Sentences with phrase «which environmental variables»

We want to see which environmental variables influence the RNA editing process — things like variation in temperature... maybe something more complex like experiences.»

«By comparing the results of the models, it was possible to determine which environmental variables are the most effective in predicting zebra movement, and then use this knowledge to try and infer as to how the zebra make their decisions,» said Gil Bohrer, assistant professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering at The Ohio State University, who collaborated on the project.

Not exact matches

The degree to which the load cell maintains its Zero Balance with all environmental conditions and other variables remaining constant.

There may be a genetic component to it — in which some people naturally have environments that harbor some species of bacteria over others — as well as environmental variables (diet, sexual behavior, contraception methods, hygiene, etc.).

A new study by JCU PhD student Anna Pintor, published in the journal Ecological Monographs, is one of the first to test the Climatic Variability Hypothesis (CVH)-- which proposes that animals living in environmentally variable areas should be able to tolerate more environmental fluctuations as a result.

The study's key message is that «an infant's hearing loss affects not only the infant but also the caregiver's language behavior, which is an important environmental variable that contributes to infant linguistic and cognitive development,» she added.

This idea is a key assumption of the controversial Rapoport's Rule — which states that a species at higher latitudes with variable weather conditions leads to the evolution of wider environmental tolerances which leads to a requirement for a larger range size.

«Humans can adapt their behaviour to a wide range of climatic and environmental conditions, so it is essential that we understand the degree to which human choices in the past, present and future are resilient and sustainable in the face of variable weather conditions, and when confronted with abrupt events of climate change.

«Satellites don't see mosquitoes per se,» says Assaf Anyamba of NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, «However they provide us observation platforms from which to monitor the environmental variables that indicate where mosquito populations can flourish.

It is important to note that any potential effects will be spatially and temporally variable, depending on current forest conditions, local site characteristics, environmental influences, and annual and decadal patterns of climate variability, such as the El Niño - Southern Oscillation cycle, which can drive regional weather and climate conditions.

Seven environmental variables, which were previously identified as potential predictors for podoconiosis in Ethiopia (Deribe et al., 2015b), were used to model podoconiosis prevalence.

In the model, populations experience different within - population environmental conditions and the same time - variable ocean conditions, the response to which can depend on a quantitative genetic trait.

I hope you will also begin to look at seeing some environmental variables / tools which can help more students and older students have more hope for changing and improving their lives.

Nissan also went for variable compression over electrified drivetrains to keep costs down, which might be an effective way to do some downsizing, but will hardly be clean enough for the environmental demands of the next decade.

In conclusion, the early - onset and the variable nature of the repetitive behaviour, which is affected by environmental factors such as micronutrients, neutering and maternal care, share several similar components between canine and human compulsions and supports canine TC as a model for human OCD.

The scale of natural disasters has also increased because of deforestation, environmental degradation, urbanization, and intensified climate variables.20 The distinctive health, behavioral, and psychosocial needs of children subject them to unique risks from these events.21 Extreme weather events place children at risk for injury, 22 loss of or separation from caregivers, 21 exposure to infectious diseases, 23 and a uniquely high risk of mental health consequences, including posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, and adjustment disorder.24 Disasters can cause irrevocable harm to children through devastation of their homes, schools, and neighborhoods, all of which contribute to their physiologic and cognitive development.25

While the changes in e.g. PDI are highly correlated with SST changes, clearly SST is really only a proxy for a more complicated set of atmospheric and oceanic environmental variables with which it is correlated.

It can order miscreants to stop illegal activities, impose fixed and variable monetary penalties, order the restoration of environmental damage, and accept «enforcement undertakings» which give offenders an opportunity to voluntarily correct their behaviour and make amends for any adverse impact on the countryside, for example, by making restitution to the local community.

A sample of 150 adult adoptees (ages, 18 — 45 years) provided retrospective reports of harsh adoptive parent discipline, which served as the environmental independent variables.

Future research should more closely examine the precise mechanisms by which these psychological and social environmental risk and resistance variables affect metabolic control.