Sentences with phrase «little evidence of well»

In Kent it is assumed that our «special schools for bright children» work, but there is little evidence of better exam outcomes.

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«There is little or no evidence of cases in which expert judgment does better than intelligently constructed formulas,» Kahneman said.

According to U.S. best practices, nonprofit boards should be comprised of at least five people who have little overlap with an organization's staff or other related parties.70 However, there is only weak evidence that following these best practices is correlated with success, and if they are correlated, that may be because more competent organizations are more likely to both follow best practices and to succeed — rather than because following best practices leads to success.

We're going to let you in on a little secret: Investors focused on economic growth are wasting their time... If anything, the evidence suggests a negative correlation between equity returns and GDP growth... It may be that the best prices can be had in times of low economic growth, whereas we tend to overpay in a growing economy.

On face value, W. E. Hocking's remark that when Whitehead arrived at Harvard «his speculative structure... was already well advanced in its main outlines» is a bit of external evidence against my hypothesis, but it may mean nothing more than that Whitehead was little influenced by the philosophical opinions and controversies of his American colleagues during these years, which seems very much to have been the case.

First, there is little or no evidence that regimes that have denied civil and political rights have done a better job of advancing economic and social rights, or that there is a causal connection between the denial of one and the advancement of the other.

It's common knowledge that Santa isn't real, and there's explicit evidence of the origins of the concept, as well as the fact that parents use it for fun and to give their kids a little sense of wonder.

Colleagues were beginning to suggest that her reconstructions of Old European Culture went beyond what the evidence could properly sustain and that a little more attention to the ambiguities might well be in order.

Per capita soft drink consumption in Mexico was falling well before the introduction of a tax and there is little evidence their discriminatory tax has had the effects claimed today.

From the evidence so far there is little chance of Alexis suddenly becoming the player last year that refused to be left on the bench — and wanted to play and do his best even when he was injured.

By research I mean the reams of solid scientific evidence that proves backing off a little is the best thing we can do for our kids.

A lengthy, well - researched, and powerful article in the Spring 2015 issue of the NCAA's Champion magazine, not only reports the belief of many top concussion experts that the media narrative about sports - related concussion trace has been dominated by media reports on the work of Dr. Ann McKee, which was the centerpiece of PBS Frontline's League of Denial, but Dr. McKee's, however belated, mea culpa that «There's no question [that her autopsies finding evidence of CTE in the brains of most of the former athletes were] a very biased study,» that they involved «a certain level of... sensationalism», that there were «times when it's overblown» and went «a little too far.»

When she looked at the medical benefits (documented in medical journals and scientific studies), she found «that breast - feeding is probably, maybe, a little better; but it is far from the stampede of evidence that Sears describes.»

There is evidence to indicate the presence of the «what is must be best» belief where the public values the status quo over options for which they have little experience [40, 41].

«A Prescription for the NHS: Recognising the value of clinical pharmacology and therapeutics» was developed by the British Pharmacological Society because of increasing demand on the NHS and well - documented evidence that CPT is able to meet these challenges, despite being a little - known specialty outside the medical establishment.

But the rise in oil and commodity prices pushed up inflation in the UK more than in other countries, demonstrating the downsides of a policy of deliberate devaluation to which much of the British economic policy establishment remains committed as an article of faith, despite little evidence that it has done much long term good.

A huge amount of effort, time and money was being spent on training, with little evidence of practice change; this was an opportunity to actually see what evidence there was around training and how best to deliver it» says Dr Pike.

Nonetheless, given the remarkable increase in the participation of young people in higher education that has taken place over the last 20 years, the brief analysis presented here reveals little evidence that the much vaunted policy ambition - to provide better access to higher education to those from less privileged backgrounds - has been successful.»

Other ongoing attempts: I let Baby V make a mess with her food to encourage a deeper understanding of what she's eating; every so often, I spin her around to boost her balance and coordination; and I give little massages that some researchers think might be good for her, though others point out how shoddy the evidence is.

«Yes, yes,» I said, squeezing her hand in return.I didn't tell her that during our wild ride I saw no evidence of a miracle.Just fear, hard work, and — well — maybe a little divine nudge to the elbowduring the intubation.

They say this latest study raises questions about whether treatments that decrease the frequency or severity of migraine may reduce later life vascular risks, and conclude by saying «what little evidence we do have suggests the need for therapeutic restraint [to prevent cardiovascular risk] until we have a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying the link between migraine and vascular disease.»

The problem is that relationship scientists have been investigating links between similarity, «complementarity» (opposite qualities), and marital well - being for the better part of a century, and little evidence supports the view that either of these principles — at least when assessed by characteristics that can be measured in surveys — predicts marital well - being.

There is a finely graded inverse association between age and cognitive performance, 3 4 5 but the age at which cognitive decline becomes evident at the population level remains the subject of debate.5 6 7 A recent review of the literature concluded that there was little evidence of cognitive decline before the age of 60.8 This point of view, however, is not universally accepted.5 6 Clinicopathological studies show good correlation between neuropathology and the severity of cognitive decline, 9 10 11 and neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid plaques, the hallmarks of pathology, are known to be present in the brains of young adults.12 13 Emerging consensus on the long gestation period of dementia14 15 also suggests that adults aged under 60 are likely to experience age related cognitive decline.

They live a little less than 20 % longer, and this is taken as one line of evidence to show that that possessing a lot of visceral fat is not good for longevity.

Even if your donor is the epitome of good health, both doctors believe people should just say no to DIY fecal transplants as little is known about the procedure and there is no evidence it can help with other medical conditions.

«The on - going healthcare needs of cancer survivors, especially vulnerable older and minority survivors, are well recognized yet little evidence exists to guide the best care for survivors.

But a study published Monday adds to the growing evidence those escaping gases, called «fugitive» emissions, are numerous, especially methane emissions while a well is being drilled, a phase of well development previously thought to emit little if any methane.

Research so far is decidedly mixed: Some studies have found that, while doing crossword puzzles may make you better at remembering the capital of Burkina Faso, there's little evidence they'll boost your performance at more general tasks, like remembering where your car is parked.

A new and preliminary study, published in the journalPediatrics, adds to an increasing body of evidence that suggests getting a little dirty does the immune system some good.

(8 - 11) Other ranking systems like the ANDI score place a greater emphasis on antioxidant levels, despite the fact that there's still little evidence a food's antioxidant or flavanol levels are a good representation of its overall healthiness.

And well the research on that's kinda another thing HGH is not related to increase cancer risk but I think — I think the evidence there — is there — just a little bit caution especially if you have a lot of cancer in your fate.

Truth: There is zero evidence that eating more often increases your metabolic rate or helps you lose more fat.99 There's also little evidence that eating more often helps you control your appetite better than a normal meal frequency of around 3 meals per day.100 - 102

There is little evidence that soy reduces testosterone levels — and in fact, soy is such a healthful food that it's probably just a good idea to eat it regardless of your hormone levels.

After dipping into the family - friendly genre with How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events his latest, Mr Popper's Penguins, is further evidence that Carrey should keep well clear of flicks for the little ones.

Once the stars do arrive, the picture tears off after the bombs, following Devoe and Kelly as they violently interrogate baddies, study maps and evidence, and, in the film's best sequence, engage in a little demolition derby with villains in the middle of an Austrian town square.

Both have made much of how they spent time with families of the dead and with serving SEALs but, on this evidence, a little distance would have made for a better movie.

As further evidence of how large the Oscars loomed, Little Miss Sunshine (another candidate for Best Picture) rose from the No. 14 sales slot to No. 10

As it stands, the evidence on offer in his rendition of Macbeth shows little else than that the $ 170 million video game adaptation Assassin's Creed he has signed up to may well be the perfect project for Kurzel (and I mean this in both a positive and a negative sense).

I pointed out yesterday that Fox Searchlight is operating on a different plane when it comes to turning out the vote for its movies, and alongside the aforementioned surprise little hit of the final quarter of 2007 ($ 85 million and counting), further evidence arrives in the form of Tamara Jenkins» The Savages, which, despite not (yet) having connected at the box office (it's made only $ 3.6 million in a month and a half of release), garnered an expected Best Original Screenplay nomination, but also a Best Actress nod for Laura Linney, probably coming at the expense of Angelina Jolie and A Mighty Heart.

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A Little Knowledge Is a Good Thing: Empirical Evidence of the Effectiveness of Pre-Purchasing Homeownership Counseling (PDF).

Currently, the data show that we are in the process of subsidizing an expansion of a substantially separate — by race, class, disability and possibly language [6]-- sector of schools, with little to no evidence suggesting that it provides a systematically better option for families — or that access to these schools of choice is fairly available to all.

While principals can and do judge teachers» performance, however, there is little good evidence on the accuracy of their judgments.

In general, the opposition to Bush's proposal to give states increased responsibility for Head Start hinges on three arguments: 1) Head Start, as constituted, is an immensely successful program that should not be toyed with; 2) there is little evidence that states can do a better job than Head Start programs of improving children's school readiness; and 3) states, especially in the current budget environment, may try to reduce spending on Head Start in order to use the money for other purposes.

In response to a Neil Carmichael, who called on the Education Secretary to make the subjects compulsory, Nicky Morgan said: «The vast majority of schools already make provision for PSHE and while the government agrees that making PSHE statutory would give it equal status with other subjects, the government is concerned that this would do little to tackle the most pressing problems with the subject, which are to do with the variable quality of its provision, as evidenced by Ofsted's finding that 40 per cent of PSHE teaching is less than good.

For instance, in a recent study by Kings College London, Beyond Barriers to LOtC in the Natural Environment, evidence showed «there are many examples of schools with relatively restricted budgets providing exemplary LOtC and relatively well - funded schools doing very little».

She is well aware of the research literature that shows little evidence that family income has a large causal impact on student achievement.

This made a lot of sense: There's significant evidence in cognitive science and brain science that suggests that, when particular areas of the brain are primed, people perform tasks a little bit better for a short time.

Whether in the form of pay - for - results, sanctions for not improving, or the threat of losing students to competitors, there is little evidence that current improvement incentives are delivering better student outcomes.

«While numerous explanations may be used to rationalise such explicit rejection of the project, the authors view this as evidence of educators» reluctance to engage with LGBTQ topics or raise these issues with parents, assuming at best that parents will have little if any interest in such a topic.»