(06/11/2009) Deforestation generates short - term benefits but fails to increase affluence and quality of life in the long - run, reports a new
study based an analysis of forest clearing in 286 municipalities across the Brazilian Amazon.
Not exact matches
It's begun
studying transaction data and using customer
base analytics that Robin Hibberd, the bank's executive vice-president of retail products and services, says «go way beyond postal code
analysis.»
«Among both groups, patients taking Entresto had a 20 % or greater reduction in cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalization compared to those taking enalapril,» Novartis said in a statement, citing conclusions
based on
analysis of data from the PARADIGM - HF
study.
If large variances exist between an investor's independent
analysis and a company's depiction, further
study should be done to either reconcile differences or confirm a company's mischaracterization of its customer
base.
Using lifecycle
analysis, a
study conducted by Environment Canada and Natural Resources Canada found that while all forms of electricity generation have environmental impacts, solar PV technologies have fewer negative environmental impacts than traditional fossil - fuel -
based electricity production.
Written by NCEO founder Corey Rosen, this issue brief discusses as of mid-2016 the extent and growth of employee ownership; survey data on ESOPs and corporate governance as well as ESOPs and executive compensation; research on the effect of ESOPs on corporate performance; the 2012 shared capitalism
study of Great Place to Work applicants; data on employee ownership and employee financial well - being; the NCEO's
analysis of data on ESOPs and default rates; trends in broad -
based equity compensation plans; equity compensation and corporate performance; the impact of ESOPs and other broad -
based plans on unemployment; legislative and regulatory issues for employee ownership; and international developments in broad -
based plans.
Based on hundreds of quotes for our
study's sample home, we found that the most expensive city costs 14 % more than the cheapest in our
analysis.
The research team did a meta -
analysis of 1472
studies, all of which were
based on direct (not self - reported) measures of height.
Editor's note: After Uber's chief economist, Jonathan Hall, publicly criticized the MIT
study's findings for being
based on «inconsistent logic,» its lead co-author acknowledged that the
study's conclusions may be inaccurate and said he plans to run a new
analysis to recalculate drivers» wages.
Our empirical
studies on the
analysis and assessment of entrepreneurial attitudes were conducted on the
basis of data published by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development within the framework of the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)
study.
The U.K. Treasury's sponsored
analysis of confidential tax records on tax - advantaged share schemes at over 16,000 U.K. firms reported that broad -
based employee stock ownership was linked to improved value added and productivity with correlations consistent with those in many
studies of smaller numbers of firms.
Preliminary
Analysis Case
Study # 1 Part 1 Constellation Brands Years ago, I would spend hours researching one company on a preliminary
basis so I could figure out if I wanted to do further research on it and possibly invest in it.
Vancouver's steady population growth, in particular its unusually high percentage of foreign - born residents, is the
basis of this confidence, said Mario Lefebvre, the director of the board's Centre for Municipal
Studies, in an
analysis released on Thursday.
«
Based on rigorous
analysis with extensive robustness checks, we conclude that the suspicious trading activity caused the unprecedented spike in the USD - BTC exchange rate in late 2013, when the rate jumped from around $ 150 to more than $ 1,000 in two months,» the
study states.
The new
study, «Performance
Analysis of Option -
Based Equity Mutual Funds, CEFs and ETFs: An -LSB-...]
The revolution in government presaged by an activist population policy would thus seem to be
based less in politics per se than in «science,» for in the final
analysis it is the field of learning known as «population
studies» that provides population policy with its raison d'etre.
The
study draws a number of important conclusions on the
basis of careful
analysis both of the research data and on the
basis of the understanding of human nature that was unanimous until recently among Catholic philosophers.
Such
study, however, does attempt to be objective by sticking close to empirical data, to its critical
analysis, and to projections
based on it.
The
study was published in two volumes: The Purpose of the Church and Its Ministry, in which Niebuhr developed a theological account of ministry on the
basis of a theological
analysis of what the church is, and a report and interpretation of research prepared by the three investigators, The Advancement of Theological Education.10
In The Bible After Babel: Historical Criticism in a Postmodern Age, the Old Testament scholar John Collins observes that the rules for historical
study are academic rather than confessional,
based on modern canons of historical
analysis rather than classical principles of faith.
Notable presentations included: an extensive breakdown of international sales planning by Jim Ryan of Constellation; an in - depth market
analysis from Danny Brager of Nielsen, and a
study regarding the benefits and challenges of establishing a resilient employee
base from Josh Wand, of BevForce.
In terms of own price elasticity values, a recent meta -
analysis estimated an average own price effect for carbonated sugar sweetened drinks (a near equivalent of the category non-concentrated sugar sweetened drinks, which predominantly includes carbonated drinks) of − 0.93, larger than our value of − 0.81.51 Our estimated value is also at the lower end of the range of own price elasticities frequently cited for sugar sweetened drinks of − 0.8 to − 1.0,
based on one large review.52 Our own price estimate is comparable to experimental data (a 25 % reduction for a 35 % price rise) in a canteen
study.53 However, all these estimates may be influenced by US
studies in which higher estimates may reflect higher levels of consumption.
Based on its own financial
analyses and case
studies, Root Capital's revised 18 - page scorecard places greater emphasis on providing farmers with agronomic assistance and including women in influential enterprise roles, each of which the group believes contributes to measurably greater financial return.
The
study is
based on an exploratory
analysis of the trade flow of wine.
Study Shows Rice Protein on Par With Whey: New Hope 360 Groundbreaking study on bodybuilders found that rice protein offered identical benefits to dairy based whey protein Axiom Foods Engredea News & Analysis - Mar. 12, 2013 The findings of a ground - breaking double - blind study at the University of Tampa -LSB
Study Shows Rice Protein on Par With Whey: New Hope 360 Groundbreaking
study on bodybuilders found that rice protein offered identical benefits to dairy based whey protein Axiom Foods Engredea News & Analysis - Mar. 12, 2013 The findings of a ground - breaking double - blind study at the University of Tampa -LSB
study on bodybuilders found that rice protein offered identical benefits to dairy
based whey protein Axiom Foods Engredea News &
Analysis - Mar. 12, 2013 The findings of a ground - breaking double - blind
study at the University of Tampa -LSB
study at the University of Tampa -LSB-...]
Some like to stick a pin in the race card at random, others prefer more logical methods such as in - depth form
study or statistical
based analysis.
While most laypeople won't likely want to read the entire
analysis and rebuttal of Wax's work, it is significant because these researchers pretty much refute all of Wax's work and show, step by step, how flawed the
study was and how referencing this
study as a
basis for decision making is also flawed.
Because ACOG has created its position on home births
based on much of the data from Wax's meta
analysis, the researchers warn that physicians and women who are considering home births and using this
study as a reference for their decisions are not getting reliable information and may not be making a well informed decision.
In my opinion, we have to pay attention to results of sensitivity
analyses because this allows us to see the results
based on
studies which were definitely known to be eligible or clearly described their methods and outcomes.»
Risk of placenta previa in second birth after first birth cesarean section: A population -
based study and meta -
analysis.
Analysis Confirms Rice Poses Higher Risk for IQ Loss from Arsenic Exposure than Alterative Grains We recently released the results of one of our case studies supporting this effort, a robust analysis grounded in peer reviewed science, which examines the impacts on children's IQ from eating arsenic contaminated rice base
Analysis Confirms Rice Poses Higher Risk for IQ Loss from Arsenic Exposure than Alterative Grains We recently released the results of one of our case
studies supporting this effort, a robust
analysis grounded in peer reviewed science, which examines the impacts on children's IQ from eating arsenic contaminated rice base
analysis grounded in peer reviewed science, which examines the impacts on children's IQ from eating arsenic contaminated rice
based foods.
The Task Force
based this recommendation on the European Concerted Actions on SIDS («ECAS»)
study, an
analysis of sudden unexplained infant death cases reported in 20 different regions of Europe (Carpenter et al 2004).
An article on the environmental impact of the production and disposal of millions of plastic and cloth diapers reveals the length to which corporations will go to ensure profit margins: couching advertisements in «scientific
studies»; funding
studies based on controversial methodologies; using unscientific statistical
studies to cook the books on cost - benefit
analyses of environmental damage; and employing shrewd, manipulative and effective public - relations strategies.
«
Based this new analysis of a decade's worth of data on children involved in crashes, policymakers, pediatricians and health educators should continue to recommend as best practice the use of belt - positioning booster seats once a child outgrows a harnessed based child restraint until he / she is at least 8 years of age,» says Dennis Durbin, MD, MSCE, co-scientific director of The Center for Injury Research and Prevention and study co-au
Based this new
analysis of a decade's worth of data on children involved in crashes, policymakers, pediatricians and health educators should continue to recommend as best practice the use of belt - positioning booster seats once a child outgrows a harnessed
based child restraint until he / she is at least 8 years of age,» says Dennis Durbin, MD, MSCE, co-scientific director of The Center for Injury Research and Prevention and study co-au
based child restraint until he / she is at least 8 years of age,» says Dennis Durbin, MD, MSCE, co-scientific director of The Center for Injury Research and Prevention and
study co-author.
Where systematic reviews or meta -
analyses are available, allowing
analysis of findings from a number of well - selected
studies, these obviously provide a stronger evidence
base on which it is possible to
base arguments with greater conviction.
* Average level of DHA in worldwide breast milk is 0.32 % + / - 0.22 % (mean + / - standard deviation of total fatty acids)
based on an
analysis of 65
studies of 2,474 women.
Unsafe sleep practices and an
analysis of bedsharing among infants dy - 42 ABM PROTOCOLS ing suddenly and unexpectedly: Results of a four year, population -
based, death - scene investigation
study of sudden infant death syndrome and related deaths.
Based on the collected data and on an analysis of factors surrounding home and hospital based birth, the study's researchers suggest a number of potential reasons for the stronger association between breastfeeding and home b
Based on the collected data and on an
analysis of factors surrounding home and hospital
based birth, the study's researchers suggest a number of potential reasons for the stronger association between breastfeeding and home b
based birth, the
study's researchers suggest a number of potential reasons for the stronger association between breastfeeding and home birth:
To be included in this critical review,
studies had to be U.S. -
based randomized trials evaluating a breastfeeding promotion intervention, reporting breastfeeding outcome data, enrolling primarily minority participants, and conducting
analyses by intention to treat.
A third meta -
analysis was published in 2007 by Ip et al. 31 The researchers combined socioeconomic status — adjusted ORs of only 3
studies that were determined by the systematic review conducted by Guise et al32 and published in 2005 to be of good or fair quality: the UK Childhood Cancer
Study, 23 Shu et al, 20 and Dockerty et al. 19
Based on their
analyses, they concluded that breastfeeding for more than 6 months was associated with a 20 % lower risk for ALL (OR, 0.8; 95 % CI, 0.71 - 0.91).
An important potential limitation of this
analysis was that it was
based solely on case - control observational
studies, as most
studies looking at the effects of breastfeeding vs not breastfeeding are.
The
analyses of this
study were
based on a survey among 200 pregnant women living in The Hague, the Netherlands in 2011.
† Average level of DHA in worldwide breast milk is 0.32 % ± 0.22 % (mean ± standard deviation of total fatty acids)
based on an
analysis of 65
studies of 2,474 women.
Although the restriction of
analysis to exclusive feeding groups resulted in the omission from
analysis of more than half of the
studies (10 of 17, 14 388 of 17 498 subjects), the effects observed were homogenous and
based largely on contemporaneous ascertainment of exposure (either from birth records at the time of feeding or by maternal recall within 6 y after birth).
That
study was
based on work by researchers Fred Baldassare from Echelon Applied Geochemistry Consulting, Mark McCaffrey of Weatherford Laboratories, and John Harper from the U.S. Geological Survey who conducted an
analysis of groundwater in the same area.
«A combination of practical scenario and case
study questions, with more conceptual essay questions, will test a range of skills essential to the international tax profession, from determining a client's tax position
based on an understanding of applicable legislation, to offering
analysis, evaluation and advocacy on a topical issue in international tax discourse.»
A comparative performance
analysis of governors in Nigeria carried out by Lagos -
based Centre for International Advanced and Professional
Studies, CIAPS, has rated Governors Udom Emmanuel (Akwa...
Articles should be accepted for publication
based primarily on the judged importance and relevance of the reported
study, which is usually stated and defended in the «introduction» section of the manuscript, and whether the methodology (including that of the data
analysis) is sound, which can be assessed via the «methods» section of the manuscript.
A recent and exhaustive meta -
analysis of scientific data shows that top psychology
studies tend to make conclusions about human nature
based on samples taken solely from Western undergraduate students.
The research team, led by Joshua Cinner, a social scientist who
studies coral - reef systems at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia, based its analysis on data that describe conditions at more than 2,500
studies coral - reef systems at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef
Studies at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia, based its analysis on data that describe conditions at more than 2,500
Studies at James Cook University in Townsville, Australia,
based its
analysis on data that describe conditions at more than 2,500 reefs.