Sentences with phrase «short duration of the study»

Due to the inclusion of so many young dogs and the relatively short duration of the study, no overall difference in life expectancy for the two groups was noted (we'd expect 3 year old dogs to live for another couple of years).

None of the variables we measured significantly predicted changes in positive affect over time, which may be due to the short duration of the study.

Not exact matches

That led investigators to conclude that ResearchKit is «particularly suitable for studies of short duration that require rapid enrollment across diverse geographical locations, frequent data collection, and real - time feedback to participants,» according to Yvonne Chan, who heads up the digital health and personalized medicine unit at Mount Sinai.

One of the Mount Sinai researchers who worked on the study said that ResearchKit was «particularly suitable for studies of short duration that require rapid enrollment across diverse geographical locations, frequent data collection, and real - time feedback to participants.»

Likewise, human studies investigating different sources of protein and body weight and composition have either been of very short duration or conducted with energy restriction, thus confounding the interpretation of the results.

A recent study found that «epidurals, postpartum hemorrhage, postpartum surgery, and short labor duration increased depressive symptoms» (Kendall - Tackett, Cong & Hale, 2015) in addition to decreasing the initiation and continuation of breastfeeding.

Because the study duration was short, future studies should explore the effect of massage on infantile colic symptoms in a wider time - frame.

CONCLUSIONS: The upright position during the first stage of labor did not contribute towards a shorter duration of labor; however, it proved to be a safe and well - accepted option for the women of this study.

Laboratory studies reveal that the average duration of infant and maternal awakenings in the cosleeping environment are shorter on average than the awakenings mothers and babies experience when baby awakens in another room, and requires intervention before going back to sleep (see Mosko et al 1997).

However, the organization also called for more research regarding the benefits of 6 vs 4 months of exclusive breastfeeding.25 Thus far, several studies in industrialized countries revealed that a shorter duration of breastfeeding increases the risk of common infectious diseases, such as respiratory and gastrointestinal tract infections.8, 19,24,26, — , 32 However, in these studies, various definitions of the exclusiveness of breastfeeding were used24, 27,28,30 or the combination of duration and exclusiveness of breastfeeding was not taken into account.8, 31

Although not directly comparable, our findings are in broad agreement with those from routine data in Scotland that have indicated a positive association between Baby Friendly accreditation, but not certification, and breastfeeding at 1 week of age.17 Our findings reinforce those of Coutinho and colleagues who reported that high exclusive breastfeeding rates achieved in Brazilian hospitals implementing staff training with the course content of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative were short - lived and not sustained at home unless implemented in combination with post-natal home visits.35 Similarly in Italy, training of staff with an adapted version of the Baby Friendly course content resulted in high breastfeeding rates at discharge, with a rapid decrease in the days after leaving hospital.36 In contrast, a cluster randomized trial in Belarus (PROBIT) found an association between an intervention modelled on the Baby Friendly Initiative with an increased duration of breastfeeding37 an association also reported from an observational study in Germany.38 Mothers in Belarus stay in hospital post-partum for 6 — 7 days, and in Germany for 5 days, with post-natal support likely to be particularly important in countries where mothers stay in the hospital for a shorter time, with early discharge likely to limit the influence of a hospital - based intervention.

Interventions to improve breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity and duration are based on extensive evidence from both observational and intervention studies of short - and long - term health benefits of breastfeeding for both mothers and infants.13 — 15 Nevertheless, to our knowledge none of previous studies has systematically examined whether the increases in breastfeeding resulting from such interventions have equally benefited all socioeconomic groups.

Conversely, many researchers have observed a greater risk of overweight in children and adolescents who had not been breastfed compared with those who had16, 17 or who were breastfed a shorter rather than longer duration.18 — 25 On the basis of a review of 11 studies, Dewey26 concluded that «the evidence to date suggests that breastfeeding reduces the risk of child overweight to a moderate extent.»

Meta - analysis of All 17 Qualifying Studies: Any Breastfeeding for 6 Months and Beyond Compared With Shorter Duration

Because the benefits of breastfeeding are, in most studies, shown to be dose dependent, increasing the amount of breast milk consumed by premature infants, either through extending duration or increasing the number of breast vs formula feeds, is an important contribution to their short - and long - term health.

The separate analysis of these 4 studies indicated a statistically significant inverse association between any breastfeeding for 6 months or more compared with a shorter duration and childhood leukemia (OR, 0.84; 95 % CI, 0.75 - 0.94).

With a few exceptions, longitudinal studies have tended to be of short duration.

A team of researchers led by Nial Tanvir of the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom has used Hubble to study a recent short - duration burst in near - infrared light.

Another study of 4,175 individuals between 11 and 17 years of age is the first to document reciprocal effects for major depression and short sleep duration among adolescents using prospective data.

Although this may be bad news for the Baltic Sea and other areas plagued by this dinoflagellate, Kremp also noted that the short duration of most lab studies limits what we can know about how toxic algae may evolve over the next century.

«Short duration of breastfeeding and maternal obesity linked to fatty liver in adolescents: Novel study finds evidence for association between breastfeeding duration and maternal obesity and development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescents, reports the Journal of Hepatology.»

Cholesterol levels of the volunteers in the Cambridge study fell on average by 9.6 per cent — which the researchers say is «impressive given the relatively short duration of soy protein intake».

In a study led by Duke Health and published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, scientists demonstrate in rats that a short duration of the drug donepezil can reverse both structural and genetic damage that bouts of alcohol use causes in neurons, or nerve cells, in the young brain.

The study also showed that the number of Google searches on the topic «sleep» has more than doubled and scientific publications on «short sleep» and its consequences has grown more than 10 fold from 2003 to 2016, and was highly correlated with the observed increase in sleep duration.

Although vaccination induces an inflammatory response during pregnancy, the magnitude and the duration of response is much lower and shorter, respectively, for influenza vaccination than viral infection.27 Like infection, influenza vaccination during pregnancy has been reported to induce a transient increase in the levels of a number of proinflammatory cytokines, including interleukin 6, tumor necrosis factor α, and C - reactive protein.27 - 30 Studies on mice found an association between high interleukin - 6 levels during pregnancy and abnormal behavior and brain structure.19 However, in epidemiological studies, associations between maternal cytokine levels and ASD have beenStudies on mice found an association between high interleukin - 6 levels during pregnancy and abnormal behavior and brain structure.19 However, in epidemiological studies, associations between maternal cytokine levels and ASD have beenstudies, associations between maternal cytokine levels and ASD have been mixed.

Previous studies of BAT transplantation in mice, which transplanted BAT in a different location and had a shorter duration, did not show beneficial effects.

Of six studies one study [70] observed that a longer duration of manipulation induced more activation in the inferior frontal, temporal, parietal gyrus, occipital lobe, cerebellum or temporal pole and more deactivation in the prefrontal cortex, orbital gyrus or pons than shorter manipulatioOf six studies one study [70] observed that a longer duration of manipulation induced more activation in the inferior frontal, temporal, parietal gyrus, occipital lobe, cerebellum or temporal pole and more deactivation in the prefrontal cortex, orbital gyrus or pons than shorter manipulatioof manipulation induced more activation in the inferior frontal, temporal, parietal gyrus, occipital lobe, cerebellum or temporal pole and more deactivation in the prefrontal cortex, orbital gyrus or pons than shorter manipulation.

Because drug trials are very expensive to run, they will likely be of short duration, and in some ways TRACK - HD is like a «dry - run» for these later studies.

The HARP study showed that 80 mg of simvastatin administered acutely to patients with acute lung injury showed significant improvements in organ failure scores, suggesting that statins modulate the systemic inflammation after only a short duration of treatment [17].

Another randomized, double - blind placebo study found that those who took zinc acetate lozenges had a significantly shorter duration of a cold compared to those who took a placebo.

Three weeks appears to be the minimum amount of time required for ketoadaptation; ie, studies of shorter duration generally show: low carb = poor physical performance.

Although it is often suggested that children with epilepsy who are benefiting from ketogenic dietary therapy continue this for at least two years, duration of treatment could be shorter in patients with infantile spasms who become seizure - free; one study reported no adverse effect on seizure outcomes and less risk of growth disturbances when treatment was tapered down after 8 months (15).

A recent 2015 study of older men also found that lower vitamin D levels were associated with shorter sleep duration and more time spent awake after initially falling asleep.

In these studies, «explosive» isometrics are performed such that the individual exerts force for a short duration of time (usually around 1 second), trying to reach around 80 — 90 % of maximum force.

It's important to note that the studies that have been done have been small and of short duration.

Some of it is personal preference and goals, while recent research may offer more insight: A study by researchers from Loughborough University in Britain (Rollo I and Williams C, 2010) showed that carbohydrate and / or protein during exercise shorter than one hour in duration is only required under certain conditions.

It may be attributed to the weight loss or short - duration of study.

However, these conclusions have been based on laboratory studies using exercise interventions of relatively short duration and are thus limited in their application to performance in the field.»

It is at present unknown whether an optimal balance between safety and efficacy can be achieved with the combination therapy of GH and IGF - I, since this combination has been evaluated in only a small number of patient populations and in studies of a relatively short duration.

However, this previous analysis selected studies of shorter duration, excluded trials that had calorie - restricted diets, and didn't take study intensity into account.

The Quebec Family Study suggested an increased risk of 27 % with shorter sleep duration.

A meta - analysis of 696 studies published in 2008 showed that short sleep duration increased the risk of obesity by 55 % in adults and 89 % in children.

With the exception of one study (20), these metabolic studies are limited by the short study duration (typically, 7 — 14 d), which probably does not allow sufficient time for full adaptation to low - carbohydrate conditions.

For instance, if you are planning to study Masters, then of course you do need to have at least a four years graduate degree in many cases, while if you like to study for shorter duration, certification or diploma courses may be better.

However the difference in the rate of recovery between the two drugs is very small — i.e. a matter of minutes and in some studies (especially with a short duration of anesthesia — which would fit most in practice) there was no significant difference in the rate of recovery between the two drugs.

Studies made at the State Hydrological Institute, Russia, comparing the horizon of 2010 to 2015 with the control period 1950 to 1979, show that ice cover duration on the rivers in Siberia would be shorter by 15 to 27 days and maximum ice cover would be thinner by 20 to 40 % (Vuglinsky and Gronskaya, 2005).

The duration of online course is shorter compared with the traditional school because you can study anytime you want..

The studies included were generally of short duration in young adult women who did not have any substantial psychiatric comorbidity.

Eight studies offered individual home visits, 44 — 46 49 — 51 55 — 59 three studies offered individual sessions (outside the home), 47 48 52 — 54 one study offered group sessions, 42 one study offered web coaching, 43 two studies combined individual sessions and group sessions, 36 and one study combined home visits and group sessions.46 Intervention was initiated prenatally in four studies, 36 55 56 59 and 12 studies initiated intervention after the child was born.36 42 — 54 57 58 The duration of the interventions varied from relatively short interventions (≤ 6 months) 43 44 49 — 54 to medium - length interventions (7 — 12 months) 42 45 46 56 59 to long interventions (≥ 24 months).36 47 48 55 57 58

Even though the research didn't show a direct link between short sleep duration and inflammation, Wilson adds, «this study lifts the veil on another piece of why sleep is still important.»