Sentences with phrase «most independent studies»

«Most independent studies show that low natural gas prices are overwhelmingly responsible for the market challenges facing coal and nuclear plants,» added Tom Kiernan, chief executive of the American Wind Energy Association.

It's also at the high end of what the IPCC considers the likely range of climate sensitivity, and most independent studies put it between 2 and 3 degrees Celsius.

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This year's list is the product of old - fashioned reporting, boosted by data and insight supplied by a trio of independent research firms: Sageworks, which performs financial analyses of privately held companies; Plunkett Research, a business intelligence firm that studies trends affecting the world's most vital industries; and IBISWorld, which provides industry growth figures, five - year revenue projections, employment growth, profit margin averages, and industry competition ratings.

A study by independent research company Morningstar found that expense ratios are the most reliable predictor of future fund performance — in terms of total return, and future risk - adjusted return ratings.

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New York City's richest residents gained most in the recovery from the 2007 financial crisis, while the bottom half lost ground, according to a study by the Independent Budget Office.

The UK's most respected independent tax and spend monitor, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, said today the changes brought in by the comprehensive spending review would «clearly» hit the poorest harder than the better off and be «regressive» without the increase in the higher rate of tax introduced by Labour.

That might have seemed reckless to most graduate students, but Barbour's father had also been an independent scholar, studying Arabic and traveling through the Middle East.

The findings are among the first results from the RAND study that is the largest, most - comprehensive independent look at how the U.S. military health system treats service members with PTSD and depression.

The theory of the giant collision, which is corroborated by these two independent studies, could explain why the northern hemisphere of Mars has a lower altitude than the southern hemisphere: the Borealis basin is most probably the remains of a giant collision, such as the one that in fine gave birth to Phobos and Deimos.

«Most all experimental studies comparing independent and controlled sources show no significant difference in perceived credibility,» Howes said.

«We found children at a very early age — from the most conservative to the most liberal societies — quickly internalize this myth that girls are vulnerable and boys are strong and independent,» said Robert Blum, director of the Global Early Adolescent Study based at Johns Hopkins University.

Although a scan of the published record for potentially applicable studies turned up 1,553 possible candidates, independent reviewers dismissed most of them as containing either potential biases or major deficiencies in their design or data reports.

Weissman says that most clinical studies of stem cells fail to meet what he sees as key criteria: They should be based on clear, peer - reviewed demonstrations of tissue regeneration, replicated by a large number of independent groups that provide rapid, long - lasting benefits.

The research, published Wednesday in Nature, is one of the most comprehensive observational studies to explore the effects of long - term drought on the Congo rainforest using several independent satellite sensors.

The effect of glucocorticoid treatment is most prominent on trabecular bone and is therefore likely to be larger on vertebral bone than on hip bone.3 Glucocorticoids are associated with an increased rate of fracture, and higher doses and longer use of glucocorticoids are associated with higher risks of fracture.4 Compared with patients not taking glucocorticoids, the risk of hip and vertebral fracture among patients taking glucocorticoids is increased by 60 % and 160 %, respectively.4 Among 80 - year - old patients, the hip fracture risk is increased by a magnitude of 2.1 and is independent of BMD.5 Most studies indicate that fracture risk is increased following at least 3 months of treatment with daily doses of 5 mg of prednisolone or more in older men and wommost prominent on trabecular bone and is therefore likely to be larger on vertebral bone than on hip bone.3 Glucocorticoids are associated with an increased rate of fracture, and higher doses and longer use of glucocorticoids are associated with higher risks of fracture.4 Compared with patients not taking glucocorticoids, the risk of hip and vertebral fracture among patients taking glucocorticoids is increased by 60 % and 160 %, respectively.4 Among 80 - year - old patients, the hip fracture risk is increased by a magnitude of 2.1 and is independent of BMD.5 Most studies indicate that fracture risk is increased following at least 3 months of treatment with daily doses of 5 mg of prednisolone or more in older men and womMost studies indicate that fracture risk is increased following at least 3 months of treatment with daily doses of 5 mg of prednisolone or more in older men and women.4

The distance learning, independent studies, online education, coursework, and readings all are necessary for the student to be able to get the most out of a module and integrate what they learn.

Gwen is actually the smartest and most interesting character here; confident and independent, she just graduated as the valedictorian of her high school class and she's on her way to London to study at Oxford.

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It is designed to support economic development, synergy and most importantly, it is a one - of - a-kind Independent Study that allows the student to thrive in a fully realized educational drive, to share the intelligence and linguistic abilities of a vital community.

The most controversial bill gave the state board of education extensive powers to regulate independent study or «nonclassroom» - based instruction that uses computers as the main instructional tool.

Seven traits of the most effective YES Prep teachers, determined by an independent study of YES teachers and used in recruitment and hiring

None of the independent studies performed of the most lauded and long standing voucher programs extant in the U.S. — Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Cleveland, Ohio; and Washington, D.C. — found any statistical evidence that children who utilized vouchers performed better than children who did not and remained in public schools.

In the present study, we did find that the students in grades 1 - 3 in the most effective and moderately effective schools spent more time in independent reading (27 - 28 minutes per day) than the students in the least effective schools (19 mpd).

NBOA's annual survey, the most comprehensive study in the country of independent school business officers — their salaries, support, relationships, and other work - related concerns.

«Most heads thought the IGCSE was just for independent schools and that it didn't count towards league tables, but we have studied it very carefully and we've found it can be very appropriate for some state school students,» he said.

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Independent studies are showing that the Volkswagen Group's present generation of internal combustion engines ranks among the cleanest and most efficient.

For most of publishing's history, if an author wanted to self - publish, she had to invest thousands of dollars with a so - called «vanity» press, or study up on how to be an independent publishing entrepreneur.

As demonstrated by numerous independent studies, most of these services provide imprecise performance ratings and rankings based on vaguely - described proprietary methodologies with hardly any predictive value.

We've narrowed the options down to a list of the very best and most trusted brokers, compiled from our objective user reviews and independent study.

InsurEye has conducted a study analyzing over 600 independent consumer reviews to understand what consumers value the most in their insurance providers.

Since the mid-1990s most veterinary teaching hospitals have restructured their vaccination policies to increase the duration of some vaccines from one year to three years based on independent studies rather than on the studies used by the USDA for vaccine licensing.

Leading online independent travel agent www.sunshine.co.uk carried out a study of 1,154 British people who went on an all inclusive holiday abroad during 2009 and has revealed that just under two fifths felt they didn't make the most of the services and facilities that were offered to them in the price.

World Nomads is a fast - growing online travel company that provides inspiration, advice, safety tips and specialized travel insurance for independent, volunteer and student travelers traveling and studying most anywhere in the world.

However, a recent study of 2000 independent consumers indicates that most of us simply aren't going to give a damn.

Most recently she was Program Curator at MASS Alexandria, an independent study and studio program for artists in Egypt.

She explained that independent curator Thomas Solomon visited BAM on behalf of the Nortons, studied its collection and determined what would most benefit the collection.

Their study reveals as well that emissions of soot from cargo and noncargo vessels are double the most recent estimates and also independent of engine load.

«Obviously the GISTEMP [Goddard Institute for Space Studies Temperature] analysis is independent of that and records or trends in its index stand alone,» Schmidt told The New American at the time, though most of the establishment media seemingly never got the memo or bothered to ask the question.

Global warming is a reality as most every organization that has studied the matter has concluded, whether conservative - leaning, liberal oriented or independent.

The paleoclimatology community seems to be tightly coupled as indicated by our social network analysis, has rallied around the [Mann] position, and has issued an extensive series of alternative assessments most of which appear to support the conclusions of MBH98 / 99... Our findings from this analysis suggest that authors in the area of paleoclimate studies are closely connected and thus «independent studies» may not be as independent as they might appear on the surface.

Most criticisms fail to acknowledge that our study has been replicated by multiple independent studies.

An independent study (Smith & Leiserowitz, 2012) found that among people rejecting the findings of climate science, when asked to name the first thing that came to mind regarding climate change, the most common answer was conspiratorial in nature.

If you look at the Swiss Lake study I googled at zero dark thirty last night, they actually have some mathematics and say that most of what the varves tell them (for that area) is land usage, pasturing, etc. which is not purely climate driven but had independent shifts based on human technology and political issues.

Although the 2013 Cook et al study has received the most attention, several other independent studies have reached the same general conclusions.

The only independent study conducted on the tar sands pipeline job creation prospects was carried out by Cornell Univeristy — and they found only 500-1400 jobs would be generated by the project, and that most would be temporary.

The study in ES&T that he cites, undertook year - long independent expert peer reviews before it was accepted for publication by this most prestigious journal.

According to an independent LCA study by PriceWaterhouseCoopers determined that corks are the most sustainable wine closure, and another study of wine closures showed that a cork resulted in 8 grams of greenhouse gas emissions, compared to 16 for a synthetic cork, and 52 grams for a 35 percent recycled aluminum screw cap.

The most comprehensive peer - reviewed studies done by independent scientists evaluate air pollution, worker safety, and all of the other risks in energy production and find that nuclear is safer than coal, oil, natural gas, and even solar.20, 21