Sentences with phrase «whether age effects»

Furthermore, we will investigate whether age effects occur with respect to associations between adolescents» perceptions of relationships with parents and adolescents» perceptions of friendships.

Not exact matches

With some entailment of that danger always implicit in superlatives, one may raise the question whether any other single contribution from whatever source since human culture emerged from the stone ages has had the far - reaching effect upon history that Israel in this regard has exerted both through the mediums of Christianity and Islam and directly through the world of Jewish thinkers themselves.

On the other hand, advanced maternal age is associated with a more stable family environment, higher socio - economic position, higher income and better living conditions, as well as better parenting practices, [14] but it is more or less uncertain whether these entities are effects of advanced maternal age, are contributors to advanced maternal age, or common effects of a certain state such as personality type.

The effect of study size, age groups at outcome measurement (comparing those aged 16 — 30 y with those aged ≥ 50 y), year of birth, the method of ascertainment of infant feeding status (whether contemporary or recalled over a period of ≥ 5 y) was examined by using meta - regression and sensitivity analysis.

We found little evidence that between - study heterogeneity in estimates was explained by age at measurement of blood pressure (p = 0.5), decade of birth (p = 0.2), stipulation of a minimum duration of breastfeeding (p = 0.5), proportion of the target population in the main analysis (p = 0.2), whether breastfeeding was exclusive for at least 2 months (p = 0.2), method of blood pressure measurement (p = 0.4), or whether effect estimates controlled for socioeconomic factors (p = 0.9), maternal factors in pregnancy (p = 0.9), or current weight (p = 0.9).

Whether it was dealing with the immediate aftermath of a sudden stroke or the effects of under - age drinking, the team were unfailingly polite, professional, respectful and — something that struck me more than anything — simply kind.

«Even something as crude as a regulation that requires a kid stay in school to a fixed age, whether he wants to or not, has a considerable effect on criminal activity,» Cook said.

Ms Koechlin, Professor Philippe Autier and colleagues used statistical models to work out whether current cancer death rates were due more to the effects of age, the year of birth (which takes into account exposure to cancer - causing agents such as sunshine during early life), or to the recent introduction of new medical technologies or treatments.

«We believe that there is a threshold effect whereby the levels of Klotho, dictated mostly by the age of the patients, are crucial in determining whether they will benefit from this treatment or not,» said Reeti Behera, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher in the Weeraratna lab and first author of the study.

In this study that analyzed data from more than 5,580 middle - aged Latin American women (mean age, 49.7 years), the cause - and - effect relationship was flipped to determine whether greater abdominal fat (defined as waist - to - height ratio in this instance) could increase a woman's chances of developing anxiety.

A trial is under way at a hospital in South Korea to test whether injections of human umbilical cord plasma have anti-ageing effects in healthy people aged 55 or older.

A team of Spanish researchers looked at the effect of repeated influenza vaccinations in the current and 3 previous seasons in people aged 65 years and older admitted to 20 Spanish hospitals in 2013/14 and 2014/15 to determine whether repeat vaccination reduced severe influenza.

They looked at the 104 months before the tax was enacted and the 28 months after it was enacted to see whether the effects of the tax change differed according to a driver's age, gender, race and blood alcohol concentration at the time of a fatal motor vehicle crash.

Although testosterone levels and the ability to perform self - care activities both decrease with age, it is unclear whether one or the other is a cause or an effect of aging, or if they are both due to a common third cause, Hsu said.

Some studies have linked ADT use to depression, although it is not clear whether such effects are a direct consequence of ADT itself or perhaps associated with age, comorbidities, hot flashes, fatigue, and insomnia.

Researchers asked 640 retirees over the age of 60 — 53 percent female and 47 percent male — about whether robots would have negative effects on themselves and on others.

This enabled us to examine whether the possible effects of rapamycin depend on the age at which treatment started.»

However, the authors stress that «further clinical investigations will be essential to establish the optimal dose, duration and safety, and whether vitamin D2 or D3 have different effects on mortality risk, since the available trials are based on elderly populations in general (an age group with high competing risk of death often due to multiple co-existing disease conditions) and they do not typically include cause - specific deaths as the primary outcomes.»

A fight has broken out among scientific researchers over whether or not brain training beats back the effects of aging.

The same pattern was seen when the researchers looked at groups of patients according to the extent of the spread of the disease to other parts of the body (metastases), and whether the patients were aged less that 65, between 65 and 75, and 75 and older (older patients can often be less able to cope with the side effects of treatments).

But it remains unclear whether there are long - term effects from low - intensity or occasional marijuana use earlier in life and whether the magnitude and persistence of impairment depends on the duration of marijuana use or the age of exposure.

(6) However, it would be useful to see a more thorough analysis of the effect of ablating p16Ink4a - expressing senescent cells, and whether there may instead be evidence of a short - term rejuvenation of tissue function that is slowly lost over time to rising levels of other kinds of aging damage that INK - ATTAC activation does not address.

The study could be run on subjects of various ages to determine whether a potential «selfishness effect» is strongest during certain phases of life.

This analysis did not include a comparison of young adult S6k1 — / — mutants with the respective littermate controls; thus, it is currently unknown whether the observed effects are due to slowed aging or represent aging - independent consequences of S6k1 deletion.

A team of researchers from McMaster University have been studying the effects of heavy versus light weight since 2010, trying to determine whether or not the age - old belief of «heavier is better» is correct.

Previously, from the age of fifteen to 30 I likely wouldn't have gone more than 3 days without masturbating, so whether this is a placebo effect (unlikely) after all my research or no faping as they say, genuinely does wonders for the males testosterone levels and wellbeing.

People who are experiencing lower testosterone levels whether due to age effects or for some other reason, they can use this product without any worry fir side effects.

Whether digital or analog, we're in an age when cinematic effects can convince us of anything, transport us to anywhere.

Outdoor learning, whether undertaken in school, the surrounding area or further afield on residentials and expeditions has the potential to positively effect the health and well - being, and ultimately the life chances, of children and young people across all ages.

Specifically, I examine whether the effects on age - 11 test scores can be detected when the students are tested again at age 14, three years after the students have left the primary school.

To eliminate the effects of any chance differences in performance caused by other observable characteristics, our analysis takes into account students» age, gender, race, and eligibility for the free lunch program; whether they had been assigned to a small class; and whether they were assigned to a teacher of the same race — which earlier research using these same data found to have a large positive effect on student performance (see «The Race Connection,» Spring 2004).

«There are many important policy questions about how governments can best invest in children's development at the preschool age, and whether invested funds are producing intended effects on children,» said Yoshikawa, who will act as a research advisor to Weiland.

That said, many older people * will * have to consume capital in old age, but they aren't well - enough off to produce a wealth effect — they worry whether their assets will last.

It's not obvious to me which effect would dominate, and so it's hard to say whether or not the resulting returns would look attractive to the working - age population.

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The MVD protocol voluntarily in use by UK CKCS breeders however, advises not breeding from an individual if the parent is affected at less than five years of age, and it remains to be seen whether restricting breeding based on the disease status of the parental generation will have a positive effect in reducing the prevalence of MMVD in the UK CKCS population.

Justifiably, many have questioned whether there are any negative short - or long - term health or behavioral effects associated with performing the procedure in animals as young as 6 weeks of age.

Whether you want to reverse the skin - creasing effects of aging or reduce the effects of jet lag, the Spa at the Surrey Hotel NYC is the perfect place for you.

The New York Post, seeing an opportunity to fan the ever - smoldering flames of biennial controversy, published a gossip item about the reading, attributing considerable shock to those present; The Post also called David Ross to ask him, in effect, whether Kertess was the sort of curator the Whitney needs in the age of a reinvigorated Jesse Helms.

In the 1970s, a few scientists wondered whether the cooling effect from aerosols would be greater than the heating produced from greenhouse gases, and some popular publications ran articles about a new Ice Age.

Likewise it would be useful to examine whether protective parenting has different effects on inflammatory processes at different ages.

ABSTRACT: In the present study we examined 1) whether childhood disruptive behaviour, in terms of aggressiveness, hyper - activity and social adjustment, predicts school performance since toddler age or whether becomes it relevant first since middle or late childhood, 2) whether gender differences within the associations between school perform - ance and disruptive behaviour exist, and 3) whether there are trait specific effects in these associations, i.e. whether hyperactivity is more relevant determinant for later school success than aggression and social adjust - ment.

Objective To investigate whether the income - to - needs ratio experienced in early childhood impacts brain development at school age and to explore the mediators of this effect.

To test whether IQ, age, gender or presence of intellectual disability (ID; IQ < 70) had any effects on the results, factor scores were calculated for each analysis.

Courts consider several factors when deciding whether to allow a parent to relocate with a child, including the age and maturity of the child (the judge may consider the preference of the children), the distance between the new and old home (the court is usually more sympathetic to moves that make it possible for the noncustodial parent to exercise visitation), and the quality of life (the effect on the child's education and leisure opportunity in a new location).

To investigate whether birth weight exerted differential effects on brain development at different ages, age and birth weight variables were standardized to the whole sample, and regression analyses with these variables, along with their interaction term (birth weight × age), sex, household income, GAF, and scanner, were repeated.

Thus, despite several decades of research, there is little consensus on whether childhood television viewing has beneficial, harmful, or negligible effects on educational achievement.10 This uncertainty is at least partly due to a lack of long - term follow - up data, particularly for school - age children.

The objective of this study was to assess whether HS, a 0 - to 3 - year intervention, has sustained or emergent treatment effects when children reach 5 to 5.5 years of age.

The aim of this study is to (a) document variations in the mental and physical health outcomes of married and widowed respondents, (b) ascertain whether widowed persons who were previously in age heterogamous unions are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of widowhood, and (c) assess the extent to which differential selection, marital quality, and health practices during marriage account for health disparities by marital status and spousal age gap.

Model 2 adds the interaction term for marital status by the spousal age gap, which allows us to determine whether widowed persons married to spouses with large age differentials are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of health.