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Development of growth factor - free tissue adhesive porous films singularly capable of promoting angiogenesis.»
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Important
factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our
growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability
of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military
development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost
of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates
of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates
of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect
of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result
of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution
of key milestones such as the receipt
of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation
of our announced acquisition
of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability
of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk
of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production
of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts
of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak
of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact
of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition
of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect
of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect
of changes in tax law, such as the effect
of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations
of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect
of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability
of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass
of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many
of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment
of interest on, and principal
of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness
of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness
of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact
of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition
of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result
of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks
of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions
of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Such risks, uncertainties and other
factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect
of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels
of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments
of the aerospace industry, levels
of air travel, financial condition
of commercial airlines, the impact
of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition
of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the
development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization
of the anticipated benefits
of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing
of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition
of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration
of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization
of synergies and opportunities for
growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels
of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and
development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability
of credit and
factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope
of future repurchases
of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various
factors, including market conditions and the level
of other investing activities and uses
of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition
of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery
of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits
of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits
of diversification and balance
of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome
of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact
of the negotiation
of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect
of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect
of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect
of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition
of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits
of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing
of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence
of events that may give rise to a right
of one or both
of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee
of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million
of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects
of the announcement or the completion
of the merger on the market price
of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation
of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value
of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability
of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining of the Company's vendor base and execution of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success of those investments; the integration of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel growth; unauthorized disclosure of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes of users or transactions, or our information systems; factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled c
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in consumer discretionary spending; our eCommerce platform not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the streamlining
of the Company's vendor base and execution
of the Company's new merchandising strategy not producing the anticipated benefits within the expected time - frame or at all; the amount that we invest in strategic transactions and the timing and success
of those investments; the integration
of strategic acquisitions being more difficult, time - consuming, or costly than expected; inventory turn; changes in the competitive market and competition amongst retailers; changes in consumer demand or shopping patterns and our ability to identify new trends and have the right trending products in our stores and on our website; changes in existing tax, labor and other laws and regulations, including those changing tax rates and imposing new taxes and surcharges; limitations on the availability
of attractive retail store sites; omni - channel
growth; unauthorized disclosure
of sensitive or confidential customer information; risks relating to our private brand offerings and new retail concepts; disruptions with our eCommerce platform, including issues caused by high volumes
of users or transactions, or our information systems;
factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled c
factors affecting our vendors, including supply chain and currency risks; talent needs and the loss
of Edward W. Stack, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer;
developments with sports leagues, professional athletes or sports superstars; weather - related disruptions and seasonality
of our business; and risks associated with being a controlled company.
Even so, we anticipate that housing market
developments will be a
factor at work in reducing the rapid pace
of growth in domestic spending to something more moderate.
Our future capital requirements may vary materially from those currently planned and will depend on many
factors, including our rate
of revenue
growth, the timing and extent
of spending on research and
development efforts and other business initiatives, the expansion
of sales and marketing activities, the timing
of new product introductions, market acceptance
of our products and overall economic conditions.
Eventually I got hold
of Christian Schwarz's book «Natural Church
Development» which was developed based on his research with thousands
of churches across the world looked at the «quality»
of churches because his findings seemed to surprisingly indicate that the quality
of a church was the number one
factor in the nemerical
growth of a church.
Other
factors clearly played a part in this
development, not least the unrelated
growth, during this period, in the numbers
of independent women who had the freedom to join a new cult such as Christianity.
This approach attempts to trace the origin and
growth of religious ideas and institutions through definite periods
of historical
development and to assess the role
of the
factors with which religion interacted during these times.
For us, the
development of organic agriculture is a key element has been a key contributing
factor to the
growth of more environmentally - friendly practices.
The
development in this larger, wide mouth neck finish is driven by the combination
of three
factors: - the continuous
growth of aseptically processed, shelf stable beverages such as juices, drinkable dairy, Ready - To - Drink coffees and teas, preservative free drinks and water - the dynamic
growth of on - the - go beverage consumption in single serve packaging formats - and the increasing consumer demand for on - the - go beverage convenience, hygiene and resealablity provided by a flip - top sport cap with a larger neck finish for superior hydration.
Factors such as population
growth, growing demand for automation and machinery optimisation, as well as a rise in e-commerce is fuelling this
development,» said Jorge Izquierdo, VP of Market Developme
development,» said Jorge Izquierdo, VP
of Market
DevelopmentDevelopment at PMMI.
The role
of bioactive components, such as cytokines, hormones,
growth factors (GFs) and fatty acids (FAs) is poorly known, but they might be implicated in immune response
development.
Growth and
development of babies are dependent on several
factors such as optimal nutrition, prevention from diseases and overall healthy living.
Together, they are embarking on a mission to provide children in impoverished regions
of the country with opportunities and resources to integrate purposeful play into their everyday lives; a
factor proven critical in children's emotional, physical and cognitive
development and future
growth.
She pointed out that there are experts dealing with various
factors that influence the healthy
growth and
development of babies, but as a mother herself, she stressed the importance
of «human touch» in caring and nurturing children.
Another reason not to fixate on a number on a
growth chart is that your baby's well - being involves a variety
of factors, including
development, temperament, and activity level, not just
growth.
Growth factors and the
development of neonatal host defense.
Breastfeeding is an unequalled way
of providing ideal food for the healthy
growth and
development of infants1, providing protection from morbidity and mortality due to infectious diseases2 and chronic diseases later in life.3 Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended, starting within one hour
of birth and for the first 6 months
of life, with continued breastfeeding to 2 years
of age and beyond.4 However, rates
of initiation, exclusive breastfeeding and breastfeeding duration have fallen since the widespread introduction and promotion
of breast - milk substitutes.5 Successful breastfeeding depends on a number
of factors, including a re-normalisation
of breastfeeding as the infant feeding method
of choice through antenatal counselling and education and breastfeeding support to prevent and resolve breastfeeding difficulties.
They address the developmental
growth of any child, describe strengths based approaches to support the
development of protective
factors that keep families strong, depict parenting practices that support healthy child
development, and encourage cultural sensitivity in parent educators / home visitors.
Research shows that the
growth of our babies brains (DNA synthesis) happen rapidly during the first few years
of life, along with nerve
growth factors which is a hormone that facilitates
development And how are both
of these promoted?
The
growth in our babies brains happens incredibly quickly during the first few years
of life, along with nerve
growth factors including a hormone that facilitates
development.
He advised that each student should
factor himself into being part
of that future by making personal efforts at
growth and
development nurtured through education, which he described as the most portent tool for competition in the world...
To get more cells, researchers from Advanced Cell Technology in Worcester, Mass., grew clusters
of human embryonic cells in a precise cocktail
of growth factors and other cell - regulating chemicals that took several years to work out, says Robert Lanza, the firm's vice president
of research and scientific
development.
«The ability to repeatedly and non-destructively measure root systems in the mini-Horhizotron can provide valuable insight into the process
of root
growth and
development and the
factors that influence it,» the scientists said.
It seemed so obvious that if fairly small changes in
development, which adjusted the timing and concentrations
of growth and signaling
factors, could have led to the evolution
of birds from nonavian dinosaurs, we could readjust those changes in
development and get a dinosaur from a chick embryo.
Since it is known that 13 different members
of the fibroblast
growth factor, or Fgf, family act as signaling proteins between the two different tissues — dental mesenchyme and oral epithelium — during murine tooth
development, Javed and colleagues looked for changes in Fgf ligands in the mice lacking Sp7.
In a recent study, Granger and scientists with the University
of Oregon tracked the release
of nerve
growth factor in saliva (sNGF), finding for the first time that this protein typically linked to the survival,
development or function
of neurons may be an important player in understanding the body's response to stress.
Dolmetsch exposes these stem cells to a variety
of different
growth factors that mimic those that induce stem cells to become neurons during normal
development.
Researchers at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) and the Moores Cancer Center at the University
of California, San Diego, have described for the first time the molecular mechanism
of cancer
development caused by well - known «resistance» mutations in the gene called epidermal
growth factor receptor (EGFR).
This fibroblast -
growth -
factor pathway plays a crucial role in controlling
development, beginning in early
development of the embryo and extending through the bone -
growth phase after the giraffe is born.
A related study, also published in PLOS Genetics, shows that RPM - 1 functions as a part
of a novel pathway to control β - catenin activity — this is the first evidence that RPM - 1 works in connection with extracellular signals, such as a family
of protein
growth factors known as Wnts, and is part
of larger signaling networks that regulate
development.
«The most intriguing
of these genes is FGFRL1, which has a cluster
of amino acid substitutions unique to giraffe that are located in the part
of the protein that binds fibroblast
growth factors — a family
of regulators involved in regulating many processes including embryo
development,» Cavener said.
They promote the
growth of cancerous cells by releasing
growth factors and increasing the response
of certain proteins that regulate tumor cell
development (oncoproteins).
But as I said, this is only interesting in terms
of a new treatment if these
growth factors still have a role to play in the
growth and
development of the lymphoma after diagnosis.»
Bettencourt and his colleagues at Arizona State University (A.S.U.), Dresden University
of Technology in Germany and New Mexico's Santa Fe Institute, modeled the
growth of a city according to three categories
of factors: material infrastructure (road surfaces, electrical cable, etc.), human needs (such as total energy consumption and housing) and patterns
of social activity, including total bank deposits, research and
development, new cases
of AIDS and new patents filed.
Growth in insects and many other animals depends on environmental
factors, such as the availability
of food during
development.
Su - chun Zhang and his colleagues at the University
of Wisconsin, Madison, and the University
of Bonn, Germany, directed the
development of embryonic stem cells stage by stage, using the same
growth factors the body uses.
It needs to be understood that
development is a multifaceted process, and a number
of factors must dovetail together before economic
growth and progress can occur.
This could be because the brains
of mammals lack the pre cursor cells or the
growth factors that control and support the
development of projection neurons.
Rivolta and his colleagues knew that during embryonic
development, a handful
of proteins, including fibroblast
growth factor (FGF) 3 and 10, are required for ears to form.
They first induced angiogenesis in mice through the injection
of a
growth factor called FGF - 2 and measured blood vessel
development in the presence and absence
of synthesised IP5.
He said scientists are still learning how this
growth factor controls healing, and ultimate
development of the discovery as a healing agent or vaccine was still a number
of years away.
Heparanase dysfunction is linked to the spread
of cancers both through the breakdown
of this matrix and via the subsequent release
of «
growth factors» — chemicals that promote tumour
development.
«We found that IL - 34 is an essential
growth factor for the differentiation
of Langerhans cells and microglia during embryonic
development,» says senior author Marco Colonna, MD, professor
of medicine and
of pathology and immunology.
His basic research on
growth factors is key to the
development of the chemotherapy drug Cetuximab (Erbitux).
Vascular endothelial
growth factor signaling is necessary for expansion
of medullary microvessels during postnatal kidney
development.
In 1989, the gene for vascular endothelial
growth factor (VEGF) is identified, leading to the
development of anti-angiogenesis treatments including bevacizumab (Avastin) for cancer.
Anna Huttenlocher, University
of Wisconsin, USA Neutrophils in the Tumor Microenvironment Neutrophils, Wounds, and Cancer Progression Stefan Kaufmann, Max Planck Institute, Germany Pathology and immune reactivity: understanding multidimensionality in pulmonary tuberculosis Constitutive BAK activation as a determinant
of drug sensitivity in malignant lymphohematopoietic cells Kathryn Moore, New York University, USA MicroRNA -33-dependent regulation
of macrophage metabolism directs immune cell polarization in atherosclerosis Lalita Ramakrishnan, University
of Cambridge, UK Myeloid
Growth Factors Promote Resistance to Mycobacterial Infection by Curtailing Granuloma Necrosis through Macrophage Replenishment Beth Stevens, Harvard University, USA Microglia: Dynamic Mediators
of Synapse
Development and Plasticity Do glia drive synaptic and cognitive impairment in disease?
Hepatocyte
growth factor prevents the
development of chronic allograft nephropathy in rats.