Sentences with phrase «increasing area of activity»

A third and ever - increasing area of activity involves proposals to add large groups of species as endangered / threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA).

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There's a good amount of capital going into cyber security in the city overall, but it's unique position as a financial epicenter have increased data - security activity in this area.

It is also the case that the increased economic activity spurred by opening new areas to road travel (which Price decries) has a positive economic impact regardless of its effect on traffic.

The pace of activity in the euro area looks to have increased in recent months, after subdued growth over the first half of this year.

The initial costs to communities affected by natural disasters can be great; however, after a natural disaster there is usually a surge of economic activity that continues for an extended period as people and communities rebuild and money and workers flow into the area — increasing income tax and sales tax revenues to municipalities.

More praise for the yummy stuff resulted from brain researcher Todd Parrish of Northwestern University in 2009, when he examined functional magnetic resonance images of gum chewers and found increased activity in areas of the brain associated with memory and emotional responses.

This combination highly increases the performance in all areas of activity as it reduces stress levels and tiredness.

With the increased Emerald Ash Borer activity in the Chicago Metro Area, Arlington Heights Park District and the Village of Arlington Heights recognize the significance of, not only the ash tree but all trees and their importance to the landscape in Arlington Heights.

Many of the more than 50 residents who crowded into the Inverness Village Hall expressed fears that organized activities on the baseball diamond and soccer field would increase traffic in the area.

Taking into account resolution WHA56.23 on the joint FAO / WHO evaluation of the work of the Codex Alimentarius Commission, which endorsed WHO's increased direct involvement in the Commission and requested the Director - General to strengthen WHO's role in complementing the work of the Commission with other relevant WHO activities in the areas of food safety and nutrition, with special attention to issues mandated in Health Assembly resolutions,

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.

He stated that the Eastern Corridor Road which linked the north to the south, when completed, would have a potential of increasing socio - economic activities in the area.

The governor proposes keeping the increased National Guard, Port Authority, MTA police and state police presence in key areas because of terrorism - related activities around the world.

With flu activity increasing across the country, as well as in our area, Rockland officials are encouraging county residents to consider getting a flu vaccination to help prevent the spread of influenza.

Redevelopment of the space began in 2011 with Picente's commitment to explore all possible alternatives to increase economic activity in the area.

Redevelopment of the space began in 2011 with County Executive Anthony J. Picente's commitment to explore all possible alternatives to increase economic activity in the area.

She handled day - to - day aspects for two federally - funded programs, GET SET (Global Education for Tomorrow in Science, Engineering, and Technology) which engaged students, teachers, and parents in a suite of learning activities designed to increase student interest in pursuit of advanced course - taking, and careers in engineering and other STEM areas, and DC ACTS (DC Advancing Competencies in Technology and Science), which provided CEU's from George Washington University to teachers furthering their science education and teaching pedagogy.

It turns out that if someone is actively craving cocaine, or if you expose an addict to stimuli that remind the addict of cocaine and activate the craving, what you are doing is increasing activity in an area of the prefrontal cortex called the orbitofrontal cortex.

Past studies have shown that an area of the brain, the right temporoparietal junction, shows increased activity when people read about another's intentions or beliefs.

Sheryl Smith and colleagues at the State University of New York reckon this could be due to a temporary increase in a receptor molecule that inhibits activity in a brain area key to some types of learning.

Again, the increased activity in these areas was associated with the number of copies of the A allele carried by individuals — people with two copies showed a larger increase in activity than those with just one.

In particular, theta activity increased at the junction of three brain areas: the parietal region, just behind the crown of the head, which perceives sensory information and integrates it into the mysterious state called consciousness; the temporal lobe, behind the temples and responsible for making sense of sound; and the occipital lobe, located at the bottom back of the brain and responsible for processing vision.

«Increased activity in brain areas such as the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex is associated with an increased experience of socIncreased activity in brain areas such as the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex is associated with an increased experience of socincreased experience of social pain.

«These changes were also a response to the increased community interest in the association between physical activity and health, the growth of the fitness industry, and the perceived demand for graduates trained in these areas,» explains Tony Parker, vice president for sports science at the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE) and professor at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Australia.

Results of the study showed that increased lactate production was found by hyperpolarized MRI in areas of hypoxia, or low - oxygenation, and higher levels of FDG binding represented areas of hypermetabolic activity surrounding the hypoxic areas.

Borrelli said they observed a remarkable decrease in expression levels of some 2,000 genes in this area, coupled with a widespread increase in modifications of basic DNA proteins called histones — particularly those associated with reduced gene activity.

«The confluence of climate and people in these areas increases the risk of widespread fire activity when the fire season severity is elevated,» said Doug Morton of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., who works with Randerson and colleagues on the forecast.

Samples were taken from a sun - protected area of skin to determine if there was a difference in activity with increasing age.

He also noted that the study leaves scientists with food for thought on the role of elevation: Squirrel resistance decreased and venom activity increased in areas with higher elevation.

• More effective management and protection of large areas outside of formally protected areas; • Increased law enforcement combined with improved legal frameworks and stiffer sanctions for poachers; • Coordination across all sectors on land use and protection of natural resources with a priority on conserving great ape populations; • Conservation advocacy for wildlife and law enforcement to effect behavior change; • An enhanced understanding of diseases such as Ebola to guide conservation actions; • Monitoring of great ape abundance and distribution, habitat loss, and illegal activities.

This lever - pressing routine was associated with increased activity in the dorsolateral striatum, an area of the brain associated with habitual behaviors.

By testing cycling time to task failure (TTF) in a group of 12 active participants in a placebo controlled study, Dr Mauger discovered that stimulating the brain by passing a mild electrical current (transcranial direct current stimulation or tDCS) over the scalp to stimulate it increased the activity of the area associated with muscle contraction.

The researchers also found increased activity between areas of the prefrontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens, a center for reward sensitivity that is often implicated in addiction research.

Children who live in «smart growth» neighborhoods — developments that are designed to increase walkability and have more parks and green space areas — get 46 percent more moderate or vigorous physical activity than kids who live in conventional neighborhoods, finds a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

However, this increased activity also extended to the areas in the brain that represent the relevant associated position of the same object, despite the fact that the subject was not concentrating on it.

The technique relies on the observation that when activity in an area of the brain increases, blood - oxygen levels in that region rise, which modulates the MRI signal.

With the human activity associated with industrialization, however, came the burning of fossil fuels for manufacturing and transportation, putting more carbon dioxide into the air and creating an increased pressure of this gas on some regions of the earth's surface — including coastal areas.

To facilitate the 8 % growth and better integrate and coordinate research activities, the EU aims to create a European Research Area, which would increase the efficiency and competitiveness of European research by avoiding dispersion of funding on subcritical programs.

Using Acks as a neural activity marker, we demonstrated that neural activity in the mushroom bodies, especially in Class II Kenyon cells, one subtype of mushroom body intrinsic neurons, and a restricted area between the dorsal lobes and the optic lobes was increased in the brains of Japanese honeybee workers involved in the formation of a hot defensive bee ball.

Activity of this brain network increases during positive feedback, and is accompanied by the release of dopamine, a brain chemical involved in transferring information between brain areas.

When we looked at the brains of Franciscan nuns in prayer, we found increased activity in the frontal lobes (same as Buddhists), but also increased activity in the inferior parietal lobe (the language area).

Major objectives include national - level accounting of carbon stocks and emissions from blue carbon ecosystems, increased management effectiveness of blue carbon ecosystems within protected areas, and the development of blue carbon offsets for tourism activities.

We have long - term experience in using atomic layer deposition (ALD) to increase the catalytic activity and long - term stability of high - surface area materials.

Activity in the area of the brain responsible for so - called executive function also increased with exercise.

A subgroup of the children had been given functional magnetic resonance imaging which highlighted decreased or increased areas of brain activity.

Another contributing factor to shoulder problems is stiffness in the shoulder area, which increases with age, especially if you lack of physical activity.

[20] Music increases nucleus accumbens activity, an area of the brain which releases dopamine.

Blood flow increases and breaks apart scar tissue, restoring movement and activity to areas that have been shut down (thanks to the processes of vasoconstriction and vasodilation)

Medical studies found that «Kirtan Kriya», performed 12 minutes a day for eight weeks, increased brain activity in areas central to memory and improved cognition and wellbeing in patients with memory loss and help prevent Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.

Echinacea Angustifolia had a remarkable ability to stimulate the action of the immune system, which can neutralize viruses, destroy bacteria, and increase white blood cell activity to areas of infection.