Sentences with phrase «substantial effects in»

However, in the absence of substantial effects in the school setting, we can not ascertain effects are due to specific treatment procedures.

An obvious question is whether this underlying shock is large enough to have substantial effects in itself, or whether the problem is mainly one of liquidity and confidence.

Already there are numerous indications of substantial effects in response to warming of the past few decades.

The results of the Tennessee program, in contrast, look very similar to Head Start, with substantial effects in the Head Start year but no longer - term effects.

Other supplements, such as green coffee bean extract / chlorogenic acid, white bean extract to block carbohydrate digestion, and medium - chain triglycerides have shown effects in limited trials, though I have not witnessed substantial effects in people trying them.

Already there are numerous indications of substantial effects in response to warming of the past few decades.

This record leaves us in no doubt that Congress may properly have considered that wheat consumed on the farm where grown, if wholly outside the scheme of regulation, would have a substantial effect in defeating and obstructing its purpose to stimulate trade therein at increased prices.

In any case, the test was sufficiently reliable to detect a substantial effect in favor of the Jigsaw II treatment.

Not exact matches

Thus, in contrast with what was originally found, GVT's data reveal a substantial, and statistically significant, hot hand effect.

Iger also reiterated comments he has made in the past to the effect that if ESPN wanted to, it could come up with its own over-the-top service similar to HBO Now, and that a substantial number of subscribers would likely pay for it.

In Marten Falls, band members are on the fence, assuming they will see substantial economic benefits but worried about the environmental effects of mining.

A company's leadership often plays a substantial role in the creation (and elimination) of workplace gossip; thus, it's largely up to employers to get rid of the negative effects of everyday small talk.

«While the overall effect of the 1MDB saga is hard to pin down, suffice to say that it is not something that Malaysia needs at this point, given that it already faces a number of substantial economic challenges ahead,» echoed OCBC economist Wellian Wiranto said in a note on Wednesday.

The effect on Amazon has been equally significant: I detailed last year how the revelation of AWS» financial results was effectively a Facebook - level IPO, and subsequent earnings reports in which AWS has demonstrated the power of scale — increased revenue plus increased margins — have only solidified the fact that AWS will be a substantial driver of Amazon's revenue and (eventual!)

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

Although expectancy research has focused on U.S. populations, there are substantial cultural differences in the effects drinkers expect / experience, extending even to symptoms of alcohol dependence (Room et al., 1996).

Companies with much greater resources than Tribune and with a substantial head start are struggling in a rapidly changing environment to effect digital change that is profound enough and quick enough to overcome the outgoing tide of print revenues.

Switzerland made headlines in the quarter when its central bank allowed the franc to float freely, but the effect, though initially substantial versus the euro, proved to be modest over the quarter relative to the dollar.

For iron ore and coal, substantial increases in contract prices are set to take effect later this year, building on the already sharp increases of last year.

Although the effects of a trade war would be overall substantial, we do see a lot of variance in our calculations.

Countries whose export bundle is concentrated in product where no country has substantial leverage may likely be spared from the worst effects of a trade war.

If there is a competitive drug market, with limited advantage offered by the new drug in terms of increased effectiveness or reduced side effects, the drug will probably not win substantial market share in its product category.

Due to the effects of market sentiment the gold price occasionally will diverge from its «true fundamentals» (as indicated by the GTFM) for up to a few months, but ALL substantial upward and downward trends in the gold price over the past 15 years have been consistent with the fundamental backdrop.

Raising the growth rate of the economy by 0.3 per cent (the difference between the underlying productivity growth rate in the 1990s cycle and the average of the earlier cycles) makes little difference over a year or two; over a decade or two, however, the cumulated effect on living standards is substantial.

Although disasters that are particularly severe and cause substantial resource loss can elicit greater mental health distress and PTSD symptoms, to the extent that survivors can find spiritual meaning in such events, the deleterious effects of disasters on mental health functioning may be reduced.

Jurisprudence in Australia has confirmed consistently the substantial lessening of competition test is concerned with the process of competition and not with the effect on individual competitors.

A business with a substantial degree of power in a market is not allowed to engage in conduct that has the purpose, effect or likely effect of substantially lessening competition in a market.

Last year, a report by the Oxford Martin School at Oxford University, led by Professor Marco Springmann, said a tax on animal products could have a «substantial» effect in terms of mitigating their contributions to climate change.

«The ACCC considers that making this provision effective could be best achieved through the introduction of an effects test, including a substantial lessening of competition, and amendments to overcome limitations inherent in the current interpretation of the «take advantage» test.»

Preventing firms with a substantial degree of market power from engaging in conduct that has the purpose or effect of substantially lessening competition is now a central limb of Australia's competition laws.

It also requires that a corporation that already has a substantial share of a market must not directly or indirectly merge with or acquire assets which would have the effect or likely effect of lessening competition in a market.

• Where new mothers are depressed, fathers» positive parenting (self - reported) plus substantial time spent in caring for his infant, was found to moderate the long - term negative effects of the mothers» depression on the child's depressed / anxious mood — but not on their aggression and other «externalising» behaviours (Mezulis et al, 2004).

As engaging with fathers around the births of their babies is the «golden opportunity moment» for intervention with them, this may have a substantial knock - on effect in terms of fathers» engagement with services — and in their children's lives.

Many of the epidural side effects mentioned below are not improved with low - dose or walking epidurals, because women using these techniques may still receive a substantial total dose of local anesthetic, especially when continuous infusions and / or patient - controlled boluses (single large doses) are used.34 The addition of opiate drugs in epidurals or CSEs can create further risks for the mother, such as pruritus (itching) and respiratory depression (see below).

women allocated to midwife - led continuity models of care were more likely to be attended at birth by a known midwife (RR 7.04, 95 % CI 4.48 to 11.08; participants = 6917; studies = seven); however, the effect estimates for individual studies are highly variable, as reflected in substantial statistical heterogeneity (Tau ² = 0.31; I ² = 94 %; Analysis 1.15).

Although professional lactation support can improve the duration of overall breast feeding, its effect in improving exclusive breast feeding is unclear.11 18 22 Thus far, studies that report improvement of rates of exclusive breastfeeding have involved mainly community based peer counselling strategies.23 24 25 Even then, a randomised trial in the UK recently cast doubt on the efficacy of this approach.26 There are current recommendations from NICE for the UK - wide implementation of the baby friendly initiative.4 5 6 The 2006 NICE costing report on routine postnatal care of women and their babies estimates that efforts to improve rates of breast feeding will result in substantial cost savings for the NHS.6

Arguments in favor of circumcision benefits indicate they outweigh the risks, have no substantial effects on sexual function, they are low in complications when done properly by an experienced person, and is best performed in the neonatal period of life.

Thus even after allowing for covariates, our findings support the conclusion that breast feeding has a substantial protective effect against respiratory infection and illness in the first year of life.

However, the report qualified this by saying that «in terms of national resource use, the economic effects of a ban on hunting would be unlikely to be substantial», with the effects most likely to have dissipated within a decade, but that in the short term «the individual and local effects would be more serious».

Another important finding from their research, however, which has attracted less media attention, is that having a history of female candidates in a given district has a substantial effect on the party's probability to nominate a female candidate in the future.

This time, we achieved a substantial majority in favour of law making powers, meaning that, for the first time in over 600 years, laws that effect only Wales are made only in Wales.

Any time a judiciary adopts procedural rules which have the effect of violating substantial due process rights, the said rules should ideally be disputed by the injured parties in courts, administrative hearings, and before legislators.

Uber is going for the jugular in the escalating Big Apple cab wars — with a substantial drop in prices that was scheduled to go into effect this morning.

Finally, despite the important effects of the substantial rise of UKIP on the shares of the vote for the two main parties, UKIP are not set to win many seats nor have a disproportionate effect on the competition for seats between the two main parties in their key marginals.

But the change in the Alberta fen was much smaller, and yet still had a substantial effect.

Dr Meleady, a lecturer in psychology, added: «If similar interventions were to be implemented in comparable situations in other cities and countries, the potential contribution to reducing air pollution, improving short and long term health, and reducing effects of global warming could be substantial.»

«While some characteristics of eczema in children are the same as in adults, our study showed substantial differences that are important for understanding eczema in children and developing tailored treatments that maximize effectiveness and minimize potential side effects.»

But the positive effect can be substantial: Carlos Vargas - Silva of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford reported this year that letting in 260,000 immigrants a year could halve the UK's public debt 50 years from now.

Sometimes, toxic side effects aren't discovered until fairly late in the drug development process, when substantial amounts of time and money have already been invested in clinical trials.

A drug with similar effects might generate substantial marketing... The very high heterogeneity... of effects among trials in the accompanying study highlights a research opportunity — to identify how to maximise the effect.»