Sentences with phrase «sized design studies»

The first aspect that was considered was the design, which was chosen from 15 full - sized design studies.

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The landmark survey commissioned by the Broadbent Institute is the first study of its kind and size to measure Canadians» attitudes about voting system design and preference for electoral reform.

The sample size was small, and the researchers stated that the research findings indicate the need for a randomised control trial (RCT) as RCT's are widely recognised as the best study design.

Did you know that the studies that show phytic acid is an antinutrient were poorly designed and based on small sample sizes?

Further design details for the cohort study, including the eligibility criteria, sample size calculations, derivation of risk status, outcome measures, and ethical procedures, are reported elsewhere.13

Previous attempts to evaluate the Baby Friendly Initiative within an observational study design have often been limited by small sample size or reliance upon ecological measures of confounding factors.16, 17 The advantage of the Millennium Cohort Study is the availability of individual - level social and demographic information, as well as the circumstances of pregnancy and delivery, allowing adjustment for factors that in other studies may be associated with both policy intervention and infant feeding practices, via area or individual population differestudy design have often been limited by small sample size or reliance upon ecological measures of confounding factors.16, 17 The advantage of the Millennium Cohort Study is the availability of individual - level social and demographic information, as well as the circumstances of pregnancy and delivery, allowing adjustment for factors that in other studies may be associated with both policy intervention and infant feeding practices, via area or individual population differeStudy is the availability of individual - level social and demographic information, as well as the circumstances of pregnancy and delivery, allowing adjustment for factors that in other studies may be associated with both policy intervention and infant feeding practices, via area or individual population differences.

A prospective, controlled study of the effect of breast milk on infection among low birth weight infants was conducted in India in 1981.18 Although the sample size was small, 62 infants, the study design was a randomized block design in which feeding schedules for breast milk or formula were randomly allocated within groups of infants that were determined to be relatively homogeneous with respect to factors predisposing to infection.

The prospective design of the IFPS II, the large sample size, as well as the extensive information on infant and maternal dietary practices make it useful for studying exclusive breastfeeding practices and testing hypotheses in a prospective manner [27].

Group designation was given from a randomisation list, generated using a permuted randomized block design, with permutation block sizes of 3, 6, and 9 units, prior to study initiation by an external statistician.

This project will be the first step of the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center study process and is intended to provide information on programming, the role of the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center, size and needs of a new or expanded center, concept designs and locational analysis.

Over the last 50 years, neuroscience has seen an «increase in research flexibility and the complexity of study designs combined with the stability of sample size and search for increasingly subtle effects,» the article's authors write.

NASA's Near - Earth Asteroid Scout, a small satellite the size of a shoebox, designed to study asteroids close to Earth, performed a full - scale solar sail deployment test at ManTech NeXolve's facility in Huntsville, Alabama, Sept. 13.

The success of this design will depend on how well the beetle - sized system scales up, says Julian Vincent, who studies biomimetic engineering at the University of Bath, U.K..

But the size and consistency of the benefits observed in this study indicate that policies solely designed to reduce the use of ED CT scans could compromise patient care.

At the northern edge of the study site, José Verdasca and Eduardo Sebastián Martínez of the Centro de Astrobiología, a public research laboratory in Madrid, are testing dust devil detection equipment they have designed to fly on NASA's next Mars mission — a car - size ranging rover called Curiosity, to be launched in fall 2011.

The findings might have departed from prior studies because of the difference in size and study design, he said, explaining that much of the previous work in this area has been conducted in groups of 100 or fewer and mostly involved student subjects.

Unlike the two previous analyses, this one didn't lump together studies of variable sizes and designs.

Small study size, design flaws, publication bias (failure to publish negative results or duplication of positive results), drug - industry influence, and the play of chance were among the problems Ioannidis found that caused false or exaggerated claims.

Power analyses for group differences and treatment effects are presented for different sample sizes to guide preclinical and clinical study design.

In addition to the small sample size and the fact that the trial was not designed or intended as an efficacy study, one important caveat is that because the trial was not investigator - blinded, it is likely that at least some bias was introduced into the assessments, particularly on the more subjective ones such as the IGA and some components of the MDS - UPDRS II and III subscales.

Most published studies entailed small number of subjects; well - designed studies with larger sample sizes are needed to ascertain how this test can reduce clinical diagnostic uncertainty or impact treatment planning.

We provide consultation on study design and sample size calculation for array or deep - sequencing - based genomics studies.

The three researchers (WJH: Pubmed, Embase and CNKI, KP: Korean databases, YM: Japanese databases) extracted the data for all descriptive information from the publications, namely published journals, language, study place, study type, subjects, handedness, objective, interventions, control groups, block - design, fMRI device type, software for fMRI data analysis, sample size, and results.

The fix: To decrease portion sizes, plates should be no more than 9 to 10 inches and bowls less than 20 ounces, recommends study author Brian Wansink, PhD, in his book Slim By Design: Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life.

They designed a study «to compare the adaptive changes in muscle size, contractile strength, and MHC (fiber type) composition evoked by resistance training performed at either low or high contraction intensity (i.e. low or high reps) while equalized for total loading volume»

The only result of your paper is the last sentenace: «We are in the very infancy of research on intermittent fasting in human subjects and future studies with larger sample sizes, longer durations and of better study design must be completed before any definite conclusions can be made regarding intermittent fasting and human health and the applicability to modern lifestyle.»

We are in the very infancy of research on intermittent fasting in human subjects and future studies with larger sample sizes, longer durations and of better study design must be completed before any definite conclusions can be made regarding intermittent fasting and human health and the applicability to modern lifestyle.

Did you know that the studies that show phytic acid is an antinutrient were poorly designed and based on small sample sizes?

The study also reported improvements in other cardiovascular and metabolic variables such as triglycerides, LDL - cholesterol particle size, and C - reactive protein, but it did not correct for multiple comparisons (a common scientific design problem of many fasting studies)(36).

The strengths of the study were the cohort design, large sample size, and prospective data collection as well as the combination of screening, referrals, and registry linkage for detection of ASD cases.

But when the legislation passed, the only available evidence about the program consisted of testimony; a dozen or so empirical studies by the program's own staff that used primitive quasi-experimental designs; and the most - cited single study confounded the court - ordered introduction of the program with a simultaneously ordered reduction in class sizes of 40 percent.

First, quality studies in education (large sample sizes, randomized, cross-over design, longitudinal, etc.) are very expensive and rare.

Moderator analyses were performed using a random effects model that focused on the three main areas of scaffold characteristics (including the mechanism, functions, delivery forms, mode, and number of scaffolds; how to promote self - regulated learning by scaffolds); demographics of the selected studies (including sample groups, sample size, learning domain, research settings, and types of computer - based learning environments); and research methodological features (including research methods, types of research design, types of organization for treatment, and duration of treatment).

It's better to have data about a program's effects presented as an effect size, which helps us decide whether the program's effect, despite all the complications in the study's design, is potentially large enough to be worth pursuing in terms of time, money, and personnel costs.

The initial C2 design study reaches full - size 1:1 scale with a clay model in 1956 under the direction of GM design chief Harley Earl and is developed into a production version under subsequent GM design chief Bill Mitchell.

Back in March, the brand revealed a design study for a possible BMW 3 - Series - sized all - electric sedan which was said to preview the brand's G70 model.

Insiders suggest the Golf - sized model hasn't drastically changed in its transition from a design study to a production model, though features like the camera - based mirrors and the power - retractable door handles didn't make the cut.

Designed for independent study, all sizes of groups, and all age - ranges, verse mapping is for people who want more depth when studying God's Word.

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Again, you will need to study books you like in design and take a tape measure and figure out their trim sizes and then run them through that calculator on CreateSpace.

In addition to confirming feasibility, the pilot study also successfully identified areas for study design optimization related to sample size and eligibility criteria.

The villa has been designed with a master on ground level, two guest rooms with King - size and Twin bed in another building plus 1 king - size bedroom upstairs connecting with the study.

- Second bedroom features queen size bed, en suite bathroom with rain shower, air - conditioning, HD LCD TV, safe, DVD / CD player, built - in wardrobes, study desk, linens and towels - Third bedroom features twin beds or queen size bed, en suite bathroom with rain shower, air - conditioning, ceiling fan, safe, HD LCD TV, DVD / CD player, built - in wardrobes, study desk, linens and towels - All bedrooms en suites with rain shower, separate WC, own private gardens, air conditioning, ceiling fans, built - in wardrobes, study desk, LCD TV, DCD / CD player, and toiletries - Living and dining areas features ceiling fan, air conditioning, custom design furnishings, stunning marble floors, LED lighting, iPod docking system, Telephone and sound music system - Dining room comfortably with 8 guests - The living and media room features wide screen LCD TV, DVD / CD player, sound music system, and iPod docking station - Free WIFI access - Fully equipped kitchen with conventional oven, microwave, fridge, blender, etc. - Outdoor of the villa features pool (8m x 4m), outdoor furniture, sun loungers & umbrella, and parking.

Amazingly, with an enrollment of only about 800 students (for the record — that's roughly the same size as my high school), the college offers majors in Environmental Studies, Renewable Energy & Ecological Design, Wilderness & Outdoor Therapy, Sustainable Agriculture & Food Production, Animal Conservation & Care and numerous minor options in the environmental and sustainability space.

In this framework, a research finding is less likely to be true when the studies conducted in a field are smaller; when effect sizes are smaller; when there is a greater number and lesser preselection of tested relationships; where there is greater flexibility in designs, definitions, outcomes, and analytical modes; when there is greater financial and other interest and prejudice; and when more teams are involved in a scientific field in chase of statistical significance.

Jones designed her study to explore the effect of island size, distance from the mainland, the amount of surrounding forest cover, and varying degrees of fire damage on island plant communities.

1) the studies conducted in a field are smaller; 2) when effect sizes are smaller; 3) when there is a greater number and lesser preselection of tested relationships; 4) where there is greater flexibility in designs, definitions, outcomes, and analytical modes; 5) when there is greater financial and other interest and prejudice; and 6) when more teams are involved in a scientific field in chase of statistical significance.»

Environmental Engineer — Duties & Responsibilities Trained environmental engineer with experience in industrial and academic settings Oversee development and feasibility study of a new low level chlorine detection method by nanotechnology Direct identification and quantification of sulfate - reducing bacteria (SRB) and sulfur - oxidizing bacteria (SOB) by Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT - PCR) Lead research for «Control of distribution system water quality in a changing water quality environment» funded by Tampa Bay Water Authority, Water Research Foundation Responsible for analyzing biological parameters and interpreting data from distribution system samples Manage QA / QC and sampling protocol for all biological project samples Compose and organize the entire biological sections for final project reports Develop and verify empirical models relating biofilm density and HPC measurements to water quality Responsible for designing water, sewer, fire, and storm drainage systems for a 3 story building Composed an Operations & Maintenance Manual for drainage systems Drafted full - size CAD blue prints of drainage systems and other structures Proficient in water / waste water treatment, experimental design, and laboratory studies Provide research for a project studying the effects of ultra-filtration on oily waste water Create a full 40 MGD water treatment plant process and design for a fictional city in North China Oversee site and source water selection, water pump stations design, treatment plant planning and pipeline layout Drafted full - size CAD blue prints and composed an Operations & Maintenance Manual Experience with hydraulic modeling and waste water plant design Consistently recognized for excellence in team leadership, project management, and academic study

A well designed evaluation study (e.g., using a strong experimental design with a well matched comparison group and adequate sample size) with more extensive measurement would be needed to provide stronger evidence of curriculum impact.

Because of constraints of sample size and cost, the study was not designed to make direct comparisons between paraprofessionals and nurses.