Sentences with phrase «while significant research»

While significant research has explored the environmental impacts of climate change, far fewer studies have considered its psychological effect on humans, said UA researcher Sabrina Helm, an associate professor of family and consumer science in the UA's Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

While significant research efforts have gone into better understanding specific phenomenological features encountered during near - death - experiences, the scientific literature on the temporal structure of near - death - experiences is still quite limited.

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Most of the big law firms in Perth have shrunk in size over the past year, with Ashurst experiencing the biggest drop in staff, while only a couple of smaller firms have achieved significant growth, research by Business News has found.

Opinion differs on whether Research In Motion, based in Waterloo, Ont., can buffer its bottom line by establishing a significant beachhead in the increasingly lucrative tablet market to go along with its ever - growing smartphone sales, or whether it should close up shop and get out of the game while it still can.

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.

While most research can only identify correlations, things that happy people have in common, we think that trying to do many of these things could have a significant effect on our own personal happiness levels.

While the losses are significant, the results still are positive for Uber with revenue rising and losses falling in three of four quarters in 2017, said Rohit Kulkarni, managing director of SharesPost, a research group focused on privately held companies.

There is significant preliminary research supporting the potential therapeutic value of CBD, and while it is not yet sufficient to support drug approval, it highlights the need for rigorous clinical research in this area.

Brands Fail to Meet the ANA's Diversity Goals, Too Progress has been strong in CMO gender balance while ethnic diversity continues to face significant shortfalls, according to new research from the Association of National Advertisers and its inaugural CMO scorecard.

Ramaswamy's comments today exemplify the notion that, while experts generally agree blockchain has significant value aside from cryptocurrency, the technology still needs further research and development.

«While further problems are likely to emerge in Russia's banking sector, we doubt that these will cause significant damage to the economy,» he wrote in a research note.

This first wave of public opinion research shows that while Canadians generally feel positively about this kind of giving, they also express significant skepticism about the motives of the businesses involved.

While the methods Sports Insights researches and publishes often have more modest winning percentages, these approaches are often statistically significant and are consistently profitable over the long - term.

While many pediatricians do not look for tongue or lip ties, research shows that «surgical release of tongue - tie / lip - tie results in significant improvement in breastfeeding outcomes.»

New research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) reveals why some children are badly affected by negative family conflicts while other children survive without significant presearch funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) reveals why some children are badly affected by negative family conflicts while other children survive without significant pResearch Council (ESRC) reveals why some children are badly affected by negative family conflicts while other children survive without significant problems.

While the European Research Group of sixty Conservative Brexit - supporting MPs are demanding significant change in Britain's relationship with the EU, senior politicians are effectively promoting the status quo.

«This well - designed set of experiments shows that chronic THC pretreatment appears to restore a significant level of diminished cognitive performance in older mice, while corroborating the opposite effect among young mice,» wrote Susan Weiss, director of the Division of Extramural Research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, who was not involved in the study, in an e-mail.

While such a program would contribute to basic community and ecosystem research, it also has significant implications for ecological conservation and restoration.

«While significant effort is being put into developing treatments to slow or block the progression of Alzheimer's dementia, little work has been done to get the medical system ready for such an advancement,» said Jodi Liu, lead author of the study and a policy researcher at RAND, a nonprofit research organization.

The authors note that while large, international, multi-lateral funds exist for global health delivery, there is no significant pooled funding mechanism for research and development to complement existing but limited R&D funding for a wide range of diseases.

«This research study clearly demonstrates the anticancer potential of omega - 3 fatty acids,» he said, adding that while the study showed significant cancer cell toxicity, it is too soon to tell whether the approach is able to kill every cancer cell.

Since the number of eggs present in the ovary at birth is determined while still in the womb, the research shows that the implications of disrupted ovary development could be significant.

«This apparent editorial bias leads to the «file - drawer effect,» in which research with statistically significant outcomes are much more likely to get published, while other work that might well be just as important scientifically is never seen in print.

While the research team hasn't yet shown whether the structures, which produce strands of hair on our bodies, are fully functional and usable for transplants onto a scalp, experts say the discovery is a significant step toward finding new treatments for hair loss.

While some prior research had found that supertasters tend to avoid alcohol, this new finding could help winemakers reach a significant portion of population.

New UC San Francisco research shows significant price differences for ten common blood tests in California hospitals, with some patients charged as little as $ 10 for one test while others were charged $ 10,169 for the identical test.

While the team's research showed no significant difference in bacterial degradation of organic matter from cleared or forested watersheds, Canuel says it did show that «organic carbon in runoff from watersheds affected by human activity is less susceptible to solar degradation than that from forested watersheds.»

The study, in the current issue of Research in Nursing & Health, revealed that while physical environment had no direct influence on job satisfaction, it did have a significant indirect influence because the environment affected whether nurses could complete tasks without interruptions, communicate easily with other nurses and physicians, and / or do their jobs efficiently.

What is vanishing — if it ever really existed — is a mass of physician - scientists matching an earlier generation's idealized concept of the «triple threat» who could, as a solitary clinical investigator, move effortlessly between bedside and bench, managing a busy clinical practice and a productive research laboratory while devoting significant time to teaching and mentoring.

Washington, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and California saw significant growth in biotechnology research employment between 2007 and 2010, while Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Michigan, and Maryland shed biotech R&D jobs.

Andrews says the team's research marks an important turning point in the field because it represents a significant advance toward solving the cathode problem while also highlighting the inherent advantages of using much more imaginative, metastable materials like this new form of vanadium pentoxide.

While the study findings are significant, much more research is needed to refine the genetic engineering strategy, said Egan.

Working at a small institution was vastly different from working at a large state university, she soon found, and not just because she was teaching the equivalent of five courses per year (including lab sections) instead of two while still having significant research expectations.

«While more research needs to be conducted, these findings are a significant step forward in unlocking the mystery of ASD and other developmental disorders,» said Carlezon.

But while low levels of alcohol improved performance, too much — about two to three units in an hour — led to a significant reduction in sense of smell (Behavioural Brain Research, doi.org/tsd).

Timelines for data submission and access should promote timely and broad data sharing while being mindful of the significant effort by investigators to generate and prepare data for release, as well as to realize benefit from engaging research participants.

While previously it was believed that the window for brain recovery was at most one year after injury, new research from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas published online today in the open - access journal Frontiers in Neurology shows cognitive performance can be improved to significant degrees months, and even years, after injury, given targeted brain training.

Ekong pointed to the International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology in Nairobi as a regional centre of excellence that is conducting significant fundamental research in such areas as chemical communications in insects, while also developing applications in pest management

Having two research assistants watch video and record data is possible with in - person observation, but would add significant cost and logistical complications, while likely influencing hand washers» behavior to an even greater extent.

Researchers at Jefferson's Maternal Addiction Treatment Education & Research (MATER) program found significant improvement in the quality of parenting among mothers who participated in a trauma - informed, mindfulness - based parenting intervention while also in medication - assisted treatment for opioid use disorder.

Laboratory R&D professionals across the globe face numerous challenges while striving to play a key role in significant advancements in research that improve our nation.

All the while Bath has turned the system into a significant research tool on the Brown campus and beyond.In 2012, with funding from the Brown Institute for Brain Science through the Robert J. and Nancy D. Carney Scientific Innovation Fund, Serre and Bath opened their lab up as a «core» called the Rodent Neurodevelopmental Behavioral Testing Facility.

«This is the way to reach a significant part of the research community, to reach students while they're still learning material science,» she said.

While much recent research has not been published in this area, there is actually a long history of studies that show: (1) there is a significant number of antigens shared between tumors and embryonic tissues (called «oncofetal antigens») and, consequently, antibodies made against tumors can also recognize embryonic tissues, and vice versa; (2) pregnancy confers some immunity against cancer (accompanied by antibody production against oncofetal antigens), not only against its occurrence but also against its growth; (3) similar to pregnancy, an immune response against cancer can be generated by vaccinating animals with embryonic tissues.

In this effort, Dr. Zuniga made a major «hit» while a postdoctoral fellow at the Scripps Research Institute, when she initiated study into plasmacytoid dendritic cells, a subset of leukocytes that produce large quantities of the antiviral mediators type I interferons, and have significant developmental potential.

While there has been significant progress in research, people with ALS and their loved ones still have far more questions than answers.

Research to date, however, has demonstrated that while cognitive rehabilitation helps people return to work — a central goal for many — such treatment actually produces significant improvements in overall quality of life, such as increased participation in social relationships, family relationships, and social interactions.

The 2006 regulation policy that forced food manufacturers to include trans fat content information on labels has led to a significant reduction of trans fat consumption, but it still wasn't enough to completely eliminate them from our diet, while research has found that even low consumption of trans fats has negative influence on our health.

I did some research and while I learned that there isn't significant research that shows this to work to lower hypertension, it is slowly working for me.

The artist versus non-artist results were however also not statistically significant, which is in line with previous research which revealed that experience - level didn't influence the stress reducing benefits individuals had while creating art.