Sentences with phrase «studies precluded»

The number of studies precluded examination of effects of specific orientations.

«The large samples of charter schools in these studies precluded using lotteries to estimate effects,» she said.

Compared to its sham version, electroacupuncture produced a 25 percent greater reduction in HFCS, suggesting that it really could work better — though the modest size of the study precluded a statistically definitive conclusion.

Where the nature of the study precludes direct replication by experiment, as in the case of time - dependent field measurements, it is important that the requirements include access to all the original raw data and its provenance, together with the criteria used for, and effects of, any subsequent selections, omissions or adjustments.

While the diverse nature of the studies precludes definitive conclusions, together these papers offer support for associations between insecure attachment and a more negative pain experience.

Although the lack of a normally developing comparison group in this study precludes conclusions about baseline diurnal and challenge patterns, it is possible that this group of high - risk children were hyporesponsive in anticipation of a social challenge but had relatively normal diurnal patterns.

The cross-sectional design of the present study precludes any conclusions about the direction of the relationship between parent psychopathology, stressors and child anxiety.

The observational nature of our study precludes causal inferences concerning the predictive value of the parental parameter for children's behavior or health condition.

Not exact matches

It might be supposed that we could turn to the schools, since the task of the schools is constantly being enlarged, but the very nature of the modern school precludes this, as we have already noted in Chapter I. (For a careful and scholarly study of this problem see Alvin W. Johnson, The Legal Status of Church - State Relationships in the United States with Special Reference to the Public Schools, University of Minnesota Press, 1934.)

The difficulties do not preclude finding great satisfaction in this work; 87 per cent of 4,000 scientists surveyed answered «Yes» to the question «If you had it to do over again, would you choose the same line of study?»

This review will not focus on the maternal - infant bonding hypothesis, as most studies in this area have serious methodological shortcomings that preclude drawing inferences and useful recommendations.2

28 religious leaders have called on schools minister Nick Gibb to reverse the Government's decision to exclude an annex on Humanism from new RS GCSEs and preclude similar systematic study from AS and A levels.

A budget of $ 1 million per year for 5 years precludes a large - scale study or extensive data collection, he says.

The study of processes that make life possible is hardly a leisurely pursuit, but that doesn't preclude researchers from taking advantage of the most advanced video gaming technology available to aid in their work.

Limitations of the study acknowledged include the difficulty in isolating SSRI effects from those of their indications for use, lack of information on SSRI dosage precluded dose - response analyses, and the relatively small sample of DD children resulted in imprecise estimates of association, which should be viewed with caution.

Its lean budget — $ 1 million per year over the next 5 years — will likely preclude large - scale studies, but backers hope it will demonstrate the value of publicly funded gun research and perhaps help build support in Congress for a similar federal effort.

These vortices of upwardly spiraling wind have been studied for decades, but information about them is usually, and understandably, obtained from a distance, precluding fine - scale measurements of rotational speed, shear forces, and internal wind pathways.

The team said it used them because ethical concerns preclude the study of gene editing in normal embryos.

Previous studies have reported an increase in fatigue resistance in EDL muscles following genetic manipulation of Actn3 (40) and Pgc - 1α (41), although differing fatigue protocols preclude direct comparison with the current data in the IL - 15Rα — KO mouse.

However, the double positive charge at the physiological pH precludes a complete absorption, as showed by preliminary pharmacokinetic studies.

Until now, lincRNAs have been studied primarily in cell lines rather than at the organismal level, which has precluded research into how lincRNAs affect growth and development.

The study shows only an association, however, and it has some important limitations that preclude any firm conclusions about a possible link between NSAIDs and skin cancer.

She notes that the patients taking Meridia who were at greater risk for heart attack and stroke in the SCOUT study — those with preexisting cardiovascular disease — are already precluded from taking the drug.

Other cardiovascular risk factors and pre-existing cardiovascular disease did not preclude from participation in the study.

First, unlike the other studies mentioned above, the design of the FTC program precludes a rigorous research design.

College courses themselves cost a lot of money, and of course many students are precluded from working, so that they can concentrate more on their studies.

Many are under financial, social and educational pressures that might preclude further study in art.

Our study did not directly address this question because the paleotemperature records used in our study have a temporal resolution of ~ 120 years on average, which precludes us from examining variations in rates of change occurring within a century.

A: Our study did not directly address this question because the paleotemperature records used in our study have a temporal resolution of ~ 120 years on average, which precludes us from examining variations in rates of change occurring within a century.

John - Krigger / Dorsi recommend less than 60 % to preclude mold issues; several studies on what a minimum RH should be to preclude dry sinuses; Robert Bean's site says that humans can tolerate a fairly wide range of RH depending on temperature.

Dutcher and his fellow climate scientists in Nebraska are standing up for science after the state legislature passed a misguided bill commissioning a state climate - change impact study that precludes scientists from addressing human activity's role in global warming.

Not only do they confront a crippling regulatory regime that precludes them from placing small demonstration projects into the water, but the difficulty is further exacerbated by some (but not all) unscrupulous environmental consultants who recommend every study under the sun to generate more work for themselves.

In evening division legal writing classes, we have always had «mixed» classes — evening classes that are populated by «traditional evening students» in addition to students who are not working full - time jobs or are otherwise engaged in a manner that precludes study during the day.

To the extent that, as in Nat» l Assoc. of Wheat Growers v. Zeise, the First Amendment prevents the government from forcing a product manufacturer to «speak» falsely based on the results of an outlier study, it equally precludes private plaintiffs from seeking damages for a manufacturer's failure to include the same false information on a product warning.

First, the characteristics of the participants in this study might be biased primarily due to the study's exclusion criteria (i.e., having a severe mental illness or a family situation that was so difficult, it precluded the mother's participation).

In addition, limitations of the present study design that preclude strong causal conclusions should be noted.

Although some prior studies have reported on these aspects of adolescent suicidal behavior5 - 8 and death,9 - 11 virtually all of them were based on small regional samples, limiting the generality of findings and precluding fine - grained analyses.

Overall, the heterogeneity of racial and SES classification within and across the studies was such that it precluded analysis by race and ethnicity or SES.

Although important, those results were limited by the small number of studies included in the meta - analysis (which also precluded the possibility of testing for possible moderators), and the results were also limited by the fact that only 2 of them used a longitudinal design.

Considerable heterogeneity in the interventions and outcome measures used in studies that met our inclusion criteria precluded a meta - analysis.

Abstract: This study examined system barriers that precluded injured workers from accessing services and supports in the return - to - work (RTW) process.

Independence of study results is desirable when conducting a meta - analysis in order to preclude that a particular study is weighted more strongly than the others (Lipsey and Wilson 2001).

The fact that fearful and withdrawn attachment did not emerge as mediators does not preclude their role in the adversity — psychosis link; rather, it suggest that these styles might not be involved in pathways following from the childhood experiences measured in the current study.

The study's small sample size precluded us from conducting true moderator analyses (e.g., by race).

Few studies have examined these associations over time, however, precluding our understanding of the direction of effects.

Adolescents were eligible for the study if they were between the ages of 11 or 12 at recruitment, and did not have any disabilities that would preclude them from either understanding or completing the assessment.

Independence of study results is desirable when conducting a meta - analysis in order to preclude that a particular study is weighted more strongly than the others (Lipsey and Wilson 2001; Mullen 1989; Rosenthal 1991).

The cross-sectional study design and sole reliance on adolescent reports precludes firm conclusions regarding the development of adolescent violence over time, but the authors suggest that positive family relationships may lead to fewer incidences of adolescent violence, and adolescent violence may lead to deteriorating family relationships (Ibabe and Bentler 2016).

The use of the CES - D and a community sample precludes the direct comparison of our results with those studies that have used diagnostic measures of depression and clinical samples of depressed mothers.

Many of these studies have methodological flaws that preclude an accurate estimate of the long - term outcomes of prematurity.