Adoption and antisocial personality:
Environmental factors associated with antisocial outcomes.
Social and
environmental factors associated with bullying behaviour in Australian primary school children.
Other indoor
environmental factors associated with asthma include nitrogen oxide from gas stoves.
An epidemiological study of
environmental factors associated with canine obesity.
* Recent analyses indicate that
environmental factors associated with vocabulary development and emergent literacy skills are already present among children as early as 15 months of age.2 By first grade, unfortunately, the repercussions become all too clear: children from high - income families are likely to know about twice as many words as children from low - income families, putting these children at a significantly higher risk for school failure.3
These environmental factors associated with triggering schizophrenia includ stress and substance abuse, as well as many other factors [see the long list of environmental factors associated with schizophrenia]
New genetic tests being developed by companies provide the hope that eventually people who are genetically predisposed to schizophrenia can be identified before hand - which would then allow families the knowledge that allows them to minimize exposure to
the environmental factors associated with schizophrenia — so as to minimize the number of people who actually develop the disorder.
provide the hope that eventually people who are genetically predisposed to schizophrenia can be identified before hand - which would then allow families the knowledge that allows them to minimize exposure to
the environmental factors associated with schizophrenia — so as to minimize the number of people who actually develop the disorder.
The study has been adjusted for social conditions and parental educational levels; however, it can not be ruled out that heritable and
environmental factors associated with infections might also influence the associations.
Next, the scientists tested whether
environmental factors associated with schizophrenia could trigger a comparable increase in L1.
Know too that there are
environmental factors associated with an increased risk of SIDS (like tummy sleeping and loose bedding) that can be easily avoided.
Not exact matches
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.
Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other
factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Comm
factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related
factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Comm
factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs
associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and
environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other
factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Comm
factors set forth under «Risk
Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Comm
Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Researchers from the National Library of Medicine identified some
factors associated with SIDS that might be an extra-risk and these are a combination of biological and
environmental elements.
Several genetic and
environmental factors, including previous infection with Epstein Barr virus, exposure to cigarette smoke, and low vitamin D levels have all been
associated with a heightened risk of MS.
A dust storm that blanketed seven nations in the Middle East in late summer 2015 was caused by climate
factors and unusual weather, not human conflict in Syria, concluded researchers including Elie Bou - Zeid, an
associate professor of civil and
environmental engineering at Princeton.
Now, a team of researchers including Elie Bou - Zeid an
associate professor of civil and
environmental engineering at Princeton who experienced the storm while in Lebanon, have found a more likely cause for the unprecedented storm — it was not human conflict, but a combination of climatic
factors and unusual weather.
Although a healthy lifestyle and
environmental factors can promote longevity, a new genome - wide survey has ID'd genes strongly
associated with living beyond the century mark
«One of the objectives of this project is investigating historical patterns of harmful algal blooms and their linkage to water quality and
environmental factors,» explained project leader Jiyoung Lee,
associate professor of
environmental health sciences at Ohio State.
Similarly, someone who inherits the version of a particular gene that's
associated with obesity will be more likely to wind up fat than someone who inherits a normal version, but that tendency can be affected by
environmental factors such as how much fattening food is available.
«This research by no means blames women for gender inequality but rather uncovers a novel
environmental factor that might contribute to inequality, beyond the well - documented effects of gender biases and discrimination,» said Stephen Garcia, U-M
associate professor of organizational studies and psychology.
«Risk tolerance is one of the most important
factors that contributes to wealth accumulation and retirement,» said Rui Yao, an
associate professor of personal financial planning in the MU College of Health and
Environmental Sciences.
The Principal Investigator of the study, Dr Felix Eigenbrod,
Associate Professor (Spatial Ecology) at the University of Southampton's Centre for Biological Sciences, says: «The growing geographic disconnect between energy demand, the extraction and processing of resources, and the
environmental impacts
associated with energy production activities makes it crucial to
factor global trade into sustainability assessments.
Many emission
factors used to estimate releases of methane — a potent greenhouse gas
associated with oil and natural gas development — are «far too low,» says Robert Howarth, an ecology and
environmental biology professor at Cornell University.
«With this study, we demonstrate that
environmental factors such as the climate not only
associate with species ranges, but also with local specializations, such as those between hummingbirds and nectar plants.
In recent years, many potential
environmental factors have been
associated with an increased risk of developing RA, but so far smoking is the only one that has been extensively studied.
Many NASA satellites observe
environmental factors that are
associated with El Niño evolution and its impacts, including sea surface temperature, sea surface height, surface currents, atmospheric winds and ocean color.
«We've known that in addition to genetic risk
factors,
environmental factors have been
associated with the risk of developing IBD.
Multiple risk
factors have been
associated with the development of gastric intestinal metaplasia interplay, including Helicobacter pylori infection and
associated genomics, host genetic
factors,
environmental milieu, rheumatologic disorders, diet, and intestinal microbiota.
As derived from British household surveys, the density of fast food outlets
associated with body weight more strongly among women possibly reflecting their greater responsibility in the family setting or maybe lower control of appetite; thus, hinting at a stronger association between body weight and
environmental factors.
The main goals of Dr. Pizzagalli's research are to improve our understanding of the psychological,
environmental, and neurobiological
factors associated with mood disorders, in particular major depression.
Another
environmental risk
factor, cigarette smoking, was
associated with markedly increased numbers of mutations.
Reading is a multifactorial process that is influenced by psychological, physiological,
environmental, sociological and linguistic
factors.1, 2 From an optometrist's perspective, a decrease in reading ability may be
associated with poor visual acuity, unstable binocular vision, or ocular disease.3 It is therefore important that people with poor reading comprehension receive a comprehensive oculo - visual assessment.
It is not clear why immune system behaves in such a strange and abnormal way yet there are many reasons to believe that it is
associated with many listed below lifestyle, nutritional, and
environmental factors.
There are a series of
environmental and lifestyle
factors that are
associated with particular autoimmune disease, and it is actually possible to control the symptoms of an autoimmune disease, if not the disease itself, by altering your habits so that you can adjust to a healthier way of living.
Alternatively, functional medicine addresses the root cause of pain, taking into account genetic, medical,
environmental, and lifestyle
factors that contribute to chronic pain and the inflammation
associated with it.
Environmental factors such as building age, heating, lighting, air quality, noise, use of colour, type of furnishings, room layout and density have all been
associated with significant, measurable changes in student attainment and performance and in influencing student morale, values, aspirations and expectations.
Our investment professionals employ a bottom up approach and use fundamental analysis to assess all risk
factors associated with each investment opportunity, which can include issues related to climate change and controlling
environmental impact.
Duodenal bacterial counts may be influenced by
environmental factors, such as housing conditions (kennelled dogs tend to have higher bacterial numbers, perhaps
associated with coprophagia) and infective load (such as endoparasites and naturally occurring enteropathogens in hot climates).
Our study supports the notion reported by Glickman (2000) that personality
factors such as aggression toward people and fearfulness or agitation in response to strangers or
environmental changes were
associated with an increased risk of GDV, whereas a «happy» and easy going temperament, submission to other dogs or people, high activity level, and attending dog shows decreased the risk of GDV.
Of the personality -
associated factors with the occurrence of GDV, positive behavioral traits (happy and easygoing temperament) and submissive behaviors (toward other dogs or people) were
associated with a decreased risk of GDV; negative behavioral traits (fearfulness or agitation in response to strangers or
environmental changes) and aggression to people were
associated with an increased risk.
However, not all lymphoid cancers are
associated with infections, so other genetic and
environmental factors are also important.
In people, this usually occurs via cell - mediated autoimmune processes and is
associated with multiple genetic predispositions and poorly defined
environmental factors (1).
Environmental factors such as the feeding of high - fat diets that result in lipemia and disturbances in lipid metabolism are implicated as potential etiological
factors in dogs with obesity -
associated pancreatitis (109) and likely play a role in the development of pancreatitis in diabetic dogs.
Environmental factors such as feeding a high - fat diet, which results in lipemia and disturbances in lipid metabolism, are implicated as potential etiological
factors in dogs with obesity -
associated pancreatitis and likely play a role in the development of pancreatitis in diabetic dogs.
Until the exact modifying
environmental or genetic
factor is determined, genetic testing remains the only reliable way to detect neurological disease
associated with this mutation prior to death.
Childhood trauma and stressful events have been
associated with OCD [6], suggesting that same
environmental factors may influence the development of both dog and human compulsive behaviours.
The «man - made hysteria»
associated with the global - warming fraud is a real threat to mankind in the sense that it a) has the potential to, and in fact is, turning millions of gullible individuals into fanatical, anti-human ideologues, b) diverting precious time, money and resources that could be more usefully spent elsewhere into the ridiculous and unscientific attempts by
environmental extremists to «control the climate» via enforced — through government legislation and burdensome taxes — behaviour modification of supposedly free citizens, and c) giving the practice of science a bad reputation amongst the general populace, which in turn has been a major contributing
factor to the general decline in the understanding of basic scientific concepts, and reality in general, that we have been witnessing over the last 40 years or so (ex.
These histories can be
associated with the scene geometry and
environmental conditions to assess human
factors issues such as: perception - reaction, visibility, driver strategies or potential evasive tactics.
Poverty is
associated with other
environmental risk
factors for overactivity, including low birth weight and prematurity, 22 and intrauterine exposure to smoking and alcohol, 23, 24 although often such children may not achieve criteria for diagnosis.