Sentences with phrase «studies on distance»

For example, in studies on distance learning, Arab students were found to participate less because they thought it would come across as showing off.

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Offering both full — time and part — time study options, RMC's program is available on — campus in Kingston, Ont., or at a distance, although some residency is always required.

The study found that point values will differ depending on the distance flown, the fare class, whether the flight is domestic or international, or one - way vs. round trip.

Since 1983 the University United Methodist Church in Fort Worth has invited chemically sensitive persons to a weekly Bible study in the church's uncarpeted solarium, where the six to ten participants sit on metal chairs at a distance from one another and the minister.

In 2008, the Journal of Sports Economics published a study that suggested a recruit's decision on where to attend college is «governed by a handful of primary factors» including «the opportunity for individual success and exposure, a team's recent on - field success and the distance to the school from his hometown.»

A study shows, for the first time, how these functional impairments arise: Social isolation during early life prevents the cells that make up the brain's white matter from maturing and producing the right amount of myelin, the fatty «insulation» on nerve fibers that helps them transmit long - distance messages within the brain.

Her advice to someone that was discouraged about how much schooling cost to become a CPM and the pros and cons of distance learning versus apprenticeship only:» I just did self study, still do self - study, and go to different relevant classes - like NNR or CPR or sometimes march of dimes has seminars on pregnancy or birth related things».

The primary aim of this study was to determine if lower - limb compression garments impact on the functional recovery from distance running.

Department of Energy studies indicate that if such a facility was set on fire, it would be hot enough to melt steel at distances of 1200 feet, or result in second - degree burns on exposed skin a mile away.

Building on the backpack study, Witt found that distances look farther to people when they weigh more.

Based on a culmination of ten years of research work, the new method to estimate more accurate distances between planetary nebulae and the Earth developed by HKU astronomers promises a new era in scientists» ability to study and understand the fascinating if brief period in the final stages of the lives of low - and mid-mass stars.

In a 2005 study, Witt and her colleagues asked participants to estimate the distance to a dot on a table.

To make sure that people were not judging distance from the head, researchers included an alien with eyes on its chest in their study.

The short distance between worlds also means microbes could planet - hop on space rocks, as described in a June study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Earlier related research in our own Solar System, which was based on precise laser ranging studies of the Earth - Moon distance, found the same consistency over time.

Due to the long distances that eruption signals travel, they likely show up as anomalies on far - off monitoring devices used to study earthquakes, land - based volcanoes or even whale songs.

A new study carried out under the direction of Professor Lutz Wiegrebe at the Department of Biology at Ludwig - Maximilians - Universitaet (LMU) in Munich sheds light on a novel mechanism that is employed by humans to estimate their relative distance from sound sources.

«At least a dozen studies have shown the effects of phthalates on human reproduction,» says University of Rochester epidemiologist and biostatistician Shanna Swan, the lead author of a much - cited study that showed higher exposure to some phthalates in mothers correlates with reduced «anogenital distance» in newborn boys.

The study compared the influence of pH, resource availability, temperature, distance from shore, and depth on accretion - erosion balance.

In a study of accuracy and durability, the device was tested on two different groups of athletes: one cycling indoors in a fitness center under controlled conditions and the other participating in the El Tour de Tucson, a long - distance bicycle race in arid and complex conditions.

Studies that rely on data from stations within about 1,500 kilometers of Punggye - ri — as in eastern China — tend to estimate bigger distances between the locations of the five tests when compared with studies that use data from more distant seismic stations in Europe and elsStudies that rely on data from stations within about 1,500 kilometers of Punggye - ri — as in eastern China — tend to estimate bigger distances between the locations of the five tests when compared with studies that use data from more distant seismic stations in Europe and elsstudies that use data from more distant seismic stations in Europe and elsewhere.

«The study found that the distance required from the injection point depends on the intensity of the natural fracture network, how many and how close together the fractures are, and also what stresses are required to activate a fault.

Despite this, the period of full - time study in the first year is «clearly a problem for most companies,» Hand concedes, but he goes on to explain that «we are, however, developing our courses in a distance - learning format.»

Rats are among the most studied creatures on the planet, but scientists typically observe them at a distance.

For example, lek persistence at our study site depended not only on distance to turbine, but also male numbers and habitat.»

Satisfy your customers and win in the stock market, says a new study by a team of researchers from Michigan's University Research Corridor, who found positive stock returns on customer satisfaction far out - distance competitive market measures that have been in play for more than half a century.

Previous studies have focused on how couples cope with problems, such as jealousy and stress, but until recently, several studies have shown that long - distance relationships are not always problematic.

Scientists studying which species will be able to colonise new areas commonly focus on how well an individual can move long distances.

A new study demonstrates that the brain can judge distance based on how far below the horizon an object appears, using the angle between eye level and the object to determine how far off it is.

«Based on our earlier studies, if the ant was striking a prey object, the distance between the ant and the prey was about the length of the trigger hairs that come off the mandibles,» Suarez said.

The digital baton, which is detailed in a research paper»Em bedding a Crowd inside a Relay Baton: A Case Study in a Non-Competitive Sporting Activity», which will be presented this summer at the «CHI17» conference, contains sensors which broadcast information such as location, speed and distance data to a webpage, allowing people to follow the action on their phone, tablet or PC.

More studies are needed to determine whether other birds and animals behave in a similar way, but the researchers suggest that installing special lights on planes could alert birds to begin their escape from a longer distance away.

A larger sixth planet, closer in mass to Saturn, also appears significantly in the data at a greater distance from HD 10180, but the study's authors note that the signal could be caused by a long - term magnetic cycle on the star rather than the tug of an orbiting planet.

Cooper and his colleagues scoured past studies and collated data on the distance at which lizards start to flee when approached by a researcher.

Due to the free rotation of the side - chains, it was not straightforward to define the mutual spatial relationships among the functional groups, although previous studies had reported the fixed distances between Cβ atoms substituted with key functional groups on the rigid cyclic peptide nucleus.

The samples were flash - frozen to preserve their structure for study with cryo - EM imaging, and the distance between the two gold particles in individual samples varied from 20 - 30 nanometers based on different shapes observed in the DNA segments.

First based on our completed genetic study we will test if pharmacological inhibition of an identified protein via direct eye injection can promote long distance optic nerve regeneration or whether, based on strong preliminary data, manipulation of another novel gene can induce such regeneration.

By taking advantage of Spizer's large distance from the Earth, the researchers were able to observe the light curve of the event from the vantage point of the orbiting telescope and study its variations with time in order to check them against similar observations that were conducted at the same time with the OGLE telescope on Earth.

After studying VLA and Keck data on 26 galaxies and quasars, Wardle, Perley and Cohen conclude that «the observational data at both optical and radio wavelengths show that any rotation of the plane of polarizaton over cosmological distances is unmeasurably small and is indistinguishable from zero.»

Each ET interferometer will monitor such distances shooting laser beams in two directions and studying the interference pattern after beam reflection on mirror test masses put at kilometric distances.

A new study in the journal Motivation and Emotion found that people who «narrowly focused» on the finish line — rather than taking in their surroundings — had better event times, felt that exercise was easier, and thought that the distance to the finish line was shorter.

In a study on running indoors versus outdoors, researchers found that outdoor exercisers exert more energy to cover the same amount of distance as treadmill runners, indicating that if the goal is physical fitness, outdoor workouts are the way to go.

One study found that runners who cross-trained by doing resistance, aerobic, and flexibility training, had a lower BMI, on average, than those who ran a similar distance weekly and didn't cross train.

This course is delivered in an instructor - monitored, 40 - module distance learning format and consists of study guides, required texts, supplemental reading, essay assignments, quizzes, homework, observation, on - the - job practice, required interaction with an instructor, and 24 hour access to online support as needed.

Follow - up studies show they also work on «reducing muscle pain» in long - distance runners, speeding recovery after a marathon.

In two different studies, runners who consumed Montmorency tart cherry juice twice a day for a week before, on the day of the long - distance race and the day after experienced a faster recovery of strength and less muscle pain compared to those who drank a different beverage.

One study on long - distance runners found that creatine supplementation reduced markers of muscle damage and inflammation after an 18 - mile race.

In one study, runners who drank Montmorency tart cherry juice twice a day for seven days prior to and on the day of a long - distance relay had significantly less muscle pain following the race.

If you're feeling extra scientific, you can read this article about a study on long - distance running and drinking cherry juice.

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