Sentences with phrase «ecological understanding of»

which correlates intelligence, thought, and consciousness as interdependent neurobiological base of the ecological understanding of the human spirit.

The image of incarnation is extended to the whole of creation and it, together with the symbol of the cross, becomes central in the ecological understanding of nature.

Not exact matches

We welcome you to the ranks of «ecological economists» — economists who understand that there can be no «value» in a world in which natural ecosystems are in a state of steady decline.

Instead of a mechanistic view of the universe, the process - relational understanding is holistic and ecological, seeing the world as dynamic, creative, throbbing, pulsating with energy, interrelated and interdependent.

Writing in The Christian Century nearly two decades ago, educator Richard Baer noted: «So far the church has not sufficiently grasped the nature of the present [ecological] crisis, has not understood how powerfully dehumanizing is man's wanton exploitation of his natural environment, has not appreciated the degree to which man - made ugliness and the fouling of natural beauty are corroding man's mind and spirit» («Land Misuse: A Theological Concern,» October 12, 1966, p. 1240).

An inclusive ecological awareness is present in Assagioli's understanding of growth:

Looking at the process of agriculture as an ecological activity of divine providence stems from our understanding that farming was an integral part of the ancient life.

From an ecological horizon of interpretation, this must challenge the hearer about the understanding of even the most insignificant feature of the interconnectedness of the whole earth community.

In these congregations are thousands of professional people, teachers, scientists, engineers, physicians, and well - informed people generally who are in a position to understand the ecological facts of life.

Of necessity, ecological research alters our understanding of ourselves, individually, and of human nature, generallOf necessity, ecological research alters our understanding of ourselves, individually, and of human nature, generallof ourselves, individually, and of human nature, generallof human nature, generally.

But the fact that technological and social revolutions which did have the potential and promise of producing a world community with richer and filler human life for all humanity, resulted in the intensification of mass poverty, social oppression, war and ecological destruction, have led many to consider self - sufficient Secular Humanism as inadequate to understand or deal with the tragic dimensions of the human selfhood and social existence.

The ecological model opens up a way to understanding this in terms of lure and response.

The ecological model thus argues for the relevance of God to the being of and the understanding of the universe and all its entities.

Today however many knowledgeable people are saying that many of the high - tech developments have produced technological systems in which the mechanical - materialist view of reality, human greed and ecological destruction are built in; and that therefore a new paradigm of development with technologies integrated with a more holistic understanding of human personhood and peoplehood and recognizing the organic natural and spiritual dimensions of human community are called for.

The concept of population momentum may be a difficult ecological concept to grasp, but it is not difficult to understand its effects.

Dr. Thomas proposes a new ideology of struggle for both social and ecological justice — a spiritual framework for a post modern holistic humanism based on an understanding of Christ as the Suffering Servant.

According to this alternative way of understanding the geography, land is perceived not as a horizontal plane but rather vertically, so that it takes advantage of all that the elevations are able to deliver according to the particularities of each ecological system.

«Becky's passion for the landscape and her ability to create a welcoming environment for people of all ages and backgrounds to connect with the land — along with her deep scientific understanding of ecological processes — is just what we need to build on René Laubach's lasting legacy.

work with education providers to ensure climate change policies fully recognise the role of education and schools in delivering behaviour change, and bring more understanding of ecological issues into our schools.

We will complete the ecological restoration of the gorge and we also understand that we need to generate more activities for tourists on the Niagara Falls side of the Falls.

Maine EPSCoR Assessment and Guidance On March 12th, RCP completed an assessment of the University of Maine's Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Network (SEANET)- a statewide effort to develop a transdisciplinary understanding of how social - environmental systems (SES) interact with sustainable ecological aquaculture (SEA) in Maine's coastal communities and eEcological Aquaculture Network (SEANET)- a statewide effort to develop a transdisciplinary understanding of how social - environmental systems (SES) interact with sustainable ecological aquaculture (SEA) in Maine's coastal communities and eecological aquaculture (SEA) in Maine's coastal communities and ecosystems.

The study, published by EcoHealth Alliance's Dr. Kevin Olival and Dr. David Hayman from Massey University, reviewed all of the current literature on filoviruses — the class of viruses that include both Ebola and Marburg virus — and took a critical look at the ecological and virological methods needed to understand these viruses to protect human health.

It is critical for understanding the ecological and cultural basis of coastal fisheries and designing sustainable management systems today,» says Ken Lertzman, another SFU co-author.

«This work highlights that ecological way of thinking and why it's important in understanding infectious diseases.»

While previously there was a general understanding that ecotheology surfaced only in the late 1960s, Pihkala found many examples of earlier ecological engagement in the texts contributing to achieving a sustainable human - earth relationship from the early 20th century archives both in Europe and beyond.

«This study gives us a whole other avenue to understand the ecological effects of wolves on landscapes and animal communities,» said Ripple.

«One of the main obstacles to malaria eradication is the enormous diversity and adaptive flexibility of the Anopheles mosquito species, therefore a better understanding of the genetic, behavioral, and ecological factors underlying its ability to evolve resistance is key to controlling this disease,» Kamdem said.

«These results highlight the importance of examining ecological processes, in addition to political ideologies or self - interest, for understanding economic preferences,» says Dawtry.

However, its official title is «Understanding the biodiversity and ecological importance of ctenophores — Lessons from Arctic and Baltic Mertensia ovum.»

«We expect that a closer look at ant - other arthropod relationships will yield numerous examples similar to ours and provide a better understanding of the complexities of microhabitat choice and its ecological ramifications.»

Understanding how individuals resolve conflicts over contributions to, or exploitation of, common resources remains a major challenge in ecological research as well as in social sciences.

And from an ecological point of view, we're just starting to understand the medical consequences of disturbing that with antibiotics.»

Understanding the ecological and genetic basics of how and why pair - forming species transition to communal and eusocial species will be important to our future work.»

What we've found here — that different people share similar ecological networks — may help us understand why FMT works,» corresponding author Yang - Yu Liu, of the Channing Division of Network Medicine at BWH.

A genome - level understanding of how the fungus Grosmannia clavigera, a symbiont of the mountain pine beetle, withstands its host tree's chemical defenses could help ecological modelers better forecast the range and extent of the epidemic

Co-author Marianne Nyegaard, an ichthyologist at Australia's Murdoch University, says this type of clarification is vital in biology and «important in understanding, for example, the ecological consequences of climate change.»

For decades, biologists have studied these pale 6 - centimeter - long fish to understand the ecological and evolutionary effects of subterranean life.

The team's finding of ancient ecological recovery from a forest fire will help broaden scientists» understanding of biodiversity immediately before the mass extinction of dinosaurs.

These research findings have implications for the scientific understanding of fragile coral reef ecosystems as well as for the ecological significance of grey reef sharks.

«It is all about getting a much deeper understanding of sharks» ecological role in the ocean, which is important to the health of the ocean and, by extension, to our own well - being.»

Although seemingly lighthearted, the toy octopus experiment is part of a deadly - serious effort to understand the worrying ecological implications of a process known as ocean acidification.

Nonetheless, as co-author S D Biju notes, these insights into the frog's development, «enable a better understanding of its ecological adaptations and provide useful information for conservation of this Endangered species and its vanishing habitats.»

The volume, which grew out of an August 1998 symposium in Crested Butte, Colorado, provides a good overview of how butterflies can serve as model systems for understanding ecological and evolu - tionary patterns and processes.

The discovery demonstrates the value of using microbial systems to investigate ecological and evolutionary questions, and has strong implications for our understanding and even treatment of infectious diseases.

«Microbiologists have rarely taken into account fluid flow as an ecological parameter, whereas physicists have just recently started to pay attention to microbes,» he says, adding: «The ability to directly watch microbes under the controlled flow conditions afforded by microfluidic technology — which is only about 15 years old — has made all the difference in allowing us to discover and understand this effect of flow on microbes.»

«The degree to which we can or can not accurately estimate the number of species or the scale of organismal diversity on Earth is a measure of our ignorance in understanding the ecological and evolutionary forces that create and maintain the biodiversity on our planet.

Hamilton, an arachnologist and graduate student at Auburn University's Department of Biological Sciences, told Live Science that «not much behavioral or ecological work has been done to understand these species and the settings they live in,» he said.

In the new study, Kharrazi and researchers at IIASA applied an approach first developed to study ecological networks in order to better understand the dynamics and properties of the global commodity trade system.

Reaggregation of marine sponges» cells helped the scientists to come closer to understanding of the origin and early evolution of multicellular animals.The work was published in Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology.

«Our study took a unified approach to understanding egg shape by asking three questions: how to quantify egg shape and provide a basis for comparison of shapes across species, what are the biophysical mechanisms that determine egg shape, and what are the implications of egg shape in an evolutionary and ecological setting,» said senior author, L. Mahadevan, the Lola England de Valpine Professor of Applied Mathematics at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), Professor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, and of Physics at Harvard.»