Sentences with phrase «if human effects»

If human effects are small or even of a similar order compared to natural variation, then every dollar we spend trying to mitigate climate change is a dollar thrown away.

Not exact matches

But when asked by Sen. Bob Corker (R - TN) if human activity has contributed to climate change, Tillerson said that «the increase in the greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere are having an effect,» and that «our ability to predict that effect is very limited.»

Of course, it remains to be seen if the effects are the same in humans (and, as such, there's no word on appropriate dosage).

Although the machines involved are extraordinarily dangerous, the moral principle governing their use is perfectly ordinary: It is the familiar one that human beings should engage in an activity that poses dangers to others only if, in the totality of the circumstances, doing so is reasonable» i.e., if the good to be achieved, taking account of the probability of success, is proportionate to the possible ill effects.

If I am to be who I am truly meant to be, being cut off from one or both of my parents can have a lasting effect on me in my human development.

8) The sentence of death may be improper if it has serious negative effects on society, such as miscarriages of justice, the increase of vindictiveness, or disrespect for the value of innocent human life.

When the Chinese dictatorship is replaced by a more humane regime» and one may reasonably think it is more a matter of when than if» the Christian proposal could have a world - transforming effect in aligning that society with the cause of human dignity.

But if human choices are free, uncaused, then a particular choice may or may not occur; the event and its consequent effects would be purely contingent.

If humanity is not to be viewed as lord and master of the natural world, with unlimited rights to use it without regard to the effects, then what is the place of human beings in nature?

If this radical change could be implemented by human decisions, other decisions could effect other changes.

If there is no Truth above the People, then the People are led to create their own truth - in effect, of course, some revolutionary elite must create it in the name of the People, whatever the human cost.

«We do so out of deep human concern that if enacted, this bill would have a serious detrimental effect on the wellbeing of individuals and on the nature and shape of our society.

If, for example, evil has been defeated from the very outset, and human history has already been secured by God in election, does this not render history a mere process by which God can effect the inevitable triumph of his grace, with human beings little more than the passive beneficiaries of his boundless and irresistible good will and grace?

In effect WE are the ones facing mass extinctions, including Human, if not Planetary Death.

And what does this mean except, finally, that the planetization of Mankind, if it is to come properly into effect, presupposes, in addition to the enclosing Earth, and to the organization and condensation of human thought, yet another factor?

Now if humanity's transformation through relationship to Christ truly depends upon the human response of faith, then the expansion of the effects of God's redemptive presence in Christ will be processive in nature and have a time - space extension.

But if I am not mistaken the balance is already swinging in favor of the organic nature (and the resultant biological effects, which we can not yet foresee) of human «planetization».

And if God's impassibility is interpreted as being emblematic of an imperious rule that is finally indifferent to the effect it has on the opinion of the governed — as in, for example, the classical doctrine of predestination — God appears as a tyrant who must be resisted in the name of human freedom.

The nineteenth century saw the reality of the «historical facts» as consisting largely in names, places, dates, occurrences, sequences, causes, effects — things which fall far short of being the actuality of history, if one understands by history the distinctively human, creative, unique, purposeful, which distinguishes man from nature.

Why not assume instead that, if it is by reason of the cosmic structure, and not by chance, that man has become «legion», by the same token it is not through chance, but through the prolonged effect of «cosmic coiling», that the human layer is weaving and folding - in upon itself in the way we see it to be doing?

If life can evolve from a single cell to complex humans, why couldn't a similar process effect life outside of this dimension?

In effect, he says that if God does permit the annihilation of human personality, in its self - conscious awareness as recipient of God's love, there is something oddly selfish about God Himself.

If they are only apparent (and this can happen especially with material values), their probable effect is to hinder or lessen our development as human beings.

But if it results in a new sort of reality being apprehended, the effects of which are objective and demonstrable in terms of human living, then surely it is very valuable indeed.

If grace were constitutive of human nature, then all of the effects of grace would lie in strict and essential continuity with human nature's intrinsic powers.

If we continue to subscribe to teachings whose effects appear to be in tension with human dignity, we require special justification for doing so.

Urine when it leaves the kidneys is actually sterile, and actually safe to drink, but if you leave urine alone, it will quickly grow bacteria, and the bacteria that will develop is harmful to humans, so in effect, I can urinate, create a puddle.

And if you don't deny it, then why discredit the fact that food, the very substance that all humans need in order to keep organs functioning, blood pumping, toxins dispelling, cells forming, could be causing severe effects on our health if the wrong foods are eaten?

Previous studies of the effect of breastfeeding on morbidity among full - term infants have not always accounted for selection bias that may result if infants who are breastfed are inherently healthier than bottle - fed infants.22 In the current study, the VLBW infants» ability to breastfeed did not reflect better health status as both human milk and infant formula were provided via gavage feeding especially during early enteral feedings.

The current statement is intended to revise the lists of agents transferred into human milk and describe their possible effects on the infant or on lactation, if known (Tables 1 — 7).

If a pharmacologic or chemical agent does not appear in the tables, it does not mean that it is not transferred into human milk or that it does not have an effect on the infant; it only indicates that there were no reports found in the literature.

Recently the Journal of Human Lactation posted an article based off of a research study done to prove how birth practices do in fact effect the initial birth weight of the baby, and if the mother has had an induction, a cesarean birth, or an epidural longer then 6 hours, the additional fluids passed into her will in turn get passed into the baby, thus resulting in a «false» birth weight.

«These measures, if confirmed, may have a potentially chilling effect on journalists» freedom of expression as guaranteed by Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights [ECHR],» chief executive Thorbjorn Jagland wrote.

If adopted, the bill which is copied from repressive countries like Somalia, Ethiopia and Uganda, would have a chilling effect not only on expressions of peaceful dissent by the citizens but also on the legitimate work of NGOs and individual human rights defenders and activists scrutinizing corruption in the National Assembly and exposing human rights violations by the government.»

I wonder if the current financial crisis could have the effect of burying another crucial event which could have an equally huge impact on our society, albeit in other ways: the coming before the House of Commons on Wednesday of the contentious and potentially unpopular Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill for its final stages.

«If you don't use as close to the total physiological system that you can, you're likely to run into troubles,» like being surprised by side effects later on in clinical trials, says William Haseltine, founder and former chairman and CEO of Rockville, Md. — based Human Genome Sciences.

The next step is to see if Th17 cells from humans also have an anti-tumour effect.

Sonnenburg and her colleagues intend to examine similar situations in humans, to see if the effects persist.

A common problem with some scientific research, particularly projects studying human health, is that it is often difficult, if not impossible, to prove that a specific action directly causes an effect.

If TNP has similar effects in humans, it may even be able to stimulate bone growth after fractures or prevent bone loss due to aging or disuse.

«Healthy gut bacterial communities are known to benefit immune regulation, metabolism and potentially even the nervous system, so if cholera or other diarrheal diseases permanently impact the microbiota, there could be long - term effects on human health,» explains Regina LaRocque, MD, MPH, of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Division of Infectious Diseases, co-senior author of the paper.

But it's not at all clear whether a similar thing might happen in humans, and if so, whether such effects might contribute to autism.

«If similar effects apply in humans, it underlines the need for men to maintain a healthy diet and body weight, not only for their own health, but for that of the next generation,» says Morris.

Overall, improving our understanding of one of the largest natural aerosol sources is critical if we are to understand the effects of human - made aerosols on climate,» says Matt Salter.

According to Sierra, researchers have managed to identify several molecular pathways that, if modified through medicine, could one day mimic the life - expanding effects of calorie restriction in humans, without requiring anyone to eat less.

The findings, if found to hold true in humans, suggest it may be possible to develop a biological marker to predict sensitivity to radiation's effects on the human brain before deployment to deep space.

If they are wrong, «it will be worse than Piltdown» in terms of its effect on the field, as one anonymous observer put it, referring to the 1912 hoax that combined modern human and orangutan fragments.

If acetate does the same in humans, dietary fibre may hold the key to curbing appetites and perhaps help battle obesity — although boosting our intake might not be the best way to see an effect.

If the findings translate to humans, this restoration of muscle mass could help to combat some of the effects of age - related frailty, which often lead to osteoporosis and other debilitating conditions.

Aside from well - established things like rabies virus, SARS coronavirus (the virus that causes severe acute respiratory syndrome) and Marburg virus (an extremely dangerous but rare hemorrhagic fever pathogen), bats appear to carry a plethora of other germs with unclear effects on human health, if any.