Sentences with phrase «changes in activity across»

During hypnosis, there were significant changes in activity across parts of the brain involved in attention, muscle function, and environmental awareness.

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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.

As data accumulates, Morning Consult can to identify small changes in public opinion and parse responses across narrow demographic attributes like employment status, prior voting activity, or religious affiliation.

Major forces of globalisation and technological change have dispersed manufacturing activity across borders, increasingly concentrating the highest value - added stages of production in advanced economies.

As the traditional summer lull in market activity draws to a close, investor attention turns to key monetary policy meetings across the globe, kicking off with the European Central Bank meeting on September 7, which some commentators believe could see the announcement of a change in monetary policy approach.

We focus on ruminant livestock since it has the highest emissions intensity across food sectors... While shifting consumption patterns in wealthy countries from imported to domestic livestock products reduces GHG emissions associated with international trade and transport activity, we find that these transport emissions reductions are swamped by changes in global emissions due to differences in GHG emissions intensities of production.

To a packed room, they laid out a vision for a whole environment change approach to food in London, with examples of possible activities within the Flagships ranging from extending universal free school meals across all year groups and providing breakfast clubs during weekends, to using school facilities to run holiday cooking clubs for families, and creating «healthy high streets».

The success in reaching over 9000 pupils last year is thanks, in large part, to the many partners across the UK who have helped us by showing schools how to use the inspiring model of astronaut fitness and health to change children's activity levels and diet through learning about the science behind it.»

During the first 24 hours after death, genetic changes kick in across various human tissues, creating patterns of activity that can be used to roughly predict when someone died,...

The researchers imaged the same neurons across multiple trials and multiple days, and correlated changes in neural activity with changes in social behaviors, such as sniffing, mounting, and attacking.

Roi Cohen Kadosh at the University of Oxford and colleagues applied transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)-- a way of changing the voltage across neurons that makes them more or less likely to fire — to the right parietal cortex while simultaneously using the opposite current to subdue activity in the left.

As this happened, they used an fMRI scanner to log changes in blood oxygen levels across the brain — a sign of neural activity.

Across 21st Avenue, in the department of special education at Peabody College, Paul Yoder has applied event - related potential (ERP), a way of measuring how the electrical activity of the brain changes in response to thoughts or perceptions, to evaluate ways to help children overcome language delays.

While previous research has focused on biomechanical differences as the main source of these problems, a new study suggests another distinction that could play a role: changes across the menstrual cycle in nerves that control muscle activity.

Course aims and links to learning Randall Williams, in his summary of outdoor learning research «Time for Change», shows that there is now clear and demonstrable evidence that challenging outdoor activities and environmental studies contribute towards a range of societal targets across education, health, anti-social behaviour and community cohesion.

The 25 schools scored themselves out of 10 across different factors relating to educational changes, such as pupil behaviour, attitude and participation in extra-curricular activity.

Across the nine schools, the teachers tested 15 different change ideas, and several of these practices produced standout results in shifting students» mindsets and learning outcomes, including a routine to improve peer - to - peer feedback, the revising work and tests routine, the challenge problems activity, and a one - on - one conferencing protocol.

GBM's approach empowers communities to take action against climate change, the impacts of which are already being witnessed across Africa, through food security and water harvesting activities (adaptation) and planting the appropriate trees in appropriate places (mitigation).

As a result, players will see XP earn rates change for all activities across the board, but with all values being displayed consistently in the user interface.

You discover these activities or missions just by happening across them, which is a nice change from the previous games in the series.

In this series, we'll offer a deep dive into the pioneering work of one agroforestry initiative that is changing the lives of farmers across Kenya, and we'll see how the arrival of deep - pocketed consumer giants, dairy cooperatives, and flower - growers can accelerate these activities while slowing climate change — especially as new financing mechanisms come into effect under the Paris Climate Agreement.

Link to paper: Long - term increases in tropical flowering activity across growth forms in response to rising CO2 and climate change

With regard to wildfires, see Western U.S. Forest Wildfire Activity: «Thus, although land - use history is an important factor for wildfire risks in specific forest types... the broad - scale increase in wildfire frequency across the western United States has been driven primarily by sensitivity of fire regimes to recent changes in climate over a relatively large area.»

There has been an increase in extreme flooding, droughts and heat waves across the world, but when It comes to tornado and hurricane activity, these events are harder to quantify in terms of climate change, according to CNN's weather team.

The Windows 10 Spring Creators Update is expected to become available in early April and will bring more Fluent Design changes, along with new features like Timeline, which facilitates easier switching between Windows 10 devices by letting users resume apps and activities across machines.

Child Care Provider — Rainbow Child Care Center — 2012 - 2014 • Provided care for and supervised children of different age levels in child care center • Ensured children were safe during activities and throughout the day • Managed meal times, naps, preparing bottles, and changing diapers for infant groups of about 15 babies aged 1 - 6 months • Led songs and games as well as arts and crafts activities • Started parent feedback survey program; received 90 percent positive ratings for care across first year of program • Planned and accompanied children on day trips and excursions outside of center

• Assigned tasks, supervised and reported fiscal / personnel status to the management • Assumed a lead role in coordinating meetings and events with multiple managers / offices • Collaborated inter-departmental communication & resourcefully met deliverable deadlines and accomplished tasks • Collected cash transmittals from various county departments, issued receipts, made necessary deposits and prepared entries to be recorded into the financial MIS • Competently did support work for the senior managers, performing highly complex administrative functions • Conducted admin related research & maintained expense reports • Coordinated activities across numerous business groups, providing support for program and project management • Determining work priorities and schedules, examined correspondence and supervised employees engaged in obtaining and dispersing information • Efficiently handled multiple priorities and flexibly adapted to changing priorities and demands of management and clients alike • Gathered data relevant to projects for the senior management • Handled and distributed all incoming mail to appropriate departments • Made necessary arrangements for special guests; received guests in the absence of the administration department manager • Maintained high level of confidentiality in a professional manner • Managed extremely heavy scheduling of administrative work • Met and greeted clients and affiliates during on site meetings • Monitored office equipment such as computers, phone systems and electronics and coordinated maintenance issues • Ordered, received, stored and distributed office supplies while accurately maintaining supply - inventory • Arranged briefing materials for meetings, proposals, presentations and calls • Prepared complicated documents and presentations • Processed and reviewed routine paperwork and entered data into the database • Provided support and guidance to newly hired clerical employees and administrative staff • Statistically analyzed information gathered by assistants, preparing charts, graphs & administrative reports • Utilizing arithmetic knowledge, calculated & prepared & coded billings, verifying receipts • With superior interpersonal and customer service skills, handled time - sensitive & stressful situations related to customers

I would encourage you to participate in activities that bring about positive change within and across communities.

The adult offspring of high compared to low maternal care mothers show epigenetic changes in promoters, exons, and gene ends associated with higher transcriptional activity across many genes within the locus examined.