Sentences with phrase «little or no effect of»

There are numerous studies (like this study on Tunisian footballers during Ramadan, measuring speed, power, agility, endurance and dribbling skills) that demonstrate little or no effect of fasting on exercise performance.

Not exact matches

It makes little sense to award executives on a biased short - term basis when the effects of their actions can last for years, or to award directors on the basis of time — or, as one of my students put it, «showing up.»

In some industries — emergency medicine, airlines, trucking — long shifts with little sleep are the norm, and managers worried about potentially deadly oversights are paying increasing attention to the effects of sleep deprivation (many railways now have directors of alertness or similar roles).

«The limited research on the effects of foreign military policies indicates little or no impact on unit cohesion, operational effectiveness, or readiness,» the study said.

Likewise, the frightening or exuberant features of any given business cycle typically have little effect on the very, very long - term stream of cash flows that stocks actually deliver over time.

When China was underinvested, investments were nearly always productive, and so the ability to ignore budget constraints and hide the costs of nonproductive investment in the form of rising debt had little effect on the GDP data — or, to put it differently, rising debt did not reflect a rising debt burden.

Unfortunately, Budget 2018 - 19 did little to address this, or even to acknowledge risks posed by the external setting - including recent U.S. tax reforms and NAFTA renegotiations - and the effects of these uncertainties on the planning and decision making setting for Canadian businesses.

There may be a lagging effect of 2016's retail weakness that shows up in Impinj's next quarter or two, but I bet it will probably guide a little higher and bounce after the next quarter.

Raising the growth rate of the economy by 0.3 per cent (the difference between the underlying productivity growth rate in the 1990s cycle and the average of the earlier cycles) makes little difference over a year or two; over a decade or two, however, the cumulated effect on living standards is substantial.

A little more than half of small and medium - size businesses believe the talks will eventually lead to a successful renegotiation of the trade deal or continue to linger on with ultimately little effect to the terms of the agreement.

By which I mean, there is little we can actually do to affect the rising of the sun, therefore shouting about it or railing against it has little effect.

They leave us with a «feel good feeling» of having done something, but do little to effect the change we want to see or keep us engaged long term.

Biblical literalism is a powerful force today; it tends to imprison people in attitudes that were suitable enough when science and technology were little dreamt of but which fail to illuminate a society in which, for instance, it is desirable, because of the effects of modern hygiene on death rates, for women to bear, on the average, perhaps a third as many infants as were appropriate two or three thousand or even two hundred years ago, a society in which war might mean something like the end of the species, or at least vastly closer to that than any war of the past could be.

There was little or no thought to their effect on other countries, little or no thought of their effect on world peace.»»

As a physics teacher, I teach the therapeutic effects of gamma radiation in radiotherapy, along with the associated dangers (radiation can cause cells to become cancerous as well as kill cells that are already cancerous), but a common misconception among students is that cancer cells are rather like viruses or bacteria, a sort of alien cell that has entered the body, growing out of control with little relation to the surrounding cells.

Taken in isolation they only serve to muddy the waters.6 Even in Process and Reality the transformation of God into an actual entity is not wholly complete, and to that extent there is some truth in the assertion that «what little influence Whitehead's God has on the actual world... he has as a principle, not as a being or person, and insofar as God is a personal being, he is without any effect on the actual world.

However, the choices and cages I erected were built upon layers and layers of repressed feelings, false beliefs, the effects of heavy trauma, little or no sense of self, and all types of masks to fit in to whatever situation I found myself in.

A few ambiguous or even unfortunate paragraphs in the Joint Declaration of Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill will have little effect on the inner vitality of this Church, which comes from a deep inner calling to bring the Orthodox and Catholic worlds back into communion with each other.

The people were the objects of charity and there was little or no effect on the overall development towards a new community After some time it was discovered that there was a small Christian congregation in the area.

For items that are going to be in the oven longer than cookies, like muffins or cakes, I also add a little moisture (maybe an extra 2 Tbsp per cup), to counteract the drying effect of the extra time things have to spend in the oven to finish cooking at high altitude (lower boiling point, and all that).

For example, training while fasted could impair performance of repeated anaerobic exercise (such as HITT training or CrossFit), but seems to have little effect on aerobic power (for example, running) and muscular strength.

I think coconut oil can be a little drying for certain skin types or in certain climates — I notice that in the middle of winter (when the air is very dry here), it has a more drying effect.

It had little or no effect on the finished product, at least from outward appearance — I just took it out of the oven.

A little harissa or shatta, a bit of lemon and some olive oil would set off the sweetness of the squash to great effect.

Instead, this homemade superfood dark chocolate is sweetened with a little bit of honey (and you can use as much or as little as you like) which has a much gentler effect on blood sugar and won't give you that spike and crash you feel when you've had too much sugar.

(4) the Groundhog Day effect — the inability to prepare for the inevitable slump that usually comes during or following the heavy holiday schedule in December / January... whether it's injuries or Wenger's disdain for the January transfer window, which makes sense in light of his disdain for spending, his philosophy for handling this situation has failed miserably... my question, once again, is how many times can one person try the same failed strategy before making some sort of fundamental changes... just think to yourself about our recent January dealings, especially in those years where we were still in the race but in desperate need of reinforcements, then try not to throw up a little in your mouth

It was odd because I hadn't really heard this in the past, but the more I ask around I found that people are actually avoiding the bench press a little more because of the negative effects they, or someone they know has experienced.

Ofcos matters of price discrimination also come into play n not forgetting the elasticity n cross elasticity too of the tickets coz in a case of inelastic demand, then the tickets price can go up but with little or no effect on sales.

With rule changes going into effect for the first time this offseason — like the amount of time a player has to make his decision or the ways picks are lost and gained, things will be a little different than previous years.

Pochettino will almost certainly react the same way if Spurs can overcome United at Wembley this weekend before going on to win the FA Cup next month, but he does not hide his belief that an FA Cup success would do little to effect the mentality of his players in terms of achieving the real goals of winning the league or Champions League.

We all knew we wouldn't get anything from this game.The venue tight ground, in London, more importantly the effect of the Norwich result.It seems to me now that our season could be determined by one player.Benik Afobe.He showed enough to warrant a start, Reading would be a great platform.We desperately need him to show the quality we know he has.With the predicted further 3 loses to come, this is going down to the wire.NES attitude has always been about his team, the system, style with little regard to the opposition, so it's too late for change, we have to carry on and hope that it will be enough.I saw a great tactic used in Spain, that would suit Costa or Cavellerio, who get frequently caught offside.That is for one of them to stay offside, as long as they are not involved in the first phase of play, then they are brought into the 2nd phase, with defenders tracking back, they have the advantage.Mind you it was Barcelona and Messi!!

But the educational value of pre-K for children who aren't poor is still in dispute; studies have found little or no positive effect (or even a negative effect) of universal pre-K programs on the skills of well - off children.

«I think parents who feed their children formulas, whether soy or milk, should not worry about any adverse effects,» senior researcher Thomas M. Badger, a professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, said in an email.

As a mature adult I am able to understand that a drink sipped over several hours with food (because what would a party be without nachos) will have little or no intoxicating effects and if a mom at the party did get tipsy there are plenty of other moms nearby to assist.

I worked out while breastfeeding with both of my babies and did not see any effect on my milk supply or on my child accepting my milk after a workout (lactic acid levels increase a little after working out, but studies show there is no effect on the baby).

While the Mozart effect could likely help the brain tackle mathematical tasks a little better temporarily, it is generally seen as unlikely that the effect of the music could actually enhance brain development of a fetus or child.

They are deeply saddening to me, but I'm not convinced that they tell me, or any other loving parent, much about the effects of sleep training my little girl.

If your little one is always having cough or fever and he is always suffering from clog nose, spend a little higher with humidifiers that has medicinal cup because the effect of aromatherapy always soothe them, making breathing a lot easier.

Tests showed that people allergic to regular strawberries could eat or handle white strawberries with little in the way of adverse effects.

I believe that over the years, this information has scared cloth diapering parents into using too little detergent in fear of ruining or effecting the performance of their diapers.

An 1884 newspaper illustration, for example, depicted a skeleton disguised as a fruit seller offering produce to little children, suggesting that raw, unboiled fruits and vegetables led to cholera.17 The actual culprit, especially in such turn - of - the - century urban metropolises as New York City, with its inadequate, overloaded water and sewer systems, was most likely bacteria residing on the outside of the produce, or contaminated water or milk that happened to be ingested, rather than anything in the produce itself.18 Given the laxative effect of fruits and vegetables if consumed in excess, however, it is understandable that people assumed fresh produce might contribute to diseases with symptoms that included diarrhea.

➡ Compared to usual care, providing additional social support during an at - risk pregnancy probably has little or no effect on the incidence of low birth weight, preterm births, or perinatal deaths.

Little is known about the variability of this effect according to social deprivation, or whether inadequate sterilisation of bottles / teats plays an important role

An emerging body of literature in adults has begun to establish clear associations between gut microbiome composition and a wide range of health outcomes.1 - 6 In contrast, comparatively little is known about the gut microbiome in infants and children, the exposures that shape it, and its lifelong health effects.7 Although limited in their size and scope, a number of studies have established associations between intestinal microbiome profiles in infants, delivery mode, and / or breast milk exposure.8 - 15 These factors both have long - term health consequences.

Several authors suggest, among other things, that there is in fact little evidence in the field of neurology to support the claim that «extra enrichment»... has any beneficial effect on future intelligence or success.

One of the more immediate negative effects of giving babies water could be diarrhea, as a lot of times, water that does not in the least upset your digestive system can still contain germs that your little one has yet to get used to or develop immunity for.

Again, only about 1 % or so of the medication ends up in your breast milk and will have little effect on your child.

A couple things about this study are worth mentioning: a) they removed cases in which symptoms of cancer occurred in the first nine months or the child died in the first year, which may be where the effects of breastfeeding are strongest (though I certainly don't know this for a fact, but it is reasonable); and b) they did not examine exclusive breastfeeding, but rather any breastfeeding (this is important as the effects of breastfeeding are known to be strongest when breastfeeding is exclusive and it is also difficult to ascertain how little or how much women were breastfeeding when any breastfeeding is the variable of interest).

We found little evidence that between - study heterogeneity in estimates was explained by age at measurement of blood pressure (p = 0.5), decade of birth (p = 0.2), stipulation of a minimum duration of breastfeeding (p = 0.5), proportion of the target population in the main analysis (p = 0.2), whether breastfeeding was exclusive for at least 2 months (p = 0.2), method of blood pressure measurement (p = 0.4), or whether effect estimates controlled for socioeconomic factors (p = 0.9), maternal factors in pregnancy (p = 0.9), or current weight (p = 0.9).

The consumer market for video games or ice creams has little to no effect on destroying autonomy or creating uneven distributions of autonomy.