Sentences with phrase «at mechanisms designed»

In this article, I look at mechanisms designed to address the financial responsibility for future changes.

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Drugs that were effective at warding off infections decades ago are now less potent because the bacteria they were designed to kill have developed defence mechanisms.

CST Wastewater Solutions has been awarded the Contract to design, supply and install a 48m clarifier mechanism at the Norske Skog Paper Mill in Tasmania.

It's a virtually indestructible mechanism designed by John Horne, a certified prosthetist at the University of Delaware STAR campus, specializing in research and clinical prosthetic and orthotic devices.

This pump features a double mechanism design, to allow for pumping both breasts at the same time.

«Our work introduces a design scheme to mimic the key flight mechanisms of biological bats,» said Chung, who is also a research scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which Caltech manages for NASA.

«These results are important as they help demonstrate that alcohol use is associated with an increase in suicide risk, and that this increase may be partially due to insomnia symptoms,» said principal investigator Michael Nadorff, PhD, assistant professor at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Miss. «By better understanding this relationship, and the mechanisms associated with increased risk, we can better design interventions to reduce suicide risk.»

Understanding the underlying protective mechanisms in the lower risk individuals could help design novel therapeutic strategies targeting those at higher risk of disease.

Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying Aurora kinase - overexpressing tumours will help in the design of targeted and personalised cancer therapy,» said Dr Linda Chuang, Senior Research Scientist at CSI Singapore, who is the first author of the study.

To definitively prove there is a problem, Bjursten says scientists would have to find a plausible biological mechanism to explain these differences — and then run two randomized controlled trials designed to look at whether the donor's sex and pregnancy history affect the recipient.

«Essentially, we took a step back and said instead of creating yet another cocktail of multiple drugs to stop the different mechanisms of HIV, we thought we could design one that hit multiple targets at once,» says Anthony Prosser, a graduate student in Liotta's lab.

In a video interview with Science Netlinks, an education service from the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Dabiri says that «we look at biological systems from the perspective of an engineer, to see them as mechanisms and devices, and to learn from those animals new design strategies for new technologies.»

Importantly, these studies provide the foundation for the in vivo characterization of the mechanisms that contribute to drug - induced cognitive impairments that will greatly facilitate the design and testing of therapeutic interventions to ameliorate excessive impulsivity that sabotages attempts at prolonged drug abstinence.

Her aim is to understand, at the molecular level, the mechanisms that control communication between the brain, immune system, and blood vessels — with the ultimate goal of designing new therapies that slow, stop, or reverse the progression of a wide range of neurological disorders, such as MS. Recently, Dr. Akassoglou's lab identified how microglia — a type of immune cell that acts as the brain's first line of defense — are activated when fibrinogen enters the brain or spinal cord.

Understanding the kinetics and mechanisms causing intergranular oxidation at the atomic level can improve manufacturing for more durable, corrosion - resistant materials designed for safe application in service environments, for example, in a light - water (nuclear) reactor within its decidedly high - temperature, reactive environs.

Our product candidates are also intended to combine with other mechanisms of action across the oncology landscape, such as checkpoint inhibitors or engineered T cells, to increase the benefit to patients and potentially place Immune Design at a central place in the treatment paradigm.

It gets easier and easier because the adaptive mechanisms, including the smooth muscles that line the blood vessels, adapt... they get stronger, faster and more efficient at doing what they were designed to do.

Assistant Principal at Orange Grove, Carmelina Cascio described the initiative as an event designed to teach students critical coping mechanisms, which may not see as much emphasis in the course of a regular school day.

7.2 A formal transition process for students from entry to exit which includes the following elements: an orientation which consists of rapport building, assessment of the student, IEP review, information and record sharing regarding the student, short and long - term goal setting, development of an individualized student plan, and other mechanisms designed to orient the student to the alternative education setting is in place at exemplary schools.

The task at hand was two-fold: (1) constructing the Character by Design materials so that there was not only a teacher set but also a student - friendly activity center, and (2) a teacher - friendly mechanism to store character education curriculum and activities and invite dialog / reflections / ideas.

Safety was a new priority at Cadillac, which introduced a new steering column that not only was designed to absorb impact and collapse in a collision, but also had new Federally - mandated theft - deterrent features such as an ignition key switch activated steering wheel and transmission shifter lock mechanism.

Two years since Eos's appearance in concept form at the Frankfurt motor show and longer still since the last Golf Cabrio, VW says it waited until the CSC - roof (so - called for convertible, sliding and coupe roof) mechanism, designed by German company Webasto, was perfect before it was put into production.

At first glance it may not seem like the updates are that significant, but by changing the internal design from a diving - board mechanism to one with 4 separate sensors, Apple can now detect just how hard you are pressing (consistently, no matter where your fingertips are when they do).

-- To the latter: The game, much like many products these days, required a «hook» to capture people at a glance and neither the name, the art style or the core mechanisms of its design were up to par, but in no case exceptional.

With a background in regulated utility issues, Matt has worked directly with electric, water, and natural gas utilities to advance best practices in demand response, demand side management, program design, and alternative rate mechanisms at Comverge, the National Association of Water Companies and the Institute for Electric Efficiency at the Edison Foundation.

We advise public policy makers at all levels with respect to the design of suitable instruments for emissions trading, incentives and funding mechanisms as well as the evaluation of their impacts.

Any review mechanism that didn't recognise at least the strong likelihood that such a conflict of interest would arise has been poorly designed and is not really «fit for purpose».

2016: The organization, effectiveness and technical design of the Loss and Damage Mechanism will be reviewed at COP22 in Marrakesh, Morocco.

In my last article, I looked at contractual mechanisms designed to accommodate unanticipated M&A activity.

The Positive Parenting Project provides a holistic, therapeutic, inclusive, multi-faceted problem - solving mechanism that is individually designed to meet the needs of each family, and which coordinates the efforts of the police, Crown Attorney's office, Children's Aid Society, family counselling specialists and presiding judge, to ensure that parents are held accountable for their conduct while at the same time ensuring proactive parent education and therapeutic family counselling for all affected family members to prevent recidivism and promote healing and reconciliation.

I have also proposed some alternative dispute mechanisms designed to bring objectivity to the process without limiting the parties» ultimate rights and remedies at law.

The 9to5Mac team has discovered that Matt Casebolt, a product design director for Apple, left the company in December to become a senior engineering director for «closures & mechanisms» at Tesla.

This paper identifies problems with The DAO's mechanism design that incentivise investors to behave strategically — that is, at odds with truthful voting on their preferences and then outline potential attacks against The DAO made possible by these behaviors.

Tasked with designing a mechanism for hydrophones to test the Doppler shift at high frequencies.