Sentences with phrase «include several studies»

Adonis has worked for a number of think tanks, is a board member of Policy Network and is the author or co-author of several books, including several studies of the British class system, the rise and fall of the Community Charge, and the Victorian House of Lords.

Recent work has included several studies related to value - added measures of teacher performance, teacher effectiveness in the early grades, school choice, teacher mobility and special needs identification.

Current research focusing on terrestrial animals includes several studies on the island fox, one on the role of deer mice in affecting vegetation community recovery, and one on the response of lizards to the removal of rats on Anacapa.

Along with vintage concert posters, it presents original drawings, collages and surrealistic comic strips from 1967 to 1982, including several studies for one of Mr. Moscoso's most famous images: the phallic, tap - dancing, hat - tipping Mr. Peanut, which graced the cover of Zap No. 4.

Personally I think that recent research (including several studies discussed in the above post, published after the IPCC AR5 cutoff date) make a strong case that internal variability (ocean cycles) are responsible for more of the slowdown in surface warming than changes in external forcings, but there's not a consensus about that yet.

The CBCL has been used as an outcome measure in many studies including several studies with parents of young children with ASD.26

Table 1 includes several studies looking at the impact of health visitors, including the well - cited Nurse Family Partnership programme developed in New York in the 1980s (Olds et al., 1993).

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We have now completed several health studies in partnership with the Geisinger Health System, which provides primary care to over 450,000 patients in Pennsylvania, including many residing in fracking areas.

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.

Taking into account past patterns of drought and water use, the Columbia study reveals that several major metro areas, including New York City, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, are at high risk for water scarcity, along with the Great Plains agricultural belt extending from North and South Dakota down to North Texas.

Several research studies have found that writing in your journal reduces stress.These benefits include:

This has led to several new ventures, including launching a new post-conception app and gathering anonymized user information for use in studies for the medical community.

In January, Juniper Research released a study that claimed Apple Watch secured 52 % smartwatch market share in 2015, topping several rivals, including Samsung.

Some recent studies suggest that diets high in fructose are linked with several health problems, including heart disease.

To date, results from several longitudinal studies indicate that e-cigarette use among nonsmoking youth increases the likelihood of future use of conventional cigarettes.5 — 10 Specifically, the pooled odds ratio (OR) in a recent meta - analysis of studies of adolescents and young adults (aged 14 — 30) indicates that those who had ever used e-cigarettes were 3.62 times more likely to report using cigarettes at follow - up compared with those who had not used e - cigarettes.11 This finding was robust and remained significant when adjusting for known risk factors associated with cigarette smoking, including demographic, psychosocial, and behavioral variables such as cigarette susceptibility.

[153] His civic work has involved serving on the boards of several organizations in the New York - New Jersey area, including the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, the New York Philharmonic, the New York Child Study Center and the NYC Partnership.

She holds several retirement designations, including the QPA and QKA through the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries, the AIF through the Center for Fiduciary Studies, and the RMA through the Retirement Income Industry Association.

We know a lot from various kinds of evidence: a) the experience of the real estate sector, where recent studies by Macdonald Realty and Re / Max have confirmed the dominance of foreign buyers at the top end of the market especially, as stated for years by individual realtors (accounts often denigrated as «anecdotal»); b) there is the digging of several investigative journalists, and most notably by Ian Young of the South China Morning Post who has boldly and effectively raised issues native journalists have sometimes shied from; c) academic work, including the books by Katharyne Mitchell (2004) Beyond the Neoliberal Line and David Ley Millionaire Migrants (2011).

A Ph.D. in economics may require several years of study after earning a bachelor's degree, including completion of detailed research in a specialty field.

According to the study, the growth in automotive exports resulting from the trade deal will be much larger for the EU side than the Canadian side, for several reasons, including:

Research from several sources, including a study by the American Sociological Review, has found that people with flexible schedules report that their overall sense of well - being increases with flexible work options.

The report draws heavily on several economic studies that find results similar to Mr. Hassett's, including that the so - called incidence of corporate taxation falls mainly on workers, meaning they have much to gain if such rates are cut.

And several other studies, including one from Scandinavian bank Nordea, found that companies perform better when led by women.

Although the biotech has only conducted preclinical studies so far, there are several potential advantages to nonviral therapies, including being quicker to develop and possibly eliminating the need for a lengthy monitoring period of patients after treatment.

It offers an oppor - tunity to study systematically the interaction of several copyright issues: including the rights (or lack thereof) of exclusive licensees as plaintiffs in parallel import situations, the distinction between exclusive licensees and assignees, the nature of works of authorship, the characteristics of copy - right infringement, the status of copyrightable works when used as trade - marked logos, the limits (if any) of concurrent copyright and trade - mark protection, and even the distinction between trade - mark, copyright, and patent as autonomous yet related legal regimes.

The past two years have seen the appearance of an informative Encyclopedia of the American Constitution (4 vols., edited by Leonard W. Levy [Macmillan]-RRB-, several outstanding studies on its intellectual background (including Forrest McDonald's Novus Ordo Seculorum: The Intellectual Origins of the Constitution [University Press of Kansas] and Morton White's Philosophy, The Federalist, and the Constitution [Oxford University Press], at least one pathbreaking effort to trace the document's role through the years (Michael Kammen's A Machine That Would Go of Itself The Constitution in American Culture [Knopf]-RRB- and a gaggle of good books on its religious themes (see Martin Marty's review in The Century [«James Madison Revisited,» April 9.

Taylor also includes several warnings about the pitfalls that many ancient and modern Christians have fallen into when they study and teach these difficult portions of the Bible (p. 130f).

Several denominations have programs through which they encourage their clergymen to engage in continuing education, including clinical training and study in the area of counseling.

Herberg attempted to demonstrate the lack of intermarriage between the three big faiths, and he cited several sociological studies to prove the point, including Kennedy's.

The Division for Parish Resources of the Lutheran Church in America has included several brochures on family violence in its family - resource series; these resources are valuable for families affected by abuse as well as for congregational study.

Mainline Protestant losses are especially severe, a fact that has inspired several recent studies, including those contained in Beyond Establishment, edited by Roof and Jackson Carroll, which focuses on the erosion of denominational culture and identity.

After some thirty years of study, including several trips of exploration round the world, Darwin outlined a theory of biological evolution, which was destined to revolutionize the common view of the origins of life.

Among the many factors that influence my choice of milk to use in this recipe are several long - term studies (including the Harvard's Health Professionals Study and the one by Catherine S. Berkey of Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital) that have shown that even low - fat dairy products can contribute to weight gain.

Several studies, including Rodale Institute's Farming Systems Trial, show that regenerative, organic farming practices are the way to achieve this goal.

Studies have shown that there are several health benefits of pine nuts, including aiding weight loss, increasing energy levels, improve vision and lower risks of...

Why Choose Viva Naturals Organic Cacao Powder Antioxidants A study published by the American Heart Association compared the flavonoid content of several different foods, including tea, fruits and vegetables.

Recent studies show excellent preservation of sweet potato anthocyanins with steaming, and several studies comparing boiling to roasting have shown better blood sugar effects (including the achievement of a lower glycemic index, or GI value) with boiling.

Several observational studies have looked at the link between increased consumption of onions and a reduced risk of certain types of cancers, including stomach, breast, colon, prostate and ovarian.

foodpro will also host a series of free education sessions on several contemporary industry issues, including traceability, best practices and sustainability, including case studies and demonstrations.

This study radiotracked several species of resident forest birds in the Coto Brus province of southern Costa Rica, now «dominated by sparsely - shaded coffee farms» — recall that in my post on coffee growing in Costa Rica that most farms, including those marketed as «shade» coffee, have few shade trees of only a couple of species, and lack the structural complexity necessary for true biodiversity preservation.

Vegetarian diets have been linked with reductions in risk for several chronic diseases, including hypertension, but a new study has claimed that they are also associated with reduced death rates.

Several studies have found traditional Chinese herbal supplements to be tainted will all sorts of things, including actual pharmaceutical drugs, heavy metals and even DNA from endangered species like the snow leopard.

Several research studies have shown preseason conditioning programs that include plyometrics, weight training, and education on jumping mechanics decrease the risk for knee injuries significantly, especially in adolescent female athletes.

Many injury studies include only a handful to several dozen subjects.

Several reliable studies have shown that high levels of interest by a father in his child's schooling and education are associated with improved outcomes, including:

Many concussion experts [3,13,16] recognize that concussion education, while important, is not likely to increase reporting by itself - a fact buttressed by the findings of several recent studies [13, 14, 16,17,18] that suggest that greater concussion knowledge alone does not change reporting attitudes - and that a multi-pronged approach to the problem is required, including creating a safe reporting environment and working to change the culture.

Not only was that assertion completely at odds with the uncertain state of the existing science, but it was contradicted by the study itself, in which Dr. McKee and her colleagues acknowledged that several other factors, besides prior participation in football, may influence CTE risk and disease severity, including factors other than cumulative hits to the head, and admitted that it was even «unclear» what roles concussions and repetitive subconcussive hits play in CTE risk, disease severity, and progression.

While breast milk is known to offer an array of benefits to infants, including supplying vital nutrients, several recent studies have revealed that women who choose breastfeeding after pregnancy may be giving their children the gift of more than just a steady food source.

The strengths of the study include the ability to compare outcomes by the woman's planned place of birth at the start of care in labour, the high participation of midwifery units and trusts in England, the large sample size and statistical power to detect clinically important differences in adverse perinatal outcomes, the minimisation of selection bias through achievement of a high response rate and absence of self selection bias due to non-consent, the ability to compare groups that were similar in terms of identified clinical risk (according to current clinical guidelines) and to further increase the comparability of the groups by conducting an additional analysis restricted to women with no complicating conditions identified at the start of care in labour, and the ability to control for several important potential confounders.

She mentioned several recent studies on the topic, including one she co-authored with Michelle Ratcliffe, a doctoral student at Tufts University.