Sentences with phrase «include social factors»

«But we think models that do not include social factors deprive hospitals of valuable data that will help them determine how to use limited resources to help the most vulnerable patients.»

Other caveats to the method's predictive power include the social factors that influence what kinds of messages people choose to share on Twitter.

A different approach to epidemiology might take a broader perspective — placing heart attack risk in the context of more than just one risk factor, including social factors.

Not exact matches

You can estimate your longevity using online calculators, such as the ones from the Social Security Administration (which simply asks your gender and date of birth), Living to 100 and financial services firm Blueprint Income (which factors in other details including your weight and how much you exercise and drink alcohol).

Such factors include, among others, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current and future exploration activities; the actual results of reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; meeting various expected cost estimates; changes in project parameters and / or economic assessments as plans continue to be refined; future prices of metals; possible variations of mineral grade or recovery rates; the risk that actual costs may exceed estimated costs; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; political instability; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled «Risk Factors» in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2017 dated March 15factors include, among others, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current and future exploration activities; the actual results of reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; meeting various expected cost estimates; changes in project parameters and / or economic assessments as plans continue to be refined; future prices of metals; possible variations of mineral grade or recovery rates; the risk that actual costs may exceed estimated costs; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; political instability; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled «Risk Factors» in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2017 dated March 15factors discussed in the section entitled «Risk Factors» in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2017 dated March 15Factors» in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2017 dated March 15, 2018.

And while various troubling social factors, including unequal access to health care and the impact of the opioid crisis, have stalled the growth of the average U.S. life expectancy in recent years, odds are that America's higher earners will live longer — maybe much longer — than they expect.

Social media assets can be qualitatively included on the balance sheet via the asset category, or also by the goodwill category, but regardless, these approaches require healthy skepticism that factors in disengagement or overlap.

Social advocacy (aka employee advocacy) has become the differentiating factor for many travel brands including TTC.

These factors — many of which are beyond our control and the effects of which can be difficult to predict — include: credit, market, liquidity and funding, insurance, operational, regulatory compliance, strategic, reputation, legal and regulatory environment, competitive and systemic risks and other risks discussed in the risk sections of our 2017 Annual Report; including global uncertainty and volatility, elevated Canadian housing prices and household indebtedness, information technology and cyber risk, regulatory change, technological innovation and new entrants, global environmental policy and climate change, changes in consumer behavior, the end of quantitative easing, the business and economic conditions in the geographic regions in which we operate, the effects of changes in government fiscal, monetary and other policies, tax risk and transparency and environmental and social risk.

Then and now, although much less now, sociologists and political scientists tended to ignore or downplay «the religious factor» in social attitudes and behavior, including politics.

There were, of course, many other factors that contributed to the rise of science, including trade, changing social patterns, and Renaissance interests.

This standardization was the product of many factors, including: (1) professional politics within the mental health community, (2) increased gov involvement in mental health research and policymaking, (3) mounting pressure on psysts from health insurers to demonstrate the effectiveness of their practices,,,, Alan Stone, president of the APA in 1976, concluded that social psy and social activism, «carrying psyc on a mission to change the world, had brought the profession to the edge of extinction» (Wilson, 1993, p. 402)

-- The growth drive is diminished in many persons by a variety of factors including emotional malnutrition, toxic relationships, economic deprivation, social oppression, and their own fear of and resistance to growth.

A variety of factors, including social unrest, labor - related issues and a competitive real estate market, keep individual members of the restaurant community inching along toward incremental growth.

Results from studies that only assess consumer preferences for different labelling systems, may be affected by other factors, including people's familiarity with a particular system and social desirability associated with particular responses, such as choosing the system that is seen to portray the most information.

Food choices influence body weight and are shaped by environmental factors, including physical, social and policy, collectively termed the food environment (2).

We used the SEIFA Index of Relative Social Deprivation (IRSD) which takes into account factors from a range socioeconomic measures including income and education [22].

Find Out More Standing for «Sustainability in Practice,» the new winery certification examines several winery operation factors, including energy efficiency, water use, glass and paper recycling, social equity and financial sustainability.

Section 5.1.10 of the Rules and Regulations for School Health Programs (2009) stresses that mandated health instructional outcomes must include the emotional, behavioral, and social factors that influence both mental and physical health.

There are also huge variations across social class; other factors include deprivation, maternal education, age and ethnicity.

Several factors contribute to the undermining of breastfeeding: lack of understanding and education, including that of some doctors and hospitals; employment policies that don't support and encourage breastfeeding mothers; lack of general social support and education; and aggressive marketing campaigns waged by the multibillion dollar formula industry.

Recent research shows that regardless of background, a close parent - child connection throughout childhood and beyond is the strongest factor in preventing a variety of health and social problems, including young people's involvement in drugs, violence, and unintended pregnancies.

There are many causes of secondary enuresis including psycho - social factors, physical factors, diabetes, child abuse, or change in sleep patterns.

Other factors contributing to children's adjustment include postdivorce economic stability and social support from peers and other adults, such as teachers.

Cases and controls, or their guardians, were asked to complete a postal risk factor questionnaire, which included variables on infant feeding, social factors, accommodation, travel, and contact with persons with diarrhoeal disease.

Social and environmental factors include experiences such as bullying, illness, problems at school, arguments with friends and major changes in the family such as moving house or the divorce of parents.

The researchers identify the possible risk factors for depressive symptoms at four years postpartum, including previous depression, relationship transitions, intimate partner violence and social adversity.

Recommendation: The Acting Commissioner of Social Security should direct the Chief Actuary to better document the methods including data sources, assumptions, and limitations that factor into its estimates of CDR cost savings.

What's more, Latina teens represent nearly one out of every six suicide attempts in the U.S. Contributing factors include acculturation stress, economic status and developmental and social disparities.

WHEREAS, poverty is recognized as a leading cause of or contributing factor to many social problems, including but not limited to substance abuse, domestic violence, child abuse, improper nutrition, obesity, improper health care and criminal conduct; and

They said: «It makes clear that approaches to drugs legislation and enforcement of drugs possession are only one element of a complex set of factors that affect drugs use, including prevention, treatment and wider social and cultural factors.»

Page and his colleagues, who use animal models to understand how autism risk factors impact the developing brain and to identify potential treatments for the condition, have found that animals with mutations in the autism risk gene phosphatase and tensin homolog (Pten) mimic aspects of autism, including increased brain size, social deficits and increased repetitive behavior.

Its research includes a cluster of related interdisciplinary projects that examine disparities in breast cancer mortality between African - American and Caucasian women using animal models, molecular characterization of tumors, and behavioral research focused on social - environmental factors.

The survey, comprising of 146 male participants, asked questions designed to assess several considerations including the participants» perceptions of pregnancy, the benefits of Vasalgel, interpersonal factors, and social norms.

Key factors contributing to this issue include the tenuous state of the Social Security system, greater use of defined - contribution pension plans by employers, longer lifespans, and the rise of depression and other mental health issues in older Americans.

Additional factors to consider include stress and social support, as well as whether similar findings are seen in men.

The study also included data on various individual characteristics (e.g. extraversion and hostility in childhood; physical health in childhood and adulthood) and family and environmental factors (e.g., socioeconomic status in childhood, social integration in adulthood).

In many previous studies, researchers have found an association between adults» social well - being — including their close relationships and sources of social support — and health - related outcomes including cardiovascular risk factors.

«We are talking about a small group of children with a lot of social factors, including that these kids are very conspicuously different from your average Swedish child, and being assessed by people who are from very different culture.»

Social and ecological factors — including cultural traditions of raw fish sharing, farming practices and open sewer systems that let the parasite flourish in community ponds, and a lack of community education about parasite transmission — went unaddressed.

The reviewers identified several risk factors for women in the U.S. that were predictive of adverse reactions subsequent to abortion, including perceptions of stigma, a need for secrecy, low social support and personality traits such as coping style.

Risk factors for mental health problems included resettlement of daily lives, pre-existing illness, and small social network size.

And social psychologists are looking how a variety of factors — including media exposure, anger, and alcohol — affect that capability.

But with half the country's disease burden stemming from lifestyle, «the constant battle against illness and disease... has to include behavioral and social factors as well.»

It includes an overview of African Americans» burden of cardiovascular disease; how traditional risk factors and adverse health behaviors affect the disparities between African Americans and whites; a discussion of the genetic and biological factors that might contribute to cardiovascular disease in African Americans; and medical treatments and the social, cultural and environmental factors that influence prevention and disease management in African Americans.

Bettencourt and his colleagues at Arizona State University (A.S.U.), Dresden University of Technology in Germany and New Mexico's Santa Fe Institute, modeled the growth of a city according to three categories of factors: material infrastructure (road surfaces, electrical cable, etc.), human needs (such as total energy consumption and housing) and patterns of social activity, including total bank deposits, research and development, new cases of AIDS and new patents filed.

Rather, given the debate over whether Medicare should include socioeconomic factors in its formula to calculate hospital readmissions, the study raises questions about whether Medicare's readmission rates reflect social factors related to the hospital's patient mix as well as hospital performance and quality.

He'd like to see the work expanded to include more variables that are already known to increase depression risk — such as family history, previous episodes of major depression, and social factors.

«Unfortunately, we can not go back in time to see what environmental factors, including diet, were responsible for the evolution of social tendencies,» says Rebeca Rosengaus at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts.

Although the reasons for increased risk to male babies are not known, they could include developmental differences in the growth and function of the placenta, or increased sensitivity of male fetuses to environmental factors experienced by the mother, including obesity, smoking, advanced maternal age, and social deprivation.