Sentences with phrase «with previous studies suggesting»

That was consistent with previous studies suggesting that more - experienced wearers may become «less vigilant» with hygiene habits over time.

The findings are consistent with previous studies suggesting that monoclonal antibodies in combination with chemotherapy work better in patients with EGFR expressing cells.»

Not exact matches

Calculation to determine the necessary number of resident participants used estimations of knowledge from previous studies of pediatric residents, which suggested a baseline knowledge about breastfeeding of 60 percentage points.8, 9,15 To detect an improvement in knowledge score of 20 percentage points with an estimated standard deviation of 20 points, a 2 - tailed α error of 0.05 and a power of 0.80, sample size was calculated at a minimum of 16 resident participants.

There has been concern raised about a resurgence of vitamin D deficiency and rickets among infants and children, with reports emerging in the United States from Alaska, 1,2 Iowa, 3 Nevada, 4 California, 5 North Carolina, 6 Texas, 7 and mother - infant pairs in Boston, 8 among others.9 The prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in young children also appears to be high in other countries, including England, 10 Greece, 11 and Canada.12, 13 One study from China found a 65.3 % prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among 12 - to 24 - month - olds, but few cases (3.7 %) of radiographic or clinical rickets were noted.14 Previous studies suggest risk factors to be dark skin pigmentation1,3 - 12 and breastfeeding without supplementation.1 - 7, 9,12,13 To date, reports have focused primarily on young infants compared with toddlers.

In fact, one of my previous studies dealt with clinginess and depression within the context of couples - I didn't notice anyone suggesting that I was showing discrimination against couples in that study!

Although most studies of parental depression have focused on mothers, the impact of depression in fathers has received increasing attention.2, 3 Using data from the 2002 National Comorbidity Replication Survey, the Institute of Medicine report also estimated that 4.3 % of men with a child under 18 years old had a major depressive disorder within the previous 12 months.1 In addition, a recent meta - analysis4 suggested that the prevalence of paternal depression within the first year of a child's life was 10.4 %.

Consistent with a previous study, 35 most fathers reported regularly playing games and singing or talking to their children, suggesting that these activities may be more normative behaviors for fathers than reading stories.

Although audit and feedback is often suggested as a way of improving hand hygiene, this study puts its use on a firmer footing than previous non-randomised studies, providing the strongest evidence yet that this is an effective way to improve hand hygiene when coupled with a repeating cycle of personalised goal - setting and action planning.

This was a surprise because previous studies had suggested that part of the Williams brain functions normally in adulthood, with little understanding about how it developed.»

That corresponds well with evidence from previous paleobotanical studies of the region, which suggest that it was dotted with lakes surrounded by coniferous forests.

Although previous studies have associated cannabis use with schizophrenia, the latest data suggests that some cannabinoids actually have anti-schizophrenic effects.

Previous studies have suggested that men with more testosterone are more sexually active, but that levels of the hormone drop once men become fathers.

Previous studies suggest couples favour turning right when sharing a romantic embrace with their partner.

BDEs do not cause such thinning, but previous studies have suggested that the chemicals cause neurobehavioral problems and could interfere with the creatures» hunting abilities.

The study builds on previous findings suggesting that AIM2 limits cancer cell growth in colon cancer cell lines, Wilson said, as well as on a clinical report of poor prognosis in colon cancer patients with low or missing AIM2 levels.

Previous studies suggest that men with longer ring fingers are better when it comes to sports and have especially developed male - pattern visuospatial skills.

«One theory that resonated with a lot of the things we found points to the importance of busy streets in promoting outdoor activity, interaction and cohesion in communities, which could potentially deter street violence,» said Branas, who has led several previous studies suggesting that urban parks and greening vacant lots encourage people to become invested in maintaining their neighborhoods and may reduce violent crime.

The study results indicate that women players are not affected by negative stereotypes about women's chess abilities during competition games, in contrast with previous research on the phenomenon of «stereotype threat» which has suggested that awareness of negative stereotypes can hamper women's performance.

Without attributing cause - and - effect, the new study adds to previous research suggesting that modifying specific outdoor features with low - cost improvements may foster community interaction and potentially reduce youth violence in cities.

Previous studies in Hansen's lab and others have suggested an increase in APs with age, but since the measurements were taken under steady - state conditions, it's not clear what step (s) in the process led to increased levels.

While some previous studies have suggested that the demise of the dinosaurs and other groups was gradual, many scientists argue that the dinosaur fossil record in particular is patchy, and can not compete with marine fossils in terms of quantity and biodiversity.

«Previous studies have suggested that drinking coffee might be inversely associated with all - cause mortality but this has not been investigated in a Mediterranean country.»

Previous studies have suggested that SNF quality may be associated with the risk of hospital readmission.

Previous studies suggest this difference has nothing to do with the difference in energy content of whole eggs and egg whites — whole eggs containing 18 grams of protein also contain about 17 grams of fat, whereas egg whites have no fat.

«Previous studies suggest that reducing heart fat is feasible through weight loss or weight management, but these studies only looked at small numbers of people and there have been no clinical trials linking cardiovascular outcomes with heart fat changes due to weight management interventions.

Study findings were consistent with previous research suggesting that elderly women are at high - risk for inadequate surgical treatment of cancer.

Previous studies had suggested that a gene mutation known as W4P / R was associated with higher incidence of liver cancer and cirrhosis.

«Some previous research has suggested that treating patients with statins after they suffer hemorrhagic stroke may increase their long - term risk of continued bleeding,» said lead author Alexander Flint, MD, PhD, of the Kaiser Permanente Department of Neuroscience in Redwood City, Calif. «Yet the findings of our study suggest that stopping statin treatments for these patients may carry substantial risks.»

Although previous research has suggested that this manner of speaking is associated with education and upward mobility, a new study indicates that vocal fry is actually perceived negatively, particularly in a labor market context.

Previous studies have suggested that having more critical care physicians providing care, earlier initiation of antibiotics, more targeted delivery of intravenous fluids and more gentle mechanical ventilation may improve outcomes of patients with severe sepsis.

The prostate seemed a promising target because previous studies with mice revealed that it contained cells with the same protein markers as other known stem cells, suggesting that the necessary stem cells might be relatively easy to find.

The finding, in combination with evidence from previous studies, suggests that these molten regions deep below, near the core - mantle boundary of the Earth, may cause basaltic ocean island chains to form along the surface.

Previous studies have suggested, among other things, that differences in dogs» ability to communicate are associated with variations in the genetic material located close to the gene that codes for the oxytocin receptor.

Previous studies by D'Odorico, who, in addition to his faculty position at U.Va., is a sabbatical fellow with the National Socio - Environmental Synthesis Center at the University of Maryland, have suggested that the coupling of population and food dynamics might be becoming increasingly unbalanced and that, because of trade dependency, exposure to food insecurity is increasing.

Together with previous reports, the study suggests that «declining occupational trajectory is a consequence of AUD development,» rather than a predictor.

The new study suggests that the impact may have released around three times as much sulfur and much less carbon dioxide compared with previous estimates from 20 years ago.

«We also managed to confirm observations from previous microscopy studies that suggested that cellular regeneration shares similarities with the process of cell division.

«In addition to having a higher prevalence of triple - negative breast cancers than Caucasian women — something that has been documented in previous studies — we found that African American women with breast cancer had a significantly higher prevalence of the TP53 driver mutation, basal tumor subtype and greater genomic diversity within tumors, all of which suggest more aggressive tumor biology,» says Tanya Keenan, MD, of the MGH Cancer Center, lead author of the study.

• Four previous studies indicate that people with better psychological function do survive longer with cancer — but four others suggest that a healthier psychological condition predicts shorter survival time.

Combined with previous studies on other disorders, the new study suggests that L1 genes are indeed more active in the brain of patients with neuropsychiatric diseases, Gage says.

The study also finds that the Greenland ice sheet may contain more ice, with a greater potential to raise global sea levels, than previous research has suggested — about 2.75 inches more, to be exact.

Previous studies with primates suggest that aerosols of most biothreat agents, which are particles dispersed in the air, are infectious.

That's about 2000 years earlier than suggested by previous studies focusing on a different, more selective set of genes known as the exome, but it's in line with recent archaeological findings that point to distinctly Tibetan permanent settlements appearing between 3600 and 5200 years ago, Yang says.

Previous studies have found that the ability of most people to identify different species is low (e.g. Dallimer et al. 2012), suggesting that for most people it is interacting with birds, not just specific birds, that provides well - being.

Together with previous studies, «the results suggest that fish have found a new way to «see» with their skin and change color quickly,» Schweikert said.

While previous studies had suggested that females sometimes had cubs with outsider males, Lyke's is the first strong genetic evidence, says Bruce Patterson of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.

The competing models are, on the one hand, a very early arrival of Asian species starting around 3000 BC as suggested by some previous studies, and on the other hand, a more modest, mid-first millennium AD arrival in connection with the archaeologically - confirmed maritime trade routes.

This suggests that long - term exposure to Mcf1 causes hemocytes to ultimately undergo apoptosis consistent with previous studies using Manduca caterpillars.

However, chondrogenesis assays in chick micromass cultures showed that enhanced signaling by the mutant R206H ACVR1 can be partially inhibited by the BMP antagonist Noggin, suggesting that in addition to BMP - independent activity by the R206H ACVR1 receptor, this mutant receptor is also responsive to BMP, consistent with previous BMP signaling pathway studies that used cells derived from FOP patients (48 — 50).

Along with the researchers» previous findings on silent engrams in early Alzheimer's disease, this study suggests that re-activating certain synapses could help restore some memory recall function in patients with early stage Alzheimer's disease, Roy says.