Sentences with phrase «quality of life improvement in»

In fact, a recent study found that attending an IBD camp was related to significant quality of life improvement in the area of social functioning (Shepanski, Hurd, Culton, Markowitz, Mamula, & Baldassano, 2005).

We focused on some quality of life improvements in the new skills and also added a little bit of a pizzazz.

Now that the game has succeeded, they did announce one or two paid expansions could be happening in the future but Harebrained Schemes» immediate focus will remain on bug fixes and quality of life improvements in order to address player feedback as much as possible.

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So, if your router is more than a couple years old or you are using the router provided by your internet service provider, you will experience an improvement in your quality of life when you buy a new model.

The state logs solid improvement in Quality of Life (tied for No. 10 vs. No. 17 last year), Economy (No. 14, up from No. 18) and Access to Capital (No. 7, up from No. 19).

In short, we are not only becoming more efficient, but we also have the opportunity to improve quality of life through innovation and the overall improvement of the goods being produced.

Again and again we are told that we must sacrifice what we have valued for the sake of progress, and usually «progress» means increase of gross product rather than improvement in the quality of life.

But this increase is hardly an adequate measure of the full improvement in the quality of life that can occur as the villagers are helped to work together to solve their own problems.

Even the greatest leaders in human history had deep flaws and could only make partial improvements to the quality of life of their people.

There have been many cases in the courts (e.g., improvements in telephones, tires, fluorescent lamps, flashlight bulbs) in which changes that would have greatly lengthened the life or quality of an article were withheld to promote replacement sales.11 Often patents have been taken out on superior inventions but not used, so that the improvements were completely suppressed and an outmoded product continued.

Meanwhile, naturalists will continue to advance our understanding of the ways in which the universe works and apply that understanding to improvements in technology that add to our quality of life.

That's quite a significant improvement and change in the quality of life when someone lives» with a chronic illness!

People who have taken the class consistently report significant improvements in their health conditions and in the quality of their life.

Effective food policy actions are part of a comprehensive approach to improving nutrition environments, defined as those factors that influence food access.1 Improvements in the nutritional quality of all foods and beverages served and sold in schools have been recommended to protect the nutritional health of children, especially children who live in low - resource communities.2 As legislated by the US Congress, the 2010 Healthy Hunger - Free Kids Act (HHFKA) updated the meal patterns and nutrition standards for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program to align with the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.3 The revised standards, which took effect at the beginning of the 2012 - 2013 school year, increased the availability of whole grains, vegetables, and fruits and specified weekly requirements for beans / peas as well as dark green, red / orange, starchy, and other vegetables.

The final budget, like the preliminary proposal set forward by the mayor in January, favored quality - of - life improvements that would be felt by many New Yorkers instead of ambitious policy goals.

While there are no safe levels of lead exposure, children living in high risk areas of Utica with its aged and often deteriorating housing stock are in greater danger of lead poisoning and its long - term effects, according to Cathe Bullwinkle, Quality Improvement Coordinator for the Oneida County Health Department.

«North Tonawanda has excellent representation in State, County and City government and we continually work together in order to gain the necessary funding for these quality of life improvements for the City.»

Making these overdue quality - of - life improvements will free up resources for NYCHA to invest in its capital program.»

According to the General Secretary, Nigeria Labour Congress, Dr. Peter Ozo - Eson, despite the exit of the country from recession, there has been no visible improvement in the standard of living, salaries, rate of employment and quality of life of Nigerian workers.

A hedge - fund manager who has lived in TriBeCa since 1995, Cantor is also a member of the 1st Precinct Community Council and an advocate for quality - of - life improvements downtown.

«The de Blasio administration has committed nearly half - a-billion dollars for roof replacements, brickwork, and other quality - of - life improvements following decades of government disinvestment that have left NYCHA confronting $ 17 billion in capital needs,» a NYCHA spokesperson told DNAinfo.

No adverse effects, such as anemia, excessive bone loss, or menstrual disorders were noted; in fact, both trials led to improvements in mood and health - related quality of life.

«If we could generate even modest improvements in motor or sensory function, it would result in significant improvements in quality of life.»

In time, according to its manufacturers, I could expect to see an across - the - board improvement in both my state of mind and my quality of lifIn time, according to its manufacturers, I could expect to see an across - the - board improvement in both my state of mind and my quality of lifin both my state of mind and my quality of life.

Traish emphasized the value of this treatment option, stating that,» [Testosterone therapy] is well - tolerated with progressive and sustained improvement in urinary and sexual function and overall improvement in quality of life.»

«Despite the progress and the success of viral eradication, numerous questions remain unanswered such as response based on race, still difficult - to - treat situations such as patients with end - stage liver disease or undergoing hemodialysis, access to and affordability of these therapies, improvement in quality of life, and cost - effectiveness.

«Science research has been the source of improvements in public health, in our energy, in our quality of life, in our agriculture and ability to feed ourselves and the world,» said Holt.

«What we saw in this trial was not just the physical aspects of the disease clearing up, but people on the new drug also reporting a marked improvement in their quality of life as they felt more confident and suffered less from itching - far more than in the other two groups.»

«Although there is no cure for muscular dystrophy, improvements in treatments could help control symptoms to improve quality of life.

The cost of tacking another year onto a senior citizen's life grew from $ 46,800 in the 1970s to $ 145,000 in the 1990s, the group notes, although they have yet to factor in the value added by possible improvements in seniors» quality of life.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an established treatment for Parkinson's disease, usually leading to significant improvement in motor symptoms and quality of life.

For many individuals affected by the disorder, the elimination of some of the most difficult aspects of the syndrome, such as the insatiable appetite and obesity, would represent a significant improvement in quality of life and the ability to live independently.

«The improvements over the last decade in terms of both survival and quality of life for patients with this disease are striking, and very encouraging.»

George says his team hopes the findings will someday lead to safer, more effective transplants: «If we could successfully induce tolerance in patients, the result would be a very large improvement in their quality of life.»

The researchers say the next step will be a longer - term study with more participants, which will investigate whether there are marked improvements in quality of life.

«These findings are significant because we have no interest in simply extending lifespan without an accompanying improvement in the health and quality of life.»

In the first study conducted with IgEnio, the MedUni Vienna researchers at the Institute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, led by Rudolf Valenta and lead author Christian Lupinek, Kurt Derfler from the Division of Nephrology and Dialysis (Department of Medicine III) and Ventzislav Petkov from the Division of Pulmonology (Department of Medicine II), were able to show that this absorption technique brings about a significant improvement in the quality of life for sufferers during the pollen season — even those with a greatly elevated IgE levelIn the first study conducted with IgEnio, the MedUni Vienna researchers at the Institute of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, led by Rudolf Valenta and lead author Christian Lupinek, Kurt Derfler from the Division of Nephrology and Dialysis (Department of Medicine III) and Ventzislav Petkov from the Division of Pulmonology (Department of Medicine II), were able to show that this absorption technique brings about a significant improvement in the quality of life for sufferers during the pollen season — even those with a greatly elevated IgE levelin the quality of life for sufferers during the pollen season — even those with a greatly elevated IgE levels.

Upon receiving two cycles of treatment with lenalidomide, the patient's breathlessness, fatigue, daily activity, and quality of life showed significant improvement, and her lung function testing demonstrated a remarkable increase in vital capacity.

A year on from the beginning of the trial, improvements were still sustained and additional improvements in quality of life were even emerging.

«This is a revolutionary breakthrough in the treatment of this disease and represents a huge improvement in the quality of life of those affected,» says the Vienna hepatologist.

At 12 - months follow - up, anxiety symptoms remitted in 53 percent of intervention patients versus only 32 percent in patients who continued to receive their primary care physicians» usual care, and the intervention also produced similar significant improvements in health - related quality of life, panic and mood symptoms.

Constructed with spare parts supplied by nature, early garments offered quality - of - life improvements that were magical in their effects.

«Women cited improvement in quality of life up to two years postpartum, so the prolonged reduction in violence is especially important to this study,» says Sharps.

The study also showed concomitant improvement in other measures of functional status and quality of life among those treated with FCM compared to placebo.

Researchers found working out in a group lowers stress by 26 percent and significantly improves quality of life, while those who exercise individually put in more effort but experienced no significant changes in their stress level and a limited improvement to quality of life, according to a study published in The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

At the end of the twelve weeks, their mean monthly survey scores showed significant improvements in all three quality of life measures: mental (12.6 percent), physical (24.8 percent) and emotional (26 percent).

In addition to improved financial outcomes, participants demonstrated a significant reduction in fast - food consumption and improvements in hopefulness and their perceived quality of lifIn addition to improved financial outcomes, participants demonstrated a significant reduction in fast - food consumption and improvements in hopefulness and their perceived quality of lifin fast - food consumption and improvements in hopefulness and their perceived quality of lifin hopefulness and their perceived quality of life.

Gamblers Anonymous participants demonstrated significant reductions in gambling symptom severity as well as improvements in psychosocial functioning and quality of life using imaginal desensitization plus motivational interviewing, or IDMI.

In both groups, the hyperbaric oxygen therapy sessions led to significant improvements in tests of cognitive function and quality of lifIn both groups, the hyperbaric oxygen therapy sessions led to significant improvements in tests of cognitive function and quality of lifin tests of cognitive function and quality of life.

Such comprehensive improvements would cost an estimated $ 96 billion, according to the model, but could reduce HIV incidence in the U.S. by 54 percent and the mortality rate by 64 percent, at a cost - effectiveness ratio of $ 45,300 per quality - adjusted life year, or QALY, a standard economic measure of the value of a medical intervention.