Sentences with phrase «overall mean levels»

Contrary to our expectations, no differences were reported between DHH and hearing children on overall mean levels of sadness and anger, implying compatible levels of emotion regulation in both groups.

Not exact matches

A typical plan matches 50 percent of employee contributions up to 3 percent of salary, meaning a 6 percent employee contribution level will result in a 9 percent overall contribution.

Discrete means individual, separate, or distinct: «We analyzed data from a number of discrete market segments to determine overall pricing levels.»

Researchers used five factors to measure the level of overall workplace well - being: positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning and accomplishment.

While there is a strong correlation between growth in gross domestic investment and growth in real GDP, the slope of that relationship is only about 0.2, meaning that even if the growth rate of real gross domestic investment was driven from the recent growth trend of zero all the way back to the previous post-war growth rate of 3.5 %, the overall impact on real GDP growth would only be about 0.7 % annually, placing the level of U.S. real GDP about 2.8 % higher 4 years from today than it would otherwise be.

But in any case, it is clear that Whitehead means that there are various levels of «organisms of organisms,» or hierarchical societies, which are to be contrasted with those types of societies which do not have a hierarchical order and hence no overall unity of activity.

If the overall story of the bible is meant to be the greatest love story ever told, it fails on many levels.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

With Sporting in crisis lately and the overall level of the league dipping significantly, being third in the Portuguese league right now just means being the better side in a really weak bunch.

A hamstring tear sustained at the IAAF World Indoor Tour meeting in Karlsruhe at the beginning of the month means the 26 - year - old can't aspire to repeat her 2016 and 2017 levels of indoors success, which included world and European long jump medals, an overall World Indoor Tour series win and a British indoor record leap of 6.97 m. Instead, her focus is now on rehabbing right to make sure she is in the best possible shape for Australia in April.

The level of defeat and retrial amongst female Labour MSPs in 2011 means that unless Labour reintroduces a strategy that secures gender balance in its constituency nominations, any future recovery in the party's electoral fortunes could well be accompanied by a reduction in the overall level of female representation.

On a uniform swing this level of support would still leave the Conservatives 9 seats short of an overall majority, though in practice it is likely that such a reverse in the positions of the parties would be accompanied by changes in the pattern of tactical voting, meaning that the Conservatives might well get an overall majority.

That means the overall contribution to sea level «is still a little fuzzy,» says glaciologist Richard Alley of Pennsylvania State University.

After checking for normality using the Shapiro - Wilk test, one - sample t - tests were conducted to compare the overall mean sensitivity against chance - level (0.5), and mean bias against 0, as well as paired t - tests to compare mean sensitivity and bias for the two LEVELS OF EMBEDDING separately.

Still, the overall decline in binge drinkng means that «national and state - level programs targeted at underage drinking may have been effective,» Jang said.

We're learning more and more that when it comes to our energy levels, mood, weight, and overall health, blood sugar balance means a LOT.

Now this does NOT mean that I'm saying you have to entirely eliminate wheat and dairy for the rest of your life, but what I am saying is that this is an important test to do for about 2 weeks to gauge if you see some dramatic changes in your body fat percentage, how you look and feel overall, your energy levels, and other health and digestive issues.

This is a strength and overall performance enhancer, and by this I mean it increases your energy levels during exercise and gives you a strength or power spike so you can lift more, jump higher, run further etc, for the duration of your workouts.

All things considered, if you are concerned about your LDL levels (and what it means for your lipoprotein a levels and overall risk for heart disease), the Daily Reset Shake (4) does have the full dose of resistant starch as found in clinical trials.

Read more about exercise and fitness Researchers have concluded that post-meal walks can actually help clear glucose from the bloodstream because more of it is being taken up by muscles, which ultimately means better digestion and better overall control of blood sugar levels.

It's tempting to think that bringing testosterone back to «healthy youthful levels» will mean that a return of overall youth and fitness will follow.

In addition to considering your students» medical conditions and overall level of fitness when planning a yoga therapy regimen, you'll also need to factor in the effects of any medications your students are taking (which means, of course, that you've got to ask them what those medications are).

This means that, in addition to helping you to keep your stress levels low, it may even be able to help you to improve your overall sexual performance.

Not only does this mean that you won't reach for unhealthy foods when you're hungry, it also means your overall energy levels will increase.

Yet, easier overall doesn't always mean easier on an individual level.

That it intends to be a thriller and doesn't quite hit its mark is unfortunate, but as a drama it works, while clever interaction between component pieces at script level means each weaves into an overall narrative that may surprise.

[3] That means that if all schools could be persuaded to switch to one of the top quartile textbooks, student achievement would rise overall by roughly.127 student - level standard deviations or an average of 3.6 percentile points.

[iii] That means that if all schools could be persuaded to switch to one of the top quartile textbooks, student achievement would rise overall by roughly.127 student - level standard deviations or an average of 3.6 percentile points.

The spokesperson claimed that Tory plans to freeze spending for five to 16 - year - olds at its current level, leading to a cut in real terms and the threat of further slices from unprotected education budgets, would mean overall spending of # 5bn less than the Lib Dems by 2020.

Across all assessment types, teachers reported an overall mean of 3.7 for their perceived level of training on these reading assessments.

In its response, the district contends that the four levels are simply to provide the teacher feedback throughout the year and are not meant for the «overall,» year - end evaluation, which could eventually lead to a teacher's dismissal if the evaluation is «Below Standard» multiple years in a row.

It is claimed to endow the entry - level electric car with an overall range of «around 249 miles» and can be charged either via traditional plug - in or induction means, with officials claiming ten minutes if charging is sufficient to produce an added 62miles (100 km) of range on a high - voltage system.

The battery unit is located a level lower still, which means the car's overall load - carrying capacity is only slightly reduced.

Line editing is meant for finished manuscripts that have been revised at the overall plot and characterization level but are in need of guidance on style, sentence structure, word choice, and other readability aspects.

That means knowing the difference between good and bad debt and feeling comfortable with the overall level of debt you take on.

It could mean a lower interest rate, better terms and just an overall better loan.FHA's requirements are; a down payment of 3 - 5 %, the home must be under the FHA's set loan limit for the county that the borrower lives in and a few other small requirements.The main advantage to an FHA loan, is if you can fall within their requirements, your credit history or income level, will not hold you back from getting a home loan.

This level of diversification not only means that investors are exposed to a broader range of potential return - boosting opportunities but are also protected from the risk that the failure of a single investment could cause material damage to the overall portfolio.

This means that the new peak in household debt is far less worrisome than the levels we saw in 2008 and more likely part of a much needed boost in overall debt servicing more productive economic purposes.

This has meant that the style and layout and overall running of these small 10 person resorts are all inline perfectly with the Balinese culture creating the perfect traditional approach to luxury accommodation in this wonderful area.Ubud is located in the center of Bali at just over 600 meters above sea level where you can enjoy amazing views of Bali including rice paddies, river valleys and tropical woodland all at cooler temperatures and away from the conventional tourist areas of the south.

Overall, this partnership is good news because Virgin Atlantic is a transfer partner of American Express Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest, so there are now more options to book Delta flights without having SkyMiles (though partners like Virgin Atlantic only get access to low - level awards, meaning availability can be slim on certain routes).

Overall, I found them to be at just about the right difficulty, with the game's level - replay system making the Special Stages fairly easy to access, although it does mean replaying a whole level each time you want to try again.

This means that swapping that rare hand cannon with a 290 attack you've been carrying for that badass legendary auto rifle at 280 attack might actually decrease your light level which may lower your overall effectiveness.

However, it does not increase your overall stats meaning your character is no better off at level 5 than he / she is at level 1.

Overall the game is quite short and lacks a lot of depth, with only 18 levels available it means you can complete it in around 3 hours, and with a rather lacklustre storyline, it's all about the action over content in Mr Shifty.

This meant getting red coins was a bit of a pain in certain sprawling levels, as well as that the 100 - coin hunt aspect became truly painful overall.

Other levels where your Lords are killed tended to happened towards the end of the level, meaning I then had to redo an entire level, so my overall time would be closer to 50 hours playtime.

Consequently, the overall data means for T2LT and T2 deviate from the model means at the level of 1.82 and 1.63 (sigma - means), respectively.

3) The overall accuracy at the global mean level is at least 2 % (one sigma) in the cloud amounts and thus none of the trends or apparent cyclic behaviour at the global mean level are significant.

The same holds for the specific global mean EIV temperature reconstruction used in the present study as shown in the graph below (interestingly, eliminating the proxies in question actually makes the reconstruction overall slightly cooler prior to AD 1000, which — as noted in the article — would actually bring the semi-empirical sea level estimate into closer agreement with the sea level reconstruction prior to AD 1000).

Looking at these glacial flows individual contributions to overall mean sea level rise (MSLR) and talking in terms of decades to centuries for their collapse makes the problem seem very far off in human terms.