• In accepting funds as part of its Covid-19 response, Direct Relief understands that these supporters deserve to know precisely how those funds have been and will be disbursed. (directrelief.org)
  • Direct Relief initiated its Covid-19 response activities using general operating funds. (directrelief.org)
  • The Equity Lens Protocol provides technical support for partners to systematically reflect on the COVID-19 response through an equity lens. (ku.edu)
  • Delivery is accompanied by increases in anxiety levels that are significantly related to an activation of the inflammatory response system (IRS), as indicated by increases in the serum concentrations of interleukin-6 and the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) and increases in the activity of prolyl endopeptidase (PEP), a cytosolic endopeptidase that cleaves peptide bonds on the carboxyl side of proline in behaviorally active neuropeptides involved in anxiety. (psychiatrist.com)
  • Role of high affinity cAMP phosphodiesterase activities in the response of S49 cells to agonists. (aspetjournals.org)
  • Here we show that in platelets and aortic tissue, NO led to a biphasic response characterized by a tremendous increase in cGMP (up to 100-fold) in less than 30 s and a rapid decline, reflecting the tightly controlled balance of guanylyl cyclase and phosphodiesterase activities. (rupress.org)
  • On March 18, 2020 (updated April 28, 2020), the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published Identifying Critical Infrastructure During COVID-19 as a part of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. (cganet.com)
  • For an overview of Direct Relief's activities in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, please continue reading. (directrelief.org)
  • Industries that previously experienced lower levels of cyberattacks during the pandemic ― such as consumer good & services, industrials, travel & hospitality, and retail ― should reevaluate their cybersecurity posture as increased consumer activity in these industries present renewed opportunities for cybercriminals. (accenture.com)
  • The IPCC is consulting with authors, member governments and other stakeholders to inform a strategic response to the pandemic. (ipcc.ch)
  • Key areas that have been critical in South Africa's pandemic response include strengthened outbreak control coordination, a decentralized approach which entails deploying epidemiologists to the districts, tailoring response in hotspots, generating local epidemiological data to monitor resurgence as well as rolling out vaccinations at the grassroots. (who.int)
  • Key pandemic response measures including coordination, epidemiological surveillance, contact tracing, outbreak investigation, data management and analysis, infection prevention and control, community engagement as well as vaccination, were localized to the district level in July 2020. (who.int)
  • In July 2016, CDC awarded $25 million in Public Health Preparedness and Response (PHPR) funding to 53 states, cities, and territories to support efforts to protect Americans from Zika virus infection and associated adverse health outcomes, including microcephaly and the other serious birth defects. (cdc.gov)
  • During this COCA Call, clinicians learned about 2015-2016 influenza activity, heard an overview of CDC's current recommendations for vaccination and antiviral medications, and gained insight into data supporting the recommendations. (cdc.gov)
  • January 16th - Deployed an EPI-AID response team to review medical records, survey hospitals, assess disaster epidemiology capacity, and make recommendations. (cdc.gov)
  • Data from these instruments allowed HVO to detect and respond to the 2020-2021 summit eruption of Kīlauea, assess volcanic activity, and inform partners at Hawaiʽi Volcanoes National Park (HAVO), Hawaiʽi County Civil Defense and Hawaiʽi Emergency Management Agency. (usgs.gov)
  • To assess whether disease activity levels at treatment initiation or during the first 3 months of therapy predict disease activity at 1 year after treatment initiation. (nih.gov)
  • They also visited the Communicable Disease Control Centre and designated health facilities in Baghdad to review the ongoing response by nationals and assess the technical support required in the coming period. (who.int)
  • Sediment cores from paired crater lakes in western Uganda were examined to assess ecosystem response to long-term climate and environmental change as well as testing responses to multiple drivers using redundancy analysis. (blogspot.com)
  • Physical Activity and the Abdominal Viscera is the first book to examine the response of the visceral organs to acute and chronic physical activity, in cases of both health and disease. (routledge.com)
  • This study examined the self-efficacy and affective responses to an acute exercise bout in sedentary older and younger women to determine whether aging has an effect on affective states. (humankinetics.com)
  • We primarily outline what is known about how gonadal hormones and sex chromosomes modulate HPA axis activity following acute stress, and then focus on sex-biased HPA axis activity post-chronic stress, which is far less well understood. (nature.com)
  • Can the Affective Response to Exercise Predict Future Motives and Physical Activity Behavior? (nih.gov)
  • The purpose of this study was to review the published literature regarding whether the affective response to physical activity relates to future physical activity behavior and key motivational constructs. (nih.gov)
  • A positive change in the basic affective response during moderate intensity exercise was linked to future physical activity, but postexercise affect had a null relationship. (nih.gov)
  • Affective responses during and after exercise had a relatively negligible relationship with intention, mixed results for self-efficacy, and a reliable correlation with affective judgments about future physical activity. (nih.gov)
  • Affective responses were measured before, during, and immediately following exercise. (humankinetics.com)
  • In visual cortex, stimulation outside the classical receptive field can decrease neural activity and also decrease functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) signal amplitudes. (zotero.org)
  • Decreased fMRI amplitudes below baseline-0% contrast-are often referred to as "negative" responses. (zotero.org)
  • Current models of the pRF do not account for a center-surround organization or negative fMRI responses. (zotero.org)
  • Founded in 1998, Domestic Preparedness continues to be a pioneering thought leader in the emergency preparedness, response, and recovery space. (domesticpreparedness.com)
  • Bringing together a previously disparate body of research, Professor Roy Shephard sets out the physiology, function during exercise, pathology of disease, and role of physical activity in preventing and managing disease in the visceral organs. (routledge.com)
  • Providing a clear and well-structured guide to the relationship between the visceral organs and physical activity, Physical Activity and the Abdominal Viscera is a vital reference text for academics and upper-level students in sports medicine and clinical exercise physiology, and for health professionals in preventive medicine. (routledge.com)
  • Objective To examine the dose-response associations between accelerometer assessed total physical activity, different intensities of physical activity, and sedentary time and all cause mortality. (bmj.com)
  • Eligibility criteria Prospective cohort studies assessing physical activity and sedentary time by accelerometry and associations with all cause mortality and reported effect estimates as hazard ratios, odds ratios, or relative risks with 95% confidence intervals. (bmj.com)
  • Data on physical activity were categorised by quarters at study level, and study specific associations with all cause mortality were analysed using Cox proportional hazards regression analyses. (bmj.com)
  • Few studies have analyzed the effects of daily life physical activity (PA) levels in patients with asthma: moreover, little research has been carried out on PA levels in patients suffering from severe asthma (SA). (frontiersin.org)
  • In addition, older women experienced higher overall positive engagement and lower physical exhaustion compared with younger women as well as higher tranquility and Feeling Scale responses immediately following exercise. (humankinetics.com)
  • Title : Response To Physical Activity Programs And Their Effects On Health Behavior Personal Author(s) : Heinzelmann, F.;Bagley, R. W. (cdc.gov)
  • Sexual arousal is defined as increased heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate, and lubrication/swelling response associated with erotic psychic and physical stimulation. (medscape.com)
  • Regularly update nutrition and, wherever appropriate, physical activity standards of established programs. (who.int)
  • Effect of Exogenous Plant Growth Regulators and Rejuvenation Measures on the Endogenous Hormone and Enzyme Activity Responses of Acer mono Maxim in Cuttage Rooting. (bvsalud.org)
  • Here, Acer mono Maxim rejuvenation and non- rejuvenation cuttings were used as test subjects, to investigate the effects of exogenous hormones on the activities of endogenous hormones and antioxidant enzymes in the rooting process of young cuttings. (bvsalud.org)
  • Exogenous hormones naphthylacetic acid (NAA) + indolebutyric acid (IBA) increased the initial levels of the endogenous hormones , indoleacetic acid (IAA) and abscisic acid (ABA), and the enzyme activities of peroxidase (POD) and polyphenol oxidase (PPO). (bvsalud.org)
  • These results demonstrate that A. mono cuttings can achieve the purpose of improving the rooting rate by adding the exogenous hormone (NAA + IBA), which is closely related to the changes of endogenous hormone content and enzyme activity, and these changes of A. mono rejuvenation cuttings are different from non- rejuvenation cuttings. (bvsalud.org)
  • Following this definition, SA patients are characterized by an inadequate response to standard treatment, increasing health care costs, and morbidity ( Wenzel and Busse, 2007 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of tabalumab, a monoclonal antibody that neutralises membrane-bound and soluble B-cell activating factor (BAFF), in patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who showed inadequate response to tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. (bmj.com)
  • Methods Patients on stable methotrexate and with inadequate response to one or more TNF inhibitors were randomised to placebo (n=35), 30 mg tabalumab (n=35) or 80 mg tabalumab (n=30) given intravenously at 0, 3 and 6 weeks. (bmj.com)
  • In addition to preparedness and response activities, the additional Zika supplemental funding supported Zika activities for epidemiology and laboratory capacity (ELC), birth defects surveillance, vector-borne disease regional centers of excellence, and the vector control unit in Puerto Rico. (cdc.gov)
  • When detected, past regime shifts offer rich opportunities to understand ecosystem responses to climate and other changes and to evaluate the mean state and natural variability of lake ecosystems on time scales of decades to millennia. (lu.se)
  • This research also highlights the importance of using multi-lake studies [very few do] within a landscape to allow for rigorous testing of climate reconstructions, forcing and ecosystem response. (blogspot.com)
  • in addition, we calculated the Disease Activity Score 28-joint assessment (DAS28) and the Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI). (nih.gov)
  • However, significant differences between the combined tabalumab group and placebo were observed at earlier time points for ACR20, ACR50 and Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28)-C-reactive protein (CRP) reduction. (bmj.com)
  • July 7th - The CDC assisted the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Public Health on the release of the Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) report, which surveyed a representative sampling of households across the nine-county area affected by the Elk River chemical spill. (cdc.gov)
  • This protocol is based on a Guidance document developed by the Pan American Health Organization 1 to support assessment and planning for an equitable response to COVID-19. (ku.edu)
  • This includes reviewing the timing and format of Lead Author Meetings and other activities in the coming months and the schedule for delivery of the Sixth Assessment Report. (ipcc.ch)
  • It is anticipated that some or all of the original schedule for the finalization of the Sixth Assessment Report - the three Working Group reports and the Synthesis Report - including milestones and deadlines for activities for the preparation of these reports, could shift, in consultation with the National Focal Points, with further adjustments to the schedule taken as the situation evolves. (ipcc.ch)
  • Earth's response to low solar activity will overturn many of our assumptions about man's influence on climate change. (climatedepot.com)
  • Here we study how December to February climate is affected by two solar‐related drivers: geomagnetic activity (proxy of particle precipitation) and sunspot activity (proxy of solar UV) during 1948-2017. (uib.no)
  • A paper under open review for Climate of the Past reconstructs climate and levels of 9 lakes in East Africa and finds the climate of East Africa is highly complex with each lake demonstrating vastly different behavior over the past 1,000 years, despite essentially the same forcings from ENSO and solar activity. (blogspot.com)
  • The authors also show, contrary to claims of climate alarmists, that ENSO/El Nino activity at the end of the 20th century was near the lowest levels of the past 1,000 years, and solar activity at the end of the 20th century was at the highest levels of the past 1,000 years. (blogspot.com)
  • Second graph shows solar activity at the end of the 20th century was at the highest levels of the past 900 years. (blogspot.com)
  • Regime shifts in lake ecosystems can occur in response to both abrupt and continuous climate change, and the imprints they leave in paleolimnological records allow us to investigate and better understand patterns and processes governing ecological changes on geological time scales. (lu.se)
  • We find the lagged sunspot activity responses in SLP to form zonal pressure patterns (wave‐train structure) resembling the Eurasian pattern. (uib.no)
  • This article looks at the findings from a study of brain activity patterns in response to trauma reminders in individuals who had recently been involved in a road traffic accident. (nkvts.no)
  • We investigated brain activity patterns in response to trauma reminders as well as neutral and negative stimuli in individuals who had recently (within 3 weeks) been involved in a road traffic accident (RTA). (nkvts.no)
  • Demonstrating how this technique can be used to reveal functionally defined circuits across the brain, we identify two populations of neurons with correlated activity patterns. (zotero.org)
  • A large repertoire of spatiotemporal activity patterns in the brain is the basis for adaptive behaviour. (zotero.org)
  • The mission, which comprised experts from the Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Region and headquarters in Geneva, held a series of meetings with national health authorities to identify the disease detection dynamics and at-risk populations, in addition to providing guidance on strengthening response and control measures. (who.int)
  • The public health response to COVID-19 has had undesired consequences, especially for vulnerable populations such as those of low-income and racial or ethnic minorities. (ku.edu)
  • Brain function relies on communication between large populations of neurons across multiple brain areas, a full understanding of which would require knowledge of the time-varying activity of all neurons in the central nervous system. (zotero.org)
  • Remaining 9 graphs show chaotic & individualized climate response of lake levels in 9 different lakes in East Africa. (blogspot.com)
  • Conclusions suggest that there are not essential role of availability of other activities under effectiveness performance on DRL and the main variable has been the subject's exposure time under the DRL values nor activities access. (bvsalud.org)
  • Brain activity in response to trauma-specific, negative, and neutral stimuli. (nkvts.no)
  • For both groups, Negative stimuli elicited more activity in the amygdala bilaterally than did Neutral and Trauma-specific stimuli. (nkvts.no)
  • These CDC funds will enable states and territories to strengthen their Zika preparedness and response plans. (cdc.gov)
  • Our obligation to all humanity is to overcome our setbacks, learn from our mistakes, strengthen our responses, and act meaningfully and effectively for the future," Mr. Ban said. (un.org)
  • Differential splicing of hTERT mRNA may be involved in faster loss of telomerase activity in normal cells with respect to malignant cells. (muni.cz)
  • Both glucose and GLP-1 stimulate insulin promoter activity, stabilize proinsulin mRNA, and increase proinsulin biosynthesis ( 14 ). (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Medscape, LLC designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ . (cdc.gov)
  • Activation of the neuroendocrine response to stressors occurs at the level of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN), which receives varying inputs depending on the nature of the stressor. (nature.com)
  • The college has a comprehensive emergency response plan, which is activated any time a college emergency occurs that warrants oversight by the Emergency Response Team. (smith.edu)
  • Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades transmit environmental signals and induce stress and defence responses in plants. (biorxiv.org)
  • Specifically, the simulations predicted 1) an upward convexity in the cAMP log-decay curve, 2) an upward concavity in the concentration-response curve, and 3) the amplification of small differences in initial rates resulting in large differences in accumulation at long times. (aspetjournals.org)
  • Moreover, questions remain regarding sex differences in the activity of the HPA axis following chronic stress and the underlying contributions of gonadal hormones and sex chromosomes. (nature.com)
  • The present review examines what is currently known about sex differences in the neuroendocrine response to stress, as well as outstanding questions regarding this sex bias. (nature.com)
  • Much of what is known about sex differences in the stress-induced activity of the HPA axis and their underlying mechanisms comes from studies done in rodents. (nature.com)
  • The present review accordingly focuses on advances revealed from rodent studies in our understanding of sex differences in the stress-induced activity of the HPA axis in adulthood. (nature.com)
  • Our results suggest that the cortical OFF pathway is faster than the ON pathway at increasing and suppressing visual responses, and these differences have parallels in the human visual perception of lights and darks. (zotero.org)
  • Results At week 16, no significant differences were observed in the combined tabalumab group versus placebo in ACR50 (12.7% vs 2.9%, p=0.101) or ACR20 response rates (27.0% vs 17.1%, p=0.198). (bmj.com)
  • Working systematically through the viscera, the book first identifies the response to exercise and pathologies of the liver, gall bladder and biliary tract, then goes on to examine the function of the kidneys and bladder, and finally covers issues including the spleen, sickle cell disease and prostate cancer. (routledge.com)
  • Organizational chart of the Equine Branch established to coordinate equine rescue and response operations following Hurricane Katrina. (avma.org)
  • In August, they declared the outbreak an international public health emergency and published a roadmap to guide and coordinate the international response to the outbreak, aiming to stop ongoing Ebola transmission worldwide within 6-9 months. (wikipedia.org)
  • UNMEER has been tasked to coordinate all relevant United Nations actors in order to ensure a rapid, effective, efficient and coherent response to the Ebola crisis. (wikipedia.org)
  • Highlight Double MAPK phosphatase mutant plants ap2c1 mkp1 exhibit constitutive, autoimmune-like stress responses, dependent on their substrate MAPK MPK6. (biorxiv.org)
  • Quantitative analysis of a drug or hormone action expressed through increased rates of cAMP synthesis is dependent on the activities and affinities of the phosphodiesterases (PDEs) that hydrolyze the cAMP. (aspetjournals.org)
  • We have previously identified NFAT (nuclear factor of activated T-cells) as a key regulator of insulin gene transcription in pancreatic β-cells that is activated by the calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein phosphatase 2B (calcineurin) in response to increased [Ca 2+ ] i ( 10 ). (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Glucose metabolism activates this pathway by means of increasing [Ca 2+ ] i via L-type voltage-dependent calcium channels (VDCCs) by affecting the electrical activity of the cell. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Inverse to the reported increase in sensitivity caused by NO shortage, concentrating NO attenuated the cGMP response in a concentration-dependent manner. (rupress.org)
  • Our analysis of the limited sites available (22 sites) show that smooth regime shifts are characterized with forcing and response variables acting on similar time scales, whereas regime shifts that demonstrate a threshold like response or a hysteresis response occur on shorter time scales than changes in drivers. (lu.se)
  • Our findings indicate that intensive and dynamic treatment strategies that include a closer look at disease activity at 3 months in patients with early and late RA is warranted. (nih.gov)
  • Geomagnetic activity responses remain essentially the same when we introduce the lag with respect to sunspot activity supporting its independency as a driving mechanism. (uib.no)
  • The results suggest that primiparae suffer greater anxiety and have a different neuroimmune responsivity than multiparae and that the increased anxiety levels in primiparae may be related to changes in the IRS and serum PEP activity. (psychiatrist.com)
  • WHO has so far provided and will further provide the Ministry of Health at both central and regional levels with sufficient supplies of laboratory test kits and personal protective equipment to allow for a quick response to severe cases. (who.int)
  • In support of South Africa's efforts, WHO deployed a 35-member expert team to help bolster the response at provincial and district levels. (who.int)
  • The content in this section is aimed at anyone involved in planning, implementing or making decisions about health and social responses. (europa.eu)
  • The ajax responses are processed in several recorded steps depending on the response content. (apache.org)
  • Rejuvenation treatment prolonged the time of increase in ABA content and indoleacetic acid oxidase (IAAO) activity at the root primordium induction stage, while increasing trans- zeatin riboside (ZR) content and decreasing POD enzyme activity in cuttings. (bvsalud.org)
  • The decentralized approach led to faster outbreak detection and better targeted response. (who.int)
  • Dr. David Nabarro, the UN Secretary General's Senior Coordinator said that "This unprecedented outbreak requires an unprecedented response. (wikipedia.org)
  • The response index as a measure of threshold activity of psychotropic drugs in man. (erowid.org)
  • Live video streaming from UAS into HVO, Hawaiʽi County Civil Defense (HCCD), and Hawaiʽi Emergency Management Agency (HI EMA) during the response maintained critical situational awareness for areas under threat and impacted by lava flows, ash fall and toxic gas emissions, and allowed time for critical decision making that enabled effective hazard mitigation measures by land-managers and emergency responders. (usgs.gov)
  • As right now we have a customer who our software can not record time to their Redmine install for one project due to them limiting the activities allowed on that project. (redmine.org)
  • At all time points, including baseline, the group of patients who achieved remission at 1 year had lower average SDAI values than did those whose disease activity was high at 1 year. (nih.gov)
  • Simulations of cAMP decay curves, cellular concentration-response curves to agonists, and cAMP time courses were used to predict the consequences of a high affinity PDE in an intact cell experimental system. (aspetjournals.org)
  • The paper debunks simplistic or false claims of climate alarmists such as "wet gets wetter, dry gets drier" or that climate drivers behave in a linear or non-chaotic fashion over time and space, finding instead, "The data highlight the complexity of individual lake response to climate forcing, indicating shifting drivers through time . (blogspot.com)
  • The data highlight the complexity of individual lake response to climate forcing, indicating shifting drivers through time. (blogspot.com)
  • Reinforced responses percentage increased with time session for all subjects. (bvsalud.org)
  • Stephen C. Redd, M.D. (RADM, USPHS), director of CDC's Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response. (cdc.gov)
  • Baghdad, Iraq, 15 March 2020 - A high-level technical mission from the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded a visit to Iraq to support the Iraqi Ministry of Health response to COVID-19 prevention and containment measures. (who.int)
  • The PHA process helps ATSDR identify and prioritize follow-up activities to protect public health. (cdc.gov)
  • Therefore, the UN Security Council has created the first ever UN mission for a public health emergency, the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), with the primary task of coordinating the UN agencies' vast resources to combat the epidemic under the leadership of the WHO. (wikipedia.org)
  • Bloemfontein - Officials in the Department of Health in Free State Province in South Africa beam with pride when talking about their response to COVID-19. (who.int)
  • This resource provides sample materials, considerations, and resources to assist health departments with developing and implementing a table-top activity in their respective communities. (cdc.gov)
  • Associations of disease activity measures at baseline and at 1, 2, 3, and 6 months with disease activity values or disease activity states at 1 year were performed using Spearman's rank correlation, analysis of variance, and diagnostic testing procedures, including receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses, and probit analysis. (nih.gov)
  • Direct Relief sent its first emergency shipment in response to Covid-19 to China on Jan. 27, 2020, one year ago. (directrelief.org)
  • During the 2018 Kīlauea eruption, UAS teams surged to the response from multiple programs and missions within USGS and the Dept. of Interior Aviation Services Office. (usgs.gov)
  • In an effort to stem this decline and inspire children's writing both inside and outside the classroom, the charity has launched a series of writing activities that harness the growing excitement around the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. (literacytrust.org.uk)
  • The US Federal Reserve's series of interest rate hikes, which started with a 0.25% increase in March 2022 and was followed by 10 additional increases to August 2023, has likely contributed to significant growth in interest rate derivatives (IRD) trading activity. (isda.org)
  • Response of the human erythrocyte and another cells to the decrease in their activity. (univalle.edu.co)
  • Self-efficacy responses were measured before and immediately following exercise. (humankinetics.com)
  • Positive engagement, revitalization, tranquility, Felt Arousal and Feeling Scale responses, and self-efficacy were all higher immediately following compared with before or during exercise for both groups of women. (humankinetics.com)
  • The relationship of Ugandan lakes to regional climate drivers breaks down c. 1800 AD, when major changes in the ecosystems appear to be a response to sediment and nutrient influxes as a result of increasing cultural impacts within the lake catchments. (blogspot.com)
  • The groups achieving low or moderate disease activities at 1 year had SDAI values lying between. (nih.gov)
  • Patients who reach a moderate or low disease activity status after 3-6 months of therapy may require switching to alternative therapies. (nih.gov)
  • The questions in the questionnaire were so constructed that a positive response, independent of the intensity of the reaction, constituted one response. (erowid.org)
  • The increase in IRD trading activity was driven by a rise in OIS trading. (isda.org)
  • The triple-digit increase (125%) was driven primarily by web shell activity ― i.e., the use of small pieces of malicious code to gain remote access and control ― targeted ransomware and extortion operations, and supply chain intrusions. (accenture.com)
  • The response to GLP-1 was mimicked by forskolin and largely inhibited by the protein kinase A (PKA) inhibitors, H89 and myristoylated PKI(14-22) amide, indicating partial mediation via a cAMP/PKA pathway. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • This paper reviews some G6PD biomolecular aspects, its classification according to activity and electrophoretic mobility, as well as some main clinical aspects related to its activity alteration. (univalle.edu.co)
  • Many organizations today are only securing their core corporate systems and not fully protecting their supply chain, subsidiaries and affiliates.That's why it's critical for companies to have a holistic plan to cover their entire ecosystems," said Robert Boyce, who leads Accenture's Cyber Investigations, Forensics & Response business globally. (accenture.com)
  • In "From Mediated Actions To Heterogenous Coalitions: Four Generations of Activity-Theoretical Studies of Work and Learning," Engeström and Sannino discuss the fourth generation of activity theory as involving heterogeneous coalitions that are involved in intertwined learning cycles. (utexas.edu)
  • Although these actions of gonadal hormones are well supported, the possibility that sex chromosomes similarly influence HPA activity is unexplored. (nature.com)
  • We conclude that the presence of significant high affinity PDEs has a profound effect on the nature of the response of cells to agonists and antagonists of the adenylate cyclase system. (aspetjournals.org)
  • In this study, GLP-1 (100 nmol/l), in the presence of glucose (11 mmol/l), induced a ∼71-fold increase in insulin gene promoter activity in INS-1 pancreatic β-cells, an effect that was an order of magnitude larger than with either stimulant alone. (diabetesjournals.org)
  • Various models have been proposed to explain the response properties of complex cells using a sparsity or a slowness criterion and it has been concluded that physiologically plausible receptive field properties can be derived from either criterion. (zotero.org)
  • We propose a new computational model for recurrent contour processing in which normalized activities of orientation selective contrast cells are fed forward to the next processing stage. (zotero.org)
  • Geomagnetic activity produces a strengthening of the polar vortex and a negative poleward SLP gradient between mid‐ and high latitudes, resembling a positive NAO‐type circulation pattern during December to February. (uib.no)
  • CGA maintains that any U.S. state or local quarantine or shelter-in-place declarations should rely on the CISA guidance and include medical gas workers and other workers identified as "essential" to the response to COVID-19. (cganet.com)
  • The use of UAS in addition to helicopter supported reconnaissance flights flown daily helped to provide continuous situational awareness for the response community. (usgs.gov)
  • The United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) has the task of overall planning and coordination, directing the efforts of the UN agencies, national governments, and other humanitarian actors to the areas where they are most needed. (wikipedia.org)