Sentences with phrase «showed little or no effect»

Previous research raised the possibility that HDL might not be quite as protective against heart disease as generally believed by cardiologists, especially after several clinical trials of HDL - raising drugs showed little or no effect.

Several reviews of all randomized controlled data showed little or no effect on colds from vitamin C supplementation.

Although many studies have shown MCFA to boost energy and endurance, there are other studies which have shown little or no effect, at least when MCFA mixtures are taken in a single oral dose.

Also, ideas that are key to the program of interest may already be in place among the students we want to help, and so bringing the new program in shows little or no effect.

Not exact matches

It makes little sense to award executives on a biased short - term basis when the effects of their actions can last for years, or to award directors on the basis of time — or, as one of my students put it, «showing up.»

While there have been studies, such as the Card and Krueger study referenced by the CUPE report that show little or no job loss from a higher minimum wage, other studies have found instances where raising the minimum wage had a negative effect on employment.

In fact, some may have little or no effect, especially if your actions show that you don't truly understand what motivates your top performers.

There may be a lagging effect of 2016's retail weakness that shows up in Impinj's next quarter or two, but I bet it will probably guide a little higher and bounce after the next quarter.

We all knew we wouldn't get anything from this game.The venue tight ground, in London, more importantly the effect of the Norwich result.It seems to me now that our season could be determined by one player.Benik Afobe.He showed enough to warrant a start, Reading would be a great platform.We desperately need him to show the quality we know he has.With the predicted further 3 loses to come, this is going down to the wire.NES attitude has always been about his team, the system, style with little regard to the opposition, so it's too late for change, we have to carry on and hope that it will be enough.I saw a great tactic used in Spain, that would suit Costa or Cavellerio, who get frequently caught offside.That is for one of them to stay offside, as long as they are not involved in the first phase of play, then they are brought into the 2nd phase, with defenders tracking back, they have the advantage.Mind you it was Barcelona and Messi!!

If you are expecting a little one or recently brought one home, you have probably heard someone say, «Your whole life is about to change,» «Now your baby is running the show» or something to that effect.

I worked out while breastfeeding with both of my babies and did not see any effect on my milk supply or on my child accepting my milk after a workout (lactic acid levels increase a little after working out, but studies show there is no effect on the baby).

Tests showed that people allergic to regular strawberries could eat or handle white strawberries with little in the way of adverse effects.

«Our study shows that a Mediterranean diet rich in vegetable fats such as olive oil and nuts had little effect on bodyweight or waist circumference compared to people on a low - fat diet.

The best mind the denialists have is Lindzen, and he has tried in the scientific literature to show that greenhouse gas concentrations should have little effect, but his ideas don't appear to have convinced anyone or to be borne out by observation.

«Our study shows that a Mediterranean diet rich in vegetable fats such as olive oil and nuts had little effect on body weight or waist circumference compared to people on a low - fat diet.

The studies actually show that meal frequency has little or no effect on fat burning or weight loss (30, 31).

Studies have shown that using a weight belt either has little effect at all on the erector spinae muscles (lower back muscles) or an increase of their engagement by up to 25 %.

And, as if to show how much things have changed, it opens with a demonstration of just what special effects are available now, a scene of world - bending supernatural combat that makes the way cityscapes twist and meld in The Matrix or Inception look just a little old hat.

Positive comments from some recent users of this book include: Most schools are full of documents and data... Dr Slater is among the first to show how they can be used to compare what is said on paper and in interviews... The results will shock you... Dr Slater is a successful high school teacher and an award winning author... and here's why... Fantastic little book, punches well above its weight... Makes it seem so simple... the art of the genius... As an advocate of the What Works agenda, I think this book really is a wake - up call... A fantastic insight into the potential for using documents in research... Nails twenty years of research in twenty minutes... Worth every dime... Every student in my class (6th form) has been told to buy this book... and it's easy to see why... Shines a great big light on the power of documents in research... Surely this is the best book in its field... First class... I kept referring to this book in my presentation last week and the audience was ecstatic... Education research, usually has little effect on me... Until now... This book is formidable... Crushes the concept that education research is rubbish... fantastic insight... Blows you away with its power and simplicity... Huge reality check, senior school managers at good schools tell the truth, other's don't, won't or can't, and their students suffer.

This included: attendance levels (studies show a positive relationship between participation in sports and school attendance); behaviour (research concludes that even a little organised physical activity, either inside or outside the classroom, has a positive effect on classroom behaviour, especially amongst the most disruptive pupils); cognitive function (several studies report a positive relationship between physical activity and cognition, concentration, attention span and perceptual skills); mental health (studies indicate positive impacts of physical activity on mood, well - being, anxiety and depression, as well as on children's self - esteem and confidence); and attainment (a number of well - controlled studies conclude that academic achievement is maintained or enhanced by increased physical activity).

Currently, school districts in the United States spend $ 18 billion annually on professional development for teachers, 52 and the 50 largest school districts spend $ 18,000 per teacher per year.53 New research questions whether these funds are being spent effectively, as many forms of professional development have been shown to have little to no effect on teacher practice or student learning.54 Redistributing some of the funding currently used for one - off workshops and other less effective professional development activities to more school - based collaborative learning time could make it possible to provide teachers with increased time to collaborate and plan.

The overall effect makes the A6 look a little wider and slightly more aggressive, but it also looks so similar to the rest of the Audi lineup you'll have to check the badge on the back to make sure it's not an A4 or... Show full review

★ «Audible Presence: Lucio Fontana, Yves Klein, Cy Twombly» (through Nov. 16) A beautiful show of often little - known works by three revered artists, all of whom exaggerated or abused painting to innovative effect.

Further investigation has suggested that this is primarily a correlation between some Bristlecone pine ring widths (or densities) and «global» temperature — they are the dominant element of Mann's PC1 and in their absence there is very little correlation (MM and subsequently Wahl and Amman have shown this effect).

The best mind the denialists have is Lindzen, and he has tried in the scientific literature to show that greenhouse gas concentrations should have little effect, but his ideas don't appear to have convinced anyone or to be borne out by observation.

* There is too much conflicting evidence about climate change to know whether it is actually happening * Current climate change is part of a pattern that has been going on for millions of years * Climate change is just a natural fluctuation in Earth's temperatures * Even if we do experience some consequences from climate change, we will be able to cope with them * The effects of climate change are likely to be catastrophic * The evidence for climate change is unreliable * There are a lot of very different theories about climate change and little agreement about which is right * Scientists have in the past changed their results to make climate change appear worse than it is * Scientists have hidden research that shows climate change is not serious * Climate change is a scam * Social / behavioural scepticism measures * Climate change is so complicated, that there is very little politicians can do about it * There is no point in me doing anything about climate change because no - one else is * The actions of a single person doesn't make any difference in tackling climate change * People are too selfish to do anything about climate change * Not much will be done about climate change, because it is not in human nature to respond to problems that won't happen for many years * It is already too late to do anything about climate change * The media is often too alarmist about climate change * Environmentalists do their best to emphasise the worst possible effects of climate change * Climate change has now become a bit of an outdated issue * Whether it is important or not, on a day - to - day basis I am bored of hearing about climate change

There is little or no evaporative cooling effects here, south of the ranch, and the temperature on the Kestrel briefly showed 124F.

I keep getting back to Parker's statement, that obtaining temperature measurements at sites without an UHI effect, could explain why his trend indicators show little or no UHI effect at these stations.

A few groups pursued the study of possible mechanisms, for example elaborating theories of how changes in the atmosphere's electric circuit, which varies with the flux of cosmic rays, affected precipitation in the Arctic, Ram et al. (2009), or devising experiments that they hoped would show a direct and strong effect of cosmic rays on clouds, e.g., Svensmark et al. (2007)(which brought a strong press reaction but proved little).

When it was shown that doubling or tripling CO2 had very little effect on temperature, they claimed it would increase water vapor, the greenhouse gas they virtually ignore, which in turn increased temperature.

In addition, little knowledge is available on the effect of parenting support programmes delivered to immigrant parents.24 The few studies available have mostly shown little or no improvement in the mental health of immigrant parents25 26 or even poorer outcomes for immigrant families27 and families with low socioeconomic status.28 Scarcity of studies in this area may simply because few immigrant parents participate in such programmes.24 Several studies have reported difficulties in recruiting and retaining immigrant parents in parenting support programmes.29 30 Factors such as belonging to an ethnic minority, low socioeconomic status, practical aspects or experienced alienation and discrimination all contribute to low participation.28 31 Other studies have demonstrated that low participation and a high dropout rate of immigrant parents are associated with a lack of cultural sensitivity in the intervention, poor information about the parenting programme and lack of trust towards professionals.24 A qualitative study conducted with Somali - born parents in Sweden showed that Somali parents experienced many societal challenges in the new country and in their parenting behaviours.

These effects were attributed to the impoverished environment of these settings since research had shown that when conditions in the institutions are improved there is little or no intellectual deficit in children reared in group care (Dennis, 1976; Skeels, 1966; Du Pan & Roth, 1955; Klackenberg, 1956; Tizard, Cooperman, Joseph & Tizard, 1972).

He cautions that many of the interventions have not been carefully evaluated and those that have been have shown little effect on child maltreatment or its risk factors.

As shown in Table 2, there was little evidence that the presence of domestic violence had an impact on treatment effects for any other maternal or child outcomes.

Medication compliance has generally been shown to be poor the longer a child is on a medication, and medication alone will likely have little effect on academic achievement, family problems or problems with relationships with their friends.

The outcomes show little advantage for the therapist - led (nurse, psychologist) groups compared to the minimally intensive bibliotherapy group overall, while dose effects indicate that parents who attended seven or more sessions showed some advantages in outcome over those without therapist - contact.

Finally, we found little evidence of an association between distal or proximal effects of parental alcohol use on youth mental health problems which have previously been shown in children of alcoholics to be largely related to distal factors for both externalizing and internalizing symptoms [51,52].