The goal, according to Stenberg, is to make sure that a customer's valuable assets are completely protected from damage caused
by environmental factors in any climate that they may face.
One difficulty in studying the genetics of common mental illnesses is that they are generally caused
by environmental factors in combination with multiple gene variants, any one of which usually could not by itself cause disease.
Every act is conditioned by early life experiences which shaped the personality,
by environmental factors in the present, and by historical contingencies.
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.
Stress, as defined
by the Jobs Rated methodology, is determined
by 11
factors: travel, deadlines, working
in the public eye, competitiveness, physical demands,
environmental conditions, hazards encountered, the life of oneself or others at risk, meeting and interacting with customers and / or the public, and the potential for job growth.
Overall, our work suggests that stability
in financial markets might be improved
by considering how social,
environmental and procedural
factors such as the release of important financial information may impact the hormone levels of traders participating
in those markets, and therefore could be of benefit to policymakers intent on developing more efficient institutions.
There are a number of important
factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated
by such forward - looking statements, including, but not limited to: uncertainties involving interpretation of drilling results,
environmental matters, lack of ability to obtain required permitting, equipment breakdown or disruptions, and the other
factors described
in Paramount's disclosures as filed with the SEC.
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 Comm
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 Comm
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 Comm
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 Comm
Factors»
in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings
by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
A small but growing number of countries now have legal requirements for institutional investors to report on how their investment policies and performance are affected
by environmental factors, including South Africa and, prospectively, the EU.36 Concern about the risks of a «carbon bubble» — that highly valued fossil fuel assets and investments could be devalued or «stranded» under future, more stringent climate policies — prompted G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
in April 2015 to ask the Financial Stability Board
in Basel to convene an inquiry into how the financial sector can take account of climate - related issues.37
The speaker
in the cartoon is assuming that if homsexuals are made so
by environmental factors, then all humans must be born neutral and their sexuality,
in either direction, is shaped
by the environment; when
in fact one could also argue (and I believe the argument actually is) that humans are born hetero
by default and shifted to homosexuality be
environmental factors.
So they knew that a person who is gay uses their brain differently, that gays are affected
by hormone levels
in the womb, that they know at a young age their orientation without
environmental factors, that the world major organizations would recognize that a gay person can't change their orientation through therapy.
Moreover, from the Whiteheadian point of view one has to recognize that the evolving events — actual animals and plants as we meet them
in real life — are influenced
by environmental factors as well as genetic.
The
environmental disruptiveness of technologies used to produce the goods consumed
by society is the T
factor in the PAT equation.
While some of these
factors, such as food safety concerns and technological innovations, are unpredictable
in magnitude and timing, others are observable (e.g. income growth), constrained
by supply side
factors (e.g. lack of feed) and determined
by institutional changes (e.g. harmonization of standards) and policies (e.g. agricultural subsidies and
environmental regulations).
They are believed to be caused
by inherited conditions or developmental differences
in the brain and
environmental factors.
It is also influenced
by some as yet unknown
environmental factors (some speculate a susceptibility to certain viruses such as coxsackie, others implicate exposure to certain very specific chemicals, most certainly not included
in baby formula).
Even if they have a basis
in genetic and other biological processes, temperamental traits are shaped
by a combination of genetic and
environmental factors both early
in development and across the childhood years.
When breastfeeding mothers sleep with their babies
in this way they construct a space
in which the baby can sleep constrained
by their mother's body and protected from potentially dangerous
environmental factors such as duvets and pillows, or other bed partners.
In brief, some experts believe that colic is caused
by a gastrointestinal issue and others believe it is caused
by environmental factors such as overstimulation or the need for more advanced settling techniques.
Creating the problem were several
factors: including a formal
environmental review process that needed completion after being abandoned by then - governor Eliot Spitzer seven years ago, and a series of carefully wrought but ultimately obtuse statements from the state's Department of Environmental Conservation, in charge of the projects, as well as its own expansion pl
environmental review process that needed completion after being abandoned
by then - governor Eliot Spitzer seven years ago, and a series of carefully wrought but ultimately obtuse statements from the state's Department of
Environmental Conservation, in charge of the projects, as well as its own expansion pl
Environmental Conservation,
in charge of the projects, as well as its own expansion plan's, review.
Although DNA methylation was originally thought to be a very stable modification, which once established
in early life was then maintained throughout the life span of an individual, there is now growing evidence that the level of DNA methylation can be affected
by a range of
environmental factors such as parental health, diet and lifestyle.
A two - year study of fracking wells
in Los Angeles, conducted
by consultants Cardno Entrix and funded
by the oil industry, monitored 15
environmental factors before and after fracking, including groundwater chemistry, vibration at the surface and at depth, and methane release.
Although identical twins have the same genes as each other, their epigenomes — the collection of methyl marks studding their DNA — are different
by the time they reach adulthood due
in part to
environmental factors.
Unlike previous research
in this area, which was affected
by external
environmental factors that impacted upon metabolic profiling, sheep
in this study were monitored
in a well - controlled setting, negating any outside influences.
A dust storm that blanketed seven nations
in the Middle East
in late summer 2015 was caused
by climate
factors and unusual weather, not human conflict
in Syria, concluded researchers including Elie Bou - Zeid, an associate professor of civil and
environmental engineering at Princeton.
By studying how our genes express themselves
in response to
environmental factors and changes
in lifestyle, we will better understand how health recommendations and treatments can be tailored to each individual.
Environmental risk
factors and exposures can also contribute to BD risk, according to the analysis
by Ciro Marangoni, MD, at the Department of Mental Health, Mater Salutis Hospital, Legnato, Italy; Gianni L. Faedda, MD, Director of the Mood Disorder Center of New York, NY, and Co-Chairman of a Task Force of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders on this topic; and Professor Ross J. Baldessarini, MD, Director of the International Consortium for Bipolar & Psychotic Disorders Research of the Mailman Research Center at McLean Hospital
in Belmont, Mass..
In addition, using methods for the analysis of regulatory networks developed by the Califano lab in the Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Systems Biology, the researchers identified a number of transcription factors (gene regulators) that have the potential to mimic the environmental signals that trigger papillae to induce new hair growt
In addition, using methods for the analysis of regulatory networks developed
by the Califano lab
in the Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Systems Biology, the researchers identified a number of transcription factors (gene regulators) that have the potential to mimic the environmental signals that trigger papillae to induce new hair growt
in the Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Department of Systems Biology, the researchers identified a number of transcription
factors (gene regulators) that have the potential to mimic the
environmental signals that trigger papillae to induce new hair growth.
Increases or decreases
in aggression between the ages of 6 and 12 appear to be influenced
by various
environmental factors rather than genetics.
Yet some cholera scientists — including Rita Colwell, seen
by many as a giant
in the field — contended that the bacteria had more likely been present
in local waters, and that the outbreak had been triggered
by a combination of
environmental factors.
Dennis and Kemp's model indicates that any or all of the suspected
environmental factors, alone or
in combination, could lead to hive collapse
by destabilizing a hive's adult bee population.
«
By doing this, we can better understand and predict the future of HABs and water safety
in the Lake Erie community with the impact of changing climate and
environmental factors.»
«The brain along with the reproductive system and every other cell
in your body is exquisitely sensitive to exceedingly small changes
in estrogen and other sex hormones, and the fact that the environment is full of chemicals that can activate estrogen receptors means this phenomenally sensitive system is being perturbed constantly
by environmental factors.»
«
By studying similarities and differences between genes and
environmental factors in these countries, we hope to pinpoint risk
factors for the disease.»
This HIA, done
in conjunction with other
environmental assessments under NEPA, made several proposals relating to
factors ranging from monitoring pollution to managing caribou herds for subsistence populations,, many of which were later accepted
by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
In the study they examine the environmental and ecological factors that would have impacted fire activity and conclude that of these factors p (O2) played the largest role in promoting fires in Late Paleozoic peat - forming environments and, by inference, ecosystems generally, when compared with their prevalence in the modern worl
In the study they examine the
environmental and ecological
factors that would have impacted fire activity and conclude that of these
factors p (O2) played the largest role
in promoting fires in Late Paleozoic peat - forming environments and, by inference, ecosystems generally, when compared with their prevalence in the modern worl
in promoting fires
in Late Paleozoic peat - forming environments and, by inference, ecosystems generally, when compared with their prevalence in the modern worl
in Late Paleozoic peat - forming environments and,
by inference, ecosystems generally, when compared with their prevalence
in the modern worl
in the modern world.
While the excess risk found
in celiac first - degree relatives can be explained
by genetics, the higher risk
in spouses points to the impact of
environmental factors.
While the cause of bloat is unclear, there is a strong predisposition
in some dogs and it is generally thought that GDV is influenced
by both genetic and
environmental factors.
The three species, which have varying larval dispersal strategies, were simulated
in a dynamic natural marine system over time to determine whether dispersal was driven
by environmental or biological
factors for the modeled species.
Environmental factors are thought to play a role
in the development of rheumatoid arthritis
by triggering autoimmune reactions
in susceptible individuals.
A new study released
in the journal Energy and
Environmental Science
by MIT and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory looks at
factors driving cheap (er) Chinese made solar panels.
Because most cases of Parkinson's disease appear to be at least partially caused
by environmental factors such as pesticide exposure, these findings support the approach that targeting α - synuclein could slow or stop the progression of Parkinson's
in most people with the disease, said study lead author Jeff Bronstein, a professor of neurology and director of movement disorders at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
Research led
by Heather McKee of the University of Birmingham
in the UK monitored the social and
environmental factors that make people, who are following weight management programs, cheat.
THE sheer number of particles
in urban air pollution may be the critical
factor that pushes up death rates from heart and lung problems when cities are hit
by smog, according to Anthony Seaton, professor of
environmental and occupational medicine at the University of Aberdeen.
Beyond repair and replication processes, ribonucleotides can also be created
in DNA as a result of damage caused
by drugs,
environmental stressors and other
factors.
In fact, they occur wherever animals live in «bonded» groups — where individuals gather together because of their personal relationships rather than being forced to by environmental factors such as a food source or safe sleeping sit
In fact, they occur wherever animals live
in «bonded» groups — where individuals gather together because of their personal relationships rather than being forced to by environmental factors such as a food source or safe sleeping sit
in «bonded» groups — where individuals gather together because of their personal relationships rather than being forced to
by environmental factors such as a food source or safe sleeping site.
«Our view is that strandings are likely caused
by a complex combination of multiple
environmental factors, so we want to include the widest possible range of possible parameters
in the follow - up study.»
Twin pairs grow up
in the same environment, but are affected
by individual
environmental factors, such as diseases and their circles of friends.
Andrea Johansson Capusan has investigated
in particular how much of the correlation between the disorders can be explained
by hereditary
factors and how much
by environmental factors.