Sentences with phrase «systems as a result of changes»

The conference offered a unique opportunity for scientists to exchange views on the consequences and risks to natural and human systems as a result of changes in the world's climate.

The 1 - D climate model uses physically based equations to determine changes in the climate system as a result of changes in solar intensity, ice reflectance and greenhouse gas changes.

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CHANGES to the old tax effective investment prepayment system as a result of Ralph II is the most significant factor affecting the majority of this year's blue gum projects, says Norgard Clohessy Equity managing director Ken Richards.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

Some of the changes were made as a result of careful system design, in the light of long experience.

or it may be that their hearts have genuinely been changed as a result of their system of beliefs.

State GMO labeling mandates would cost food and beverage manufacturers millions of dollars given the changes to food labels and supply chain systems that would have to be made as a result.

«As a result of the system change, we will have fewer cows, and slightly lower milksolids per cow, and quite a bit less milk,» Watters said.

She includes historical context such as the influences of sociological change resulting from the transfer of power from matriarchal to patriarchal emphasis and the effects of the implementation of the brigade system that was developed from all - male military institutions.

As a result of the review we have decided to change the category system to the following core section headers.

Within a few years, systems and policy changes began to take place as a result of MI - AIMHs work.

Mobilizing their grief into a movement of positive change, Danny's parents founded KID after they discovered their son's death was not an accident, as they had originally thought, but a tragedy that occurred as the result of a flawed system.

Mr Duncan Smith said 350,000 children would be lifted out of poverty as a result of the changes, which - thanks to the simplification of the existing system - would save # 1 billion a year.

He further stated: «We are putting in place the framework to be able to make it cheaper for you to be able to have it as a result of the monies that we can generate from the United Nations convention on climate change system.»

Having failed to achieve a change in the voting system for the House of Commons — with the loss of last year's referendum on the alternative vote — Nick Clegg's party is determined to push ahead in order that his party can boast having forced a major constitutional change on the country as a result of being in government.

«After presenting our findings to NYCHA in January 2015, NYCHA maintained that 4.6 million work order numbers could not be accounted for because of a «skip - sequencing» issue that was corrected as a result of unrelated Maximo system changes in March 2014,» Stringer's audit says.

As with any change of voting system, it's hard to game the results without stating other parameters that have been assumed, but there are a few key cases that are fairly obvious.

The party's treasury spokesman insisted that people with a low income who lived in a home worth more than the threshold would be better off as a result of other proposed changes in the tax system.

The researchers from the University's Institute of Infection and Global Health ranked the top 100 pathogens affecting humans and the top 100 affecting domestic animals using a system which, they believe, will help governments across the continent plan for risks associated with the spread of infectious diseases, including as a result of climate change, and for biosecurity.

So when the number of particles coming from the sun changes — usually as a result of its 11 - year activity cycle — it takes years before that's reflected in the amount of neutral atoms shooting back into the solar system.

«As a result, some atmospheric circulations systems can not be resolved by these models, and this clearly impacts the accuracy of climate change predictions as shown in our study.&raquAs a result, some atmospheric circulations systems can not be resolved by these models, and this clearly impacts the accuracy of climate change predictions as shown in our study.&raquas shown in our study.»

In some systems indirect effects of predation can also arise as a result of behavioral changes by prey in response to the threat of predation, which we will further explore in this chapter.

«In addition to a proper diet, the results suggest that in order to achieve a profound change in the behaviour of citizens towards healthy lifestyles, public bicycle systems such as Valenbisi play a strategic role in promoting health, as they favour the increase in the levels of physical activity and the reduction of body weight», concludes Javier Molina.

This proof - of - concept development is the result of the Doherty Group's expertise with crystallization processes coupled with the Peters Group's expertise in «rare events» — relatively infrequent and short - lived but highly significant phenomena (such as reactions) that fundamentally change the state of the system.

Immunosenescence describes the complex set of changes that occur in all components of the immune system, as well as the local environment, that result in loss of immune function as we age.

As a result of changes to the seismic safety assessment system, two active faults below the Monju site that were previously denied have now been recognized.

-- 7) Forest models for Montana that account for changes in both climate and resulting vegetation distribution and patterns; 8) Models that account for interactions and feedbacks in climate - related impacts to forests (e.g., changes in mortality from both direct increases in warming and increased fire risk as a result of warming); 9) Systems thinking and modeling regarding climate effects on understory vegetation and interactions with forest trees; 10) Discussion of climate effects on urban forests and impacts to cityscapes and livability; 11) Monitoring and time - series data to inform adaptive management efforts (i.e., to determine outcome of a management action and, based on that outcome, chart future course of action); 12) Detailed decision support systems to provide guidance for managing for adapSystems thinking and modeling regarding climate effects on understory vegetation and interactions with forest trees; 10) Discussion of climate effects on urban forests and impacts to cityscapes and livability; 11) Monitoring and time - series data to inform adaptive management efforts (i.e., to determine outcome of a management action and, based on that outcome, chart future course of action); 12) Detailed decision support systems to provide guidance for managing for adapsystems to provide guidance for managing for adaptation.

Integrated systems biology approaches can identify gene regulatory networks, such as immune, stress and other regulatory responses, and link them with physiologic states.6 This bioinformatics approach provides an unbiased view of the immune system profile, and can be linked to changes in environmental conditions.7 These network approaches, while often applied to identifying disease profiles, can be used to identify salutary states as well, such as that which might result from intensive meditation.

indirect effect A secondary impact to a system from a change that was caused by shifting climate conditions, such as increased fire frequency, which is a result of drier conditions caused by an increase in temperature.

The consensus is that several factors are important: atmospheric composition (the concentrations of carbon dioxide, methane); changes in the Earth's orbit around the Sun known as Milankovitch cycles (and possibly the Sun's orbit around the galaxy); the motion of tectonic plates resulting in changes in the relative location and amount of continental and oceanic crust on the Earth's surface, which could affect wind and ocean currents; variations in solar output; the orbital dynamics of the Earth - Moon system; and the impact of relatively large meteorites, and volcanism including eruptions of supervolcanoes.

There is no analog for climate change as humans have triggered it, so our sensitivities are even less sure than the science suggests, even with Earth System Sensitivity since it also presumably doesn't account for rate of change nor the preconditioning the human presence has resulted in.

The discovery team presumes that VP113 has an icy reflective surface like other relatively small, outer Solar System objects, as the dwarf planet is observed to have a pink tinge, which is hypothesized to result from chemical changes produced by the effect of radiation on frozen water, methane, and carbon dioxide.

«These results suggest that phytoestrogens can interfere with the normal estrogen feedback mechanisms with respect to release of gonadotropin in the ewe... although most studies into the effects of phytoestrogens have concentrated on changes in the reproductive tract, there are indications that they interfere with the hormone balance between the ovaries and the hypothalamo - adenohypophysical system... ewes on phytoestrogens have shown follicular abnormalities such as numerous small follicles, deficient antrum formation and signs of early atresia... it is possible that the permanent changes brought about by phytoestrogens in the brain are a result of these compounds interacting with estrogen receptors in this tissue, and subsequently influencing the re-synthesis or replenishment of cyto - plasmic estrogen receptors... phytoestrogens can interfere with the delicate feedback mechanisms involved in the release of the gonadotrophins.»

As a result of frequent consumption of heated animal proteins (cooked dairy, meat, poultry, fish, or eggs) the immune system is frequently alarmed, has to overwork and may change its nature.

Secondary reactions are recognized as a result of a change in the «biological terrain», including changes caused by a shift in bacteria populations, a temporary load increase on the lymphatic system which effects elimination system function, and possible shifts in the body's PH levels.

When no test results can account for the way a patient with a compromised immune system feels, these are the folks in particular who need to make the necessary lifestyle changes as well as look at their adrenal health before they take any form of prescribed drug - based medications.

As a matter of fact, results of a comprehensive double - blind scientific study with The Original Himalayan Crystal Salt conducted at the Inter-University of Graz, Austria, demonstrated that the patients in the study who used Original Himalayan Crystal Salt «saw significant positive changes in respiratory, circulatory, organ, connective tissue and nervous system functions.»

As a result of this you have allowed Him, through the Spirit of God to begin to work some changes in your life, bringing in a new value system.

Observers like Bracey, Kohn, and others, dead set against any fundamental changes in the nation's schools, usually work hard to dismiss the TIMSS results as evidence of any structural weakness in the U.S. education system.

Back to reformers: If these results stand — and possibly improve as more teachers hold these roles and help one another succeed — can we possibly all work together to change policies and systems to support giving every student access to excellent teaching, and giving every teacher outstanding career opportunities without being forced up and out of the classroom?

As a result, it has been difficult for observers to determine which factor or group of factors was most responsible for these gains: a revised and strengthened licensing system; revised or new licensure tests; the use of first - rate standards in most classrooms, in annual state student tests, and in the professional development programs all teachers took for license renewal; and / or the major changes in K - 12 governance and finance introduced by the Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993.

As a result of these changes, the country has risen from the lowest performing school systems in the world to one of the highest.

In what ways have children's opportunities, services and education systems in each of the consortium cities changed as a result of the cities» redesign work?

Even in cases where a principal «s tenure extends over a period of several years, teachers may remain alienated when principal turnover is the result of a district leadership rotation policy.208 Teachers may become cynical and resistant to change because of the «revolving door syndrome» — the uncertainty and instability turnover causes, and the perception of the new leader as a «servant to the system.

Multiple studies have demonstrated that organizations that prioritize a performance - management system that supports employees» professional growth outperform organizations that do not.25 Similar to all professionals, teachers need feedback and opportunities to develop and refine their practices.26 As their expertise increases, excellent teachers want to take on additional responsibilities and assume leadership roles within their schools.27 Unfortunately, few educators currently receive these kinds of opportunities for professional learning and growth.28 For example, well - developed, sustained professional learning communities, or PLCs, can serve as powerful levers to improve teaching practice and increase student achievement.29 When implemented poorly, however, PLCs result in little to no positive change in school performance.As their expertise increases, excellent teachers want to take on additional responsibilities and assume leadership roles within their schools.27 Unfortunately, few educators currently receive these kinds of opportunities for professional learning and growth.28 For example, well - developed, sustained professional learning communities, or PLCs, can serve as powerful levers to improve teaching practice and increase student achievement.29 When implemented poorly, however, PLCs result in little to no positive change in school performance.as powerful levers to improve teaching practice and increase student achievement.29 When implemented poorly, however, PLCs result in little to no positive change in school performance.30

But, says Matt DiCarlo, an education policy expert at the Albert Shanker Institute, those school improvements Bush points to have largely resulted from the fact that his changes to the metric during the early 2000s equated to gaming the system, producing artificially higher numbers of schools receiving As in the years after the first grades were released.

, says Matt DiCarlo [4], an education policy expert at the Albert Shanker Institute, those school improvements Bush points to have largely resulted from the fact that his changes to the metric during the early 2000s equated to gaming the system, producing artificially higher numbers of schools receiving As in the years after the first grades were released.

As A result, more than two - thirds of states have made significant changes to their educator effectiveness systems in the last five years.

So now, as a result of the changes put forward by the Malloy Administration and Commissioner Pryor, and approved by the Connecticut General Assembly, superintendents and local boards of education have only TWO WEEKS to submit their intent should they want to develop their own local teacher evaluation systems... and even if they do submit a plan, its fate rests solely in the hands of a Commissioner who has no educational experience.

In my view, the levers have not changed as a result of the evolving accountability systems, which will hopefully become more meaningful for schools due to broader, more appropriate measures of achievement.