Sentences with phrase «methods study included»

This mixed methods study included 6th - and 7th - grade survey responses from 706 students at 11 middle school schools receiving a sex education intervention, as well as interviews from a subset of 33, 7th - grade students from the larger sample.

The mixed - methods study included feedback forms from Big Read events, surveys of participants and grantees, reviews of grantee reports required by the project, and tabular data on attendance, circulation, and partnerships from Arts Midwest.

Not exact matches

In terms of the methods, there are a number of smaller scale studies, many of which did not include active control groups.

Her studies include traditional coaching methods from the International Coaching Academy, plus NLP, hypnotherapy, painting therapy and Marshall Rosenberg's non-violent communication, among others.

Other crucial discoveries that were made under the study include 281 apps that collected the location or contact data of children without asking for permission from parents, and 1,100 apps that shared persistent identifying information that can be used for behavioral advertising methods that are banned to be used on children.

Just which possible courses dealing with these subjects and methods should be included in the course of study?

But the answer will be much more satisfying if our study includes careful methods of analysis and interpretation, with due regard to the historical and literary contexts and the genre being used.

To Pinard de la Boullaye we owe the best existing history of the study of religion and a thorough discussion of its methods, including the sociological approach.

One can point to the emergence of a variety of critical approaches to religion in general, and to Christianity in particular, which have contributed to the breakdown of certainties: These include historical - critical and other new methods for the study of biblical texts, feminist criticism of Christian history and theology, Marxist analysis of the function of religious communities, black studies pointing to long - obscured realities, sociological and anthropological research in regard to cross-cultural religious life, and examinations of traditional teachings by non-Western scholars.

They collected and published otherwise unavailable comparative information about Protestant theological schools» student bodies, including their educational backgrounds, programs of study, finances, and governance, and also about these schools» faculty, including their educational backgrounds, teaching methods, religious life, etc..

The study looked at a variety of methods that could improve the quality of partially baked and frozen breads, including hydrocolloids, enzymes, antioxidants and emulsifiers and sourdough fermentation as a natural option.

At the Restaurant School, college students study the most recent culinary methods and classical expertise required for success within the culinary trade, including menu development, recipe creation, wine selection, and restaurant management.

The fact that this low - tech traditional method, which includes some low level heat, produces a superior virgin coconut oil to mass - produced machine - made coconut oils has also been documented in previous studies, which also showed higher levels of antioxidants in traditional wet - milled virgin coconut oil.

Some studies used the Englyst definition of fibre, which distinguishes non-starch polysaccharides from starch, whereas other studies calculated fibre intake using the Association of Official Analytical Chemists method, which includes some starch as dietary fibre.

To be included, a study had to compare organic and conventional planting across similarly - sized areas, had to report on the sample size and error margins, and had to use organic methods that complied with the guidelines of certification organisations (such as the UK's Soil Association).

«The results of this study demonstrate that the K - D test is an accurate and reliable method for identifying athletes with head trauma, and is a strong candidate for a rapid sideline screening test for concussion, [with] particular relevance to contact sports including football, soccer, hockey, MMA and boxing,» wrote co-author, Dr. Laura J. Balcer of the Department of Neurology, Opthalmology, and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Mandating such a limit would dramatically reduce total head trauma, including the accumulation of sub-concussive hits that researchers at Purdue in a 2010 study found can lead to subtle cognitive deficits that evade detection via the usual signs or symptoms method.

«The data and the methods taints the quality of the study,» Janssen said, noting the review includes studies where the qualifications of the caregiver were not known.

From the Materials and Methods: «This study therefore includes only singleton term births (deliveries ≥ 37 weeks) and infants weighing ≥ 2500 g.»

REVIEW METHODS: We included systematic reviews / meta - analyses, randomized and non-randomized comparative trials, prospective cohort, and case - control studies on the effects of breastfeeding and relevant outcomes published in the English language.

Methods: We included 675 participants of a prospective cohort study.

However, we described for each included study any methods used to blind or partially blind study participants and personnel from knowledge of which intervention a participant received.

The study found that some mothers reported feeding each baby by differing methods; reasons included one baby being ill or in hospital and needing special formula or drip or tube feeding (8 %), one baby starting solids earlier (8 %), or babies taking differing amounts of milk (6 %)(McAndrew 2012).

Delivery medical records, telephone surveys, and feeding diaries were used to assess study participant characteristics including delivery mode and feeding method at the time of stool sample collection (Table 1).

Studies examining the role of breast - feeding in the development of allergic disease in infants have failed to demonstrate the protective effect of breast milk because of the heterogeneity in study methods (including breast - feeding frequency, recall of feeding practices, and maternal atopic background).

However, an article from The New York Times noted that the study in question did not include the «all - in crying it out» method because it reportedly causes «too much infant and parent distress.»

We described for each included study the methods used, if any, to blind outcome assessors from knowledge of which intervention a woman received.

† The effects of DHA on infant brain and eye development have been studied using range of methods and different sources of DHA including fish oils and DHA derived from algae (which is the source used in Expecta).

We described for each included study the method used to conceal allocation to interventions prior to assignment and assessed whether intervention allocation could have been foreseen in advance of, or during recruitment, or changed after assignment.

For each included study, we described the method used to generate the allocation sequence in sufficient detail to allow an assessment of whether it should produce comparable groups.

For each included study, we described the method used, if any, to blind study participants and personnel from knowledge of which intervention a participant received.

In order to avoid «double counting» in studies involving one control group and two different interventions groups, we split the control group number of events and participants in half, so that we could include two independent comparisons, as per methods described the Handbook [section16.5.4].

The study suggested new methods could be used to connect with young people, including «Question Time» - style forums and better use of the internet and social networking tools.

We test these hypotheses using a variety of methods including case studies, interviews, surveys, statistical analyses of data, etc..

A limitation of this study is that the method of acupuncture did not fully mimic traditional Chinese medicine which could include herbal mixtures, so that additional factors beyond acupuncture weren't added to the study data.

In order to facilitate such a comparative study, there is a need to develop methods for integrating data about events, specific localities, historical trajectories, and social conditions that precipitate acute outbreaks of destructive violence, which includes damage to cultural heritage.

Articles should be accepted for publication based primarily on the judged importance and relevance of the reported study, which is usually stated and defended in the «introduction» section of the manuscript, and whether the methodology (including that of the data analysis) is sound, which can be assessed via the «methods» section of the manuscript.

The study tested four methods for learning written information, including reading silently, hearing someone else read, listening to a recording of oneself reading, and reading aloud in real time.

Hrabowski studied various minority programs in creating his curriculum, including similar programs at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and Uri Treisman's methods, which have improved calculus scores for African Americans at UC - Berkeley.

The study, published by EcoHealth Alliance's Dr. Kevin Olival and Dr. David Hayman from Massey University, reviewed all of the current literature on filoviruses — the class of viruses that include both Ebola and Marburg virus — and took a critical look at the ecological and virological methods needed to understand these viruses to protect human health.

Depending on the institution, these include online case studies, podcasts and webcasts of seminars, and continuing medical education courses on topics such as statistical methods, or engaging the community in research.

Some of the recommendations from the RAND study include waiving civil service rules that impede the hiring of talented cybersecurity professionals, maintaining government hiring of these professionals through sequestrations, funding software licenses and related equipment for educational programs, refining tests to identify candidates likely to succeed in these careers, and developing methods to attract women into the field.

Methods employed in cognitive neuroscience include psychophysical experiments, functional neuroimaging, electrophysiological studies of neural systems and, increasingly, cognitive genomics and behavioral genetics.

A small but intriguing 2014 study is the first to suggest that memory loss from Alzheimer's may be reversed through a 36 - point therapeutic program that includes dietary changes, brain stimulation, exercise, improved sleep and other methods that affect brain chemistry.

Now, in a new study using laboratory - grown cells and mice, Johns Hopkins scientists report that a method they used to track metabolic pathways heavily favored by cancer cells provides scientific evidence for combining anti-cancer drugs, including one in a nanoparticle format developed at Johns Hopkins, that specifically target those pathways.

In particular, the study found that about a quarter of the fishers in the region use destructive fishing methods including explosives and poison, which were both outlawed by the Philippine government in 1932.

A direct affiliation with the Licensee may include, for example, (a) current employees whether on a permanent, temporary, contract, or visiting basis, but excluding employees at a foreign affiliate or constituent university and (b) individuals who are: (1) officially enrolled as a registered student at the Licensee's institution; (2) authorized to use the library network from within the library premises or from such other places where such persons work or study (including but not limited to offices and homes, halls of residence, and student dormitories) and who have been issued by the Licensee with a password or other authentication method for such use of the library network, but (3) excluding students at a foreign affiliate or constituent university; or (c) walk - in users who are permitted to use Licensee's library or information service and permitted to access the library network but only from computer terminals within the Licensee's library premises («Authorized Users»).

The members of the initiative hope to improve early detection of cancer by making an impact in a variety of areas, including doing epidemiologic studies on risk factors, developing new and improved methods of diagnostic imaging, discovering and verifying new biomarkers as indicators of cancer, and developing new technologies to aid early detection.

To test the validity of the method, a second study examined 10 key hazards under the purview of the Department, including earthquakes, hurricanes, tornados, pandemic influenza, nuclear detonation, explosive bombing, anthrax attack, cyber-attack on critical infrastructure, accidents involving toxic industrial chemicals, and oil spills.

In order to properly learn and apply the scientific method, «one has to develop a scientific mind: be curious, study hard, be healthily skeptical, don't be afraid to make mistakes, always rethink your steps, and never be too sure of anything, including your own assumptions,» Franco says.