Sentences with phrase «human factors related»

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Long - range planning for preaching can be assisted by formulating an annual grid listing the months of the year along one side and three sets of factors along the other: (1) human factors (personal and public) relating to the seasons of the year beginning with spring; (2) congregational factors relating to the church life cycle usually beginning in September; (3) theological factors relating to the Christian Year, to lectionary selections or lectia continua, and to spiritual and theological themes needed by the church in its life and mission beginning with Advent.

When we consider some of the factors that make it difficult to believe in progress in this third sense, it becomes possible to see how they are related to Christian teaching about sin and especially to one element in that teaching: the recognition that the deepest roots of sin are spiritual, that it is on the higher levels of human development that the most destructive perversions of human life appear.

Economic inequality, war, political instability, systemic injustice, inadequate education, media penetration, migration patterns, corrupt governments, environmental disasters and other factors related to globalization contribute to the conditions necessary for human trafficking.

With the advances in knowledge that are almost certain to be gained from the Human Genome Initiative — or, if its critics should win the day and it lose support, from more piecemeal genetic - research — we will know more and - more about genetic factors causally related to health and disease and to other important aspects of life, such as intelligence and emotional states.

It made me glad to know that if it had been the real thing, there was no way any adult in the house would sleep through it because, according to FEMA, the leading human factor contributing to fire related injuries in homes is being asleep.

«The studies demonstrating advantages of breastfeeding for infants and mothers suggest that many of the benefits are directly related to the duration of breastfeeding, The composition of human milk does not change markedly from 12 to 24 months, including most nutrients and bioactive factors.

When relating the results of animal studies to human infants, important factors to consider include the choice of animal species for study, the stage of development (eg, prenatal or postnatal), and the duration and severity of deficiency or excessive intake.

SIX3 and a related gene, SIX2, with a similar pattern of expression in human beta cells, encode proteins known as transcription factors that control the expression of many other genes in the cell.

They have an outsized impact on water supplies, agricultural productivity and other factors related to human health and well - being.

Spalax naturally have a variant in the p53 gene (a transcription factor and known tumor suppressor), which is identical to a cancer - related mutation in humans, Band said.

Jasper says age - related loss of metabolic balance is a risk factor for many human pathologies.

In recent years, a brand of research called «climate attribution science» has sprouted from this question, examining the impact of extreme events to determine how much — often in fractional terms — is related to human - induced climate change, and how much to natural variability (whether in climate patterns such as the El Niño / La Niña - Southern Oscillation, sea - surface temperatures, changes in incoming solar radiation, or a host of other possible factors).

Sustained activation of nuclear erythroid 2 - related factor 2 / antioxidant response element signaling promotes reductive stress in the human mutant protein aggregation cardiomyopathy in mice.

Tseng Laboratory scientists are interested in learning more about the function of human brown fat cells, including whether humans have two types of BAT, and understanding how BMP and related factors affect human brown fat production.

Results from study led by Brown University researchers illustrate that Sirt4, also found in humans, may be an important factor in age - related metabolic decline and healthy lifespan.

Drought is a complex phenomenon driven by both climate, but also affected by human - related factors (e.g., land use, water use).

It's one thing to know the human genome, but another to know what factors dictate how it relates to our observable characteristics or phenotype.

In the current study, the researchers found that EBNA2 and its related transcription factors activate some of the human genes associated with the risk for lupus and several other autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel disease, type 1 diabetes, juvenile idiopathic arthritis and celiac disease.

In humans, stella - related (STELLAR), growth and differentiation factor 3 (GDF3), NANOS, c - KIT, and DAZL, have been examined as well [5], [12].

Gastric adenocarcinoma is the second leading cause of cancer - related death in the world, and Helicobacter pylori, a bacterial species that persistently colonizes the human stomach and induces chronic gastritis, is the strongest known risk factor for this malignancy.

Advanced age is the main risk factor for most chronic diseases and functional deficits in humans, but the fundamental mechanisms that drive ageing remain largely unknown, impeding the development of interventions that might delay or prevent age - related disorders and maximize healthy lifespan.

Abbreviations: Aβ, amyloid β - peptide; AD, Alzheimer's disease; ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Ambra1, activating molecule in Beclin -1-regulated autophagy; AMPK, AMP - activated protein kinase; APP, amyloid precursor protein; AR, androgen receptor; Atg, autophagy - related; AV, autophagic vacuole; Bcl, B - cell lymphoma; BH3, Bcl - 2 homology 3; CaMKKβ, Ca2 + - dependent protein kinase kinase β; CHMP2B, charged multivesicular body protein 2B; CMA, chaperone - mediated autophagy; 2 ′ 5 ′ ddA, 2 ′, 5 ′ - dideoxyadenosine; deptor, DEP - domain containing mTOR - interacting protein; DRPLA, dentatorubral pallidoluysian atrophy; 4E - BP1, translation initiation factor 4E - binding protein - 1; Epac, exchange protein directly activated by cAMP; ER, endoplasmic reticulum; ERK1 / 2, extracellular - signal - regulated kinase 1/2; ESCRT, endosomal sorting complex required for transport; FAD, familial AD; FDA, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; FIP200, focal adhesion kinase family - interacting protein of 200 kDa; FoxO3, forkhead box O3; FTD, frontotemporal dementia; FTD3, FTD linked to chromosome 3; GAP, GTPase - activating protein; GR, guanidine retinoid; GSK3, glycogen synthase kinase 3; HD, Huntington's disease; hiPSC, human induced pluripotent stem cell; hVps, mammalian vacuolar protein sorting homologue; IKK, inhibitor of nuclear factor κB kinase; IMPase, inositol monophosphatase; IP3R, Ins (1,4,5) P3 receptor; I1R, imidazoline - 1 receptor; JNK1, c - Jun N - terminal kinase 1; LC3, light chain 3; LD, Lafora disease; L - NAME, NG - nitro - L - arginine methyl ester; LRRK2, leucine - rich repeat kinase 2; MIPS, myo - inositol -1-phosphate synthase; mLST8, mammalian lethal with SEC13 protein 8; MND, motor neuron disease; mTOR, mammalian target of rapamycin; mTORC, mTOR complex; MVB, multivesicular body; NAC, N - acetylcysteine; NBR1, neighbour of BRCA1 gene 1; NOS, nitric oxide synthase; p70S6K, ribosomal protein S6 kinase - 1; PD, Parkinson's disease; PDK1, phosphoinositide - dependent kinase 1; PE, phosphatidylethanolamine; PI3K, phosphoinositide 3 - kinase; PI3KC1a, class Ia PI3K; PI3KC3, class III PI3K; PI3KK, PI3K - related protein kinase; PINK1, PTEN - induced kinase 1; PKA, protein kinase A; PLC, phospholipase C; polyQ, polyglutamine; PS, presenilin; PTEN, phosphatase and tensin homologue deleted from chromosome 10; Rag, Ras - related GTP - binding protein; raptor, regulatory - associated protein of mTOR; Rheb, Ras homologue enriched in brain; rictor, rapamycin - insensitive companion of mTOR; SBMA, spinobulbar muscular atrophy; SCA, spinocerebellar ataxia; SLC, solute carrier; SMER, small - molecule enhancer of rapamycin; SMIR, small - molecule inhibitor of rapamycin; SNARE, N - ethylmaleimide - sensitive factor - attachment protein receptor; SOD1, copper / zinc superoxide dismutase 1; TFEB, transcription factor EB; TOR, target of rapamycin; TSC, tuberous sclerosis complex; ULK1, UNC -51-like kinase 1; UVRAG, UV irradiation resistance - associated gene; VAMP, vesicle - associated membrane protein; v - ATPase, vacuolar H + - ATPase; Vps, vacuolar protein sorting

Human behavior: Applies knowledge of self, others, and the range of social systems to understand address issues related to biopsychosocial factors and spiritual development across the lifespan.

Generally speaking, as one grows older, the production of human growth hormone inside the body tends to drop off a bit, and this leads to a lot of factors that are generally related to aging.

Researchers have found that BDNF levels decline progressively with age.10 Lommatzsch, M., et al. «The Impact of Age, Weight and Gender on BDNF Levels in Human Platelets and Plasma,» Neurobiology of Aging 26 (2005):... continue At the same time that BDNF levels decrease, the volume of the hippocampus (primary center for emotion and memory) also decreases.11 Erickson, K.L., et al. «Brain - Derived Neurotrophic Factor is Associated with Age - Related Decline in Hippocampal Volume, Journal of Neuroscience 30,... continue In fact, in some neurological diseases, such as Huntington's and Alzheimer's disease, BDNF levels are low or deficient.12 Laske, C., et al. «Decreased Brain - Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) and B - Thromboglobulin Blood Levels in Alzheimer's Disease,» Journal of... continue

We use basic multiple linear regression models along with factors in the US Census data that relate to community social capital and family human capital to create predictive algorithms.

In the report, the authors study several factors including what they defined as human resources; pupil to teacher ratios, average class sizes and teacher wages as they relate to quality.

He has authored and co-authored numerous publications on factors related to student outcomes, including two forthcoming papers - one in the Review of Economics and Statistics on student absences and one in the Journal of Human Resources on teacher quality - class size tradeoffs.

In the area of human factors, NHTSA is completing research related to collision warning interfaces for heavy vehicles.

Also related is The Oxford Handbook of Human Motivation (motivation is a huge factor in how we learn and develop skills).

The blood pressure - related side effects that have made COX - 2 selective NSAIDs controversial in humans are not significant factors in canine use.

Salman, MD, New, Jr, JG, Scarlett, JM, Kass, PH, Ruch - Gallie, R, Hetts, S. Human and animal factors related to relinquishment of dogs and cats in 12 selected animal shelters in the United States.

Considering that over 75 % of dog bite related deaths were caused by resident dogs (a dog not kept as a family pet, but isolated from positive human interactions and usually kept for protection and / or chained outside), reducing this practice is a huge factor in preventing dog bites, as is neutering male dogs.

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Like the canary in the coal mine, the silencing of large numbers of our birds due to a multiplicity of human - related factors, including cat predation, is a warning to us to act now in support of our bird populations.

Everyone seems to know someone who tells a tale of losing a pet under anesthesia, but a recent study among human beings anesthetized over a period of 8 years in a Brazilian hospital revealed that although some patients died during surgery (16 deaths in 10,000), they were all related to patient factors, like preexisting disease1.

Salman, M., New, J., Scarlett, J.M., Kass, P., Ruch - Gallie, R., Hetts, S. Human and animal factors related to the relinquishment of dogs and cats in 12 selected animal shelters in the U.S.A. J Appl Anim Welf Sci 1:207 - 226, 1998.

Another is simply the mixing of naïve humans and risky wildlife; shark bite numbers relate to the number of humans living in Florida more than to any other factor.

It's also important to examine whether a world without such efforts — in which citizens had a clear view of both what is known, and uncertain, about the human factor in shaping climate - related risks — would appreciably change.

Most of the action in Mexico won't be related to the dominant factor determining the human influence on climate in this century and far beyond — carbon dioxide.

In a related note, Susan Hough of the United States Geological Survey, stressed that subtle factors can have a big impact on human losses:

A flood is defined as any high flow, overflow, or inundation by water that causes or threatens damage.17 Floods are caused or amplified by both weather - and human - related factors.

Legates, D.R. and W. Soon, 2011: Chapter 4: Sea level changes in Bangladesh: observational constraints on human, geologic and weather - climate variability related factors, in Climate Change Issues and Perspectives for Bangladesh, Rafique Ahmed, and S. Dara Shamsuddin (Eds).

The greatest fire management challenges lie in addressing simultaneously the threat to human well - being posed by fires, particularly at the wildland - urban interface; the uncertainties associated with various fire - related land - management practices, such as thinning and controlled burns; and the complicating factor of climate change.

It is well known that urban connurbations develop warmer micro-climates than surrounding rural areas due to numerous factors relating to the intensity of human activity.

The Australian research by Crompton and McAneney makes the same conclusion: «Once the weather - related insured losses are normalised, they exhibit no obvious trend over time that might be attributed to other factors, including human - induced climate change».

Future human - related emissions of GHGs will depend on many factors, especially: the human population, the extent and use of technologies that result in energy consumption, the types of technology used to produce energy, and the efficiency with which technologies use energy.

Christopher Gayner (CEO and senior engineer at Expert Reconstruction Company LLC) has provided expert witness testimony regarding traffic accident reconstruction, human factors, occupant dynamics, biomechanics, seat belts, airbags, and other traffic accident related topics and issues in hundreds of cases.

The Court held that the Board further erred by attributing human rights protection to all family - related leave permitted under the collective agreement, contrary to the Federal Court's earlier identification of the following four factors to establish discrimination on the basis of family status related to family responsibilities:

In employment screening, we address key human capital risks — those related to the «human factor» of the organization.