Sentences with phrase «underlying focus of the studies»

The limits of adaptation are the underlying focus of the studies, said Kees van der Geest, a co-author of the overview and senior researcher at the U.N. University's Institute for Environment and Human Security.

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«It's baked into their DNA to be focused on the long term, as their focus is to maintain the family business and wealth,» says Matt Fullbrook, manager of the Clarkson Centre for Business Ethics and Board Effectiveness (CCBE) at the University of Toronto, which has been studying the underlying reasons for the curious strength of family firms.

On the other hand, if we focus on coping with a theological course of study's inadequacy to pluralism, are we not driven to deny that the Christian thing has any one underlying structure or that it is any one thing in and through all of its diversity?

Some of these studies are aimed at studying the underlying mechanisms of drug abuse whereas others focus on potential pharmacotherapies.

«Studies like this one are increasingly focusing on the regulation of glutamate as an underlying mechanism in depression and, we hope, opening promising new avenues for the diagnosis and treatment of this devastating disorder.»

The study focused on an area in New York State underlain by the Marcellus Shale formation, which had been fracked until a ban went into effect in the state in the summer of 2015.

«The results of the study suggest a need to focus on new ways to treat the underlying causes of agitation and confusion in the elderly,» said lead author Mark Olfson.

«Future studies are focusing on the molecular mechanisms underlying the ageing - related changes in skeletal muscle and the specific effects of HRT on the structure and function of the dominant protein in skeletal muscle, called myosin, which generates force and movement.»

The proponents of the BAM Project proposal focused on mapping large populations of neurons that would provide scientists an unprecedented understanding of the dynamics underlying this crucial middle scale at which consciousness and cognition emerge, but have so far lacked the tools to study.

Focus of Study Glacier and rock interactions: how the underlying rock influences glacier flow and how past glaciations have affected tectonics.

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Other studies in the laboratory focus on the molecular mechanisms underlying HIV latency, including a role for host proteins and miRNAs that reinforce the latent state as well as the action of host proteins such as NF - kB that antagonize latency.

Tardigrades are one of the most radiation tolerant animals on Earth, and current research is focused on studying the patterns of tolerance to radiation, and to reveal the underlying mechanisms.

While the current study was mainly focused on instructional decisions and the underlying knowledge upon which those decisions were made, we also wanted to determine whether the participants perceived the process of implementing the iPad apps as worthwhile.

While the underlying curriculum serves as the baseline guide for studies, each of these learning themes provides inspiration and focus for learning opportunities, including classroom investigations, class projects, reading selections, and field trips.

As her website puts it, «By turns both heart - breakingly intimate and ultimately entirely distant, Kirke flees from obvious representations of her subject matter to focus on an underlying darkness and the interplay of pathology that exists between artist and the person studied»... or something like that.

Njideka Akunyili Crosby encountered the concept while studying at Yale University School of Art, and it has since become an underlying focus of her practice.

This is exactly the kind of peril that results from a) reacting to the press release of a study without understanding its methodology (or the underlying science) and b) focusing improvement efforts on the wrong metrics.

Since this is an observational study, no definitive conclusions can be drawn about cause and effect, but the researchers postulate that preventive strategies that focus on diet, body chemistry, mental health, underlying disease, and lifestyle could help to lessen the number of new cases of Alzheimer's disease.

The underlying goal of ergonomic studies is to identify ways of enhancing the performance of people and is not directly focused on producing improvements in efficiency merely for financial benefit.

Phase 4 studies, which characterize the current state of the field, are guided by complex multivariate models that focus on underlying mechanisms over time.

In the analysis of the focus group study three themes appeared and their underlying content was compared to, and matched, with the dimensions of the PCA.

Interpersonal family stress contributes to relationship breakdown and lack of perceived social support, and high expressed emotion may contribute to relapse.21 Family - focused treatment has been shown to reduce recurrence when used as an adjunct to medication for bipolar disorder.38 It is initiated once stabilisation of mood has been effected after an acute episode, and includes the patient and at least one significant family member (eg, parent or spouse).39 The underlying focus of family - focused treatment is to provide education regarding the recent illness episode; this includes exploring possible causes and the patient's personal triggers, discussing the importance of medication, differentiating between the person and the illness, and enhancing positive family relationships.40 Improved positive communication appears to be a key mechanism in this approach.38, 41 Recent studies suggest greater benefits in reducing depressive rather than manic relapses.23, 38,42

In the goal of studying the processes underlying the transmission of attachment styles, this study focused on the role of adult attachment styles in shaping preferences toward particular styles of caregiving.

To date, most studies continue to focus on estimation of an overall or net effect of migration on outcomes, rather than decomposing the effects to understand the underlying mechanisms.