Sentences with phrase «of extreme environmental conditions»

An unprecedented study titled, «Lifecycle Assessments of Railway Bridge Transitions Exposed to Extreme Events,» published in Frontiers in Built Environment, benchmarks the costs and carbon emissions for the life cycle of eight mitigation measures and reviews these methods for their effectiveness in three types of extreme environmental conditions.

«Our results suggest, however, that climate change may constrain reproduction of early - flowering plants mostly through the direct impacts of extreme environmental conditions rather than disrupted plant - pollinator interactions.»

Not exact matches

When I first started my working life as meat inspector in 1979, meat packing plants and slaughterhouses were very dangerous places, full of fast - moving equipment, sharp blades, and sometimes extreme environmental conditions.

The extreme resiliency and buoyancy of the evolutionary thrust make it unlikely that, if all necessary environmental conditions are met, prebiotic molecules will not eventually emerge to be followed by some form of life.

This is not necessarily the exact amount of water you yourself will need — the IOM points out, «Given the extreme variability in water needs that are not solely based on differences in metabolism, but also in environmental conditions and activity, there is not a single level of water intake that would ensure adequate hydration and optimal health for half of all apparently healthy persons in all environmental conditions... the AI [Adequate Intake] does not represent a requirement; it is an amount that should meet the needs of almost everyone in the specific life stage group under the conditions described.»

The study publishing January 9 in the open access journal PLOS Biology led by researchers from Uppsala University with an international team of collaborators, also indicates that the resulting mixed population genetically adapted to the extreme environmental conditions.

For instance, the trailer environment can be greatly affected by environmental conditions and stocking density, with positive or negative outcomes likely as a result of extremes in both aspects.

Jordi Garcia - Ojalvo and Pau Rué, researchers previously based at the Polytechnical University of Catalunia, in Barcelona, Spain, where they were members of a team that developed a 2 - D model of the biofilms formed byBacillus subtilis, a soil bacterium which forms spores to tolerate extreme environmental conditions.

At the opposite end of precipitation extremes, drought also poses risks to public health and safety.192 Drought conditions may increase the environmental exposure to a broad set of health hazards including wildfires, dust storms, extreme heat events, flash flooding, degraded water quality, and reduced water quantity.

There were various challenges in the development of the antenna, receiver, and correlator as well as in the establishment of infrastructure to realize the state - of - the - art telescope that will be operated in extreme environmental conditions.

But according to Daniel Drell of the DOE Office of Biological and Environmental Research, M. jannaschii requires such extreme conditions for growth that it is difficult to develop practical applications using the microbe.

The flexible physiology of Barbary macaques in responding to extreme environmental conditions of their natural habitat may help shed light on the mechanisms that allowed our ancestors to thrive outside Africa, say researchers.

Beau Travail (1999) is examined in terms of the production's origins, the influence of its real - world setting's extreme environmental conditions, and the inspiration that shaped the movie as an adaptation.

Using WBGT as a measure of environmental conditions conducive to heat stress, we show that anthropogenic influence has very substantially increased the likelihood of extreme high summer mean WBGT in northern hemispheric land areas relative to the climate that would have prevailed in the absence of anthropogenic forcing.

Drought conditions may increase the environmental exposure to a broad set of health hazards including wildfires, dust storms, extreme heat events, flash flooding, degraded water quality, and reduced water quantity.

When extreme environmental conditions occur, questions often arise regarding the potential role of human - caused or natural climate change.

What's more, the device meets the MIL - STD - 810G military specification, which, according to Samsung, means it has been tested against a «subset of 21 specific environmental conditions, including temperature, dust, shock / vibration, and low pressure / high altitude,» to guarantee its heavy duty design (though Samsung notes that the unit may not perform correctly during exposure to extreme conditions).

Lead Civil Engineer — Land Development Solutions — Denver, Colorado — September 2011 — March 2015 • Supervised the civil engineering development team in the implementation of new projects • Used specialized tools such as AutoCAD, Trimble Terramodel, and Primavera P6 Professional • Calculated requirements used in the plan and design of civil work according to specifications • Ensured safety and compliance standards were met by monitoring and assessing risk factors • Forecasted the quantity, budget, and cost of engineering equipment, labor, and manpowerCivil Engineer — UWV Foundation — Cheyenne, Wyoming — July 2000 — April 2006 • Completed site surveys and analyzed data • Researched, assessed, and studied patterns of elements and environmental conditions to determine adequacy of relevant factors • Ensured compliance with safety standards and managed risk factors • Tested strength of various foundation materials, introducing 25 - percent stronger materials • Developed solutions to safely address challenges involving extreme weather patterns