Sentences with phrase «adaptations of existing»

Also, with this being an original title, it also shows Nintendo is willing to expand and not just put out adaptations of existing titles.

The investments go into the adaptation of existing technologies and in - house development activities.

Artist Statement «Using an adaptation of an existing illustration, I have applied layers of patterns and design to emphasize the mystique and beauty of the animal form.»

They look for comparable cases in their own and other jurisdictions to learn what adaptation of existing law will produce the best results.»

Building from scratch permits a comprehensive, whole systems approach, and more degrees of freedom than adaptation of an existing city (just as new green buildings can generally deliver better ecological performance than retrofits).

Review and adaptation of existing municipal bylaws, norms and regulations is a necessary element of that process in order to remove unnecessary restrictions on urban agriculture and to develop specific incentives, regulations and norms facilitating access to land, water, training and services for urban agriculture, while managing and regulating associated potential health risks.

The new program is an adaptation of the existing Triple P - Positive Parenting Program, which has existed for about 30 years.

Not exact matches

To the contrary, it is more fantastic than we can imagine — hundreds of billions (trillions) of galaxies with hundreds of billions (trillions) of stars, nearly all of which have planets, some right for life; planets so hot that they rain glass; stars made of diamonds; the lineage of animals from singled celled organisms to the incredible variety that exists today with their unique adaptations.

@DOC in addition to what we know about immunology in animals and humans, what you described concerning bacteria is precisely the definition of adaptation and not evolution, the gene already exists!

«in addition to what we know about immunology in animals and humans, what you described concerning bacteria is precisely the definition of adaptation and not evolution, the gene already exists!

More significantly, our mind's repertoire of responses to the world consists of leftover adaptations to worlds that no longer exist.

In primitive existence, intelligent adaptation to the environment and unconscious symbolization, as a means of intensifying and ordering the psychic life, existed side by side.

A man who is utterly self - contained and whose chief ambition is to be «self - existent» and hence to exist without dependence upon relationships of any sort, is a man whom we regard as an unpleasant if not vicious specimen of the race; and it is odd that deity has been regarded, and this even in Christian circles, as more like such a self - contained human being rather than as like a man who in every area of his life is open to relationships and whose very existence is rich in the possibility of endless adaptations to new circumstances.

According to evolutionary theory, the way something exists in nature is simply a consequence of the constraints imposed by the environment and the organisms resources for adaptation - not some ideal or optimal design imagined by an intelligent creator.

To achieve global standards of practice, there is a need for standardized, model training courses, many of which already exist, and may need only minor adaptation for the revised BFHI.

Historically, while technological progress such as mechanisation and automation threatened upending existing modes of production and employment in the past, they also created new opportunities and jobs after some adaptations.

«The Mediterranean climate reconstructed for the archaeological levels at Pakefield suggests that these pioneers were able to spread northward in familiar climactic conditions, using their existing adaptations,» the team writes in the current issue of Nature.

Important gradients in stress levels, and therefore local adaptation of the coral holobiont exist on coral reefs across today's oceans.

Dr Jochen Hinkel from Global Climate Forum in Germany, who is a co-author of this paper and a Lead Author of the coastal chapter for the 2014 IPCC Assessment Report added: «The IPCC has done a great job in bringing together knowledge on climate change, sea - level rise and is potential impacts but now needs to complement this work with a solution - oriented perspective focusing on overcoming barriers to adaptation, mobilising resources, empowering people and discovering opportunities for strengthening coastal resilience in the context of both climate change as well as existing coastal challenges and other issues.»

«By adaptation, we mean a range of options based on existing technologies, such as switching varieties of a crop, installing irrigation or growing a different crop, one better suited to warmer temperatures,» said Lobell, the associate director of the Center on Food Security and the Environment at Stanford.

Of course it is equally possible to argue that the menopause has evolved as an adaptation to benefit the survival of existing children, and that many women have always lived to a ripe old age — the great hurdle was to survive childhooOf course it is equally possible to argue that the menopause has evolved as an adaptation to benefit the survival of existing children, and that many women have always lived to a ripe old age — the great hurdle was to survive childhooof existing children, and that many women have always lived to a ripe old age — the great hurdle was to survive childhood.

Several guidebooks exist for developing adaptation options on forested lands; these include Responding to Climate Change on National Forests (Peterson et al. 2011), Climate Change in Forests of the Future (Millar et al. 2007), and Forest Adaptation Resources (Swanston et adaptation options on forested lands; these include Responding to Climate Change on National Forests (Peterson et al. 2011), Climate Change in Forests of the Future (Millar et al. 2007), and Forest Adaptation Resources (Swanston et Adaptation Resources (Swanston et al. 2016).

For human systems, existing studies focus on frameworks and principles of adaptation planning, but examples of implemented adaptation actions and evaluation of outcomes are scarce.

The problem with this Richard LaGravenese adaptation of Jason Robert Brown's 2002 stage show is that the asynchrony that exists between its characters extends to the actors playing them, making the film feel uneven for the wrong reasons.

While there did exist an Alamut in the Persian Empire, that's essentially where the historical similarities end and begins yet another in a seemingly endless series of video game adaptations — this one requiring three screenwriters.

Existing in a fascinating universe that marks it as one of the better comic - book adaptations without origins in an actual comic book, it features Keanu Reeves as the titular angry guy, taking on the Russian mob because they killed his dog.

The Royal Tenenbaums has been described as an adaptation of a great novel that doesn't exist, and it is set in an upper Upper West Side that also doesn't exist.

Rob Marshall's 2009 disaster «Nine,» based on the musical adaptation of Federico Fellini's «8 1/2,» seems to exist to remind everyone that even Day - Lewis is human.

Several cartoons and countless other adaptations exist, the last one of equal importance being Hugh Hudson's 1984 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes starring Christopher Lambert.

Nobody was expecting a masterpiece, but director Seth Gordon's failure to give this big screen adaptation of the TV hit «Baywatch» any reason to exist will most certainly rank as one of the year's biggest disappointments.

Most existing manual gates can be automated, with a little adaptation, to ensure they can take the strain of the automation, and this can often provide a cost effective and speedy solution.

To counter the slow - changing nature of policy and service delivery, we need to embrace risk - taking, catalyze creative thinking, promote short - cycle sharing, learn quickly from failure, support continuous adaptation, and reject uncritical loyalty to existing programs or strategies.

In general, there is a certain delay in the technological adaptation of the agencies and the advertising sector, but the few that exist are of a similar level to the Spanish ones.

A number of technical and implementation issues related to the existing arrangements on technology, adaptation, action for climate empowerment and capacity building were also successfully concluded.

This suggests that the achievement gap, at least the perception of the gap that exists both in the traditional environment and online environment may be minimized through the adaptation of synchronous technologies in online higher education.

YA / General Interest: Shakespeare adaptations are popular in YA literature, and Gratton has made a career as a YA fantasy writer; her first offering for adults will appeal to much of her existing fan base.

It doesn't matter if owners consider their dogs as wolf cousins or furry children if the relationship is smooth and the adaptations made as a matter of course, but if Fido's natural tendencies are unacceptable in any way, remedies depend on understanding how and why the behavior exists so that it can be modified.

Unlike last time, this would not be an adaptation of a specific, existing digital game but rather completely new that would fit into the survival horror genre.

As the majority of critics will never have played an Uncharted game in their life, their reviews will undoubtedly be coloured by their memories of the good Dr. Jones (the closest cinematic analogue) which, combined with the almost universally negative perception of video game movie adaptations that already exists, could severely limit the film's box office success.

Many hold 2004's Spider - Man 2 (a loose adaptation of the Sam Raimi - directed movie of the same name) in the highest esteem, touting it as the best Spider - Man game to ever exist.

The fact that the original creators of the series gave the development team their blessing meant the adaptation could possibly be a successful game based on an existing movie property.

This can be an adaptation or an extension of an existing licensed property or brand.

Based on a text by critic Guo Juan, the work combines video and lightbox to explore how individuals exist within collective society and features, among other things, a glowing, humming, multi-color adaptation of Muhammad Ali's «me, we» poem.

One of the most acclaimed artists of his generation and arguably the most provocative, Richard Prince (born 1949) is best known for his works of appropriation, the artistic strategy that involves the borrowing, adaptation, or reproduction of existing artistic forms as the basis for fresh creation and commentary.

Using a new database of urban protection and different assumptions on adaptation, we account for existing and future flood defenses.

In order to meet the scale of financial resources required -LCB- and the commitments under Articles -LCB- 4.1 -RCB-, 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 -RCB- to support enhanced action on adaptation and mitigation by developing country Parties and for technology cooperation and capacity - building, developed country Parties -LCB- and Annex II Parties -RCB--LCB- and other Parties according to agreed eligibility criteria, which shall be updated through a periodic review -RCB--LCB- shall -RCB- provide scaled - up, new and additional, -LCB- over and above -LCB- existing -RCB- ODA -RCB-, sustainable, adequate, predictable and stable financial resources, in a measurable, reportable and verifiable manner.

What if industrialized countries live up to their existing pledges to funnel billions of dollars, and eventually hundreds of billions of dollars, to funds for climate adaptation?

Even though it was widely recognized by the end of the 1980s that the existing stock of atmospheric greenhouse gases was likely to lead to some inevitable warming, the policy community suppressed discussion of adaptation out of fear that it would blunt the arguments for greenhouse - gas mitigation.

This manual aims to support least developed countries (LDCs) in designing the implementation of national adaptation programmes of action (NAPAs), and to guide country teams in accessing existing funding from the Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) for implementing their NAPAs.

The report focuses on existing strategies and plans that some countries have developed to adapt to the adverse effects of climate change, including on elements of the prioritization and implementation of adaptation activities.