Sentences with phrase «prospective studies assessing»

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When the SCAT2 was issued, superseding the original SCAT published in 2005, the authors recommended continued reliance on the SAC until prospective studies could be conducted to assess the SCAT2's sensitivity (how good the test is in identifying athletes with concussion; for example, a test which is very sensitive will have few false negatives, rarely missing those later found to have concussion) and specificity (a test with high specificity will have few false positives, rarely mis - classifying people without concussion as having concussion).

The researchers undertook a nationally representative prospective cohort study of 1,112 school - based adolescents aged 13 - 16 years, and assessed them at baseline, three - months and 12 - months for childhood trauma (defined as physical assault and bullying) and psychotic experiences.

In addition to assessing clinical outcomes in a retrospective cohort of 30,000 children, the researchers studied a prospective cohort of 2,472 children, doing telephone interviews with caregivers to measure outcomes that parents had identified as their highest concerns: adverse drug effects, additional childcare costs, lingering symptoms and missed school days.

What makes this study unique is that it's the first to incorporate a «train for transfer» approach — essentially a training intervention designed to have participants practice performing real - world prospective memory tasks in simulated everyday settings and assess whether the cognitive gains transfer to successful performance at home.

C - CARE is led by RI - MUHC researcher Dr. Ben - Shoshan and is the first prospective study on anaphylaxis to assess the rate, triggers and management of anaphylaxis in different provinces and settings across Canada.

The Eng team also conducted the first prospective clinical study to assess the lifetime cancer risk of PHTS patients.

Assessing prediction of diabetes in older adults using different adiposity measures: a 7 year prospective study in 6,923 older men and women

This is the first prospective pilot study assessing the epidemiological effects of a yoga intervention on biomarkers of inflammation (CRP, IL6, and TNF) and DNA methylation patterns of the CRP, IL6 and TNF genes, and comparing changes in these biomarkers with self - reported stress, distress and mood in middle - aged women.

As a side note, prospective cohort studies tend to assess a more true to life story of the participant's dietary habits over a lifetime, so it's possible that a higher percentage actually applies across the boards.

Given the paucity of prospec - tive cohort studies in this area, more prospective cohort studies that directly assess the relationship between dietary pulses and the incidence of vari - ous cardiometabolic diseases are needed to increase our understanding of the role of dietary pulses in the primary prevention of diabetes, CHD, and stroke.

Systematic reviews and meta - analyses of prospective cohort studies assessing the relationship between legumes, which include dietary pulses, and the risk of CHD at doses & 4 weekly 100 - g servings provide moderate - quality evidence of a benefit.

In this prospective, open and non-randomized study, the effect of alpha - lipoic acid on the progression of endothelial cell damage and the course of diabetic nephropathy, as assessed by measurement of plasma thrombomodulin and urinary albumin concentration (UAC), was evaluated in 84 patients with diabetes mellitus over 18 months.

More weight is given to the prospective studies since diet intake is assessed prior to rather than after disease occurrence.

Assessing vitamin K status in prospective studies and well - designed randomized... [Read more...]

Whether people walking with their dogs would lose more weight after 1 year than people walking alone was assessed in the People and Pets Exercising Together (PPET) Study.56 Thirty - six pairs of overweight or obese people with an obese pet and 56 overweight or obese people without pets participated in a 1 - year prospective, controlled weight loss study in which people received dietary and physical activity counseling and dogs were fed a calorie - controlled prescription Study.56 Thirty - six pairs of overweight or obese people with an obese pet and 56 overweight or obese people without pets participated in a 1 - year prospective, controlled weight loss study in which people received dietary and physical activity counseling and dogs were fed a calorie - controlled prescription study in which people received dietary and physical activity counseling and dogs were fed a calorie - controlled prescription diet.

The researchers recruited some 1,400 women into a prospective, multi-center study designed to assess what factors increase the risk of coronary artery disease.

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Marketing & Fundraising Coordinator — Duties & Responsibilities Recruit, train, and direct staff ensuring they understand the brand and adhere to company policies and procedures Develop and implement comprehensive marketing campaigns and all collateral materials Proficient in copywriting, editing, and digital photography Responsible for business development through corporate and community partnerships Build and strengthen professional relationships with community leaders, business partners, and coworkers Represent company brand with poise, integrity, and positivity in television and radio interviews Conduct public relations activities and attend relevant events, fairs, and conferences Coordinate and participate in charitable events in service of the local community Perform research on prospective leads and existing clients to assist in developing sales strategies Craft effective sales presentations and proposals, tailoring them to clients based on their specific needs and styles Make cold calls in a courteous, yet assertive manner that translates to sales results Maintain records of site visits to potential and existing clients to assist in assessing their future needs Consistently exceed location revenue goals through effective marketing and sales tactics Develop a rapport with customers and orient them to various products and services Encourage high customer retention by maintaining friendly, supportive contact with existing clients Interact with support staff and company resources effectively to create the best consumer experience Study internal literature to become an expert on products, corporate history, and mission Maintain comprehensive records detailing pricings, sales, activities reports, and other pertinent data Perform administrative tasks including filing, data entry, phones, and other tasks as needed Set and strictly adhere to budgets and schedules

Account Executive — Duties & Responsibilities Direct pharmaceutical sales, marketing, and customer service ensuring professional and profitable operations Consistently recognized as company leader in sales, customer service, and team development Design and implement marketing campaigns including commercials and collateral materials Set and strictly adhere to departmental budgets and project timelines Negotiate lucrative contracts with medical facilities, third party vendors, and other industry leaders Designed and implemented award winning staff development and recognition programs Serve as community liaison offering health and pharmaceutical education at various speaking engagements Recruit, train, and direct staff ensuring they understand the brand and adhere to company policies and procedures Generate record breaking sales through networking, in personal sales, and other tactics Make cold calls in a courteous, yet assertive manner that translates to sales results Build and strengthen relationships with key clients, partners, and community leaders Develop a rapport with customers and orient them to various products and services Maintain 100 % customer satisfaction by maintaining friendly, supportive contact with existing clients Study internal literature to become an expert on products and services Conduct research on prospective leads and existing clients to assist in developing sales strategies Craft effective sales presentations and proposals, tailoring them to clients based on their specific needs and styles Maintain records of site visits to potential and existing clients to assist in assessing their future needs Collaborate with junior level sales people to develop action plans to govern their performance Maintain comprehensive records detailing pricings, sales, activities reports, and other pertinent data Represent company brand with poise, integrity, and positivity

In a prospective, non-randomized study, objective and subjective workplace productivity (measured with the HWQ) was assessed among 96 current, 94 former, and 104 non-smoking volunteer reservation agents at a US - based international airline.

Using a prospective within - subjects design, the current study investigated changes in families» representations of family functioning in response to an evidence - based parent training intervention, assessed through the modified Family Drawing Paradigm at pre-treatment and 6 - month follow - up.

The purpose of this prospective study was to assess the outcome of group treatment and compare the results with those of studies that used individual treatment.

This is, to our knowledge, the first study that assessed the prospective longitudinal and bidirectional association between depressive symptoms and academic, social and emotional self - efficacy in a large adolescent sample.

Previous studies mainly assessed the prospective association of self - efficacy to depressive symptoms.

Of particular interest were the prospective longitudinal cohort studies in which mothers were recruited during their pregnancy or postpartum period, and the children were assessed at regular intervals.

This prospective 20 - year study assessed associations between maternal depressive symptoms in infancy, childhood, and adolescence, and child and adolescent depressive symptoms in a sample of families at high psychosocial risk.

The first aim of the present controlled, prospective longitudinal study was to assess whether ART couples with singleton pregnancies differed from fertile controls with spontaneous singleton pregnancies in the quality and change of marital relations during the first year of parenting.

In this large prospective study of UK two - parent families, two measures of father involvement (positive parenting beliefs at age 9 months and frequency of creative play at age 5 years) were associated with lower risk of subsequent behaviour problems, assessed using the SDQ total difficulties scale, in both boys and girls.

This highly interactive workshop will use an actual case study to show participants how to analyze the key decision points for a property acquisition and how to assess a prospective transaction.