Sentences with phrase «apparent reduction in»

Conclusions: While an apparent reduction in indoor exposure to tobacco smoke during the postpartum period is encouraging, this is offset by an increase in the proportion of antenatal non-smokers who subsequently reported smoking after the birth of their child.

Predictably the Board remarked on the apparent reduction in the legal aid budget being wiped out by inefficiency in all other sections of the court system which had become overburdened and unworkable.

Clearly there is no or little change in the Antarctic, but there is apparent reduction in the Arctic.

A decade ago, some energy analysts and environmental groups were quick to conclude that an apparent reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from coal burning proved China was capable of avoiding the western pattern of rising emissions in a growing economy.

Preliminary data from insurance claims suggest no apparent reduction in crash risk after states enacted bans on hand - held phone use.

However, the apparent reduction in time spent on homework also raises the possibility that newly required courses were more demanding in prospect than in reality.

The steady disappearance of sea ice also has led to an apparent reduction in the prime source of food for Adélies — Antarctic krill, the shrimplike zooplankton whose life history is intertwined with sea ice.

Not exact matches

These small changes may also indicate a more dramatic internal change, which may not be apparent immediately, such as a reduction in cholesterol or a kick started metabolism.

It is increasingly apparent that to achieve further reductions in fat, salt and sugar we need to re-invent our processes and view of food production and it essential that the visionaries and entrepreneurs within the food and drink category continue to challenge the scope and boundaries of the status quo.

The apparent leveling of the previously declining SIDS rate is occurring coincident with a slowing in the reduction of the prevalence of prone positioning.

The changes to our planet as a result of global warming are apparent for all to see: the receding glaciers in temperate climates, the reduction in rainfall and advancing deserts in Africa and the lakes in the Mideast and Asia that are virtually disappearing.

The reduction in economic growth such policies generate may even make reducing the deficit harder, as is already becoming apparent.

The need for some sort of effort to reform the academic system in France became apparent in 2003, when the government announced a reduction in the number of permanent research positions and the creation of more short - term contracts.

One possible explanation for the color - blind advantage is that a reduction in color signals makes the differences in texture and brightness more apparent, so it's easier to see past color camouflage, says Melin.

Global progress in reducing the prevalence of smokers appeared to fall into 3 phases for both men and women: modest progress from 1980 to 1996, followed by a decade of more rapid global progress, then a slowdown in reductions from 2006 to 2012, with an apparent increase since 2010 for men.

The route must go through the world's swelling cities, which provide the biggest opportunity to lock in pollution reductions, and the direction and speed — greenhouse gas pollution going down soon and fast — are apparent.

Cigarette composition has however changed in the past 50 years, resulting in a reduction in nicotine and tar concentrations in cigarette smoke, but also to an apparent increase in the concentration of certain carcinogens, which includes beta - napthylamine, a recognized bladder carcinogen.

The apparent gains in educational attainment for whites occurred without significant reductions in grade repetition, either in absolute terms or relative to African Americans.

In an apparent setback for the child - care bill, President Bush and Congressional leaders were negotiating late last week to pass a $ 14 - billion deficit - reduction bill that is «clean» of amendments.

The additional straight - line performance — Peugeot claims a reduction in the 0 - 62mph time of 0.3 seconds, down to 6.5 — is difficult to discern on first impressions, but the sharper turn - in and reduced body roll is readily apparent.

One point that's immediately apparent when driving the new Accord is the reduction in noise and vibration that Honda's engineers have achieved — the cabin is impressively quiet.

As more hybrids are introduced to the market, it's becoming more apparent that aerodynamics and weight reduction are almost as important as the advanced technology used in the electric drive motors and battery packs.

The symptoms of diabetes, however subtle or apparent, are caused by both the reduction in the delivery of glucose to the cells and the elevated blood levels of glucose that is unused.

If bettors expect that emissions reductions will have a discernable influence on GAT over this period, then it should be apparent in the market value for GAT, which would be less than the IPCC's non-policy mid-point projection.

A functioning market would make this more apparent (e.g., if the market price is equal to the IPCC midpoint scenario), of course, but it appears to me that in the debate motivated by James so far that there is no expectation that emissions reductions policies will have a discernable effect on the climate (as measured by GAT) by 2030 (the terminal point of the bet).

It is becoming increasingly apparent that the Kyoto process, with its built - in momentum for ever more unrealistic emission reduction targets, is economically ruinous and, hence, politically unsustainable.

I am familar with the Liepert et al. ground based work which shows fairly consistent reductions in surface solar radiation upto the 1990s (and the apparent linkage of this to the evaporation paradox).

A significant northward trend (reduction of ice) in the winter - maximum ice edge is apparent, however, and appears to be caused by the gradual warming of sea - surface temperatures in the region (paper available on this if you want it).

Our model, for example, predicts the magnitude of the reduction of cooling following the eruptions and the delay in the apparent cooling evidence in the tree - ring record (i.e. in AD 1262 rather than AD 1258).

As we further explored the costs of constructing landfills one would again wonder why there is no apparent interest in aggressive source reduction efforts, or developing markets for the raw materials that are recognized to exist within the waste stream.

What ties these concerns together is a view that the (apparent) availability of geoengineering technology might in one way or another lead humanity collectively to make less effort to mitigate the causes of climate change than we would have done otherwise — that in some way it would deter emissions reduction.

Energy reduction per unit of GDP is also becoming apparent with respect to energy supplies in developing countries such as China (Larson et al., 2003).

The apparent paradoxes of individual tree growth increasing with tree size despite declining leaf - level8, 9,10 and stand - level10 productivity can be explained, respectively, by increases in a tree's total leaf area that outpace declines in productivity per unit of leaf area and, among other factors, age - related reductions in population density.

Hence, they are likely to be minimum uncertainties, as they do not take into account other sources of error not apparent in the calibration period, such as any reduction in the statistical robustness of the proxy series in earlier times (Briffa and Osborn, 1999; Esper et al., 2002; Bradley et al., 2003b; Osborn and Briffa, 2006).

Further, there has been an almost worldwide reduction in glacial mass and extent in the 20th century; melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet has recently become apparent; snow cover has decreased in many Northern Hemisphere regions; sea ice thickness and extent have decreased in the Arctic in all seasons, most dramatically in spring and summer; the oceans are warming; and sea level is rising due to thermal expansion of the oceans and melting of land ice