Sentences with phrase «differences among human»

The respectful mind accepts, indeed welcomes, the differences among human individuals and groups and tries to make common cause with the rest of humanity.

The letter criticizes «Wade's misappropriation of research from our field to support arguments about differences among human societies,» and is slated to appear in the 10 August issue of the Book Review.

Other chapters apply this to the genetics of immune systems, the evolutionary benefits of sexual reproduction, genetic differences among human populations, the origin of life and more.

Fourth, modern liberal studies ought to reflect the differences among human beings.

In many studies of human subjects the question of interest centers on whether a biological factor (disease state, treatment, host genotype etc.) results in a measurable difference on a gut bacterial community against the background of the naturally occurring differences among humans.

Cholinergic innervation of the frontal cortex: differences among humans, chimpanzees, and macaque monkeys.

Not exact matches

As for your post about «smarter», I find it hard to argue with someone who believes that there isn't much difference in «intellectual capacity» among human beings.

The differences of opinion among Muslims as to whether or not God resembles human beings, and the opinion of some common people that God resembles a medieval absolute king, arise only from different patterns of education; they are not fundamental to Islam.

There are differences between human beings and other creatures, just as there are differences among various species of other creatures.

This makes it possible that humans can (and, indeed, should) reflect the triune communion among themselves, a communion which respects differences and fosters communitarian relationships.

There are great differences among these three spokes - persons for social possibility and pathology, but they all focus on the fact that societies have ways in which to articulate and distort certain kinds of truth that make human life possible Or problematic.

This means, among other things, that even the difference between human creatures such as ourselves and other creatures not similarly capable of self - understanding and moral action is at most a relative, not an absolute, difference.

We give witness that the Church's teachings — on the dignity of the human person and the value of human life from conception to natural death; on the meaning of human sexuality, the significance of sexual difference and the complementarity of men and women; on openness to life and the gift of motherhood; and on marriage and family founded on the indissoluble commitment of a man and a woman — provide a sure guide to the Christian life, promote women's flourishing, and serve to protect the poor and most vulnerable among us.

For the pilot states, across geo - political zones and ideological blocs, the salutary message is clear: development is primal; and that basic human imperative, especially among the society's most vulnerable, must trump political and ideological differences.

There has in fact been a persistent puzzle among economists, especially the variety that believe that all human behavior is rational, concerning why it is that people vote in such large numbers when their vote almost never make a difference, not only at the Presidential level, but even at the level of local elections.

Among other points of contention, health department employees dismissed an advisory limit for human consumption of PFOA set by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, and argued that their differences with the federal authorities were a matter of «philosophy» and not just science, according to a senior EPA official's handwritten notes from a phone conference with state officials.

Differences in religious affiliation and worship service attendance are central to the public's views on a handful of science topics; foremost among these are beliefs about human evolution.

To determine what level of a toxin is safe, researchers take a dose that has no observed toxicological effect in an animal and divide it by 10 once (to account for the differences between species) and then again (to account for variations among humans» ability to handle toxins); for pesticides, the dose is then divided by 10 a third time (to allow for the extraordinary sensitivity of babies and children).

This visual abstract depicts how genetic variants enriched in population specific signals of natural selection and, among Europeans, of Neandertal ancestry play a major role in the differences in transcriptional responses to inflammatory and infectious challenges observed between human populations.

The amount of variation within any human population, however, almost overwhelms those average differences: Just about any gene variant found among the Lapps or the Malays will eventually be found in Nigerians as well.

Japan, China, and the SNP Consortium — a public - private group seeking genetic differences among different versions of the human genome — are also adding to the pot.

This is not only because tests on laboratory animals can cause much suffering, but also because the relevance of the data they provide for predicting effects in humans or other animals is severely limited by differences among major species.

«Small but distinct differences among species mark evolution of human brain.»

Among these many differences, Neanderthals were shorter and stockier, with wider pelvises and rib - cages than their modern human counterparts.

For chemicals that don't cause cancer, they obtain a safe dose for humans by applying uncertainty factors to account for differences between mice and men and among individual people.

An analysis of 37 widely varying tongues finds that, despite the apparent great differences among them, they share what might be a universal feature of human language: All of them have evolved to make communication as efficient as possible.

«Humans show considerable individual differences in the composition of their gut bacteria due to genetics, age, diet, time of day, and pets, among other factors, and therefore likely their responses to indomethacin,» Liang said.

A new study, published online May 26 in Science Translational Medicine, presents a thorough profile of exercise's impact on the human body's metabolites in plasma — and reveals vast biological differences among more - and less - fit individuals.

Whereas liver and blood gene activity patterns showed the expected differences among the three groupswith human transcription looking similar to that of the chimp, and different from that of the more evolutionarily distant macaquegene activity in the brain revealed stark differences between humans and chimps.

«But in the last couple years there have been a handful of studies among humans reporting differences in milk composition between sons and daughters.

Koops added: «Given the close evolutionary relationship between chimpanzees, bonobos and humans, insights into species and sex differences in «preparation» for tool use between chimpanzees and bonobos can help us shed light on the functions of the highly debated gender differences among children.»

Because people exposed to Ebola show phenotypic variability in susceptibility to infection and disease severity, it is likely that human genetic variation contributes to individual immunity and infectivity and that host genetic differences are one factor among many that interact to influence the infection.

The last decade has witnessed an explosion of human genetic analyses in different world populations, highlighting similarities and differences among studied groups in diverse geographic areas.

«It's a much more striking difference than is seen among human populations that evolved on different continents,» he said.

Differences in cortical serotonergic innervation among humans, chimpanzees, and macaque monkeys: a comparative study.

These differences of review outcomes, comparing applications including or not including human subjects, were observed among both MD and non-MD investigators (data not shown).

Many studies in mouse models, and more recent research among human populations as well, have correlated differences in gut microbe populations with risks of developing the autoimmune condition.

Comparisons of primate brains can therefore reveal differences that may prove relevant for disease therapeutics, as well as gaining a better understanding of human cognition and behavior and what makes us unique among other primates.

Stony Brook University professor John J. Shea recently published a new work through Cambridge University Press entitled Stone Tools in Human Evolution: Behavioral Differences among Technological Primates.

With his latest film, The Salesman, Asghar Farhadi once again, proves his mastery in presenting complexities of human relationships within the confounds of his native country Iran, but also demonstrating that even there are political and cultural differences among us, deep down, certain things in life are constant and universal.

Mankiw shows that his measures of saving in physical capital and human capital can explain as much as 78 percent of the per - capita income differences among nations.

On top of the developmental differences that naturally occur among baby humans, we've also got the arbitrary age requirements of the kindergarten system itself, meaning that there can be as much as a six - month age difference (10 % of their lives so far) between the students.»

No significant differences were found in the prevalence of human - directed aggression among castrated males, sexually intact females, and spayed females.

Experiential travel in itself supports the local economy through the purchases that are made while traveling, but the human to human mutual understanding and recognition of differences is what will lead to long term connections among the worldwide travel and volunteer abroad communities and beyond.»

Infectious disease transmission is sensitive to local, small - scale differences in weather, human modification of the landscape, the diversity of animal hosts, 71 and human behavior that affects vector - human contact, among other factors.

The Consensus Gap is the difference between the public's perception of how much agreement there is among scientists that humans are causing global warming (red distribution), compared to the actual 97 % consensus among scientists publishing in the peer - reviewed literature (green line).

* According to the Berkeley group, the Earth's surface temperature will have risen (on average) slightly less than what indicated by NASA, NOAA and the Met Office * Differences will be on the edge of statistical significance, leaving a lot open to subjective interpretation * Several attempts will be made by climate change conformists and True Believers to smear the work of BEST, and to prevent them from publishing their data * After publication, organised groups of people will try to cloud the issue to the point of leaving the public unsure about what exactly was found by BEST * New questions will be raised regarding UHI, however the next IPCC assessment's first draft will be singularly forgetful of any peer - reviewed paper on the topic * We will all be left with a slightly - warming world, the only other certitude being that all mitigation efforts will be among the stupidest ideas that ever sprung to human mind.

The difference in training period is what grants pharmacists the knowledge about the ingredients of medications, effects on the human body, interactions among prescriptions, health regulations and ethics.

The General Assembly, Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, and good faith in the fulfilment of the obligations assumed by States in accordance with the Charter, Affirming that indigenous peoples are equal to all other peoples, while recognizing the right of all peoples to be different, to consider themselves different, and to be respected as such, Affirming also that all peoples contribute to the diversity and richness of civilizations and cultures, which constitute the common heritage of humankind, Affirming further that all doctrines, policies and practices based on or advocating superiority of peoples or individuals on the basis of national origin or racial, religious, ethnic or cultural differences are racist, scientifically false, legally invalid, morally condemnable and socially unjust, Reaffirming that indigenous peoples, in the exercise of their rights, should be free from discrimination of any kind, Concerned that indigenous peoples have suffered from historic injustices as a result of, inter alia, their colonization and dispossession of their lands, territories and resources, thus preventing them from exercising, in particular, their right to development in accordance with their own needs and interests, Recognizing the urgent need to respect and promote the inherent rights of indigenous peoples which derive from their political, economic and social structures and from their cultures, spiritual traditions, histories and philosophies, especially their rights to their lands, territories and resources, Recognizing also the urgent need to respect and promote the rights of indigenous peoples affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements with States, Welcoming the fact that indigenous peoples are organizing themselves for political, economic, social and cultural enhancement and in order to bring to an end all forms of discrimination and oppression wherever they occur, Convinced that control by indigenous peoples over developments affecting them and their lands, territories and resources will enable them to maintain and strengthen their institutions, cultures and traditions, and to promote their development in accordance with their aspirations and needs, Recognizing that respect for indigenous knowledge, cultures and traditional practices contributes to sustainable and equitable development and proper management of the environment, Emphasizing the contribution of the demilitarization of the lands and territories of indigenous peoples to peace, economic and social progress and development, understanding and friendly relations among nations and peoples of the world, Recognizing in particular the right of indigenous families and communities to retain shared responsibility for the upbringing, training, education and well - being of their children, consistent with the rights of the child, Considering that the rights affirmed in treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements between States and indigenous peoples are, in some situations, matters of international concern, interest, responsibility and character, Considering also that treaties, agreements and other constructive arrangements, and the relationship they represent, are the basis for a strengthened partnership between indigenous peoples and States, Acknowledging that the Charter of the United Nations, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2) and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 2 as well as the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, (3) affirm the fundamental importance of the right to self - determination of all peoples, by virtue of which they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development, Bearing in mind that nothing in this Declaration may be used to deny any peoples their right to self - determination, exercised in conformity with international law, Convinced that the recognition of the rights of indigenous peoples in this Declaration will enhance harmonious and cooperative relations between the State and indigenous peoples, based on principles of justice, democracy, respect for human rights, non-discrimination and good faith, Encouraging States to comply with and effectively implement all their obligations as they apply to indigenous peoples under international instruments, in particular those related to human rights, in consultation and cooperation with the peoples concerned,

The USGBC compiles the rankings using «per - capita figures as a measure of the human element of green building, allowing for a fair comparison of the level of green building taking place among states with significant differences in population and, accordingly, number of overall buildings.»