Sentences with phrase «affect particular populations»

«Respiratory illnesses are complex, with multiple genetic, environmental and behavioural risk factors that vary across regions and affect particular populations in different ways.»

Not exact matches

So for his final - year research project he went to the Institute to study population genetics — in particular, how parameters such as population and genome size may affect the evolution of populations — using computer models.

«Effective conservation of Golden Eagles requires that we know which regional populations are affected by various human activities in particular locations.

In particular, the Neandertal genome sequence can now be used to catalog changes that have become «fixed» (are invariant within a population or species) in modern humans during the last few hundred thousand years and should be helpful for identifying genes affected by positive selection since humans diverged from Neandertals.

This is not to dispute the importance of additional research to investigate the particular settings in and populations with which nudge strategies are most effective, or the mechanisms through which nudges affect students» decisions, but rather to observe that, in fact, multiple researchers have demonstrated, through well - designed experiments, positive impacts from nudge strategies.

In particular, the income of neighborhood residents and the amenities available near the school both affect teachers» decisions of where to teach, particularly in urban areas with high population - density.

The ongoing epidemic of Ebola in West Africa has raised several questions about how the disease affects the animal population, and in particular, the risk to household pets.

As long as the frequency of a gene for a recessive disorder remains low in the population, the particular gene may be passed along for many generations before by chance 2 carriers are mated and affected individuals are born.

prevalence the proportion of persons within a population who are currently affected by a particular disease

Gore did not realize that the economic loss data he was looking at had not been adjusted («normalized») to take into account changes in socio - economic factors — notably population, wealth, and the consumer price index — that massively affect how much damage a particular weather event inflicts.

Future fire regimes will be less affected by global warming than by other global changes, in particular population growth, because over 95 % of ignitions are due to humans.

In applying the provisions of this Convention, Governments shall: (a) Consult the peoples concerned, through appropriate procedures and in particular through their representative institutions, whenever consideration is being given to legislative or administrative measures which may affect them directly; (b) Establish means by which these peoples can freely participate, to at least the same extent as other sectors of the population, at all levels of decision - making in elective institutions and administrative and other bodies responsible for policies and programmes which concern them; (c) Establish means for the full development of these peoples» own institutions and initiatives, and in appropriate cases provide the resources necessary for this purpose.

Intellectual disability (ID) affects 143/10 000 children1 and is associated with a range of comorbid health conditions.2 — 4 It is heterogeneous, 5 and clustering of some medical conditions may be associated with particular disorders such as Down syndrome6 or Prader - Willi syndrome.7 While epilepsy and sensory impairments often occur in association with specific syndromes or more severe cognitive impairment, conditions such as fractures or obesity may develop as secondary to medication use, nutritional deficiency or lack of mobility.2 Consequently, children with ID may face greater health challenges than typically developing children and use healthcare systems more frequently.8, 9 Mental health problems are also common in people with ID.10 For instance, in a Canadian adolescent and adult population with ID, a high proportion of hospitalisations was attributed to the presence of psychiatric conditions.11