Sentences with phrase «similar response to conditions»

Premack suggests that the degree of abstraction can be measured by «transfer,» a similar response to conditions other than those in which the organism was trained (OAHC 424).

Not exact matches

The strengths of the study include the ability to compare outcomes by the woman's planned place of birth at the start of care in labour, the high participation of midwifery units and trusts in England, the large sample size and statistical power to detect clinically important differences in adverse perinatal outcomes, the minimisation of selection bias through achievement of a high response rate and absence of self selection bias due to non-consent, the ability to compare groups that were similar in terms of identified clinical risk (according to current clinical guidelines) and to further increase the comparability of the groups by conducting an additional analysis restricted to women with no complicating conditions identified at the start of care in labour, and the ability to control for several important potential confounders.

Vasospasm that occurs at random times not related to breastfeeds is more likely to be a condition related to Raynaud's phenomenon, where a person experiences similar symptoms in fingers, toes, etc in response to exposure to cold.

The technique allowed them to recreate pressure conditions similar to those inside the earth by pressing a diamond tip that was carefully machined to a specific geometry into the olivine crystal to measure the material's response.

The URI researcher's next step is to do similar studies of how the fat composition of birds changes with environmental conditions and in response to their energy needs.

«Rather, both women and men exhibit similar responses to the same types of stressful workplace conditions.»

Following training, the primates showed fear responses, not only to the conditioned stimulus, but to tones similar in pitch to the conditioned stimulus as well.

Gene deletion mutants of the same pathway or with similar fitness alterations in steady conditions can largely differ in their response to dynamic conditions.

Because these health conditions can have similar or overlapping symptoms, testing is the only way to know for certain which type of adverse response is occurring.

Similar fructose increases have been reported in healthy volunteers who consumed fructose loads between 0.5 and 0.75 g / kg34 and in individuals who consumed fructose - sweetened beverages with mixed meals.35 Leptin and ghrelin levels were indistinguishable following acute ingestion of glucose or fructose, a finding possibly attributable to the short time interval of observation; leptin levels typically change 4 to 6 hours after glucose administration.36 Although fructose was previously reported to be less effective than glucose in suppressing ghrelin, such differences may be attributable to the different conditions and timing of ghrelin measurements.10 Little is known about the acute PYY response to fructose ingestion compared with glucose ingestion, although 1 study in rats found higher rather than lower PYY levels after 24 hours of glucose but not fructose feeding.11 Whether such disparities are related to study design or species differences remains uncertain.

Over time, the symptoms may turn into a chronic inflammatory response similar to that of an autoimmune condition.

This knob, similar to the Land Rover Terrain Response system, allows the driver to access different vehicle parameters depending on the conditions the vehicle is driving in.

CRDs have ophthalmoscopic changes that are very similar to those of PRA and detailed ERG studies that measure both cone and rod - specific responses are required to distinguish between the two types of condition.

The artists» varied responses each used this specific instance from the past to engage with and stimulate further conversations about the conditions of the present, with the same physical space hosting the exploration of similar issues as those addressed more than forty years earlier.

In the immediate aftermath of such loss of life, scientists and engineers are drawn to comparisons with similar events elsewhere to identify whether any local conditions contributed to the death toll, and to learn lessons from the emergency response.

This is a «Demand Response» program similar to those that control water heaters or air conditioning when loads are really high, to shave off the peaks.

In response to the lawsuit, the city had a maintenance supervisor testify that the city had no actual knowledge of the dangerous condition and that there had never been a similar accident reported nor any report of a dangerous condition.