Sentences with phrase «confused by the effects»

Previous work in 2013 found that bees in the lab could be confused by the effects of diesel pollution.

Not exact matches

Author Kelly Shue, of the University of Chicago, says boards» apparent mistake is a common one, highlighted by years of research in the field of behavioral economics, and much like the way workers get confused about the effect of inflation on the real value of their paychecks.

If persons are to grow, the therapist must resist their efforts to project responsibility by saying, in effect, «I am weak, confused, helpless.

The research may be confusing to a layperson, yet some consensus has been reached: Last November a panel sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) determined that there was at least «some concern» about BPA's effect on the fetal and infant brain.

But that idea was confusing to many because GDF11 is very similar to the protein myostatin, which prevents muscle stem cells from differentiating into mature muscle — the opposite effect to that seen by Wagers and her team.

David Campbell, Boiling Springs, N.C. Stormier weather I was confused by the conclusion that «simulations suggest that the climate effects of greenhouse gases will again reduce tropical storm frequency later this century» in «Cleaner air may bring on storms &

«All they did, by muddying the water and confusing the public, is delay action to the point where necessary work to mitigate the effects is more expensive.»

Are you confused by conflicting statements regarding the health effects of cell phones and other wireless devices?

I'll first note that the film is just plain bad, with an amateur cast (led by Taylor James), cut - rate special effects, who - cares storylines, and confusing details shoehorned in from the Bible.

It's honestly pretty confusing since during the rest of the movie I wasn't really turned off by the vast majority of the effects.

None was in store however, and director Ang Lee (The Ice Storm and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) confuses the matter more by using some interesting split screen effects designed to imitate the panels of a comic book.

Reading «skills» and «comprehension strategies» emphasized by schools are problematic, re: confusing comprehension «causes» with comprehension «effects»

In scenes alive with emotional truth, River, Cross My Heart weighs the effect of Clara's absence on the people she has left behind: her parents, Alice and Willie Bynum, torn between the old world of their rural North Carolina home and the new world of the city, to which they have moved in search of a better life for themselves and their children; the friends and relatives of the Bynum family in the Georgetown neighborhood they now call home; and, most especially, Clara's sister, twelve - year - old Johnnie Mae, who must come to terms with the powerful and confused emotions sparked by her sister's death as she struggles to decide and discover the kind of woman she will become.

How you weight different asset classes to effect your desired asset allocation (AA), gets confused by the reality that the RRSP account includes the government's loan that will be paid back on withdrawal.

I think you're confused by the fact that when you put that money back into the HSA it's for 2016 tax year, and has so no effect on the 2015 taxes.

When hit by the shock attack, which again never misses, you are slowed down to a crawl and suffer from a confused effect, with your car usually being controlled off the track.

It's an installation that poignantly confuses the wonder inspired by mysterious creatures and deep space with the mesmerizing effects of technology.

These effects fall into two basic categories: first, movement caused by certain specific black and white geometric patterns, such as those in Bridget Riley's earlier works, or Getulio Alviani's aluminium surfaces, which can confuse the eye even to the point of inducing physical dizziness.

AGWSF Greenhouse Effect fisics is created by sleights of hand, by tweaking real physics, one of the techniques used in this con is to play on word meaning, as I gave example in its use of the word «absorbed», this is deliberately done to confuse further; another is juxtaposition of real physics facts next to word play sleight of hand or a meme from AGWSF.

The big winner of the day was ShadowMaps, a GPS - related system developed by UCSB engineering students to overcome the «shadow effect» in which tall buildings in urban areas can «confuse» GPS systems and create errors in cell - phone GPS location.

Also, by looking for effects in later data perhaps we can hope to reduce any problem of confusing cause with effect.

Considering what a mess the Monday testimony and lawyer argument on the effect of the new claim construction was (because, frankly, both parties had previously hedged their bets as they didn't know what the appeals court would do), the jury is probably now very confused about it (and Judge Koh did the right thing by denying both parties» motions for judgment as a matter of law since there are reasonable arguments for and against infringement, for and against validity).

On the other hand, where the path taken by the trial judge through confused or conflicting evidence is not at all apparent, or there are difficult issues of law that need to be confronted but which the trial judge has circumnavigated without explanation, or where (as here) there are conflicting theories for why the trial judge might have decided as he or she did, at least some of which would clearly constitute reversible error, the appeal court may in some circumstances consider itself unable to give effect to the statutory right of appeal.

By confusing his act with environmental conditions, he has, in effect, destroyed the victim's power of proof.

We also noticed a bit of image flicker in a couple of outlying scenes, including a panning shot of trees from Planet Earth 2 in which the TV's processor seemed to get confused by all the leaves, creating a strobing effect.

The autofocus can get a little confused by fast moving objects and busy scenes, but the effect is no worse than the average smartphone camera.