Sentences with phrase «than in control communities»

This was particularly true among HIV - positive men, who reported 18 percent fewer sexual partners overall and 29 percent fewer concurrent sexual partners than those in control communities.

Rates of testing were 45 percent higher in intervention communities than in control communities, especially among men and young people.

Additionally, the betas from the linear model appeared to be interpreted as a ratio, «Only episodes of excessive coughing and heart burn occurred on average > 2 times more in the cattle than in the control community (β > 2)», where the standard interpretation for a beta from a linear model would be a one unit increase in the outcome for a one unit increase in the explanatory variable, i.e. two more episodes of disease.

Not exact matches

She found little evidence to support the idea that owners participate in civic and community activities any more than renters, and after controlling for factors such as income, housing quality and health, she concluded that owners were no happier.

In recent weeks, racial justice activists and civil rights groups have noted that gun violence in black communities, rather than inspiring reform legislation or prompting national outcry, is often framed as the result of black people being unable to control themselveIn recent weeks, racial justice activists and civil rights groups have noted that gun violence in black communities, rather than inspiring reform legislation or prompting national outcry, is often framed as the result of black people being unable to control themselvein black communities, rather than inspiring reform legislation or prompting national outcry, is often framed as the result of black people being unable to control themselves.

But evangelicals don't like anyone who is different, and people who want reasonable and prudent gun control are different than those in evangelical communities / bubbles.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

Individuals and whole communities of persons within nations are frequently victimized rather than assisted by the way in which information is controlled and often distorted.

If it is objected that production in and for small communities would be less efficient than large - scale centralized production, it could be answered, first, that when the true costs of transportation are calculated, this may not be true, and second, that efficiency in that sense is less important than a good life in a self - reliant community that has some control over its own destiny.

They see it in the birth control legislation in Massachusetts and Connecticut; they see it in the Catholic pressure to remove welfare agencies that have birth control clinics from local community chests elsewhere; they see it in the Catholic objection to divorce laws that are much more flexible than the law of the Church; they see it in the attempts to have non-Catholic hospitals adopt the Catholic ideas of medical ethics in the field of obstetrics.

Income from the sale of timber has doubled, and among those communities that have taken control of forest harvesting, revenues have increased more than five-fold, a tremendous improvement that lays the foundation for further investment in CFE development.

If a community could control, really control, its own transport policy (for example), many more people would get involved in trying to fix it - and who can doubt that local people know their own problems and solutions better than bureaucrats sitting in Whitehall?

Certainly Quinn sounds a lot better to the real - estate world than some of the other would - be successors to Michael Bloomberg, like, say, Comptroller John Liu and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, co-sponsors of a retail rent control bill that's anathema in the real - estate community.

We found that the neural reaction to pain in children of depressed mothers stops earlier than in controls, in an area related to socio - cognitive processing, so that children of depressed mothers seem to reduce mentalizing - related processing of others» pain, perhaps because of difficulty in regulating the high arousal associated with observing distress in others,» said Prof. Ruth Feldman, director of the Developmental Social Neuroscience Lab and the Irving B. Harris Early Childhood Community Clinic at Bar - Ilan University and lead author of the study.

im not against low carb at all, keto or original atkins are not my favorite ways to approach it, but Im very much in favor of certain types of low carb diets, particularly higher protein, diets with moderate carb restriction... i use low carb, hi - protein for contest prep myself... unfortunately, what pervades much of the low carb world still today, is this belief that calories do nt matter or calories do nt count or what you alluded to, that you can have a calorie deficit and not lose fat... whats really happening is that low carb / higher protein can be a very good way to automatically control appetite and calorie intake, and is also often important for some peoples health given their metabolic status (not very carb tolerant, etc)... its also unfortunate that many in the low carb community are among the ones to suggest that exercise is a waste of time, etc etc, which is also not true and does great disservice to many who listen... low carb does nt work due to some voodoo or because the law of thermodynamics does nt apply... it works mainly because it controls calories and for some people, helps them achieve calorie deficit better than other diets... when folks show up here and suggest «i was in a calorie deficit but wasnt losing» or «exercise does nt work» thats when we cant help but grimace... or chuckle...

For example, in Baltimore, 77 % of community school students in grades 6 to 8 were less likely to be chronically absent than a control group.

Students who live in communities with high levels of poverty are four times more likely to be chronically absent than others often for reasons beyond their control, such as unstable housing, unreliable transportation and a lack of access to health care.

My personal experience in Newark, New Jersey — where the state has controlled the local school district for more than 20 years — has confirmed for me what I already assumed intuitively: The path to sustainable reform runs through, not around, parents and local communities.

Largely because of these differences that allow for localized control and the flexibility to create schools that function best in unique communities, charter schools have been shown to be generally more effective than traditional public schools.

Although overshadowed by more spectacular conflicts over desegregation, community control, and open schooling, the movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s generated more than 70 state laws seeking to create educational accountability and hundreds of articles, pamphlets, and books about how to create more efficient and accountable educational systems.

Yet rather than using Connecticut's process and respecting the values inherent in the local control of education, the Common Core was developed using a system that did not include the full involvement of teachers, parents and the community.

As the largest No Kill animal shelter in Kansas City, we care for more than 10,000 animals a year and work collaboratively with Animal Control and other animal welfare organizations to increase the number of homeless pets adopted, and focus on lifesaving programs promoting pet retention, identification, lost pet reunions, and pet ownership education throughout the community.

If city bylaws would forbid to the abandonment of an animal other than in a shelter and provide incentives to sterilize the animals, the costs of animal control service will continue to increase and the community will be penalized for their lack of vision.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the city of -LSB--RSB- vote NO on this new spay / neuter proposal and instead work with the law abiding pet experts in veterinary associations, kennel and cat clubs and national animal welfare groups to write effective, enforceable laws that will build rather than destroy community support for Animal Care and Control and respect for pet laws.

Trap - Neuter - Return (TNR) is a more effective method of population control that is now employed in more than 300 communities in America.

Through the Door to Door neighborhood outreach program, including tabling at Watsonville Farmer's Market first Friday afternoons 2:00 — 5:00 pm, St. Francis Soup Kitchen in downtown Santa Cruz (third Thursday mornings) and Mountain Community Resources with Second Harvest (last Thursday from 10:00 - noon), the Shelter is able to help pet owners in need to care for their pets better than they could on their own — by offering gifts of pet food, parasite control, new leashes and collars, even toys.

The facility created more than 75 jobs for the community in manufacturing, quality control, administration and maintenance.

In some localities, a citation may be 2 issued for any animal over the age of four months seen unaltered, while in other communities, a citation results only when another animal control offense has been committed or if more than one intact female lives in the householIn some localities, a citation may be 2 issued for any animal over the age of four months seen unaltered, while in other communities, a citation results only when another animal control offense has been committed or if more than one intact female lives in the householin other communities, a citation results only when another animal control offense has been committed or if more than one intact female lives in the householin the household.

In 2014, after concerted community pressure, the city of Richmond approved an updated version of Chevron's refinery expansion project, which included much more pollution control than originally proposed and 90 million dollars for community benefits, which may be largest community benefits package for permitting an oil refinery project in the United StateIn 2014, after concerted community pressure, the city of Richmond approved an updated version of Chevron's refinery expansion project, which included much more pollution control than originally proposed and 90 million dollars for community benefits, which may be largest community benefits package for permitting an oil refinery project in the United Statein the United States.

Thus, out of concern for similar cries of obfuscation or censorship of section 2 (b)'s freedom of expression, judges may be forced to cede control over the flow of information in a manner that makes them «just a participant in a connective community, rather than the person in control of a legal process.»

In addition, the Illinois Secretary of State will begin revoking the driving privileges of motorists who are convicted of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs specified in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act on more than one occasioIn addition, the Illinois Secretary of State will begin revoking the driving privileges of motorists who are convicted of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs specified in the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act on more than one occasioin the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, Cannabis Control Act, or the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act on more than one occasion.

In 2014, the bitcoin community faced the collapse of Tokyo - based Mt. Gox exchange, then the largest bitcoin trading platform in the world controlling more than 70 % of all transactionIn 2014, the bitcoin community faced the collapse of Tokyo - based Mt. Gox exchange, then the largest bitcoin trading platform in the world controlling more than 70 % of all transactionin the world controlling more than 70 % of all transactions.

While there is limited evidence available, it does indicate Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations run by and for Aboriginal people perform better than mainsteam general practice in caring for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients.

If we start to do primary healthcare with the holistic values that Aboriginal community controlled services have done for a while, and if we start to see health professional roles as technical facilitators rather than experts to be believed at all costs, then what we are doing is enabling a community development model of health, where we see our roles as working in partnership with communities of all shapes and sizes to deliver the best outcomes.

In a country as wealthy as Australia, this is not too much to hope for and if we are to achieve this we need comprehensive Aboriginal community controlled primary health care services — now more than ever!

The tool will be released in the coming months and available for testing in more than 200 Aboriginal community controlled health services (ACCHOs) through the National Centre for Quality Improvement in Indigenous Primary Health Care (One21seventy).

Because the univariate effect of the representativeness of the sample was lost in multivariate analysis, we conclude that this effect was based on a confounding variable (the use of control groups rather than test norms in community - based studies with representative samples).

In community studies from the USA, abused girls with a diagnosis of ADHD were more likely to be diagnosed earlier than were controls (ie, girls with a diagnosis of ADHD but no history of abuse28, 29).

The broad message sent by the 2014 - 15 Budget is that the Government is more interested in saving money than in delivering more effective programs, it is reluctant to make the hard policy decisions, and its modus operandi is about official controls rather than building personal and community responsibility.

The DC mothers reported fewer infant emergency care episodes as well as more community connections, more positive parenting behaviors, participation in higher quality child care, and lower rates of anxiety than control mothers.

Despite these modifications, consistencies with data from other developed nations were apparent: children's reports of Social Integration at school were similar to those reported previously in primary school samples in Australia14 and Hong Kong30 31; response patterns on the EATQ - R scales (Attention, Inhibitory Control, Perceptual Sensitivity and Aggression) aligned with data from a community sample of 1055 Dutch32 school students of similar age and access to Supportive Relationships at Home, School and in the Community was similar to that reported for a community sample of Canadian fourth - grade school children (~ 2 years younger than our sample).16 The pattern of responses on the Big Five personality constructs was also consistent with that reported for an Australian sample of 268 children aged 10 — 12 years33 using the full 65 - item version of the Bcommunity sample of 1055 Dutch32 school students of similar age and access to Supportive Relationships at Home, School and in the Community was similar to that reported for a community sample of Canadian fourth - grade school children (~ 2 years younger than our sample).16 The pattern of responses on the Big Five personality constructs was also consistent with that reported for an Australian sample of 268 children aged 10 — 12 years33 using the full 65 - item version of the BCommunity was similar to that reported for a community sample of Canadian fourth - grade school children (~ 2 years younger than our sample).16 The pattern of responses on the Big Five personality constructs was also consistent with that reported for an Australian sample of 268 children aged 10 — 12 years33 using the full 65 - item version of the Bcommunity sample of Canadian fourth - grade school children (~ 2 years younger than our sample).16 The pattern of responses on the Big Five personality constructs was also consistent with that reported for an Australian sample of 268 children aged 10 — 12 years33 using the full 65 - item version of the BFQ - C.20

Outcomes and experiences of more than 4,000 families random assigned to a MIECHV - funded program or control group receiving other community services will be examined in the multi-year study.

He has authored more than 275 publications, including the books Behavioral Medicine and Developmental Disabilities (Springer - Verlag, 1989), Self - Injurious Behavior: Analysis, Assessment, and Treatment (Springer - Verlag, 1991), Antecedent Control: Innovative Approaches to Behavioral Support (Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 1998), Behavior Psychology in the Schools: Innovations in Evaluation, Support, and Consultation (The Haworth Press, 2002), Antecedent Assessment and Intervention: Supporting Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities in Community Settings (Paul H. Brookes Publishing Co., 2006), Effective Practices for Children with Autism: Educational and Behavior Support Interventions that Work (Oxford University Press, 2011), and Behavioral Sport Psychology: Evidence - Based Approaches to Performance Enhancement (Springer, 2011).

«Her breadth of experience in senior leadership positions in government, business and academia for more than 40 years means she is well placed to continue to implement NACCHO's strategic plan to enhance and expand the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Sector.

Study results, comparing youth in PROSPER communities vs. control communities, also showed reductions of lifetime cocaine use and marijuana use of more than 30 percent, and a reduction of prescription drug misuse of 20 percent.

The investigators also found that at age 19, youth in PROSPER communities reported a significantly lower level of drug - related problems than youth in the control communities.

The maltreated foster children performed more poorly in academic and social - emotional competence than the community controls.

If Senate Republicans want to end the use of fetal tissue in scientific research, they ought to say so — and endure an outcry from the medical community — rather than seek to cut off women's access to birth control.

After working in government for more than 30 years, I've just taken on the role of CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) for 18 months.

In the post below, Dr Chelsea Bond, a Senior Lecturer in the Oodgeroo Unit at Queensland University of Technology, looks at the impact of the cuts for the broader Indigenous community controlled sector and for her work with InalaWangarra in Queensland, and at the higher levels of scrutiny on funding for Indigenous organisations than mainstream operationIn the post below, Dr Chelsea Bond, a Senior Lecturer in the Oodgeroo Unit at Queensland University of Technology, looks at the impact of the cuts for the broader Indigenous community controlled sector and for her work with InalaWangarra in Queensland, and at the higher levels of scrutiny on funding for Indigenous organisations than mainstream operationin the Oodgeroo Unit at Queensland University of Technology, looks at the impact of the cuts for the broader Indigenous community controlled sector and for her work with InalaWangarra in Queensland, and at the higher levels of scrutiny on funding for Indigenous organisations than mainstream operationin Queensland, and at the higher levels of scrutiny on funding for Indigenous organisations than mainstream operations.