Sentences with phrase «relative increase»

Results showed a six percent increase over clinics that did not use the alert system, representing a 37 percent relative increase in vaccinations from the prior year.

There is definitely hope, due largely to large relative increases in energy production from renewable sources.

[note] 2014 is perhaps more interesting for this theory, with a big relative increase in adaptation articles — to 2.3 times as many as mitigation.

In the past few years, this country is recording the largest relative increase in annual carbon emissions.

* Image source: Meehl, G. A., C. Tebaldi, G. Walton, D. Easterling, and L. McDaniel (2009), Relative increase of record high maximum temperatures compared to record low minimum temperatures in the U.S., Geophys.

The researchers found that survival increased between 2009 and 2012 for infants at 23 weeks» gestation (27 percent to 33 percent) and 24 weeks (63 percent to 65 percent), with smaller relative increases for infants at 25 and 27 weeks» gestation, and no change for infants at 22, 26, and 28 weeks» gestation.

In this study, performance was, for the most part, «maintained,» with relative increases in a few of the tests; eg, the «legs closed barrier.»

The BDGP was awarded a three year grant from the NCHGR in December 1995 that allows for a four-fold increase over the next 18 months in funding devoted to production sequencing; technological advances and economies of scale should allow a substantially greater relative increase in output.

«Where solar panels are concerned, the suppression of reflected light translates into a 3 - 6 percent relative increase in light - to - electricity conversion efficiency and power output of the cells.

By 2014 California's rates were up, but, compared to the rest of the nation, stood at 45 percent above the U.S. average, a small relative increase since 2006.

Although tropical precipitation change remains uncertain, nearly all models from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 5 predict a strengthening zonal precipitation asymmetry by 2100, with relative increases over Asian and African tropical forests and decreases over South American forests.

«Some areas in the South region saw relative increases in showing activity in January, compensating for the slowdowns experienced in the fourth quarter due to Hurricane Irma.»

The eight researchers, all from Portugal, report that the growth of the mussels, measured as relative increases in shell size and body weight during the 84 days of the experiment, «did not differ among treatments.»

During a median of 9 • 8 years of follow - up, 2,858 CAP patients died, an absolute risk difference of 30 excess deaths per 1000 patient years of follow - up and a greater that 50 % relative increased rate of mortality among CAP patients.

1.0 per cent relative increase (decrease) in the three - year weighted - average population for Ontario will result in $ 0.5 billion higher (lower) Equalization entitlement for Ontario.

Smaller ancestors like dog relatives increased in size more than larger ancestors like hippos to reach that optimal weight, suggesting that bigger is better for aquatic life, but only up to a point.

A subtype, the adeno carcinoma, is the kind of cancer with the strongest relative increase during the past 10 years, namely around 600 % in men and up to 380 % in women.

A gap in storm warning looms But that relative increase for JPSS in 2012 may not be enough to lessen the impact of the program's 2011 budget shortfall.

What was learned The eight researchers, all from Portugal, report that the growth of the mussels, measured as relative increases in shell size and body weight during the 84 days of the experiment, «did not differ among treatments.»

In addition, we find that an extensive region of the southern Sahara / northern Sahel experiences very large relative increases in vegetation carbon, although there is less agreement on this between simulations, primarily due to variation in climate predictions.

«Identifying communities with relative increases and decreases in the likelihood of sight - threatening childhood eye diseases can be of critical importance to health policymakers who are tasked with improving the health and well - being of children and reducing disparities in childhood ocular diseases,» says Stein, an associate professor of ophthalmology and a member of the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation.

To make significant gains, women in management would have to move into professions they haven't focused on in the past, where the pay gaps are lower and, so, the relative increase in gains would be higher.

Percent refers to a relative increase or reduction, while percentage point refers to the actual change in rate.

The relative increase was 12 \ % amongst under - 16s.

How could you not know the difference between absolute and relative increases in cannabis consumption?

We should expect a relative increase in turnout in those areas that did not have elections in 2009 particularly in comparison with areas that had concurrent local elections then but not this year.

This was largely due the stabilized depreciation of the Ghana Cedi against major trading currencies and the relative increase in power supply.

The boost may be due to a relative increase in methane - producing microorganisms called archaea in the digestive systems of treated cattle due to the suppression of antibiotic - susceptible bacteria, the team suggests.

«The relative increase of migratory mammals compared to nonmigratory mammals underscores the success of previous conservation efforts,» Hardesty - Moore said.

Climate change caused by greenhouse - gas emissions from fossil - fuel burning does not mean uniform global warming — in the Arctic, the relative increase of temperatures, amplified by the loss of snow and ice, is higher than on average.

This increase was due to the rise in rates of severe pre-eclampsia — from 0.3 % in 1980 to 1.4 % in 2010, a relative increase of 322 %.

- Greatest relative increases in use of hydromorphone (known as Dilaudid) and morphine; Hydromorphone and oxycodone had the greatest relative increases from 2005 - 2010

A height of less than 162 cm (about 5» 3») was associated with a 60 % relative increase in the 1 - year mortality rate, a 34 % relative decrease in the 1 - year transplant rate, and a 39 % relative increase in the 1 - year respiratory failure rate compared with those of average height (170 to 176.5 cm), according to Sell and fellow researchers.

In the population - based study, the researchers found that between 2009 and 2013, the rate of iNO utilization in 23 - 29 week neonates increased from 5.03 percent to 6.19 percent, a relative increase of 23 percent.

However, this agility is compromised when researchers try to shrink skyrmions to the smallest size possible — the smaller they get the more likely they are to get pinned because of the relative increase in defect site dimensions.

The relative increase in the gene's prevalence in infected animals may have led to lower viral levels in the communities, Hahn suggests, which may help account for why no transmission has been detected at Gombe in more than 2 years.

Periodontitis at baseline was also associated with a relative increase in the pro-inflammatory state over the six - month follow - up period.

In fact, there was a significant trend towards having a higher percentage of normally shaped sperm among men who consumed the most fruit and vegetables with low pesticide residues — a relative increase of 37 % from 5.7 % to 7.8 %.