Sentences with phrase «at human impacts»

One of the report's lead authors, Monash University Professor Steven Chown, said key areas for scientific research in the region over the next two decades included looking at human impact on the region, understanding the evolution of Antarctic life, looking at the region's history, and the impact of climate change in the area.

One looking at the environments, one looking at the adaption of polar bears and penguims to the environments and another looking at the human impact on the environment.

Remember, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) only looks at human impact being restricted by their definition of climate change:

The Minimalism doc does wonderful job of looking at the human impact of our rapacious treatment of the planet and how it just doesn't work on virtually any front.

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The US Food and Drug Administration issued a «preliminary finding» that the genetically modified insects, produced by Oxitec at its labs in Oxford, England, and shipped as eggs to Florida, would have essentially «no significant impact» on human health, animal health, or the ecosystem.

At his Senate confirmation hearing, he stated that that «science tells us that the climate is changing, and that human activity in some manner impacts that change.

Jackie Breslin, director of human capital services at professional employer organization TriNet, says the policy will have mixed impact on startups that will differ from the impact on small businesses in the city.

'' «At PMV Pharmaceuticals, we are targeting the most frequently mutated gene in human cancer (p53) to make an unprecedented impact on cancer patients» lives.

Humans are social creatures; just look at the massive impact and expansion of social media in the past decade as proof.

2018.03.26 Automation to impact at least 50 % of Canadian jobs in the next decade: RBC research A new RBC research paper, Humans Wanted - How Canadian youth can thrive in the age of disruption, has revealed that 50 % of Canadian jobs will be disrupted by automation in the next 10 years...

And I believe understanding this element of human nature — which I'll discuss in the next section — is key to building a life that: a) involves ambitious striving toward goals and having impact in the world, which contributes to a sense of meaning, and b) gives you a shot at realizing true happiness by avoiding a soul - sucking competitive rat race.

At GFI, Isaac Emery studies the significant environmental and human health impacts of industrial animal agriculture and evaluates the reduced impact of plant - based and clean meat.

But could more people be fed if we all undertook the task of making an impact on at least one human being; absolutely, that is what Jesus said we must do, but instead we tend to criticize the efforts of those who are doing something as NOT ENOUGH when we could join them and DO MORE.

Creative transformation is a process that is taking place at all times and places but that is particularly manifest in Jesus and in his impact on human history.

Since human existence is a direction taken, rather than a point at which we have already arrived, further movement (together with an awareness of our human identity) will depend largely upon how we respond both to the past and to the impact of the present upon us.

This dominant theological paradigm of British Christianity weaved together at least the following three themes, which impacted the objectives and dynamics of British imperialism in India: first, the immanental presence of God, through the incarnation of Christ, into human history pervades all realms of life; thus the cosmic Christ unites all human beings in an invisible whole.

The impact of Wieman in the American scene has sometimes been compared with that of Barth upon Continental theology, 17 and a parallel does exist at the point at which both men direct attention away from humanity and human values to the work of God which is understood as prior to and sovereign over human endeavors.

As nearly all critics would agree, the attractiveness that Satan displays in the first two books partly stems from the impact of Romanticism; but as Fish already noted in his first Milton book, the human condition will always find Satan attractive, at least until he can capture the soul, for that susceptibility to the devil's charms is part of the legacy of original sin.

Working with Worms to Fight Climate Change Global studies show that water scarcity and water stress are increasing, and as much as 15 % to 35 % of human withdrawals of water for agriculture are considered unsustainable.1 Achievement of climate change - related commitments like those made at last year's Paris Climate Conference («COP21») will require that businesses strategically manage their water footprints for maximum efficacy while mitigating negative impacts.

im not sure we should!what are the chances of the new players to hit the ground running and make an instant impact (they are humans and are going to need time to adapt to all the changes) with some luck we will have most of our injured players back by then all refreshed, rested yes i, ll say it like new signings:) in my opinion i think wenger should only go for a DM cover for le coq & should look at a loan signing wrapped up in the first few days of the window transfer having learnt from the kallstrom, s saga!!!

This comparison looks at how the two systems impact on five factors: • the positive or negative involvement of fathers in children's and women's lives • wider attitudes about the roles and responsibilities of fathers • equality between women and men and their human rights • the child's right to know his or her natural parents • practicability

If we wish to impact and decrease infant mortality in our state, then the ability to provide human milk for all babies in need is crucial,» said Harley Ginsberg, MD, Section Head of Neonatology and Medical Director of Neonatal Intensive Care at Ochsner Baptist.

The report finds makes a list of recommendations for business, industry, professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later today.

At 9 a.m. Friday, the Center for New York City Affairs will host «Getting Proactive in the Preserving & Strengthening of Human Services in NY,» discussing «the economic and social impact of human services CBOs, and the need to preserve and strengthen their critical role in building foundational supports that contribute to the health and well - being of individuals, families, and communities.&rHuman Services in NY,» discussing «the economic and social impact of human services CBOs, and the need to preserve and strengthen their critical role in building foundational supports that contribute to the health and well - being of individuals, families, and communities.&rhuman services CBOs, and the need to preserve and strengthen their critical role in building foundational supports that contribute to the health and well - being of individuals, families, and communities.»

Research carried out by the Equality and Human Rights Commission last year found the impacts of tax and welfare reform were more negative for families containing at least one disabled person, particularly a disabled child.

DELHI - In an effort to slow down the impacts of accelerated climate change due to human activity, five area women, Janet Tweed, Kathy Mario, Lisa Robinson, Bonnie Seegmiller and Irene Berkowitz, combined their efforts to facilitate a rally to show support for the National People's Climate March in Washington, D.C., on April 29 at Courthouse Square in Delhi.

«Even with the higher readings, this tritium in the ground at Indian Point did not and can not impact drinking water or human health or, for that matter, aquatic life in the river,» says Nappi.

At this important hearing, we heard serious concerns about the highly secretive process undertaken by the governor's administration to review fracking's impacts on human health.

Erin Keebaugh, Ph.D., a postdoctoral researcher in Associate Professor William Ja's Laboratory at TSRI, suspected that the systems responsible for caffeine's impact on fly (and maybe human) sleep patterns are more complex than a single caffeine and receptor interaction.

The Program is committed to promoting high standards for the practice of science and engineering; advancing the human right to enjoy the benefits of scientific progress and its applications; engaging scientists, engineers and their professional associations in human rights efforts; monitoring and enhancing assessment of emerging ethical, legal, and human rights issues related to science and technology; furthering the use of science and technology in support of human rights; and initiating activities to address the impact of developments at the intersection of science, technology, and law.

A smart phone application to de-escalate tensions during traffic stops, a voting machine to give the disabled an accessible way to cast a ballot and a community - based research project to test the impact of mining on the Hopi Navajo Reservation's groundwater provide snapshots of practicing science through the lens of human rights, presentations at an American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting showed.

«I am leading a research protocol to assess the systematic impact of how electricity affects human beings... to answer questions about the health of the victim and their ability to function at varying times post-shock,» says Richard Moyers, a researcher at ARL (see below).

«This was the first time to look at the human side, the human impact.»

Sheng left a tenured position at MIT as a professor and Howard Hughes investigator, moving to Genentech last year in order to have «a more direct impact on human well - being.

«At the same time, the severity of flood impacts is not only determined by environmental factors, but also to a significant extent by human decisions: flood defense measures can counteract the increasing flood risk,» says Boettle.

«We created the largest database of surface ozone from hourly observations at more than 4,800 monitoring sites worldwide, and we're making these data freely available to anyone who wants to investigate the impact of ozone on human health, vegetation, and climate.»

Stephen Schneider A senior fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University, Schneider assesses ecological and economic impacts of human - induced climate change to identify potential political and technological solutions.

Deeper Impact This finding also supports the theory that the Anthropocene — generally defined as the period when human - made environment impacts leave a mark on the geologic record — began at different times around the world, rather than at the start of the Industrial Revolution.

Since our activities have such a huge impact on the biosphere, this hints at a previously unknown way in which humans can affect the climate, he says.

OVERVIEW: Another alternative is that the Anthropocene begins when people first become aware of global human impacts, an event often tied to the first comprehensive look at the planet, provided first by satellites after Sputnik.

This study that has been ongoing since 2013, Study of the Impact of Long - Term Space Travel on the Astronauts» Microbiome, Microbiome for short, investigates how space travel affects the human immune system and an individual's microbiome, which is the collection of microbes that live in and on the human body at any given time.

Human impacts on land may be much greater than is obvious at first sight.

«We can use this information to look at questions about climate change or human impact on environments by seeing how, over time, the ranges of insect species have changed.»

In collaboration with Carolyn Coyne's group at the University of Pittsburgh, Iwasaki's team tested the impact of interferons on human placenta.

«Marine species are under threat from human impacts, but knowledge of their vulnerabilities is limited,» says study co-author, Professor John Pandolfi from the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at the University of Queensland.

An international team of scientists has used the fossil record during the past 23 million years to predict which marine animals and ecosystems are at greatest risk of extinction from human impact.

New research using ancient animal depictions tracks the collapse of Egypt's ecological networks one extinction at a time, offering a glimpse into how climate change and human impacts have altered the structure and stability of ecosystems over millennia.

But the EFSA is also looking at the impact of neonicotinoids on humans.

«Understanding climate change impacts is vital to help protect marine ecosystem services that humans rely on so heavily such as fisheries, aquaculture and tourism» said Dr. Rob Ellis, an ecological physiologist also based at Exeter University.

The ability to manufacture proteins, which at present are very difficult or even impossible to produce, in large quantities and in their native form, rapidly and inexpensively, will have an enormous impact in all sectors of biology (biotechnology, nutrition, pharmacy, human and animal health care, and, in the near future, nanotechnology).