Sentences with phrase «human systems dynamics»

I wasn't focused on many of the activities that amplified the positive feedbacks in the human system dynamics re AGW until I became a small peripheral negative forcing factor just a few years ago.

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Using family systems as illustrative, let's look at the dynamics of social systems and how they nurture or negate human growth.

The intent of this paper is to present a conceptual model of a physical and biological universe in a state of constant change and evolution, based on three principal ideas: (a) neo-Aristotelian notions of reciprocal causality, (b) chaotic dynamics and contingencies of self - organizing systems, and (c) emergence of consciousness and sense of moral purpose in humans.

She works directly with stakeholders to build models that foster adaptive learning about the dynamics of coupled human - natural systems and to integrate stakeholder knowledge with academic knowledge.

There's also a more recent foray into the study of complex biological systems, from the population - wide dynamics of a disease outbreak to the way human bodies align their functions to a biological clock.

Major challenges in the near future include assigning clearer attribution to sea ice as a primary driver of such dynamics, especially in terrestrial systems, and addressing pressures arising from human use of arctic coastal and near - shore areas as sea ice diminishes.

The 3 - year, $ 931,000 grant was one of 21 projects awarded last fall as part of an ongoing NSF program on the dynamics of coupled natural and human systems.

Systems Biology and Genomics, including systems neurobiology, quantitative cell biology, cellular dynamics, algorithms, methods and technology development, data integration and visualization, imaging, synthetic biology, deep learning applied to biology and human health, and single cell bSystems Biology and Genomics, including systems neurobiology, quantitative cell biology, cellular dynamics, algorithms, methods and technology development, data integration and visualization, imaging, synthetic biology, deep learning applied to biology and human health, and single cell bsystems neurobiology, quantitative cell biology, cellular dynamics, algorithms, methods and technology development, data integration and visualization, imaging, synthetic biology, deep learning applied to biology and human health, and single cell biology.

She is broadly interested in using computational techniques to model the in - host population dynamics of viral infections, and is particularly interested in modeling the interactions between Human Immunodeficiency Virus and the immune system.

Population dynamics of fishes, climate change ecology, larval dispersal, molecular ecology, conservation biology, biogeography, and coupled human - natural systems

Associate Professor in the Forestry & Environment Resources Department at NC State University whose research includes «the evolutionary ecology of vertebrate responses to human modification of habitats, and on the dynamics of coupled natural and human systems»

Global climate models are the scientific community's best tools for understanding the detailed dynamics of the global climate system and the way those dynamics change in response to greenhouse gas emissions and other human activities.

By combining the fission yeast, mouse, and human systems with the latest genomic, genetic, cell biological, and biochemical approaches, we seek to determine how condensin and cohesin organize the functional 3D genome structures and participate in various biological processes, including transcriptional regulation and chromosomal dynamics, and how they contribute to oncogenic processes.

Through his understanding of the anatomy of the human musculoskeletal system and exercise dynamics, and also from his 50 years of experience training thousands of guys at his gym, Vince came to the conclusion that the neck press, which involves bringing the weight down to your neck, while flaring your elbows out to the sides, stimulates the fan - shaped pectoralis major muscle of the chest better than the regular bench press, or almost any other exercise for that matter.

The climate system evolves in time under the influence of its own internal dynamics and because of external forcings such as volcanic eruptions, solar variations and human - induced forcings such as the changing composition of the atmosphere and land - use change.»

With or without global warming, there's a solid argument that improved understanding of planetary dynamics, particularly the climate system, is essential to sustaining human progress given how risks rise as populations expand, build, farm and concentrate in zones that are implicitly vulnerable to hard knocks like floods, droughts, heat and severe storms.

Re: (Sep 17 11:12), In a dynamically self - balancing system, moderated by H2O dynamics, «a relentlessly increasing human effect» is a nonsensical formulation.

The climate system evolves in time under the influence of its own internal dynamics and because of external forcings such as volcanic eruptions, solar variations and human - induced forcings such as the changing composition of the atmosphere and land use change.

«Humans have become a geophysical force,» said Will Steffen of the Australian National University, speaking on earth system dynamics in the Anthropocene at the IUGG meeting.

In addition to the complex physics of fog formation and transport, recent research suggests that microscopic aerosol particles may be critical players in fog dynamics and its effect on coastal human and ecological systems.

Nonlinear dynamics, threshold effects and surprise are common in highly modified systems due to cumulative human impacts, trophic cascades and stochastic effects [25].

Cutting edge data centers of the future will require less of a physical human presence, and are likely to: â $ cents Rely on a VIL to optimize equipment management and provide for virtual remote control capable of instant changes, switches and adds â $ cents Achieve LEED certification for the physical building â $ cents Rely on more efficient water cooling that potentially takes advantage of an on - site tower to chill water for cooling the system (thus reducing energy consumption by using nature's natural cooling power to chill water) â $ cents Use fluid dynamics models to precisely design the interior of the building to maximize the efficiency of the HV / AC system for air - cooled computing systems â $ cents Tap into a mixed energy grid that relies on green energy sources such as solar, wind or hydroelectric (depending on geographic feasibility), along with a reliable city grid thus avoiding the need for the standard back - up Uninterruptible Power Supply (which will reduce equipment costs, minimize floor space used, and increase energy efficiency because systems that employ a UPS convert AC to DC and back, incurring substantial energy losses).

Unless models incorporate such two - way couplings, they are likely to miss important dynamics in the real Earth — Human system that may result in unexpected outcomes requiring very different policy interventions.

To address the above issues, the development of coupled global Human — Earth System frameworks that capture and represent the interactive dynamics of the key subsystems of the coupled human — nature system with two - way feedbacks are urgently neHuman — Earth System frameworks that capture and represent the interactive dynamics of the key subsystems of the coupled human — nature system with two - way feedbacks are urgently nSystem frameworks that capture and represent the interactive dynamics of the key subsystems of the coupled human — nature system with two - way feedbacks are urgently nehuman — nature system with two - way feedbacks are urgently nsystem with two - way feedbacks are urgently needed.

More than three decades of US - supported scientific research together with the body of work produced by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have allowed for an increasingly accurate understanding of the complex dynamics of the Earth's climate system as it responds to escalating human - induced emissions of greenhouse gases.

Accident reconstruction & causation analysis, human factors, occupant dynamics & biomechanics, occupant protection system evaluations (including: seat belts, airbags, and vehicle interior design), time - position - speed & delta - v calculations, airbag tank testing, computer - aided reconstructions & simulations, product defects, accident scene and vehicle damage assessments, transportation issues.

(c) a closely related field, for example, marriage and family counseling with an educational program consisting of a minimum of 48 semester hours (or 72 quarter hours) that includes at least 36 hours of courses comprised of human development, family development / family dynamics, marriage and family systems / systems theory, marriage and family therapy, ethics in marriage and family therapy, and research in marriage and family therapy; and

Thirty - six semester hours or 48 quarter hours of graduate coursework, which must include a minimum of 3 semester hours or 4 quarter hours of graduate - level course credits in each of the following nine areas: dynamics of marriage and family systems; marriage therapy and counseling theory and techniques; family therapy and counseling theory and techniques; individual human development theories throughout the life cycle; personality theory or general counseling theory and techniques; psychopathology; human sexuality theory and counseling techniques; psychosocial theory; and substance abuse theory and counseling techniques.

The conceptual frameworks developed by family therapists, especially those of family systems theorists, have been applied to a wide range of human behavior, including organisational dynamics and the study of greatness.