Sentences with phrase «which human ears»

Not exact matches

Given that Senator John McCain, who famously called MMA «human cockfighting» and a «blood sport», called for a nationwide ban in the US, which fell on deaf ears, should the UK government ban MMA and professional boxing as some other nations, such as Sweden, have?

We must adopt the critical approach and seek reality, here as well, by asking ourselves what human relation to real events this could have been which led gradually, along many by - paths and by way of many metamorphoses, from mouth to ear, from one memory to another, and from dream to dream, until it grew into the written account we have read.

Secular anti-Catholic opposition may be exemplified by USA Today [http://cont.ent.usatoday.com/communities/Religion/post/ 2011 / 01 / saint - pope - john - paul - sex - abuse - crisis / 1], which contemptuously characterised the process of canonisation itself as being a recognition, in the words of one Cathy Lynn Grossman, «that someone who has lived a life of exemplary holiness is now in heaven, whispering on humans» behalf in the ear of a miracle - working God».

Maybe the pointedness of the vulcans ears represent the variations in which the human body comes in.

It's important to keep your sanity, too, which is tough when a tiny human is screaming in your ear.

Excessive and unnecessary use of the drugs, which are similar to what doctors prescribe for people's ear infections, strep throats and other illnesses, can lead to super-resistant strains of bacteria that can cause serious human diseases that have no cure.

Entomologists suggest that the name is a reference to the appearance of unfolded hindwings, which resemble human ears.

But the CTBTO's stations have two sets of three hydrophones separated by several kilometers, which — like a pair of human ears — allow listeners to get a fix on a sound's direction to within 0.5 °.

The winning combination provided a reduction in rolling noise of the order of 10 dB which, to the human ear, represents a noise reduction of one half.

What's more, they claim, the ear tubes present strong evidence that it's an evolutionary cousin to the ancestral line of apes from which humans and living apes derive.

Throughout this story, decibels are measured using a dBA filter, which closely matches how the human ear absorbs sound.

These include pseudomonads, which give rise to ear and skin infections in humans, and the microbes responsible for sugarcane rust, potato dry rot, and banana leaf spot.

The current research team, which includes Dr. Minoda and Dr. Hiroki Takeda of Kumamoto University, and several researchers from Keio University, have successfully grafted human iPS - derived cells into the inner ear of embryonic mice, a feat with a high level of technical difficulty.

Another idea is to «shape» any background noise by taking it from the middle frequency bands, to which the ear is most sensitive, and redistributing it in higher or lower bands where human hearing is less acute.

The comet's song would not be audible to the human ear because it is being emitted at 40 to 50 millihertz, far below the range of human hearing, which typically picks up sound between 20 hertz and 20 kilohertz.

The human CHD7 gene is known to be involved in CHARGE syndrome, which also shows inner ear malformations and a variety of other features with varying penetrance and appears to be due to frequent de novo mutation.

Pretty quickly, the film turns into a horror show, with the airborne, microscopic spores from a plant on the planet serving as the way those killer aliens end up in their human hosts (Scott offers a microscope - level shot of the infection entering a crewmember's body through his ear canal, which is simultaneously frightening and deviously amusing).

Year 4 Science Assessments Objectives covered: Recognise that living things can be grouped in a variety of ways Explore and use classification keys to help group, identify and name a variety of living things in their local and wider environment Recognise that environments can change and that this can sometimes pose dangers to living things Describe the simple functions of the basic parts of the digestive system in humans Identify the different types of teeth in humans and their simple functions Construct and interpret a variety of food chains, identifying producers, predators and prey Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C) Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature Identify how sounds are made, associating some of them with something vibrating Recognise that vibrations from sounds travel through a medium to the ear Find patterns between the pitch of a sound and features of the object that produced it Find patterns between the volume of a sound and the strength of the vibrations that produced it Recognise that sounds get fainter as the distance from the sound source increases Identify common appliances that run on electricity Construct a simple series electrical circuit, identifying and naming its basic parts, including cells, wires, bulbs, switches and buzzers Identify whether or not a lamp will light in a simple series circuit, based on whether or not the lamp is part of a complete loop with a battery Recognise that a switch opens and closes a circuit and associate this with whether or not a lamp lights in a simple series circuit Recognise some common conductors and insulators, and associate metals with being good conductors

Antibiotic resistance is getting a lot of attention these days in human healthcare, and pet owners are starting to turn the same wary eye when it comes to treating their pets, says Wayne Whitney, national sales manager for Westmont, Ill. - based Pet King Brands, which makes Zymox pet products, including an ear - treatment formula containing antimicrobial enzymes that offers an alternative to antibiotics.

Some retailers may opt to build a «healthy - treatment section» for ear care, advises Lisa Jordan, sales and marketing director at Espree, which uses human - grade ingredients in its line of pet products.

And nothing ruins the rabbit - human bond like forced holding, incorrect carrying, tugging on ears, pulling on tails, unwelcome poking or chasing — which makes for a timid, skittish, fearful and unsocial rabbit.

The most popular hypothesis about the cause of motion sickness is that humans and animals become nauseated when mixed sensory signals are transmitted to the brain, such as when the eyes tell the brain that the body is not moving, but the inner ears sense motion.2 For example, when a person is on a boat, he or she may be at ease on the top deck because the horizon provides a solid visual reference indicating that the boat is moving, which matches the sensation in the inner ears.

This breed is said to have a human - like expression with large, far - set eyes, high - set, small ears (which may be cropped), a round head, and an extremely short muzzle.

As demonstrated by the above illustration, the dog's ear canal has both a vertical and a horizontal component, unlike the human ear canal which is straight.

Here's a guide on how to tell if your dog is experiencing motion sickness and what to do about it: A Familiar Malady Motion sickness in dogs occurs for the same reason as it does in humans: the movement of the vehicle over-stimulates the inner ear, which controls balance.

An ear mite is a tiny parasite which can affect cats, dogs, small animals and even humans (although this is rare).

No matter which foods are chosen, the trial will fail if owners feed treats, snacks, rawhides, pig ears, human foods, and flavored supplements or if pets have access to scraps, garbage, outdoor feeding, etc..

Additionally, canines have a vertical ear canal, which differs from a horizontal canal of humans, which makes it easy for objects to be lodged inside.

mew (soundless)-- a very polite plea for attention (this is Paul Gallico's «Silent Miaow» which is probably a sound pitched too high for human ears)

In addition, they have a vocabulary of sounds ranging from caterwauls to mewing sounds, from hisses to the «silent meow» which is probably a sound pitched too high for human ears to hear.

When the tension is quickly released, the claw snaps shut with a sharp crack like a pistol shot, which can be faintly heard by the human ear.

If you kill a human in the game you get the option to claim a trophy from them which could be a foot, a hand, an ear... or a penis.

A final work, I Don't Know About the Ear (2016), resembling the ear of a goblin and pinned to the wall, is the relic of the performance work The Adventure of Mr. Kim and Mr. Lee (two of the most common surnames in Korea)(2010 — 12), in which a live performer wearing a prosthetic ear stood motionless like a sculpture and, like the artificial body part itself, straddled the line between states of being object and prop, human and mythicEar (2016), resembling the ear of a goblin and pinned to the wall, is the relic of the performance work The Adventure of Mr. Kim and Mr. Lee (two of the most common surnames in Korea)(2010 — 12), in which a live performer wearing a prosthetic ear stood motionless like a sculpture and, like the artificial body part itself, straddled the line between states of being object and prop, human and mythicear of a goblin and pinned to the wall, is the relic of the performance work The Adventure of Mr. Kim and Mr. Lee (two of the most common surnames in Korea)(2010 — 12), in which a live performer wearing a prosthetic ear stood motionless like a sculpture and, like the artificial body part itself, straddled the line between states of being object and prop, human and mythicear stood motionless like a sculpture and, like the artificial body part itself, straddled the line between states of being object and prop, human and mythical.

Discourses of national identity, human rights, and the administration of justice are recurrent themes in his art, and the techniques of his audio - aesthetic practice have become the basis through which he has become known as a «private ear,» conducting forensic audio analysis for several legal investigations.

From early works about the interior of the human body — for instance the enormously enlarged inner ear of her «Orientierungsapparat» («Orientation Device»)-- to later works expressive of how the outside of the body connects to its interior — such as the recently completed «Space in between two people having sex» — there is a constant thread which is all about the thinking body.

Elephants speak not only in trumpeting calls, but also in grows, two - thirds of which are at frequencies too low for the human ear to detect.

The sides of the headphones extend downward into a pronounced curve, accenting the large ear cups, which are designed to match the contours of the human face.