Sentences with phrase «term formal studies»

The main problem is that there haven't been any long - term formal studies in this population that provide data assuring us that LDL elevations of this magnitude are safe.

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In a wide - ranging study of UK central government, we found that not only did formal complaints and legal challenges to central government rise sharply over the three decades up to 2010, but government administration costs also increased by two - fifths in real terms — even though the civil service lost a third of its staff.

«It is frustrating to long term prisoners — and galling to the board — when they find that success at City and Guilds Level 2 or its equivalent disqualifies them from further formal study.

Most data on the long - term effects of anabolic steroids in humans come from case reports rather than formal epidemiological studies.

The findings of this study suggest that good peer and social support, alongside formal processes like induction, is critical for early career teachers» resilience and coping mechanisms, and was associated with plans to stay in teaching long - term.

Not so, says Lilian Katz, Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois: «While early formal instruction may appear to show good test results at first, in the long term, in follow - up studies, such children have had no advantage.

We used EHCs as recruitment sites because they provide health - related information that can be used for eligibility screening purposes, and their clients are usually willing to participate in health - related studies endorsed by the Department of Health, HKSAR.37 Although EHCs» clients are representative of the general population of older adults in terms of age and SES, 37 they tend to be more health conscious.38 To examine the potential bias (better mental health) associated with recruiting participants from the EHCs, we recruited approximately 30 % of the sample (n = 258) from elderly community centres with no formal provision of medical and health services.