Sentences with phrase «directed by our material»

Hence we are not completely controlled and directed by our material environment.

Not exact matches

Sold direct - to - consumer and funded by Kickstarter, the company is able to use premium materials and invest in research without having to add in the cost of middlemen.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

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These «existential risk» scenarios are dismissed by many computer and materials scientists, but Bostrom proposes them in order to direct human planning well in advance.

Asserting that all innocence has been lost, Zizek claims that an object is no longer considered art «simply [on] its direct material properties, but [by] the place it occupies, the (sacred) Place of the Void of the Thing.»

Broadly speaking, it is probably true to say that the Church was more concerned to communicate the schema to the laity than the Bible itself; but in doing so it ensured that whatever of the biblical material became available, either by direct reading, or through liturgy and offices, through sermons, hymns or pictures, was seen in a well - defined perspective.

Unfortunately, theories of so called Intelligent Design have often played to this prejudice, seeing «design» in terms of special intervention by God to direct the course of this or that particular material feature.

Third, there are commercial mass media devoted to excellence and supported by direct consumer purchase of the materials produced rather than indirectly by the sale of unrelated advertised products.

Instead of having to posit a direct, psychological, often mysterious effect on disaggregated individuals, the investigator is able to show that ideas are actually produced by specific sets of people who have access to necessary material and cultural resources, are influenced by particular organizational constraints, and bring their ideas into contact with an audience that has reasons to be receptive.

In a sacrament, a material and visible — in brief, a «sensible» — thing or action is taken and used by God, in accordance with the will of Christ (whether that is by direct institution, as with the eucharist, or through what Christians believe to be by the Spirit in the life of the fellowship, as with baptism), to convey and to effect a spiritual, invisible result.

According to the English Oxford Dictionary, a passive - aggressive person is defined as: «A personality characterized by indirect resistance to the demands of others and an avoidance of direct confrontation, as in procrastinating, pouting, or misplacing important materials.»

In the synthesis of philosophy and science presented by Faith, the evolution of the human brain at a critical juncture, the first homo sapiens, requires an external principle of control, one not determined by material forces, but controlling and directing them.

A key principle of the Faith theology is that matter is controlled and directed by «higher» matter in its environment, subject to universal scientifc laws, themselves aspects of the Unity — Law of Control and Direction (ULCD) that underlies the structure of material reality.

Fed by success stories of advertising campaigns and occasional stories of individuals acting out bizarre incidents seen on television or in movies, a large part of the community believe that television and videos major effect on social behaviour is a direct one, whereby programme material is either directly imitated or directly undermines social morality.

The repudiation of the material is in direct contradiction to the incarnation and to the stand taken by the church against Gnosticism.

While it wasn't the case 30 years ago, most flexible packaging printers and converters today know that by retro - fitting their web - fed machinery with direct tension - sensing and control equipment they can control their overall process better while preventing poor quality in finished roll material.

2020 and 2025 GOALS: Through PepsiCo's Sustainable Farming Initiative (SFI) or equivalent industry programs, strive to sustainably source our direct agricultural raw materials by 2020; and seek to sustainably source our non-direct major agricultural raw material ingredients by 2025

Through our Sustainable Farming Initiative (SFI), we strive to sustainably source virtually all of our direct agricultural raw materials which we purchase from PepsiCo long - term growers by 2020.

Most bleeding sites can be stopped by direct pressure, meaning by taking some absorbing material, like gauze, and holding it directly over, with some pressure, this area.

Students living with language - processing challenges often perform better when their style of learning encourages direct engagement with the learning materials without being sidetracked by unnecessary content.

Lebanon's new electoral law also allowed generous campaign financing which enabled parties to win votes by offering significant material incentives varying from direct cash (between $ 40 and $ 1000), school tuition fees, gas coupons and healthcare coverage.

According to a letter the committee sent Caputo, he is being asked to «produce documents and other materials to the committee and participate in a voluntary transcribed interview at the committee's offices,» according to a copy obtained by The New York Times,»... including Russian cyberactivities directed against the 2016 U.S. election, potential links between Russia and individuals associated with political campaigns, the U.S. government's response to these Russian active measures, and related leaks of classified information,» the

This type of sensor also glows in the presence of molecules secreted by E. coli, so the material doesn't have to be in direct contact with bacterial cells to flag food contamination.

A magnetic oxide material incorporated into the nanoparticles could allow the assemblies to be directed to a tumor site by an external magnet, and could also support diagnostic imaging.

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Now, the «smart» bandage developed by the team provides direct, noninvasive measurement of tissue oxygenation by combining three simple, compact and inexpensive components: a bright sensor molecule with a long phosphorescence lifetime and appropriate dynamic range; a bandage material compatible with the sensor molecule that conforms to the skin's surface to form an airtight seal; and an imaging device capable of capturing the oxygen - dependent signals from the bandage with high signal - to - noise ratio.

The second direct effect is ingestion by marine animals of litter items, including paper, processed wood and synthetic materials.

Now, a team led by physicist Yimei Zhu at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory has produced definitive evidence that the movement of electrons has a direct effect on atomic arrangements, driving deformations in a material's 3D crystalline lattice in ways that can drastically alter the flow of current.

«Direct observation of topology hidden inside materials: Determining the topological nature of materials by their substances is more important than their appearance.»

A team of scientists, led by University of Illinois physicist Peter Schiffer, has reported direct visualization of magnetic charge crystallization in an artificial spin ice material, a first in the study of a relatively new class of frustrated artificial magnetic materials - by - design known as «Artificial Spin Ice.»

Besides direct application of heat, heat energy can be stored by passing an electric current through the material or irradiating it with light, enabling the repeated absorption and release of heat energy by a variety of methods.

«We can now take linear nano - materials and direct how they are organized in two dimensions, using a DNA origami platform to create any number of shapes,» explains NYU Chemistry Professor Nadrian Seeman, the paper's senior author, who founded and developed the field of DNA nanotechnology, now pursued by laboratories around the globe, three decades ago.

Now, researchers have come up with a more direct approach, by inventing a new material that converts photons from an infrared (IR) laser into visible light.

«By bombarding the material with protons at low energy, we simultaneously increased the material's current - carrying capacity and critical temperature — the first time that this has been possible in an iron - based superconductor,» said physicist Qiang Li, head of the Advanced Energy Materials Group at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, who directed the research.

A receptor is a molecule placed on the cell membrane which, in some cases, can direct material from the surroundings to be taken up by the cell and degraded, In the degradation of bone tissue, the receptor uPARAP plays a central role.

The research was jointly conducted by the UAB Molecular Microbiology Group from the Department of Genetics and Microbiology, directed by Montserrat Llagostera, and the Supramolecular NanoChemistry & Materials group at the ICN2, directed by ICREA professor Daniel Maspoch.

Scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have made the first direct measurements, and by far the most precise ones, of how electrons move in sync with atomic vibrations rippling through an exotic material, as if they were dancing to the same beat.

Although this finding would, of course, need to be confirmed by more direct measurements of drug transport through the material, it was intriguing enough for BioModics to purchase additional beam time at the FRM - II research reactor in Garching, Germany.

Co-founded and directed by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) scientist Kristin Persson, the Materials Project uses supercomputers to calculate the properties of materials based on first - principles quantum - mechanical frMaterials Project uses supercomputers to calculate the properties of materials based on first - principles quantum - mechanical frmaterials based on first - principles quantum - mechanical frameworks.

This capability can screen unknown photoelectrode candidate materials and, by evaluating their intrinsic bulk and interfacial properties, determine their potential to direct sunlight toward water splitting.

By means of material - dependent measurements over a wide temperature range and with a varied thickness of the employed magnetic material, a direct correlation between the amplitude of the voltage signal and the intrinsic properties of magnons was identified.

«They not only provide unprecedented insights into molecular and materials behavior — they do so in an especially satisfying fashion by allowing direct observation of complex structural changes in real space and real time.

In addition, the silicone material by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) food safety testing, direct contact with food without any problems.

Reduce lung exposure and direct skin absorption by using non toxic building materials, organic household cleaners and personal care products.

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The idea first came to him after reading material by language scientists, claiming that there is a direct relationship between tweets and users» personalities.

As directed by Rupert Goold — a British theater veteran making his feature debut — it's deliberately paced, with much more talk than action, which seems appropriate for the material but might frustrate fans of its stars.

Mark Waters, who directed from material based on the celebrated children's book by Richard and Florence Atwater, has a flair for goofiness that matches Carrey's own, and there are scenes between the birds and Mr. Popper in his sleek Manhattan duplex that are peerlessly silly.

James Ponsoldt, who directed from a script by Michael H. Weber and Scott Neustadter, is a bit too glib to do justice to this material, but the young actors, especially Woodley, are quite fine.