Sentences with phrase «group study models»

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This could mean putting an end to the classic youth group model that so many of us grew up with, the model in which teenagers participate in their own worship, their own Bible studies, their own social events, their own outreach activities, their own missions trips, and so on.

^ 3: The traditional Foreign Mission model doesn't appear to work here, because it starts with the expectation that one will have one convert after ten to fifteen years, of weekly Bible study with a group of ten to twenty people per week.

We chose to model the effects on body weight because good evidence (from both trials and epidemiological studies) links regular consumption of sugar sweetened drinks to weight gain.8 10 12 Moreover, data from longitudinal studies support the idea that changes in the price of sugar sweetened drinks are linked to changes in body weight.20 Other groups have used this form of modelling to estimate the effects of a sugar sweetened drink tax on obesity.18 21 22

Finally, to evaluate any modification of pacifier effects attributable to potential confounding factors of specific interest (eg, bottle introduction, study group assignment), both the pacifier variable and the variable in question were added to the selected «best» models.

Pooled ORs for group 1, groups 1 and 2, and all studies were calculated by using the random - effects model whenever possible.

Individual and group care models warrant additional study with a goal of demonstrating differences in outcomes and identifying populations that benefit most from specific care models.

Working with NASA on its Wide - Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) mission, due to launch sometime after 2020 (see «Mapping the Dark,» page 47), Perlmutter will help choose between the different models by studying groups of supernovae that lie farther out in space than any yet studied, following the universe's expansion history back in time.

«Model simulations from previous studies by other groups indicate that, by 2025, the frequency of these events could be as high as 1 every 2 years,» he says.

An earlier study using that model showed that the algorithms in the model can predict where in the brain a seizure will originate and which groups of neurons it will likely spread to as it grows.

«In any case, the results of our model study give a clear indication that the bipolar variability of sulfate deposits must be taken into consideration if the traces of large volcanic eruptions are to be deduced from ice cores,» says Dr. Krüger, «Several research groups that deal with this issue have already contacted us to verify their data through our model results.»

All the particles and forces in the standard model, the dominant schema of modern physics, are represented by Lie groups, and their study has become an essential tool for understanding — and attempting to unify — the laws of nature.

In the study, which included a series of laboratory experiments, field surveys and mathematical modeling, the presence of various species of dragonfly larvae reduced the infections in frogs caused by parasitic flatworms called trematodes, said Val Beasley, professor and head of the department of veterinary and biomedical sciences, Penn State, who worked with Rohr and whose research group collaborated with Lucinda Johnson, senior research associate and director of the Center for Water and the Environment, University of Minnesota Duluth, to complete the field study.

Researchers from North Carolina State University and Northwestern University are outlining a new approach to behavioral research that draws on experimental studies and computer models to offer new insights into organizational and group behavior.

A newly characterized group of pharmacological compounds block both the inflammation and nerve cell damage seen in mouse models of multiple sclerosis, according to a study conducted at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and published online this week in the journal Nature Neuroscience.

The study took advantage of an important large animal model of SMA, the SMA piglet developed by the research group.

Nadeau also studies the potential impacts of climate change on species around the globe, using modeling, field observation and experiments to predict where species are most vulnerable and determine how conservation groups can best mitigate the negative impacts of climate change on animal populations.

Another problem is that modeling studies, like this one, are inherently less powerful than other kinds of medical research: randomized clinical trials, the gold standard in medical research, in which patients are randomly assigned different treatments or no treatment; case - control studies, which compare patients who have a condition with those who do not; or cohort studies, which determine the risk of contracting a disease by studying a group of people with similar demographics.

A study conducted at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health analyzed the traditional model of education versus an increasingly popular approach to learning in the health sciences fields — the flipped classroom model — where pre-recorded lectures are viewed outside of the classroom and in - person class time is devoted to interactive exercises, discussions, and group projects.

The new model is expected to motivate studies of galaxy clusters and groups, as well as the development of other unified models of high - energy cosmic particles.

Herr, who directs the Biomechatronics group at the MIT Media Lab, spent the last eight years studying and refining computer models of the human leg to develop the PowerFoot.

Previous studies have modeled existing ground fractures, but the LLNL group also included fractures created by the force of the explosion.

The team of nutritionists, statisticians, and public - health experts started by studying models generated by food companies, but most were «haphazard» and «nontransparent,» according to Peter Scarborough, a mathematician in the group.

The revival of group selection is a result of better models and experimental studies showing it is indeed possible, as well as the realisation by biologists that today's individuals are yesterday's groups.

By using a statistical technique known as Bayesian analysis — which combines probability with archaeological information to improve precision for groups of radiocarbon dates — the study authors were able to produce a high - precision chronology model for early domestic horse use in Mongolia.

The current study is based on fundamental work on the modeling of the seafloor, which was conducted in the group of Professor Lars Rüpke within the framework of the Kiel Cluster of Excellence «The Future Ocean.»

Future studies could also reveal whether the positive results from this study indicate that the group care model could be broadened to include other types of patients.

The researchers applied a mathematical technique called optical flow modeling, which has been used to study traffic patterns and human crowds, to track how the chickens moved in large groups.

The group has already begun a follow - up study, looking at sediment from Indonesia's Lake Towuti to develop data that can be used to further improve models of climate and water cycling for the region.

Previous studies from this group have shown that lowering tau levels reduces abnormal brain activity in models of Alzheimer's disease, but this is the first demonstration that tau reduction may also be beneficial in intractable genetic epilepsy.

This week in the Journal of Chemical Physics, from AIP Publishing, a group of investigators reports studies of the impact of secondary electrons on a model of DNA.

The new study controverts the early origin model, concluding that the placentals originated after the mass extinction event, with the first modern groups evolving two million to three million years later — after the breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana.

While ADNI researchers use maps such as these to study the pattern and range of degeneration among groups of patients over time, this model could also be used to monitor the progress of the disease in a single patient.

This study highlights the importance of designing post-operative care models to address the unique challenges different genders and ethnic / racial groups face following bariatric surgery.»

His group studies the cellular and genetic control of gastrulation movements in zebrafish, one of the model organisms studied at the institute besides Drosophila, the C. elegans worm, frogs, mice, and newts.

The study grouped consumers into three segments using a mathematical model based on their attitudes and concerns: the first group was made up of health - driven buyers, the second took a more moderate approach to purchasing healthy products and the third group was indifferent to the healthier versions of products.

In animal models, the modified T cells greatly reduced the tumor burden and prolonged overall survival: All mice that received the modified T cells were alive 44 days after treatment versus 29 percent and 17 percent of the study's two control groups.

The group's findings are «good news for models, but not such good news for the planet,» says climatologist Veerabhadran Ramanathan of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego, California, who was not involved in the study.

In a study set to come out in Nature tomorrow, an international group of scientists reports that they simulated atmospheric behavior using several different models and used them to forecast anthropogenically driven changes in average annual rainfall at different latitudes from 1925 to 1999.

For the test study, Kendall's team based the model on experience in Southeast Asia, where the short - course regimen was originally developed by a group of researchers in Bangladesh.

In a study recently published in the journal Experimental Haematology, the group demonstrate that is wide variation in BCR - ABL expression levels in the cell model and the stickier cells have a higher level of BCR - ABL expression.

Lisa Nagy, a developmental biologist at the University of Arizona, Tucson, praises the group's work as «an exciting and elegant new study» that overthrows a long - standing developmental model.

The August study is the third published by the group and details how a new statistical model designed specifically for children can be used to reliably discriminate performance among hospitals.

The research group, led by Erika Matunis, Ph.D., a professor of cell biology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, has been using the fruit fly as a model living system in which to study stem cells in their natural state.

The research group, led by molecular biologist Eran Pichersky of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, studied two model organisms that are easily manipulated in the laboratory: basil, which produces large amounts of eugenol, and the petunia flower, whose scent is caused by three aromatic compounds including isoeugenol.

But over the last three years Rosner's group has used computer simulations to study the model in great detail.

The Compendium includes case studies from medical groups, independent practice associations, academic practices, and integrated delivery systems that have incorporated the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) into their chronic care models.

The new study compared an independent group of 113 veterans with predicted exposure to the Khamisiyah plume, based on Department of Defense models, and 62 nonexposed veterans.

A group of research scientists from the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) in Trieste used a simulation model that is far more accurate than previously used, and carried out an experiment to test a hypothesis about the behaviour of hydrogen that is splitting the scientific community.

Professor Mutimer added: «With HCV spread among PWID now accounting for the vast majority of incident cases in developed countries, and with modelling studies suggesting that treatment for PWID could reduce transmission, it is critical that physicians review and adopt these guidelines when managing this important group of patients.»

«This study provides proof - of - concept experiments, in large animal models, that a small, miniaturized device can be safely implanted in the brain and provide miniaturized control of the electrical activity and function of single neurons or small groups of neurons.