Sentences with phrase «human numbers declined»

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Consider a partial list of developments since just World War II: a broad national decline in denominational loyalty, changes in ethnic identity as hyphenated Americans enter the third and subsequent generations after immigration, the great explosion in the number of competing secular colleges and universities, the professionalization of academic disciplines with concomitant professional formation of faculty members during graduate education, the dramatic rise in the percentage of the population who seek higher education, the sharp trend toward seeing education largely in vocational and economic terms, the rise in government regulation and financing, the great increase in the complexity and cost of higher education, the development of a more litigious society, the legal end of in loco parentis, an exponential and accelerating growth in human knowledge, and so on.

A Guardian editorial in May described the decline in numbers and influence of Christianity and affirms that Christianity gave us «the idea that people have some rights just because they are human, and entirely irrespective of merit, [it] certainly isn't derived from observation of the world.»

Faso, during the meeting, spoke against a Democratic - backed amendment that would have prevented the replacement bill, known as the American Health Care Act, from taking effect until the federal government in the form of the Health and Human Services secretary certifies the number of uninsured people and out - of - pocket expenses would not increase and overall benefits would not declined.

The research documented a connection between various human activities and declining numbers of fish, including Moi, a species (Polydactylus sexfilis) of threadfin.

And the number who denied the scientific consensus that human - caused climate change is happening declined by 10 percentage points among Catholics and 6 points among the US population in general.

The reports also identifies other challenges that impact sustained observations, such as the declining investment in new technological development, increasing difficulty in retaining and replenishing the human resources associated with sustained ocean observing, and a decreasing number of global and ocean - class research vessels.

Some researchers say that this decline should deliver falling human numbers within a few decades, even allowing for demographic momentum.

Seals eat fish, so Norway says seals must be reduced to an «optimum» number to enable humans to continue exploiting declining fish populations.

While human cord blood represents a potentially important source of hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC), current two dimensional (2D) growth conditions employed to amplify cell numbers to the level required for many regenerative applications lead to a decline in the absolute percentage of the most primitive HSPCs [1].

The decline in skeletal muscle function associated with human ageing can be ascribed to an increasing number of mutations in satellite cells — the resident stem cells of skeletal muscle.

Aged human SkMs show a decline in the number and proliferative potential of the SCs.

A study published in Human Reproduction found that for young women whose moms stopped ovulating before 45, their number of eggs declined more rapidly than those of women whose mothers didn't reach menopause till age 55.

The Human Security Report project brings forth the argument that while «the average number of battle deaths per conflict in the region has declined by 90 percent since 2000» across the Sub-Saharan Africa, nearly half of the world's state - based battle deaths between 1989 and 2009 were caused by wars in sub-Saharan Africa, most of them in the 1990s» (2012:163).

While the number of employers offering retirement plans is declining, according to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), many companies still offer 401 (k) programs as an incentive, including matching contributions.

No one seems to know for certain why the number of male veterinarians is declining, but people point to the growth of companion animals over food animals and others speculate that more men might choose human medicine, dentistry and engineering fields, which pay better than veterinary medicine, according to an article in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association.

And data from communities and countries that sterilize community dogs show the same results: a decline in the number of dog bites, with «officials point [ing] to a variety of factors: the obvious effect of sterilization on dog behavior, including behaviors associated with mating, reduced numbers of dogs and reduced home range of individual dogs resulting in fewer chance encounters with humans, an increased respect and thus kinder treatment towards dogs due to the positive role model of rescuers, and the impact of community education by rescuers that often accompanies these efforts.

The result of this is a threefold whammy: 1) unlicensed activities continue at the same rate (or increase as the human population increases); 2) a significant number of pet owners who want to be law - abiding citizens give up banned breeds, quit feeding neighborhood cats or terminate valuable breeding programs rather than operate illegally or cope with unreasonable laws and increased fees; and 3) because demand for many beloved breeds does not decline when a law is passed, people who know little about breeds or breeding move into the void to fill demand.

In fact, in those towns and cities that have implemented such programs, we've already seen the number of companion animals who had to be euthanized decline by 30 to 60 percent - even in those communities whose human populations have been steadily increasing.

He concludes that access to primary and secondary education is the single most important factor that could improve outcomes in parts of the world where human numbers are exploding or declining.

Clearly, the loss of biodiversity (estimated at thousands of times the natural backgroud rate), the number of well known species that are threatened (10 - 40 % depending on taxonomic group), the loss of 10,000 - 30,000 genetically distinct populations per day (see Hughes et al., 1997) massive declines of groundwater, soil productivity and fertility, etc. as well as the fact that human activities now impact biogeochemical cycles over huge spatial scales is sufficient evidence that our species is living off of natural capital, rather than income.

At that time, the IPCC declined to give a single number for the share attributable to human activity.

It's not just the Great Barrier Reef — coral reefs around the globe are in decline due to climate change, ocean pollution, and a number of other impacts of human...

That decline in the number of cars reduced harmful emissions: black carbon — a component of particulate matter considered by experts to be the most toxic to human health — dropped 30 %.

Cod numbers declined and, as usual, humans were blamed.

New data released by the federal Department Of Health And Human Services indicates there has been a decline in the number of hospital readmissions, as well as the number of hospital - acquired infections across the country's hospitals.

Just after data was released showing a 50 % decline in the number of clients served with family planning program funds, as a result of drastic budget cuts that created a de facto ban on participation by Planned Parenthood, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission on Oct. 18 said plans for the revamped Texas Women's Health Program are finalized, including an even more firm ban on participation by any PP clinic.