Sentences with phrase «adaptive systems thinking»

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«We think this is how multicellular organisms eliminated cancer before the development of the adaptive immune system, which is about 500 million years old,» he said.

-- 7) Forest models for Montana that account for changes in both climate and resulting vegetation distribution and patterns; 8) Models that account for interactions and feedbacks in climate - related impacts to forests (e.g., changes in mortality from both direct increases in warming and increased fire risk as a result of warming); 9) Systems thinking and modeling regarding climate effects on understory vegetation and interactions with forest trees; 10) Discussion of climate effects on urban forests and impacts to cityscapes and livability; 11) Monitoring and time - series data to inform adaptive management efforts (i.e., to determine outcome of a management action and, based on that outcome, chart future course of action); 12) Detailed decision support systems to provide guidance for managing for adapSystems thinking and modeling regarding climate effects on understory vegetation and interactions with forest trees; 10) Discussion of climate effects on urban forests and impacts to cityscapes and livability; 11) Monitoring and time - series data to inform adaptive management efforts (i.e., to determine outcome of a management action and, based on that outcome, chart future course of action); 12) Detailed decision support systems to provide guidance for managing for adapsystems to provide guidance for managing for adaptation.

Although observatories are built at sites that typically have clear skies and relatively calm air layers, the only ways to get truly sharp images is go above the atmosphere (think Hubble Space Telescope) or to build highly complicated adaptive optics systems that correct for the atmospheric turbulence (and even most imperfections of the telescope itself).

We think it's likely that this powertrain will continue on mostly unchanged for the U.S., and the Type R's adaptive suspension system should remain as well.

There are also loads of new - to - the - Escape safety features like: enhanced active park - assist that steers your car into parallel or perpendicular parking spots, adaptive cruise control, collision warning that automatically applies the brakes to avoid or mitigate a rear - ender, lane - keeping and, if none of that does the trick, a driver alert system that flashes a warning and even vibrates the wheel if it thinks you're dozing off.

In other words you can think of the Adaptive Cruise Control system like automatic windshield wipers... The system thinks for you...

That also gets you such niceties as leather seats, a premium Bose audio system, navigation, adaptive cruise control, a power front - passenger seat, and automatic high beams, but we think it's a stretch too far.

For those of you who think Direct Adaptive Steering is a little too fancy - pants, the 50s comes standard with a typical electric - assist power steering system, similar to most other cars today, while the 2.0 - liter model features a hydraulic rack - and - pinion system using an electric pump, although I didn't get to sample either of these.

That sounds like a recipe for a serious straight line monster, but I also thought that the car handled itself well through corners with its adaptive suspension system and wide tires.

The system's adaptive brightness control is a bit aggressive, which made me think the IPS screen was a bit dim when I viewed it.

-LSB-...] The Education of A Speculator [2] Critical Mass [3] Complex Adaptive Systems [4] The Art of Systems Thinking [5] Value Investing, the Sanjay Bakshi -LSB-...]

If your system and setup lies between those two extremes, and you don't wish to turn down any settings, give «Adaptive Resolution FPS Target» a whirl to see what you think.

This approach is not effective to deal with what government faces in the context of «wicked» problems and complex adaptive social systems (think homelessness, hunger, poverty, climate change, family justice).

One final example is the prefrontal cortex, which is thought to play an important role in regulating behavior by suppressing impulses and emotions arising from the amygdala and other parts of the limbic system.50 — 52 In animal studies, exposure to chronic stress or glucocorticoids alters the synaptic connectivity within the prefrontal cortex, 52,53 and this may limit the ability of the prefrontal cortex to (1) suppress the impulsivity and aggression of the limbic system, and (2) execute adaptive responses (rather than maladaptive responses) to stress.54 — 56 Stress - induced changes in brain structure parallel the well - described impact of significant childhood adversity on a variety of brain functions, including the modulation of physiologic responses (hyper - responsive or chronically active stress response), learning (impaired memory), and the regulation of behavior (the ability to execute adaptive vs maladaptive responses to stress).3, 39,57