Sentences with phrase «reported less improvement»

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A few economists have done studies that show that the improvement is less than indicated, but they have not kept these up or urged their adoption by government officials charged with reporting economic statistics.

The authors reported that researchers and quality improvement executives tracking outcomes for very low birthweight infants (those born weighing less than 1,500 grams) have increasingly used the general term «human milk feeding» to refer to both MOM and DHM, seemingly ignoring the fundamental, scientific differences between the two.

The second, a report from the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) outlines that overall in the UK the «absence of a clear strategy has meant that investments and improvement to our transport system have been slower to develop, are more expensive and deliver less».

«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.»

The report gave the nation as a whole a B grade — up from a C in 2008 — observing that less than a quarter of all states still need significant improvement.

In addition, patients with prediabetes had significant improvements in blood pressure, fasting insulin, perceived stress levels, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, which is known to be heart protective, and reported feeling less tired.

The authors reported that researchers and quality improvement executives tracking outcomes for very low birthweight infants (those born weighing less than 1,500 grams) have increasingly used the general term «human milk feeding» to refer to both MOM and DHM, seemingly ignoring the fundamental, scientific differences between the two.

The firm reports on its own unpublished «preliminary results» with elite Olympic ski jumpers showing a 31 percent improvement in their propulsion force, with significantly less wobble when airborne.

In another recent study of 2,600 adults, people who sought to reach the recommendation for 150 minutes of physical activity each week showed a 65 % improvement in sleep quality and reported feeling less sleepy during the day.

Retrospective studies have shown this diet to be an effective and well - tolerated treatment for infantile spasms (4, 5, 6, 7, 8), with one study reporting significant spasm improvements and less side effects when the diet was used as an alternative first - line therapy to ACTH (9).

In a small study on glycine, participants reported a noticeable improvement in the quality of their sleep and less daytime sleepiness.

The plant - based group also reported subjectively feeling better and experiencing significant improvement in their grip strength, fewer tender joints, less tenderness per joint, and less swelling, with the added benefit of losing about 13 pounds.

People also report various health improvements on low - carb diets, including improved skin, less acne and improved energy levels.

In addition, the plan leads to improvement in your body's detoxification processes and patients often report fewer and less severe side effects from medications.

The plant - based group subjects also reported subjectively feeling better and experiencing significant improvement in their grip strength, fewer tender joints, less tenderness per joint, and less swelling, with the added benefit of losing about 13 pounds and keeping most of that weight off throughout the year.

Both massage groups saw significantly greater improvements in disability and symptoms after 1o weeks than those who received usual care, reporting they were more active, spent fewer days in bed, and used less anti-inflammatory medication.

Here are some of the benefits Liver Balance Plus users report: 93 % reduced stress 92 % higher energy 89 % mood elevation 89 % feeling calmer and more relaxed 85 % reduced or no headaches 83 % less muscle or joint pain 82 % eye or vision improvement 80 % relief from skin irritation 76 % enhanced mental clarity 74 % less congested (sinus and chest) 50 % improvement with skin conditions such as age spots, improved repair of liver dysfunction, relief from constipation, improved gall bladder function, faster healing, stronger immune system, and overall improved state of health.

In their report, «Successful School Restructuring,» the researchers at Wisconsin's Center on Organization and Restructuring of Schools found that even innovative school improvements, such as portfolio assessment and shared decision making, are less effective without accompanying meaningful student assignments based on deep inquiry.

The moderating effects of organizational characteristics are to be expected, since district size and school size almost always «make a difference,» no matter what the focus of the research is.180 Elementary schools are typically more sensitive than secondary schools to leadership influence, although previous leader - efficacy research has reported mostly non-significant effects.181 And the rapid turnover of principals has been widely decried as anathema to school improvement efforts.182 Now we have some evidence that the positive effects of leader efficacy are also moderated by school and district size (the larger the organization, the less sense of efficacy among principals).

As one of the major Wallace - funded studies reports, central offices need to be transformed so that the work of teaching and learning improvement can proceed.44 That is to say central offices need to «re-culture» themselves so they focus less on administration and more on supporting principals to improve instruction.

Less effective School Improvement Grants (SIG) schools were more likely to report that the support they received from either state or local entities emphasized grant compliance, auditing requirements, or job protection.

Schools and districts that use these tools report spending up to 70 percent less time completing necessary reports, which means they've got the information they need to identify necessary improvements, and more time to implement change.

None the less in the same reporting period, a greater percentage of NAHT Aspire / EdisonLearning partners previously judged to be «Requiring Improvement» (RI) have progressed to become «Good», 70 % versus 64 % nationally, with a further school jumping from «Inadequate» to «Good».

On Tuesday, Apple reported a third fiscal quarter 2015 net profit of $ 10.7 billion on $ 49.6 billion in revenue, and its stock plummeted because the tech giant's 59 percent profit improvement was less than Wall Street expected.

Even though RealtyTrac Inc. reports foreclosure starts numbered 747,728 in 2013, down 33 % from the previous year — with mortgage delinquencies less common amid steady job growth and rising home prices — the environment has limited improvement.

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Many dog parents have reported improvements in their dog's health conditions, such as better skin conditions (less scratching and odor), reduced flea population, fewer or total elimination of tear stains on the face, and less painful joints (in older dogs).

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Apart from the fundamental scientific advances of the breakthrough papers, there is an hierarchy of classes of lesser papers, along the lines of those which — • Confirm or deny the main thrust of a breakthrough paper by arriving from other angles • Provide an alternative or improvement to the main findings of breakthrough papers • Contribute more observation to the breakthrough paper and discuss its relevance • Seek to set a complementary base for a breakthrough in a related aspect of science • Report the views of a clutch of authors about a topic they deem to have political importance • Ditto for educational importance • Write papers that are knowingly lacking good science to place authors in one camp or another • Lambast an author or authors for being on the «wrong» side of a polarised topic • Perform meta analysis Etc..

reported improvements in air quality for 2006 — 2007 over 2002 levels can be attributed to (a) a shift in reported daily PM10 concentrations from just above to just below the national standard, and (b) a shift of monitoring stations in 2006 to less polluted areas.

But not only did the yoga practitioners report feeling less pain, but they also reported improvements in mood and energy levels.

Home Improvement Pays off Heart of Dixie Dwellers paid less than average for auto insurance in 2007, but homeowners insurance was a big - ticket item that same year with an average of $ 905, the I.I.I. reports.

For example, age - related improvements in emotion regulation and less attention and memory for negative information (Carstensen, 2006; Labouvie - Vief, 2003) may lead grandparents to report better quality parent — child relationships than middle - aged adults and their offspring.

Although both groups showed significant improvement over time in all areas of the Depression Anxiety and Stress Symptoms (DASS) scale after their interaction with the PMHT, the «get letter» group reported significantly less stress than the «no letter» group.

Results indicate that at posttest, mothers in the treated group reported significant improvement in their children's behavior, although they still perceived them as less well - adjusted than did mothers in the comparison group.

At the end of grade 3, there was less parental endorsement of physical punishment for children's problem behaviors and greater self - reported improvement in parenting behavior, compared with reports of the control group.

Also, it could be related to the experienced improvement in parent - child interaction, since parents reported about their child's social communication problems, and they might report less problems if they experience improved interaction with their child.