Sentences with phrase «human risks associated»

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«Whenever your human capital is tied up in one particular industry, it may make sense to diversify your investment capital outside of that industry, just because of the amount of risk associated with that.»

Exxon has argued against all the other shareholder proposals as well, including a «policy to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity»; a policy articulating Exxon's «respect for and commitment to the human right to water»; «a report discussing possible long term risks to the company's finances and operations posed by the environmental, social and economic challenges associated with the oil sands»; a report of «known and potential environmental impacts» and «policy options» to address the impacts of the company's «fracturing operations»; a report of recommendations on how Exxon can become an «environmentally sustainable energy company»; and adoption of «quantitative goals... for reducing total greenhouse gas emissions.»

The company uses an algorithm to trade stocks, which theoretically maximizes the yield of investments while reducing overhead costs and the risks associated with human trading.

Blockchain technology can cut out the substantial intermediary costs, security risks, and record keeping infrastructure traditionally associated with such applications resulting in reduced cost, fewer time delays and less human error.

We are somewhat more explicit about recognising the potential human cost of financial instability in terms of financial distress and unemployment and are more attuned to the behavioural risks associated with risk cultures and financial innovations.

He believes that a wider presence of self - driving technologies will reduce the risks associated with driving, as human error is responsible for more than 90 percent of all car crashes.

Yandex could also improve its commitments to users» privacy by clarifying its handling of user information, and giving users clear options to control what information the company collects and shares, and for how long it retains it, so that people can better understand the privacy, security, and human rights risks associated with Yandex services.

Animal and preliminary human research has also suggested that some types of casein protein might be associated with increased risk or severity of autism.

When mothers use human milk, they avoid the risks associated with infant formula.

These include the infant with galactosemia, 53,54 the infant whose mother uses illegal drugs, 55 the infant whose mother has untreated active tuberculosis, and the infant in the United States whose mother has been infected with the human immunodeficiency virus.56, 57 In countries with populations at increased risk for other infectious diseases and nutritional deficiencies resulting in infant death, the mortality risks associated with not breastfeeding may outweigh the possible risks of acquiring human immunodeficiency virus infection.58 Although most prescribed and over-the-counter medications are safe for the breastfed infant, there are a few medications that mothers may need to take that may make it necessary to interrupt breastfeeding temporarily.

For preterm infants, human milk feeding, in particular the woman's own milk, is associated with a reduced risk of necrotizing enterocolitis (18) and other infectious morbidity.

This implies that there may be significant risk associated with peer - to - peer distribution of human milk from unscreened donors.

The health risks associated with formula feeding for premature infants include increased incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis, 5 delayed brainstem maturation, 6 decreased scoring on cognitive and developmental tests,7 - 10 and decreased visual development.11, 12 Thus, human - milk feeding of premature infants is desirable, and effective strategies to increase breastfeeding rates in this population are needed.

My rationale was that we know there are risks associated with artificial breastmilk and substantial benefits to human milk, particularly breastfeeding relationships.

Breastfeeding is associated with a reduced risk of SIDS.71, — , 73 If possible, mothers should exclusively breastfeed or feed with expressed human milk (ie, not offer any formula or other non — human milk — based supplements) for 6 months, in alignment with recommendations of the AAP.74

The Consortium also built an online community of relevant stakeholders to sustain dialogue about new and emerging forms of human rights documentation and the associated challenges and risks.

«Current epidemiological data in humans do not support a meaningful link between diet drinks and risk for diabetes, whereas sugar - rich beverages do appear to be associated with higher diabetes risk.

High total and saturated fat intake were associated with greater risk of estrogen receptor - and progesterone receptor - positive (ER+PR +) breast cancer (BC), and human epidermal growth factor 2 receptor - negative (HER2 --RRB- disease, according to a new study published April 9 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

«At the same time, as the human ZNF217 is associated with poor survival in a variety of cancers, understanding how this protein operates in physiological conditions may help to predict cancer risk, achieve earlier diagnosis and provide novel therapeutic approaches.»

«Formaldehyde has been shown in both humans and lab animals to cause structural and numerical changes in their chromosomes, which are associated with increased cancer risk, particularly with leukemia.

The researchers found that blackbuck preferred to stay in the safety of the sanctuary when food was abundant to avoid the risks associated with humans and livestock.

Scientists use mathematical modeling to simulate human mesenchymal stem cell delivery to a damaged heart and found that using one sub-set of these stem cells minimises the risks associated with this therapy.

«At a minimum, the human health risks to the site workers from radon and its decay products should be assessed along with the associated treatment technologies such as aeration systems or holding for decay,» the agency wrote.

Doctors and nutritionists have long associated the Mediterranean diet with human health benefits, including a lower risk of Alzheimer's disease.

The group has also shown that in humans, genetic variants of the Oprl1 gene are associated with higher risk of developing the disorder after exposure to trauma.

«In Down syndrome, there's a 50-fold increase in risk for heart defects, which is enormous,» says senior author Michael Zwick, PhD, associate professor of human genetics and pediatrics at Emory.

The researchers from the University's Institute of Infection and Global Health ranked the top 100 pathogens affecting humans and the top 100 affecting domestic animals using a system which, they believe, will help governments across the continent plan for risks associated with the spread of infectious diseases, including as a result of climate change, and for biosecurity.

Animal studies have suggested that overactivation of TLR7 plays a role in lupus, and a gene variant that increases expression of the receptor has been associated with increased lupus risk in human patients.

The researchers also found that, in humans, genetic mutations causing an increase in TLR4 expression were associated with a greater risk of forming CCMs.

In small studies of humans, exposure to this compound was associated with an increased risk of the blood cancer non-Hodgkin lymphoma, but the HHS said it considered the evidence too limited to call pentachlorophenol a known carcinogen.

In the meantime, we need to keep studying not only how the ticks are adapting but also understand how the pathogens associated with these ticks are changing and the potential for elevated risk for humans and animals.»

In addition, noted climate scientist Peter Stott of the U.K. Met Office, these studies show that in many cases, human influence on climate has increased the risks associated with extreme events.

The team identified multiple germline mutations in the human genes responsible for SNRK production that were directly associated with higher body mass index, higher waist circumference and risk of obesity in a cohort of 12,000 women who participated in the Women's Health Initiative.

In this earth system model, human belief systems and corresponding climate governance will drive anthropogenic GHG emissions that force the climate system, while the magnitude of climate change and related extreme events will influence human perception of associated risk.

Reykjavik, ICELAND, 25 September 2011 — Scientists at deCODE Genetics and academic collaborators from Iceland, The Netherlands, Spain, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, the USA, the UK and Romania today report the discovery of a variant in the sequence of the human genome associated with risk of developing basal cell carcinoma of the skin (BCC), as well as prostate cancer and glioma, the most serious form of brain cancer.

Most genes known to be associated with type 1 diabetes — including those currently considered the top two high - risk genes, which are the ones TEDDY screens for — are classified as human leukocyte antigen, or HLA genes.

Still, Cucinotta pointed to «Cancer Risk From Exposure to Galactic Cosmic Rays: Implications for Space Exploration by Human Beings» from The Lancet Oncology as being one of particular note because it highlighted the health risks associated with humans» space travel endeavors.

Finally, recent large - scale human genetic studies have implicated mutations in the NMDAR itself and serine racemase, as well as many genes associated with the postsynaptic density, with increased risk for schizophrenia.

An overall objective, aside from the desire to assess alternative means to combine human social system models with climate models, is to provide a rational basis to determine whether human risk perception and associated changes in behaviors can significantly affect climate projections.

«Our results show that, in an era in which high - resolution molecular typing for class I and class II HLA [human leukocyte antigen] loci has significantly improved the clinical outcome of unrelated donor HSCT by decreasing the risk of immunological complications, lowering the ATLG dose to 15 mg / kg did not affect the time to engraftment and, more importantly, the incidence of acute or chronic GVHD [graft - vs - host disease], and was associated with an improved probability of event - free survival, mainly due to a reduced risk of nonrelapse mortality,» wrote Franco Locatelli, MD, of the department of oncoematologia pediatrica, IRCCS Ospedale «Bambino Gesù» in Rome, and colleagues.

Reykjavik, ICELAND, 6 March 2011 — Scientists at deCODE genetics and academic colleagues from Iceland, The Netherlands, Denmark, USA and Illumina, Inc., today report the discovery of single - letter variants (SNPs) in the sequence of the human genome associated with high risk of sick sinus syndrome (SSS).

«Human neurons — derived from reengineered skin cells — could help assess the efficacy and safety of these drugs, thereby reducing risks and resources associated with human trials.&rHuman neurons — derived from reengineered skin cells — could help assess the efficacy and safety of these drugs, thereby reducing risks and resources associated with human trials.&rhuman trials.»

Telomere length predicts both cellular health and disease in rodent models and humans.8 Shorter telomeres predict onset of cardiometabolic diseases of aging.9 Chronic stress is associated with higher inflammation, shorter telomeres, and lower activity levels of telomerase, the cellular enzyme that elongates telomeric DNA.10, 11 Levels of amyloid beta (Aβ) proteins circulating in the blood appear to be stress - related in rodent models12 and may be affected by stress reduction, and greater Aβ42 / Aβ40 ratios are associated with lower risk of dementia.13

A growing number of human studies suggest that a low plasma Aβ42 / Aβ40 ratio is a risk factor for major depression, 45, 46 dementia47 and higher mortality.48 The Framingham Study also showed that increased plasma Aβ42: Aβ40 ratios are associated with decreased risk of AD and dementia.13 Thus, the higher Aβ42 / Aβ40 ratio observed in regular meditators at baseline and the increase in this ratio from pre - to post intervention in the novice meditator and vacation groups may be salutary to brain health.

Human iPS cells were created from skin cells by direct delivery of proteins, thus eliminating the harmful risks associated with genetic manipulation.

The − 866A / A genotype in the promoter of the human uncoupling protein 2 gene is associated with insulin resistance and increased risk of type 2 diabetes

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.

Reykjavik, ICELAND, December 8, 2008 — deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN) today announced the discovery by an international consortium of scientists from deCODE and major European and US academic institutions of a single letter variation in the human genome (SNP) that is associated with increased fasting glucose levels and risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Now, a novel computational method shows that a viral protein found in EBV - infected human cells may activate genes associated with increased risk for autoimmunity.

In the genome - wide association study (GWAS) published in Nature, the authors looked at over 80,000 genetic samples from schizophrenia patients and healthy volunteers and found 108 specific locations in the human genome associated with risk for schizophrenia.