Sentences with phrase «aimed at shifting»

Although multigenerational households are culturally acceptable in black communities24 and are often beneficial to mothers and their children, 25 tensions are common as mothers and grandmothers struggle to define their roles in caregiving activities, such as feeding.24, 26 — 29 Grandmothers play important roles in infant feeding decisions, particularly related to the early introduction of complementary foods.21 Thus, interventions aimed at shifting cultural patterns of early complementary feeding have to go beyond the provision of information regarding the type and timing of complementary foods for infants, as proposed by the AAP, WIC, and WHO guidelines.

This would be far simpler than introducing a complex bundle of legislation aimed at shifting the country away from fossil fuels and toward renewables, he argues.

The pledges and determination shown by world governments at the Paris climate change talks in Paris meant there would likely be «further policies aimed at shifting the fuel - mix towards cleaner, lower - carbon fuels, with renewable energy, along with natural gas, the main beneficiary,» said Dale.

But its inclusion of «food stamp» style discounts for poor people in vulnerable regions side - steps the need to pair such policies with long - term initiatives aimed at shifting settlement patterns altogether.

For an exploration of other social experiments aimed at shifting from growth as a measure of progress, check out my 2005 story on Bhutan's experiment with «gross national happiness.»

In 2014, Dow launched Project: Time Off, a multifaceted, research - driven initiative aimed at shifting American culture so time off is understood as essential to personal well - being, professional success, business performance and economic expansion.

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Verizon's new offering represents the industry's latest shift away from the traditional cable television model, as more and more cable providers offer services aimed at customers looking for cheaper television options.

By aiming at male shoppers, Lululemon is trying to tap into what retail consultants see as a larger shift in the male fashion world.

86shifts.com Aimed at fostering communication among employees, this service features a community wall on which staff members can chat and post shift trades.

Everyone wants to claim some form of success using a shifting mix of metrics aimed at demonstrating how the fund worked.

Synopsis: Offering a complete course of instruction, «Higher Probability Commodity Trading: A Comprehensive Guide to Commodity Market Analysis, Strategy Development, and Risk Management Techniques Aimed at Favorably Shifting the Odds of Success» takes readers explains commodity markets by shedding light on topics rarely discussed in trading literature from a unique perspective, with the intention of increasing the odds of success for market participants.

As I argued last week, this shift was partly aimed at regulators, with Zuckerberg making it clear that this massive, unregulated, quasi-monopolistic media company was not some kind of threat to democracy as we know it.

Ahead of the next congress of the Chinese communist party in October, where President Xi Jinping will unveil his new leadership team, there have been indications that Chinese policymakers have increasingly shifted their emphasis away from potentially disruptive reforms aimed at reducing excessive debt levels, particularly among local governments, and toward stabilizing the level of economic growth.

And my aim has not at all been to shift any attention to myself, but simply to raise a voice to be heard, for whatever it may be worth.

Such a miracle would involve the suspension of the laws of nature at the level of primitive actual occasions, but if we accept the principle that God «speaks» to a given actual occasion in its own «language,» and if the «language» of primitive actual occasions in nature is such that the character of the data available for aesthetic synthesis in the concrescence of such occasions admits only of absolutely miniscule contrasts with the givenness of the character of the past, then God has no leverage via subjective aims to introduce shifts in the social structures conditioning the possibilities available for aesthetic synthesis in the concrescences of such primitive actual occasions.

In late 2011 and early 2012, coordinated with other major Western powers to impose sanctions aimed at Iran's banks and with Jåpan, South Korea, and China to shift their oil purchases away from Iran.

Hall characterizes this turn in various ways: as a shift in emphasis from «external technologies» to «internal technologies aimed at self - creativity» (UP 395; cf. 318 - 47), as the development of a «therapeutic society containing a plurality of techniques and practical reason in an aesthetic methodology» (UP 242).

Given the shifting religious and political landscape, Wilbanks and Wigg - Stevenson established a separate NGO in Nashville in early 2008 called Biblical Security Covenant, secured a $ 40,000 Connect U.S. grant to «promot [e] the elimination of nuclear weapons as a «top - tier priority for American evangelicals»» and another $ 40,000 grant from the Tides Foundation and began a year and a half of networking and writing articles (often aimed at younger evangelicals in the pages of Relevant) to prepare for Biblical Security Covenant's re-christening as 2FP.

Where I say: God's aim (that of God's consequent nature) is achieved, and remains open, because it is an aim which continually «shifts» (and can be such because God's aim is formally independent of any actual world whatsoever, but materially consequent on the evolving world, Nobo says: the aim of God's primordial nature is never achieved, but the data available at the beginning of every stage are synthesized every time, and this is sufficient for prehensibility — not the same argumentation, as can be seen, but a closely related one, indeed.

To (3): Because God's aim can in a vastly simplified manner be presented as «retaining all past actual entities and integrating them,» we can see, as is indicated in Section B, that this aim is fulfilled at every moment and that it shifts materially with the advance of the world.

In this video, BevNET's John Craven and Martin Caballero discuss how some of the major trends in kombucha as seen at Expo West 2018 — including the introduction of smaller package sizes — could impact kombucha's presence across retail channels and highlight new line extensions aimed at addressing consumers» shifting dietary needs and preferences.

The efforts aimed at softening this blow to the sugar industry range from shifting to other high yielding crops or planting ornamental flowers, to converting sugar lands into prawn or fish ponds.

Where Friedan's target was the kind of mothering that saw Mom as servant to house and home, Arlie Hochshield, in «The Second Shift» took aim at the kind that saw Mom as all that, plus a wage earner.

Shedd Aquarium's conservation research team launched a citizen science project this spring in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin - Madison Center for Limnology and the Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve aimed at documenting long - term shifts in the timing of fish migrations into Great Lakes streams.

A large part of this shift is aimed at trying to separate a true SIDS from a preventable asphyxial death, as, for the most part, it is impossible to distinguish between intentional or non-intentional smotherings upon a SIDS autopsy.24 Hence, with greater frequency, diagnostic judgments are being made based on deaths scene characteristics and descriptions of the infant's sleep environment.25

Faso has included a component in the measure designed to shift the Medicaid burden from county governments to the state government, a move aimed at reducing property taxes.

Faso said that Cuomo has taken aim at him due to the proposed «Collins - Faso» amendment of the AHCA, which would shift Medicaid costs from the county to the state.

The regulations, the product of four hearings, are aimed at providing workers with flexibility in their shifts.

Each proposal is aimed at offsetting the new federal cap on deductibility by shifting state and local taxes to fully deductible tax payments such as the payroll tax and charitable donations.

Cuomo has pushed in recent years to adopt new efforts aimed at reducing emissions and shifting the state toward the majority use of clean and renewable power in the coming years, including an effort to close coal - burning power plants by 2020, promoting offshore wind projects and developing a clean energy standard to have the state on 50 percent renewable energy by 2030.

He said government recently launched a national re-orientation campaign tagged «Change Begins With Me» aimed at achieving a paradigm shift in the way Nigerians do things.

Second, neuroimaging and basic science research aimed at identifying potential treatments is shifting the field's focus to earlier in the disease trajectory, driven by the belief that interventions stand the greatest chance in people who have not become too impaired.

Future studies aimed at whether this is a productive versus a faulty adaptive fuel shift could lead to new therapeutic avenues for heart failure.

In recent years that view has shifted radically, opening brand - new fields of research aimed at clarifying the role the microbiome plays in common urologic diseases that affect children, according to a review article published online Feb. 22, 2018, by Current Urology Reports.

By aiming at the atoms from opposite directions simultaneously, the laser arrangement cancels a major source of measurement error — the Doppler shift, or the change in the atoms» apparent resonant frequency as they interact and move with the laser light.

Marcos's loudspeaker design, which comprises eight phase - shift sources in a line, aims to compensate for the hearing loss of a 70 - year - old adult, which is of about 15 dB at 3 kHz.

«For those of us at Wake Forest Innovations and the faculty we work with at Wake Forest Baptist, we aim to be at the forefront of this shift.

The load is slightly shifted but still aimed at the development of the width of the back.

There are thousands of personal finance books to shift through and new apps, gadget, or services are created daily, aimed at helping those of us who are not so financially literate.

To shift gears a bit, this book is aimed at young women who are online dating today, and safety is always a concern when strangers are involved.

In his view, it's a way to shift lesson planning from aiming at the middle to targeting the specific needs of all the students in the class.

This article aims at highlighting the arguments in favor of an admin - centered training approach, how the current challenges of a traditional Learning Management System can be overcome by moving the shift towards an admin - driven approach of conducting training programs:

The rationale for learning technology has shifted too, from simply a system of record (the primary purpose of the traditional LMS), towards engagement (the purpose of the modern LMS), towards systems of productivity, and a new breed of technologies aimed at affecting the work itself by being user - centric, not just in design but also in application.

Virginia Virginia has taken strides to reduce high - stakes testing and shift toward a system of assessments, including performance - based assessments, aimed at informing instruction.

The demographic shift has created a sizable challenge for the small district: how to shift instructional practices aimed at a largely well - off Anglo population to practices that can help all its students, including English - language learners, succeed at the high levels demanded by rigorous new state and federal mandates.

If the left downshift paddle is held back while the brake pedal is depressed, the 458 is programmed to provide multiple throttle blips and down shifts aimed at efficiently shedding velocity before turning into a bend.

Also included in the mechanical makeover is a six - speed manual transmission, which is carried over from the old car with a few tweaks aimed at improving shift speed and quality.

The Hyundai Veloster N — a stick - shift - only, 275 - horsepower hot hatch — is the brand's first performance offering, aimed at acc...

However, since this model is aimed at the enthusiast, Skoda should have offered paddle shifts on the steering wheel.

Aimed at a twisty road and the CLS Shooting Brake performs well, even if you do feel the weight shift about under braking and turn - in a little.