Sentences with phrase «limitations of previous studies»

Two key limitations of previous studies, however, make it difficult to draw firm conclusions from their results — limitations that we address in this study.

To address limitations of previous studies, the review included 11 clinically and geographically diverse cohorts.

The methods used in the new peer - reviewed paper specifically address the limitations of the previous study.

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Jeffrey Kidd, Ph.D., an Assistant Professor of Human Genetics and Computational Medicine & Bioinformatics who worked on the new study, notes that only recently has it become possible to sequence Y chromosomes, because of technical limitations of previous approaches.

However, due to technological limitations, previous genetic studies largely focused on mixed populations of cells, obscuring critical nuances in cellular behavior.

Previous studies have not examined how working or volunteering affects functional limitations, said Ben Lennox Kail, lead author and assistant professor in the Department of Sociology at Georgia State.

A potential limitation of the study is the higher dropout rate for patients randomly assigned to surgery, as reported with previous TAVR trials.

The previous studies had some key limitations, including a lack of data on other risk factors.

«Despite the limitations of a single arm, non-randomized study, we infer from these data that Interferon ß - 1a treatment is worth further consideration for the treatment of Ebola virus disease,» said Dr. Fish, who is also a Professor in the Department of Immunology at the University of Toronto, noting that the decision to undertake the clinical trial was based on previous preliminary scientific data, and on the fact that no currently approved antivirals exist to treat Ebola.

A limitation of both of the previous studies was the absence of other macronutrients (aside from protein in whey) consumed during the 12 - hour postexercise period.

Another limitation of the study is that EC use in the clinic access group was relatively high compared with previous studies.4, 6 High use rates in the control group may explain why we did not observe a difference compared with the pharmacy access group.

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.

In conclusion, despite its limitations, this study supports and extends the findings of previous reports showing that the MAOA polymorphism in combination with early experience modulates individual proclivity to later - life physical aggression.