These are some of the things that Paul Kurtz, chairman of the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal and publisher of the magazine Skeptical Inquirer, does not believe in: parapsychology, holistic cures for animal illnesses, the universal effectiveness of chiropractic, extraterrestrial beings, alternative medicine, Bigfoot and organized religion.
Compliance and consequent universal effectiveness of the diet reflected patients' satisfaction with the regime.
The current paper assessed possible moderators of universal depression prevention effectiveness, analyzing whether baseline levels of anxiety, hopelessness, optimism, happiness, life satisfaction, coping or self-efficacy moderated the effectiveness of OVK in preventing depressive symptoms.
A decision analytic model based on PCV7 immunization in the United Kingdom by McIntosh [ 22] was adapted to determine the effects and cost effectiveness of universal infant PCV7 vaccination compared with no vaccination for a hypothetical birth cohort of 550,000 infants over a 10-year time horizon.
Despite this associative evidence, to the authors' knowledge, existing systematic reviews assessing the effectiveness of school-based substance use interventions have not reported the effectiveness of universal resilience-based interventions on adolescent substance use.
The chancellor is considering the move – which Iain Duncan Smith fears could drastically undermine the effectiveness of universal credit – as a means of partially funding his anticipated U-turn on tax credits.
In a letter to parents, Charlotte Clarke, the council's head of universal services and school effectiveness, wrote: "Before half-term Blackpool Council became concerned about the professional judgment made by these staff in relation to the wellbeing of pupils when isolating them during challenging behaviour.
These differences support the effectiveness of universal helmet laws.
Two before/after studies evaluating the potential effectiveness of universal leukoreduction serve as examples.
To conclude, evidence regarding the effectiveness of universal trials is inconsistent.
