Sentences with phrase «dual use»

However, such dual use is uncommon among adolescents.
«These facilities are inherently dual use,» he says.
Dual use of land is resource efficient, reduces competition for land and additionally opens up a new source of income for farmers.
In his response, Dr. Holdren wrote that, until now, the United States government has «not needed to have a system in place» for restricting dissemination of dual use research or concern because this is the first time the NSABB recommended restricting publication.
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Library statistics everywhere on photocopier use (and revenue from the same) have been dropping continuously, and this is even the case where we convert them to dual use as printers and add other functionality.
China has banned exports of items to North Korea with potential dual use in weapons of mass destruction, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday.
China has tightened restrictions on exports to North Korea of items with potential dual use in weapons of mass destruction and conventional arms.
United States Government Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern (14 April 2013)
Based on Createability's extensive experience and in depth knowledge of the design and build of dual use facilities, they were appointed for both projects.
[2008] Professional and Graduate - Level Programs on Dual Use Research and Biosecurity for Scientists Working in the Biological Sciences
LandCorp plans to spend about $ 400,000, subject to approval from the City of Stirling, to transform three hectares of degraded bushland into a haven with indigenous plants, landscaped lawns and community facilities such as picnic shelters and dual use footpaths on the site.
FUNDING of community services, facilities and projects, roads, dual use paths and drainage have received high priority in the City of Bunbury's $ 28 million budget for 1999/2000.
Their new home, in the Catholic Church, was a small 1960's concrete dual use hall / chapel with a tiny altar (on wheels), a pool table stored in the confessional and a defunct freezer in the sacristy used for laying out the vestments.
You'll also love our post pregnancy fashion and baby gear, including a collection of dual use nursing and maternity clothing, nursing bras, and post-natal compression belts and wraps.
In a statement, he said: «The Government must provide assurances that the Consolidated Criteria on arms control is being upheld, which prevents the export of military and dual use equipment which could be used for internal repression, the abuse of human rights or to provoke or prolong armed conflicts.»
Scientists doing dual use research — beneficial work that may be misapplied for malicious purposes in the wrong hands — need more tools to help them understand the scientific, ethical and legal issues surrounding their work, according to a AAAS - sponsored workshop report.
«This is problematic because young adults are still developing their tobacco use behaviors, and e-cigarettes may introduce young adults to tobacco use, or promote dual use of cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products.»
Authors and reviewers are expected to notify editors if a manuscript could be considered to report Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC).
Bridging Science and Security for Biological Research: A Discussion about Dual Use Review and Oversight at Research Institutions
The research informs an ongoing debate as to whether e-cigarettes are effective aids for smoking cessation, promote uptake by non-tobacco users, discourage cessation via dual use of cigarettes and e-cigarettes, or encourage relapse to cigarette use among former smokers.
With its intended Dual Use Upper Stage, an SLS vehicle — already scheduled for a late - 2017 launch — is all that is needed to carry a Mars - mission payload.»
Specific activities include optimizing the conduct and oversight of gene transfer research, updating and interpreting biosafety policies under the NIH Guidelines Involving Research with Recombinant and Synthetic Nucleic Acids, providing critical input on governmental policies regarding dual use research, the NIH Stem Cell Registry.
Artist's concept shows Jupiter spacecraft and Exoliner cargo carrier with NASA's Orion crew capsule in a Lockheed Martin dual use conceptual proposal for commercial missions to resupply the International Space Station (ISS) and deep space exploration missions to the Moon and Mars.
In order to improve and enhance the overall PE experience for students at both school sites and in a drive to enhance sports provision and opportunities for the local community, we decided to completely overhaul the current dual use facilities, improving each school's revenue stream.
Looking to the future We are pleased to announce we are looking to enlarge the fitness facilities at our largest dual use site in Lydney.
The Court had previously stated that this means that certain dual use goods (goods which can have a civilian and a military purpose such as helicopters and trucks) do not fall under the exemption if those goods are «certainly for civilian use and possibly for military use».
Prosecutors dealing with dual use articles should consider the following factors in deciding whether to prosecute:
Afraid the Petsafe systems don't have any collars that can be dual used as both dog fences and training collars.
PUBLICATIONS United States Government Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research...
A spokesperson for the journal's publisher, PLOS, wrote in an email that a committee on «dual use research of concern» at the journal unanimously agreed that the benefits of publication, including «the potential improvements in vaccine development» outweighed the risks.
«While it is reasonable to assume that, if existing smokers switched completely from conventional cigarettes (with no other changes in use patterns) to e-cigarettes, there would be a lower disease burden caused by nicotine addiction, the evidence available at this time, although limited, points to high levels of dual use of e-cigarettes with conventional cigarettes, no proven cessation benefits, and rapidly increasing youth initiation with e-cigarettes,» the authors wrote.
That morphed into a dual use of the building — church on Sunday, school during the week (a la Little House on the Prairie:)-RRB- The state paid for the schools which were part of the church.
«We believe legal cannabis poses a threat to the $ 200 billion alcoholic beverage industry in the U.S., though perhaps manageable given the rise in dual use,» Vivien Azer, a Cowen analyst who will present at the Dec. 1 Brewbound Session, noted in a recent report.
The dual use of the traveller means that it isn't only used when travelling, but can also be used daily as a playpen.
Dual use: teether + toy... all babies are totally narcissistic and will enjoy their own reflection in the shiny surface for minutes on end.
Because the general topic of «dual use» is not a new problem, speakers will not be asked to focus on the existential concept.
«There is always a dual use aspect to all these technologies,» Moreno said.
Dual use (i.e., concurrent use of both traditional and e-cigarettes) was related to heavier use of traditional and e-cigarettes, and nicotine use was linked to pronounced rates of heavy drinking.
Furthermore, most adults and youths who use e-cigarettes are engaging in «dual use» — smoking both e-cigarettes and conventional cigarettes.
«Furthermore, high rates of dual use may result in greater total public health burden and possibly increased individual risk if a smoker maintains an even low - level tobacco cigarette addiction for many years instead of quitting.»
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