Sentences with phrase «study design compares»

The association was also confirmed in a study design comparing time periods within the same person, thus eliminating selective factors.

Not exact matches

In a study at the University of the Philippines, researchers used a randomized cross-over design to compare the effects on blood glucose of brown rice and white rice on 10 healthy and nine Type 2 diabetic volunteers.

Design: The study was designed to compare relevant data published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [FAO Statistics Division Database (FAOSTAT)-RSB-, the Australian government, academia, and the food industry.

The study population included all «low risk» women who participated in the cohort study, as described elsewhere.12 In brief, the cohort study was designed to compare outcomes in women judged to be at low risk of complications before the onset of labour.

STUDY DESIGN: Using methods similar to those in the 2001 study, we computed current costs and compared them to the projected costs if 80 % and 90 % of US families could comply with the recommendation to exclusively breastfeed for 6 moSTUDY DESIGN: Using methods similar to those in the 2001 study, we computed current costs and compared them to the projected costs if 80 % and 90 % of US families could comply with the recommendation to exclusively breastfeed for 6 mostudy, we computed current costs and compared them to the projected costs if 80 % and 90 % of US families could comply with the recommendation to exclusively breastfeed for 6 months.

Other strengths of the underpinning cohort study include high participation by midwifery units and trusts in England; the minimisation of selection bias through achievement of a high response rate and absence of self selection bias because of non-consent; and the ability to compare groups that were similar in terms of identified clinical risk.12 The economic evaluation was conducted according to nationally agreed design and reporting guidelines.15 26 Collection of primary unit cost data was thorough and accounted for regional differences in care patterns.

Studies of home visiting's effectiveness as an intervention designed to prevent child maltreatment demonstrate some promise, but compared to the number of studies conducted that measure child maltreatment, risk for maltreatment, or protective factors, there are far more findings of no effects than reductions in maltreatment and improvements in child and family well -Studies of home visiting's effectiveness as an intervention designed to prevent child maltreatment demonstrate some promise, but compared to the number of studies conducted that measure child maltreatment, risk for maltreatment, or protective factors, there are far more findings of no effects than reductions in maltreatment and improvements in child and family well -studies conducted that measure child maltreatment, risk for maltreatment, or protective factors, there are far more findings of no effects than reductions in maltreatment and improvements in child and family well - being.

When you design a study where you want to compare various groups, you have to have pretty strict rules for who belongs in which group.

Jane Sandall was and is principal investigator for two studies evaluating models of midwife - led continuity of care (Sandall 2001), and co-investigator on the «Birthplace in England Research Programme», an integrated programme of research designed to compare outcomes of births for women planned at home, in different types of midwifery units, and in hospital units with obstetric services.

One recent (2011) well designed study compared domperidone and metoclopramide as galactagogues (5).

This study used a randomized controlled double - blinded design to determine the functional recovery effects of wearing below - knee compression socks compared with placebo noncompressive below - knee socks.

Existing research appraisal tools do not always capture important elements of study design that are critical when comparing outcomes by planned place of birth.

Declan Devane is a co-author in one of the included trials in this review (Begley 2011) Jane Sandall was and is principal investigator for two studies evaluating models of midwife - led continuity of care (Sandall 2001), and co-investigator on the «Birthplace in England Research Programme», an integrated programme of research designed to compare outcomes of births for women planned at home, in different types of midwifery units, and in hospital units with obstetric services.

In the current study, Whitney, along with colleagues John Hinson, WSU professor of psychology, and Hans Van Dongen, director of the WSU Sleep and Performance Research Center at WSU Spokane, compared how people with different variations of the DRD2 gene performed on tasks designed to test both their ability to anticipate events and their cognitive flexibility in response to changing circumstances.

Many studies designed to understand the interactions between multiple fly behaviors require researchers to measure each behavior separately; for example, one study measures how much the flies eat while a second study measures how much they sleep, and then the data are combined and compared.

Led by Stella K. Kang, a radiologist with the Department of Radiology at the New York School of Medicine, the study was designed to compare the effectiveness of a treatment algorithm for small renal tumors incorporating the nephrometry score, a renal tumor anatomy scoring system developed by urologists, with the current standard of uniformly recommended partial nephrectomy in patients with mild - to - moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Studies that compare flu alterations in multiple people won't immediately tell researchers how to design vaccines, she says, but could point to parts of the virus for further investigation.

«Our study was designed to compare apples to apples.»

The system consists of 18 computer processors designed to analyze data the way that a human brain does — by studying one set of data and comparing it with another data set to find similarities and differences.

In a review article published in 2010, physician Max H. Pittler of the German Cochrane Center at the University of Freiburg and physician Edzard Ernst of the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter, England, analyzed 12 well - designed studies comparing kava with a placebo for the treatment of anxiety.

«The PURE study is observational in design and does not test directly whether reducing sodium intake in a population reduces cardiovascular disease outcomes compared to a comparable population, selected at random, that consumes moderate amounts of sodium.»

More than 3000 hours of audio recording from 81 infants were collected between February 2010 and May 2012 as part of a language study designed to compare differences in language outcomes between late preterm and term infants.

In a similarly designed pilot study of the device conducted at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, researchers found striking improvements in motor function among people receiving the targeted stimulation compared with those in the simulation group.

This design allowed us to study the effects of meditation independent of the vacation effect, as well as to compare the effects of acute intensive meditation in regular meditators versus those newly trained in meditation.

Despite strategies used in study design and propensity matching analysis, there are inherent limitations to this observational analysis related to confounding, similar to most studies in healthcare that compare non-surgical technologies with surgery.

Despite strategies used in study design and propensity matching analysis, there are inherent limitations to this observational analysis related to confounding, similar to most studies in healthcare of non-surgical technologies compared with surgery.

Breeden, Prentice and Zhao, whose study appeared in the May 8 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, compared their new algorithm to other methods used to analyze microarray experiments designed to identify cell cycle genes in yeast.

Conversely, Soeters et al 34, who used a balanced cross-over study design, failed to note any effect of IER on whole - body glucose disposal after two weeks in men, when compared to two weeks on a standard euenergetic diet.

In the only published long - term study designed specifically to compare the effects of ad libitum diets of normal - and high - protein content, the fat content of the 2 diets was held constant (10).

Not by far, compared to the design quality of the studies by Lindeberg, Jönsson, Frassetto.

When we look at a similar study with the same type of design comparing high protein diets (HP: 30 % protein, 40 % carbohydrate, and 30 % fat) with high carbohydrate diets (HC: 15 % protein, 55 % carbohydrate, and 30 % fat) researchers found similar results.

They designed a study «to compare the adaptive changes in muscle size, contractile strength, and MHC (fiber type) composition evoked by resistance training performed at either low or high contraction intensity (i.e. low or high reps) while equalized for total loading volume»

Carefully designed studies have shown how pineapples compare to many of the pharmaceuticals agents.

In a carefully designed study recently published by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine, scientists compared the effects of weight loss from a normal - protein diet (RDA) and high - protein diet on insulin sensitivity.

They chose to study obese - er subjects (BMI 38, compared to 34 in the Hollander study) because obese subjects lose fat more readily than lean people, so if the study is designed to measure fat loss, then it is better to select a population of subjects where more fat loss is predicted.

In a series of four studies, researchers found that chocolate milk offered a recovery advantage to help repair and rebuild muscles, compared to specially designed carbohydrate sports drinks.

STUDY THREE — this study was designed to compare the antioxidant content of apples, peaches and pSTUDY THREE — this study was designed to compare the antioxidant content of apples, peaches and pstudy was designed to compare the antioxidant content of apples, peaches and pears.

Similar fructose increases have been reported in healthy volunteers who consumed fructose loads between 0.5 and 0.75 g / kg34 and in individuals who consumed fructose - sweetened beverages with mixed meals.35 Leptin and ghrelin levels were indistinguishable following acute ingestion of glucose or fructose, a finding possibly attributable to the short time interval of observation; leptin levels typically change 4 to 6 hours after glucose administration.36 Although fructose was previously reported to be less effective than glucose in suppressing ghrelin, such differences may be attributable to the different conditions and timing of ghrelin measurements.10 Little is known about the acute PYY response to fructose ingestion compared with glucose ingestion, although 1 study in rats found higher rather than lower PYY levels after 24 hours of glucose but not fructose feeding.11 Whether such disparities are related to study design or species differences remains uncertain.

In a randomized crossover study designed to compare the effects of pectin (12 g / d), cellulose (15 g / d), and lignin (12 g / d) on stool characteristics in healthy volunteers, pectin did not alter transit time or increase 24 - hour stool wet weight, whereas cellulose decreased mean stool transit time and increased mean wet stool weight (Hillman et al., 1983).

In a randomized, crossover study designed to compare the effects of supplemental pectin (12 g / d), cellulose (15 g / d), and lignin (12 g / d) on stool characteristics of healthy volunteers, cellulose was the only fiber that significantly decreased (â $ «27 percent) mean stool transit time and increased mean wet stool weight (+57 percent)(Hillman et al., 1983).

Would be interesting to see well - designed studies comparing different «clean» (organic or the best available, though most people can't afford it and won't buy it) animal stocks (chicken, beef, lamb, pork, fish) with veggie broth.

Whilst not conclusive, when compared to other studies, it appears that inclusive tools designed to manage classroom use, the availability of appropriate learning resources along with initial training and adequate time for familiarisation are vital.

We measure FCAT performance using developmental - scale scores, which allow us to compare the test - score gains of all the students in our study, even though they took tests designed for different grade levels.

Unlike a badly designed charter school study recently released by Mathematica, which compared students who changed schools with those who did not, MDRC studied only students who moved to a new school regardless of whether they attended a small one or went elsewhere.

A study of the impact of a social program that has high internal validity is designed and analyzed such that there is confidence that the groups being compared differ only in their experience of the treatment program.

Year 4 Measurement Bundle This year 4 maths teaching bundle contains the following 9 PowerPoint presentations with accompanying worksheets: Converting and Comparing Units of Length Converting and Comparing Units of Mass Converting and Comparing Units of Money Converting and Comparing Units of Volume Measurement and Decimal Notation Perimeter Area Time Time Problems Each of these maths teaching resources has been designed to help deliver lessons covering the Year 4 maths curriculum objectives as outlined in the year 4 maths programme of study (Measurement).

Year 2 Number and Place Value Bundle This year 2 maths teaching bundle contains the following 9 PowerPoint presentations with accompanying worksheets: Base Ten Blocks - Representing Numbers 11 - 19 Base Ten Blocks - Representing Numbers 21 to 99 Comparing and Ordering Numbers - Year 2 Comparing Numbers - Year 2 Number Sequence Cars Number Sequences Numbers in Words Ordering Numbers to 100 Tens and Ones Each of these maths teaching resources has been designed to help deliver lessons covering the Year 2 maths curriculum objectives as outlined in the year 2 maths programme of study (Number - number and place value).

Year 1 Measurement Bundle This year 1 maths teaching bundle contains the following 15 PowerPoint presentations with accompanying worksheets: Units of Time - Seconds, Minutes and Hours Beginning to Tell the Time Comparing Capacity and Volume Comparing Lengths and Heights Comparing Weight Measuring Capacity Using Non-Standard Units Measuring Capacity Using Standard Units Measuring Length and Height Using Non-Standard Units Measuring Length and Height Using Standard Units Measuring Mass Using Non-Standard Units Measuring Mass Using Standard Units Money - Recognising Coins Months of the Year Days of the Week Sequencing Events - Charlie's Day Each of these maths teaching resources has been designed to help deliver lessons covering the Year 1 maths curriculum objectives as outlined in the year 1 maths programme of study (Measurement).

A Mathematica case study and a recent article in Education Next examine first - of - its - kind research that measures how accurately a so - called next generation high school assessment designed for the Common Core predicts college success, compared with the existing state assessment in Massachusetts.

This design allowed the study team to determine the impact of each of the two PD interventions by comparing each treatment group's outcomes with those of the control group, and also to determine the impact of the coaching above and beyond the institute series by comparing treatment group B with treatment group A.