When compared with glibenclamide, metformin was associated with less maternal weight gain (pooled mean difference −2.06 kg (−3.98 to −0.14)), lower birth weight (pooled mean difference −209 g (−314 to −104)), less macrosomia (pooled risk ratio 0.33 (0.13 to 0.81)), and fewer large for gestational age newborns (pooled risk ratio 0.44 (0.21 to 0.92)).
When compared with insulin, metformin was associated with less maternal weight gain (pooled mean difference −1.14 kg (95% confidence interval −2.22 to −0.06)), lower gestational age at delivery (pooled mean difference −0.16 weeks (−0.30 to −0.02)), and more preterm birth (pooled risk ratio 1.50 (1.04 to 2.16)).
According to the results (Fig. 7 d), the answer to how pooling affects performance is that there seems to be no gain in pooling along time or frequency.
Mr. Kerik said that by loosening the eligibility requirements for these employees, the department gains a pool of 1,300 potential applicants, many of whom are members of minority groups.
With this process screening, we gained a pool of interesting products whose production can be described as energy intensive.
Insights gained from pool boiling on superhydrophobic surfaces might provide design guidelines for new surfaces excellent in heat removal or hydrodynamic drag reduction.
We focus on a 2-agent setting where each agent has an intractable individual problem, and there is a potential gain from pooling the problems, giving rise to an intractable joint problem.
In early 1917, the Germans began a surprise withdrawal along the front, which enabled them to hold the line with fewer troops, thus gaining a pool of reserves.
Dobson says that Kidderminster has similarly gained from pooling resources.
We believe there is much to be gained from pooling the knowledge of these two bodies of work.
