Sentences with phrase «studies this year highlighted»

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WASHINGTON (Reuters)- There was a sharp rise in reports of sexual assault at the US Military Academy at West Point in the last academic year, according to a Pentagon study released on Wednesday, highlighting an issue that has long plagued the military and its academies.

This is unsurprising, both because executive compensation has become one of the hot topics of the day (or rather, of the post-Occupy era) and because the study highlights the fact that if you look at the Top 100 Canadian CEOs (in terms of salary), the average Top 100 CEO earns as much in four hours as the average Canadian makes in an entire year (i.e., about $ 46,000).

Despite the overall perception that younger workers are less competent, the U.K. study also highlighted a seeming contradiction: three times as many respondents would rather work for a «suitably qualified» 30 - year - old boss than a 70 - year - old one.

In this article, we highlight some of the sports marketplace statistics that we study — and come up with a simple - to - use system that has been profitable over the past few years of March Madness.

Last year, we highlighted some of the sports marketplace statistics that we study — and came up with a simple - to - use system that has been profitable during March Madness.

They may hold the baby close to their bodies for a couple of hours at a time, says the report which highlights findings by Barry Hewlett, an American anthropologist, who has studied the tribe for more than 20 years.

Highlighting this health concern is a spike in children food allergies in the US which was revealed in a 10 year CDC study showing an 18 percent increase in children food allergies from 1997 - 2007.

Although the use of corporal punishment in children has been controversial, evidence continues to emerge highlighting the negative developmental impact of this form of discipline in children.21, 29 Moreover, this finding is particularly concerning given that children were only 1 year of age in our study, a developmental stage when children are unlikely to understand the connection between their behavior and subsequent punishment and when spanking is more likely to cause physical injury.30

The proposals for the major road network respond to the Rees Jeffreys Road Fund study last year, which highlighted the disparity between the funding and planning of Britain's motorways — the strategic road network — and local authority A roads.

Six years on from the first study, the research highlights the crucial role the built environment has to play in terms of improving the lives of older people.

Writing in the Guardian, Brown highlights recent research from the Institute of Fiscal Studies and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation showing that slow growth in wages and less generous welfare payments would result in a sharp increase in relative poverty over the next five years.

While natural patterns of certain atmospheric and ocean conditions are already known to influence Greenland melt, the study highlights the importance of a long - term warming trend to account for the unprecedented west Greenland melt rates in recent years.

While much research has highlighted the risk of genetic mutations passed along by older mothers, studies published this year flagged a similar risk for older fathers.

The findings of the study highlight the importance of motor performance and movement skills over cardiovascular fitness for children's school success during the first years of school.

Likewise, your proposal should highlight information indicating whether your institution serves a student body that would otherwise be unlikely to receive significant scientific training or whether the graduates of your institution frequently go on to study science at 4 - year colleges, or to scientific or technical careers.

The results of a ten - year longitudinal study conducted at the University of Tampere highlight the importance of the whole family system in children's emotional development in addition to the early mother - child relationship.

Around 80 - 85 % of areas suited to agriculture were cultivated in the Near East 3,000 years ago, says one study highlighted in the paper.

One in five of the 55 - year - olds in the study who said they were «abstainers» had previously reported drinking in their youth, highlighting the difficulty of relying on people's memories for important data.

«All of these studies highlight a core theme that will be investigated over the next few years: how complex decisions are influenced by context.»

Below, we highlight a few of these studies that will be presented at this year's AACR meeting.

This study suggests that aberrant development of white matter may precede the manifestation of autistic symptoms in the first year of life, and highlights the importance of longitudinal data and data from young children and infants with the disorder.

A study published last year found that spinal fluid tests can predict Alzheimer's with a high degree of accuracy, and the Food and Drug Administration is currently weighing the approval of a brain scan that uses dye to highlight the plaques characteristic of Alzheimer's.

Japanese women have used marine collagen as a secret weapon for youthful radiance for many years, and the scientific studies highlighting the benefits are plentiful.

Last year, scientists in Atlanta reported that they could turn promiscuous male voles into stay - at - home fathers by activating the areas highlighted in the new study.

Ameer Kim El - Mallawany School Leadership Program Current city: Los Angeles Current job: Director of Family & Community Engagement, Partnership for Los Angeles Schools Career highlight: Serving as the founding principal of Columbus North International School — a world language and international studies themed lottery high school in the Columbus City Schools district in Columbus, Ohio — for four and a half of the last five years

Last year, we highlighted some interesting statistics from the International Computer and Information Literacy Study about the use of social media in the classroom.

Every Child, Every Classroom, Every Day — already under way, with an anticipated release this fall — explores 20 years of USP through case studies that highlight the work of alums.

It is intended to highlight everything they have been studying the entire year.

«The results of this study highlight that spelling instruction continues to be important throughout the years of primary schooling.»

This has been a good year for evidence on the effectiveness of charters, highlighted by a major national study from CREDO and a new study in the continuing work from New York City.

This summary provides highlights from the first - year report of the National Study of Charter Schools, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education as authorized by the 1994 Amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

The Incubator presents highlights of the year's activities — the launch of monthly posts, conference workshops, numerous reports, and an array of new projects at MDRC involving implementation studies — and previews topics upcoming in 2018.

Here, we'll highlight the most impactful investments made to Courseware, Study Island, and Exact Path this summer that are sure to set you on the right track for the 2017 - 18 school year.

The research on principal preparation, the result of a two - year study with the American Institutes for Research (AIR), highlights the link between principal preparation programs and student outcomes in five large districts across the United States.

In several studies, Allington and McGill - Franzen (1992a, 1992b, McGill - Franzen & Allington, 1993) highlighted the changes in the incidence of retention, remediation, and identification of students as handicapped across a 10 - year period when New York State increased high - stakes assessment and accountability.

The study from the NFER also highlights the pool of tens of thousands of qualified teachers leaving the classroom each year.

The study highlights two years of employment records to show how pre-Katrina teachers fared as the reforms took hold.

In addition to the resources highlighted below, over the years we have cataloged blogs, books, videos, case studies, reports, educator resources, and other information to help others implement blended personalized learning in schools and districts.

A highlight of the year for each Lower School student is the grade level Exhibition, which reflects a curricular study, and is presented to parents and to students of other grades.

Our concern with the early grades arises from recent studies highlighting how children's experiences in those years have lasting effects on their later outcomes.

Using data from the 2012 - 13 school year, researchers with Bridging the Gap's National Wellness Policy Study collaborated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to update a series of briefs and an accompanying PowerPoint presentation highlighting opportunities to support wellness policies through evidence - based strategies.

This year's results highlighted the importance of driver - assist technologies to consumers, as vehicles with safety features such as blind spot monitoring and collision mitigation performed notably better in the study than vehicles that did not have them.

As highlighted in the recent «SEMA Annual Market Study,» the automotive specialty - equipment market now represents $ 33 billion in annual sales — a 7 % increase over the previous year.

More importantly, however, this concept SUV also highlights a number of technologies that Land Rover will be eventually installing across its entire line - up, giving the sexy design study a dual purpose at this year's New York Auto Show.

Check it out to get a feel for the highlights of my comic scholarship over the last few years of my doctoral study — hopefully it'll prove to be a useful resource for anyone else researching digital or architecturally mediated comics.

I have had this model for several years now, and found it to be perfect for what I need as I can highlight and add notes respectively, I was given as a present the new version without the keyboard last year, but totally useless for adding notes or highlights, so is now housed in a drawer somewhere, as most of the literature that I read is on a study base, I feel I will have to revert back to hard copy for my research, please start manufacturing this model... perfect in every way

Indeed, most of the studies that highlight our love for print over digital are several years old (or more) at this point, a period in which large - format, high - resolution smartphone adoption (much better for reading) and new all - you - can - read ebook services, such as Oyster, Scribd, and Kindle Unlimited, have emerged.

Coker highlights seven key findings from the study and includes his slides from a presentation at the RT Booklovers Convention earlier this year.

We highlight 6 major studies covering 39 years worth of data to show you how these stocks do in different time periods in different markets around the globe.

Static allocations — The merits of a static allocation are highlighted by another study by Javier Estrada that examined 110 years of data from 19 countries.