Sentences with phrase «increase in positive outcomes»

By utilizing cross-departmental collaboration, we see an increase in positive outcomes for each student.

These programs are responsible for the decrease in population and increase in positive outcomes for animals.

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Participating factories had registered positive outcomes for workers, who enjoyed improved quality of life, and their businesses — which tallied declines in absenteeism and increased productivity.

These risks and uncertainties include, among others: the unfavorable outcome of litigation, including so - called «Paragraph IV» litigation and other patent litigation, related to any of our products or products using our proprietary technologies, which may lead to competition from generic drug manufacturers; data from clinical trials may be interpreted by the FDA in different ways than we interpret it; the FDA may not agree with our regulatory approval strategies or components of our filings for our products, including our clinical trial designs, conduct and methodologies and, for ALKS 5461, evidence of efficacy and adequacy of bridging to buprenorphine; clinical development activities may not be completed on time or at all; the results of our clinical development activities may not be positive, or predictive of real - world results or of results in subsequent clinical trials; regulatory submissions may not occur or be submitted in a timely manner; the company and its licensees may not be able to continue to successfully commercialize their products; there may be a reduction in payment rate or reimbursement for the company's products or an increase in the company's financial obligations to governmental payers; the FDA or regulatory authorities outside the U.S. may make adverse decisions regarding the company's products; the company's products may prove difficult to manufacture, be precluded from commercialization by the proprietary rights of third parties, or have unintended side effects, adverse reactions or incidents of misuse; and those risks and uncertainties described under the heading «Risk Factors» in the company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10 - K and in subsequent filings made by the company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission («SEC»), which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

I wrote the book «Angel» in order to detail the risks involved in angel investing, and share strategies that might increase your odds at having a positive outcome if you choose to become an angel.

To increase the odds of a positive outcome of Pascal's Wager to the point where it is even plausible, the believer would have to believe in many, many gods, including the ones that haven't been invented yet.

Change is also happening at the provider level with increased activities dedicated to promoting positive health outcomes for men; a greater diversity in the number of programs dedicated to working with men; increased acceptance of working with men as a vocation; greater recognition of the diversity of male culture; and an enhanced level of contact between practitioners working with men.

Active Schools Acceleration Project is increasing quality physical activity in America's schools to promote the positive health, behavioral, and academic outcomes that follow.

«I knew we were increasing residents» lengths of stay based on care coordination because of the positive outcomes we observed in several prior studies, and I thought the sensors also would have an impact,» said Marilyn Rantz, Curators Professor Emerita in the MU Sinclair School of Nursing.

That's because while women showed a significant 11.6 percent decline on the survey's standardized score (which is a positive psychological outcome), men showed a non-significant 3.7 percent increase in their scores.

Though trastuzumab and pertuzumab have increased response rates and improved outcomes in HER2 - positive breast cancer, 30 % to 40 % of early - stage patients treated in the neoadjuvant setting will have residual disease at the time of surgery.

While there may be other mechanisms through which increased school spending improves student outcomes, these results suggest that the positive effects are driven, at least in part, by some combination of reductions in class size, having more adults per student in schools, increases in instructional time, and increases in teacher salaries that may help to attract and retain a more highly qualified teaching workforce.

Included in the PowerPoint: a) Scarcity, Choice and Opportunity Cost - The Fundamental Economic Problem - The Meaning of Scarcity and the inevitability of choices at all levels (individual, firms, govt)- The basic questions of what will be produced ow and for whom - The Meaning of the term «Ceteris Paribus» - The Margin and Decision Making at the Margin - Sort run, long run, very long run b) Positive and Normative Statements - the distinction between fact and value judgements c) Factors of Production - the rewards to the factors of production: land, labour, capital and enterprise - Specialization and division of labour d) Resource Allocation in Different Economic Systems and Issues of Transition - decision making in market, planned and mixed economies - the role of the factor enterprise in a modern economy e) Production Possibility Curves - shape and shifts of the curve - constant and increasing opportunity costs f) Money - functions and characteristics in a modern economy - barter, cash and bank deposits, cheques, near money, liquidity g) Classification of Goods and Services - free goods, private goods (economic goods) and public goods - merit goods and demerit goods as the outcome of imperfect information by consumers PowerPoint Also Includes: - Key Terms for each Chapter - Activities - Multiple Choice and Essay questions from past exam papers.

But beyond offering a safe haven, research and evaluation studies have demonstrated that the programs can have a positive effect on a range of prevention outcomes, such as avoidance of drug and alcohol use, decreases in delinquency and violent behavior, increased knowledge of safe sex, avoidance of sexual activity, and reduction in juvenile crime.

According to a recent implementation study with the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities at Stanford University, Aim High is helping students reach positive outcomes, and the teaching and instructional practices result in «increased self - efficacy, or the belief in one's ability to succeed» for its students.

Follow - up outcomes (6 months to 18 years after students participated in SEL programs) demonstrate SEL's enhancement of positive youth development, including positive increases in SEL skills, attitudes, positive social behavior, and academic performance while finding decreases in conduct problems, emotional distress, and drug use.

In Tulsa, Oklahoma, New Jersey, and Boston, pre-kindergarten programs demonstrate impressive outcomes that include positive effects on math scores, grade retention, and chronic absenteeism at the end of grade 8; increased achievement on language arts, literacy, math, and science, as well as decreased grade retention and special education placement at the end of grade 5; and stronger than typical impacts on academic readiness (effect sizes in the 0.4 — 0.6 range) at school entrIn Tulsa, Oklahoma, New Jersey, and Boston, pre-kindergarten programs demonstrate impressive outcomes that include positive effects on math scores, grade retention, and chronic absenteeism at the end of grade 8; increased achievement on language arts, literacy, math, and science, as well as decreased grade retention and special education placement at the end of grade 5; and stronger than typical impacts on academic readiness (effect sizes in the 0.4 — 0.6 range) at school entrin the 0.4 — 0.6 range) at school entry.

Promoting quality in afterschool is one way to ensure researchers continue to find positive outcomes that encourage increased investments in programming.

Mindfulness is a research - based practice that has shown positive outcomes of improved academic performance, improved academic task completion, reduction in externalizing behavior, decreased anxiety, increased pro-social behavior, improved self - efficacy, and increased persistence.

Community eligibility has been successful at increasing school breakfast and lunch participation, so more students experience the positive educational outcomes that are linked to participating in school meals.

OST activities can also benefit the broader community (both directly and indirectly) in the form of increased productivity, lower crime rates, and other positive social outcomes.

The value of the entire CIE process ultimately hinges on one outcome: making concrete, positive changes in your teaching practice that will move your students towards increased achievement.

The report said the «continued increase in (students with disabilities) enrollment is evidence that the changes to the policies and practices for servicing (students with disabilities) have resulted in a positive outcome.»

Increasing racial, ethnic, linguistic, socio - economic, and gender diversity in the teacher workforce can have a positive effect for all students, but the impact is even more pronounced when students have a teacher who shares characteristics of their identity.20 For example, teachers of color are often better able to engage students of color, 21 and students of color score higher on standardized tests when taught by teachers of color.22 By holding students of color to a set of high expectations, 23 providing culturally relevant teaching, confronting racism through teaching, and developing trusting relationships with their students, teachers of color can increase other educational outcomes for students of color, such as high school completion and college attendance.24

In their view, dual enrollment is presumed to lead to a long list of positive outcomes for all participating youth, including increasing the academic rigor of the high school curriculum; helping low - achieving students meet high academic standards; providing more academic opportunities and electives in cash - strapped, small, or rural schools; reducing high school dropout rates and increasing student aspirations; helping students acclimate to college life; and reducing the cost of college for studentIn their view, dual enrollment is presumed to lead to a long list of positive outcomes for all participating youth, including increasing the academic rigor of the high school curriculum; helping low - achieving students meet high academic standards; providing more academic opportunities and electives in cash - strapped, small, or rural schools; reducing high school dropout rates and increasing student aspirations; helping students acclimate to college life; and reducing the cost of college for studentin cash - strapped, small, or rural schools; reducing high school dropout rates and increasing student aspirations; helping students acclimate to college life; and reducing the cost of college for students.

Meaningful technology use can support positive teaching and learning outcomes that include effective instruction, support for authentic learning, increased student learning, and alterations in teacher pedagogy (Culp, Honey, & Mandinach, 2003; Darling - Hammond et al., 2005; Pope & Golub, 2000).

In addition to these four state - based studies of voucher program impacts on test scores, some recent studies do show positive effects on graduation rates, parent satisfaction, community college enrollment, and other nonachievement - based outcomes, but it is unclear if these outcomes are lasting and valid.23 For example, research shows that nationally, graduation rates for students in public schools and peers participating in voucher programs equalize after adjusting for extended graduation rates.24 Some critics suggest that private schools may graduate students who have not successfully completed the full program.25 Also, in regard to parent satisfaction, while some studies do show greater satisfaction among parents whose children participate in voucher programs, the most recent evaluation of the D.C. voucher program shows that any increase in parent or student school satisfaction is not statistically significant.In addition to these four state - based studies of voucher program impacts on test scores, some recent studies do show positive effects on graduation rates, parent satisfaction, community college enrollment, and other nonachievement - based outcomes, but it is unclear if these outcomes are lasting and valid.23 For example, research shows that nationally, graduation rates for students in public schools and peers participating in voucher programs equalize after adjusting for extended graduation rates.24 Some critics suggest that private schools may graduate students who have not successfully completed the full program.25 Also, in regard to parent satisfaction, while some studies do show greater satisfaction among parents whose children participate in voucher programs, the most recent evaluation of the D.C. voucher program shows that any increase in parent or student school satisfaction is not statistically significant.in public schools and peers participating in voucher programs equalize after adjusting for extended graduation rates.24 Some critics suggest that private schools may graduate students who have not successfully completed the full program.25 Also, in regard to parent satisfaction, while some studies do show greater satisfaction among parents whose children participate in voucher programs, the most recent evaluation of the D.C. voucher program shows that any increase in parent or student school satisfaction is not statistically significant.in voucher programs equalize after adjusting for extended graduation rates.24 Some critics suggest that private schools may graduate students who have not successfully completed the full program.25 Also, in regard to parent satisfaction, while some studies do show greater satisfaction among parents whose children participate in voucher programs, the most recent evaluation of the D.C. voucher program shows that any increase in parent or student school satisfaction is not statistically significant.in regard to parent satisfaction, while some studies do show greater satisfaction among parents whose children participate in voucher programs, the most recent evaluation of the D.C. voucher program shows that any increase in parent or student school satisfaction is not statistically significant.in voucher programs, the most recent evaluation of the D.C. voucher program shows that any increase in parent or student school satisfaction is not statistically significant.in parent or student school satisfaction is not statistically significant.26

Additionally, family and community engagement can improve school conditions for learning, such as increased trust among students, parents, and staff, which, in turn, has a positive effect on student outcomes.

ACPB's efforts center on improving positive outcomes in L.A. city animal shelters by providing support and programming, rescue and adoption, community education and support to increase owner retention, and offering targeted spay / neuter programs.

The research addresses whether collaboration results in positive treatment outcomes for the patient, increases in revenue, and improved client retention for the primary care practice.

The problem arises because climate alarmist prefer to assume there are only positive feedback mechanisms in play with increasing CO2 emissions such that we will have runaway temperatures and catastrophic climate outcomes.

The outcome of policies and international agreements to limit productive activity and development can therefore only increase inequality and decrease wealth, putting poorer people closer to their environment, for a marginal — if any — positive change in the weather.

«While relatively abundant research has evaluated the effects of public investments in computers for education on education outcomes, more often than not these evaluations fail to identify any positive association between an increase in computer use and better test scores in mathematics and reading.»

Economic growth, availability of jobs, and increase in jobs areas with improved infrastructure and the creation of advanced technology are just a few of the positive outcomes of a development.

Hiring an attorney to argue these defenses will increase your chances of achieving a positive outcome in your criminal case.

AK: The new technologies available to professionals can benefit clients in many ways, but the prospect of reducing cost, increasing the likelihood of a positive outcome, and providing greater transparency are three of the leading factors.

Hiring an attorney will increase your chances of achieving a positive outcome in your criminal case.

You can increase the chances of securing a positive outcome in your case by hiring an experienced Los Angeles criminal defense attorney to represent you.

Hiring an attorney who is familiar with defense strategies for cases of identity theft will increase your chances of securing a positive outcome in your case.

By hiring a traffic ticket lawyer you greatly increase the chances of a positive outcome in your traffic ticket fight.

You should bring up a situation in where you actions had a positive outcome, such as a better relationship with your boss or an increase in work productivity.

Lead pharmacists view pharmacy technician certification as «an essential component reducing medication errors, ensuring patient safety, and increasing positive health outcomes,» as stated in a PTCB - sponsored study.

In recognition of the increased potential for false - positive findings arising through analysis of multiple outcomes, findings will be interpreted cautiously and in context with one another rather than in isolatioIn recognition of the increased potential for false - positive findings arising through analysis of multiple outcomes, findings will be interpreted cautiously and in context with one another rather than in isolatioin context with one another rather than in isolatioin isolation.

Therefore, there is merit in addressing both parent and adolescent needs in an intervention approach aimed primarily at reducing risk and increasing positive outcomes for adolescents with T1D.

Previous delinquency, substance abuse, and teen pregnancy prevention programs have been provided in the late elementary or middle school grades, just prior to the ages when delinquent behavior, substance use, and sexual activity increase in prevalence.6, 7,31,32 Yet the social development model that guides the present intervention suggests that early and sustained intervention through the elementary grades should put children on a different developmental trajectory leading to positive outcomes over the long term.

The positive outcomes that would flow from increased participation by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the health workforce are dramatic, and include closing the life expectancy gap within a generation.

From a clinical vantage point, our findings suggest that vigorous treatment of depressed mothers to achieve remission is associated with positive outcomes in their children as well, whereas failure to treat depressed mothers may increase the burden of illness in their children.

The key finding in this research is that welfare and employment programs that increase parental employment and income had small and consistently positive effects on the developmental outcomes of children who were preschool - and elementary school - aged at study entry.

Research shows that high - quality father involvement and support are associated with a number of positive child outcomes, including decreased delinquency and behavioral problems, improved cognitive development, increased educational attainment, and better psychological wellbeing.8 Children with involved fathers, on average, perform better in school, have higher self - esteem, and exhibit greater empathy, emotional security, curiosity, and pro-social behavior.

Partnering With Families and Communities National Resource Center for Permanency and Family Connections (2013) Offers a webcast on the Prevention Initiative Demonstration Project (PIDP) in Los Angeles, CA, and discusses three strategies to support positive outcomes for children, youth, and families: decreasing social isolation by connecting families to each other; addressing issues of economic security; and increasing access to available resources.