Sentences with phrase «large scale study involving»

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And scientists who conduct human challenge studies, which typically involve a few dozen participants, say they have critical benefits: In addition to saving time and money, they can reveal harm caused by a potential drug or vaccine before it enters large - scale human efficacy trials.

Large - scale genomic studies will probably uncover more gene variants associated with increased risk of developing PTSD, says de Quervain, and may provide a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms involved.

The study, performed by researchers in Europe and involving detailed computer simulations, shows that large - scale metamaterials can attenuate the energy and amplitude of harmful low - frequency vibrations associated with seismic shocks.

A review of large - scale studies involving more than 1.5 million people found all - cause mortality is higher for those who eat meat, particularly red or processed meat, on a daily basis.

«We would be happy if, on a large scale, we can reduce the impact of these native ants so that they're only a minor pest,» says Les Greenberg, an entomologist at the University of California, Riverside, who was not involved in the study.

Studying the effect of dark energy on large - scale structure involves measuring subtle distortions in the shapes of galaxies arising from the bending of space by intervening matter, a phenomenon known as «weak lensing.»

A new large - scale observational study involving data from nearly half a million people has found that night owls have a 10 percent higher risk of dying sooner than those with a preference for getting to bed early.

The branch serves as a focal point at the NIH campus for the analysis of a wide variety of large - scale genomic data generated in the course of laboratory and clinical studies, with branch members actively involved in efforts aimed at developing new bioinformatic approaches for the analysis and visualization of these data.

Two large - scale trials, each involving upwards of 20,000 people, are still ongoing, said Manson, who is leading one of the studies.

In 2016, The BMJ medical journal published a study in which researchers examined data from The Nurses» Health Study, a large - scale study involving nearly 7,000 participants of European descent, to help determine if there is a genetic basis for smelling asparagusic study in which researchers examined data from The Nurses» Health Study, a large - scale study involving nearly 7,000 participants of European descent, to help determine if there is a genetic basis for smelling asparagusic Study, a large - scale study involving nearly 7,000 participants of European descent, to help determine if there is a genetic basis for smelling asparagusic study involving nearly 7,000 participants of European descent, to help determine if there is a genetic basis for smelling asparagusic acid.

Neither doctors nor patients should take «large - scale action» based on the findings; more work is needed to substantiate the idea that white rice increases the chances of getting Type 2 diabetes, according to Bruce Neal, a professor of medicine at the University of Sydney in Australia, who was not involved in the research but who wrote an editorial accompanying the study in the journal.

The scientific community warns that there are no large - scale studies to prove cupping's effectiveness, and that in some cases where «bloodletting» (small cuts) are involved, it could be downright dangerous.

In a very large scale study in Denmark involving over 50,000 adults between the ages of 50 — 64 years, intake of oats has been associated with decreased risk of heart attack (also known as myocardial infarct, or MI).

The study, carried out by researchers Alice Bradbury and Guy Roberts - Holmes from UCL Institute of Education, University College London, involved more than 1,400 teachers and leaders who took part in focus groups, interviews, and a large - scale survey.

Within the specific context of this study, having an ST or NT learning style may have presented more difficulties for teachers, given the fact that teachers involved in this study were working in environments where a large - scale technology intervention was underway.

Institutions involved in large scale studies, provide follow up whole body MRI evaluations at discounted or no cost, as a means of assessing CSF dynamics, degree of syrinx resolution, and for the development of other conditions that may result in clinical signs that imitate CLM.

«Rigorous processes» may help avoid a hockey - stick fiasco, but there are still two very basic problems: a) the proxy data themselves are often dicey, especially when the time scale is large, and b) the interpretation of the data is based on an «argument from ignorance» (i.e. «we can only explain this if we assume...»), where unknown factors are simply ignored and it is falsely assumed that we have the knowledge of all factors that could possibly have been involved; if these studies are used to provide evidence for a preconceived hypothesis, I think they are next to worthless.

The dictionary describes commerce as «an activity of large scale buying and selling» — this definition involves a lot in itself so students who are studying for a commerce degree can apply for internships (or full time jobs if they have... Read More»

It involved an important, large - scale meta - analysis of studies involving over 270,000 students and confirmed that SEL produces significant positive effects in different aspects of adjustment, including improvements in academic performance, SEL skills, prosocial behaviors, and attitudes toward self and others.