Sentences with phrase «component of the changing environment»

Most disease is influenced by some component of the changing environment and our variable exposure to it,» says Feinberg, the King Fahd Professor and Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Oncology, Molecular Biology and Genetics.

Not exact matches

«For the last 12 months, the component that has seen the greatest amount of change has been [the] security environment,» Baptist said.

The component parts of the programs have been formulated on the principle that graduates will spend a major portion of their work life in a constantly changing environment.

Rather, it's a necessary component of any social media campaign that will help you better understand opposing campaign strategies, more adroitly navigate opposing views and be better situated for the campaign season, which is already a very fluid environment of news events, changing consumer sentiment and October surprises.

BOX 15, A-15-6; 30219214 / 734997 SAPA Part B - 1st Draft, c. 1972 Using Numbers - Numbers and the Number Line, JRM Observing - Observing the Weather Measuring - Making Comparisions Using a Balance, JE Alternate Auto - Instructional, Measuring 1 - 4 / Measuring Area, Gillis Classifying - Trees in our Environment, JRM, c. 1972 AAAS - Xerox Film Loops Guide, A11 Exercises - Shapes and Symmetry, Hansen, 1972 SAPA Part B - 1st Draft, 1972 Observing - Observing Color and Color Changes in Plants, HM Communicating - Identifying Objects and their Variations, RN Communicating - Different Kinds of Forces, AHL Communicating - Graphs, JRM Classifying - Observing Living and Nonliving Things, Smith Using Space / Time Classifying - Animals in Our Environment: Part B (alternate) Using Space / Time - Shadows, Smtih Alternate (Autoinstructional)- Using Numbers - Numbers and the Number Line Observing - Observing Soils, JRM SAPA Part B 2nd Draft, 1972 Measuring Area 1 - 4, CCP Measuring 1 - 4, Volume of Solids, Alternate 2, CCP Measuring 1 - 4, Volume of Solids, Alternate 1, CCP Measuring Length 4 - 6, Linear Measurement Using Metric Units, CCP Communicating - Intro to Graphing, JRM Communicating - Pushes and Pulls, AHL Communicating - Identifying Objects and Their Variations, RN Classifying - Trees in Our Environment, JRM Classufying - Observing Living and Nonliving Things, Smith Observing - Observing Color and Color Changes in Plants and Observing Changes in Mold Gardens, HGM Observing (alternate)- Observation, Using Several of the Senses, HGM, c. 1972 Using Numbers - Numbers and the Number Line, JRM Measuring - Making Comparisions Using a Balance, JWE Using Space / Time - Shadows, Smith Using Space / Time Relationships - Time Intervals, HGM Observing 10 - Observing the Weather, JWE Observing - Observing Soils Using Several of the Senses, JRM SAPA Part B Tryout Draft, 1972 Communicating - The Same but Different Observing 10 - Observing the Weather Observing 9A - Observing Soils Observing (alternate)- Using Several of the Senses Observing - Observing Change Classifying - Trees in Our Environment Classifying - Observing Living and Nonliving Things SAPA Part B, Observing - Changes in Molds and Other Plants, c. 1972 SAPA Part B Tryout Draft, 1972 Observing - Observing Changes in Plants Observing - Changes in Mold and Green Plants Measuring - Making Comparisions Using a Balance Measuring Length - Linear Measurement Using Metric Units Measuring Volumes of Solids, 1 - 4 Communicating - Pushes and Pulls Comparing Area, c. 1972 Using Space / Time Relationships - Shadows, 1972 Addition of Postive Numbers, Sums 1 - 99 (not being tried) SAPA Part B 3rd Draft (alternate), Using Numbers - Numbers and the Number Line, 1972 SAPA Part C 1st Draft, 1972 Classifying - Classifying Components of Mixtures, Livermore Inferring 2 - How Certain Can You Be?

«The more we study the different components of the environment of the Third Pole, the better we understand climate change and its linkages among Earth's three polar regions,» Yao said.

This, said Skinner, suggests that environment has a more important role in mutations, disease and evolution than previously appreciated, and appears to be one of the main drivers of intergenerational changes, not simply a passive component.

Immunosenescence describes the complex set of changes that occur in all components of the immune system, as well as the local environment, that result in loss of immune function as we age.

The many components of these networks evolve at different rates and in different ways, and are very much dependent on selection pressures from changing environments.

Year 6 Science Assessments and Tracking Objectives covered: Describe how living things are classified into broad groups according to common observable characteristics and based on similarities and differences, including micro-organisms, plants and animals Give reasons for classifying plants and animals based on specific characteristics Identify and name the main parts of the human circulatory system, and describe the functions of the heart, blood vessels and blood Recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function Describe the ways in which nutrients and water are transported within animals, including humans Recognise that living things have changed over time and that fossils provide information about living things that inhabited the Earth millions of years ago Recognise that living things produce offspring of the same kind, but normally offspring vary and are not identical to their parents Identify how animals and plants are adapted to suit their environment in different ways and that adaptation may lead to evolution Recognise that light appears to travel in straight lines Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain that objects are seen because they give out or reflect light into the eye Explain that we see things because light travels from light sources to our eyes or from light sources to objects and then to our eyes Use the idea that light travels in straight lines to explain why shadows have the same shape as the objects that cast them Associate the brightness of a lamp or the volume of a buzzer with the number and voltage of cells used in the circuit Compare and give reasons for variations in how components function, including the brightness of bulbs, the loudness of buzzers and the on / off position of switches Use recognised symbols when representing a simple circuit in a diagram

And with higher - up stages, it could easily do close to 500BHP without noticeable impact on life of the engine or environment (but that required changing turbos, intercooler, and many other components - luckily, not 5G gearbox / transfercase, as that was capable of 1000Nm load from factory!).

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Such statements reflect the current views of Barnes & Noble with respect to future events, the outcome of which is subject to certain risks, including, among others, the effect of the proposed separation of NOOK Media, the general economic environment and consumer spending patterns, decreased consumer demand for Barnes & Noble's products, low growth or declining sales and net income due to various factors, possible disruptions in Barnes & Noble's computer systems, telephone systems or supply chain, possible risks associated with data privacy, information security and intellectual property, possible work stoppages or increases in labor costs, possible increases in shipping rates or interruptions in shipping service, effects of competition, possible risks that inventory in channels of distribution may be larger than able to be sold, possible risks associated with changes in the strategic direction of the device business, including possible reduction in sales of content, accessories and other merchandise and other adverse financial impacts, possible risk that component parts will be rendered obsolete or otherwise not be able to be effectively utilized in devices to be sold, possible risk that financial and operational forecasts and projections are not achieved, possible risk that returns from consumers or channels of distribution may be greater than estimated, the risk that digital sales growth is less than expectations and the risk that it does not exceed the rate of investment spend, higher - than - anticipated store closing or relocation costs, higher interest rates, the performance of Barnes & Noble's online, digital and other initiatives, the success of Barnes & Noble's strategic investments, unanticipated increases in merchandise, component or occupancy costs, unanticipated adverse litigation results or effects, product and component shortages, risks associated with the commercial agreement with Samsung, the potential adverse impact on the Company's businesses resulting from the Company's prior reviews of strategic alternatives and the potential separation of the Company's businesses (including with respect to the timing of the completion thereof), the risk that the transactions with Pearson and Samsung do not achieve the expected benefits for the parties or impose costs on the Company in excess of what the Company anticipates, including the risk that NOOK Media's applications are not commercially successful or that the expected distribution of those applications is not achieved, risks associated with the international expansion previously undertaken, including any risks associated with a reduction of international operations following termination of the Microsoft commercial agreement, the risk that NOOK Media is not able to perform its obligations under the Pearson and Samsung commercial agreements and the consequences thereof, the risks associated with the termination of Microsoft commercial agreement, including potential customer losses, risks associated with the restatement contained in, the delayed filing of, and the material weakness in internal controls described in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013, risks associated with the SEC investigation disclosed in the quarterly report on Form 10 - Q for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2013, risks associated with the ongoing efforts to rationalize the NOOK business and the expected costs and benefits of such efforts and associated risks and other factors which may be outside of Barnes & Noble's control, including those factors discussed in detail in Item 1A, «Risk Factors,» in Barnes & Noble's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended May 3, 2014, and in Barnes & Noble's other filings made hereafter from time to time with the SEC.

«As a critical component to growing the economy, and with a long - standing commitment to reducing emissions, Canada's railway industry can deliver prosperity while becoming part of the country's climate change solution,» RAC said in a submission made last year to Environment and Climate Change Cchange solution,» RAC said in a submission made last year to Environment and Climate Change CChange Canada.

This is especially the case in attempts to understand the food, water and energy security implications for the people living in the basins who depend directly on meltwater, either seasonally or as an overall component of their water budget, and how they are affected by climate change in their mountainous environment (13).

A key component in answering this question will be a need to establish the likelihood, and realized extent, of species acclimation (or adaptation) to environmental change [7,8] and, if common across functionally important taxa, how such coping and adaptive strategies will alter species — environment interactions in the long term [9].

In «Make a carbon tax part of reform effort» (Concord Monitor, 9/19/11), Holtz - Eakin argues for comprehensive tax reform to include a carbon tax so that more of the «true cost of burning a fossil fuel... in the form of air pollution, a negative impact on human health, harm to the environment or climate change [is a] component in economic decisions [such as] include whether to invest in a coal - fired power plant or a wind farm.»

Haskin's presentation, entitled «A Case Study on Driving Profitability through Pricing and Client Value,» outlines the components and changes within the drivers of profitability in this new legal environment of demanding clients, alternative pricing, and changing structures.

refers to any derivative made by adding to, deleting, or substituting — in part or in whole — any of the components of the Original Version, by changing formats or by porting the Font Software to a new environment.

• Write test and validate solutions based on each user's specific requirements • Build test environments and ensure that performance tests are properly executed • Coordinate resources to assist in the execution of test scripts and user acceptance terms • Ascertain that all component changes are manually tested against impacted areas • Analyze test data to determine inconsistencies and redundancies and ensure that these are properly addressed • Perform manual testing on applications such as.

• Deep insight into conducting service appointments with members including body fat analysis and nutritional counseling • Solid track record of developing and implementing individually designed exercise programs for members, based on their personal fitness goals • Demonstrated expertise in providing advice to members targeted at meeting their fitness aims • Proficient in continually monitoring members to ensure that they use proper form when exercising • Adept at generating, maintaining and demonstrating a friendly, enthusiastic and positive environment for members • Effectively able to teach and train members in the use of equipment by providing them with demonstrations and education on safety • Competent at devising alternative exercise programs for members requiring changes in routines • Skilled in setting realistic short - term and long - term goals for each individual member and helping them achieve them efficiently • Highly experienced in providing advice on health, nutrition and lifestyle changes to assist members in reaching their fitness goals • Unmatched ability to execute fitness assessment testing based on various components of exercise program designs • Competent at implementing facility rules for decorum and safety with special emphasis on following written policies • Highly skilled in maintaining a positive team environment within the club by encouraging members to take part in group activities

Analyses of findings from an earlier intensive child development program for low birth weight children and their parents (the Infant Health and Development Program) suggest that the cognitive effects for the children were mediated through the effects on parents, and the effects on parents accounted for between 20 and 50 % of the child effects.10 A recent analysis of the Chicago Child Parent Centers, an early education program with a parent support component, examined the factors responsible for the program's significant long - term effects on increasing rates of school completion and decreasing rates of juvenile arrest.11 The authors conducted analyses to test alternative hypotheses about the pathways from the short - term significant effects on children's educational achievement at the end of preschool to these long - term effects, including (a) that the cognitive and language stimulation children experienced in the centres led to a sustained cognitive advantage that produced the long - term effects on the students» behaviour; or (b) that the enhanced parenting practices, attitudes, expectations and involvement in children's education that occurred early in the program led to sustained changes in the home environments that made them more supportive of school achievement and behavioural norms, which in turn produced the long - term effects on the students» behaviour.