Sentences with phrase «increase at normal levels»

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At the same time, they must carefully monitor consumers» perceptions of «normal» price levels: Excessive promotions lead consumers to revise their expectations about prices downward and can threaten profitability in the recovery period because people will resist the steep increases as prices return to «normal.»

Natural Gas Natural gas futures were among the quarter's key decliners -LRB--7.5 %, to US$ 2.73 per million British thermal units) as production growth outweighed seasonal consumption and higher exports of the fuel.1 Spot prices saw an even larger drop of 20.6 % (to US$ 2.81) as the support of December's weather - related demand spikes faded and a more normal winter pattern developed.1 Natural gas generally took its downward price cues from elevated US production and growth in the natural gas - focused rig count, which increased from 179 to 194 in March alone.2 Despite the price drop, traders remained optimistic given surging US shale - gas exports and a supply deficit that was 20 % larger than the five - year average at March - end, the biggest in four years.3 Moreover, total natural gas inventories of 1.38 trillion cubic feet were nearly 33 % below their year - ago level.3 Meanwhile, the market appeared focused on an anticipated production surge (2018 is projected to be a record growth year for gas supplies) and may have overlooked intensifying demand as US exports increasingly helped drain supplies.

At the same time, however, the enormous increase in government liabilities stemming from an ongoing budget deficit and huge financial rescue efforts is likely to result in normal if not elevated levels of inflation as the economy recovers.

A diet rich in Omega - 3 can help the brain increase mental alertness and concentration levels at any age, but can also be shown to help slow the effects of normal age related memory loss and increase resistance to stress and its impact on mood.

The attempts at getting pregnant before may increase the hCG levels and this can make it difficult for a doctor to determine whether a pregnancy is normal.

In animal models, exposure to cigarette smoke or nicotine during fetal development alters the expression of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor in areas of the brainstem important for autonomic function, 28 alters the neuronal excitability of neurons in the nucleus tractus solitarius (a brainstem region important for sensory integration), 29 and alters fetal autonomic activity and medullary neurotransmitter receptors.30 In human infants, there are strong associations between nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and serotonin receptors in the brainstem during development.31 Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke attenuates recovery from hypoxia in preterm infants, 32 decreases heart rate variability in preterm33 and term34 infants, and abolishes the normal relationship between heart rate and gestational age at birth.33 Moreover, infants of smoking mothers exhibit impaired arousal patterns to trigeminal stimulation in proportion to urinary cotinine levels.35 It is important to note also that prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke alters the normal programming of cardiovascular reflexes such that there is a greater - than - expected increase in blood pressure and heart rate in response to breathing 4 % carbon dioxide or a 60 ° head - up tilt.36 These changes in autonomic function, arousal, and cardiovascular reflexes might all increase an infant's vulnerability to SIDS.

Normal seasonal flu outbreaks have only one peak of infection — the number of cases starts very low, increases to a maximum, then decreases to a very low level, and remains at a low level until the next flu season.

Another key finding was that elevated mortality risk with increasing waist circumference was observed at all levels of BMI, even among people who had normal BMI levels.

At the core of this cell behavior is how the loss of that single gene changes activation levels of dozens of other genes, suppressing genes associated with metastatic disease and increasing activity of genes linked to normal tissue.

Among postmenopausal women with normal body mass index (BMI), those with higher body fat levels had an increased risk for invasive breast cancer, according to data presented at the American Association for Cancer Research Special Conference Obesity and Cancer: Mechanisms Underlying Etiology and Outcomes, held Jan. 27 - 30.

One patient did have greatly increased BNP after the first dose but subsequently returned and stayed at approximately normal levels.

Second, Warfarin, a vitamin K inhibitor, produces a toxicity profile almost identical to that of vitamin D, but does not increase serum calcium levels.81 Third, one group used vitamin D to produce calcium deposition in the kidneys of chickens at doses that did not lead to hypercalcemia.104 This finding is consistent with a case report of four post-menopausal women who were taking undetermined doses of vitamin D without their knowledge in the form of supplements that appeared to be contaminated with large amounts of vitamin D2: these patients had abnormally high vitamin D levels, three times the calcium in their urine as is normal, and appeared, albeit inconclusively, to have associated bone loss.

It is not until testosterone levels surpass the top of the normal scale by at least 30 percent that a significant increase in muscle mass can be seen.

The more interesting debate at this point is the potential consequence of increasing a man's testosterone level, even to a normal range, in the presence of an existing prostatic growth.

For example, an andropausal man whose serum test results indicate total testosterone at normal levels may still be experiencing loss of muscle and libido, prostate enlargement, and erectile dysfunction, along with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and depression, if most of his testosterone is bound, which becomes increasingly likely in men > 50, the age at which testosterone levels typically begin to decline, while levels of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) increase with age.14

For example, a menopausal woman whose serum test results indicate total estradiol at normal levels may still be experiencing hot flashes and other common climacteric symptoms if most of her estrogen is bound, which it likely is, as levels of sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) increase with age.13

«If you're nursing, your vaginal wall probably won't return to normal until you stop and your estrogen levels increase,» says Scott Farrell, chief of gynaecology at IWK Health Centre in Halifax.

Doctors at the University of Minnesota showed that coffee administered rectally also stimulates an enzyme system in the liver, which increases glutathione, the master antioxidant in the body, by 600 % -700 % above normal activity levels.

It took 6 months to get them to «normal» levels and at 38 we are still tweaking them (usually increasing).

Therefore, you can decrease insulin in your bloodstream by increasing magnesium to at least normal levels.

Similarly, if you stay up late at night, past your normal bedtime, you will fall asleep faster because the adenosine levels have increased.

For instance, beagle dogs that completed a 60 minute race (at a leisurely jogging speed of 5.6 mph) sustain a moderate CK increase of 2.5 fold (80 vs 240 u / L — still in the normal range)(ref); whereas CK blood levels reached over 4,000 u / l after sled dogs ran 320 km in an Alaskan endurance race.

Along with the hot summer, annual precipitation for 2003 was as much as 12 inches (300 millimeters) below normal, leaving most of Europe in a drought.21 Damages to the agricultural sector were estimated at more than U.S. $ 16 billion (more than $ 13 billion).3, 21 Many areas saw an increase in wildfires, while low water levels in major rivers led to problems ranging from irrigating crops to cooling power plants.4, 21,22

(Making the prior mistakes you're talking about;) Even if surface temperatures and TOA imbalance stay at 2017 level for the next several years and don't increase further, EffCS will continue to trend upwards even with forcing increasing as normal.

Jeremy wrote about perchlorates contamination: «Perchlorate is well - known to pose risks for both human health and wildlife -LSB-...] Their results indicated that within 14 hours of the [fireworks] displays, the background levels of perchlorate increased sharply 24 - 1028 times and typically peaked at 1 day, after which they slowly degraded until they reached normal levels within 20 to 80 days.»

Suffering the Science: Climate change, people and poverty goes into greater detail, but in short the report says that hunger, disaster and disease will be the «new normal»: At 5 °C Rise Billions Could Die Even at 2 °C temperature increases, some 660 million people could be forced into devastating conditions the report says; and if we continue to follow a business - as - usual trajectory and allow something on the order of 5 °C temperature rise, human population levels could be reduced to just one billion people by the end of the centurAt 5 °C Rise Billions Could Die Even at 2 °C temperature increases, some 660 million people could be forced into devastating conditions the report says; and if we continue to follow a business - as - usual trajectory and allow something on the order of 5 °C temperature rise, human population levels could be reduced to just one billion people by the end of the centurat 2 °C temperature increases, some 660 million people could be forced into devastating conditions the report says; and if we continue to follow a business - as - usual trajectory and allow something on the order of 5 °C temperature rise, human population levels could be reduced to just one billion people by the end of the century.

At the high - end scenario of global warming, in which global average temperatures increase to 8.46 degrees Fahrenheit above 1986 - 2005 average levels by 2100, the report found that «the combination of high temperature and humidity in some areas for parts of the year is projected to compromise normal human activities, including growing food or working outdoors.»

Their results indicated that within 14 hours of the displays, the background levels of perchlorate increased sharply 24 - 1028 times and typically peaked at 1 day, after which they slowly degraded until they reached normal levels within 20 to 80 days.

Multifamily starts, which Crowe says are now at a normal level of production, are projected to increase 15 percent in 2014 to 356,000 units and hold steady next year.