Sentences with phrase «use in a challenging environment»

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At the Challenge Festival, startups like as BaseTrace, which «uses DNA - based tracers to track where industrial fluids are going in large, complex environments» and Reliefwatch, a cloud - based system that uses smartphone technology to track inventory and diseases for healthcare organizations in the developing world, battled it out on stage for a grand prize of $ 150,000 in investment.

Rather, it's descent from a common ancestor (the scientific phrase in use currently is «descent with modification» meaning they share similar underlying foundation, but when they migrate (those that survive) they evolve based on environmental triggers (challenges), which give rise to mutations; that make future generations better suited to live in the new environment.

Challenge Success secures the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.

Similarly, the USDA's HealthierUS Schools Challenge, launched in 2010 to encourage healthier school environments, is now called «HealthierUS School Challenge: Smarter Lunchrooms,» and to qualify for bronze, silver or gold certification, schools must now demonstrate that they're using Wansink's techniques in at least six areas in their cafeterias.

These benefits include but are not limited to the power of the human touch and presence, of being surrounded by supportive people of a family's own choosing, security in birthing in a familiar and comfortable environment of home, feeling less inhibited in expressing unique responses to labor (such as making sounds, moving freely, adopting positions of comfort, being intimate with her partner, nursing a toddler, eating and drinking as needed and desired, expressing or practicing individual cultural, value and faith based rituals that enhance coping)-- all of which can lead to easier labors and births, not having to make a decision about when to go to the hospital during labor (going too early can slow progress and increase use of the cascade of risky interventions, while going too late can be intensely uncomfortable or even lead to a risky unplanned birth en route), being able to choose how and when to include children (who are making their own adjustments and are less challenged by a lengthy absence of their parents and excessive interruptions of family routines), enabling uninterrupted family boding and breastfeeding, huge cost savings for insurance companies and those without insurance, and increasing the likelihood of having a deeply empowering and profoundly positive, life changing pregnancy and birth experience.

I don't love it for everyday use because of it's a challenge in urban environments.

Reaching the «Network Influentials» Digital - Age Media Relations: Pitching Stories in a Challenging News Environment Citizen 2008: Using the...

In today's challenging fiscal environment, federal agencies need the right partners who can help them advance mission goals through the use of efficient and innovative IT, engineering, administrative and program management solutions.

The study also should marry the two areas Cuomo identified as his most challenging — the environment and terrorism — by evaluating whether the Lloyd aquifer, our deepest and most pure source of water, should be considered a strategic asset that must be reserved as much as possible for emergency use, for example, in the event New York City's water supply is disrupted.

But lead author Vincent Post of the National Centre for Groundwater Research and Training and the School of the Environment at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, said in a statement that the potential use of this vast water store must not be ignored in the face of coming water challenges.

A study led by ecologists at UC Berkeley has found significant flaws in the research used to challenge the U.S. Forest Service plan to restore Sierra Nevada forests to less dense, and less fire - prone, environments.

«In this dynamical environment, mathematicians, like me, team up with domain scientists to identify computational bottlenecks, then we use cutting - edge mathematical techniques to address and overcome those challenges.»

The cause for the difference depending on primary language was unclear, but could have been linguistic challenges that the online environment presented or limits on opportunities to use computers in non-English-speaking environments.

Speakers included Audun Rosland from the Norwegian Environment Agency who explained current climate policy and its challenges and constraints, and Peter Wehrheim from the European Commission who set out the options for including emissions from land use and forestry (LULUCF) in the EU 2030 climate and energy framework.

However, the challenge with this more traditional method is that tomography - based devices are bulky and expensive and can only be used in a safe, customized environment.

«The Forest Service is accelerating the restoration and management of our national forests, despite budgetary challenges, using innovative and collaborative strategies to work across large landscapes,» USDA Undersecretary for Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Bonnie said in a statement, adding that the 4FRI project «is one of the best examples of this approach.»

This edition focuses on how PNNL uses supercomputers, computational science and mathematics to build new scientific understanding that could help address significant national challenges in energy, the environment, national security and fundamental science.

We discuss the challenges of using commercially available thermoelectrically cooled CCD cameras in a temperature - stabilized environment, and demonstrate that the effects of variable heat output from the CCD camera body can be mitigated using PID - controlled chilled water systems.

PULLMAN, Wash. — A student team from Washington State University is in New York this week as one of 30 national finalists in NASA's $ 2.5 million 3D - Printed Habitat Challenge to design an environment for Mars exploration using robotics and 3D printers.

Eccentric strength is preferentially improved by eccentric training, high - velocity strength is best enhanced by using fast bar speeds, strength in partial ranges of motion is improved more by training with partial exercises, maximum strength is increased more by training with heavy loads, and strength in unstable environments is best improved by strength training with a stability challenge.

Players use dance moves to traverse vast environments filled with platforming challenges in an introspective story that is revealed through powerful metaphor and imagery.

The term is most often used to describe kids who have emotional problems that interfere with school performance, come from dysfunctional home environments, have had some problem with the law, and / or have been frequent behavioral challenges in school.

«When teaching about space, the biggest challenge is presenting the content in a way that makes it real for the students,» says Jamie Welebob, a science teacher at the Odyssey School, a learning environment for dyslexic students in Stevenson, Maryland, who has used Amazing Space resources.

The real challenge lies in figuring out how to deliver relevant development opportunities for teachers in order to help them with continues professional development and training for making best use of the blended learning environment and smoothing the transition process from traditional to blended classrooms.

Facing the challenge According to James Kelly, chief executive of the BSIA, security need not encroach on a productive and enjoyable learning environment: «Balancing a welcoming atmosphere with comprehensive security can be a challenge, but the range of products and services currently on the market can often successfully be integrated and used together to meet this challenge and achieve a suitable balance, resulting in a security programme that's non-intrusive, yet quietly effective.»

In partnership with the Science Museum and STEM Learning, the BP's Ultimate STEM Challenge is inviting students aged 11 to 14 to use their STEM skills to help reduce our impact on the environment and create a more sustainable future

A bare majority of Americans support increasing the salaries of those teaching in challenging school environments instead of using the same funds to offer all teachers a smaller pay increase.

In this webinar, our guests will discuss: • Decisions made prior to deployment • What Office 365 looks like for staff / students • Challenges / Solutions to fit K - 12 environment • Real world use cases • New levels of productivity — OneNote • Hardware in the hands of studenIn this webinar, our guests will discuss: • Decisions made prior to deployment • What Office 365 looks like for staff / students • Challenges / Solutions to fit K - 12 environment • Real world use cases • New levels of productivity — OneNote • Hardware in the hands of studenin the hands of students

In partnership with the Science Museum and STEM Learning, the BP's Ultimate STEM Challenge is inviting students aged 11 to 14 to use their STEM skills to help reduce our impact on the environment

The SatelLife Challenge, now in its second year, is looking for innovative proposals from those aged 11 to 22 which have the potential to use data collected from space to benefit our economy, health or the environment.

Using an existing set of video cases from the Center for the Study of Reading's video series, «Teaching Reading: Strategies from Successful Classrooms,» we developed Reading Classroom Explorer (RCE), a hypermedia learning environment designed to help novices understand that there are many successful tools and approaches available to engage students from diverse cultural, linguistic, and intellectual backgrounds in challenging literacy curricula.

The institute will feature strategies for differentiating instruction, creating challenging learning environments, and using culture to facilitate learning in urban schools.

We believe that operating a successful school requires constant attention in six important areas that we call Measures of Excellence, and we evaluate our organization and each of our schools by these measures of excellence.Our Six Measures of Excellence are the yardsticks we use to evaluate our effectiveness in providing a challenging, effective program of study and strong moral development in a safe, nurturing environment.

The Map aligns to Georgia's Teacher Assessment on Performance Standards (TAPS) in the areas of: Professional Knowledge, Instructional Planning, Instructional Strategies, Differentiated Instruction, Assessment Strategies and Uses, Positive Learning Environment, Academically Challenging Environment, Professionalism and Communication.

Still, though, while we have seen that schools can excel in many different ways, we have also found that no school can create a truly welcoming and engaging learning environment for all students without having at least two core practices in place: broadening and enriching learning opportunities (in particular, enrolling all students in challenging courses) and creating and maintaining a healthy school culture (including the use of discipline approaches that resist the trend of pushing students out of school).

Students need to be taught how to use these resources in school as part of the curriculum to successfully navigate our challenging information environment.

As a result, Feliway can be used to help comfort and reassure cats, while they cope with a challenging situation and / or help prevent or reduce the stress caused to a cat during a change in their environment.

TVMF is intentional about creating an environment in which student representatives are provided with a unique combination of challenges and support in an effort to help them develop leadership capabilities that they will continue to use in the future.

- in the first challenge, you will need to use switches to stop moving platforms in 2D environments.

- as Captain Olimar is making his way home, an asteroid onslaught forces him to land on a nearby planet - Sparklium is the fuel for Olimar's Dolphin III ship - with the ship's fuel depleted, you have to find items on this planet which can be turned into fuel - collect everything from seeds to large scale treasures - you need 30,000 Sparklium to make your way home - you are eventually required to find a lost ship part at the end of the game - levels are more linear and puzzle based, and include specific goals / goodies to collect - move Captain Olimar with the Circle Pad, while all other interactions use the touchscreen - blow your whistle, throw Pikmin and also touch certain objects - worlds are called Sectors, with six areas altogether - find all the treasure and look for new passageways to complete a sector 100 % - passageways can grant you access to secret spots or additional levels highlighted with the letter X - the first world is called Brilliant Garden, which has lush forest environments - Yellow Pikmin can easily reach the upper screen, where you can sometimes collect goodies and pull down vines - there's a level where you use yellow Pikmin as a source to connect two wires - connecting the wires lets you see enemies and platforms that were hidden in the shadows - Winged Pikmin can be flung at high speeds, and they can pick up Olimar and help him descend down into new areas - in a later level, you need to use red Pikmin to stomp out fire and clear the way for you - Rock Pikmin are the strongest ones of the bunch and can break crystals - blue Pikmin can swim and fight well underwater - the maximum amount of Pikmin you can have in a stage is 20 - blow your whistle to call over the correct Pikmin for a task or puzzle - Ravaged Rustworks offers a unique industrial environment where you climb on pipes - Loney Tower has you climbing to the top of a tower without any help of Pikmin, and instead use pipes and Olimar's jetpack - Valley of the Breeze, found in the Leafswirl Lagoon sector, relies complete on Winged Pikmin - Barriers of Flame is in the Sweltering Parchlands sector - here you «lll be forced to improvise with Yellow and Rock Pikmin to get around fire - every world ends with a boss stage - one boss fight puts you up against a Fiery Blowhog, where you use Red Pikmin to pick up / feed bombs to the boss - beating bosses gives you treasures worth 1,000 Sparklium each - supports amiibo in the Splatoon, Super Mario and Animal Crossing lines - amiibo can be scanned in to grant you access to secret spots - these are one room puzzle challenges where you collect a statue - these bonus rooms will also get you 200 Sparklium every time - you are limited by how many amiibo you can summon to each secret spot - one of the treasures you will find is an NES cartridge for Ice Climbers, which carries the name «Revenge Fantasy».

Every round can be set to random or alternatively players can select a stunt, skill or speed challenge in which skill challenges include driving as far as you can in oncoming traffic within 30 seconds, near missing as many vehicle as possible on the interstate or in a tunnel within 60 seconds and getting as much air time as possible in or around particular environments within 30 to 40 seconds, while speed challenges include smashing two billboards to stop the clock or smashing two billboards followed by driving back to the start line to stop the clock and racing along the interstate to the next tollbooth before accelerating back to the start line, alongside stunt challenges such as successfully landing a jump in a certain location as the dam jump and using split ramps to successfully land a barrel roll.

* A New Way to Experience the Critically - Acclaimed Ghost Recon Series o Eye - popping 3D cutscenes and in - game effects, where enemies and objects appear to be jumping out at you o Use the Touch Screen for quick and easy mini-map navigation * Try to Thwart the Ultranationalists» Evil Plans in a Deep and Credible Tom Clancy Scenario o Explore various environments with an Eastern European flavor o Story mode with 37 missions for more than 30 hours of gameplay o Unlock 20 challenging «skirmish» missions with 3 levels of difficulty * Train and Manage the Best Special Ops Unit o Choose among six unique classes, each with their own special skills: Commando, Sniper, Recon, Engineer, Gunner and Medic o Unlock new skills and equipment by progressing in the game o Equip your ghosts with the most advanced combat gear - and even drones * Challenge Your Friends — Eleven one - on - one duel maps on a single 3DS that let you determine who the real special ops squad leader is.

Puzzles and challenges make use of the differences in the game's six core environments to their fullest, and even with repeated puzzles such as hunting the same five ghosts in each world, the presentation is such that they never feel overdone or stale, and very few puzzles feel to any degree as if they're there only for the sake of bolstering numbers.

The game has been recognized time - and - time again as a stand - out experience for its fun escape - the - room mechanics, intuitive gameplay and environments, and the unique challenge it puts upon players to use their smarts to solve missions and survive the myriad ways to die in the game.

Using special high - tech gloves to manipulate cubes in the environment, the player solves an array of conundrums — from physics - based challenges; to 3D jigsaws; to platform - based trials.»

By visually embracing all aspects of these environments he uses the decay and detritus of modern cities as key visual elements in his work, thereby challenging traditional preconceptions of beauty.

Sonnier not only challenged the use of conventional materials and traditional presentations but also, through his use of light and color in a dark environment, created work that exists differently each time it is installed.

This work expands our understanding of the types of life that can survive in these isolated, cryoecosystems and how different strategies may be used to exist in such challenging environments.»

To perform large ensembles of such runs presents a challenge in the traditional academic environment where compute clusters are often configured to limit single CPU jobs to less than 4 days and an individual user is unlikely to be permitted exclusive use of the resource.

In order to meet the evolutionary challenge of an environment that no longer will accept the byproducts of human activity without destroying our future, we will have to care enough about ourselves and future generations to institute new systems and sets of rules that coordinate nationally and internationally our use of the environment, starting with the concentration of warming gases in the atmospherIn order to meet the evolutionary challenge of an environment that no longer will accept the byproducts of human activity without destroying our future, we will have to care enough about ourselves and future generations to institute new systems and sets of rules that coordinate nationally and internationally our use of the environment, starting with the concentration of warming gases in the atmospherin the atmosphere.