Sentences with phrase «smaller positive effects on»

Nevertheless, Dr Sipilä has some further good news: «There is a possibility that religiosity might have a small positive effect on body image.»

For example, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) had small positive effects on disability and catastrophic thinking.66 Exercise therapy reduced pain and improved function in chronic low back pain54; improved function and reduced pain in osteoarthritis of the knee51 and hip52; and improved well - being, fibromyalgia symptoms, and physical function in fibromyalgia.48 Multimodal and multidisciplinary therapies helped reduce pain and improve function more effectively than single modalities.55, 67 Multiple guidelines recommended acetaminophen as first - line pharmacotherapy for osteoarthritis68 - 73 or for low back pain74 and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) as first - line treatment for osteoarthritis or low back pain70, 74; first - and second - line drugs for neuropathic pain include anticonvulsants (gabapentin or pregabalin), tricyclic antidepressants, and serotonin - norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs).75 - 78 Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have been associated with hepatic, gastrointestinal, renal, and cardiovascular risks.63, 73,79

... But by and large the newly decentralized, choice - driven system has had small positive effects on the academic performance of most Swedish students.»

Additionally, schools that had a larger share of FTC students and were therefore more financially dependent on the FTC program had a smaller positive effect on low - income students» college - going rates than schools with a smaller percentage of FTC students.

There was still, however, a small positive effect on four - year college enrollment for students who began FTC in elementary or middle school.

On net, human activity has a small positive effect on temperature after 1999 because of slight increases in anthropogenic forcing and on - going adjustments to postindustrial increases in anthropogenic forcings (Fig. 3).

Further work shows that the small positive effects on achievement primarily occur for those children making the transition into middle childhood, whereas the small negative effects occur among those children making the transition out of middle childhood.

The researchers found that the reform had small positive effects on verbal test scores, but no effect on the mean performance in the arithmetic or logical reasoning tests.

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Immigrants likely compete most directly against other immigrants so the effects on less - skilled native - born Americans might be very small or even positive.

Our view is that elections tend to have a brief positive impact on the market, although their long term effect tends to be fairly small.

The results also showed the Brexit vote had only a small negative effect on staff morale (17 % vs. 54 % positive or no change).

So, I've been working on making small choices with intention and positive effect.

As our study has a power of 80 % (α = 0.05) to detect a difference of at least 5.7 points for the Bayley PDI and 2.6 points for the Peabody motor scales, we can not exclude a small positive effect of breast feeding on motor development.

I appreciate that cost and down - time are important factors in bridge building, but spread over generations relatively small investments in superstructure can have a positive effect on community pride, maybe even tourism.

Previous studies have largely focused on whether there will be any negative effects, and ignored any positive effects, says Joe Small of the National Nuclear Laboratory in Warrington, UK, another researcher in the consortium.

Pooling findings from all four studies, the researchers found that taking photos had a reliably positive effect on visual memory and a smaller but reliable negative effect on auditory memory.

This trial also looked at the effects of corticosteroids on HIV - positive people, but the small number of included participants meant that the review authors were unsure if the benefits in terms of a reduction of death was preserved in this group of participants.

«This is in contrast to a handful of previous smaller studies which have shown some positive effects on repetitive behaviours, social memory and emotion processing.

Remember that direct greenhouse effect from CO2 is quite small; the predictions rely on positive feedback from other effects (particularly water vapour feedbacks, a far more significant greenhouse gas) to cause substantial warming.

While small studies in humans with cognitive impairment have suggested that BHB could improve memory, senior scientist and Buck President and CEO, Eric Verdin MD, says this is the first study in aging mammals which details the positive effects of BHB on memory and lifespan.

Because of small sample size, the changes in tumor - initiating cell number were not significant (P > 0.05), but these data are supportive of the in vitro findings and suggest that hypoxia may have a positive effect on the tumor - initiating cell population in ER - α — positive breast cancers and a negative effect in ER - α — negative tumors.

A combination of bifidobacteria, enterococcus and lactobacillus has been shown to have a positive effect on small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and IBS symptoms.

A small Australian study showed the positive effects of 12 weeks of three to four - and - a-half-hours of mindful movement (i.e. yoga) a week on body mass index (BMI), blood pressure, waist circumference and depressive symptoms, so remember to get a massage and enjoy a yoga class once in a while.

Last week we talked about breaking your large goals into smaller goals and its (positive) effect on success rates.

it's only to point that i recently read on a book that defends Dukan's diet wrote by a MD that happens to have only one kidney since he was a child, and he links the occurence of kidney stones in those children of the early ketogenic studies to the prevailing idea of water in those days, ie, that water should be consumed in small amounts because it was thougth to provoque interferences with ketonic bodies production, and that was though to lessen their positive effects

Second, review the health benefits of small weight losses with patients, emphasizing the positive effects of reduced weight and exercise on OA - symptoms such as pain.

However, the fact remains that even a small amount of creatine had a significant positive effect on intelligence.

Charter school attendance also appears to have a modest positive effect on reading scores, though this estimate falls short of statistical significance due to the relatively small number of students in our lottery sample.

On one hand, the higher rates of preschool participation among children today suggest that any positive long - term effects of extending universal public schooling to four - year - olds may be even smaller than those estimated here for kindergarten.

Enrolling in a private school through the scholarship program had positive effects on college enrollment, mostly in two - year colleges, and there were zero or small effects on two - year degree attainment.

Of course, all this exercise should also have a positive effect on the «not - so - small problem with childhood obesity,» as Bean calls it.

The review found a net positive effect on student achievement — that's encouraging — but the researchers could not identify common characteristics from such a small and varied sample.

To eliminate the effects of any chance differences in performance caused by other observable characteristics, our analysis takes into account students» age, gender, race, and eligibility for the free lunch program; whether they had been assigned to a small class; and whether they were assigned to a teacher of the same race — which earlier research using these same data found to have a large positive effect on student performance (see «The Race Connection,» Spring 2004).

For example, the Gates Foundation's small school reforms were widely panned as a flop in early reviews relying on student test scores, but a number of later rigorous studies showed (sometimes substantial) positive effects on outcomes such as graduation and college enrollment.

It makes for a nice comparison, but, as Neerav Kingsland points out, because the study focused on such a small sample, it can not rule out the possibility that SIG had substantial positive effects.

The estimated effects of the private school share on student achievement are somewhat smaller in science and reading than in math, but they remain substantial, positive, and statistically significant (see Figure 2).

The EEF will now discuss with the Switch - on team options for developing and testing an alternative model for scaling the intervention that can be delivered in many schools, but with the same positive effects of the smaller trial.

Finally, Harman notes that several small studies have found that the Schools Attuned program «has a positive effect on student and teacher outcomes.»

Find the reciprocal of a number given as a fraction or decimal · Use index laws to calculate with squares and cubes · Use index laws to simplify and calculate the value of numerical expressions involving multiplication and division of integer powers, and powers of a power · Find the prime factor decomposition of positive integers and write in index form · Know the effects that a change of place value has on a calculation · Multiply and divide by any number between 0 and 1 · Multiply and divide decimal numbers by whole numbers and decimal numbers (up to 2 d.p.), eg 266.22 ¸ 0.34 · Use brackets and the hierarchy of operations (BIDMAS) · Use index notation for integer powers of 10 · Add, subtract any numbers including negative decimals · Check answers by inverse calculation · Find the common factors and common multiples of two small numbers

When those two factors are taken into account, the positive effect of cognitive skills on annual economic growth becomes somewhat smaller, but is still 0.63 percentage points per half of a standard deviation of test scores.

A second - order meta - analysis of 25 meta - analyses encompassing over 1,000 studies and 40 years of research on technology and classroom learning found that the use of technology in the classrooms shows a small to moderate positive effect on student learning, as compared to technology - free traditional instruction.

A meta - analysis (including 74 rigorous studies and over 56,000 K - 12 students) found that mathematics computer applications produce a small but positive effect on mathematics achievement, and, specifically, programs that supplement traditional math instruction with additional instruction at students» individualized assessed levels of need showed greater effects on math achievement.

The effects of minimum - competency exams on average 8th grade NAEP test scores were positive but small and mainly insignificant.

White Hat, meanwhile (whose financial operations have come under scrutiny in Ohio) had a small but significant positive impact on reading progress, but a significant negative effect in math.

These studies showing the direct positive effects of raising household income — even by small amounts — on student achievement make it plain that reducing poverty through stable, living wage jobs for all working families would also help improve educational outcomes.

Abstract: Several publications summarize the demonstrated positive effects of small learning communities (SLCs) on students and teachers (Cotton, 2001; Fine & Somerville, 1998; Raywid, 1996).

«Research found that it had annual impacts of about one - quarter of a standard deviation in math and small but still positive effects on reading.»

Some studies show positive effects on attendance and outcomes in smaller districts, although a 2010 Georgia study found students had improved passing rates on state - administered exams in larger districts.

We find some small differences across charter types, but none of the charter school enrollment effects on test score growth for any cohort were positive among any of the three types examined.

A recent follow - up study tracking the continued success of the 2010 and 2011 graduates of small high schools indicates the positive average effects of small schools on four - year graduation rates have been sustained.