Sentences with phrase «whether human risk»

An overall objective, aside from the desire to assess alternative means to combine human social system models with climate models, is to provide a rational basis to determine whether human risk perception and associated changes in behaviors can significantly affect climate projections.

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The bigger risk is stymying our chances of ever discovering whether life existed on Mars before human beings and their grubby microbiomes get there.

Over the next three years EPA will study whether the listed chemicals present an «unreasonable risk to humans and the environment.»

To break any living thing into parts, whether it be a flower or the pilgrimage of the human spirit, is to risk destroying its vital unity.

The jury may be out still on whether trace amounts of the popular herbicide glyphosate pose health risks to humans, but industry insiders predict mounting consumer fear about the possibility will pressure more food and beverage manufacturers in 2018 to...

Benyshek is now researching the public health implications, the likely course of placentophagy throughout human evolution, whether placentas can treat mood disorders and hormonal imbalances, and any potential risks.

We'll answer the question of whether the Internet is rotting our brains, the benefits — and risks — of brain - boosting drugs, what sex does to the brain and the «dark matter» of the human brain.

Upon joining the lab, Lee chose a high - risk project — «it sounded like more fun,» she says — aimed at determining whether a key gene in the yeast cell cycle, cdc2, was also present in human cells.

So far there have been no reports of Parkinson's disease in human survivors of the H5N1 flu, Smeyne says, but because only a few years have passed since the first cases were reported, it's too early to know whether those infected are at increased risk.

During the Obama administration, EPA would note whether new chemicals or new chemical uses were «not likely to present an unreasonable risk» to human health or the environment.

Rather than assign blame to humans for particular extremes, scientists could study a class of events, such as heavy rainfall in a certain geography, and say whether past human actions have increased their risk.

The EPA is convening an advisory panel to evaluate the human and animal data on arsenic risk for non-cancer diseases to determine whether the 10 ppb limit is adequate to protect human health, says Aaron Barchowsky at the University of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania.

PFOA exposure increases the risk of certain tumors in rodents, though it's unclear whether it raises the risk of cancer in humans.

Although it's not yet known whether regulatory T cells undergo the same conversion in humans, the finding gives a clearer picture of how diet and the immune system interact to shape cardiovascular risk.

For example, whether a disease is transmitted among humans through casual or close contact influences who is at increased risk and whether they are aware of their risk.

Human challenge trials like this one are an extremely efficient way for scientists to tell whether a particular vaccine is effective, but they are rarely conducted because of the ethical dilemma of the risk it places on volunteers who are purposely exposed to a virus.

Objectives: The study goal was to leverage 3 distinct lines of evidence - a family that included individuals with complete (compound heterozygote) ANGPTL3 deficiency, a population based - study of humans with partial (heterozygote) ANGPTL3 deficiency, and biomarker levels in patients with myocardial infarction (MI)- to test whether ANGPTL3 deficiency is associated with lower risk for CAD.

Whether human or roundworm, genetic profile is an important influence in health and risk of disease and premature death.

In the end, to me, the issue comes down to whether we (as parents) have the right to make a permanent medical decision (that some consider a human rights issue) for a child who is not even yet old enough to talk or verbalize pain when there is no clear medical need, and the issue of risk vs. benefit can certainly be hotly debated.

The last cited article also pertains to human on human violence, and whether ownership of high risk breeds is linked to deviant (human) behavior.

He also spoke of the importance, whether riding a balloon in the jet stream or going up against British Airways as an aviation upstart 25 years ago, of «protecting the downside» and mused on why humans seemed to have a hard time with that kind of risk management when it was on the planetary scale.

A panel set up by the NIH's Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction — responsible for a preliminary BPA report released earlier this year that was drafted by a consulting firm with financial ties to the chemical industry — will convene next week to decide whether to declare the chemical a human reproductive tHuman Reproduction — responsible for a preliminary BPA report released earlier this year that was drafted by a consulting firm with financial ties to the chemical industry — will convene next week to decide whether to declare the chemical a human reproductive thuman reproductive toxin.

This relates to the recent piece I did examining whether there are critical gaps in humans» cognitive toolkit, or is it O.K. for us to keep getting some kinds of risks wrong even as the human growth spurt crests in coming decades.

It's also important to examine whether a world without such efforts — in which citizens had a clear view of both what is known, and uncertain, about the human factor in shaping climate - related risks — would appreciably change.

Among other notions related to communicating environmental risk, I explore whether the public and media response to human - driven climate change might have been different if CO2 were pink.

While I was there, there was heated debate around the practice of «shark chumming,» and whether or not it increases the risk of attacks on humans.

The thesis: Progress will inevitably come by raising and spreading awareness of a moral failure, whether related to racial inequality or the risks to future generations posed by the human - generated buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

Now, they're collaborating with other scientists, like Chelsea Rochman, to determine whether this fish are accumulating toxins in their tissues due to ingestion of plastic and if this presents in fact a risk to human health.

«I'm saying we need to acknowledge that and rethink how we're going to deal with the risks from future climate change whether it's caused by humans or natural processes,» said Curry.

In addition, if climate change is a moral problem, even assuming counter-factually that there is considerable scientific uncertainty about whether humans are causing serious global warming, those who are putting others at risk have duties to not endanger vulnerable people without their consent.

Limiting carbon emissions is expensive - that's why there is a legitimate argument about how much human contribution to emissions matters and whether incurring those costs now is the best way to respond to the risks of global warming in the future.

Whether or not this is an accurate reflection of the figure it is certainly non-zero, and anything that escalates the risk of nuclear war over a human lifetime should be met with concern, even if the risks of the escalating factor itself are blithely ignored.

However, the question is whether the large time and human resources that are used to create these climate model runs could be more effectively used for other scenario methodologies [which would be much less costly] and, even more importantly, in developing responses to climate (and other environmental threats) so as to reduce the risks we face.

Once the studies are complete, the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary will be directed to publish a determination of whether mountaintop removal mining is causing health risks to nearby communities.

Whether or not you agree with the 97 percent expert consensus on human - caused global warming, there is an undeniable risk that the consensus is correct and that we're causing dangerously rapid climate change.

It's not yet clear whether organic (or conventional) soil contains enough of these metals to pose a genuine risk to human health.

Whether one believes the IPCC or not, the risk is about 2.5 to 6.5 degrees of additional climate change caused by humans with current fossil fuel intensive behaviour by the end of this century, dwarfing natural cycles, and with continuing consequences for thousands to tens of thousands of years.

Many of the compounds detected have not been evaluated for exposure risk by federal scientists or do not have an exposure limit assigned to them, making it difficult to know whether they present a risk to human health.

Using a comprehensive assessment tool called «GreenScreen for Safer Chemicals,» the researchers measured triclosan and triclocarban against 18 criteria for human health and the environment, such as whether there is bioaccumulation in nature, endocrine disruption in humans, risk of reproductive toxicity, and eye or skin irritation.

More than 75,000 chemicals are registered currently with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and only a fraction of them have undergone proper testing to assess whether they pose risks to human health.

In the two - track approach to the European human rights project, where the Luxembourg Court is also proactive in providing guidance, the Strasbourg Court in 2013 in M.E v Sweden is being asked by the interveners [42] to apply the guidance of the UK Supreme Court, [43] and the UK Upper Tribunal, [44] in engaging with the risk group (those who are open), and how they are identified («not being straight enough, including straight individuals, due to non-compliance with a heteronormative stereotype in the eyes of the potential persecutor»), independent of whether an individual is «voluntarily discrete», where such discretion is due to a well - founded fear of persecution.

In considering whether witnesses giving evidence to an inquiry should be given anonymity on grounds of fears for their safety, the criterion to determine whether the risk to life is real and immediate for the purposes of Art 2 (right to life) of the European Convention on Human Rights (the Convention) is one which will not be readily satisfied; the threshold is high.

Coming into Hockey Canada to fill a previously non-existent position, Kelly had to learn what people expected from him as the lawyer in the business: one of the biggest challenges was to have the answer when it came to a diverse range of legal questions, regardless of whether it dealt with human resources, corporate law, criminal law, risk management or corporate governance.

The rental insurance rates that tenants pay can vary widely depending on a number of factors, such as where in the country in which the house, condominium, or townhouse is, or the street address in the part of a city, because these can give insurers reasonable clues about the risks that exist, whether natural occurrences or caused by human beings.

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Studies have also shown that clinicians — as well as pharmacists — and users are concerned about the impact of increased access to EC on sexual risk - taking behaviors and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).8 - 10 Recent research in the field of STI and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention has shown that sexual risk - taking behaviors and unprotected intercourse in men have increased after the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy.11, 12 No study has yet tested whether increased access to EC might increase STI risk by affecting sexual behavior, including frequency of intercourse and number of partners.

Child Well - Being Spotlight: Children Placed Outside the Home and Children Who Remain In - Home After a Maltreatment Investigation Have Similar and Extensive Service Needs (PDF - 211 KB) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (2012) Summarizes recent research from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well - Being (NSCAW) that indicates children reported for maltreatment have a high risk of experiencing developmental problems, cognitive problems, behavioral / emotional problems, or substance use disorders, regardless of whether they were placed in out - of - home care or remained in - home with or without receiving services.