Sentences with phrase «risk factors combining»

The impact of major cardiovascular risk factors combined is greater in women than men and in blacks than whites.

Not exact matches

Potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, the possibility that the anticipated synergies of the combined companies may not be achieved after closing, the combined operations may not be successfully integrated in a timely manner, if at all, general economic conditions in regions in which either company does business may deteriorate and / or Oracle or Vocado may be adversely affected by other economic, business, and / or competitive factors.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

For example, the expected timing and likelihood of completion of the proposed merger, including the timing, receipt and terms and conditions of any required governmental and regulatory approvals of the proposed merger that could reduce anticipated benefits or cause the parties to abandon the transaction, the ability to successfully integrate the businesses, the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstances that could give rise to the termination of the merger agreement, the possibility that Kraft shareholders may not approve the merger agreement, the risk that the parties may not be able to satisfy the conditions to the proposed transaction in a timely manner or at all, risks related to disruption of management time from ongoing business operations due to the proposed transaction, the risk that any announcements relating to the proposed transaction could have adverse effects on the market price of Kraft's common stock, and the risk that the proposed transaction and its announcement could have an adverse effect on the ability of Kraft and Heinz to retain customers and retain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with their suppliers and customers and on their operating results and businesses generally, problems may arise in successfully integrating the businesses of the companies, which may result in the combined company not operating as effectively and efficiently as expected, the combined company may be unable to achieve cost - cutting synergies or it may take longer than expected to achieve those synergies, and other factors.

The score is combined with many other factors, like driving record and type of car, to help insurers come up with a premium that matches your risk profile.

This is inaccurate, because there are other factors which combine with credit risk to make up the «spread premium» that other types of bonds have over treasuries.

Combining multiple errors while prepping one meal (as the morning show host did) increases the risk factors exponentially.

Combine this with other risk factors for bullying, such as family issues, and it becomes clear why sleep is an issue for bullies.

Furthermore, it is not possible to determine the relative importance or the combined effects of the many risk factors, in addition to sleeping position, that are thought to contribute to SIDS [19,20].

Combined effects of sleeping position and prenatal risk factors in sudden infant death syndrome: the Nordic Epidemiological SIDS Study

The study says, «Importantly, the combined data have enabled the demonstration of increased relative risk associated with bed sharing when the baby is breastfed and neither parent smokes and no other risk factors are present (see figure 2 and table 2).

Many of these risk factors are known to also be associated with each other (such as obesity and diabetes), and when were combined together, the total for all 10 risk factors was 91 %, which was similar in all regions, age groups and in men and women.

Researchers assess the risk of species extinction with conservation models that combine factors that drive down populations — including habitat loss, hunting and overfishing — with the probability of chance disasters affecting the group.

Those whose parents made it to 85 scored higher on a variety of factors, including a combined measure of heart health called the Framingham risk score, which takes into account age, cholesterol, blood pressure, hypertension and cigarette smoking.

«Combined, these factors expose healthcare services to major risk of staff shortage and thus inoperability when a major hazard does strike.»

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death among homeless people, probably because they have a high rate of traditional risk factors such as smoking or undiagnosed or untreated hypertension, diabetes or high cholesterol, combined with the stress and low socio - economic status associated with homelessness.

The new study — published October 18, 2016 in the journal Molecular Psychiatry — combined genetic analysis of more than 9,000 human psychiatric patients with brain imaging, electrophysiology, and pharmacological experiments in mutant mice to suggest that mutations in the gene DIXDC1 may act as a general risk factor for psychiatric disease by interfering with the way the brain regulates connections between neurons.

Combining some of these data with several reliable public health data sources on asthma and using a survey designed to collect information on relevant risk factors, they were able to investigate the presence of any links between BCG vaccination and asthma with a high degree of accuracy.

The combined PAR for the five major risk factors stayed the same in blacks while falling in whites (remaining at.67 in blacks, while changing from.56 to.48 in whites).

However, if they do not respond and no remission or at least reduction in the activity of the disease can be achieved, they are given a combined treatment of methotrexate and a biologic agent (frequently an anti-TNF, such as e.g. adalimumab, administered by injection), if risk factors are present.

Dr. Patra said the combined effects of identified risk factors have not been sufficiently studied as of yet, with many questions still unanswered.

Because old age and obesity are major risk factors for knee osteoarthritis, researchers asked whether an intensive program of weight loss combined with exercise could prevent the onset of knee pain among this cohort.

«Although individual physical and behavioral factors associated with asthma have been examined before, people are often exposed to multiple risk factors so it's important we understand the combined impact,» said Dr. Jayadeep Patra, lead author of the study and an epidemiologist at the Centre for Global Health Research of St. Michael's Hospital.

Of the factors examined that combine to create the County Health Rankings, the counties ranked lowest for poverty, measured as the number of children below the poverty line, had twice the relative risk of asthma as an outcome from PM2.5 exposure than those counties ranked highest (the largest difference).

He hopes to see how these factors combine and find a way to determine people's risk of melanoma.

Cancer Prevention Breakthrough Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center scientists have provided definitive evidence that oral HPV infection, acquired through oral sex, is a stronger risk factor for oropharyngeal head and neck cancer than is combined heavy use of alcohol and tobacco.

Environmental factors such as maternal infection or exposure to toxic chemicals during pregnancy may heighten the risk in ways that aren't yet understood, and the environment may combine in other ways with genetic factors after birth to cause the condition.

All of these factors combine contribute greatly to increasing the risk of kidney damage.

Dr. Suzanne» s diverse background includes research experience combining Ayurveda and conventional medicine, an exploration of the relationship between psychosocial risk factors in pregnant urban teens and participation on a MacArthur Foundation funded team at University of California at San Francisco.

Combine this with other inflammatory factors, such as not sleeping enough or being under too much stress, and we have a chronic inflammation situation that increases our risks of heart disease, asthma and other illnesses.

And all of these benefits combine to help lower a person's risk of cardiovascular disease (among many other diseases including at least 11 known cancers) by reducing risk factors like obesity, hypertension, and high blood cholesterol.

Another study in 2012 found a slight reduction in cardiovascular risk factors among overweight subjects and a slight reduction in blood pressure — but only when combined with resistance exercise (30).

Combining hormone balancing with correction of other environmental and lifestyle factors is our best hope for reducing the present risks of breast cancer, strokes and heart attacks.

Moreover, our results suggest that exercise training combined with chromium nicotinate supplementation may be more beneficial than exercise training alone for modification of certain CAD and NIDDM risk factors.

Combining BMI with waist circumference measures and other risk factors for heart disease can yield your risk for developing obesity - associated diseases.

The study calculated that not eating enough nuts and seeds was the third - leading dietary risk factor for death and disability in the world, killing more people than processed meat consumption, and potentially leading to the deaths of 15 times more people than all those who die from overdoses of heroin, crack cocaine, and all other illicit drugs combined.

Unhealthy eating continues to be a big risk factor for gaining weight during menopause, particularly when combined with a slower metabolism.

Furthermore, our finding that obtaining an adequate sleep duration reduced overeating and consumption of fats and carbohydrates, combined with findings of reduced fat loss during a caloric restriction regimen when obtaining insufficient sleep (42) indicates clinical trials are needed to determine whether sleep is a modifiable risk factor that can assist weight loss and maintenance programs to improve dietary habits and metabolic health.

However, as a result of investors» pursuit of better - diversified portfolios and a recognition that systematic risk factors explain the majority of returns, the development of commodity alternative beta products is gathering pace... From our investigation in this study, there appears to be potential benefit in allocating into alternative beta strategies as part of a portfolio's commodity allocation, and we find that combining risk - based and factor - based commodity strategies has historically delivered higher return and lower risk than passive long - only strategies on their own.»

Note 1 USAA Smart Beta Equity ETFs provide a distinctive way to combine value and momentum factors and seek to balance risk across each ETF portfolio by equalizing the volatility contribution of each security.

Value and Momentum combines the two factors and additionally can tactically hedge the equity portfolio with strict risk control methods that are completely systematic.

This has therefore given credence to the idea that a fifth factor — quality — exists and, when combined with other risk factors, acts as a good diversifier in investment portfolios.

The issue is that certain other underwriting factors like claims history or scoring tier combined with the coastal risk might make a particular policy ineligible per the underwriting standards.

Participating in only three quarters of gains can be frustrating for some investors; one way to limit the risk of lagging in bull markets is to combine Low Volatility with different equity factors.

By combining different factors that work with and against each other you increase returns and lower risk.

The mosaics take the form of two factor screens, multi-factor models, and integrated investment strategies that combine quantitative results with qualitative vetting and risk management.

However, merle may be a risk factor when combined with whatever other gene (s) underlie the defect.

Risk factors significantly associated with death prior to suture removal included clinical signs of bloating for greater than 6 hours before seeing the vet, partial stomach removal combined with spleen removal, need for blood transfusion, low blood pressure at any time during hospitalization, sepsis (blood infection, and peritonitis (infection of the abdominal membranes).

Based on all of Randy's factors, mainly the fact that there are 5 people who will likely want to travel on the same flight, combined with the fact that Randy probably will not want the risk of a very complicated routing, I would suggest looking at booking revenue tickets for this trip.

We combine property and damage characteristics to examine risk factors for fatalities in this high - vulnerability event.