Overall, age dependency is evident in both sexes with small differences in age - specific prevalence based
on global estimates (Figure 2B).
Our UHI paper analyzing this indicates that the urban heat island effect
on our global estimate of land temperatures is indistinguishable from zero.
That, too, expands the effect of land temperature
on the global estimate, including expanding the effect of any UHI bias.
Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately
estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses
on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect
on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of
global economic conditions
on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of
global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact
on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact
on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns
on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes
on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco
on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted
on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and
estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence
on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments
on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest
on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
Actual operational and financial results of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet will likely also vary, and may vary materially, from those anticipated,
estimated, projected or expected for a number of other reasons, including, in addition to those identified above: the challenges and costs of integrating operations and realizing anticipated synergies and other benefits from the acquisition of ExpressJet; the challenges of competing successfully in a highly competitive and rapidly changing industry; developments associated with fluctuations in the economy and the demand for air travel; the financial stability of SkyWest's major partners and any potential impact of their financial condition
on the operations of SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines, or ExpressJet; fluctuations in flight schedules, which are determined by the major partners for whom SkyWest's operating airlines conduct flight operations; variations in market and economic conditions; significant aircraft lease and debt commitments; residual aircraft values and related impairment charges; labor relations and costs; the impact of
global instability; rapidly fluctuating fuel costs, and potential fuel shortages; the impact of weather - related or other natural disasters
on air travel and airline costs; aircraft deliveries; the ability to attract and retain qualified pilots and other unanticipated factors.
Putting together a galactic - scale blockbuster is a
global effort, involving not only this visual effects shop — Shore
estimates his team is responsible for 250 of the shots cinema - goers will see once Star Wars Episode VII opens
on Dec. 18 — but also ILM's head office in San Francisco, as well as branches in London and Singapore.
As reiterated in the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change report issued
on March 31, scientists
estimate that we can emit no more than 500 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide in order to limit the increase in
global temperature to just 2 degrees C by 2100 (and governments attending the successive climate summits have agreed in principle to this objective).
He
estimated that insured losses for the
global industry would total between $ 20 billion and $ 30 billion, which would put the storm
on a similar scale to Hurricane Sandy, whose storm surge caused flooding in New York in 2012.
Standard and Poor's
estimates the federal government's partial paralysis cost $ 24 billion, and consultancy IHS
Global Insights said
on Wednesday that the spike in short - term interest yields witnessed in the week of Oct. 14 alone will add $ 114 million to the federal debt.
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than
estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a
global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report
on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports
on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
Compared with fixing the US healthcare system, the issues of
global health and development taken
on by Gates» foundation are, by his own
estimate, relatively straightforward.
eMarketer has raised its forecast for advertising spending
on Twitter for 2013 and 2014,
estimating the company will earn $ 582.8 million in
global ad revenue in 2013 before nearing $ 1 billion next year.
When you type a website's URL, it will give you a comprehensive list of data of any site you put in such as
global rank,
estimated traffic (w / data range), engagement metrics: time
on site, page views and bounce rate, visitor demographic (gender, education, geography, etc.), and traffic sources (search traffic, social media traffic, referral traffic, and display advertising).
By its own
estimate, Boeing sees
global passenger traffic growing 4.7 percent annually
on average for the next 20 years.
Marc Bevand, an investor and entrepreneur, was skeptical of de Vries» tally of Bitcoin's energy use and argued that the real
global energy footprint of mining was likely closer to 15 terawatt - hours, which is still a huge amount of electricity, but half of the
estimate on Digiconomist.
All told,
global gross domestic product (GDP) is
on track to increase an
estimated 3.8 % next year, the strongest showing since 2011, and a few ticks higher than the long - term average of 3.5 %.
Global spending
on drones is likely to reach $ 9 billion this year and is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 30 percent in the next five years, according to research firm IDC, which
estimates more than half of that spending will be
on drones for commercial use.
On the other hand, when put into a
global context, the disparities in U.S. supply
estimates matter less.
The changes wrought by the proposed legislation will have a much bigger effect
on some groups — especially those who get insurance through their employers and those
on Medicaid — than
estimated by recent analysis from independent healthcare policy experts such as the Brookings Institution and credit rating agency S&P
Global Ratings
If there's a bright spot for the province, however, it's that the ongoing disruption of Alberta oil sands production —
estimated by the Conference Board of Canada to be about 1.2 million barrels a day, comprising nearly $ 1 billion in economic activity — has contributed to a rally in
global oil prices that could give producers, and therefore the Alberta economy, a badly - needed lift once production is finally back
on - line (assuming, of course, the fires are eventually extinguished and oil sands operations escape serious damage).
McDonald's posted
global comparable sales growth of 5.5 % in the first quarter, ahead of
estimates of 3.9 %,
on a 0.8 % increase in traffic, marking the 11th consecutive quarter of positive comparable sales and fifth consecutive quarter with increasing guest counts, further evidence that efforts to modernize the brand and menu are paying off.
«Despite an
estimated $ 3 trillion of art assets in the world, only $ 44 billion trades in a given year — and less than 2 percent of qualified buyers participate in this market due to high transaction costs, long lead times, and limited transparency
on pricing and value,» Artsy will bring this last major consumer category online and thereby substantially expand the size of the
global art market.
This is likely just the beginning of what promises to be a burgeoning asset class, as governments and other entities will need to invest an
estimated $ 90 trillion in infrastructure over the next 15 years to achieve goals outlined by the
Global Commission
on Economy and Climate.
Given that this new block of investors can now be unleashed
on the gold market, if even a mere 1 percent of the overall value of Islamic investment is allocated to the yellow metal, it would be equivalent to approximately USD 65 billion or 1,700 tonnes of new
global demand, nearly double China's
estimated total demand for gold in 2015.
«Avengers: Infinity War» took in $ 630 million in its first weekend, the highest
global opening of all time, industry
estimates showed
on Sunday.
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Estimating Christian Movements, «
Global Christianity: A Report
on the Size and Distribution of the World's Christian Population», The Pew Forum
on Religion & Public Life, December 19, 2011.
Feeding an
estimated 9.8 billion people by 2050
on a rapidly shrinking area of arable land can only be accomplished through a radical transformation that includes a wholesale reinvention of our
global environmental priorities, as well as our social ones.
Skinny Vine builds
on the success of other low - calorie brands such as the Skinnygirl ready - to - drink range of cocktails, created in 2009 by TV reality show queen Bethenny Frankel and later sold to spirits company Beam
Global for an
estimated $ US64 million.
Australia's advanced agricultural sector produces a healthy surplus —
estimated to feed around 60 million people annually.9 This export orientation means the sector benefits from, but is also heavily reliant
on, the performance of
global markets.
Recently issues of
global food losses and food waste have been making the news, with
estimates of 30 to 40 % of all the food produced
on earth going to waste before it can be consumed.
The competition will play out against a backdrop of a softening
global market where the exportable surplus in liquid milk equivalents is
estimated to be 3.2 billion litres higher year -
on - year for the six months to March 2018.
Global Food Security
estimates that households throw away # 500 - worth of food
on average each year, or 5 kg a week.
The US wine business is now
estimated to be worth about $ 900 million, meaning any new buyer of the entire Treasury operations will be able to get their hands
on $ 2 billion in tax losses to offset against capital gains elsewhere, which is highly appealing to large
global private equity funds.
Based
on the Coca - Cola system's
global water replenishment projects to date, the system is balancing the equivalent of an
estimated 94 percent of the water used in its finished -LSB-...]
Research from the McKinsey
Global Institute found that a 10 per cent tax
on high - sugar products would be one of the least effective measures in combatting obesity, ranking 14th of 17 intervention methods, with portion control having the highest
estimated impact with the most cost effective measures.
International shipping via eBay
global shipping program — see rate and
estimated delivery date
on the shipping tab.
Each part reviews the most recent evidence
on infant and young child feeding practices and provides updated
global and regional
estimates and trends, where available, as well as disaggregated analyses.
In May 2012, WHO and partners - The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Save the Children, and the March of Dimes - published a report Born Too Soon: The
global action report
on preterm birth that included the first ever
estimates of preterm birth by country.
It could also add an
estimated US$ 300 billion into the
global economy annually, based
on improvements in cognitive ability if every infant was breastfed until at least 6 months of age and their expected increased earnings later in life.
With ministers banking
on rapid private sector growth to replace the
estimated 490,000 public sector jobs expected to be lost, the Prime Minister backed a world of «unprecedented economic change» in which small start - up companies can become
global giants in a matter of years.
Schmidt's rough
estimate, which he posted
on Twitter, is based
on the extraordinary and unprecedented warming over the past 12 months, during which time
global surface temperatures have shot past the 1 °C above pre-industrial level.
Last week Gavin Schmidt, head of NASA's Goddard Institute of Space Studies,
estimated that the average
global temperature in 2016 could range from about 1.1 °C above preindustrial to only slightly below 1.5 °C, based
on GISS's temperature record and its definition of pre-industrial (other records and definitions vary).
Next week, the heads of 11 space agencies are expected to issue a joint communique from a meeting in New Delhi calling for cooperation to calibrate instruments and validate measurements «to achieve an international, independent system for
estimating the
global emissions based
on internationally accepted data.»
Not even the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change has managed to muster much enthusiasm for the technology: it recently
estimated that the ocean's maximum contribution to the
global energy budget would not exceed a paltry 1 to 2 per cent by 2050.
Getting this
global estimate for continental thickness is «a big deal,» says Brian Savage, a geophysicist at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston who wrote a commentary
on this study in the same issue of Science.
By IFPRI's
estimate, 25 million more children will be malnourished in 2050 due to the impact of climate change
on global agriculture.
In a project sponsored by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) Carbon Monitoring System research initiative, researchers from the Joint
Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI) found that global livestock methane (CH4) emissions for 2011 are 11 % higher than the estimates based on guidelines provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in
Global Change Research Institute (JGCRI) found that
global livestock methane (CH4) emissions for 2011 are 11 % higher than the estimates based on guidelines provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in
global livestock methane (CH4) emissions for 2011 are 11 % higher than the
estimates based
on guidelines provided by the Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2006.
A new study attempts to
estimate the effects of climate change
on global agriculture — and outline ways to mitigate its most dire consequences
And by carefully measuring and modeling the resulting changes in atmospheric composition, scientists could improve their
estimate of how sensitive Earth's climate is to CO2, said lead author Joyce Penner, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Michigan whose work focuses
on improving
global climate models and their ability to model the interplay between clouds and aerosol particles.
David Van Sickle, a medical anthropologist at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, who presented during the same session as Barnes, points out that the
global prevalence
estimates for asthma are based largely
on asking people whether a physician has ever told them they have asthma.