Sentences with phrase «number of interventions for»

A number of interventions for at - risk children have shown benefits for children's hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal axis activity immediately after treatment.

Importance A number of interventions for at - risk children have shown benefits for children's hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal axis activity immediately after treatment.

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Topics included: early reporting on inaccuracies in the articles of The New York Times's Judith Miller that built support for the invasion of Iraq; the media campaign to destroy UN chief Kofi Annan and undermine confidence in multilateral solutions; revelations by George Bush's biographer that as far back as 1999 then - presidential candidate Bush already spoke of wanting to invade Iraq; the real reason Bush was grounded during his National Guard days — as recounted by the widow of the pilot who replaced him; an article published throughout the world that highlighted the West's lack of resolve to seriously pursue the genocidal fugitive Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, responsible for the largest number of European civilian deaths since World War II; several investigations of allegations by former members concerning the practices of Scientology; corruption in the leadership of the nation's largest police union; a well - connected humanitarian relief organization operating as a cover for unauthorized US covert intervention abroad; detailed evidence that a powerful congressional critic of Bill Clinton and Al Gore for financial irregularities and personal improprieties had his own track record of far more serious transgressions; a look at the practices and values of top Democratic operative and the clients they represent when out of power in Washington; the murky international interests that fueled both George W. Bush's and Hillary Clinton's presidential campaigns; the efficacy of various proposed solutions to the failed war on drugs; the poor - quality televised news program for teens (with lots of advertising) that has quietly seeped into many of America's public schools; an early exploration of deceptive practices by the credit card industry; a study of ecosystem destruction in Irian Jaya, one of the world's last substantial rain forests.

In this particular instance it is not very difficult to imagine scenarios in the not - too - distant future in which there might occur resurgences of socialist policies and ideals: the failure of neo-capitalist regimes in developing societies and / or the formerly Communist countries in Europe to achieve economic take - off; the insight granted to sundry dictators and despots that, while socialism invariably immiserates the masses, it is a very good recipe for enriching those who claim to hold power as the vanguard of the masses; the «creeping socialism» (still an aptly descriptive term) brought on by massive government intervention in the economy in the name of some societal good, e.g., there could be an environmentalist road to socialism, or a feminist one, or one constructed (perhaps inadvertently) with some other building blocks of politically managed regulations and entitlements; or, last but not least, the actual restoration of socialism, by coup or by voting, in a number of countries, beginning with Russia.

If you use a number of interventions, especially ending in a C - section, you can easily stand up in court and say you did everything possible for mother and baby.

Dr. Laugeson has been a principal investigator and collaborator on a number of studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigating social skills training for youth with developmental disabilities from preschool to early adulthood and is the co-developer of an evidence - based social skills intervention for teens and young adults known as PEERS.

Future studies with larger numbers of breastfeeding mothers could allow for paired comparisons before and after an intervention, as well as analysis of the impact of independent variables like gender, year of training, age, or previous breastfeeding experience.

However, recent practice suggests that if professionals systematically gather the young men's details by, for instance, routinely asking the mothers for them early in the pregnancy, develop interagency working while making child outcomes the focus of their work and mainstream engagement through the service (in this case, a teenage pregnancy service) while keeping good records and comprehensively assessing the young men's needs substantial numbers of young fathers can be reached with interventions that make a real difference.

In 2000 Kate wrote a manual for Domestic Violence Interventions which is used by a number of projects around the UK and Europe, and has recently written a manual for working with young people and domestic violence.

Dr. Sloan has presented at a number of conferences dedicated to the promotion of natural childbirth in the United States and Canada, most recently at Turning the Tide: Balancing Birth Experiences and Interventions for Best Outcomes, organized by the Collaboration for Maternal and Newborn Health, in Vancouver, BC.

We offer a number of therapeutic services for children from one year of age through adolescence that include individualized speech and language therapy, parent training to facilitate language development in children who are late talkers or stuttering, and interventions to facilitate social communication and pragmatics.

One of these countries is the UK, which has one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in Europe, 2 with rates conspicuously below those of Scandinavian countries; only 22 % of UK infants receive any breast milk at age 6 months3 compared with 72 % in Sweden.4 Although a number of interventions have been introduced and targets set5 — 8 to increase rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration in the UK, evidence for their effectiveness is limited.

Studies of home visiting's effectiveness as an intervention designed to prevent child maltreatment demonstrate some promise, but compared to the number of studies conducted that measure child maltreatment, risk for maltreatment, or protective factors, there are far more findings of no effects than reductions in maltreatment and improvements in child and family well - being.

Given the large number of home visiting clients at risk for developing clinical depression, Tandon and colleagues have adapted an intervention — the Mothers and Babies Course

Given the large number of home visiting clients at risk for developing clinical depression, Tandon and colleagues have adapted an intervention — the Mothers and Babies Course24 — for use in home visitation as a depression prevention intervention.

«When an infant of the intervention group was discharged, the researcher gave the parents a cell phone number for contact.

Afterwards, the women received an educational booklet on the intervention, in Arabic and French, containing illustrations and information on: the benefits of breast milk, the importance of skin - to - skin contact immediately after birth, the importance of early breastfeeding and giving colostrum to the baby, the criteria of good positioning for corrective breast - taking, the signs of effective suckling, the signs of effective breastfeeding for the first six months, on - demand breastfeeding and its daily frequency, breastfeeding accessories, techniques for collecting and storing breast milk, and questions and answers about different maternal concerns (depression, hygiene, nipple pain, quantity of milk produced, duration and number of feedings, mixed feeding, diet to be followed during breastfeeding, mothers» illness and breastfeeding, weaning of the baby, etc..)

The number of babies from multiple pregnancies was small and none of the studies had sufficient numbers to provide information about how interventions worked for mothers of multiples.

40 % reduction in the number of children under - 5 who are stunted Direct evidence for a link between exclusive breastfeeding and stunting is not currently available at the systematic review level, though a 2015 systematic review and meta - analysis of intervention studies assessing the effect of breastfeeding promotion interventions on child growth found no significant effect on length or height z scores.

The numbers of interventions were therefore not a significant preference for birth experiences for most women.

A small number of secondary prevention programs for fathers of young children have been conducted and evaluated.18 For example, Parent — Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), a short - term, evidence - based, training intervention for parents dealing with preschool children who display behavioural problems was evaluated in the Netherlands using a quasi-experimental design.19 The results showed a large effect on fathers» reports of child behaviour problems at the completion of the interventifor fathers of young children have been conducted and evaluated.18 For example, Parent — Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), a short - term, evidence - based, training intervention for parents dealing with preschool children who display behavioural problems was evaluated in the Netherlands using a quasi-experimental design.19 The results showed a large effect on fathers» reports of child behaviour problems at the completion of the interventiFor example, Parent — Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), a short - term, evidence - based, training intervention for parents dealing with preschool children who display behavioural problems was evaluated in the Netherlands using a quasi-experimental design.19 The results showed a large effect on fathers» reports of child behaviour problems at the completion of the interventifor parents dealing with preschool children who display behavioural problems was evaluated in the Netherlands using a quasi-experimental design.19 The results showed a large effect on fathers» reports of child behaviour problems at the completion of the intervention.

Excluding women who introduced formula within 2 weeks of randomisation is likely to have introduced bias although similar numbers were excluded from both groups (9 women lost from the intervention group for this reason and 11 women from the control group and an additional control was withdrawn for smoking).

high risk of bias (e.g. numbers or reasons for missing data imbalanced across groups; «as treated» analysis done with substantial departure of intervention received from that assigned at randomisation);

The aim of the study was to examine the uptake of this service (i.e. reasons for and number of calls to the help - line and to other hospital departments from control and intervention women).

The effects of the dietary intervention, mode of feeding (breast - fed or formula - fed), and time were evaluated by using three - factor repeated - measures ANOVA for the outcomes of reported number of egg yolks consumed; reported consumption of meat, chicken, and fish; reported consumption of baby cereal; reported consumption of adult cereal; erythrocyte DHA and AA; plasma cholesterol; and indexes of iron status.

In this regard, a number of major interventions have been undertaken, including but not limited to the following: • Enhanced oversight responsibility for public procurement with the appointment of a Minister of State for Public Procurement • The introduction of e-procurement by the Public Procurement Authority • Implementation of a paperless system at Port • Implementation of smart vehicle registration and drivers license by the DVLA • Enhanced investigation of corruption in the public service by the Office of the Auditor General, EOCO, National Security, and other State Investigative Institutions.

Even more troubling is the increase in the number of city children who recently tested positive for higher amounts of lead that require some form of intervention by health officials.

If elected, Mr. Giardina pledged to evaluate current law enforcement programs and policies for interdiction and intervention; support 12 - step programs for addiction recovery; double the number of children and teenagers involved in after - school and sports programs sponsored by schools and faith and community - based groups; establish mentorship, apprenticeship, and internship programs that link East Hampton's youth with year - round homeowners and those who visit seasonally; create a volunteer program for those in recovery to be reintegrated into the job market; triple the number of police, firefighters, educators, and medical personnel trained to administer Narcan, and investigate the establishment of an easy - access residential treatment facility available as an alternative or supplement to incarceration.

Sylvia Lopez - Ekra, Chief of Mission of IOM Ghana said «The number of Ghanaians returning from detention situations in Libya remains high, highlighting the need for continued interventions to ensure their protection.

Darling's intervention is one of a number from senior figures from the last Labour government warning against leaving the EU, as the Stronger In campaign tries to motivate leftwing voters to turn out for their cause.

Sylvia Lopez - Ekra, Chief of Mission of IOM Ghana, indicated that «the number of Ghanaians returning from detention situations in Libya remains high, highlighting the need for continued interventions to ensure their protection.»

He also wants a new intervention model for failing schools, including putting some in receivership, and expanding the number of charter schools.

President Muhammadu Buhari, has approved a number of Ecological Fund Intervention Projects for the 4th Quarter of 2016 which would be located in 11 states across...

The situation could have gotten chaotic but for the timely intervention of the police who beefed up the numbers of personnel at the polling station.

Given the brevity of the revised Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire — and its potential for patients — it could become a useful tool for research as well as treatment of patients and intervention for those who are predisposed toward a number of mental health disorders, Fergus said.

The disease can be debilitating and although a number of interventions exist, many only work for a certain time before they fail to prevent or relieve pain.

The findings, published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, indicate that sharing a classroom with greater numbers of students who participate in a brief intervention can boost all students» grades over and above the initial benefits of the intervention.

«The collaborative effort of our South Carolina Act Early Team has dramatically increased the number of children at risk for ASD who receive early intervention (ABA services) in a way that is nationally unique,» said Rotholz.

The U.S. National Institute of Mental Health's Project Accept — a trial conducted by the HIV Prevention Trials Network to test a combination of social, behavioral and structural HIV - prevention interventions — demonstrated that a series of community efforts boosted the number of people tested for HIV and resulted in a 14 percent reduction in new HIV infections, compared with control communities.

In the United States, the Obama Administration's National HIV / AIDS Strategy sets several goals for 2015, including lowering the number of new infections in the country by 25 % by better targeting proven prevention interventions to the most affected communities and increasing the number of people who know their infection status from 79 % to 90 %.

«These data open the door for clinicans to intiate a number of interventions in obese patients.

The researchers found that for some resource - limited countries like El Salvador or Nicaragua, the number of Zika infections that would have to be prevented in order for the intervention to be cost - effective is higher than the entire population of the city.

The discovery of this feedback mechanism also offers a number of targets for therapeutic intervention.

But these studies can't provide policymakers with a prescription for the best, most cost - effective intervention that can help the largest number of at - risk children.

Of the approximately 4,000 who were identified as at risk for mental health problems and offered the ten - session group intervention during second grade, those who participated in a greater number of sessions showed significantly greater improvements in third - grade outcomes than did the at - risk students who participated in fewer sessionOf the approximately 4,000 who were identified as at risk for mental health problems and offered the ten - session group intervention during second grade, those who participated in a greater number of sessions showed significantly greater improvements in third - grade outcomes than did the at - risk students who participated in fewer sessionof sessions showed significantly greater improvements in third - grade outcomes than did the at - risk students who participated in fewer sessions.

Overall, studies in the field indicate that children from low - income families tend to show the most gains from social emotional learning interventions, but results for other groups of students are more mixed, although a number of studies show positive effects.

For her research efforts, Dietrich has registered a number of firsts with journal papers reflecting her work on such diverse topics as: improving cancer therapy through odor and taste intervention; prevention and treatment of obesity by drinking more water; health effects of iron and copper in drinking water; and risks to people over 50 for unhealthy over-exposure to iron in watFor her research efforts, Dietrich has registered a number of firsts with journal papers reflecting her work on such diverse topics as: improving cancer therapy through odor and taste intervention; prevention and treatment of obesity by drinking more water; health effects of iron and copper in drinking water; and risks to people over 50 for unhealthy over-exposure to iron in watfor unhealthy over-exposure to iron in water.

A growing number of human studies suggest that a low plasma Aβ42 / Aβ40 ratio is a risk factor for major depression, 45, 46 dementia47 and higher mortality.48 The Framingham Study also showed that increased plasma Aβ42: Aβ40 ratios are associated with decreased risk of AD and dementia.13 Thus, the higher Aβ42 / Aβ40 ratio observed in regular meditators at baseline and the increase in this ratio from pre - to post intervention in the novice meditator and vacation groups may be salutary to brain health.

In a substudy, review outcomes were also compared across different types of clinical research, based in large part on the designations and definitions derived from a number of sources, including a report by Nathan, 14 the Institute of Medicine, 20 the NIH Director's Panel on Clinical Research, 9 the Association of American Medical Colleges and American Medical Association, 21 and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.22 All 3599 R01 applications involving human subjects that were submitted to NIH for the October 2002 council were categorized into 1 of the following: (1) patient - oriented studies of mechanisms of human disease (bench to bedside); (2) clinical trials and other clinical interventions; (3) patient - oriented research focusing on development of new technologies; (4) epidemiological studies; (5) behavioral studies (including studies of normal human behavior); (6) health services research; and (7) use of deidentified human tissue.

Dr. Brown has authored over 100 articles and scientific abstracts and has written performance guidelines for a number of the minimally - invasive oncologic interventions done at Vanderbilt.