Sentences with phrase «population levels of activity»

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Its positions in Southern California, the Chicago region, the Northeast, as well as Florida place it within large population centers, which, according to the DEA, gives it access to «potential high density drug markets that TCOs will look to exploit through the street - level drug distribution activities of urban organized crime groups / street gangs.»

Bain & Company partner Norbert Hueltenschmidt told the BBC last year that China faces major health care issues with its aging population, environmental problems, levels of access to health care, and sedentary living — physical activity has dropped 45 % since 1990.

Levels of entrepreneurial activity at the university are similar to the Alberta population and among the highest in the developed world.

I think that his activity show the levels of unhappiness and the emptiness that is among the U.S.A. population not matters the economic levels.

Their large numbers (approximately two - fifths of the population in 1960), their relatively high levels of religious commitment and political activity, and their conservative opinions on most issues all combined to produce formidable support for the GOP up and down the ticket.

Significantly, the trend toward relatively high levels of political interest and activity holds true beyond just the top social network enthusiasts: in most cases, average MySpace / Facebook users were closer in behavior to the power social networkers than they were to the non-networked population.

In addition to building size, condition and surrounding population density, the assessment considered geographic isolation, various activity levels, the economic circumstances of each service area and several other reliable measures.

«We were all shocked by how widespread lead poisoning was for this population and just how clearly these elevated levels were associated with recreational hunting activity,» said Dr Arjun Amar, Associate Professor from the University of Cape Town's FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, who supervised the research.

Considering only the physical activity performed in leisure time, the risk of suffering mental health pathologies among the «sufficiently active» population (that means, those who perform high o mild levels of exercise) was reduced up to 56 % or 54 % compared to the «insufficiently active» population, depending of the level of physical activity, mild or high respectively.

Overall, results show that levels of mental health of population of Madrid vary according to their level of exercise in leisure time and the physical activity total (amount of physical activity at work or usual occupation, commuting and leisure time).

That's the conclusion of NIH - funded researchers who found that in underserved populations, parents» physical activity — and their sedentary behavior — directly correlates with the activity level of their preschoolers.

«If you look at brain signaling on the level of individual neurons, it looks very mysterious, but if you take a step back and observe the activity of a population of hundreds of neurons instead, you might see simpler, clearer patterns that intuitively make more sense.»

«We know alcohol outlets can be associated with unsafe nuisance activities in urban areas, but this study appears to be the first to suggest U.S. tobacco shops may also impact public health,» said Andrew Subica, Ph.D., an assistant professor of social medicine, population, and public health in the School of Medicine, who led the study that focused on South Los Angeles, Calif. «Our analyses show that in South Los Angeles tobacco shops as well as liquor stores were associated with high levels of violent and property crime around their locations.

By the 1950s, a declining mayfly population in the western basin of Lake Erie indicated widespread anthropogenic eutrophication (human activities resulting in more nutrients such as phosphorus in the water, leading in turn to decreased oxygen levels).

Dr Wang says, «Although there is some evidence from previous studies that sporting ability and achievement in sports and athletics are negatively related to 2D: 4D, this might not reflect levels of regular physical activity in the general population.

«At the population level, we found a significant association between the level of leisure - time physical activity, but not daily caloric intake, and the increases in both BMI and waist circumference.»

«These changes have occurred in the context of substantial increases in the proportion of adults reporting no leisure - time physical activity, but in the absence of any significant population - level changes in average daily caloric intake,» explains lead investigator Uri Ladabaum, MD, MS, Associate Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology), Stanford University School of Medicine.

Dr Søren Brage (MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge), joint senior author on the study says: «Providing quantitative estimates regarding the dose - response relationship is essential for approximating how changes in levels of physical activity in the general population would impact disease incidence, and would support more nuanced guidance to the public and evidence - based dialogue in clinical settings.»

Our study, along with prior studies, supports the notion that «cognitive reserve» resulting from early - life and lifelong education and cognitive stimulation may be a potent strategy for the primary prevention of dementia in both high - and low - income countries around the world.21 However, it should be noted that the relationships among education, brain biology, and cognitive function are complex and likely multidirectional; for instance, a number of recent population - based studies have shown genetic links with level of educational attainment, 22,23 and with the risk for cognitive decline in later life.24 Higher levels of educational attainment are also associated with health behaviors (eg, physical activity, diet, and smoking), more cognitively - complex occupations, and better access to health care, all of which may play a role in decreasing lifetime dementia risk.

«These results indicate the importance on a population - wide level of participating in physical activity in order to have a healthy level of fitness.»

The company's original tertiary target for the SCiStar study, after observing the safety and activity of AST - OPC1, was that 45 - 50 % of study subjects would recover at least 2 motor levels on at least one side at 12 months, which is approximately double the rate of spontaneous recovery expected based on a similarly matched population and published literature.

These observations, which have provided striking insights into the epigenetic regulation of the molecular blueprint for pluripotency within ES cells, have been made at the population level, and thus reflect the summation of activity within all cells in the population.

Contrary to the sedentary or relatively less physically active population, too few calories often tends to be more of a problem than too many calories when training for endurance events or well above - average or extreme levels of physical activity into our life.

However, the activity levels of the majority of the population in Asian cultures (and across the world) is quickly beginning to approximate western culture.

It's even been shown that within the same individual that factors such as hormonal fluctuations, dietary changes, abrupt shifts in stress levels and sexual activity can elicit alterations in the population of the microflora.

Unfortunately, the reality (see recent Mayo Clinic Research) is that less than 3 % of the American population meet the 4 BASIC healthy lifestyle characteristics (activity levels, healthy diet, non-smoker and body fat %).

You input your stats and your activity levels into a calculator, and through the use of highly - researched formulas and population averages, the calculator comes up with a fairly accurate intake for you.

The negative effects seem to lie in the capacity of some foods / nutrients to stimulate proliferative pathways that in turn stimulate development of acne — suspect foods include those with a high glycaemic load and milk.11, 43, 44 Other evidence comes from several studies reporting that the prevalence of acne varies significantly between different populations and is substantially lower in non-Westernized populations that follow traditional diets, 45 a common factor among these traditional diets being a low glycaemic load.46 Various studies have provided evidence that high - glycaemic - load diets are implicated in the aetiology of acne through their capacity to stimulate insulin, androgen bioavailability and insulin - like growth factor - 1 (IGF - 1) activity, whereas the beneficial effects of low - glycaemic - load diets, apart from weight and blood glucose levels, also include improved skin quality.44 The clinical and experimental evidence does in fact suggest ways in which insulin can increase androgen production and affect via induction of steroidogenic enzymes, 47 the secretion by the pituitary gland of gonadotropin - releasing hormone and the production of sex hormone - binding globulin.48 Insulin is also able to reduce serum levels of IGF - binding protein - 1 increasing the effect of IGF - 1.49 These insulin - mediated actions can therefore influence diverse factors that underlie the development of acne such as:

A population - based randomized controlled trial of the effect of combining a pedometer with an intervention toolkit on physical activity among individuals with low levels of physical activity or fitness.

Assist the district to redefine needs as a result of the FEA activity and establish a new level of change, including new changes in academic and other outcomes for the student population.

All our conservation programs and activities work toward the following goals: Protected high conservation value marine and coastal areas, low - impact sustainable fisheries, reduced negative impacts and risks of shipping, doubling of the wild tiger populations of Nepal, responsible development solutions that conserve wildlife, community - level habitat - friendly renewable energy, land - use management to support a low - carbon economy, and one in 10 Canadians caring for nature.

The benefits of dog walking on increased levels of physical activities is potentially so profound that some efforts have been made to promote dog ownership for the sake of large scale benefits on the activity level of the population more broadly speaking.

Wind mills and solar panels will not provide for huge energy new demands of an exploding US population if the Sun does not resume the high level of activity we have enjoyed since the end of the «Little Ice Age» 150 years ago.

increased co2 levels are a result of the population explosion simply by human activity.

This indicates that different structures of the energy system can lead to basically the same variation in future emissions as can be generated by different combinations of the other main driving forces - population, economic activities and energy consumption levels.

It supports EPA efforts and activities to monitor air quality levels, estimate population exposure to air pollutants, examine the effects of air pollution on public health, track progress in improving air quality and reducing associated risks, and provide models, tools, and technical guidance to states.

The reach of activities at a population level was variable, with those most in need not necessarily having access.

This view holds that without good title, lenders will not be willing to make loans against the land or shanty as security.13 Of note is that De Soto's analysis is based on shanty towns in Peru where populations are high and various levels of commercial activity are common place, despite formal title to lanOf note is that De Soto's analysis is based on shanty towns in Peru where populations are high and various levels of commercial activity are common place, despite formal title to lanof commercial activity are common place, despite formal title to land.

To achieve population level results ACYFS funds a suite of services and initiatives including supported playgroups, family workers, parenting programs, community capacity building and partnerships and network activities.

Despite ongoing high levels of home construction activity, unsold housing inventory as a share of the adult population remains consistent with historical averages (chart 2).