Sentences with phrase «adaptive functioning of»

Analyses of the adaptive functioning of the attachment system must focus on adverse experiences, irritations and negative emotions.

At two time points (T1 and T2, ~ 15 months apart), we examined early academic skills (school readiness), and parent - reported behavioral adjustment (internalizing and externalizing behavior) and adaptive functioning of a sample of 75 children (45.9 % boys, mean age = 5.17 years) adopted from Russia into US families.

But typically laughter serves as an emotionally laden social signal and occurs in the presence of others, which led psychologist Diana Szameitat and her team to explore the possible adaptive function of human laughter.

This explanation is associated with many speculative possibilities and proposals for the adaptive function of language, and some (such as Steven Pinker) postulate «mental modules» that compartmentalize linguistic functions.

Evolutionary psychologists have argued that mimicry serves the adaptive function of aiding social survival.

Identify and examine the adaptive function of resistances to erotic feelings as they arise in the group process.

It concludes that a meaning - management perspective, which incorporates the growth and mindfulness mindsets, offers a coherent framework for the adaptive functions of acceptance and well - being.»

Not exact matches

We did have a suite of driver - assist features to check out, ranging from adaptive cruise control with a stop - and - go function (for traffic) to forward - collision and lane - departure warning.

A year later, he has regained some motor function in his arms with enough strength to push himself in the wheelchair for prolonged periods of time, and he's working on feeding himself without an adaptive eating utensil.

The point of unity is to keep the Body functioning — not to make all the parts the same or to try and force everyone to agree, but to ensure that we don't allow the very differences that make us so beautiful and diverse and adaptive cripple us to the point of uselessness.

The Institute's proximity to the ruins of the Anasazi civilization provides an appropriate setting for the program's serious and admiring reflection on the successes of past societies to function as complex adaptive systems within their environments.

But the question arises: Do dinosaurs and finches possess their specific features in order to realize particular goals or because during the course of evolutionary experimentation they have accidentally acquired adaptive functions by an impersonal process of natural selection?

By «complexity» Ruse means «adaptive complexity,» and he sees evolutionary biology as in effect arguing that this or that characteristic of living beings can often be rendered intelligible only if we consider what function or purpose it serves.

The ecosystem approach requires adaptive management to deal with the complex and dynamic nature of ecosystems and the absence of complete knowedge or understanding of their functioning.

The authors state: «Contrary to expectations, those children who had not had previous professional attention for emotional or behavioral problems coslept more frequently than did children who were known to have had psychiatric intervention, and lower parental ratings of adaptive functioning.

Given the diversity of potential xenobiotics and stressors in the life history of higher plants, it is reasonable to suppose that having diverse GST functions is adaptive.

JRM: Another recent book, The Case of the Female Orgasm, by biologist and philosopher of science Elisabeth Lloyd, examines the evidence for various adaptive explanations of female orgasms, and concludes that it has no evolutionary function.

NKp46 was critical for the subsequent development of antiviral and antibacterial T cell responses, which suggests that the regulation of NK cell function by NKp46 allows for the optimal development of adaptive immune responses.

This triage approach «is designed to reduce distress, foster short - and long - term adaptive functioning, and link survivors with additional services,» Watson and her co-authors explained in a new paper, also published in the September issue of American Psychologist.

«Our multi-ethnic exploration of innate and adaptive immunity highlights a remarkable level of sharing across human populations of genetic variation influencing immune function, while identifying interesting instances of genetic effects on immune function that are specific to a population,» said Nir Hacohen, PhD, MGH and the Broad Institute, study author.

His studies of nonsuicidal self - injury (such as cutting and burning) among adolescents have demonstrated that these behaviors may serve an adaptive function by activating the body's ability to self - regulate runaway anger, anxiety, or stress.

But they score higher on a test of adaptive functioning, which measures daily - living skills.

«An acute stress hormone response is likely to enhance adaptive immunity and wound healing, whereas the sluggish and prolonged elevation» of stress hormones «is likely to impair immune function.»

For someone to be classed as intellectually disabled, it is necessary to demonstrate «significant limitations» in intellectual functioning (usually taken to mean an IQ of 70 or below) and in adaptive behaviour — such as problems with literacy, social skills and the ability to handle money.

«This higher proportion of genes involved in adaptive (antibody) immunity function could be a key reason behind the infection fighting and fast wound - healing abilities of sharks and rays,» said Professor Stanhope.

«We give them feedback about our diagnostic impressions, explain their cognitive strengths and weaknesses, and provide them with information that will help with their adaptive functioning and understanding the nature of their problems.»

Vα14 invariant NKT (Vα14 iNKT) cells are a population of T lymphocytes that have several unique characteristics; many of these are related to their ability to function similarly to cells of the innate as opposed to the adaptive immune system.

Taking advantage of infected patients, proprietary animal models of infection and new technological advances in the field of static and dynamic imaging, Immunopathology Unit tackles unresolved issues that include the means by which innate and adaptive immune cells traffic and function within the normal, cirrhotic or cancerous livers.

Epigenetically - effected hypothalamic GnRH secretion is central to my model of nutrient - dependent pheromone - controlled adaptive evolution, which was presented as «Olfactory - genetic - neuronal - hormonal reciprocity in learning, memory, behavior and in immune function» during a 1995 Anti-Aging medicine conference.

Alfredo Dubra, PhD, and his colleagues at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, are applying adaptive optics to study cellular function in order to uncover glaucoma biomarkers.

Using Niko Tinbergen's «four questions» as a guide, we will discuss the evolution of primates and emergence of the social function of the behavior (phylogeny), the development of the behavior during a individual's lifetime (ontogeny), the specific biological and chemical processes and motivations responsible for the behavior (mechanism), and how the behavior increase the fitness of individuals, allowing for its continual selection in primates (adaptive value).

The inflammasome adaptor ASC regulates the function of adaptive immune cells by controlling Dock2 - mediated Rac activation and actin polymerization.

A deeper dive into the functions of the adaptive genes identified by SWIF (r) may be helpful in further exploring the thrifty gene idea.

To measure how well a person's immune system is functioning, Dr. Maharaj uses a sophisticated blood test to examine innate and adaptive parts of the body's protection system which includes more than 100 cellular markers.

B cells (bursal or bone marrow - derived cells) are lymphocytes that play a pivotal role in the adaptive immune system and disruption of B cell function is a common hallmark of many different diseases.

In the late 1960s, Rowley and his graduate student Donald Mosier were the first to describe the function of a previously unrecognized cell type, a component of the adaptive immune system they labeled the «A cell,» for its «adherent, accessory or antigen - presenting capacity.»

Immune Regenerative Medicine is the field of medicine which encompasses numerous strategies used to improve the body's healing response in restoring the cells and function of the innate and adaptive immune system.

A critical effect is on the immune system with a decrease in function of both, the innate and adaptive immune system.

I am specifically interested in behavioral adaptations of herbivorous insects that may have adaptive functions in foraging, and have begun exploring nocturnal herbivory as one potential mechanism.

This group seeks to dissect the complex dynamics of host - virus interactions with a particular focus on the development and function of adaptive immune responses.

Therefore the group studies with sophisticated imaging technology in vitro and ex vivo: i) the molecular mechanism driving the migration of HIV through the intestinal epithelial barrier; ii) the cellular targets in the mucosa, in specific macrophages and DCs, to identify the possible pathways to invade the tissue and disseminate to other organs; iii) the involvement of DCs and their functional properties in mediating adaptive immune responses at mucosal level; and iv) the role of antibodies with different effector functions in changing the pathways of the virus.

We used an improved method to derive the completeness limits of the observations, which takes into account the elongated point spread function of stars at relatively large distances from the adaptive optics guide star.

Functions as a master transcriptional regulator of the adaptive response to hypoxia.

Interleukin 15 (IL - 15) regulates the development, survival, and functions of multiple innate and adaptive immune cells and plays a dual role in promoting both tumor cell growth and antitumor immunity.

Research on the evolution and function of play at NIMBioS has culminated in a special issue of the journal Adaptive Behavior that examines the evolution and origin of play via mathematical and computational approaches.

That means that although stress in general has a valuable adaptive role for human beings, chronic stress on the other hand has absolutely nothing good to offer to your safety, health or personal development — it will only make you feel terrible, pack some more fat and reduce the quality of your cognitive functioning.

Persistent inflammation induced by prolonged or repetitive exposure to specific allergens, typically characterized not only by the presence of large numbers of innate and adaptive immune cells (in the form of leukocytes) at the affected site but also by substantial changes in the extracellular matrix and alterations in the number, phenotype and function of structural cells in the affected tissues.

Vascular function however returned to baseline after the 3rd sleep restriction night, perhaps an adaptive response to acute loss of sleep.

A sustained modest weight - loss of five to 10 % body - weight is associated with improvements in various indices of cardiometabolic health including but not limited to insulin sensitivity, vascular function, blood pressure and lipid levels.3 These beneficial effects of weight - loss can be partially explained by accompanying reductions in adipose tissue mass and dysfunction.5 There is however, some evidence to suggest that energy restriction (ER) alone can confer metabolic changes which are independent to those of weight - loss, by facilitating an acute negative energy balance 6 - 9 and / or by activating adaptive stress response pathways.10

... modern humans exist in environments that are critically different from those in which we evolved, and that our new environments interact with our ancient genomes to lead to disorder... In this perspective, these functions may or may not be adaptive in modern environments, but historically accomplishing these functions has promoted fitness and that is why the symptoms of depression have evolved.