initiated in the 1960s — BEOGs, SEOGs, Work - Study, Pell grants, etc. — have subsidized the survival of many colleges and universities, but inexorably they have served as well to make the grantee institutions more anxious to observe the laws and regulations of the State than the strictures of the Church whose sponsorship is, by comparison, so intangible.

I have emphasized global and national problems, but many believe solutions must be local, and, in any case, large - scale problems can sometimes be best studied locally.

To better understand cutting and yield of watermelon, the National Watermelon Promotion Board conducted a Cutting and Yield Study during the summer of 2015.

Using S&P + win probabilities (which you can find in the Football Study Hall stat profiles), let's walk through which of our national title contenders are most likely to still be in good shape three weeks from now and who's got the toughest remaining slate.

Perhaps better than anything so far written on the subject, Henry Romney's two - part study of what he calls social conservation, which begins on page 72, illuminates a new and vastly encouraging national attitude toward the physical fitness of the nation's own resources.

Perhaps they should — a study by the University of Virginia's National Marriage Project indicates that generosity — «the virtue of giving good things to one's spouse freely and abundantly» — greatly contributes to marital happiness.

Launching the study of over 800 men, the National Childbirth Trust and Fathers Direct called for dads to be given time off for a minimum of three ante-natal appointments, the chance to stay overnight in hospital after the birth and better information for new dads.

And Why It's A Good Thing For C - Section Babies A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health suggests that you not...

Additional support for the Fragile Families and Child Well - Being Study was provided by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and a consortium of private foundations.

A study by the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development found that children do best if they're cared for by someone who is genuinely concerned about their well - being and development, and who makes sure they're doing a variety of age - appropriate activities.

«It's ironic FDA would choose to ignore dozens of studies funded by [the National Institutes of Health]-- this country's best scientists — and instead rely on flawed studies from industry.»

Despite an increase in media attention, as well as national and local efforts to educate athletes on the potential dangers of traumatic brain injuries, a new study found that many high school football players are not concerned about the long - term effects of concussions and don't report their own concussion symptoms because they fear exclusion from play.

One large study funded by the National Institutes of Health found that belonging to a strong social network correlates with better mental functioning.

The disruption of prenatal cellular activity in zebra fish, which share 80 percent of their genes with humans and are considered a good model for studying human brain development, seemed to result in hyperactivity, according to the Canadian study, which was published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Edwardson is a key player in influencing future strategy for research in the lab, as well as a valuable academic mind as Shedd continues to analyze previous studies conducted with partners at the University of Chicago, The University of Illinois and Argonne National Laboratories.

National studies show that students who eat school breakfast are more likely to: reach higher levels of math achievement; score higher on tests; have better concentration, memory and alertness, improved attendance, behavior, and academic performance; and maintain a healthy weight

Recent studies have shown that children are not only more obese than they should be, but even in elementary school the cholesterol counts of many are greater than 180, well above the 170 - or-less guidelines established by the National Cholesterol Education Program, a countrywide consortium of physicians and scientists.

Although the quantity and quality of these interactions are unclear in FFCWS data, these findings are consistent with a 2009 national study (unpublished) reporting that 76 % of US fathers living in households with children age 0 to 2 years of age reported attending a well child visit within the past year.36 As suggested in Bright Futures, 37 well - child visits may be an opportunity to screen fathers for depression and refer them for treatment.

The study's author noted (and anti-home-birth advocates are quick to point out) that the outcomes were a result of «a good risk - selection system, good transport in place, and well - trained midwives,» factors that are no doubt influenced by the collaboration of Dutch doctors and midwives and a national health system that support home births as a viable choice for women.

Corruption Trials and Two Reform Reports Make the Case for Action Now In light of the corruption trials of two former legislative leaders taking place this week and New York State's D - minus grade in how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study, New York's leading good government groups today called upon the -LSB-...]

The commission is also empowered to advise the Minister on fiscal and other issues pertaining to the petroleum industry, establish framework for the validation and certification of national hydrocarbon reserves, undertake evaluation of national reserves and reservoir management studies as well as conduct regular audits of the activities of operators engaged in petroleum operations and oil service companies in order to ensure compliance with Nigerian laws and requirements for petroleum operations.

In light of the corruption trials of two former legislative leaders taking place this week and New York State's D - minus grade in how it handles issues of integrity from a national comparison study, New York's leading good government groups today called upon the New York State legislature and governor to complete the job of reforming our laws governing public ethics.

Yet every serious international body, including the IMF, the OECD, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research — as well as Nobel prize - winners — forecast we will be poorer outside the EU.

At 8:30 a.m., Board of Regents Chancellor Betty Rosa and Regent Judith Chin will participate in a panel discussion on a new study by the Learning Policy Institute and the National Education Policy Center showing that well - implemented community schools can lift achievement in high - poverty communities, Teachers College, Columbia University, Joyce Berger Cowin Auditorium, Broadway, Manhattan.

We will continue to attract the brightest and the best to work or study in Britain — indeed openness to international talent must remain one of this country's most distinctive assets — but that process must be managed properly so that our immigration system serves the national interest.

A recent study from the National Bureau of Economic Research indicates that the quality of a high school can predict how well its students will perform in college.

Warren plans to share some of the things that work in Rochester with other cities, and study other cities best practices in her new role as co-chair of the National League of Cities» Council on Youth, Education and Families.

New York Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney is pushing for a federally funded study by the Centers for Disease Control to better understand the long - term health effects of exposure to PFOS and PFOA after many residents tested above the national average.

Not only has the trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver begun, but the trial of former Majority Leader Dean Skelos is set to begin next week; and, there was the recent release of a report by a state ethics review commission calling for changes as well as a national study assessing state government accountability and transparency giving New York a «D -» grade.

«The only real advantage that Schneiderman's retreat gives Republicans is that it is now an open seat, and challengers always have a better chance when going up against a nonincumbent,» Lawrence Levy, executive dean of Hofstra University's National Center for Suburban Studies, said.

Osun state Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has expressed joy and excitement as one of the 87 students sponsored by his administration to study Medicine at the National University of Kharkiv, Ukraine, Miss Oyeleye Lateefah Abiola, emerged the best overall in her class for 2017 topping the class with a percentage score of 95.6 %.

He served as chairman of the advisory committee to the National Science Foundation's Division of Science Resources Studies from 1987 through 1990 and is currently a member of the Advisory Boards of the School of Public Policy at Georgia Tech, the School of Management and Technology of the University of Maryland's University College, and the Loka Institute, as well as the Policy Council of the Association of Public Policy Analysis and Management.

A study published Aug. 28, 2017, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences adds a new dimension to the controversial decision to inject large amounts of chemical dispersants immediately above the crippled oil well at the seafloor during the Deepwater Horizon disaster in 2010.