Sentences with phrase «knowledge of previous studies»

Our findings expand on the knowledge of previous studies that found associations between higher birth DHA serum levels (Kohlboeck et al. 2011), and short - term use of omega - 3 PUFA supplementation (Kirby et al. 2010), and lower childhood emotional difficulties and conduct problems.

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Calculation to determine the necessary number of resident participants used estimations of knowledge from previous studies of pediatric residents, which suggested a baseline knowledge about breastfeeding of 60 percentage points.8, 9,15 To detect an improvement in knowledge score of 20 percentage points with an estimated standard deviation of 20 points, a 2 - tailed α error of 0.05 and a power of 0.80, sample size was calculated at a minimum of 16 resident participants.

Interventions to improve breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity and duration are based on extensive evidence from both observational and intervention studies of short - and long - term health benefits of breastfeeding for both mothers and infants.13 — 15 Nevertheless, to our knowledge none of previous studies has systematically examined whether the increases in breastfeeding resulting from such interventions have equally benefited all socioeconomic groups.

Although a few previous studies have found associations between infant feeding and intestinal microbiome composition,9 - 12, 14 to our knowledge, none has examined the relative contribution of combination feeding (breast milk and formula) alongside exclusive formula or breastfeeding to overall microbial community composition.

This meta - analysis makes a significant contribution to the available evidence on this topic because it includes 6 original studies on the subject not included in previous meta - analyses.38 - 43 Moreover, to our knowledge, this is significantly the largest and most up - to - date review and analysis of current knowledge on childhood leukemia and breastfeeding.

From this, Rader and colleagues had a hunch, based on their knowledge of SCARB1 function and previous studies in mice, that having the SCARB1 P376L mutation, despite raising HDL, might paradoxically increase the risk of heart disease.

[This study] adds to our knowledge in confirming that there is no short - or long - term risk of epilepsy,» says Nick Andrews, deputy head of the statistics unit at the UK Health Protection Agency in London, and lead author of the previous UK study.

In a 2014 study, he used brain stimulation to disrupt a rear portion of the temporal lobe and found that it is important for integrating incoming signals with knowledge from previous interactions.

The study builds upon previous knowledge of the important role oxytocin plays in the reproductive life of mammals.

To be honest what you get from the apprenticeship program is wider than I would have expected, deeper than I covered in previous medical studies and the level of love and knowledge that Nicole possesses is like the cherry on the top, like the warm hug you get from a cuppa with a girlfriend.

To our knowledge, only one previous cross-sectional study has examined associations between intakes of amino acids with established vasoprotective properties and blood pressure and showed that a higher intake of tyrosine was related to a 2.4 mm Hg lower systolic blood pressure (14).

Within each unit of study we outline prior knowledge that students will have gleaned from previous experiences in the LVI curriculum.

Teachers participating in the study saw gains of 20 percent on AP test pass rates when they adopted the Knowledge in Action PBL curriculum when compared with the performance of their students from the previous year at the same school using a traditionally taught curriculum.

No previous knowledge of ethics or morality are necessary and the lesson is based around plenty of case studies for students to get their teeth stuck into.

Students learn through the following tasks: - Gauging and collaborating previous knowledge through an interactive starter task; - Identifying the descriptive devices in sentences written about 19th Century characters; - Building close reading skills through a study of a fiction extract from Frankenstein - Answering exam - style questions interpreting and inferring the key meanings in the text; - Using models and templates to write extended analysis responses about the descriptive language used in the fiction extract; - Peer assessing their partners» learning attempts.

With no previous knowledge of Spanish, Peter began his studies at AMAUTA with two weeks of Spanish group classes in Cusco.

John is detail oriented, highly dependable previous site monitor and study coordinator with 4 years and 6 months experience, including assistant project management in the pharmaceutical development industry He has attained knowledge and experience in 4 years of hands on provision of care for elderly and disabled persons assisting them with activities of independent daily living as well as dealing with transitional aspec...

One limitation of the present study is the unfavourable internal consistency of the 20 - item MHKQ scale (Cronbach's α = 0.61), which is in keeping with previous studies showing weak to acceptable internal consistency.10, 11, 29 However, this may be due to the fact that for knowledge scales measuring various factors of a construct, knowing the correct answer of one item does not necessarily lead to the right recognition of another item, thus a very high internal consistency may not be expected.

This is consistent with previous studies reporting good general knowledge but lack of awareness about specific risks for an unborn child and specific benefits of quitting.11, 25 Attitudes regarding smoking and the health of the woman's baby, however, contradicted the apparent level of knowledge — significantly more smokers than non-smokers believed that «if you are exposed to a lot of smoke from other people you might as well keep smoking yourself».

However, to the authors» knowledge, no previous studies have investigated the impact of the psychological needs for competence, relatedness, and autonomy (Ryan and Deci 2000) experienced in the context of adolescents leisure activities and the effect these have on their general life satisfaction.

So far, previous diary studies mainly focused on the moderating role (e.g., Sonnentag et al., 2010a) and — to our knowledge — only one study examined the mediating role of detachment (ten Brummelhuis and Bakker, 2012).

There is evidence that high levels of sibling conflict are associated with an increased risk of later internalizing symptoms.9, 14 — 17 To our knowledge, no previous studies have examined whether being the victim of sibling bullying is prospectively associated with psychiatric diagnoses in young adults.

However, previous studies examining parental monitoring have largely measured parental knowledge and not the active methods used by parents to track the activities and behavior of their children.