Sentences with phrase «widespread evidence for»

«Despite the widespread evidence for interactions between sleep loss and metabolic dysfunction, little is known about the molecular basis of this interaction and how these processes integrate within the brain.»

A second paper finds widespread evidence for clay minerals, which require water.

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Several Republican politicians and government officials including President Donald Trump have suggested that mental illness was to blame for the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Wednesday that left 17 people dead — but researchers say evidence suggests there is no traceable link between mental illness and gun violence, and that a much more widespread issue is to blame.

Buddhist - majority Myanmar denies accusations of widespread abuses and has asked for «clear evidence».

Professor Janet Smith says that any evidence of widespread unfaithfulness towards the Church's teaching on artificial contraception is not a valid expression of a «sensus fidelium» but an urgent reminder of the need for more effective catechesis.

Yet simultaneous with widespread evidence of corruption has been continuous pressure for higher standards of moral behavior.

In response to the growing evidence for widespread mislabelling, the EU Health Commissioner Tonio Borg has now urged all EU member states to implement random DNA testing of processed beef products, for a three - month period beginning March 1.

That this House is concerned that the provisions of the Infant Formula and Follow - on Formula Regulations 2007 are disrespected in the UK, as evidenced by the current promotion for Nestlé SMA infant formula by Tesco in breach of Article 23 of that regulation, the near identical labelling of infant and follow - on formula to make them cross-promotional in breach of Article 19 of that regulation, the widespread advertising of infant formula brand names and logos in breach of Article 21 of that regulation and the use of idealising text and images on labels in breach of Article 17 of that regulation; therefore rejects the Department of Health's proposals to decriminalise certain of those requirements, such as labelling provisions in planned draft legislative proposals, related to EU Regulation 609/2015 which will replace these 2007 regulations; and stresses that any move to a system of Improvement Notices must have the purpose of speeding up compliance and be backed by prosecutions rather than giving companies who have flouted the law for many years additional time to comply.

Your article «Low doses of common chemical have science in a quandary» (News, Dec. 26) claims that exposure to low doses of Bisphenol - A (BPA) may lead to «possible widespread health risks,» and mentions a recent scientific review by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) as the evidence for this claim.

I'll grant you that there are some issue - specific Internet message boards, mommy blogs, and mommy - and - me playgroups out there that strongly advocate for co-sleeping, and Badinter relies on these types of minor players to support her majorly sweeping arguments, citing media like «Alternamoms.com» as evidence of the widespread parental shaming of American mothers.

President Trump said that voter fraud is widespread and again claimed that «millions and millions» of votes were cast fraudulently — a claim for which no evidence exists.

It is fuelled by a great many legitimate grievances such as poor administration and the evidence of corruption made public by the Car Wash Operation, but it is also led by the prejudices of a privileged social class which discourages more widespread support for the movement.

In the past three years Clegg has backed the «snoopers» charter», pushed for secret courts and stood mutely as evidence emerged of widespread electronic surveillance by the security services.

«The real story is that Michael Gove's plans for A-level reform are not based, as he appears to be claiming, on evidence of widespread concerns in the higher education sector about the rigour and relevance of A-levels.

In the wake of an EPA study that found no evidence fracking has had a «widespread, systematic impact on drinking water,» supporters of the controversial drilling practice are calling on the Cuomo administration to scrap its plans for a ban.

«The widespread loss of Antarctic ice shelves, driven by a warming ocean or warming atmosphere, could spell disaster for our coastlines — and there is sound geological evidence that supports what the models are telling us,» said Robert M. DeConto of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, a co-author of the study and one of the developers of the ice - sheet model used.

The evidence of widespread contamination of the bay with microcystins from freshwater sources, for example, has caught the attention of inland water agencies and led to increased efforts to identify the sources.

The researchers drew from their ancient data - catch concrete evidence that long - ago herring populations were consistently abundant and widespread for thousands of years.

In their study, the researchers found no evidence for the widespread idea that evolutionary adaptations to these two aspects of climate change would interfere with each other.

And spokespeople for two organizations that are collating dossiers for Johnson's inbox — Universities UK, which represents British higher - education institutions, and the Institute of Physics — both told Nature on July 20 that despite concerns, they haven't yet seen evidence that Brexit is having a widespread impact.

The evidence for widespread catastrophe is overwhelming, he says, from palisaded Iroquois villages in New York to fortified sites in the Pacific Northwest.

Others, like me, are convinced that no theoretical or empirical evidence exists for such a claim, and that a widespread belief in the existence of such a point of no return threatens to push ecological science and its application in the wrong direction.

The study, published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, addresses a longstanding paradox between predictions of widespread extinctions of cold - water species and a general lack of evidence for those extinctions despite decades of recent climate change.

A September 2002 follow - up study found no evidence for widespread transdifferentiation of blood - forming stem cells in brain, liver, kidney, gut and other tissues.

Susan Gould Fogerite, director of research for the Institute for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the School of Health Related Professions, said that although there is widespread evidence that yoga is being used as a form of exercise by those with MS, much of the feedback has been anecdotal and there isn't much empirical data regarding its safety and efficacy.

Since the use of organophosphate pesticides is widespread around the world, and growing evidence indicates a link between these pesticides and disorders such as Parkinson's disease, Baas said that a deeper investigation of low - level OP exposure is critical for preventing and treating neurological conditions arising from such exposures, in addition to Gulf War Illness.

Widespread discordance of gene trees with species tree in drosophila: evidence for incomplete lineage sorting

NIMH encourages services research, including research to develop interventions to improve the quality and outcomes of care; organization and system - level interventions to enhance service delivery; and strategies for widespread dissemination and implementation for evidence - based treatments into routine care settings.

There is also growing evidence for current liquid water brines as well as widespread buried glaciers on Mars.

«This widespread retreat of mountain glaciers may be our clearest evidence of global warming as they integrate many climate variables,» Professor Thompson told the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in San Francisco.

In one of the first comprehensive genome scans for selection, to be published online March 7, 2006, in the Public Library of Science - Biology in a paper, titled «A Map of Recent Positive Selection in the Human Genome,» the researchers found widespread evidence of evolution in all of the populations studied.

Resting - state functional connectivity MRI studies provide evidence for widespread hyper - connectivity in children with ASD in contrast to hypo - connectivity observed in adolescents and adults with ASD.

Lynch even founded the David Lynch Foundation For Consciousness - Based Education and World Peace to «prevent and eradicate the all - pervasive epidemic of trauma and toxic stress among at - risk populations through promoting widespread implementation of the evidence - based Transcendental Meditation program.»

[2] There is also laboratory evidence that the widespread use of no - calorie sweeteners found in diet beverages may actually make it harder for people to control their food intake and body weight.

They concluded, «Based on existing evidence, we see little justification for the general and widespread use of dietary supplements.»

The body of evidence for some of these therapies, however, may not be considered sufficiently rigorous by mainstream medical institutions to support the widespread adoption of these practices.

Helmed by Oren Moverman, it explores the state of the LAPD circa the late»90s but, despite what its title suggests, the film isn't about the infamous Rampart scandal — an umbrella term for the widespread corruption that occurred inside the Division's anti-gang unit (offenses ranged from unprovoked shootings, planting of evidence, narcotics possession, bank robbery, and perjury)-- but instead it's set whilst the events were still current.

She questions the need for widespread technology adoption and cautions us to look carefully at the evidence about whether technology adoption transforms learning.

VR and MR will undoubtedly be widespread and popular on the show floor, but Futuresource will be looking for evidence of increased dedicated content, curriculum - based offerings and industry partnerships.

DC: I think you get widespread agreement in Texas and Virginia and other places, for instance, that writing that is truly ready for college and career should show accountability towards evidence.

The results found that current study concludes that current evidence from randomised controlled trials «does not support the widespread use of grammar teaching for improving writing among English - speaking children».

If present evidence is to be used, two potent contributions to raising student achievement will be widespread: effective preschool programs for all children and intensive interventions that build capacities of families to support the education of their children.

Despite initial scepticism about what it would be possible to demonstrate using pre-existing school data, the analysis revealed widespread evidence that meaningful engagement in the Greenhouse Sports programmes was associated with a range of positive outcomes for students when compared to students who did not participate.

This theory stands out for its widespread and profound influence throughout the entire field of education and for the unmistakable evidence of its international impact,» said Richard Miller, president of Olin College of Engineering, who nominated Gardner for the prize.

Despite what the lack of action on this issue suggests, however, there is widespread public support for increasing the selectivity of teacher preparation programs: 60 percent of Americans believe that preparation programs should make their entrance requirements more rigorous.11 While there has been some recent evidence of a shift, the average SAT scores of college students pursuing education degrees have historically been lower than those of students entering other professions.12

As the report notes, despite widespread calls for connecting evidence of new teachers» effectiveness back to their preparation programs, «there has been no coordinated effort to provide these programs with valid, reliable, timely, and comparable data about the [educators] they prepare» (p. 2).

While this study provides evidence for more widespread use of learning mindset programs in schools, new research by members of the Mindset Scholars Network is examining how these programs interact with diverse contexts to understand for whom and under what conditions they are most effective.

In addition, the EEF is interested in proposals from researchers about how best to evaluate the impact of widespread school practices for which there is currently limited evidence.

For now, the state will continue the problematic strategy of giving teachers «value added measurement» (VAM) scores based on their students» test results — despite widespread evidence that VAM scores are both unreliable and unfair.

This possibility comes at a time of widespread popular support for early learning and clear scientific evidence for its importance.