Sentences with phrase «low lead levels»

Since they often can not tell high lead levels from low lead levels, these tests are not recommended by the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA).

Although some studies have claimed there is an association between low lead levels and mental problems, this research has been criticized.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the best ways to lower lead levels in the body are to eliminate sources of exposure (like old paint in homes built before 1978), and to eat healthy foods with calcium, iron, and Vitamin C — nutrients that «may help keep lead out of the body.»

Not exact matches

Unfortunately, many health - care workers «tend to have fairly low technology literacy levels,» which has led to companies taking advantage of these health - care professionals.

«What we discovered was that when someone perceived that their partner phubbed them, this created conflict and led to lower levels of reported relationship satisfaction.

These lower levels of relationship satisfaction, in turn, led to lower levels of life satisfaction and, ultimately, higher levels of depression,» James A. Roberts, a member of the research team, explained.

These lead to «higher levels of uncertainty and lower growth GBP,» the bank said.

While socializing with co-workers led to higher levels of fatigue, talking on the phone with a friend, on the other hand, resulted in lower levels of fatigue.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Laissez - Faire: A form of management that is characterized by being very hands - off and allowing group members to make many big decisions, a laissez - faire management style has generally led to the lowest productivity level among groups.

«For the vast majority of people, regularly getting less than about seven hours of sleep leads to concentration problems, lower energy levels, accidents, and, in the long - term, raises the risk of depression,» PsyBlog stresses.

Canada now leads the G - 7 — in job creation; in income growth; and in keeping debt levels low.

But longer maturities also lead to higher volatility, which is actually even higher at lower interest rate levels.

By comparison, the daily chart of the iShares Russell 2000 Index ETF ($ IWM) shows the recent weakness that has led to a breakdown below three different levels of technical price support: the low of the multi-week trading range (around $ 93), the 20 - day exponential moving average (beige line), AND the dominant uptrend line (which began with the November 2012 low):

Those long hours are taking their toll on workers» physical and mental health, leading to high stress levels, sleep problems, and lower productivity.

The major US indices opened with significant overnight losses, with the previously leading Nasdaq showing relative weakness, falling back below the 7000 level, with the broader market also drifting lower.

The payout level considered a balanced view of performance, including financial results lower than planned, but strong growth in strategic imperatives revenue, leading to a faster remix towards the business portfolio of the future while also progressing the core portfolio of systems and services.

First, because they represented a transfer from net savers to net borrowers, they helped to exacerbate the split between the growth in household income (households are net savers) and the growth in GDP (which is generated by net borrowers), and so led directly to the extraordinary imbalance in the Chinese economy in which consumption, as a share of GDP, has declined to perhaps the lowest level ever recorded in history.

So, for example, I would argue that in the early stages of reform, especially in countries that have suffered many years of terrible economies and weak investment, crony capitalism can be consistent with high levels of growth because the kinds of programs that lead to growth — mostly massive investment programs in countries in which capital stock is excessively low — benefit the elites directly.

But it would take another year for Det. Yves Rousseau to confirm the seemingly innocuous tip about the low - level drug dealer — one that would lead to the first big bust of a Canadian operation dedicated to producing and selling industrial quantities of bootleg fentanyl.

The nature of how travel programs are managed means that inbound leads often originate with lower level, non-primary persona people.

Sales Intelligence: The nature of how travel programs are managed means that inbound leads often originate with lower level, non-primary persona people.

With the S&P 500 within about 8 % of its highest level in history, with historically reliable valuation measures at obscene levels, implying near - zero 10 - 12 year S&P 500 nominal total returns; with an extended period of extreme overvalued, overbought, overbullish conditions replaced by deterioration in market internals that signal a clear shift toward risk - aversion among investors; with credit spreads on low - grade debt blowing out to multi-year highs; and with leading economic measures deteriorating rapidly, we continue to classify market conditions within the most hostile return / risk profile we identify — a classification that has been observed in only about 9 % of history.

True, this has led to an explosion in new companies far beyond the levels seen previously, which is entirely expected — lower barriers to entry to any market means more total entries — but this has actually made it even more difficult for venture capitalists to invest in seed rounds: most aren't capable of writing massive numbers of seed checks; the amounts are just too small to justify the effort.

A recent study by University of Toronto Scarborough and Rotman School of Management professors Julie McCarthy and John Trougakos, along with Bonnie Cheng from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, found that high levels of emotional exhaustion that come from workplace anxiety can directly lead to lower job performance.

Despite these developments, it is possible that the recent low level of realised volatility may have led markets to become a little complacent and hence the low implied volatility may not reflect future risks in these markets.

The point which Ben very appropriately emphasizes is that unmanaged secular stagnation in one place is contagious — that a higher level of saving over investment leading to low interest rates in one place, leads to current account surplus, leads to a capital outflow, which then leads to currency depreciation, leads to currency appreciation in other places, and leads therefore to spreading low demand and low interest rates everywhere.

Lower unemployment levels should lead to stronger wage growth going forward

Voting against the policy action was Thomas M. Hoenig, who believed that continuing to express the expectation of exceptionally low levels of the federal funds rate for an extended period was no longer warranted because it could lead to a build - up of future imbalances and increase risks to longer run macroeconomic and financial stability, while limiting the Committee's flexibility to begin raising rates modestly.

WMT's low - price perception bolstered customer loyalty, drove volume levels, and enabled WMT to establish a virtuous cycle of lower shopping costs leading to more and more customers.

Low supply levels and price growth were the leading culprits.

At one point, the province was left with just one geotechnical engineer and emails released through freedom of information requests showed that staff within the environment ministry had raised warnings that low staffing levels were leading to increased risks, citing tailings pond inspections as a particular area of concern.

The bottom line: Given the significant levels of debt that remain on household and government balance sheets, inflation is likely to remain lower than what we experienced in periods leading up to the financial crisis.

The stagnation of wages among low - and middle - income families and rising costs, of housing in particular, has led to record levels of consumer debt.

The benchmark S&P 500 Index closed right at the edge of two key technical support levels yesterday, and a breakdown below that pivotal convergence of support levels in today's session could easily lead to a sharp move lower in the near - term.

decade - long low level and volatility of government bond yields led financial institution to take massive notional amounts of interest rate risk

Even low levels of lead are harmful to children and pregnant mothers.

But in a major shift away from the previous Saudi - led policy of maintaining production to squeeze high - cost US shale - oil producers, OPEC countries agreed to target a lower level of 32.5 — 33.0 million barrels a day, although there was some skepticism about the absence of details on which members would curb output and by how much, which were delayed until the next meeting in November.

areas of higher sun exposure lead to humans having higher melonin levels as humans migrated following their food they moved into europe and asia where lower exposure to sun caused a lose in melonin content.

The levels are so low that they have led some doctors to warn that patients will go onto the street to get their dosages topped off.

«If the right levels of the drug are not taken, as in they are too low or not regularly maintained, the virus can overcome the drug and become resistant,» Dr Ravi Gupta, lead author of the study, told the BBC.

Lower levels of binge drinking and participation in the hookup culture may also lead to higher graduation rates and a more academic atmosphere on campus, increasing prestige, which boosts enrollment.

«We knew that mercury can disrupt hormones — what is most disturbing about this study is the low levels of mercury at which we saw effects on hormones and mating behavior,» said Peter Frederick, a UF wildlife ecology professor who led the five - year study, in a university press release.

Top - down selection leads to increased complexity, enabled by the randomness of lower - level processes, an intriguing thought.

When potassium levels drop too low, it affects your nervous system and can lead to an irregular heartbeat, which can be fatal.

Lucky for us, researchers took advantages of this opportunity to produce some interesting findings showing that, although fasted individuals may experience higher levels of fatigue during training, this perception does not necessarily lead to a lower performance or strength.

It's also jam - packed with potassium which lowers blood pressure levels and helps combat hypertension and complications that can lead to heart disease.

A general thing that people mention as the biggest reason that there is a low carb diet cholesterol risk is that when eating a lot of fat you will also raise your cholesterol levels which leads to a higher risk for heart problems or even a heart attack.

A Consumer Reports investigation found low to moderate levels of lead, arsenic, and mercury in many well - known protein powders.

Please consider adding Vitamin D to your list as his neurologist told me that low vitamin D level is a leading cause of MS.. His vitamin D has always been very low and while I have had the D drops here for years and have told him repeatedly to take them, he didn't.