Sentences with phrase «research evidence largely»

The current research evidence largely shows an advantage to lower - GI diets in terms of improving glycemic control and blood lipid profile.

Not exact matches

At the same time, Catholics need to be aware that the existing research evidence base is largely consistent with orthodox moral teaching.

Despite the evidence, economics have largely driven the reluctance of many other hospitals to commit to donor milk, said Paula Meier, director of clinical research and lactation, neonatal intensive care unit, at Rush University Medical Center.

Unfortunately, this assessment is far from straightforward, largely because the data available is limited - a fact highlighted by the National Institutes of Health in 2006: «There is insufficient evidence to evaluate fully the benefits and risks of CDMR as compared to PVD, and more research is needed.»

Previous research has largely focused on dietary components and which diet would be best to lower the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes, but so far there is no clear evidence from epidemiological or clinical trial data that a specific diet is optimal for long - term weight - loss or lowering the risk of diabetes.

However, pharma - based physicians and groups have largely condemned the use of coconut oil, stating that all the evidence is «anecdotal,» lacking peer - reviewed scientific research.

This conclusion emanated not from any independent assessment of the evidence but largely from the College Board and ETS's own in - house research.

Policy makers, politicians and media too often discuss data about class sizes and their impact on student learning without an evidence base, relying largely on second - hand research or anecdotes.

Those competencies were largely drawn from process - product research on teaching and were perceived to be evidence - based.

There is little doubt that educators have been largely negative about the practice of acceleration despite abundant research evidence attesting to its validity.

To date, however, research has largely yielded mixed evidence on the strength of the relationship between classroom observation and student test performance, without significant investigation as to why such variability exists.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (big pdf file) and other climate - research groups have largely rejected the hypothesis that variations in the sun's behavior could have played a big role in warming since 1950 (the period in which the panel and the vast majority of climate specialists see abundant evidence that a human - caused buildup of greenhouse gases is the main influence).

The Wallace et al. 2016 study represents a new and interesting approach to climate science research which should yield very interesting and much more valid results since the weight given to each likely variable is determined by available evidence rather than the guesses of carefully selected «experts» and incorporated into their largely arbitrary computer models.

However, one must remember that many a researcher grabbed an idea and refused to let go even when the evidence went against them largely because they had defined themself as a scientist as much by their activism as their research.

As a judge, I shared one law clerk with another judge, and that clerk's primary responsibilities involved drafting proposed orders, reviewing motions, and researching the effects of various criminal convictions from various states on different grounds of removability, largely freeing me and my fellow judge to review applications for relief and the supporting evidence for those applications.

Maternal postnatal depression (PND) is common with a prevalence in the developed world of around 13 % 1 and a far higher prevalence in some developing world contexts.2, 3,4 There is a considerable body of evidence attesting to the fact that PND limits a mother's capacity to engage positively with her infant, with several studies showing that PND compromises child cognitive, behavioural and emotional development.5 It has proved difficult to predict PND antenatally6 and, in any event, preventive interventions have largely proved ineffective.7 Research and clinical attention has, therefore, been focused on the treatment of manifest PND.