Sentences with phrase «as an early warning system for»

«Can satellites be used as an early warning system for landslides?.»

The apps could also be enlisted as early warning systems for communities that have an influx of new mosquito species.

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Eastern Finland have developed new «sensing skin» technology designed to serve as an early warning system for concrete structures, allowing authorities to respond quickly to damage in everything from nuclear facilities to bridges.

With further research, the team says the concept could be adapted to monitor other biomarkers besides calcium, to serve as early warning systems for other gradually - developing illnesses like neurodegenerative diseases and hormonal disorders.

Other applications of rubber - graphene sensors could be in the automotive industry (to develop sensitive airbags); in robotics, in medical device development (to monitor bodily motion), as early warning systems for cot death in babies or sleep apnoea in adults.

No one knows for sure why early people favored barking dogs, but one theory is that they may have acted as an early warning system for people to alert them to unfamiliar people or animals that may be in the area.

Alexandria is found to require climate - smart urban planning to ensure its growing population does not settle in low - lying coastal areas, as well as early warning systems for natural disasters.

Ensuring that farmers have access to real - time climate services, such as early warning systems for drought or crop index insurance, is critical to support rural livelihoods and mitigate crop production loss in the event of a climatic shock.

He explains: «It's important that they have a close relationship with the business that they work with, so that they can act as an early warning system for any potential issues that might arise and provide proactive as well as reactive advice.»

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He told politics.co.uk his policy committee functioned as an «early warning system» against steps taken by the coalition government which «could cause significant problems for a significant number of Liberal Democrat MPs».

As part of a policy review, Miliband proposes sanctions against labour agencies that advertise solely for immigrant workers, an early warning system if some industries are employing disproportionately large number of foreign workers, a doubling of fines if employers undercut the minimum wage, and no early lifting of migrant barriers for new EU countries such as CroatiAs part of a policy review, Miliband proposes sanctions against labour agencies that advertise solely for immigrant workers, an early warning system if some industries are employing disproportionately large number of foreign workers, a doubling of fines if employers undercut the minimum wage, and no early lifting of migrant barriers for new EU countries such as Croatias Croatia.

The government is seeking increased aid and investment in African agricultural production from G8 leaders, as well as the establishment of an «early warning system for food supply».

It could transform the way we manufacture materials such as metals, help explain why Jupiter's Great Red Spot is red, and provide the basis of an early - warning system for storms and tornadoes on Earth.

After the ban, space - based surveillance became a crucial component of the Cold War, with satellites serving as one part of elaborate early - warning systems on alert for the deployment or launch of ground - based nuclear weapons.

A high - speed camera that can pinpoint moving objects around corners could be used for search - and - rescue missions or as an early - warning system for cars

The bill includes $ 23 million for ShakeAlert, an earthquake early warning system on the West Coast that could be rolled out as early as October, another project that had been facing elimination.

«Going forward, we can use this information to set up real - time monitoring systems — such as GPS, Beidou and Galileo — for those sites and whenever we detect abnormal behaviour, the system can send out an early warning message.

What's more, scientists say the plant's extraordinary sensitivity to temperature makes the industry a strong early - warning system for problems that all food crops are expected to confront as climates continue to change.

A crowdsourced seismic network may be the only option today for many earthquake - prone developing countries, such as Nepal or Peru, that have a sparse or no ground - based seismic network or early warning system, but do have millions of smartphone users.

As ShakeAlert moves toward wider public use, Kohler and her colleagues hope their SRL papers will serve as a good reminder of all the elements necessary for earthquake early warning systemAs ShakeAlert moves toward wider public use, Kohler and her colleagues hope their SRL papers will serve as a good reminder of all the elements necessary for earthquake early warning systemas a good reminder of all the elements necessary for earthquake early warning systems.

Because radio signals travel faster than particles, the completed e-CALLISTO can also work as an early - warning system for radio bursts, alerting space mission control centres to upcoming disturbances caused by coronal mass ejections from the Sun.

But Allen says that California would have to build an additional 600 stations and upgrade its existing network to create a robust early warning system for the state, which could cost as much as $ 30 million.

Lo's laboratory has for more than a dozen years studied immune responses in the gut and airways, focusing particularly on cells which function as an early warning in the immune system.

«The notifications will not be fast initially — not fast enough for early warning — but it puts into place the technology to deliver the alerts and we can then work toward making them faster and faster as we improve our real - time detection system within MyShake,» said project leader Richard Allen, a UC Berkeley professor of earth and planetary sciences and director of the seismology lab.

On December 1, Ampuero and colleagues from Centre national de la recherché scientifique in Paris found that it is possible to observe disturbances in the earth's gravitational field almost instantly after an earthquake, raising the potential for the use of these disturbances as part of an early - warning system.

O'Cummings says the value of early warning indicator systems» close scrutiny of the data — like naming names of mysteriously missing first - graders, as Superintendent Starr is hoping for in Montgomery County — is moving educators beyond assumptions: behavioral or demographic.

At the Lawrenceville School, she has taught, been an assistant housemaster, overseen the early warning system, a program to close the achievement gap, served as an instructional leader, worked with University of Pennsylvania's Center for the Study of Boys» and Girls» Lives» to foster student action research projects and coordinated the educational support program.

Participants learn how to support schools with accessing and usnig an Early Warning System as a universal screening tool for secondary schools.

TDS Early Warning System is based on Dr. Robert Balfanz» original research, which identified thresholds in these areas as the most reliable indicators for on - time graduation and success in post-secondary education.

Districts and schools that seek to use an early warning system relying on these indicators are left to determine which indicators to use and to trust that the cut point for those indicators is the same in their communities as they are across the country.

In order to support schools in this process, states and districts should collect and report data on a variety of indicators, such as measures that may be leading indicators for early warning systems.

Punishing your pup for growling by reprimanding him may stop him from ever growling altogether, which can be dangerous because dogs use growling as a type of early warning system prior to an attack.

You can track feline health with weight as it is an early warning system for any potential medical issues.

As the attorney general says, «the evidence does not reflect that the Board ever established any safeguards, early - warning systems, or contingency plans» for what they would do if any of these assumptions failed to come to pass.

Identify indicators of change in the state of permafrost to serve as early warning signs for possible tipping points in the state of the arctic system.

Determining which types of prevention to invest in (such as monitoring, early warning systems, and land - use changes that reduce the impact of heat and floods) depends on several factors, including health problems common to that particular area, vulnerable populations, the preventive health systems already in place, and the expected impacts of climate change.275 Local capacity to adapt is very important; unfortunately the most vulnerable populations also frequently have limited resources for managing climate - health risks.

Molly serves as the program point of contact for the Midwest Drought Early Warning System (DEWS).

Amanda serves as the program point of contact for the California - Nevada Drought Early Warning System (DEWS).

When the adaptation challenge is reframed as implications for near - term decisions, uncertainty about the distant future becomes less problematic and adaptation responses can be better integrated into existing decision - making processes and early warning systems.

Adaptations employ a diverse portfolio of planning and practices that combine subsets of • Infrastructure and asset development • Technological process optimization • Institutional and behavioral change or reinforcement • Integrated natural resources management (such as for watersheds and coastal zones) • Financial services, including risk transfer • Information systems to support early warning and proactive planning Although approaches vary according to context and the level of government, there are two general approaches observed in adaptation planning and implementation to date: top - down and bottom - up.

These actions mostly address sectoral interests, such as agricultural practices (e.g., altering sowing times, crop cultivars and species, and irrigation and fertilizer control), public health measures for heat - related risks (e.g., early warning systems and air pollution control), disaster risk reduction (e.g., early warning systems), and water resources (e.g., supply and demand management).

As part of the institution's new strategy, it will help to fund the construction of enough renewable energy to power 150m homes in developing countries, and build early warning systems of climate - related disasters — such as storms and floods — for 100 million peoplAs part of the institution's new strategy, it will help to fund the construction of enough renewable energy to power 150m homes in developing countries, and build early warning systems of climate - related disasters — such as storms and floods — for 100 million peoplas storms and floods — for 100 million people.

UNESCO and the World Meteorological Organisation have been designated as the joint convening agencies for the cross-cutting areas of science, assessment, monitoring and early warning within the UN system.

Another warning is that some lawyers in their late 50's and early 60's are pushing the envelope to keep doing the same thing as long as they can, but those in their forties should be losing sleep and pushing for structure and system change.

Demonstrated value with automated testing as an «Early Warning System» for production problems and verification that system's where back up after IT Change Activity which contributed to meeting and exceeding company Service Level Agreements System» for production problems and verification that system's where back up after IT Change Activity which contributed to meeting and exceeding company Service Level Agreements system's where back up after IT Change Activity which contributed to meeting and exceeding company Service Level Agreements (SLA).

The Clur Retail Risk Indicator, part of Retail Live, an interpretive early warning system for shopping centres with 2m square metres of coverage, showed a reduction in shopping centre risk over 2015 as mall space worked harder, driven by better use of space and most notably the impact of strategic tenant mix, sizing and product mix to correct underperforming space dynamics.