Sentences with phrase «induce changes in activity»

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... modalities, rules and guidelines as to how, and which, additional human - induced activities related to changes in greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks in the agricultural soils and the land - use change and forestry... shall be added or subtracted.

This approach provided a method for inducing localized changes in cortical activity and directly and reversibly studying the relationship with pain.

According to the researchers, not only are changes in the AMOC difficult to measure, it's also difficult to separate natural climatic variation from climate changes induced by human activity.

Just three to five minutes spent looking at views dominated by trees, flowers or water can begin to reduce anger, anxiety and pain and to induce relaxation, according to various studies of healthy people that measured physiological changes in blood pressure, muscle tension, or heart and brain electrical activity.

We are particularly interested in an emotional stress - induced change in endocannabinoid signaling and synaptic transmission and the effects of stress on the activity of a neuronal circuitthat is associated with learning / memory (see J. Neurosci.31: 501, 2011, 29:381, 2009; Nature Neurosci.

The temperature jump can then be used to induce or suppress activity in specific neuronal circuits and thus change certain aspects of the flies» behaviour in a fraction of a second.

For example, it modulates enzymatic activity, induces structural changes in proteins and nucleic acids, alters kinetics of molecular bonds, regulates motion of molecular motors, and has a role in mechanical transduction and sensory functions.

They studied rTMS effects on tactile discrimination accuracy and concomitant rTMS - induced changes in hemodynamic activity measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).

Other research is looking into questions about how seamount populations change in response to climate - induced shifts in ocean circulation and whether habitats disturbed by human activity can recover.

Human induced trend has two components, namely (a) greenhouse effect [this includes global and local / regional component] and (b) non-greenhouse effect [local / regional component]-- according to IPCC (a) is more than half of global average temperature anomaly wherein it also includes component of volcanic activities, etc that comes under greenhouse effect; and (b) contribution is less than half — ecological changes component but this is biased positive side by urban - heat - island effect component as the met network are concentrated in urban areas and rural - cold - island effect is biased negative side as the met stations are sparsely distributed though rural area is more than double to urban area.

Since the climate response to the North Atlantic SST anomalies is primarily forced at the low latitudes and the AWP is in the path of or a birthplace for Atlantic tropical cyclones, the influence of the AMO on Atlantic tropical cyclone activity may operate through the mechanism of the AWP - induced atmospheric changes.

Thus it appears that, provided further satellite cloud data confirms the cosmic ray flux low cloud seeding hypothesis, and no other factors were involved over the past 150 years (e.g., variability of other cloud layers) then there is a potential for solar activity induced changes in cloudiness and irradiance to account for a significant part of the global warming experienced during the 20th century, with the possible exception of the last two decades.

I particularly enjoyed the slides that, when combined (1) provided an overview of hotter and cooler CO2 molecules as it relates to how they are seen from outer space and from profile — because this will make it easier for me to explain this process to others; (2) walked through the volcanic and solar activity vs assigning importance to CO2 changes — because this another way to help make it clearer, too, but in another way; (3) discussed CO2 induced warming and ocean rise vs different choices we might make — because this helps point out why every day's delay matters; and (4) showed Figure 1 from William Nordhaus» «Strategies for Control of Carbon Dioxide» and then super-imposed upon that the global mean temperature in colors showing pre-paper and post-paper periods — because this helps to show just how far back it was possible to make reasoned projections without the aid of a more nuanced and modern understanding.

«In considering the question of human activity and climate change it is essential to distinguish between global warming, which is a progressive increase in the annual mean global temperature, and human - activity - induced greenhouse warming, as may, for example, be caused by the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as a result of fossil fuel combustion or deforestation.&raquIn considering the question of human activity and climate change it is essential to distinguish between global warming, which is a progressive increase in the annual mean global temperature, and human - activity - induced greenhouse warming, as may, for example, be caused by the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as a result of fossil fuel combustion or deforestation.&raquin the annual mean global temperature, and human - activity - induced greenhouse warming, as may, for example, be caused by the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as a result of fossil fuel combustion or deforestation.»

Model projections have linked the changes in some physical and biological systems to the warming induced by human activities.

In recent decades the term has also become associated with the issues of global warming and climate change induced by human activity.

To slow the rate of anthropogenic - induced climate change in the 21st century and to minimize its eventual magnitude, societies will need to manage the climate forcing factors that are directly influenced by human activities, in particular greenhouse gas and aerosol emissions.

My position is the following: 1) the extent of past human interference with global climate is likely somewhat exaggerated, 2) the dangers of future human - induced climate change are greatly exaggerated (for example, I heard Ira Flatow a couple of weeks ago talking about the East coast being under water in 50 years — which is complete piffle), 3) the numerical global climate do a poor job of past reconstruction and are unlikely to be very reliable in predicting the consequences of future human activity.

In Oregon, magistrate judge Thomas Coffin pointed out that: «[t] he government has admitted that, yes, climate change is a reality and that, yes, it's induced by human activity, and they admit that CO2 right now is at a level of 400 parts per million, which... is the highest level in millions of years.&raquIn Oregon, magistrate judge Thomas Coffin pointed out that: «[t] he government has admitted that, yes, climate change is a reality and that, yes, it's induced by human activity, and they admit that CO2 right now is at a level of 400 parts per million, which... is the highest level in millions of years.&raquin millions of years.»

However, a confident assessment of human influence on hurricanes will require further studies using models and observations, with emphasis on distinguishing natural from human - induced changes in hurricane activity through their influence on factors such as historical sea surface temperatures, wind shear, and atmospheric vertical stability.

Changes in solar activity are simply not at all the same thing as orbital - induced changes in solar insoChanges in solar activity are simply not at all the same thing as orbital - induced changes in solar insochanges in solar insolation.

Also, the analysis does not consider possible future climate - induced changes in storm or cyclone activity and resulting effects on flood levels.

In 2005 Dr. Naomi Oreskes found not one of 928 published scientific papers taking exception to the scientific consensus on human - induced global climate change, and three years later Dr. Peter Doran found that 97 % of active climate researchers agreed that human activity is warming the world's climate — yet you are being told that there is a scientific «controversy.»

Because human activities, such as the emission of greenhouse gases or land - use change, do result in external forcing, it is believed that the large - scale aspects of human - induced climate change are also partly predictable.

Stress - induced changes in human salivary alpha - amylase activity — Associations with adrenergic activity