Sentences with phrase «major chemical changes»

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She did 24 %, as she accelerated a major strategic change — «and nobody likes change,» says a colleague — that downplayed chemicals and positioned agriculture and nutrition to power DuPont's third century.

This discovery is a major leap forward when it comes to identifying changes in the brain's chemical messengers in people who suffer from anxiety.

He found major changes in baby coral caused by these chemical additions to the water, both during the lifetime of the organisms and beyond.

Hepatic encephalopathy occurs when the liver can not remove certain toxins and chemicals, such as ammonia, from the blood.1 These toxins and chemicals then build up and enter the brain.1 Hepatic encephalopathy is one of the major complications of cirrhosis (scarring of the liver), and a leading cause of hospital re-admission due to its recurrence, despite treatment.1 It can occur suddenly in people with acute liver failure, but is seen more often in those with chronic liver disease.1 Symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy include mild confusion, forgetfulness, poor concentration and personality or mood changes, but can progress to extreme anxiety, seizures, severe confusion, jumbled and slurred speech and slow movement.1 The first step in treatment is to identify and treat any factors that cause hepatic encephalopathy.2 Once the episode has resolved, further treatment aims to reduce the production and absorption of toxins, such as ammonia.1 Generally, there are two types of medication used to reduce the likelihood of another hepatic encephalopathy episode — lactulose and rifaximin.2 However, it remains a leading cause of hospitalisations and re-hospitalisations in cirrhotic patients, despite the use of the above - mentioned standard of care treatment.

«This work is a major step forward in understanding the molecular mechanisms that direct the changes in the chemical forms of plutonium,» said Dr. Andrew Felmy, a geochemist and lead author of the study.

All those nasty - unpronounceable - filled - with - chemicals ingredients I found on the back on my beauty products simply terrified me and I knew that some major changes were in order!

Stressors such as major life changes, a difficult work environment, lack of exercise or even chemical exposure can make you sick.

Here are some options: 1) The science of ozone depletion was clearer sooner than the science of climate change 2) The major producers of ozone depleting chemicals understood the science and knew that they did not want to face the liability for contributing to growing numbers of skin cancers.

At the current pace, if a major change to people's disregard to the planet, littering, toxic chemicals, deforestation and of course the biggest Elephant GeoEngineering, does not come to a GRINDING HALT, like Dane Says «GAME OVER»

Rising global temperature is causing major physical, chemical, and ecological changes across the planet.

UNEP News Center: Climate change, chemicals and waste management, and biodiversity conservation are top of the agenda as ministers and high - level officials from 31 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean gather for major environmental forum aimed at strengthening regional cooperation.

Palmer believes there are four major drivers for changing basis differentials: changes in supply from shale gas development, the potential growth in liquefied natural gas shipments, planned Gulf Coast chemical plant investments, and swelling exports to Mexico.

In less than 150 years, greenhouse gas emissions have resulted in such major physical and chemical changes in our oceans that it will take thousands of years to reverse them.

Leaking refrigerants are a major cause of climate change because they predominantly consist of two families of synthetic manmade chemicals called hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs)-- both ozone depleting substances and super greenhouse gases (GHGs)-- and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)-- powerful GHGs...

However, it remains a major scientific challenge to model and project the changes of the magnitude and intensity of subsurface oxygen depletion because it depends on changes in ocean circulation, rates of de-nitrification, and nutrient runoff from land, and because global data coverage for chemical and biological parameters remains poor.

Rising global temperatures are causing major physical, chemical, and ecological changes in the planet.

Nitrous oxide from chemical fertilisers, a greenhouse gas, is a major contributor to global warming and climate change, as well as directly contaminating rivers and seas.

It also stands to become a formidable new factor in climate change; cooling is already responsible for 15 percent of all electricity consumption worldwide, and leaks of chemical refrigerants are a major source of greenhouse - gas pollution.

The agency unveiled a searchable computerized map on Wednesday that allows users to identify the nation's major stationary sources of carbon dioxide and other climate - changing gases, including power plants, refineries, chemical factories and paper mills.

They made major changes to the chemicals they use — no synthetic pesticides, only fertilizers, which can't be applied near water.