Sentences with phrase «very small intervention»

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Dr Kathryn Adcock, Head of Neurosciences and Mental Health at the Medical Research Council, said, «Although this is quite a small study and therefore can't provide a definitive answer, the work shows very promising indications of the benefits of early intervention.»

If possible, ask a very small, select group of people who are close to the person who needs intervention whether they want to help out.

Generally, the small intervention trials have shown either no effect of fiber on the marker of choice or a very small effect.

Nonetheless, a very small number of students will need more intensive intervention in order to meet their learning goals.

Beth and Joan work with her intervention group on Cross Checking, then debrief the value of very small groups with our most at risk students.

It's that kind of fact — knowing that most of the things we're trying probably are not working — that gives you a sense of urgency around increasing the number of trials, rather than what the federal government strategy has been: to fund a few very expensive, very high - quality studies of a smaller number of interventions.

Schools in affluent areas with small numbers of pupils eligible for funding will also have very limited budgets to work with, which will limit the range of interventions that they can potentially use.

End - of - life Decision - making While a small percentage of dogs may die peacefully at home at a very old age, most pet owners will at some point be faced with the decision to end their dog's suffering with a medical intervention.

In smaller dogs, some mobility may naturally return over time; however, in larger breeds it is very rare for the limb to become able to bear weight again without surgical intervention.

It is a common argument in the courts as to whether a small percentage risk of a very serious outcome requires intervention.

Also - in conflict zones dedicated robotic devices (small, autonomous and numerous) could be used to specifically deactivate all weapons without further human intervention - this would be a very good thing given the passions that are unleashed and at play in these situations.

A number of studies have examined whether parenting and family interventions increase parental knowledge, and there is evidence that this is the case.25, 26,27,28 However, in general these studies have been uncontrolled, with small sample sizes, examining very high risk samples, and with no examination of the mechanism of action between increased knowledge and potential child outcomes.

Filene et al. (2013) found a small effect (d =.20) of home visitation interventions, and Pinquart and Teubert (2010) found a very small but significant effect (d =.13) of parent education interventions for expectant and new parents.

Euser et al. (2015) also found a very small but significant effect (d = 0.13) of interventions aimed at preventing or reducing child maltreatment.

For example, Hampson et al.'s (2001) meta - analysis of interventions found very small effect sizes (mean = − 0.15) interventions on self - management among adolescents with type 1 diabetes compared with greater effects (M = 0.37) on psychosocial outcomes, such as family adjustment.