Sentences with phrase «rate of adaptation»

Agriculture has been able to adapt to recent changes in climate; however, increased innovation will be needed to ensure the rate of adaptation of agriculture and the associated socioeconomic system can keep pace with future climate change.

And relying on quick fix magic bullets, not following a good comprehensive program based on your ability, rate of adaptation and goals will always come up short.

In future, more systematic studies might show which species may adapt fastest and if this rate of adaptation is fast enough to prevent the species» extinction.

«Using a powerful combination of experimental evolution and whole - genome sequencing we determined the rate of adaptation and the types of mutations that arise in populations of yeast that are identical except for the number of copies of their genome,» says Lang.

To understand these dynamics, the team measured the rate of adaptation for 48 diploid populations through 4,000 generations of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae and compared these results to previously evolved haploid populations.

We contend that the rate of adaptation might also increase to match that of environmental degradation by carefully selecting coral populations from extreme environments and introducing them to areas that are only now beginning to experience such extremes.

Emerging evidence for variability in the coral calcification response to acidification, geographical variation in bleaching susceptibility and recovery, responses to past climate change, and potential rates of adaptation to rapid warming supports an alternative scenario in which reef degradation occurs with greater temporal and spatial heterogeneity than current projections suggest.

The potential for specific climate - vulnerable communities to experience highly harmful health effects is not entirely clear in specific regions and on specific time frames due to uncertainties in rates of adaptation and uncertainties about the outcome of public health interventions currently being implemented that aim to address underlying health disparities and determinants of health.249 The public health community has not routinely conducted evaluations of the overall success of adaptation interventions or of particular elements of those interventions.

Not exact matches

Most of our difficulty in the advancing half - cycle since 2009 would have been avoided by the key adaptation that we made in 2014: in the presence of zero - interest rate conditions, even the most extreme «overvalued, overbought, overbullish» syndromes were not enough.

But it also provides for assertions to be made about the rate, timing, and severity of shorter term adaptations.

Observational data suggest that fathers are important in the maternal decision on how to feed the infant and that mothers choose to bottle feed or breastfeed for a shorter time when the father is not supporting breastfeeding.16 — 19 Moreover, supporting the father during breastfeeding may help to improve the mother's satisfaction with breastfeeding, duration of breastfeeding, and adaptation of both parents to parenting.10, 20 — 23 Despite these data, the fathers are poorly informed about the advantages of breastfeeding24, 25 and may have many concerns that are poorly addressed and that can negatively influence initiation and duration rates of breastfeeding.

No time to adapt In terms of adaptation, the rate of climate change might be more important than how much the climate changes, said Alan Robock, a climate scientist at Rutgers University who ran some of the models for the study.

In that case, in both sexes, orgasm would be an adaptation for a higher frequency of sex — hence, presumably, a higher rate of offspring production relative to our ancestors without the pleasurable sensation of orgasm.

Concurrent with reassortment of genes into new sets, a specific gene's mutation rate can be rapid, and thus the possibilities for dangerous new viral adaptations are constant.

Determining whether individual mutations are deleterious, or even adaptive, would require functional analysis; however, the rate of nonsynonymous mutations suggests that continued progression of this epidemic could afford an opportunity for viral adaptation (Fig. 4H), underscoring the need for rapid containment.

The contributors explore such issues as the nature of species, how species are counted, limits on diversity, mechanisms of speciation and adaptation, and speciation rates.

«When we look at pandemic strains of influenza that have high mortality rates, one of the best adaptations of those pandemic viruses is their ability to infect these alveolar epithelial cells,» explained researcher Amber Cardani, PhD.

On the other hand, in 2016 researchers found that the three - toed sloth had the lowest metabolic rate of any mammal, an adaptation that evolved to reduce fuel needs in the energy - poor forest canopy environment where it lives.

And since mitigation reduces the rate as well as the magnitude of warming, it also increases the time available for adaptation to a particular level of climate change, potentially by several decades.

Riegl and Purkis refer to an earlier Review (2) as similar to ours, stating that «Pandolfi et al. (1) and Hoegh - Guldberg et al. (2) agree that the rates of change in heat and OA [ocean acidification] will determine survivability via adaptation of corals.»

Riegl and Purkis make the erroneous claim of our Review (1) that «the rates of change, rather than absolute magnitude, are seen as ultimately determining the impact since they allow or disallow evolution and adaptation to take place.»

«It also could be due to the «theory of adaptation» — that while initial increases in exposure to gambling venues lead to increases in rates of problem gambling, a population will eventually adapt and further negative consequences will not continue.»

If - adaptation is strong, such that the neuron adapts out the increased baseline intensity of the stimulus, then the firing rate should exceed about as often in the noisy conditions as in the clean condition.

«The global spread of plants and their adaptations to life on land, led to an increase in continental weathering rates that ultimately resulted in a dramatic decrease the levels of the «greenhouse gas» carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and global cooling,» said co-author Dr. Jennifer Morris, from the University of Bristol.

Adaptation for both natural and human systems is increasingly important as a coping strategy due to the rate and scale of ongoing and potential future change.

This means that different parts of the body, and different adaptations, evolved at different times and different rates.

While specific protein requirements are heavily debated in the fitness industry, there is research that suggests protein intake shortly after a workout (30 minutes) is beneficial for both recovery and to maximise the rate and level of adaptation to exercise.

Fat adaptation involves sharp carbohydrate restriction in conjunction with a complementing increase in fat consumption (with many of those fats being saturated fats) to induce the physiological shift necessary for the body to «switch» to burning «fat as fuel» at much higher rates.

Heavier loads also produce superior gains in rate of force development to lighter loads (Fink et al. 2016; Mangine et al. 2016), and increased tendon stiffness may well be the mechanism by which this adaptation occurs.

My question relates to the idea of «metabolic damage,» which some folks online explain as an adaptation of the body to reduce the rate of metabolism during periods of starvation, i.e. calorie restriction.

Medical research has demonstrated that the adaptations created by progressive resistance training will increase insulin sensitivity and your metabolic rate (the amount of calories you burn at rest).

If we look at the adaptations that follow strength training or weight training, we can see that strength training with higher intensities (above 85 % of the 1RM) will improve the rate of recruitment, which means more motor units are activated and can contract more forcefully.

As a result of these exclusion criteria, this page does not cover the long - term effects of training using split squats, either in relation to muscular adaptations (strength, hypertrophy, power and rate of force development) or in relation to the longitudinal transfer to sporting qualities (sprinting, jumping, throwing).

As a result of these exclusion criteria, this page does not cover the long - term effects of training using the bench press, either in relation to muscular adaptations (strength, hypertrophy, power and rate of force development) or in relation to the longitudinal transfer to sporting qualities (sprinting, jumping, throwing).

This PG - rated adaptation of the classic children's book stars a surprisingly restrained Jim Carrey as a painter who suddenly find himself in possession of a dozen penguins.

That officially makes it the one of the highest grossing comic book adaptations in history, and one of the highest grossing rated R films as well.

People are titillated by the possibility of an NC - 17 rating on the film adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey, partial nudity is of course cool on magazine covers, and you won't catch any self - respecting beer commercial on air without its bikini babes.

By Bob Bloom The following Blu - rays and DVDs are being released on Tuesday, unless otherwise noted: The Jungle Book (Blu - ray + DVD + digital HD) Details: 2016, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Rated: PG, scary action and danger, violence The lowdown: The concept of a live - action adaptation of «The Jungle Book» using CGI - created animals and -LSB-...]

In what turned out to be one of the highlights at this year's CinemaCon was the stunning, 10 minute footage from Peter Jackson's new movie, the epic 3D film adaptation of Tolkien's The Hobbit (which opens December 14) that was shot at a frame rate of 48 per second achieving an unprecedented combination of uniformity and brightness.

From the already talked about ten minute sex scene (leading to an NC - 17 rating), to allegations from the crew over reportedly tough working conditions, to graphic novel author Julie Maroh «s opinions on the adaptation of her work, the conversation around Abdellatif Kechiche «s romance has been equally about these issues as it has been about how great the movie is.

Mowgli director Andy Serkis shares some details about his forthcoming adaptation of The Jungle Book, including the film's MPAA rating.

Like the book, the film is overlong (at a slow 135 minutes) and only really engages during its prologue, providing maddening glimpses of promising storylines and character moments tossed aside in favour of being a cut - rate adaptation of a cut - rate King novel.

Snow Angels (Warner Independent, March 21) Starring: Sam Rockwell, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Angarano, Griffin Dunne, Amy Sedaris, Olivia Thirlby Director: David Gordon Green Rating: R The Pitch: Stewart O'Nan's acclaimed novel comes to the big screen in the form of David Gordon Green's adaptation of «Snow Angels,» in which a pair of stories — one about a couple confronting tragedy, the other about a young man struggling with deep - seated personal problems — intertwine.

Key Largo (Blu - ray) Release date: Feb. 23 Details: 1948, Warner Archive Collection Rated: Not rated The lowdown: John Huston directed and co-wrote, with Richard Brooks, this loose adaptation of Maxwell Anderson's Rated: Not rated The lowdown: John Huston directed and co-wrote, with Richard Brooks, this loose adaptation of Maxwell Anderson's rated The lowdown: John Huston directed and co-wrote, with Richard Brooks, this loose adaptation of Maxwell Anderson's play.

The filmmakers have confirmed it'll be a R - rated flick (duh) and they've said that it's more of a faithful adaptation of Stephen King's novel while paying homage to DePalma's film.

Dabbling in the same fetish - feminism and coldly - served revenge fantasies that made Zack Snyder's Sucker Punch such a wildly divisive work, artist and occasional director Ralph Ziman brings an appropriately seedy but miserably downbeat aesthetic to this long - in - development adaptation of Yasuomi Umetsu's R - rated anime.

My Fair Lady: 50th Anniversary Edition (Blu - ray + DVD) Details: 1964, CBS Blu - ray - Paramount Home Entertainment Rated: G The lowdown: This Academy Award - winning musical adaptation of the hit Broadway show won as Oscar for Rex Harrison as best actor.

B - The Paperboy Rated R for strong sexual content, violence and language Available on DVD and Blu - ray Precious director Lee Daniels chose for his follow - up this over-the-top adaptation of the Peter Dexter novel about a young man (Zac Efron) whose brother (Matthew McConaughey) has come back to his home town to investigate a case involving a death row inmate (John Cusack) with the help of the accused's fiancé (Nicole Kidman).

Fifty Shades of Grey: Unrated Edition (Blu - ray + DVD + Ultraviolet) Release date: May 8 Details: 2015, Universal Studios Home Entertainment Rated: Unrated & R, nudity, sexual content, language The lowdown: This adaptation of the best - selling book is pedestrian and boring that fails to register any interest in its two dull leading characters.

Dolores Claiborne (Blu - ray) Release date: Nov. 28 Details: 1995, Warner Archive Collection Rated: R, violence, language The lowdown: A spellbinding adaptation of the Stephen King novel about a Maine woman accused of murder and the estranged daughter who returns home to help sort things out.