Sentences with phrase «reduction in the volume»

Acting - President, Yemi Osinbajo has explained that corruption and the vandalization of pipeline facilities in the Niger - Delta region were responsible for the reduction in the volume of Dollar reserved with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

It was projected that due to the faulty turret bearing component of the FPSO which occasioned a reduction in volumes from 100,000 barrels to as low as 33,000 barrels of crude a day, Ghana's total production of oil could be in the neighbourhood of 63,000 barrels a day.

The study also found no evidence that states with medical marijuana laws experience reductions in the volume of legally distributed opioid analgesics used to treat pain.

The study also suggests that the reduction in volume drives the reduction in brain activity,» says doctoral student Kristoffer NT Månsson, who led the study together with Linköping colleague Gerhard Andersson and researchers from the Karolinska Institutet, Uppsala University, Umeå University and Stockholm University.

Although BioSwimmer is expected to cost slightly more than conventional remotely operated vehicles, the cost benefit will be substantial in terms of port and harbor security, reduction in volume of smuggled contraband entering the country, and apprehension of smugglers.

During that time, patients experienced an average reduction of 11mmHg in systolic blood pressure and an average reduction in volume of 1 liter.

Combining satellite observations with ocean numerical modeling, Khazendar and his colleagues developed a hypothesis that reductions in the volume of brine would increase Totten's thinning and melting.

They found reductions in the volume of gray matter in multiple regions of the brains of children with OSA.

The two CB1 - agonist complexes reveal important conformational changes in the overall structure, relative to the antagonist - bound state, including a 53 % reduction in the volume of the ligand - binding pocket and an increase in the surface area of the G - protein - binding region.

The progressive adjustment of her training load, which included reductions in volume and intensity, and her nutrition plan, specifically the macronutrient ratio balance toward nutritional ketosis (LCHF), was associated with an alleviation of her presenting symptoms, reduced daily and exercise caloric requirements, and personal best Ironman performances.

A small reduction in the volume of food you eat, coupled with smart shopping and cooking, can help you reduce your caloric intake and maintain long - term weight loss.

Dogs who switch from kibble to whole food or raw diets will have significant reduction in volume of their feces.

Reduction in the volume of the craniocervical junction would decrease the size of the subarachnoid space and cisterna magna.

In fact, a 15 % reduction in extent would likely equate to a more than 15 % reduction in volume.

To say nothing of the warming trends also noticed in, for example: * ocean heat content * wasting glaciers * Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheet mass loss * sea level rise due to all of the above * sea surface temperatures * borehole temperatures * troposphere warming (with stratosphere cooling) * Arctic sea ice reductions in volume and extent * permafrost thawing * ecosystem shifts involving plants, animals and insects

Predictions of future sea - level rise and reduction in volume of ice sheets are consistent with what the evidence indicates during the Last Interglacial.

The results showed that there was a 14 per cent reduction in the volume of summertime Arctic sea ice between 2010 and 2012 — but the volume of ice jumped by 41 per cent in 2013, relative to the previous year, when the summer was five per cent cooler than the previous year.

It's a small effect, much smaller in the atmosphere than the expansion due to the reduction in pressure as the air rises, but the reduction in volume at a given pressure due to condensation is included in accurate computations of adiabatic lapse rates.

The wider impact has seen a reduction in the volume of house transactions and the banishment of large commercial transactions to offshore havens.

This wasn't a deal breaker and wasn't loud enough to hurt my ears, but a slight reduction in the volume would be welcome.

As a result, Android may become somewhat more closed but presumably not to a degree that would lead to a significant reduction in the volume of innovative mobile services being developed.

Not exact matches

Or is it the case that spikes in volatility cause reductions in trading volume?

«While the liquidation and fall of various ETNs represents a risk to VIX Futures volumes, we see this as potentially the tip of the iceberg with a likely reduction in VIX Futures trading activity looking out 1 - 2 months,» the J.P. Morgan note said.

Vesting of the warrant shares is subject to Comcast achieving certain milestones and purchase volume commitments, and therefore the accounting guidance requires that the value of the warrant be recorded as a reduction in the Company's net revenues.

Toward that goal, Tesla Motors said that it has made substantial reductions in the required costs to launch the production of the Model 3 next year, with Musk telling analysts that the current plan will not require the company to raise extra capital for the upcoming high - volume electric vehicle.

As anticipated, the average loan volume contraction and some reduction in margin put structure in our net earnings.

With a net cash balance of US$ 1.4 B, working capital expected to partially unwind and Group volumes expected to increase marginally in the second half, we are well positioned despite a reduction in future Cannington processing rates and metal production.»

This decrease was largely driven by volume declines in First - Class and Marketing Mail, higher normal cost of retiree health benefits expenses of $ 140 million and higher transportation expenses of $ 109 million, partially offset by a reduction in compensation and benefits expenses of $ 91 million.

Management said on the earnings call and in the release that its focus in 2018 — and over the long term — is cash flows, not oil and gas volumes, and intends to use 2018 and 2019 to «target substantial growth in cash flow along with a reduction in net debt: EBITDAX [earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and exploration] to approximately 2.5 times.»

Average prime sales prices fell 3 % quarter - on - quarter to approximately AED14, 750 per square metre affected by the continued reduction in transaction volumes throughout 2016.

While import prices fell in US dollar terms, there was also a significant reduction in import volumes.

Volumes are expected to decline in the first half of 2017 due to temporary maintenance as well as the lagging impact of capital expenditure reductions in 2016.

«But... it is in the national interest that there be a dramatic reduction in the number of automatic and semi-automatic weapons in the Australian community [because] there is a clear link between the volume of powerful weapons in the community and the extent to which they are used in an indiscriminate manner.»

That's a long - term strategy with a predictable short - term negtive impact on financial results: Over the short term, price reductions are likely to offset gains in unit sales volume.

On the import side, continued strength in domestic demand, the high exchange rate and, more recently, tariff reductions on some goods have resulted in renewed strength in import volumes.

A faster reduction in manufacturing output levels was the main factor contributing to a drop in the headline index during October, as new business volumes decreased at a slightly slower pace than one month previously.

«We can dance around it and sugarcoat it, but you have a reduction in transaction volume, and that has to do with economic and political turmoil around the world,» he said.

Balsamic vinegar is an aged reduction of sweet Trebbiano grapes that are boiled in copper cauldrons, and reduced to 33 % its original volume to a syrup like base called «must».

Nevertheless, the strong volume growth in water is likely to offset price reductions and weakness in carbonated soft drinks, underpinning modest earnings growth in the June half.

Edited by Marcus Grant and Joyce O'Connor, this volume explores the potential impact of beverage alcohol industry partnerships and how they could contribute to a reduction in the negative health impacts of harmful drinking patterns.

The reduction brings the total waxed corrugated volume to just below 3 percent of total corrugated volume produced in 2013 compared to 5 percent of total volume in 2002.

Source Reduction, the top level of the hierarchy, aligns with our broader business strategies to ensure freshness throughout our supply chain, thereby reducing the volume of surplus food waste in our own operations and in our guests» kitchens.

The model found that investing in two dairy plants with processing volumes of 4m lbs of milk per day, and producing non-American varieties of cheese (Italian and specialty cheeses), would result in the largest reduction of supply chain costs.

Functions of these cellulose ingredients in baking include bake stability, egg and gluten replacement, fat reduction, moisture retention, improved volume and adhesion.

Food waste reduction and volume reduction of packaging materials are growing trends in the packaging world, along with the worldwide business trend towards environmental sustainability and extending educational engagement with consumers.

«We estimate CCL's volumes at Woolworths fell about 6 per cent over the year, and based on the recent reductions in front of supermarket shelf space, we believe this customer will continue to impact CCL's volumes through most of 2012,» said Commonwealth Bank «sretail analyst team lead by Andrew McLennan.

Manure monofermentation contributes to the reduction of the emission of greenhouse gases in two ways, being by reducing the methane volume on the one hand and by generating green energy on the other,» ter Avest said.

None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to implement an interim final or final rule regarding nutrition programs under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.) that --(1) requires crediting of tomato paste and puree based on volume; (2) implements a sodium reduction target beyond Target I, the 2 - year target, specified in Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, «Nutrition Standards in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs» (FNS — 2007 — 0038, RIN 0584 — AD59) until the Secretary certifies that the Department has reviewed and evaluated relevant scientific studies and data relevant to the relationship of sodium reductions to human health; and (3) establishes any whole grain requirement without defining «whole grain.»

Sound Oasis Travel S - 850W noise machine incorporates a multi-position timer (with 4 selections: continuous, 30, 60, and 90 minutes), a unique «gradual off» volume reduction feature for a peaceful decrease in sound volume, a rotary on / off volume control, headphone jack and a one - touch off / resume button that stops the unit or repeats your last played sequence.

Sound Oasis Travel S - 850 noise machine incorporates a multi-position timer (with 4 selections: continuous, 30, 60, and 90 minutes), a unique «gradual off» volume reduction feature for a peaceful decrease in sound volume, a rotary on / off volume control, headphone jack and a one - touch off / resume button that stops the unit or repeats your last played sequence.