Projecting forward, the research team anticipate that the ranges of many species will shift to higher elevations
as changing environmental conditions envelop the landscapes of the Albertine Rift.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of
changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic
conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals
as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic
conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any
changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such
as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate
changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such
as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such
as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and
environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of
changes in tax law, such
as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and
changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such
changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers,
as well
as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse
changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco
as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic
conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any
changes therein, including financial market
conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial
condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather
conditions and natural disasters and the financial
condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market
conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market
conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational
changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of
changes in political
conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of
changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market
conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of
changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to
as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017),
environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of
conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other
conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.
Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such
as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these
conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such
as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships;
changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged
as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future
changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major
changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions;
changes involving the tax and
environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
One is
changed environmental conditions for a discrete subpopulation of the original population, such
as when ice ages cause dramatic
changes in sea levels, cutting species into subgroups.
In nature,
changes of
environmental conditions arise from such sources
as the melting of polar ice - caps, explosion of dwarf stars, the fall of night.
The
change in load cell output occurring with time, while under load, and with all
environmental conditions and other variables remaining constant; usually measured with Rated Load applied and expressed
as a percent of Rated Output over a specific period of time.
Incorporate new knowledge
as the basis for management that adapts over time to address
changing social, technological, and
environmental conditions.
For example, researchers are developing «smart» biomaterials such
as temperature - sensing hydrogels that can respond biologically to
environmental conditions by
changing their biomechanical or drug - releasing properties, says Seeram Ramakrishna, a professor of mechanical engineering and director of the Center for Nanofibers & Nanotechnology at the National University of Singapore.
It remains too soon to tell exactly how this climate system will work under
changed conditions and other
environmental factors — such
as whether the cooling effect of the soot generated by industry and burning forests outweighs the warming effect of greenhouse gases — which may play large roles.
Upon death and
as the decomposition process advances, bacterial communities
change according to the newly set
environmental conditions,» said Dr. Joe Adserias - Garriga, lead author of the Molecular Oral Microbiology study.
Until now, most estimates of how many species are threatened by climate
change have been based on theoretical studies that look at the climatic and
environmental conditions that species need to survive, and overlay this with estimates of how much suitable habitat will remain
as the world warms.
High above, Earth - orbiting satellites capture images of the zebras» movements on this epic trek,
as well
as the daily
change in
environmental conditions.
Conditions in the Arctic, where several
environmental records were broken this year, are slipping rapidly from bad to worse
as the pace of climate
change accelerates in that region
A hardier corn plant could also bode well for well - established row crop areas, including portions of the U.S. Corn Belt, where
changing climate
conditions are producing
environmental stressors such
as prolonged drought.
But,
as scientists report in ACS» journal
Environmental Science & Technology, the mollusks might be more resilient to
changing conditions than previously thought.
Known for its beauty and also
as an important source of food, the sunflower is a global oil crop that shows promise for climate
change adaptation because it can maintain stable yields across a wide variety of
environmental conditions, including drought.
These patterns in turn may have implications for future C cycling and sequestration in tropical forests,
as changes in
environmental conditions lead to shifts in abundances of herbivore populations.
Scientists use pollen
as a marker of geologic time and
environmental conditions, so a
change in the evolutionary sequence of eudicots and their pollen could have important implications for many types of analyses.
«Correctly identifying an invasive species
as either native or non-native is important for developing sound policy, management and scientific research programs, because effective responses depend on knowing whether the species» dominance is caused by ecological or evolutionary novelty,
changes in
environmental conditions that facilitate it or both,» Taylor said.
One tantalizing possibility is that
as these restless bits of DNA drift throughout the genomes of human brain cells, they help create the vibrant cognitive diversity that helps humans
as a species respond to
changing environmental conditions, and produces extraordinary «outliers,» including innovators and geniuses such
as Picasso, says UC San Diego neuroscientist Alysson Muotri.
The findings presented at the Society of Marine Mammalogy's Biennial Conference in San Francisco demonstrate that humpback foraging responds to
environmental changes, and illustrates how marine mammals serve
as sentinels of ever -
changing ocean
conditions.
Europe is particularly vulnerable,
as it has the lowest fraction of its land area, only four per cent, of any continent in «refugia» — areas of biological diversity that support many species where natural
environmental conditions remain relatively constant during times of great
environmental change.
Because huge expanses of the deep ocean will be exposed to
changing environmental conditions as a result of climate
change (Mora et al., 2013; this study), the societal impacts of climate
change in the deep sea will undoubtedly be widespread, complex and dynamic.
2 By studying the record of Earth's history contained in sedimentary rocks from the time just prior to the rise of animals, between 1200 and 650 million years ago, reading these rocks for clues about
changing environmental conditions by chemical analysis, and systematically scouring them for traces of life — from fossils
as well
as chemical signatures;
«Being able to compare measurements made using completely different techniques will provide researchers an improved understanding of how soil might gain or lose carbon
as environmental conditions change,» said Bond - Lamberty.
Integrated systems biology approaches can identify gene regulatory networks, such
as immune, stress and other regulatory responses, and link them with physiologic states.6 This bioinformatics approach provides an unbiased view of the immune system profile, and can be linked to
changes in
environmental conditions.7 These network approaches, while often applied to identifying disease profiles, can be used to identify salutary states
as well, such
as that which might result from intensive meditation.
Also referred to
as «volatile aromatic compounds» (meaning they quickly
change state from a liquid to a gas), EOs are highly concentrated molecules that give a plant its aroma and protect it from insects and harsh
environmental conditions.
Real estate valuations may be subject to factors such
as changing general and local economic, financial, competitive, and
environmental conditions.
There are additional risks related to commodity investments due to large institutional purchases or sales,
changes in exchange rates, government regulation, world events, economic and political
conditions in the countries where energy companies are located or do business, and risks for
environmental damage claims,
as well
as natural and technological factors such
as severe weather, unusual climate
change, and development and depletions of alternative resources.
She investigates how behavior and physiology of cattle
change in response to farming practices that may affect animal welfare, such
as painful procedures (e.g., tail docking, disbudding, branding), management decisions (e.g., stocking density), and
environmental conditions (e.g., effects of weather and mitigation strategies; comfort of lying and standing surfaces).
There's craft and wit here, essentially, that marks it out
as something special, whether that's in the design of its seven boss characters or in the
environmental conditions that occasionally sweep in to dramatically
change the play space.
The large - scale sculptures, which begin
as small folded paper models, combine the concept of monumental and permanent, emanating at the same time the sense of a potential
change and erosion — similarly Falls did in his former project in Zabludowicz residency program in Finland, where some hand - dyed fabrics exposed to the natural elements created new objects and photographic records of the various
environmental conditions.
Of course, that (relatively) rosy picture could well
change if the social safety net is shredded by perverse social policies a la Trumpism; by deliberate government policy initiatives such
as those enacted by the Ceausescu government in Romania; or by any degradation of economic and
environmental conditions such that your kids become your retirement plan again.
As they explain below, without consistent monitoring, it's hard to gauge the scope and causes of
changes in
environmental conditions:
The
environmental opposition grew sufficiently strong and creative to delay the plant until the underlying economic
conditions sufficiently
changed so
as to render the plant unnecessary.
nevertheless, both states can coexist for a wide range of
environmental conditions.5, 7 Aerosols, liquid or solid particles suspended in the atmosphere, serve
as Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN) and therefore affect the concentration of activated cloud droplets.8
Changes in droplet concentration affect key cloud properties such
as the time it takes for the onset of significant collision and coalescence between droplets, a process critical for rain formation.»
The ultimate goal of the overall scenario process is to produce integrated scenarios that will indeed include socioeconomic and
environmental conditions as affected by both climate
change and climate policy.
This very limited view of humanity causes environmentalism to conceive of people
as helpless without it: unable to adapt to
changing environmental conditions, incapable of overcoming their dependency on natural processes, and driven by material instincts to consume until everything is gone or the waste overwhelms the consumer.
As conditions change, those corals that by an accident of genetic inheritance have the traits needed to cope with
environmental challenge will get a foothold, and flourish.
«There are well - founded fears that the number of people fleeing untenable
environmental conditions may grow exponentially
as the world experiences the effects of climate
change,» Dr Bogardi said.
The vulnerability of marine species to
changes in sea ice will depend on the exposure to
change, which will vary by location,
as well
as the sensitivity of the species to
changing environmental conditions and the adaptive capacity of each species.
Respondents from each of the six audience segments were randomly assigned to three different experimental
conditions in which they read brief essays about climate
change discussed
as either an
environmental problem, a public health problem or a national security problem.
Then, by analysing the sediments for chemical fossils made by certain microscopic plants that live in sea ice and the surrounding oceans, Knies and his co-workers were able to fingerprint the
environmental conditions as they
changed through time.
Note: Hysteresis is defined
as «a lag in response exhibited by a body in reacting to
changes in forces» (Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary) and is used in many fields such
as engineering, economics, biology, etc. to refer to a system that depends on the current but also past
environmental conditions.
As scientist Christine Lepisto wrote for TreeHugger in 2014, «Such rapid
changes can not be explained by pre-existing genetic
conditions, but look like influences of
environmental conditions.»
Revkin spoke at the Wilson Center January 24 on a panel of
environmental journalists previewing the biggest stories of 2014, including the potential for more natural disasters
as climate
change continues to alter
conditions.
As environmental conditions change over time, plants and animals will migrate, as they have throughout geological history — moving up and down in latitude as the globe warms and cool
As environmental conditions change over time, plants and animals will migrate,
as they have throughout geological history — moving up and down in latitude as the globe warms and cool
as they have throughout geological history — moving up and down in latitude
as the globe warms and cool
as the globe warms and cools.
«If
environmental changes such
as declining pH or increasing temperature alter the abundance and species composition of the ocean biota, these
changes may feed back to further affect ocean pH. If so, then we will need to account for these
changes in our efforts to project ocean
conditions into the future.»
Having identified natural disasters, industrial pollution, health and sanitation, deforestation, desertification,
changes in climatic
condition, salinity and deteriorating habitat of flora and fauna
as the main
environmental problems (Ministry of Environment and Forest, 35), the Government of Bangladesh (GOB) then had to identify a plan of action to deal with these issues.