Sentences with phrase «noted small increases»

They noted small increases in microbes upon the initial addition of mucus.

Not exact matches

Manjoo notes the inconvenient fact that, in some of the most visible cases, the soaring costs of delivering these small - scale, bespoke services on a hyper - local basis with quickly growing volume has in fact already brought about price increases, not savings, for the end users.

He also notes that for specialty coffee purveyors, like Kean, customers rarely balk at small price increase.

«Often in the hands of entrepreneurs or families, small businesses with up to 99 employees are typically more flexible when economic shifts occur but can lack the deep pockets to survive a major decline in the economy,» notes the Index besides a graph showing a sharp decline in wages during the worst years of the economic crisis and a steep increase over the last three quarters of last year.

While we were pleased to learn of the government's September 2017 announcement to cut the small business income tax rate from 2.5 per cent to 2 per cent, we note it was accompanied by an increase to the general corporate income tax rate of one percentage point (to 12 per cent).

We also note with concern that the new small business payroll tax comes on top of previously announced minimum wage increase (of 34 % over four years), an increase in the general corporate tax rate of 9.1 %, a 14 % increase to the personal income tax rate of most «skilled professionals», and a previously scheduled increase in the BC carbon tax of 16 %, moving up a further $ 5 to $ 35 per tonne of GHGs emitted.

Noting Walmart's ongoing high - profile fight with credit company Visa, and recent news that consumers in the U.K. are preparing a 19 billion - pound ($ 24.5 billion USD) class action lawsuit against MasterCard alleging unfair practices, he added, «Whether retailers are large or small, when credit card and related transaction fees for merchants run rampant, it directly and immediately increases the cost of doing business.

A clear statement of the total purchase has not be found in the report (it is noted, however, that the Trading Visions site gave Nestlé's purchase in 2008 as 370,000 tonnes, so if this has actually increased, the Fairtrade percentage will be even smaller than 2.6 %).

CPS sent a statement to the show noting recent changes to its food program, and Wu acknowledged that she did see a small increase in fruits and vegetables over the calendar year.

However, they noted a smaller study of all planned home births attended by midwives in British Columbia, Canada, from 2000 to 2004 that showed no increase in neonatal mortality over planned hospital births attended by midwives or physicians.

In with respect to the quality of mother - infant relations, a prospective longitudinal study of around 1000 young New Zealanders found a small but significant association between breastfeeding duration and adolescents» perceptions of maternal care, with a longer duration of breastfeeding being associated with increased adolescent perceptions of maternal nurturance.9 This association persisted after statistical control for a wide range of the selection factors noted above.

The governor also noted that the wage increase will likely face a tough time getting past the Republican - led Senate, though Majority Leader Dean Skelos hasn't ruled out blocking it from the floor and some moderate GOP lawmakers would possibly be open to a smaller increase.

Hayes noted the Democrats are ready to pass a whole raft of incredible important progressive legislation — from a minimum wage increase to decriminalization of public possession of small amounts of pot.

The report notes the ongoing campaign to institute a similar system for New York State elections, suggesting that small donor public financing could increase the diversity of the donor base for state elections.

It's also worth noting that the small chance of getting in now will be even smaller next time if, as seems likely, the proportion of women is increased further before the next election in two years: although the parliamentary party settled on a quota of 31.5 % women, there was in fact a majority (of 139 to 107) for at least 40 %.

In January, arguing to increase the weight of test scores, Mr. Cuomo cited the small number of teachers who were rated ineffective, noting that at the same time only about a third of students were reading or doing math at grade level, as measured by state tests.

This dose would now be considered a low dose, but the authors note that randomised trials of higher doses have not found that statins cause an increase in muscle related symptoms, other than the very small increase in myopathy.

As Moore notes, the small increase NIH received in the new joint resolution is not «going to be a solution to the problems that postdocs face.»

► On Tuesday, David Malakoff and Jeffrey Mervis presented a first look at the budget, noting that NASA and the National Science Foundation (NSF) would receive small increases, while the research budget of the Department of Energy would remain flat.

Land - use changes over the past 250 years in Europe have been huge, yet, they only caused a relatively small temperature increase, equal to roughly 6 % of the warming produced by global fossil fuel burning, Naudts noted.

«Dealer contacts noted increased sales of larger vehicles such as trucks and SUVs, and slower sales for small and hybrid cars,» the bank said.

Advocates for biomedical research note that the small increase won't allow agency spending to keep pace with inflation.

Small Latin American countries and most of the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are the most likely to struggle to meet these new regulations, the authors note; efforts to comply will need to be driven from within the countries themselves, but outside support and funding could increase the chances of success.

Note that I'm omitting a number of studies that show only small (less than 10 %) increases in maximum mouse life span, and also leaving out some work in progress that looks likely to enhance life span.

Although the increase in risk associated with calcium supplements was small, it could represent a large number of additional heart attacks in the general population because of how many people take the supplements, the authors note.

(Interesting note, there has been a correlation shown between consumption of simple carbohydrates and increase in small, dense LDL)

It is important to note that the research has shown that the higher the rep range the smaller the increase in strength and size.

And HERE is the small adjustment in form to increase the tension on the triceps... note how the dumbbells are tilted slightly down towards my head.

Not only this, but Apo B increased, the so called small dense ldl particles, the «bad kind» many paleo proponents make note of.

as a hobby athlete I learned from the pros and skipped whole grain back in the 90s: digestive problems, anti-nutritients lead to micro-deficiencies, increasing LDL (especially the small ones, I recommend a pattern test if you do a lot of whole grain), NOTE: the grain is protecting itself against predators, there are vitamins in the bran but all the nasty anti-nutrients as well.

They noted that a moderate increase in dairy does not have (6), or has a really small effect on weight gain (12)-- in studies where weight gain was observed, the average was a 0.6 kg increase.

In January, arguing to increase the weight of test scores, Mr. Cuomo cited the small number of teachers who were rated ineffective, noting that at the same time only about a third of students were reading or doing math at grade level, as measured by state tests.

In a summary of the studies on extended time in «School Reform Proposals: The Research Evidence», noted researcher Gene Glass found that increases in the time allocated for schooling would be expensive and would not produce appreciable gains in academic achievement — especially as compared to smaller classes.

While slightly smaller than the outgoing model, Note's interior room has actually increased, courtesy of the longer wheelbase, the different silhouette, and the hollowing out of various interior paraphernalia.

A month later, Saturn reported a spurt in sales, its first year - to - year increase since April and one of the few positive notes in the small - car market.

It has a smaller 0.7 mm tip and increased pressure sensitivity aside from features like Screen Off Memo which lets users quickly jot down notes even when the screen is off.

And this applies in particular to the Note series, which we have seen on all the other three Samsung Galaxy Note tablets that have been packed with features and applications that have facilitated production and creativity as well as increased control over the general use, from the smallest aspects to the more important ones, such as through Magazine UX, which is a way of setting up and organizing the layout in a «magazine» like fashion, if you want.

It's important to note that the risk of a bond issuer is usually considered to increase if the issuer is smaller.

«Grain - free has definitely increased in my store, even in the past four years,» says Morin, noting that the trend continues to grow even in the small, rural community that makes up her customer base.

NOTE: Many of the medications commonly used in veterinary medicine on this list are only an issue in overdose situations (for example, permethrin can cause tremors when an undiluted dip is applied to a small dog) or when drug - drug interactions increase the toxicity (like when high - dose ivermectin and ketoconazole are used together).

The book Small Animal Clinical Nutrition notes, «Gestation and lactation increase the need for glucose to support fetal growth and lactose synthesis in milk.

* Note that in dogs with chronic pancreatitis or those at increased risk for developing acute or chronic pancreatitis - like Miniature Schnauzers and Yorkshire Terriers - even a very small amount of a high - fat treat like peanut butter may be enough to bring on or worsen their pancreatitis and should be avoided completely.

Note too that this would only be a small increase in radiative forcing — less than the sustained anthropogenic increase in methane we have already seen.

AEMO notes that small - scale generation investment has increased rapidly over the last three years, the Large - scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET) is driving continued investment in wind generation capacity, and average spot market prices have been falling in every region since 2007 — 08.

Warming cloud feedbacks — note the large increase in SW forcing — are a small fraction of that at best.

This is an old story: Rasool and (Steve) Schneider published a paper in Science on that day noting that if human - made aerosols (small particles in the air) increased by a factor of four, other things being equal, they could cause massive global cooling.

As noted in Section 18.4.3, the effect of increased emissions due to adaptation is likely to be small in most sectors in relation to the baseline projections of energy use and greenhouse - gas emissions.

While the researchers did note a model - projected small future increase in the frequency of blocking patterns over the Atlantic (the ones which impact the weather in the U.S.), they found that the both the strength of the blocking events as well as the associated surface temperature anomalies over the continental U.S. were considerably moderated.

The data also showed that small - and mid-sized firms could increase project intake by $ 5,000 to $ 10,000 per employee annually if those employees added notes to their time entries.

Court fees were a prominent focus for the audience and it was noted that they had increased substantially more than inflation; in fact, the report shows that while the court fees incurred in a typical small claim have increased by 112 % between 1999 and 2009, those incurred in commercial claims have increased by 206 % in the same period.