Sentences with phrase «greater effect on the environment»

The choice of vehicle that you drive has a greater effect on the environment than any other choice you make as a consumer.

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The effect of fan use on the reduction of SIDS risk seemed to be consistently greater when infants were in adverse sleep environments.

With work on the Great Belt link well advanced, concern about the effects on the environment of these huge civil engineering projects is being focused on plans for crossing the Øresund.

Proponents of NASA's Earth - studies programs said the space agency has contributed a great deal to scientists» understanding of global weather patterns and trends, including the effects of climate change on the environment.

It's a great choice for women who are concerned about the effect the environment may have on disposable types of period protection products.

Although genetics plays a part in your risk for developing chronic illness, lifestyle, environment and behavior have a much greater effect on your health.

The environments are very destructible as well and really react to the action on the screen with some great effects.

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In other words, genetics would have greater effect on some dogs, while environment would have a greater effect on others.

The Wii U GamePad is used to great effect here — maps are shown on screen, calls are answered from your police depot and the GamePad's gyroscope is used to scan environments for treasure as well as suspects for arrest.

Graphically, Bayonetta looks great on the Nintendo Switch thanks to its detailed environments, special effects and of course amazing character models.

There are tons of these abilities, which occur based on everything from being stung by bees to zombified to eating too much, and they're all used to great effect to open up new areas in the environment.

There is a noticeable improvement in graphical capabilities when comparing Injustice 2 to the first game which is powered by a customised Unreal Engine 3 that was previously utilised by Mortal Kombat X. Injustice 2 features much improved facial animations that provide greater emotional emphasis and reactions to being on the receiving end of an attack, while graphical detail has increased for not only fighters, but also environments such as Fortress of Solitude possessing particle effects that were not present in the same stage in the previous game.

An even greater focus on highly detailed characters, realistic environments, lighting, effects, and atmospherics

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He further explained that the current atmospheric CO2 levels are around 400 ppm, which means that CO2 level would have gone around 17 times the current levels and it would obviously have had severe effects on the environment of that time but the formation of the mountains in fact contributed to the greatest fall in atmospheric CO2 in the last 500 million years.

Consequently, the effects of these storms are highly nonlinear and one big storm may have much greater impacts on the environment and climate system than several smaller storms.

Though she has not yet served two full terms in the House, Congresswoman Bonamici has already been elected the Ranking Member of the House Science and Technology's Subcommittee on the Environment, a position she has used to great effect to prioritize ocean and climate change issues.

This differs from previous studies that use this cohort, where exposure in pregnancy had a significantly greater effect on other types of adverse child outcomes.23 28 These findings may indicate that the relationship between school attendance and maternal alcohol use disorders is not primarily driven by the neurobehavioural effects of alcohol during pregnancy, but rather a complex family and social environment in which school attendance is not a priority or not well monitored.

In the long term, those participating children are more likely to be employed and less likely to be dependent on government assistance.9 The positive effects are larger, and more likely to be sustained, when programs are high quality.10 In addition, the impact is greatest for children from low - income families.11 Differences in children's cognitive abilities by income are evident at only nine months old and significantly widen by the time children are two years old.12 Children living in poverty are more likely to be subject to stressful home environments — which can have lifelong impacts on learning, cognition, and self - regulation — while parents living in poverty have limited resources to provide for their families and high barriers to accessing affordable, high - quality child care.13 High - quality early learning programs staffed by warm and responsive adults can help mitigate these effects, offering a safe and predictable learning environment that fosters children's development.14

The implications of maternal stress on the postnatal environment may be of greater consequence than the biological effects of prenatal exposure.