Sentences with phrase «reflected other differences»

While these relative gains made by schools using the literacy hour are suggestive, it is important to consider whether they may have reflected other differences between the two groups of schools.

Eisenberg says future work will have to test whether dopamine levels in individuals fluctuate with the seasons the same way or if this result reflects some other difference unrelated to season between the groups, which were similar in age, sex and ethnicity.

We wanted to find out if money is important in itself, or do these associations simply reflect other differences between richer and poorer households, such as levels of parental education or attitudes towards parenting.

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In part, this difference reflects the higher proportion of public - sector employees covered by enterprise agreements, as enterprise agreements have generally been yielding higher wage outcomes than other wage - setting streams.

Nevertheless, the difference between the rates of growth of credit and broad money has continued to widen, reflecting increased reliance on other funding sources, including offshore borrowing.

Even if we suppose a man so packed with healthy - mindedness as never to have experienced in his own person any of these sobering intervals, still, if he is a reflecting being, he must generalize and class his own lot with that of others; and, doing so, he must see that his escape is just a lucky chance and no essential difference.

well just thinking about these wars in the muslim / mid-east world over religious differences (which may reflect mental states in many ways) in a world where most realize that living in the present moment is best way to happiness and being in the moment in non-strife and awareness through the teachings of masters such as found in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based practices of religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe in past beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but is not the end all of all times or knowledges — and is thus — non self - sustaining in a belief that does not encompass growth of knowledge and understanding of all truths and being as it is or could be — is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage of even themselves — not to be disrespected nor disrespectful in any way — only to point out that perhaps too much is asked to put others into the cloak of blind faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities of the present and the potential of the future... so you try to live in the past — and destroy your present and your future — where is the intelligence in that — and why do people continually fear monger or allow to be fear — mongered into this destructive vision of the future based upon the past?

The sharp divergence of Jewish and Christian views on Jesus is reflected in other theological differences between Judaism and Christianity, particularly on the question of what men must do to be saved.

Jewish Christians understood their faith quite differently from Greek Christians, and among the Greeks other differences emerged reflecting backgrounds, for example, in the mystery religions on the one hand and classical philosophy on the other.

That is often in the final part of the season, that can go one way or the other without really reflecting the difference between the teams.

Although regression analyses indicated an IQ difference even after controlling for social class and the mother's education, the decision to breastfeed may reflect intellectual and other parental factors, such as parenting skills and positive health attitudes that may be responsible for the higher IQ scores.

Since this finding is different from other studies, it may reflect cultural differences.

Other differences may reflect disparities in care, although biologic differences can't be excluded.»

But taken as a whole, I believe these characteristics reflect real differences in the culture of these, and other, institutions.

To make sure that the closeness rankings didn't reflect a fundamental difference between types of friendships at large and small schools, Bahns and her colleagues adjusted for a number of other variables, including how long friends had known each other and how much time they spent together.

Comparing humans and other primates, they saw little difference in basal metabolic rate, which reflects the total calories used by our organs while we are at rest.

«The high degree of variation in the teeth is particularly striking — none of the specimens shows the same pattern of dentition as any other, which could reflect differences in diet,» Rauhut points out.

«On one hand, we saw similarities that reflect biological necessity and, on the other hand, differences that mirrored the organism's history,» said Cristina Sisu, postdoctoral fellow in Gerstein's lab and the first author of the pseudogene study.

The variance is more than a matter of literary or philosophical differences; it also reflects the fact that one was a woman, the other a man.

But the new data showing that a large fraction of epigenetic signatures of ethnicity reflect something other than ancestry suggests that abandoning the idea of race and ethnicity altogether could sacrifice a lot of valuable information about the drivers of differences in health and disease between different communities.

Professor Baron - Cohen commented: «Although these very clear sex differences in brain structure may reflect an environmental or social factor, from other studies we know that biological influences are also important, including prenatal sex steroid hormones (such as fetal testosterone) as well as sex chromosome effects.

Therein, actors Bridges, Julianne Moore, John Goodman, Steve Buscemi, and John Turturro reflect on The Big Lebowski with a decade's distance (none of the featurettes are new to this «Limited Edition» BD), with Moore revealing that she was pregnant and feeling gross while wearing the Viking outfit, Bridges reflecting on the differences between his relationship with brother Beau and Joel and Ethan's relationship with each other, that sort of thing.

That said, it seems clear that, as a nation, we have not done nearly enough to teach our children how to look across lines of race and class and see similarities rather than differences — to see themselves and their friends reflected in the faces of others rather than unknown and perhaps unknowable strangers.

Tracking, on the other hand, refers to grouping students between classses, offering academic courses in subjects that reflect differences in students» prior learning or ability.

The pollsters did not provide cost - of - living data, however, or regional differences reflecting high housing expenses in urban and coastal California — a reason many teachers move to other states or quit the profession.

Even if an accountability program produces true, meaningful gains, we would not expect gains on one test to be completely reflected in data from other tests because of the inherent differences across exams.

Are the differences attributable to the circumstances that bring each pair together, or do they reflect something deeper about Tick's and Miles's morality and their ability to empathize with other people?

• Unlike in the U.S., underwriting standards for qualifying mortgage borrowers in Canada have been maintained at prudent levels resulting in mortgage borrowers here being much more creditworthy; • Canadian mortgage lenders never offered low initial «teaser» rate mortgages that led to most of the difficulties for mortgage borrowers in the U.S.; • Most mortgages in Canada are held by their original lender, not packaged and sold to third parties as is typical in the U.S., and consequently, Canadian mortgage lenders have a vested interest in ensuring that their mortgage borrowers are creditworthy and not likely to default; • Only 0.3 % of Canadian mortgages are in arrears versus 4.5 % in the U.S. and what even before the start of the U.S. housing meltdown two years ago was 2 %; • Canadians tend to pay down their mortgage faster than in the U.S. where mortgage interest is deductible from taxes, which encourages U.S. homeowners to take equity out of their homes to finance other spending, a difference that is reflected in the fact that in Canada mortgage debt accounts for just over 30 % of the value of homes, compared with 55 % in the U.S.

While age differences may partly reflect the fact that older adults have had more time to repay their loans, other research has found that young adults are also more likely now than in the past to take out loans to pay for their education.

The key difference between these funds and other mutual funds is that they will change their asset allocation over time to reflect the shortening of time to retirement.

Rates reflected no difference for the location compared to other parts of New Jersey, with the exception of Newark as mentioned above.

Ok well that's a great point then, you are used to the money going to other things than just general spending, and I think paying off the loans first is a really good thing to have done, and should one would hope be reflected in your credit score (speaking which, if there is anything iffy in your credit history, now's the time to get it cleaned up, could make a difference in interest rates etc..

Most people aren't huge fighting game fanatics and don't really see the difference from one to the other, this review reflects that.

You can make a positive difference while connecting with others, reflecting on personal values and habits, and committing to action with the support of your group.

The key difference between thermal - IR and the other two is that thermal - IR is emitted by an object instead of reflected off it.

On the other hand, while Canada and the United States share generally similar histories, legal systems and social composition, their respective Supreme Courts reflect their cultural and political differences.

These numbers may or may not reflect the same differences for other age groups, and are assuming product availability in the state you live in.

Reflecting on the entrepreneurs I heard pitch at this and other veteran events I've participated in as a venture capitalist and advisor, I noticed a strong difference in the companies founded by military veterans — veterans are much more likely than others to create a company with a founding mission of social good.

Focusing on the ability of partners to mutually support each other, SERT therapists recognize that historical gender processes created power differences between men and women that even now continue to be reflected in their couple interactions.

Lisa Briggs: Ensure that you have an annual health check, take regular holidays and spend quality time with the ones you love, take the time to sit back and reflect on how your contribution has made a difference — you can't look after other people if you don't look after yourself!

The explanation for why these differences ever emerged remains a hot topic of debate, with some theorists arguing that they reflect an evolved adaptation and others that they are a product of persistent societal inequalities that favor men.

Cassie the upside down koala can be used by parents, teachers, therapists and other professionals as an educational tool to promote acceptance of difference and to help children talk about and reflect on their own experiences.

Children's temperament is often defined as biologically - based differences in reactivity and self - regulation.1 Research has focused most on temperament dimensions of self - regulation or effortful control, general positive emotional reactivity, general negative emotional reactivity, and more specific aspects of negative emotionality reflecting fearfulness and inhibition on the one hand, and anger and irritability on the other hand.

An important limitation of this approach is that differences between boys and girls in parenting practices do not necessarily reflect a gender difference, but can also be caused by other underlying differences in family characteristics, such as family - interaction patterns.

In an experiment, 400 students were asked to reflect on the issues or people of greatest personal importance to them, before being presented with stories and data about other students who had a desire to learn in order to make a difference.

This gender difference is reflected in other aspects of children's wellbeing: boys also perceive lower supportiveness from mothers, have higher levels of behavioural and emotional problems, and report lower wellbeing on other measures used in this study.

Although regression analyses indicated an IQ difference even after controlling for social class and the mother's education, the decision to breastfeed may reflect intellectual and other parental factors, such as parenting skills and positive health attitudes that may be responsible for the higher IQ scores.

Furthermore, a large proportion of comparison participants qualified for a lifetime psychiatric diagnosis (combining subthreshold and full diagnoses)(Table 4), sometimes exceeding population rates.40 It seems more compelling that differences at the mean age of 41 years between probands and comparison participants reflect differential development, especially because findings are highly consistent with other, briefer follow - up studies.

Recent research conducted in mainland China found that obesity prevalence was higher among children in wealthier families, 4 but the patterns were different in Hong Kong with higher rates of childhood obesity among lower income families.4 5 Hong Kong, despite having a per capita gross domestic product of Hong Kong dollar (HK$) 273 550, has large income differences between rich and poor as reflected by a high Gini coefficient of 0.539 reported in 2016; approximately 20 % of the population are living in poverty as defined by a monthly household income below half of the Hong Kong median.6 It is widely accepted that population health tend to be worse in societies with greater income inequalities, and hence low - income families in these societies are particularly at risk of health problems.7 In our previous study, children from Hong Kong Chinese low - income families experienced poorer health and more behavioural problems than other children in the population at similar age.8 Adults from these families also reported poorer health - related quality of life (HRQOL), 9 with 6.1 % of the parents having a known history of mental illness and 18.2 % of them reporting elevated level of stress.

While some literature supports the conclusion that joint custody arrangements tend to produce better - adjusted children, other research reflects no significant difference.