Sentences with phrase «critical human systems»

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Today's AI systems largely are blind to those critical pieces of human interaction, and thus can't learn from them.

«In his preoccupation with the analysis of the capitalist system, he (Marx) failed to do justice to the sphere of the personal and the subjective, the sphere where the human drama of hope and despair, love and hate, death and survival is enacted... Had Marx paid sufficient attention to these existential problems, he might have been led to a more critical assessment of his atheist stance.»

«The historical mission of our times is to reinvent the human — at the species level, with critical reflection, within the community of life - systems, in a time - developmental context, by means of story and shared dream experience... The Great Work now, as we move into a new millennium, is to carry out the transition from a period of human devastation of the Earth to a period when humans would be present to the planet in a mutually beneficial manner.»

When so much of the Massachusetts landscape reflects the impacts of human activities, it is critical that we apply our knowledge of natural systems to maximize habitat function on our wildlife sanctuaries.

The letter read in part: «To monitor Nigerians» access to social media solely on the basis that it may be used to express views critical of the government or the political social system espoused by the government is entirely incompatible and inconsistent with constitutional guarantees and Nigeria's international human rights obligations and commitments.»

Our constituents are provided with the most reliable up - to - date and comprehensive information needed to make critical decisions which ultimately affect the area's land development, natural environment, transportation systems, human services, criminal justice, and economic development potential.

Should planetary limits on the alteration of critical environmental systems be used as guidelines for human activity?

The unconscious process by which human beings perceive the position of their body parts — known as proprioception — is a critical element of the body's motor control system.

«If human activities are starting to impact this system, it is a worrying sign that the scale of human impacts on the climate system may be reaching a critical point.»

The Hippo signaling pathway, which is highly conserved up to humans, was known to play a critical role in organ size determination, like, for example, in the liver, but has not been demonstrated to influence neural stem cells in the central nervous system.

Field reports suggest that not all K13 mutations are capable of causing resistance, and the genetic system developed by Dr. Fidock to study K13, based on DNA repair approaches that are being used in human gene therapy studies, will be critical in identifying real hot spots of resistance.

Especially critical are those genomic regions that encode viral proteins recognized by the human immune system.

It is thought to play a critical role in priming the immune system, and it produces just as many neurotransmitters as the human brain.

Titled «Modeling Sustainability: Population, Inequality, Consumption, and Bidirectional Coupling of the Earth and Human Systems,» the paper describes how the rapid growth in resource use, land - use change, emissions, and pollution has made humanity the dominant driver of change in most of the Earth's natural systems, and how these changes, in turn, have critical feedback effects on humans with costly and serious consequences, including on human health and well - being, economic growth and development, and even human migration and societal confHuman Systems,» the paper describes how the rapid growth in resource use, land - use change, emissions, and pollution has made humanity the dominant driver of change in most of the Earth's natural systems, and how these changes, in turn, have critical feedback effects on humans with costly and serious consequences, including on human health and well - being, economic growth and development, and even human migration and societal coSystems,» the paper describes how the rapid growth in resource use, land - use change, emissions, and pollution has made humanity the dominant driver of change in most of the Earth's natural systems, and how these changes, in turn, have critical feedback effects on humans with costly and serious consequences, including on human health and well - being, economic growth and development, and even human migration and societal cosystems, and how these changes, in turn, have critical feedback effects on humans with costly and serious consequences, including on human health and well - being, economic growth and development, and even human migration and societal confhuman health and well - being, economic growth and development, and even human migration and societal confhuman migration and societal conflict.

«This lack of two - way coupling makes current models likely to miss critical feedbacks in the combined Earth - Human system,» said National Academy of Engineering member and co-author Eugenia Kalnay, a Distinguished University Professor of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science at the University of Maryland.

She concluded that mutant variations of two genes may impact a critical system in humans for flushing toxic metals, such as mercury, cadmium, and arsenic, out of the body.

Revkin is among those credited with developing the idea that humans, through growing impacts on Earth's climate and other critical systems, had created a «geological age of our own making,» known increasingly as the Anthropocene.

NASA Human Research Program Chief Scientist Mark Shelhamer says continued study of the immune system is critical.

by Paroma Basu Scientists grow critical nerve cells MADISON, WI — January 31, 2005 — After years of trial and error, scientists have coaxed human embryonic stem cells to become spinal motor neurons, critical nervous system pathways that relay messages from the brain to the rest of the body.

The BRAIN Initiative has laid critical groundwork for a Human Cell Atlas by funding transformative initiatives that have developed next - generation technologies to explore the brain and nervous system.

«Our findings reveal a critical role for telomere length in a mouse model of age - dependent human disease,» said first author Christina Theodoris, an MD / PhD student in the laboratory of Deepak Srivastava, MD. «This model provides a unique opportunity to dissect the mechanisms by which telomeres affect age - dependent disease and also a system to test novel therapeutics for aortic valve disease.»

In humans, the twenty - five known selenoproteins play critical roles in anti-oxidant defense, thyroid hormone metabolism, development, muscular and nervous system function, inflammation, and cancer.

Due to the large number of hES cells and human induced Pluripotent Stem (hiPS) cells needed by I - Stem's research groups, the development of large - scale culture systems for expansion and differentiation of those cells is critical.

He specializes in microfluidic technology — the flow of fluids through channels thinner than a human hair — to understand and control complex chemical and biological systems at critical times and locations.

Using gene - targeted mice and human cells that lack specific components of the immune system, a better understanding of the immune response to DENV and ZIKV is critical for developing much - needed vaccines and antivirals.

The endocrine system plays a critical role in human reproduction and sexuality.

Doesn't it make sense that disruption of critical amino acids in plants will impair vital nutrient systems in the human microbiome?

Carbohydrates are found in almost all living things and play a critical role in the proper functioning of the immune system, fertilization, blood clotting, and human development.

Perhaps one of the most critical elements in a human's nervous system development is the Central Nervous Ssystem development is the Central Nervous SystemSystem.

He had realized that although technology had not improved the education system to this point, in the future, it could be a part of the answer to America's education woes — a critical component in creating a student - centric system in which every child could realize her fullest human potential, not just the lucky ones.

Additionally, through critical conversations and dialogue with colleagues in the HGSE community, I have realized how imperative it is to continue to deconstruct traditional systems of education in order to further understand how the development of identity (whether human, institutional, or organizational) is imperative for creating lasting change.

The task force, established by Senator Simon last May in the wake of several reports highly critical of the city's school system — one calling its dropout problem «a human tragedy of enormous dimensions» — was aimed at turning Chicago into an «urban laboratory» for educational experimentation.

Sessions under this sub-theme will help anticipate how technologies can be used to convey, learn and train for new skills needed to succeed and to increase performance including, amongst others: ⚫ Creativity, critical thinking, social and cognitive skills ⚫ Deploying off the shelf courses ⚫ Coding and digital talent to manage automation ⚫ Foresight techniques ⚫ Human Capital Management ⚫ Integrated talent management systems ⚫ Partnerships, collaboration and apprenticeships ⚫ Performance support

It's critical to do so because one of the biggest threats — if not the biggest threat — to an investor's portfolio is the human brain's System 1, which is quick and reactive.

The time available to reduce the human - made forcing is uncertain, because models of the global system and critical components such as ice sheets are inadequate.

Our Planetary Boundaries research identifies that there are also other processes critical to the functioning of the Earth System that are so impacted by human activities that they, too, demand management at the global level.

I'll be writing lots more on another theme explored by Mr. Crichton, the importance of creating flexible approaches to complicated systems that are important to human affairs — systems where what is not known is likely to be as critical as what is understood.

Implementation of a human rights monitoring programs in the context of BECCs should include the use of role and capacity analysis to assess the obligations of institutions at the international and national level to monitor the impacts of climate engineering, as well as their capacity and analysis of existing information systems and networks to assess critical information gaps to effective monitoring by decision makers, rights - holders and rights - bearers.

The Planetary Boundaries framework proposes quantitative limits for human perturbation of critical Earth system processes, and a «safe operating space» within which human activity should attempt to stay in order to avert the risk of large - scale, possibly abrupt or irreversible environmental change.

Revkin is among those credited with developing the idea that humans, through growing impacts on Earthâs climate and other critical systems, had created a âgeological age of our own making, â known increasingly as the Anthropocene.

These changes are already influencing many critical resource systems, including water and food, both essential to maintaining human health.

How Will the Critical Intersections Between Human and Natural Systems in the Arctic Change Over the Next Several Decades?

Human activities may have the potential to push components of the Earth system past critical states into qualitatively different modes of operation, implying large - scale impacts on human and ecological sysHuman activities may have the potential to push components of the Earth system past critical states into qualitatively different modes of operation, implying large - scale impacts on human and ecological syshuman and ecological systems.

It called out the «collision course» between humans and the natural world, pointing to evidence of «critical stress» to the planet's various systems, from the ocean and atmosphere to forests and soil.

In addition to the complex physics of fog formation and transport, recent research suggests that microscopic aerosol particles may be critical players in fog dynamics and its effect on coastal human and ecological systems.

The sedimentary record of climatic change is critical because of the possibility that human industrial development is altering the global climate system.

The topics addressed include critical thresholds and key vulnerabilities of the climate system, impacts on human and natural systems, socioeconomic costs and benefits of emissions pathways, and technological options for meeting different stabilisation levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

The precise levels of climate change sufficient to trigger tipping points (critical thresholds) remain uncertain, but the likelihood of crossing tipping points in the earth system or interlinked human and natural systems decreases with reduced greenhouse gas emissions (medium confidence).

Multiple lines of scientific evidence overwhelmingly show that human greenhouse gas emissions are the dominant cause of the current global warming, that the consequences of that warming will on the whole be bad, and that there are cost - effective solutions to the problem, of which carbon pricing systems are a critical component.

The earth as a system and the human race have significant challenges ahead and getting this story right is critical in relation to sustainability and survivability around the world.