Sentences with phrase «other human activities on»

Scientists around the world conducting research into what actually exists in ocean depths, as well as: the impacts of fishing and other human activities on these deep unknown spaces and species; and what types of improved management options may help to conserve these natural assets (and their contribution to planetary and human wellbeing) for the long term.

Not exact matches

Misdials are human errors, but on other occasions technology being used for illegal activity has let down its master.

«In handling common stocks, as in most other fields of human activity, success depends on a combination of hard work, intelligence and honesty» Phil Fisher

The emphasis has characteristically been on «a theology of the infinite» — an inquiry into the identity and existence of divine beings, divine activity in history and nature, the purpose and destiny of human life as these are revealed by a being called «God» to others called «persons.»

Other social sciences, concentrating on certain limited kinds of human activities, together afford a more detailed picture of man's culture and social organization.

Orthodoxy is being able not only to repeat the same teachings but also to show their relevance to the new context.2 Other individuals, on the other hand, interpret religious beliefs as merely expressions of the human community's search for some kind of meaning, an accumulated source of information built up over the years as the community reflected on its life and activiOther individuals, on the other hand, interpret religious beliefs as merely expressions of the human community's search for some kind of meaning, an accumulated source of information built up over the years as the community reflected on its life and activiother hand, interpret religious beliefs as merely expressions of the human community's search for some kind of meaning, an accumulated source of information built up over the years as the community reflected on its life and activities.

It is rather the next stage in the evolutionary advance on the planet Earth of overwhelming importance to us humans at this time, but perhaps only one among myriads given God's creative activity on other worlds.

[35] In other words, CAR activists believe that Christians should refrain from trapping or severely limit their trapping activities on the basis that trapping violates God's requirement that humans protect His creation.

This idea depends on developments in general systems theory, which views «all of nature and all of human activity as a hierarchically arranged structure of levels of interlocked subset systems in which the process of any particular subset system affects and is affected by other subset systems at its own level, as well as below or above it.»

And to do an activity that forces you to connect to yourself and to other humans on this planet.

As a (poor) analogy, arguing whether or not it's human - caused feels a bit like planning to develop real estate on a seaside clifftop which some specialists have said might suffer dangerous erosion in the next 70 years unless you put up some seawalls to prevent water action at the base of the cliff - and basing your view whether to build seawalls and other erosion defences upon whether or not there's proof that human activity would be the cause of any future erosion, rather than whether or not erosion is likely and if so how harmful it might be to your interests if nothing is done to reduce it.

«The Coalition of CSOs on Human Rights and Conflict Resolution in Nigeria undertakes review of the ongoing - war on terrorism to ascertain maximum adherence of the military to the rules of engagement by the Nigerian military, enforcement of fundamental human rights of civilians and protection of man's dignity and respect for person and to ensure that the activities of non-state actors are in conformity with the general principles and purposes of the United Nations and other conventions» riHuman Rights and Conflict Resolution in Nigeria undertakes review of the ongoing - war on terrorism to ascertain maximum adherence of the military to the rules of engagement by the Nigerian military, enforcement of fundamental human rights of civilians and protection of man's dignity and respect for person and to ensure that the activities of non-state actors are in conformity with the general principles and purposes of the United Nations and other conventions» rihuman rights of civilians and protection of man's dignity and respect for person and to ensure that the activities of non-state actors are in conformity with the general principles and purposes of the United Nations and other conventions» rights.

American Chemical Society, Committee on International Activities and Subcommittee on Scientific Freedom and Human Rights Contact: Brad Miller ACS monitors the world for violations of the human rights of scientists and joins with other societies in petitioning the governments of the countries where such violations take pHuman Rights Contact: Brad Miller ACS monitors the world for violations of the human rights of scientists and joins with other societies in petitioning the governments of the countries where such violations take phuman rights of scientists and joins with other societies in petitioning the governments of the countries where such violations take place.

As one of the founding members of the Coalition, the Association of American Geographers contributed greatly to the formation of the Coalition during the months preceding its formal launch, and AAG representatives participated throughout the event... The AAG continues to support the Coalition, which is led by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), by fostering scholarly discourse on how geography and geographers can contribute to the protection of human rights and by helping to disseminate information and resources critical to this effort, among other activities.»

«We cook what we eat: this is the exclusively human activity,» Herculano - Houzel writes, «one that allowed us to jump over the energetic wall that still curbs the evolution of all other species and put us on a different evolutionary path from all other animals.»

Yet, as was the case with the other scientists, during his meetings with the staff of New York delegation members the conversations turned to his work measuring the impact of human activities on New York's coastal marshes.

«In the coming decades both modern day climate change and other human activities will have a profound impact on our ecosystem.

Instead, an official report that accompanies the legislation notes that while it includes language to prohibit the CDC and other agencies from funding activities to advocate or promote gun control, «the Secretary of Health and Human Services has stated the CDC has the authority to conduct research on the causes of gun violence».

Many of the major migrations on Earth, especially on land, have already been lost, he explains, and few landscapes are left on Earth where the migratory animals do not have to share land resources with agriculture and other human activities.

On the other hand, the first sampling site with little human activity should have had a higher biodiversity level.

Professor Heath said: «Wildlife everywhere capitalizes on waste from human activity, and discarded fish are food for a wide range of seabirds, marine mammals, seabed animals and other fish.

Based on this link, Shaw tested the activity of other immune proteins in humans to see if any changed after sleep loss.

Nevertheless, there are other measures of depression in humans that can be assessed in rodents — like the ability to enjoy pleasurable activities, which is a cardinal feature of depression in humans — you can measure that in a mouse to see how much a mouse likes to eat a sweet treat, have sex, how well it sleeps and so on.

Although researchers can only speculate on what prehistoric artists were trying to express, hypotheses range from shamanistic and ritualistic activities to attempts to capture the spirit of horses and other animals that ancient humans hunted.

Even the seemingly pristine Galápagos Islands, one of the most biologically rich and diverse ecosystems on the planet, face increasing threats as a result of climate change, water pollution, invasive plants and animals and other challenges related to human activities.

«We tend to measure the impact of human activity based on the area it affects on a map, but mountaintop mining is penetrating much more deeply into the earth than other land use in the region like forestry, agriculture or urbanization,» said Emily Bernhardt, a professor of biology at Duke and co-author on the study.

The restrictions placed on copulation, combined with the sexual tensions in human interactions, result in our sexual energies being redirected into other activities that generally have a sensual nature, such as art, music, sports, and theater.

A detailed, long - term ocean temperature record derived from corals on Christmas Island in Kiribati and other islands in the tropical Pacific shows that the extreme warmth of recent El Niño events reflects not just the natural ocean - atmosphere cycle but a new factor: global warming caused by human activity.

In letters sent on 18 June, Representative Joe Barton (R - TX), chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and investigations subcommittee chair James Greenwood (R - PA) asked the Commerce, Energy, and Health and Human Services departments and the Environmental Protection Agency, among others, to describe their policies on outside activities by employees and report the amounts paid since 1999.

«These species can spread across protected areas without the help of land use changes or other human activities, suggesting that traditional conservation approaches on the ground aren't enough for the long - term survival of Hawaii's rain forests.»

On the other hand, warming caused by a build up of heat - trapping gases from human activities would cause warming at the surface but cooling in the stratosphere, and this is in fact what we observe.

His activity is mainly focused on skin imaging, but it involves also other kinds of human tissues such as cornea, bladder, and colon.

Various studies on rats have demonstrated that tribulus increased testosterone and sexual activity 1, 2, while other studies found that tribulus had no effect on muscle strength, body composition, exercise performance in human subjects 3, 4.

On the other hand, when too much estrogen is around, rye's lignans, by occupying estrogen receptors, block out the much more powerful human estrogens, causing a lowering in estrogenic activity, and providing potential protection against breast cancer.

There are a host of other chemicals in sunscreen that are potentially toxic to coral reefs, some of which — including methoxycinnamate and camphors — are on the International Chemical Secretariat's SIN (Substitute it Now) list based on their activity as endocrine disruptors to humans and wildlife.

Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a Geology Labs On - Line was initiated in 1999 to develop Web - based activities which enhance the learning and teaching of earth science from middle school

Kenneth Lonergan's Manchester By the Sea (six nominations) is another film by a real movie artist: a study of grief and the ways in which it is denied and displaced into other human activities which in turn have their effects on other people.

For me, and I suspect for many others, this activity acts as a deep self - healing process, taking on and working with the reverential driving all those human expressions of love, joy, awe, respect, passion, compassion, honouring, devotion, wonder, gratitude, thankfulness, celebration, courage, commitment — the full range of positive emotions.

The activities that follow ask students to reflect on the basic human behavior of applying categories to the people and things we meet and to think about the circumstances in which «single stories» about others can be harmful or even dangerous.

Those OAs whose programs, policies, or activities may have disproportionately high human health or environmental effects on minority populations and low - income populationshave or will develop tools and documents, that may include guidance, best practices, handbooks, administrative statements, circulars, or other products, as appropriate, for achieving EJ in their programs, consistent with DOT's EJ Order.

Still... there are all sorts of book promotion activities that you can engage in that do not depend on real humans being at the other end of their email accounts or telephones.

The main threats to all species on our planet are habitat destruction, climate change, pollution, and other human activities.

I always tailor my recomendations based on the pet's overall state of health, age, activity level, lifestyle, presence of other animal and human household members, and other factors.

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Humans have a lot of different kinds of attention, some for reading or for conversation, others for creative activity, still others for artistic practice, dance, meditation, music and so on.

Other themes she refers are the flux of information in a technology - based context, and the natural resources expressing the consequences of human activities on Earth.

I have also worked closely with other social scientists at NCAR [see for instance a book I put together for the Global Change Instruction Program: Effects of Changing Climate on Weather and Human Activities].

In the light of the scientific consensus on climate change, as well as «mountains» of good scientific evidence related to other potentially pernicious effects imposed on the Earth by the over consumption, overproduction and overpopulation activities of the human species in our time, it could be a pointless distraction for us to be imagining a world for our grandchildren.

Through most of this month and the next few days, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is hosting an enormous gathering of environmentalists, diplomats, scientists, indigenous leaders and others trying to break new ground in international efforts to fit human activities and aspirations within the constraints that come with life on a finite planet.

Climate scientists, on the other hand, have thousands of papers of undeniable evidence that climate change from human activity is happening and it's a very big problem.