Sentences with phrase «on changes in»

By contrast, evolution seems to have put the brakes on changes in many parts of the genome that code for the actual proteins, Robinson said.

What's more, the team found that the mothers» scores on a standard test that gauges the degree of a mom's attachment to her infant could be predicted to a significant degree based on the changes in their gray matter volume during pregnancy.

Hewlett profiles programs that take various strategies: some are internal programs offering part - time work for women to keep them up to speed while they're not working, and others welcome back individuals who have left by offering part - time work or by helping them to get up - to - date on changes in their sector.

In addition we received detailed data on changes in the thermal radiation reaching the seawater through the ice.»

This week we hear a story on changes in legibility in written texts with Online News Editor Catherine Matacic.

Barreiro and colleagues took a similar approach to test for the effects of African versus European ancestry on changes in the activity of immune cells.

That balance is important, they say, for understanding how the whole brain can learn to do things based on changes in the connections between individual neurons.

The National Ecological Observatories Network (NEON), a unique string of 80 - some data - collection stations spread from Alaska to Puerto Rico, is designed to bring ecology into the era of Big Data by collecting masses of information on changes in climate, land use, biodiversity, and the spread of invasive species.

The researchers also wanted to see how the beneficial effects of cannabidiol may depend on changes in the molecular signaling processes that certain brain neurons use to communicate with each other.

Ignoring the motion of our eyes allows us to focus on changes in our environment.

Permafrost expert Dmitry Nicolsky of the UAF Geophysical Institute provided simulation data on changes in the extent of permafrost in the northern hemisphere and the predicted thaw depth under the two scenarios.

Synthesizing about 1000 scientific studies and reports, the scientists were now able to give a balanced report on the changes in all 14 ecosystem functions, including gas and climate regulation, water regulation and supply, moderation of extreme events, provision of food and raw materials, as well as medicinal resources.

However, ultrasound has limitations as a predictor of preterm birth, as it does not provide important information on changes in cervical tissue in the antepartum phase just before childbirth.

Their study is based on two independent analyses, which permitted conclusions on the changes in soil conditions over the past thirty years.

They used this footage to draw up a «mouse grimace scale» based on changes in the face such as squinting eyes and bulging cheeks.

His research focuses on the changes in diet and activity in the U.S., China, Brazil, the Philippines and other countries and his article appears in the special September issue of Scientific American magazine, which is called feast and famine, all about diet, health and food.

Vos said Thursday that the bill's chief sponsor, Majority Leader Jim Steineke, is working on changes in response to concerns raised at a public hearing last month.

The additions and deletions decided in those private caucus meetings were presented to the Republican legislators just prior to the actual votes on the changes in the Budget and Appropriations Committee (for the additions, only 20 minutes prior to the actual vote), and we were denied the necessary time to do our due diligence, conduct a proper review of the changes and suggest additional modifications.

We have to fully involve the sector and residents in consultations on any changes in policy to ensure that there are no unintended consequences.

The consultant reported finding problems in the awarding of the contracts and recommended changes in protocol, such as checklists on any changes in costs, construction and workforce on which state and company officials must sign off.

Prior to working in Washington D.C., she kept tabs on changes in David Paterson's administration and the transition to Andrew Cuomo's administration as NY1's Albany Bureau Reporter.

Forecasting the parties separately based on changes in their respective poll shares would produce misleading predictions of big gains for both main parties.

For this reason, my forecasting models this year are based on changes in the gaps between polls shares.

At first, this newsletter will focus on the role of elected officials in Queens on changes in land use and housing policy.

Otherwise the models rely solely on changes in opinion polls.

Co-founded Organic Birth Support Services with two other women and created 6 - week prenatal classes for pregnant couples that focused on changes in pregnancy (emotional, physical and spiritual), nutrition, the physiology of birth, postpartum care, postpartum depression, infant care and bonding and attachment.

And your body won't be able to pick up on those changes in your baby's system.

• A Canadian trial of antenatal classes with a special focus on changes in the marital relationship concluded that such classes may enhance marital adjustment post-birth (cited by Enkin et al, 2000, p. 25).

In the current study, we provide novel data on changes in the availability of added and refined sugars and in recorded intakes of total sugars, added sugars, SSB, carbonated soft drinks, juices, confectionery, and alcohol consumption in Australian adults and children between the 2 most recent national dietary surveys in 1995 and 2011 — 2012.

Compared with our 2011 article (15), the current analysis provides novel data on changes in recorded intakes of total sugars, added sugars, SSB, carbonated soft drinks, juices, confectionery, and alcohol in Australian adults and children between the 2 most recent national dietary surveys.

If such a solution to the civil religion problem does eventually emerge, a solution based on the common acceptance of certain political values rather than a struggle to the death between different religiopolitical ideologies, it will depend on changes in both the church and the socialist left.

I love reading obscure articles, including those on changes in social organizations.

His finches have been proven to be different species who are more abundant or not year to year based on changes in the types of food available.

Whatever their intentions, it is foreseeable that such a course might at some point have a bearing on changes in the law.

This framework is helpful for an analysis of changes in human societies based on changes in the major communication system.

Two essays are about saints, one on changes in Marian piety over the last fifty years and another titled «What Do We Want from the Saints?»

You must keep him or her regularly updated on changes in your financial goals.

Given the uncertainties of interpretation, it seems unwise to put too much emphasis on changes in employment over short periods; viewed over the past year, employment has been sluggish, and does not appear to have accelerated further since the initial pick - up in the September quarter 1996.

Fixed index annuities are a type of fixed annuity that earns interest, in part, based on changes in a market index, which measures how the market or part of the market performs.

Quality investors argue the usage of non-current balance sheet items, or the loss of effectiveness in investing on changes in analyst estimates.

For example, based on changes in purchasing power, the expected return of the Hong Kong dollar is lower than that of the Turkish lira.

Annual interest is calculated using a unique formula based on changes in the performance of stocks (S&P, Dow Jones, NASDAQ), bonds (Capital Markets Bond Index), or commodities (CBUE).

Many commentators, of course, do the reverse — they focus heavily on the changes in rates.

While equity market movements are driven largely by the strength of economic growth, fixed income markets hinge on changes in interest rates and inflation.

The Department of Finance should provide more information on the changes in its program expenses forecasts.

When we report on changes in home sales we typically compare current sales to the previous year rather than the previous month to avoid comparing changes that have more to do with seasonal swings in the demand for houses.

Money: A story on changes in Mega Millions lottery game on Oct. 25 left out several states and the District of Columbia that initially are offering the Just the Jackpot option at its inception that happened Saturday.

Since 1981, many features of the federal individual income tax, including personal exemptions and tax brackets, have been automatically indexed for inflation based on changes in the Consumer Price Index.

The index is a dynamic measure of personal wealth based on changes in markets, the economy and Bloomberg reporting.

To have its broader effect, monetary policy relies on changes in the cash rate affecting other interest rates.