Sentences with phrase «valid research in»

Since the most valid research in sports nutrition usually leads to strict dietary recommendations, it can seem as though intuitive eating and nutrition for athletic performance wouldn't go hand in hand.
As a citizen of the United States and a taxpayer, and as a practicing biomedical applied statistician, I am especially concerned about the possibility that the funding garnered for such potentially flawed studies is detracting from other groups» ability to obtain funding to perform valid research in the valuable arena of personalized medicine.

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Until this study, the first of its kind to use in - person and computer - assisted observation to measure the commercial - watching habits of 376 adults, no valid research had been done on the topic.
But if his belief isn't the direct result of objective research in his field of expertise his opinion is no more valid in this matter than anyone else's.
The initial duty in applied science, research, or teaching is to do the job well: to design an airplane wing that will hold under stress, to find a valid equation for chemical equilibrium, or to help students gain sound understanding of metabolism.
In this chapter we have tried to show that scientific research is a valid expression of the vocation to seek truth.
In relation to theological and social emphases on which conservative and liberal churches differ, research indicates long - run social trends toward (1) wider acceptance of the conclusions of valid empirical research, and (2) greater reluctance to accept the imperfections of existing social structures.
The truth in many peer - reviewed and stoichmetrically valid research studies show positive and healthy outcomes as a result of prayer.
James L. Rogers» review of research on the psychological consequences of abortion found that only one out of 300 studies could be considered valid (in James K. Hoffmeier, Abortion: A Christian Understanding and Response, 1987).
But I do realize that the atheist rant is pointless, especially where it tries to argue from an empirical / scientific standpoint because spirituality isn't about trying to figure things out from the outside in through research and data collection — it's when we see things from the inside out and the only valid instrument of measurement is our own being.
We also started debunking phonies in the medical industry such as Bruno Bettelheim, who blamed autism on poor mothering, which made way for research that was more valid.
I consider paid reviews to be a valid form of advertising that's a win - win - win for readers, bloggers, and brands, but in this particular case I conducted my own research and chose this product independently.)
With regards Tottenham, Untold's research into what happens to clubs when they move grounds seems on the basis of the first match (and I know it was only one game) to be valid, both in terms of Tottenham, and indeed over a longer period for West Ham United, who apparently have made the most successful ground change ever, according to Karren Brady.
When all valid research (including that published in the Journal of the American Medical Association)
Robust and scientifically sound therapeutic approaches to healing birth trauma will draw from the most reliable and valid psychological research and not from unsupported claims in relation to an esoteric practice such as rebirthing.
In 2009, the Park District enlisted the services of Leisure Vision, a nationally recognized research agency to complete a series of community input meetings and administer a statistically valid communitywide survey that addressed the needs, unmet needs, and funding priorities of the Park District of Highland Park residents.
I am well aware that in our culture we are suppose to express a live and let live, embrace diversity, and pretend that everyone's ideas are equally valid and that, scientific research be damned, everyone is entitled to raise their babies however they choose as long as they stay out of the radar of social services and buy enough Disney products.
«The best way to deal with the situation as we have it today is to confront it in a forthright and transparent manner, and to do everything we can to make it more robust, more reliable, and to identify problems that lead to less reliable or less valid research
And scientists like me, who are not interested in becoming PIs, should be confident in our decisions and advocate for the research scientist position to be recognized as a valid professional choice.
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A scientist may purposefully decide to focus only on one sex, but problems arise «when the researcher has consciously ignored sex and / or gender as a valid variable or has not realised that a sex and / or gender dimension is relevant to their research,» the IRC writes in its Gender Strategy and Action Plan 2013 - 2020.
New research from University of Alberta paleontologists shows one of North America's most broadly identified dinosaur species, Troodon formosus, is no longer a valid classification, naming two others in its stead.
The growing recognition that something has gone awry in the laboratory has led to calls for, as one might guess, more research on research (aka, meta - research)-- attempts to find protocols that ensure that peer - reviewed studies are, in fact, valid.
The ministry «rejects that promising findings in basic research or preliminary results in animal models be conveyed to society as if they already were the prelude to the development of valid drugs.»
Meanwhile, neurobiologist Ricardo Dolmetsch, an autism researcher at Stanford University in California, says, «The consensus in the autism research community, as well as in the stem - cell community, is that there is no scientifically valid reason for using stem cells to treat autism spectrum disorders».
In 2002 the Department of Education established the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to encourage researchers to pursue what was described as «scientifically valid research,» especially randomized controlled trials, which advocates of IES considered the gold standard.
Research shows that even in the face of valid facts, some people retreat to moral positions in their arguments.
In calling for additional research to ensure that latent print examinations are valid, the AAAS and the PCAST reports propose such studies be conducted without the knowledge of examiners.
I've done enough research to know that they have a very valid and helpful place in the world.
This means that the two camps will continue their fights based in dogma, since while these research results might have certain traits that we would consider valid, they still don't prove anything.
It is certainly a logical and valid question... in fact it was the question that kept me from trying a pressure cooker for years until I finally decided to research it, and what I found was fascinating.
When he looked for a valid method for measuring body composition at OPEX Fitness, he studied what devices were used in the fields of medicine and research.
So it is being used in peer - reviewed clinical research, and it is a valid way to test for your cortisol levels throughout the day.
Research, however, has demonstrated this is not valid at all in sound people.
Points taken The writer in this article definitely brings up very valid points about the selective reporting of research from The China Study.
According to a recent research in more than 5,000 American singles, the online dating atmosphere has changed a lot, although some traditional dos and donts are still valid.
«It's really exciting, in particular because [the award] is starting to solidify that the field is going forward and becoming recognized as contributing valid new interdisciplinary research,» she says.
Martiniello's research examined whether math tests — like the one given as part of the MCAS — are equally valid for children not proficient in English, considering a majority of math questions are word problems.
Intriguingly, what constituted valid research was to be mandated in law.
In a Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) study of the new evaluation system's 1999 — 2000 pilot, 75 percent of teachers said the new teaching standards were valid descriptions of good teachinIn a Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) study of the new evaluation system's 1999 — 2000 pilot, 75 percent of teachers said the new teaching standards were valid descriptions of good teachinin Education (CPRE) study of the new evaluation system's 1999 — 2000 pilot, 75 percent of teachers said the new teaching standards were valid descriptions of good teaching.
Kingston and Nash evaluated each study in Black and Wiliam's meta - analysis and discovered many that had flawed research designs, reducing the number of valid studies from 300 to 13.
«Extensive research shows that... valid and reliable measures of teacher effectiveness,» have yet to be generated, she says, blithely putting on ignore important work by Thomas Kane, Eric Hanushek, and Raj Chetty and his colleagues, which shows that students learn in any given year somewhere between 10 and 20 percent of a standard deviation more if they have an especially effective teacher rather than a very ineffective one.
Center - based and family child care programs must implement developmentally appropriate research - based early childhood curriculum... that is based on scientifically valid research and has standardized training procedures and curriculum materials to support implementation [and] is aligned with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and, as appropriate, state early learning and development standards; and includes an organized developmental scope and sequence and is sufficiently content - rich within the... Framework to promote measurable progress toward development outlined in such Framework.
Students must make or do something authentic in response to the problem — research papers or multimedia presentations alone rarely qualify as useful solutions to problems in the world outside the classroom, although they may be valid components of the problem - solving process.
Still, the question of how much impact any teacher can have in just two to three years is valid, especially given the research indicating that the largest growth in teacher effectiveness occurs during the first three years of teaching.
No statement in the learning environment can be accurate or valid without the support of extant research.
The bottom line is to question and critically consume everything, and everyone who feels qualified to write about particular things without enough expertise in most everything, including in this case good and professional journalism, this area of educational research, and what it means to make valid inferences and then responsibly share them out with the public.
This is a valid concern, but throughout our years of teaching this model and research in the field, we find that by the second or third grade they'll be at or above the level of their peers, and as an extreme bonus, they'll read, write and speak Mandarin.
The pursuit of high - quality principal assessment reached a milestone in 2006 with the development of the Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education, or VAL - ED, a research - validated process created by a team from Vanderbilt University and the University of Pennsylvania, and supported by Wallace as an effort to address the lack of valid and reliable principal evaluation systems.
States and districts should develop frameworks for teacher performance appraisal that are based on research - supported best practices, consistent in application, fair to teachers and evaluators, and valid and reliable measures of teacher performance.
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