Sentences with phrase «human impact of this work»

The tangible human impact of this work is that when glassy carbon electrodes are successfully integrated into brain - computer interfaces developed by the CSNE, they will enable the interface to send and receive a richer set of sensorimotor data and last much longer within the body.

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A team under Airbnb's global head of social impact, Kim Rubey, was already working on a program to house refugee relief workers in Greece, Macedonia and Serbia, but to address the product challenge, Gebbia formed a new team under his Samara studio that was ultimately spun out and called the Human team.

But as for the impact, the panelists disagreed about whether robots will put humans out of work.

These generous investors make it possible for the MIT IIC to «expand its impact on the global inclusive innovation movement and help to ensure a more equitable future of work for all humans,» Verrill said.

When I reflect on the infinite pains to which the human mind and heart will go in order to protect itself from the full impact of reality, when I recall the mordant analyses of religious belief which stem from the works of Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud and, furthermore, recognize the truth of so much of what these critics of religion have had to say, when I engage in a philosophical critique of the language of theology and am constrained to admit that it is a continual attempt to say what can not properly be said and am thereby led to wonder whether its claim to cognition can possibly be valid — when I ask these questions of myself and others like them (as I can not help asking and, what is more, feel obliged to ask), is not the conclusion forced upon me that my faith is a delusion?

The impact of Wieman in the American scene has sometimes been compared with that of Barth upon Continental theology, 17 and a parallel does exist at the point at which both men direct attention away from humanity and human values to the work of God which is understood as prior to and sovereign over human endeavors.

Working with Worms to Fight Climate Change Global studies show that water scarcity and water stress are increasing, and as much as 15 % to 35 % of human withdrawals of water for agriculture are considered unsustainable.1 Achievement of climate change - related commitments like those made at last year's Paris Climate Conference («COP21») will require that businesses strategically manage their water footprints for maximum efficacy while mitigating negative impacts.

In that speech (a full copy of which you can view by clicking here), I offered some suggestions on how each of us — whether we be parent, coach, official, athletic trainer, clinician, current or former professional athlete, sports safety equipment manufacturer, whether we were there representing a local youth sports program, the national governing body of a sport, or a professional sports league, could work together as a team to protect our country's most precious human resource — our children — against catastrophic injury or death from sudden impact syndrome or the serious, life - altering consequences of multiple concussions.

Scientists working on the question of how human milk is impacted by containers can't agree whether it's best to store milk in hard or soft containers.

Katherine Ludwig, co-author of Humility Is the New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age, shares what we know about the changing nature of work and how it will impact today's kids.

The report finds makes a list of recommendations for business, industry, professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later today.

The fact that people around the world expect the UN to deliver (which is why they are, so often, disappointed when it fails); the fact that we now expect states to work collectively on global problems; the fact that almost every aspect of human endeavour and planetary resource is addressed by international laws or bodies — all this reflects the transformative impact of the UN on our world and our lives.

Members interested in this area of work aim to expand the impact of the Coalition's work by growing the Coalition membership and building bridges with scientific, engineering, and health professionals as well as the human rights community.

Yet, as was the case with the other scientists, during his meetings with the staff of New York delegation members the conversations turned to his work measuring the impact of human activities on New York's coastal marshes.

«Science tells us that the climate is changing, and that human activity, in some manner, impacts that change,» Pruitt said during the hearing in front of the Environment and Public Works Committee.

James Balog, who founded Extreme Ice Survey that uses photography and videography to document the impact of climate change on glaciers — work that was the basis of his 2012 documentary «Chasing Ice» — said his work shows how human activities are transforming Earth's systems.

«Determining the limits of pain during robot - human impacts this way will allow the design of robot motions that can not exceed these limits,» says Sami Haddadin of DLR, the German Aerospace Centre in Wessling, who also works on human - robot safety.

Jay Baker, owner of Fat Dog Shellfish Co., said Grizzle's latest research adds to a growing body of work that demonstrates the value of farmed oysters in improving coastal water quality and mitigating human impacts to sensitive estuarine waters.

Perry Fuchs, chair of UTA's department of Psychology in the College of Science, emphasized the importance of this work in the context of the university's increasing focus on health and the human condition within the Strategic Plan 2020: Bold Solutions Global Impact.

In future work, the researchers hope to examine individual species to determine which ones are most likely to struggle with the changing climate, and which areas of the country are likely to be most impacted by conflicts between humans and relocating animals.

«Although the work presented here has yet to be replicated in humans, we believe it provides good reason to investigate this relationship further in light of the simple and potentially powerful impact that seasonal flu vaccination could have on long - term brain health.»

«This work in lower species of organisms does not have an impact on the understanding of the role of sirtuins in human health and disease.»

Work is now being finalized on a much larger project around the Volcanoes National Park in northern Rwanda, made famousby the film Gorillas in the Mist, where McGuinness is assessing the impacts of mountain gorilla, buffalo and golden monkey on the conservation of this park and the development of surrounding human communities.

For nearly a decade, the center had been outsourcing much of its work to SI, which assessed health risks and drafted reviews for 21 chemicals that the center was reviewing for their possible impact on human reproductive health.

She hopes her research will generate discussion among scientists today who are working on Everglades restoration in many disciplines with the outcome to collaborate and take into account the human impact on the landscape, not just in the 21st century but thousands of years into the past.

Both of these compounds, which are called stilbenoids, worked in synergy with vitamin D and had a significant impact in raising the expression of the human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide, or CAMP gene, that is involved in immune function.

He is working with the Environmental Protection Agency and other groups to test the impact of pollutants on human and rodent cells.

The international working group, which includes geologists Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams and Colin Waters, from the University of Leicester's School of Geography, Geology and the Environment and archaeologist Matt Edgeworth has, since 2009, been analysing the case for formalisation of the Anthropocene, a potential new epoch of geological time dominated by overwhelming human impact on the Earth.

Her work showed that these proteins are increasingly found to affect diseases of high impact in human health, including autoimmune disorders, cancer and metabolic diseases.

Dr. Zota's work focuses on using innovative, multi-disciplinary methods to: 1) identify sources and consequences of human exposure to environmental contaminants; 2) illustrate how environmental hazards may interact with social disadvantage and psychosocial stressors to exacerbate health disparities; and 3) evaluate the impact of NGO and regulatory action on emerging environmental health problems.

The findings could impact how scientists use iPSCs to model human diseases, Steven Finkbeiner, associate director of the Gladstone Institute of Neurological Disease, who was not involved in the work, wrote in an email to The Scientist.

In one 2010 survey, 47 percent of participants that worked in research - related fields agreed the potential impact of the human genome was hyped (compared to 40 percent who agreed promises made were realistic)[source: Nature News].

He played a vital role in annotating the genome sequences of human, mouse, chicken and several other organisms; this work has had a profound impact on our understanding of genomic biology.

Three separate Working Groups contribute to the Assessment, which analyzes the current scientific understanding of impacts of climate change on natural, managed and human systems, the capacity of these systems to adapt and their vulnerability.

Since it was established by CASW in 2000, this prize has sought to honor not a single story but a body of work published by a single journalist that has made a lasting contribution to the public's understanding of critical advances in medical science and their impact on human health.

Traffic light and front - of - pack labelling will only work if they are part of much wider restrictions on claims about food content and laws compelling companies to reveal hidden ingredients that may have an impact on human health.

As wine is a complex mixture, it is likely that a multitude of chemical constituents, as well as their metabolites, work synergistically to impact human health.

Table of contents: The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 The copyright of algorithms The Computer Misuse Act 1990 The Data Protection Act 1998 The Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 The Freedom of Information Act 2000 Human Rights Act 1998 Hackers v crackers Wireless networking Cloud storage and cloud computing Asking ethical questions Data privacy Wearable technology Computer based implants Healthcare apps Review culture Environmental impact of technology Answering long exam questions Other workbooks in this series: * Fundamentals of Algorithms GCSE revision student workbook Programming Fundamentals of Data Representation GCSE revision student workbook * Computer Systems GCSE revision student workbook Fundamentals of Computer Networks GCSE revision student workbook Cyber Security GCSE revision student workbook

We're pleased to see that the new Dietary Guidelines are consistent with our work over the past 20 years of analyzing research on nutrition and its impact on human performance, especially for educators and their students.

«Not only has this curriculum provided me with a wealth of experience that I can provide for students and teachers that I work with, but it also has helped form my own beliefs of how humans impact this planet.»

When students completed their presentations they had the opportunity to work with Izolda Trahktenberg, NASA Educational Consultant; together they created models of clouds and discussed the impact of human material on weather systems.

A hallmark of Human Performance Improvement is the focus on identifying and addressing the factors in the marketplace, workplace, work, and workforce that impact successful performance.

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Interview (starts at 21:50)-- Chris Brogan, CEO of Human Business Works and the co-author of The Impact Equation: Are You Making Things Happen or Just Making Noise?

The Banfield Pet Hospital is in communication with their partners Texas A&M Veterinary Emergency Teamwho has been deployed on site to assess the veterinary needs of impacted pets, American Humane, who is working with the local government to determine when they can go down to assist, and theAmerican Red Cross, who is providing updates on both the human and pet needs within their shelters.

While her previous books look at how dog owners have been rewarded by the dogs they rescue, this one focuses on owners of rescued dogs who have trained and certified their dogs for special work that has an impact on the lives of many more humans.

Founded in 1978, we are community focused, working together to make an impact in the lives of humans and their companion animals through our many programs, including the Pet Food Pantry, Pets for Patriots and Seniors for Seniors.

So not only is this work pivotal to animal welfare, but it also impacts the welfare of many humans as well.

In 2010, she realized she could make a more direct impact by applying her years of experience and knowledge to working intimately with dogs and their humans, fostering positive and compassionate communication and a fun, meaningful, rewarding relationship.

Because our work is on the frontline, we see first - hand the impact human interference has on the survival issues that marine mammals face, and we listen to their messages about their health and the health of the ocean.