Okun makes his point about equality of opportunity and efficiency in a book entitled Equality and Efficiency: the Big Tradeoff.34 In general, he insists, approximation of equality can only be obtained at the expense of
decrease in efficiency.
Pumping the A / C on full blast in the summer or dialing up the heat in the winter will definitely make for a more comfortable commute, but all drivers should expect to see
decreases in efficiency as a consequence.
The immune system
decreases in its efficiency, which can lead to more infections and decreased healing ability.
There can be many reasons why the cat's kidneys may
decrease in efficiency over time.
They could push their opponents but this will cost
the decrease in its efficiency to protect the character of the player.
Consequently with the dramatic
decrease in efficiency of fuel burn in the standby fossil fuel generators there is sweet FA practical reduction in CO2 emissions with the introduction of wind and solar power generation systems particularly when the energy costs of the producing and building the so called renewable energy systems are added to the grossly inefficient running of the ready to go to full generation capacity in minutes, fossil fuel powered standby generators which in many cases must be kept running at low or zero power generation to be able to come on line in minutes when the so called renewable energy systems fail to produce power,
If heat from burning the coal is used to «boil off» the water, there is a corresponding
decrease in the efficiency of the power station.
Third, based on the observation that as windmills have increased in size they have
decreased in efficiency.
Having retrieved the original article (Canadell et al., 2007, PNAS online) it's written (p. 3) that 65 + / -16 % of... d ² CO2 / dt ² (translation of «increase of atmospheric CO2 growth rate») is attributed to «the increase in the global economy», the remaining 35 + / -16 % being attributed to «the increase in carbon intensity in the global economy» and 18 + / -15 % to «
the decrease in the efficiency of the lands and ocean sinks in removing anthropogenic CO2».
Gollier and Schlesinger (1995) analyzed
the decrease in efficiency that occurs when consumers are forced to buy separate policies with separate deductibles.
Not exact matches
The
decrease in operating expenses was due primarily to improved cost
efficiencies.
INCREASED
EFFICIENCY,
DECREASED COSTS The multiple preheater reduces electrical power consumption and increases the carbon content of the furnace gas
in the smelting process
Increasing revenue and
decreasing costs through greater
efficiency in payments with Ripple can significantly affect a bank's balance sheet.
Fortunately, others find ways of
decreasing the frustrations of administration by streamlining their
efficiency as executives and utilizing the pastoral opportunities which inhere
in every situation involving people.
Decrease the amount of food waste due to known ambiguity
in date labeling and assess current processes to determine areas for increased
efficiency and recovery.
When assessing potential targets,
in any position,
efficiency is king; with time a precious commodity and space on the pitch
decreasing through the proliferation of highly effective pressing tactics, the ability to do things quickly and accurately becomes invaluable.
Projects under Build Smart NY will
decrease government energy use, reduce energy costs and increase jobs
in our growing energy -
efficiency sector.»
Opposition MPs were particularly interested
in the methodology Mr Beecroft had used to reach some of his more disputed conclusions, including his assertion that regulations to allow for «compensated no - fault dismissals» of employees will
decrease unemployment and increase business
efficiency in the long - run.
«technology - driven, market - based solutions that will
decrease emissions, reduce excess greenhouse gases
in the atmosphere, increase energy
efficiency, mitigate the impact of climate change where it occurs, and maximize any ancillary benefits climate change might offer for the economy.»
Buoyed by an allocation of $ 1.25 billion
in funding for reactor research from the 2005 Energy Policy Act, INL scientists are working to improve safety, boost
efficiency, minimize waste, and
decrease cost
in a new generation of nuclear reactors.
«A difference
in just a single base pair can cause a
decrease in binding
efficiency due to a mismatch with the guide RNA.
In tests, batteries with both chemicals added operated at 99 percent efficiency after more than 300 charge - discharge cycles, compared to significantly decreased efficiency after 150 cycles for batteries treated with lithium nitrate alone, said Fiona (Weiyang) Li, a postdoctoral researcher in Cui's lab and first author of the pape
In tests, batteries with both chemicals added operated at 99 percent
efficiency after more than 300 charge - discharge cycles, compared to significantly
decreased efficiency after 150 cycles for batteries treated with lithium nitrate alone, said Fiona (Weiyang) Li, a postdoctoral researcher
in Cui's lab and first author of the pape
in Cui's lab and first author of the paper.
Decreasing the cell size
in the foam by 40 percent gave the new foam 20 percent better insulation
efficiency than conventional insulation, meaning the temperature
in the cockpit shouldn't go much below zero — plenty cozy for a lithium - ion battery, and just barely tolerable for a hardy pilot.
Furthermore, many of today's LED bulbs meet the Energy Star program's
efficiency requirements, making them eligible for utility rebates that will,
in turn,
decrease their overall retail price.
Pharmacogenomics — the study of how genes affect responses to drugs — is becoming more important
in drug - development research and clinical trials, with a view toward
decreasing side effects and increasing the
efficiency and efficacy of drugs
in patients with the right genetic profiles.
The
efficiency of microbial degradation is
decreased when oil is not dispersed
in small droplets.
Unfortunately, there are still some issues, for instance with their nominal operating life: Conversion
efficiencies decrease sharply when the material is exposed to UV radiation and electric field, as is the case
in real operating conditions.
«The problem with perovskite has been that when you try to make larger films using traditional methods, you get defects
in the film that
decrease efficiency.»
In addition, conversion of light energy into heat (a common way for plants to deal with excess light) was upregulated, while the light use
efficiency decreased.
With the
decreasing cost and increasing
efficiency of genome sequencing, he predicts that sequencing a cancer genome
in a patient will soon become a standard of care, similar to an magnetic resonance imaging scan before surgery.
Now,
in a bid to continue
decreasing transistor size while increasing computation and energy
efficiency, chip - maker Intel has partnered with researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab) to design an entirely new kind of resist.
As the target ETR was
decreased during the last 7 hours, conversion of light into heat
decreased greatly
in lettuce and pothos, with only a small increase
in light use
efficiency.
«The biofeedback system successfully maintained a wide range of ETR values
in different species, while it also is capable of distinguishing between conversion of light into heat and damage to the photosynthetic machinery as causes for
decreases in light use
efficiency,» the authors said.
What's more, researchers have made advances over the last several years
in improving the
efficiency and
decreasing the cost of generating knockout mice.
Loss of function of TRF2 resulted
in decreased β - catenin expression which was reflected
in reduced sphere formation
efficiency and
decreased spheroid size over a period of 7 days.
For rare cell populations, these losses
in recovery and viability present challenges for end users performing research on a process with potential for transfer to clinical scale by
decreasing the ability for process time and cost
efficiency.
The use of EH44 as the top layer resolved the later more gradual degradation but did not solve the initial fast
decreases that were seen
in the cell's
efficiency.
From a health perspective, I would only be scratching the surface by mentioning benefits that include improvement
in blood pressure, increases
in HDL (good) cholesterol and
decreases in LDL (bad) cholesterol, reduced body fat, a
decreased glucose - stimulated insulin response, improvement
in heart and lung function and
efficiency, and
decreases in anxiety, tension, and depression.
As mentioned
in the previous installment, this is indeed a method by which the body can improve the relative
efficiency of these muscle fibers, as a
decrease in overall area with an increase
in the capillary network means proportionately more blood flow to each muscle fiber.
Apart from that if you are putting toxins
in your body you might end up
decreasing your
efficiency levels.
Much of the good news comes from Christian Networks, which accounted for most of the
decreased expenses thanks to improved marketing
efficiency and growth
in the winback and renewal subscriber bases.
As a professional teacher, having additional adults
in your room may
in one way ease the load, but
in plenty of other dimensions
decreases the
efficiency of the teacher because they have even more variables and liaison activities with which to engage.
So as you can see, although it raises its octane level, it
decreases its
efficiency to only 66 % that of good old fashioned gasoline (another point to the theory that todays gasoline doesn't go as far as it used to as it contains about 10 % ethonal everywhere
in the U.S.) also this is the reasoning for the moniker «flex fuel» equipped vehicles.
As they say
in their product tour: «Rapid Acceleration - Stepping hard on the gas pedal
decreases fuel
efficiency and wastes money.»
Using a CVTC on the outlet port increases thermal
efficiency,
decreases inhalation resistance and offers an approximate four percent improvement
in fuel
efficiency.
This innovation address the problem of
efficiency degradation caused by
decreased surface area associated with noble metal aggregation experienced
in conventional catalysts.
Get an oil change: As dirt and debris collect
in your engine over time, friction is increased and
efficiency is
decreased.
Utilize the grid power to run the heat or A / C before going to the vehicle, so there is no
decrease in vehicle
efficiency or range.
For more power, you can go with the available 3.6 - liter V6 engine, but your fuel
efficiency will
decrease to 18 mpg
in the city, 25 mpg on the highway, and 21 mpg combined.
In the Atkinson cycle, the inlet valves are held open longer than normal to allow a reverse flow of intake air into the intake manifold, thereby
decreasing pumping loss and increasing thermal
efficiency.