Sentences with phrase «reduce practice income»

Law firms have seen the time between sending invoices and receiving payment increase over the last few years as clients struggle to make ends meet, and these delays effectively reduce practice income.

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Improved postharvest practices: A recent research study undertaken by WFLO with funding by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation provides an great assortment of data on the results of 12 past projects, postharvest losses % for 26 crops, a description of the value chain for 30 crops in 4 countries (Rwanda, Benin, Ghana and India) and 21 field trials of postharvest technologies suitable for helping small farmers reduce losses and improve their incomes.

Both skilled and lay (e.g., peer) support have been shown to reduce the risk of suboptimal breastfeeding practices [8, 9] with face - to - face support being the most effective for EBF [8], but effective approaches and strategies to support in different geographic, cultural, and income contexts are still being studied.

The survey sought to identify issues and successful practices in «inclusive» STEM schools — schools that serve students from groups historically under - represented in STEM fields and with a higher percentage of students who qualify for a free or reduced - price lunch (which is linked to family income)-- as opposed to «selective» STEM schools, which recruit students who have higher levels of prior achievement.

For instance, schools participating in the Carnegie Foundation's Student Agency Improvement Community, a network of researchers and practitioners applying the science of learning mindsets to daily classroom practice, have seen stronger outcomes among low - income black and Latino students since implementing interventions focused on learning mindsets.34 Equal Opportunity Schools, a national nonprofit organization, has also partnered with school, county, and district leaders to increase the number of black and Latino students enrolled in advanced placement courses and has seen gains in both participation and passage rates as a result.35 In addition, several studies show that learning mindsets interventions can reduce the effects of stereotype threat among female, black, and Latino students in math and science classes.36

Although some critics would like to see Catholic school tuitions reduced even further to enable access for all income levels, including the materially poor, this would collapse the business model and produce an unsustainable practice.

The IRS considers this practice an improper way to reduce taxable income.

In practice, these companies assured borrowers that they would help them shorten loan terms and reduce monthly payments through loan forgiveness or income - driven repayment programs.

Concerns that divestment could reduce the university's income from its investments should not be dismissed, but unless the university discloses the content of its actual portfolios in accord with best practice for public institutions, have not yet been substantiated either.

These practices have obvious benefits for farmers — reduced input costs, greater autonomy from corporations, diversified income streams, risk management for crop failures and varied produce to improve nutrition.

The Civil Justice Practice aims to reduce the civil collateral consequences for low - income clients who have had interaction with the criminal, family or immigration justice systems.

The key to successful practice management is aligning all of the different needs and systems a law firm requires and brings them together into one system to reduce errors, improve the ability to remain compliant, increase the ability to understand a firm's greatest income sources, and make it all easy and accessible through the cloud and automation.

They may be content if ABS reduces the incomes of lawyers in practice areas other than their own, but they sure do not think they will be harmed; they think they will benefit.

The results show that median practice fee income reduced by 6.5 % compared with 2008, reflecting the general perception that last year was one of the most difficult years for solicitors in many years.

Imagine you are a criminal lawyer or family lawyer doing a fair bit of pro-bono and / or legal aid work, earning income at levels far below those of your former classmates in large downtown Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver firms — and the suggestion is that to reduce the burden on lawyers seeking to come into practice, you «ONLY» need to pay an additional $ 100.00.

• Oversee accounting activities such as calculations, postings and verifying of information into company databases • Review general ledger accounts, balance sheets and income statements and ensure that journal entries are properly adjusted • Recommend enhancements to general accounting activities so that they comply with both company and state regulations • Implement processes improvements and ensure that reconciliation efforts are reduced • Develop and implement accounting practices to ensure smooth accounting operations • Reconcile bank statements and accounts and handle expenditure tracking reports • Monitor revenues and expenditures against set budgets to ensure compliance with approved budget allocations • Approve cash disbursements by carefully verifying check amounts against issued invoices

Winner of the 2007 Eureka Prize for innovative solutions to climate change, the Western Arnhem Land Fire Abatement (WALFA) project, utilises traditional fire burning practices to reduce carbon emissions and generate income for local communities.

Home visiting has been promoted by the American Academy of Pediatrics as an important complement to office - based practice.1 It has been advocated as a way to improve the outcomes of pregnancy, 2 to reduce the rates of child abuse and neglect, 3 and to help low - income families become economically self - sufficient.4 The background of visitors, however, seems to affect program success.5 — 8 When examined in randomized trials, paraprofessional home visitors (those with no formal training in the helping professions) have produced small effects that rarely are statistically significant.5 — 8 Is the absence of their effect attributable to lack of professional training or underdevelopment of the program models they delivered?

The intervention sought to reduce specific empirically identified risk factors for adolescent health and behavior problems: persistent physically aggressive behavior in the early elementary school grades,9 - 11 academic failure, 12 and poor family management practices including unclear rules, poor monitoring of behavior, and inconsistent or harsh discipline.13, 14 Because being raised in poverty increases risk for crime, school failure, and school dropout,15 - 17 effects of the intervention on children from low - income families were of particular interest.

Evaluation results demonstrated both enhanced quality of care and promotion of more - favorable parenting practices related to perceptions of children's behavior at 30 to 33 months, discipline at 30 to 33 months, and health care seeking at 2 to 4 months and 30 to 33 months.4 — 7 In addition, HS reduced income disparities in the use of preventive services and enhanced parents» satisfaction with care at 30 to 33 months.8 Using observational data and a longitudinal sample, Caughy et al9 reported that participation in HS was associated with positive child development outcomes, including greater attachment and fewer child behavior problems when children were 34 to 37 months of age.

The other study is an innovative use of traditional fire burning practices in Arnhem Land to generate income through reducing carbon in the atmosphere.

If the various organizations such as CREA made a start - up income guarantee mandatory, the criminal hiring practices of so many brokerages would end and the number of grossly incompetents would be substantially reduced.