Sentences with phrase «whether such»

Since 1867, when the demon was proposed by physicist James Clerk Maxwell, scientists wondered whether such a creature could violate the second law, a sacred tenet of physics.

To find out whether such physiological responses were also related to political action, Michael Gruszczynski, also at Nebraska, and colleagues asked 51 people about their degree of political participation, such as whether they voted or had ever contacted government officials.

«The conversation needs to evolve beyond whether such interventions can ever work,» they wrote.

In the meantime, a spokesman for the National Institutes of Health says that no study has yet been funded and the institute's policy is «not to comment on whether such a grant was submitted or is under review.»

«Whether such a confidential answer by Einstein to this question was ever written is unclear,» Renn and Sauer remark in their account.

Some researchers doubt whether such a small, central organization can judge so much science.

Some studies have linked ADT use to depression, although it is not clear whether such effects are a direct consequence of ADT itself or perhaps associated with age, comorbidities, hot flashes, fatigue, and insomnia.

At the same time, it's not clear whether such a review would have any official standing.

Next, they tested whether such feelings of control would predict individuals» environmentally friendly behavior.

As researchers develop drugs that target the DUX4 protein, the hope is that these mice will be used to determine whether such drugs can reach skeletal muscle and allow muscle damage to be repaired, even in the presence of DUX4.

Rather, they say, street lighting, pedestrian infrastructure, public transit, parks and vacant lot greening may be promising targets for future research to discover whether such interventions may provide social and health benefits.

In the light of the Barings Bank saga, Feedback wonders whether such research might be of value to the banking community, which might now be especially keen to screen out crooked job applicants.

Dr. Gendelman said the next step is to formulate URMC - 099 with drug cocktails and investigate whether such a chemical marriage can extend the half lives of many other antiretrovirals and a spectrum of other drugs.

When Gentry and his colleagues first detected helium molecules in a jet of supercold helium atoms, they ended decades of speculation over whether such molecules were even possible.

The PFC is thought to be particularly relevant to late - onset disorders such as schizophrenia, says Rakic, but it is unclear whether such disorders are triggered by developmental or degenerative processes.

Therapeutic cooling has been shown to help cardiac arrest patients, and clinical trials are underway to determine whether such cooling could also help stroke patients.

Whether such fabrics will hold up to the punishment of a washing machine isn't yet known, but Inganäs says the fibers and transistors are waterproof.

Species have begun to respond to current climate warming, but it remains unclear whether such changes will lead to persistence or decline.

But it's uncertain whether such a shortcut exists — whether P = NP.

Cities and their transportation systems become increasingly complex and multimodal as they grow, and it is natural to wonder whether it is possible to quantitatively characterize our difficulty navigating in them and whether such navigation exceeds our cognitive limits.

The Chemical Weapons Convention is vague about whether such incapacitants are legal.

In 1975, O'Neill spearheaded a ten - week - long study at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California, working with engineers, social scientists, and other researchers, as well as architects, to see whether such structures were feasible.

Until recently, we didn't know whether such claims had merit.

Join us below at 1 P.M. Eastern on Wednesday (August 1) for a live 30 - minute online chat with engineer and energy writer Melissa C. Lott, who will discuss the blackouts that have afflicted hundreds of millions of people in India this week and whether such a catastrophe could occur in the U.S..

Since the»60s, scientists have debated whether such a strange atom might exist.

Whether such an agency successfully matches applicants and openings using old - fashioned index cards or the latest algorithm matters a lot less than whether it actually creates mutually beneficial connections.

It remains to be seen whether such abrupt and massive methane release could have reached the atmosphere.

So when Malaysia introduced mandatory labelling laws for GM foods, researchers at University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) began to study whether such laws were justified, using scientific, legal and policy documents in North America, the European Union and Asia.

Whether such changes produce trainees who are better able to succeed on the job market won't be evident until several years from now — and we may never know unless NIH improves the career tracking of its trainees.

After revealing how these bacteria degraded the drug, he began to wonder if other bacteria might have a similar mechanism for inactivating the drug, and whether such bacteria might be found inside human tumors.

But it's not at all clear whether a similar thing might happen in humans, and if so, whether such effects might contribute to autism.

To test whether such effects could be transmitted to the next generation, Nestler took another group of bullied mice and bred them with females, but kept them from ever meeting their offspring.

One controversy they hope to settle is whether the sludge was laced with two dozen heavy metals, including arsenic, copper, and mercury, and whether such toxic contamination will persist, delaying recovery.

Forty million Americans were subsequently vaccinated against the virus, and several hundred developed a neurological condition, Guillain - Barré syndrome, fanning controversy about whether such extensive vaccination was necessary.

Or virologists could create mutations not yet seen in nature, again getting a clue as to whether such mutants can survive, how dangerous they are, and how many mutations are required to create an extremely dangerous H5N1.

The goal for Andreassen's study was to conduct a survey that specifically assessed the use of social network sites for personal purposes during working hours, and whether such use is related to self - reported work performance — controlling for basic demographic, personality, and work - related variables.

The question remains, however, whether such extensive damage can be reversed after abstaining from alcohol.

A team that studied 36 intensive care units throughout Europe and Australia tested whether such a dramatic temperature drop is necessary.

Next his team hopes to explore whether such learning might aid recovery.

The aim of this research was to assess the possible link between physical activity and levels of mental health by analyzing whether such link changed in terms of physical activity (low, mild, high) and the situation in which was performed (work, commuting, leisure time).

«In this particular case, we can't really know whether such shootings would have taken place had there not been this recent history of fairly nasty political exchanges in the press.»

However, the researchers warn that they do not know whether such people will simply be lifelong carriers, or may one day develop vCJD.

Whether such stars are good or bad for life is an old and open question (SN: 6/24/17, p. 18).

And today, a number of council members pushed the administration on whether such efforts would significantly reduce the homeless population given its overwhelming size — in January, shelter occupancy reached a new high of 53,615 people and Commissioner Taylor testified today that 10,357 families entered the shelter system in calendar year 2013.

«To the extent anyone attempts to influence or tamper with a witness's recollection of events relevant to our investigation, including the recollection of a commissioner or one of the commission's employees, we request that you advise our office immediately, as we must consider whether such actions constitute obstruction of justice or tampering with witnesses that violate federal law,» Bharara wrote in July.

By Sean Ryan Cudahy can support only one big - box retail store, leaving planners debating whether such a project should be built on the city's Iceport property or on land near the edge of town.

One of the most intriguing questions for Krelimolgists now is whether such talk continues into the party conference and beyond, or whether it fades as the Olympics recede into memory.

Now, several public officials, residents, and environmental groups have questioned whether such a plant is needed.

Yes, Ms Watson, many things are «deliverable» but the Commission has to consider whether such a crucially important referendum will be distorted by the uneven turnout which is inevitable in elections which are not consistent across the country.

However, the Committee dismisses as unfounded the Review's technical objections to introducing such a delay, and argues that whether such an approach would be right in principle depends on how the role of the House of Lords is and should be understood in relation to statutory instruments: