Sentences with phrase «previous studies point»

While previous studies point to atmospheric CO2 concentrations of 3,000 — 4,000 parts per million during ancient greenhouse events, Breecker's team revises this down to around 1,000 parts per million.

But the researchers note that previous studies point to the importance of stability for student success.

«Several previous studies pointed to recent adaptation in this region of the genome.

Not exact matches

Also, in light of the previous point, this sort of makes pastors and preachers the dealers in this transaction, which is why you will very often find the most Bible addicts in a church where the pastor and preacher places an heavy and constant emphasis on attending church, listening to sermons, daily Bible reading, and going to Bible studies.

This brings us to the point at which this study differs decisively from previous studies of Protestant theological education.

Calculation to determine the necessary number of resident participants used estimations of knowledge from previous studies of pediatric residents, which suggested a baseline knowledge about breastfeeding of 60 percentage points.8, 9,15 To detect an improvement in knowledge score of 20 percentage points with an estimated standard deviation of 20 points, a 2 - tailed α error of 0.05 and a power of 0.80, sample size was calculated at a minimum of 16 resident participants.

This study echoes many of the findings of our past research on fathers, once again making the point that Millennials are not so different from the previous generation of fathers in terms of what they value at home or in the workplace.

Most previous studies have compared breast fed children with children who were exclusively formula fed, but some studies have found that the correlation between breast feeding and cognitive ability increases with a longer duration of breast feeding.3 13 30 A Finnish study of 1163 children found a mean difference of 2.4 points on a cognitive test at 6 months of age between children breast fed for less than five months, compared to children breast fed for at least five months.10

New York earlier this year held a hearing on the issue, and Sen. John Bonacic in his statement pointed to previous efforts to study the issue of sports gambling.

New York earlier this year held a hearing on the issue, and state Sen. John Bonacic in his statement pointed to previous efforts to study the issue of sports gambling.

«We started this study thinking we would identify the individual characteristics that motivated rescuers, because that's what most previous research had pointed to,» said Hollie Nyseth Brehm, co-author of the study and assistant professor of sociology at The Ohio State University.

Previous studies by other researchers have pointed to the idea that an emotional and personal presentation of the issue may help political measures gain acceptance more easily.

Previous studies have pointed to immune cells called macrophages as the primary immune cell responsible for engulfing and breaking down nerve debris.

Previous studies of people with Huntington's disease point to a link between low levels of a neurotrophin called brain - derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and symptoms of the disorder.

The study involved participants of European descent exclusively, but co-author Roy Perlis, a researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital, notes it's standard method to focus on one group as a starting point, since previous research shows genetic markers can vary by ethnicity.

Devarenne pointed to previous studies showing that hydrocarbons from B. braunii have long been associated with petroleum deposits, indicating that over geologic time the alga has coincided with and contributed to the formation of petroleum deposits.

The previous Utah - AAA studies devised a five - point scale: 1 mild distraction, 2 moderate distraction, 3 high distraction, 4 very high distraction and 5 maximum distraction.

«One theory that resonated with a lot of the things we found points to the importance of busy streets in promoting outdoor activity, interaction and cohesion in communities, which could potentially deter street violence,» said Branas, who has led several previous studies suggesting that urban parks and greening vacant lots encourage people to become invested in maintaining their neighborhoods and may reduce violent crime.

The authors are quick to point out that climate change is still detrimentally affecting the habitats of those species, but at a much slower rate than dozens of previous studies forecast.

The analysis found — as a previous large - scale study did — that first - borns enjoy a one - IQ - point advantage over later - borns, Damian said.

Our analysis points to both previous studies and our results being driven by the same insertion of an additional small piece of DNA, an insertion which has a known function.

Previous studies have identified neurons that only fire up when an animal points its head in a certain direction — some for east, others for south, for example — but reports of neurons that respond to changes in an animal's speed are sparse and largely anecdotal, says Jeffrey Taube, a neuroscientist at Dartmouth College who was not involved in the work.

This marks a decrease of 7.3 percentage points over the previous study year (2015 - 16), when loss rates were found to be 40.5 percent.

Through experiments presented in the research paper, the team improves upon previous studies that placed an aluminum soft - drink can behind a Wi - Fi access point to strengthen signal in one direction.

This study confirms the results of previous research by demonstrating that female players are influenced by stereotype threat as early as their teen years, pointing to the importance of early intervention.

Previous studies have pointed to the importance of these brain areas to determine the sense of morality and justice towards individuals or social groups.

Hubbell points out that while shifting winds and swirling tides do introduce an element or randomness, mollusk larva dispersal does follow seasonal patterns, which have been shown to influence community makeup in previous studies.

«This close relation between the Iberian pig, the European boar and the ancient pig confirms, as stated in previous studies, that crossbreeding between the Asian pig and modern Iberian pigs did not exist or was insignificant,» Miguel Pérez - Enciso points out.

Compared with millet, barley is especially tolerant of cold and frost, making it ideal for high - elevation farming in Tibet, as Washington State University archaeologist Jade d'Alpoim Guedes pointed out in previous studies.

Previous studies in the Eberwine lab have shown that translation of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) into proteins occurs in dendrites at focal points called translational hotspots.

Previous studies analyzed either stored pollen collected from hives or pollen samples collected from bees at a single point in time.

A previous study by Klann and his colleagues pointed to a potential cause for the condition — overexpression of a subunit of a protein termed Na / K - ATPase in AS model mice.

In addition, the new trial randomized patients to receive their angioplasty via a catheter inserted in an artery in either the arm or the groin, thus accounting for the potential effects different catheter access points may have had on the results of previous studies.

Confirming the findings of previous studies, the scientists highlight regional differences in fish stock status in Europe and point to overfishing in the Mediterranean.

That's about 2000 years earlier than suggested by previous studies focusing on a different, more selective set of genes known as the exome, but it's in line with recent archaeological findings that point to distinctly Tibetan permanent settlements appearing between 3600 and 5200 years ago, Yang says.

The study's coauthors point to previous research showing less than 50 percent implementation of sustainability pledges among companies in the Sustainability Consortium, whose members include General Mills, Mars and Wal - Mart.

While our previous manuscript (Gilja et al., 2015) showed improved continuous control performance over earlier approaches, as the reviewer points out, the current study adds a parallel decoding method to enable discrete selection (the HMM), which is a critical step in developing point - and - click interfaces that would be suitable to control a general purpose computing device.

Previous genetic studies in dogs, which can also develop OCD, have identified mutations that lead to alterations in the function of brain synapses — the points of contact between cells conveying nerve signals.

In a previous study from the same team the ALX1 gene was revealed to control beak shape (pointed or blunt) and now a gene (HMGA2) affecting beak size has been identified.

Previous studies have pointed towards the role of corannulenes and sumanenes in graphene fabrication, particularly under certain conditions for the commonly adopted chemical vapour deposition (CVD) approach.

A previous clinical study, led by Dr. Cook and published in 1992, also points to this protein.

GSK3β, the first neighbour of β - catenin is a central, highly multi-functional protein known as a key protein difficult to inhibit without causing side effects and toxicity.41 In glioblastoma and NSCLC cancer, previous studies found that the decreased level of FRAT1 influences the GSK3β activity to phosphorylate β - catenin and by that, inhibit the WNT pathway.39, 40 The role of FRAT1 in colon cancer is less known but based on its function in other cancer types and its special influencing position in colon cancer signalling, we point out its relevance as a potential target in colon cancer therapy (Fig. 3d).

Some of the major points emphasized by the authors are not novel (localization of ILL at the SCS for rapid pathogen encounter and pre-committed IL17 production by these ILL upon bacterial infection), having been established by the authors in previous studies or by other groups as cited and discussed.

«Previous studies have pointed to REM sleep as the most likely candidate involved in the regulation of emotions,» said study lead author Rick Wassing.

In a 2014 review of previous studies, people who consumed probiotics — healthy bacteria found in yogurt and other fermented foods — saw their systolic blood pressure reduced an average of 3.6 points, and their diastolic reduced 2.4 points, compared to those who didn't.

Previous research has found that minority patients tend to receive care from lower - quality physician practices and hospitals, the study authors pointed out.

In January 2010, Michael F. Holick, MD PhD, a vitamin D researcher whose work I have cited in previous articles, Linda Linday, a medical doctor whose cod liver oil study formed the starting point for Cannell's 2008 commentary, and several other colleagues, even including one researcher from the National Institutes of Health, made a direct response to Dr. Cannell and his colleagues in the pages of the same journal.

In January 2010, Michael F. Hollick, MD PhD, a vitamin D researcher whose work I have cited in previous articles, Linda Linday, a medical doctor whose cod liver oil study formed the starting point for Cannell's 2008 commentary, and several other colleagues, even including one researcher from the NIH, made a direct response to Dr. Cannell and his colleaugues in the pages of the same journal.

However, as the researchers point out, «A previous study undertaken in the same Chadian area in a larger group of sixty rural participants did demonstrate a weak inverse correlation between B12 and homocysteine concentrations in the twenty subjects most severely protein depleted... It is therefore likely that the hyperhomocysteinemia status of some of our rural subjects in the present survey might have resulted from combined B12 and protein deficiencies.

He acknowledges that it may seem counterintuitive that expending energy through exercise would increase feelings of energy and reduce fatigue, but he points out that previous studies have shown marked increases in the levels of energy - promoting and mood - enhancing neurotransmitters such as dopamine, norepinephrine and serotonin in the brains of animals that are placed in regular exercise conditions.