Sentences with phrase «quality studies instead»

That pressure may lead researchers to publish many low - quality studies instead of aiming for a smaller number of well - done studies.

Not exact matches

As our study has consistently shown over the past eight years, there is no long - term correlation between the amount of money a company spends on its innovation efforts and its overall financial performance; instead, what matters is how companies use that money and other resources, as well as the quality of their talent, processes, and decision making.

Cycle of «Compulsive Consumerism» Leaves British Family Life in Crisis British parents are trapping their children in a cycle of «compulsive consumerism» by showering them with toys and designer labels instead of spending quality time with them, a Unicef study has found.

The MANAstats registry contains high - quality data that uses the gold standard — the medical record — instead of birth certificate data, which research shows is unreliable for studying intended place of birth and newborn outcomes.

Instead, the FDA allowed Vertex to run studies with just a few hundred, and accepted exhalation strength as a «surrogate» measure of effectiveness — rather than waiting to confirm that patients lived longer, with a better quality of life.

The current study differs from previous investigations in that — instead of relying only on participants» answers to survey questions about their use of stimulants and other drugs, alcohol consumption and other factors including quality of life — it relied on structured interviews that have been validated for the diagnosis of neuropsychiatric disorders, including substance - use disorders.

Instead, the CALDER study concludes, the disruption to school culture caused by high turnover degrades the quality of teaching and learning and negatively impacts student achievement.

Hopefully Connecticut's state legislators will listen to the Yale Law School students and quickly reject Malloy's proposal and, instead, provide funding so that the State of Connecticut and CCJEF can conduct that type of study that will provide the framework for Connecticut to adopt an education funding formula that will ensure that all public school students receive the quality education they need and deserve.

Instead of taking seriously these high quality studies, charter critics rely heavily on a report released in 2004 by the American Federation of Teachers (AFT).

Quality of life issues are also not included in these studies — i.e. maybe my large - breed Golden Retriever intact male won't succumb to bone cancer, but what if he gets out of the yard and gets hit - by - a-car and sustains pain and injury instead?

Instead of stating, «Managed a team of 10 that studied and revised the production flow - chart,» consider using, «Managed team of 10 studying and revising production flow - chart, resulting in company savings of $ 230,000 annually, while increasing product quality by 26 %.»

Qualitative research studies suggest numerous ways to improve access — defined as the opportunity for children and families to participate and fully experience the benefits of a programme, affordability, suitability and sufficient quality — to early childhood services for Aboriginal children and their families.24 Some examples include: provision of transport; locating services in areas where other daily activities occur (eg, schools); provision of low - cost or no - cost services; employing, training and retaining Aboriginal staff; provision of culturally competent and secure services; community involvement in the planning and delivery of services; and provision of flexible, comprehensive and continuous services.24 Although some Aboriginal families prefer to use mainstream instead of Aboriginal - specific services, choice is another facilitator of access.24 Furthermore, it remains unknown as to whether mainstream early childhood services with proven effectiveness in non-Aboriginal populations confer the same benefits to Aboriginal children.

Instead, we examined study characteristics that address the issue of study quality as moderators such as sample size and reliability of parenting questionnaires.