Children with ADHD often perform poorly on tasks requiring the sustained and systematic allocation of attention over periods of extended time [ 2].
We've needed the right kind of leadership from governmental and political leaders to sustain resource allocations over time to produce meaningful impacts for patients and their families.
We examined the fractionation of executive functioning performance in ninety patients with schizophrenia, who were tested for initiation, sustained attention, switching/flexibility, attention allocation and impulsivity/disinhibition. The participants were also given tests of general intelligence and memory.
But many farmers already have sustained draconian cutbacks in allocations from state and federal water projects.
It appears that something bad must have come out in discovery to sustain this settlement allocation to Del Monte.
These shadow prices are competitive prices, sustaining the efficient allocation, and reflect the cost of pollution, which is equal to the Pigovian tax.
They include effective and sustained political commitment and planning; sufficient and sustained budget allocation; training, supervision, monitoring and evaluation of implemented policies; multisectoral participation; and strong governance and accountability.
National governments need to acknowledge the unacceptable nutrition situation of children and act upon it through adequate and sustained policy and programme action, including the allocation of appropriate human and financial resources.
By contrast, working memory updating was highly dependent upon the allocation of sustained attention, i.e., it was 'blocked' when sustained attention was released.
For example, attention allocation is required to learn new information, and sustained attention is necessary to perform optimally on a 2-hr neuropsychological battery testing.
