The percentage of overweight respondents, particularly those who were obese, shows a statistically significant increase over the years.

Statistically, this works.

These results found no statistically significant differences in valvulopathy rates compared to control, being 2.3 for the drug subjects and 2.2 for controls.

In the case of girls, there is a statistically significant change in terms of physical activity from the sixth grade to the eighth.

Also, a genetic study in 2009 revealed a small but statistically significant genetic contribution of Northwest African genes among today's inhabitants near the city of Lucera.

Statistically, that is a known association.

They think they're going to maybe come to like the picture they chose a little more than the one they left behind, but these are not statistically significant differences.

Several cases were mentioned where customs modernization had a significant positive impact on revenue collection.

Long term and well designed research and monitoring programmes and studies in order to detect and determine statistically significant trends in the composition, quantities and effects of marine litter globally and regionally

However, if there is a significant risk of cancer in a particular patient (BRCA positive, very positive family history, palpable mass), mammography may still be important.

Then there are the more subtle signals to listen to statistically whether they are feedback direct to your Web site, emails, press mentions, or Twitter and Facebook feeds. What features positive or negative are mentioned most often?

An iterative, statistically based approach will be used to construct the model.

There was also a slight, but statistically significant, decline in the severity of assaults between these two time periods Rates of spousal violence have dropped in 2001 and 2002, following a steady increase between 1998 and 2000.

To be sure, China s national balance sheet, which boasts positive net assets, has garnered significant attention in recent years.

The Programme of Action also acknowledges that international migration can have significant positive impacts on development, especially through remittances.

Disengagement was a significant step towards implementing the road map, and positive steps had been taken on both sides.

Mr. Castillero Hoyos said that, although Mauritius had made significant positive strides in human rights legislation, some concerns remained.

Two thirds of this room, today, in America, are statistically overweight or obese.

They coded correlations in the thickness of gray matter in different parts of the brain using a false color scheme, in which no difference is coded as purple, and any color other than purple indicates a statistically significant correlation.

About 12 percent of women reported being assaulted by a spouse in the five year period prior to the 1993 survey, compared with eight percent who reported violence during a similar time period in 1999, a drop which is statistically significant.

If implemented now, steep rate cuts can still have a significant positive effect. If delayed, their effect is likely to be minimal.

Will the export profile of African countries exporting to China and India have a significant positive impact on the poor in Africa?

Moreover, Séralini s results contradict the latest meta study of 24 long term studies (up to two years and five generations), which found that the data do not suggest any health hazards and display no statistically significant differences between GM and conventional food.

Three groups have independently attempted to reproduce these results, but found that the detection of the concentric anomalies was not statistically significant, in the sense that such circles would appear in a proper Gaussian simulation of the anisotropy in the CMB data.

Criminologists have shown, statistically, that in US states where convicts are executed, serious crimes have not diminished.

So hopefully everything has been positive, positive, positive, more positive.

Of course, past performance is no guarantee of future results, and two cases do not constitute a statistically significant sample. Just because the dollar weakened twice during the last two periods of Fed tightening does not prove that the same thing will happen again.

2. Also takes note of the significant increase in the market value of the Fund's assets and the positive returns achieved during the biennium

Without statistically relevant data for backing and implicit generalization, there is no guarantee that the generalization is correct.

One positive development for Cowen is that a second referendum would most likely bring back into play the significant economic dimension of Ireland s EU membership.

Significant changes in criminal policies and law enforcement practices have had a positive effect on the social, political and criminal justice situation in the country.

As with most new technologies, research in biotechnology and the application of its findings could have significant positive and negative socio economic and cultural impacts.

I wish to mention in that regard significant initiatives among States members of the Economic Community of West African States, which are already yielding positive results.

A significant portion of foreign direct investment should be directed to the LDCs, and the positive contribution of such investment to their development should be ensured.

During the current session some movement has taken place which, however isolated and perhaps low profile it may have been, is still highly significant and positive.

And so even if we make those very important decisions for very silly reasons, it remains statistically true that there are more Georges living in Georgia and there are more Dennises becoming dentists and there are more Paulas who are married to Paul than statistically viable.

Harnessing the existing broad consensus against fossil fuel subsidies is possible even in the absence of a legal agreement, and could quickly have a significant positive impact.

For example, fascinating talks contain a statistically high amount of exactly this blue color, much more than the average TEDTalk.

Why do, statistically, a majority of people say that a word is sad, in this case, heavy in other cases?

We are often told that air travel, statistically speaking, has a better safety record than any other form of transport.

Furthermore, it is common to assume in public policy that what is not easily measured statistically is insignificant or does not exist.

But there were no statistically significant differences between subjects with or without religious backgrounds, with approximately 90 of subjects saying that it is permissible to flip the switch on the boxcar, 97 saying that it is obligatory to rescue the baby, and 97 saying that is forbidden to remove the healthy man s organs.

Measures to reduce the prevalence of iron deficiency, anemia, and vitamin A, iodine, and zinc deficiencies which remain significant in some countries of the region would have a positive impact.

Under the circumstances, and in light of the lack of significant positive developments on the ground, it would be premature to suggest further adjustments to the Force at this stage.

The authors conclude that marine reserves can make a significant positive contribution to the biological diversity of both target and non target species in a relatively short period of time.