Sentences with phrase «least as effective»

Contrary to common belief, parenting interventions appear to be at least as effective, when transported to countries that are different culturally and in their service provision, from those developed for a specific national or cultural context.

She draws upon a 2003 meta - analysis conducted by Bakermans - Kranenburg, van Ijzendoorn and Juffer, in which they concluded that interventions that target parental sensitivity and are initiated after approximately six months of age are more effective than interventions with more global goals that begin during the early months.8 Moreover, she concludes that brief interventions are at least as effective as those that are longer in duration.

Counseling has also been shown to be at least as effective, or in some cases more effective than medication alone.

In practice, the study shows that, in the short term, supportive psychotherapy plus antidepressants are at least as effective as more complex psychotherapeutic treatments for people with HIV and depressive symptoms.

«Non-monetary interventions can be at least as effective,» write the scientists.

Studies have also shown that positive reinforcement is at least as effective if not more so, than techniques that rely on punishment.

For most dogs, social reinforcement is at least as effective as food — and probably healthier too.

A look at active fund performance through time, as excerpted from our July 2013 Persistence Scorecard, sheds light on why indexing works irrespective of market efficiency and is at least as effective for small - cap and mid-cap exposure as for large - cap.

On the bright side, TFA teachers appear to be at least as effective as regular teachers when it comes to teaching reading and math to elementary students.

If we provide district and school leaders with tools, resources, and guidance based on NCEE's research on high performing education systems and NISL's research on leadership development from other sectors, then they can create systems in which all schools are at least as effective as schools in the highest performing countries.

Each year, TFA contracts with an external researcher to survey these principals, and year after year the majority of principals rate TFA teachers» preparation and performance as at least as effective as that of other beginning teachers, and in many cases as even better than the overall teaching faculty.

There may be less costly reforms that are at least as effective as class - size reduction.

Michael Keaton plays Robinson, low - key and confident, a different performance that his showy turn in «Birdman» but at least as effective.

And Tinder's minimalist interface seems at least as effective as a full - color résumé of men's accomplishments when it comes to making casual hookups happen.

However, there is a much simpler and at least as effective training method you can also do at home alone.

Millions take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) daily for arthritis and related inflammatory conditions, but are completely unaware that far safer, and at least as effective, natural alternatives already exist — and are as easily accessible and inexpensive as the spices found in your kitchen cupboard.

The review concluded that a low - carb / high - protein diet may be more effective than a low - fat diet at six months and at least as effective at one year.

A review of studies that pitted low - carb and low - fat diets against each other for better heart health found that the low - carb approach was more effective for reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease after six months and at least as effective (if not more) after 12 months.

A 2005 meta - analysis confirmed that floating is an effective stress - relief activity and that it was at least as effective (or more effective) than relaxation exercises and some types of meditation, (4) while a 1999 study showed an increase in Theta waves during floating (the same waves found in REM sleep and meditation).

Tests of samples from cancer patients found the redesigned device at least as effective as the original.

«This «massage» method proved to be at least as effective as a third brushing in increasing the amount of fluoride in the mouth,» Anna Nordström explains.

Dr. Hamdy said the study proves that intensive lifestyle intervention is at least as effective as some common bariatric surgeries in helping people lose weight and deal with their diabetes issues, with less cost and fewer short and long - term side effects.

Notably, AH10 - 7 was shown to be at least as effective as KRN7000 in suppressing the growth of melanoma cells in the partially humanized mice.

«Based on what we've seen so far, it's at least as effective as open surgery, is far superior in terms of risk and adverse effects and is minimally invasive,» Laxton said.

The method must now be tested on larger animals before it can be tried in humans, but the hope is that tissue - engineered repairs for congenital diaphragm malformations will be at least as effective as current surgical options with the added benefit of growing with children throughout their lives.

Analysis of about 1 million women screened at Kaiser Permanente Northern California suggests that HPV screening with a three - year interval between negative tests is at least as effective as co-testing every five years.

Not exact matches

This particular billboard strikes me as the least effective kind of advertising, as in the sort that points out your product's biggest weakness.

Simple but effective razors dating from the Chalcolithic period (also known as the Copper Age) date shaving back some five millennia at least, and it's entirely possible that shaving predated the use of metal tools, as techniques involving hair removal using shells and sharp - edged stones have also been documented.

On the opposite side, real estate investment trusts, energy, autos, pharma and biotech, semiconductors, and software and services would benefit the least, as those sectors have effective rates under 20 percent.

Get Specific About Foreign Subsidies: Though government activism isn't widely seen as effective in Republican circles, there's plenty of evidence that trade policy has at the very least boosted employment in countries like China and Korea.

Most of your job here boils down to effective marketing, but SaaS companies face unique challenges that companies in other niches don't have to worry about (or at least not as much).

But this might at least serve as a marker of how far we have to go to establish the legislature as an effective and responsible scrutinizer of the nation's business and the affairs of the state.

As we did in our annual, more global study, we spent a good deal of time in this research looking at the differences between the marketers who rate themselves highly in terms of overall content marketing effectiveness (the «most effective») versus those who rate themselves as least effective to understand the gaps and identify best practices for paid content promotioAs we did in our annual, more global study, we spent a good deal of time in this research looking at the differences between the marketers who rate themselves highly in terms of overall content marketing effectiveness (the «most effective») versus those who rate themselves as least effective to understand the gaps and identify best practices for paid content promotioas least effective to understand the gaps and identify best practices for paid content promotion.

One of the least effective, and usually counterproductive, ways for churches as institutions to care is to take political positions on bow such problems are to be remedied.

Whereas The Broken Covenant was the voice of a prophet crying in the wilderness, alternately denouncing and lamenting for his people, Habits and its successor volume The Good Society, written by the same five authors and to be published in 1991, speak as one group of citizens to our fellow citizens, criticizing some things but also encouraging, offering examples of effective citizenship and church membership, and looking forward, if not with optimism, at least with hope.

In this respect John Paul II is most effective as a teacher through his symbolic acts and liturgies and least effective when he explicitly sets out to teach.

We as a nation might (at least in principle) face dwindling common resources by creating rational and fair modes of common control, of mutual sharing and of gradually effective methods of redistribution — or we can react to the same trend by trying to commandeer those scant resources, by fighting with our rivals and by imposing an authoritarian discipline.

We acknowledge that there are genuine security concerns and encourage governments to be stewards of safety, but we also observe that choosing to come to North America as refugees would be among the least effective ways for those who intend to do us harm.

There may be purpose, or at least desires, referring only to a tiny fraction of a second ahead, just as there may be memories with similarly short - run effective scope toward the past.

As in the Old Testament, therefore, the idea of God had been progressively formulated, not so much in the light of philosophic disquisition as in the light of his mighty acts for Israel, from the deliverance out of Egypt to the least and latest sign of his effective control over human affairs, so in the New Testament the idea of God was centered not in a concept but in a deeAs in the Old Testament, therefore, the idea of God had been progressively formulated, not so much in the light of philosophic disquisition as in the light of his mighty acts for Israel, from the deliverance out of Egypt to the least and latest sign of his effective control over human affairs, so in the New Testament the idea of God was centered not in a concept but in a deeas in the light of his mighty acts for Israel, from the deliverance out of Egypt to the least and latest sign of his effective control over human affairs, so in the New Testament the idea of God was centered not in a concept but in a deed.

These are similar to Newton's sphere in that, so far as at least some interactions with the outside world are concerned, effective unification occurs.

However effective such approaches turn out to be as instruments of inquiry and change (and I will explain my doubts about them later), their current vogue is a sign that the crisis in higher education is at least being joined at the level of meaning and purpose rather than merely at the level of methodology.

«Ironically, the report also found that a sugar - sweetened beverage tax led to a decrease in fruit and vegetable consumption, as well as being the least cost - effective tax and providing the smallest health gains.

The McKinsey Global Institute, for instance, classifies taxation as one of the least effective obesity interventions, with «No direct evidence for change in weight or change in consumption or physical activity levels.»

I know how much the Eagles fanbase seems to love him and love the on the stuff side he does, but it doesn't disregard the fact that he will make the 5th most on the team and was arguably one of the least effective starters on the team as well.

Hes a jedi but i agree we need cazorla back or player like him or rosicky or song and coquin wasnt song who can still play with the passing of the other players in the team xhaka is usually good on ball but so bad off of it hes been a bust so far we almost need the french connection again they have quality players we could use but honestly i think auba will be more effective on flank pnce we get laca back it takes alot of strength to play up front in the premier league it takes two years to rebuild in pl at least bit we have had two rough years and not nearly as rough as chelseas or man u or Liverpool or well this is as big as totteham will be before we make them drop down again and oh do nt forget man city either lets remember our history

As a matter of fact increasing support for breastfeeding mothers and babies is considered by the World Health Organization and global experts on infant and young child health to be the most effective and least costly means to improve infant and young child health.

It may take time to find the medication with the least number of possible side effects that is the most effective for your baby, as there are many different types of medication to treat reflux.

Finally, up to this point at least, Facebook ads have been relatively cost - effective, with the price - per - click sometimes as low as a few tens of cents.

I don't want to denigrate email advocacy as a tool, since I definitely think it has some good uses, but mass unedited messages are just about the least effective way for your activists to let their views be known to a Congress that already gets 300 million emails per year.