Sentences with phrase «several studies aimed»

In addition to youth prevention, our team is conducting several studies aimed at improving the effectiveness of adult smoking cessation programs.

Stewart has collaborated on several studies aiming to address that problem.

Not exact matches

Several Canadian universities offer specialized degrees in actuarial studies to enter the financial and insurance business; there are a smaller number of master's degrees cropping up aimed at applying data sciences to a wider range of fields, along with some certificate programs aimed at professionals already working in business.

The purpose of the study is to show the size and nature of the UK's advice sector two years after the Retail Distribution Review (RDR) was implemented and commission - based sales were banned.The RDR had several aims — to improve the investment management service to clients, to increase the standards of professionalism for advisers, and to clarify the way advisers are paid for their services.

We have to explore, by a comparative study of the several writings, the common faith which evoked them, and which they aimed at interpreting to an ever - widening public.

The present task of New Testament criticism is to explore, by a comparative study of the several writings, the common faith which evoked them, and which they aimed at interpreting to an ever - widening public.

But Moore, who founded Living Proof Ministries and has written several books and Bible study courses aimed at teaching women about living a Christian life, was not alone in her frustration.

This study has led to the establishment of the BECS study by Dr Flanagan, a cohort study that aims to recruit several thousand samples of milk over the next few years that will enable a network of collaborations into a range of aspects of breastfeeding and long - term maternal health.

Now, several research groups aim to assess the stability of the remaining ice shelf, map the region's seafloor and study a newly exposed ecosystem that's been hidden from the sun for up to 120,000 years.

The study, sponsored by several U.S. science agencies, aims to identify «the questions that in five or ten years» time we will kick ourselves for not asking now,» the NRC expert panel writes.

«Just like a Tetris game, where we manipulate the game pieces with the aim of creating a horizontal line of several blocks, we can now build long nanotubes block by block,» said Amani Hariri, a PhD student in McGill's Department of Chemistry and lead author of the study.

Twenty years after getting diagnosed, Willenberg is still healthy and has participated in several long - term studies aimed at decoding why her body has been able to prevail over AIDS.

Several researchers at the meeting presented computer modeling studies aimed at helping resource managers in the arid West, where population growth and climate change are putting increasing pressure on the region's water supply.

A study of drugs aimed at preventing human papillomavirus (HPV) found that comprehensive vaccination could greatly reduce the onset of several types of cancers, including of the cervix.

With this final goal, during last decades, several studies were aimed to find strategies to prevent aging.

These studies provide the basis for a critical assessment of the views of the general public and physicians on genetics and genetic testing services in several European countries, while these surveys could be readily replicated in other countries in Europe with the ultimate aim of improving the public understanding of genetics and genetic testing, and facilitating the incorporation of genomic medicine into everyday clinical practice.

Aim to eat fish several times a week, cooked in healthy ways: In a 2009 study, men who consumed the most omega - 3s each day from baked or boiled fish (as opposed to fried, dried or salted) cut their risk of death from heart disease by 23 percent, compared with those who ate the least.

Our principle aim in conducting this study was to gather baseline data on several key areas concerning orphaned kitten care, including:

The Foundation has several ongoing studies specifically aimed at determining the role of viruses in cat cancers.

We achieved this aim and found several significant variables that have enabled the genetic study to progress.

This thesis presents the results of several general circulation model simulations aimed at studying the effect of ocean circulation changes when they occur in conjunction with increased atmospheric trace gas concentrations.

The study comes as the United States is attempting for the first time to regulate emissions from existing power plants, a proposal the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced several weeks ago and aims to finalize by next June.

Long - range, seasonal to decadal forecasting: Several studies led by George Mason University, the University of Miami, and NCAR aim to improve prediction of weather patterns months to years in advance.