Sentences with phrase «increase as a function»

In the familiar heat engine model at macroscopic scale, referred to as the Carnot heat engine, the efficiency increases as a function of the ratio between the temperatures of the low - and high - temperature baths.

The potential for surprises increases as a function of sensitivity, but even «not so alarming» trends in warming can have long standing negative effects on reefal communities, continental aridity, etc..

As absolute temperature goes above zero, the fluctuations increase as a function of temperature.

The Figure shows that the prevalence of adult depression (panel 1), elevated inflammation (panel 2), and the clustering of metabolic risk markers (panel 3) each increased as a function of the number of adverse childhood experiences.

In addition, health risk factors were examined in proportion to the cumulative experience of ACEs, which resulted in a more detailed explanation of the rate at which negative health outcomes increase as a function of increased scoring on the ACE questionnaire.

Specifically, threat - related activity during the alone condition actually increased as a function of EFT in regions such as the dACC and portions of the PFC. Increased reactivity in these regions suggests a possible cost to increasing one's dependence upon social resources: that it becomes more difficult to tolerate being alone.

Analysis revealed that the effect sizes on parent - and teacher - reported problem behavior increased as a function of the number of yearly FCUs caregivers participated in.

Not exact matches

A critical R&D tool But as traffic in the Arctic increases in the years ahead, UAS will serve a more important function in helping researchers, engineers and commercial interests of all stripes fully characterize the environment there.

I've also set some goals: In the near term, I want to add staff, grow my audience and increase sales; in the long term, I want to open a brick - and - mortar space somewhere in the States, to function as a design studio, store and workshop venue.

«Today, the answers to those questions are different - you do not get much which does not come close to justifying the step function increase in the cost to upgrade, and as the below chart show the cost to upgrade changed dramatically with the introduction of the iPhone X.

Spain could therefore either use the imported German capital to (a) increase domestic investment (which it did in the form of a real estate bubble)(b) binge on consumption and sharply reduce its savings as a function of GDP (which it also did)(c) accept higher unemployment (which it is now forced to do) which forces GDP to fall faster than consumption falls or (d) try to emulate Germany by passing off a trade imbalance at the expense of the rest of the world (which Europe as a whole is trying to do and which will go nowhere in the long run because only one country is even remotely capable of accepting such massive inflows, and it is increasingly unwilling to import the unemployment caused by German and Asian policies).

Land appreciation, acts as collateral function, enabling loans out of thin air and the increase in debt.

The product of SegWit2x's cancellation, BCH, which functions more like a business than a decentralized network and even has a CEO, seized the opportunity to increase its standing as a major opponent to Bitcoin itself.

The decrease primarily resulted from a $ 175.2 million decrease in share - based compensation expense, primarily related to $ 183.4 million recognized as a result of the Merger, an $ 11.1 million decrease in Merger - related costs and a $ 2.3 million decrease in travel and corporate functions costs, partially offset by a $ 3.5 million increase in executive severance costs, a $ 2.8 million increase in sponsor - related consulting fees for interim executive and international consulting services, a $ 2.6 million increase in legal and accounting fees, a $ 1.9 million increase in sponsor - related management fees and a $ 1.0 million increase in contract negotiation services.

Voter turnout increases as people get older, a function of greater personal stability (moving less often), and that voting tends to be habitual.

In response to the increased demand for liquidity, the Reserve Bank injected additional funds through its open market operations to help money markets function as smoothly as possible.

It said the big improvement was driven by a US$ 64mln increase in California Provider Fee revenue, as well as a favorable adjustment to malpractice and workers» compensation expenses and «strong cost management within the company's hospital operations and corporate overhead functions.»

Similarly, if teachers employed by the public are assigned to teach on parochial school premises, they tend to come under the administrative aegis of the parochial rather than the public school (not that they teach religion, but that they otherwise function to some degree as adjunct faculty, increasing with tax funds the staffing resources of the parochial school — a consideration apparently underlying two 1985 decisions but not well articulated by the Supreme Court)

To an increasing extent every machine comes into being as a function of every other machine; and, again to an increasing extent, all the machines on earth, taken together, tend to form a single, vast, organized mechanism.

These forms of consciousness will of course be different for every person, based on personal experience... so that is where a personal God comes in... one that fits each person's current level of understanding... a living, hopefully growing perception as knowledge increases, instead of a fixed idol or icon... but if it provides a person a non-harmful useful comfort and positive function, then what genius has the right to deprive them of that, with ridicule that their understanding is different and better, when the person being ridiculed at the time, does not possess the knowledge required to have the same understanding of the person ridiculing.

The «thesis... that all interests should be organized as to function as one,» so as to be «creative of integrated experience,» while «sustaining and increasing the number of different elements or aspects of the world which enter into consciousness,» seems to adumbrate a vision of aesthetic organization of value experience (OI 3, 15).

As the tradition developed, there was an increasing christological emphasis and this led to the ascription to Jesus of the original function of God in the saying.

But mentality can discriminate either by ruling out, contradiction, or including, contrast, As mentality broadens, what were initially contradictions become contrasts.8 Mentality grows by the transmutation of contradiction into contrast, The increase in mental functioning begets in turn greater depth of contrast, which in its own turn further promotes mental functioning.9 This explains to some extent why it is not necessary to increase LSD dosage on subsequent occasions to promote greater effects.

This is another reason it functions well as a thirst quencher, particularly for athletes who have an increased need for potassium.

Known as the healthiest and most versatile oil on earth, coconut oil is made up of unique medium chain fatty acids which offers a long list of health and beauty benefits, some of which include: - Improved brain function - Improved memory - Enhanced immune function - Supported digestion - Increased nutrient absorption (add to cooking and smoothies)- Balanced hormones - Improves thyroid function - Increases energy levels - Aids weight loss and weight management - Provides skin and hair nourishment - Cleanses unwanted bacteria, fungi and viral infections Coconut Magic's coconut oil is an all - natural, clean product that can be used during pregnancy and also for baby care.

Additionally, coconut oil can help boost our thyroid function, which as we know increases energy, metabolism and endurance.

ADHD medication controls symptoms while a psychological approach results in actual changes in brain function that will continue and increase as your child develops.

There are several old wives tales, which state that milk functions as a galactagogue, a substance that increases the production of milk.

Highlights of the third edition include new approaches to positioning and latch - on, information on the use of prescription and herbal medications to increase milk supply, new illustrations of breast structure and how the breast functions as reflected in the research of Dr Peter Hartmann, and information on breastfeeding in emergency situations.

There are also questionable portions of soy formula such as phytoestrogens and increased aluminum that may lead to decreased immune system function, improper thyroid function, and decreased bone mineralization.

This is important as these fatty acids are correlated to an increase in cognitive function.

«We expect the proportion of officers who are on the frontline will actually increase over this spending increase period as they drive out costs in the backroom functions.»

Other research indicates that teenage marijuana use may adversely impact the developing brain: it has been linked to changes in neural structure and function, including lower IQ, as well as an increased risk of psychosis in vulnerable individuals.

«If this insight proves correct,» said Jonathan Posner, MD, lead author and Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at CUMC, «behavioral interventions that improve the functioning of the DMN, such as meditation and mindfulness, could be used to address a brain - based problem (increased DMN connections), before it leads to a depressive illness.»

Somatically the body prepares the organism to deal with threat (known as an emergency reaction): blood pressure and heart rate are increased, sweating is increased, bloodflow to the major muscle groups is increased, and immune and digestive system functions are inhibited.

The potential for mind - boosting drugs and technologies has increased stunningly over the past decade as neuroscientists have unlocked the secrets of neuronal circuits, neurotransmitters, and specific molecular events triggering brain functions in three interconnected cognitive domains — attention, memory, and creativity.

In addition, Luthar and Cicolla cite other studies showing moms of early adolescents are likely experiencing their own developmental challenges as they begin to recognize declines in physical abilities, cognitive functioning and increased awareness of mortality.

In both cases, UDCA improved mitochondrial function as demonstrated by the increase in oxygen consumption and cellular energy levels.»

The most popular approach taken to replicate that function has been to create artificial hemoglobin - based oxygen carriers, tapping proteins in red blood cells called hemoglobin that act as oxygen's transport service, and chemically modifying them to increase oxygen - carrying capacity.

In an era of increasing excitement about mapping the brain's «connectome,» this finding fits with our growing understanding of complex brain functions as residing not in discrete brain regions, but in densely connected networks of neurons spread throughout different parts of the brain.

Factors such as poor emotional control, limited coping skills, poor social functioning, and increased stress sensitivity increase a child's risk of experiencing psychotic - like symptoms (e.g., unusual thoughts, suspiciousness, perceptual disturbances).

As patients» kidney volume increases due to cyst growth, they gradually lose their kidney function and often develop kidney failure.

Similarly, the signals trigger an increase in toxic chemicals such as nitric oxide, quinolonic acid, and kynurenic acid, which are bad for the functioning of nerve cells.

In the study, Kim, Arda and their colleagues identified two proteins never before directly implicated in pancreatic function whose expression increases as a person ages.

But when they acutely (in seconds) added the potentiator VX - 770, the corrected CFTR protein exhibited a brief increase in function that rapidly waned, a sign that the corrected CFTR protein was losing its ability to function as an ion channel.

If it does not function correctly, what is known as a circadian disruption or chronodisruption, has for years been linked to an increased incidence of cancer, obesity, diabetes, depression, cognitive problems or cardiovascular diseases.

Although scientists hypothesize that increased inflammation in fat tissue contributes to metabolic problems such as insulin resistance, this study found that metabolic function could improve while markers of inflammation remain unchanged.

The function of these genes were involved in molecular maintenance strategies, such as DNA repair, chromosomal maintenance, immune response and programmed cell death The authors argue that the «slower rate of change in these functions is consistent with increased constraint on somatic cell maintenance as would be required in these relatively long - lived and large - bodied mammals, illustrated by the additional large and long - lived species with slower rates in these genes (e.g. double - strand break repair gene XRCC4 is also highly constrained in elephant.»

The increase in disc height was due to restoration in the transplant group of the nucleus pulposus structure, which refers to the jelly - like substance in the disc, and an increased amount of water content, which is critical for the appropriate function of the disc as a cushion for the spinal column, the researchers concluded.

These findings call into question the safety of the recent substitution of DiNP for DEHP in soft PVC, particularly since a shorter male AGD has been shown to be related to male genital birth defects in children (such as hypospadias and undescended testis) and impaired reproductive function in adult males (such as decreased fertility, impaired semen quality and lower serum testosterone levels) and the fact that human levels of DiNP are rapidly increasing globally, says Carl - Gustaf Bornehag, professor in Public Health Sciences at Karlstad University and responsible for the current study.