• During the period of concern, the revenue from human health activities increased from 34.5 billion euros in 2010 to 41.7 billion euros in 2020. (statista.com)
  • This statistic presents the annual revenue of the human health activities in Italy from 2010 to 2020. (statista.com)
  • RSV activity was limited between May 2020 and March 2021, followed by an atypical season with onset in May 2021 that peaked in July and August and continued through the end of 2021 (8). (cdc.gov)
  • The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights concluded its 77th Ordinary Session held in Arusha, United Republic of Tanzania from 20 October to 9 November 2023. (ishr.ch)
  • It is widely accepted in Indonesia that military self-finance can lead to human rights abuses. (hrw.org)
  • The expansion of Chinese corporate and financial activities has come alongside a significant increase in appeals by civil society actors, warning of human rights abuses and negative environmental impacts where Chinese operations have taken place. (ishr.ch)
  • Explain that in this lesson, we're going to look at what can be done to stop human rights abuses. (moneyinstructor.com)
  • Space weather - which can include changes in Earth's magnetic environment - are usually triggered by the sun's activity, but recently declassified data on high-altitude nuclear explosion tests have provided a new look at the mechanisms that set off perturbations in that magnetic system. (nasa.gov)
  • As people destroy habitats, transport live animals to market, raise large numbers of livestock in close confinement and change Earth's climate, it brings animal populations and their infections closer to humans. (northwestern.edu)
  • The other causes are activities that have affected the reflectivity of the earth's surface, creating "heat islands" that are warmer than surrounding areas. (concern.net)
  • Human activity has altered the earth's vibrational wavefield. (agu.org)
  • At the same time, in early 2016, a plan for additional human resources for the investigation function was proposed and approved. (who.int)
  • Yes, according to the latest analysis of the atmospheric circulation patterns and human-caused emissions that led to the 2021 heatwave in North America. (eurekalert.org)
  • But atmospheric circulation patterns can co-occur - and have before - without triggering an extreme heatwave, so how much was the 2021 event influenced by human activities? (eurekalert.org)
  • Despite the disruptions in timing, RSV activity continued its geographic pattern of starting in Florida and the southeast before spreading to northern and western parts of the continental United States in 2021 and 2022. (cdc.gov)
  • Predicted to enable mRNA binding activity. (nih.gov)
  • In humans, mRNA expression of hTERT ( hEST2 ), the candidate telomerase catalytic subunit gene, appears to parallel the levels of telomerase enzyme activity, suggesting that induction of hTERT is necessary and perhaps sufficient for expression of telomerase activity in tumor cells. (nature.com)
  • Concern's objectives, activities and achievements in 2022 can be found in our new annual report. (concern.net)
  • 2022 is the 50th anniversary of the UN Conference on the Human Environment, held in Stockholm in 1972. (lu.se)
  • In 2022, RSV activity began in the summer, peaking across the United States in October and November, and rapidly declining by winter. (cdc.gov)
  • The Nutrition & Physical Activity Action Plan 2017-2022 is in line with the global and Regional targets for improving maternal, infant and young child nutrition set in 2014 as well as in a number of commitments and guiding strategies developed over the years in multiple nutrition domains. (who.int)
  • 3) NDVI change process in the range of human activities indicated that the intensity of human activities in buffer_city area was higher than that in buffer_county area. (scirp.org)
  • In addition, they have assessed the intensity of human activity in the areas where the trees are found. (earth.com)
  • They used these data to calculate the distribution of each tree species and then combined the distributions with a global map of the intensity of human activities. (earth.com)
  • Treatment is not recommended for subclinical anogenital or mucosal human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in the absence of coexistent dysplasia. (medscape.com)
  • In the study, the authors dissect a new mechanism driven by cutaneous beta human papillomavirus (HPV) type 38 in altering the function of p53. (who.int)
  • We hypothesized that this was a mechanism for how humans are impacting wildlife," Heath said. (medindia.net)
  • The devastating effects of human activity on wildlife in the American tropics over the last 500 years are revealed. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The researchers were looking at corticosterone levels, which indicate stress levels (the equivalent in humans is cortisol). (medindia.net)
  • Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA), in the UK, and University of São Paulo (USP), Brazil, found that human activity such as habitat change and overhunting is largely responsible for the overwhelming loss, or 'defaunation', in mammal diversity across Latin America. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The article also states, "The researchers found that regions under high human pressure coincided with those containing irreplaceable reptilian diversity. (icr.org)
  • With accumulation of data and development of artificial intelligence, human activity recognition attracts lots of attention from researchers. (hindawi.com)
  • Nowadays, activity recognition using wearable sensors data attracts attention from researchers and businessman. (hindawi.com)
  • On the other hand, it can lead researchers to underestimate the consequences that human activities are having on the environment. (menafn.com)
  • The researchers also studied four groups of people with different exercise and activity patterns. (insidescience.org)
  • According to scientists, some fish could contain at least three times more mercury than 150 years ago due to pollution caused by human activity - the researchers hope that these findings will increase awareness of the harmful effects of mercury pollution. (newstatesman.com)
  • The call came during the adoption of recommendations made to Zimbabwe as part of its second Universal Periodic Review - a mechanism pursuant to which each UN Member States' human rights situation is examined by all other UN Member States every five years. (ishr.ch)
  • At a strategic consultation in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, the National Mechanism for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders adopted its 2024 Action Plan to enhance support for defenders amid shrinking civic space and heightened State focus on terrorism. (ishr.ch)
  • Scientific collaboration is an important mechanism that enables the integration of the least developed countries into research activities . (bvsalud.org)
  • We identified numerous cooperative links between VHHD countries and MHD/LHD countries, reflecting the fact that cooperative links are an important mechanism for integrating research activities into the latter. (bvsalud.org)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Alert Network (HAN) Health Advisory to notify clinicians and caregivers about increases in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) activity across some parts of the Southeastern United States in recent weeks, suggesting a continued shift toward seasonal RSV trends observed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. (cdc.gov)
  • In evolutionary psychology and behavioral ecology, human mating strategies are a set of behaviors used by individuals to attract, select, and retain mates. (wikipedia.org)
  • But humans are being blamed by secular scientists for threatening-of all things-vertebrate evolutionary history! (icr.org)
  • A recent article speaks of "the evolutionary history of the world's terrestrial vertebrates: amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles" and how the "evolutionarily distinct species" of today are supposedly being obstructed by the "human footprint. (icr.org)
  • Baggish, along with a team of co-authors that includes Daniel Lieberman, a human evolutionary biologist at Harvard, and Robert Shave, a cardiovascular physiologist at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, compared the shape and activity of the hearts of chimpanzees, gorillas and and four groups of adult humans: endurance athletes, football linemen, subsistence farmers and relatively inactive individuals. (insidescience.org)
  • The big advance here is the first real rigorous study of heart function in apes and humans in a comparative way," said Herman Pontzer, an evolutionary physiologist at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, who did not participate in the research. (insidescience.org)
  • Those evolutionary changes to the human heart make it possible to send more blood around the body and to maintain that effort until it's time to rest. (insidescience.org)
  • According to a new study from scientists at Boise State University, even species considered "tolerant" of human activity might be adversely impacted by human disturbances. (medindia.net)
  • This is particularly true of plants, which cannot move to avoid disturbances in their environment, and as a result, are necessarily subjected to the impact of human activities. (menafn.com)
  • The members of the communities we met expressed their concerns about the consequences of two human disturbances on their territories: hydroelectric transmission lines and the exploitation of mining sites. (menafn.com)
  • After analyzing the chemical composition of Labrador tea plants sampled from the territories of three Indigenous communities, we found contrasting effects of human disturbances. (menafn.com)
  • People engage in a variety of sexual acts, ranging from activities done alone (e.g., masturbation) to acts with another person (e.g., sexual intercourse, non-penetrative sex, oral sex, etc.) in varying patterns of frequency, for a wide variety of reasons. (wikipedia.org)
  • Due to overwhelming amounts of human-made pollution, the oceans' circulation patterns which cause mercury-concentrated water to disperse to lower layers, is now expected to take significantly longer, possibly decades. (newstatesman.com)
  • Macro-activity patterns of farmworker and non-farmworker children living in an agricultural community. (cdc.gov)
  • OBJECTIVES: Using data from the Community Based Participatory Research Study for Healthy Kids, we compared activity patterns recorded over 7 days during two agricultural seasons (pre thinning and thinning) between farmworker and non-farmworker children aged 6-12 years old living in Eastern Washington State. (cdc.gov)
  • METHODS: Parents completed a 7-day activity diary recording the activity patterns of their children. (cdc.gov)
  • Mean differences in individual-level activity patterns across season were analyzed using paired t-tests and the Signed Rank Test. (cdc.gov)
  • Differences in mean activity patterns comparing farmworker and non-farmworker children were analyzed using the Wilcoxon Sum Rank Test to assess differences in distributions across independent samples. (cdc.gov)
  • RESULTS: We observed substantial differences in child activity patterns between the two seasons. (cdc.gov)
  • Commonalities, however, can be found between humans and nonhuman animals in mating behavior. (wikipedia.org)
  • Understanding human behavior is crucial for investors, according to Alliance Capital Management CEO Lewis A. Sanders, who talked about behavioral finance and its role in pricing anomalies and forecasting bias during a presentation last month at Wharton. (upenn.edu)
  • Human behavior also influences forecasting, Sanders told his audience. (upenn.edu)
  • The resulting increase in stress levels could cause fundamental changes in physiology and behavior across species inhabiting human-dominated environments, which over time could lead to population declines. (medindia.net)
  • It is the purpose of this chapter to establish programs of quality day activity and health services that will enable persons with disabilities who have medical or functional impairments and elderly persons to maintain maximum independence and to prevent premature or inappropriate institutionalization. (texas.gov)
  • It is the purpose of this chapter to provide adequately regulated supervision for elderly persons and persons with disabilities while enabling them to remain in a family environment and affording the family a measure of normality in its daily activities. (texas.gov)
  • 1-a) "Day activity and health services facility" means a facility that provides services under a day activity and health services program on a daily or regular basis but not overnight to four or more elderly persons or persons with disabilities who are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the owner of the facility. (texas.gov)
  • Over the years, we have developed a comprehensive capacity development programme particularly in the areas of human rights and gender equality, anti-discrimination and the rights of persons with disabilities. (lu.se)
  • Engaging with Chinese counterparts on the social, human rights and environmental impacts of 'Global China' and Chinese overseas investments. (lu.se)
  • In step with China's growing economic power and influence around the world, there is growing interest among different stakeholders to engage with Chinese counterparts on the social, human rights and environmental impacts of 'Global China' and Chinese overseas investments. (lu.se)
  • The study concludes that until regulations or economic incentives are developed to encourage engineering innovations that result in quieter roads, projects in areas of human activity with favorable habitat should be discouraged to decrease the risk of ecological traps. (medindia.net)
  • Then think of the endangered bowhead whales , who evolved to be in this habitat, use their hearing to navigate under the ice in the dark, their songs to find mates and otherwise communicate, and imagine what you would say to a whale the next time a human says we should keep drilling. (kboo.fm)
  • Noting with concern that, in the years that have elapsed since the convening of Habitat: United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, the conditions of human settlements in developing countries have, by and large, worsened, particularly in the urban areas, where the growth of slums and squatter settlements has continued unabated. (un-documents.net)
  • 139/ See Report of Habitat: United Nations Conference on Human Settlements", Vancouver. (un-documents.net)
  • Machine learning algorithms are also applied in variant intelligent devices, such as intelligent band with activity detection element that records the different activity situation for keeping health, or iWatch with fall detection function, which assists in monitoring older people activities and alarming dangerous activities. (hindawi.com)
  • The College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences is dedicated to the vitality of scholarly activity. (unomaha.edu)
  • This chapter may be cited as the Day Activity and Health Services Act. (texas.gov)
  • 1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission. (texas.gov)
  • 2) "Day activity and health services program" means a structured, comprehensive program that is designed to meet the needs of adults with functional impairments through an individual plan of care by providing health, social, and related support services in a protective setting. (texas.gov)
  • 4-a) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission. (texas.gov)
  • 4-b) "Facility" means a day activity and health services facility. (texas.gov)
  • a) A person may not operate a day activity and health services facility without a license issued under this chapter. (texas.gov)
  • The research project focused mainly on anthropogenic mercury, as it is proving to be a rapidly growing threat to both human and environmental health around the world. (newstatesman.com)
  • The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. (cdc.gov)
  • Under Superfund, EPA is responsible for ment provides a comprehensive scientific esti- the protection of human health from the effects mate of risk to persons who could be exposed of hazardous substances in the environment, as to hazardous materials present at a site. (cdc.gov)
  • To address nutrition and physical activity challenges in the State of Qatar, the following sectors, including agriculture, trade and industry, environment, communication, education, labor, Health and Sports sectors must work together and towards policy coherence across sectors. (who.int)
  • Unfortunately, due to lack of regular surveillance activities and reduced resource allocation to HAT as well as changing health priorities and nonavailability of drugs, the disease has been neglected. (who.int)
  • Asset prices are driven by three main human preferences, according to Sanders. (upenn.edu)
  • Greenhouse gas emissions are one of the two main ways humans have influenced the climate crisis. (concern.net)
  • This study aimed to evaluate the antibacterial activity, ex vivo, of 2.5% and 5.25% NaOCl, 2% CHX at gel and liquid formulations, and MTAD? (bvsalud.org)
  • A new study from MIT led by an Indian origin scientist has identified influenza viruses circulating in pigs and birds that could pose a risk to humans. (medindia.net)
  • In this study, Strasser and Heath were interested in understanding how human-dominated landscapes affect breeding kestrels, with particular attention paid to the link between disturbance, stress and nest failure. (medindia.net)
  • The study represents the latest research linking small earthquakes in unexpected parts of the world to human activity, which includes geothermal drilling and rock quarrying in addition to wastewater injection. (bigthink.com)
  • The vibrations are small, according to the study's authors, but the study provides a baseline measure of the bridge's structural integrity and shows how human activities can rattle solid rock. (agu.org)
  • New study of hearts from apes and humans shows that people need to be active to have healthy hearts. (insidescience.org)
  • The Scholarly Reviews section publishes reviews that synthesize research and practice on important issues in the study of physical activity and aging. (humankinetics.com)
  • In the present study, we use the order of author signatures and addresses for correspondence in scientific publications as variables to analyze the interactions between countries of very high (VHHD), high (HHD), medium (MHD), and low human development (LHD). (bvsalud.org)
  • This study evaluated the antimicrobial efficacy of 2.5% and 5.25% NaOCl, 2% gel and liquid CHX and MTAD® against Enterococcus faecalis biofilms on human dentin. (bvsalud.org)
  • In this context, 22 Latin American and international organisations, including ISHR and the CICDHA* coalition, have produced a report, submitted to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR), which looks in detail at 14 ventures in which corporate and financial actors under China's jurisdiction have failed to comply with international human rights, labour and environmental standards. (ishr.ch)
  • ISHR and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights call on the Zimbabwean Government to improve the situation of human rights defenders and align domestic laws with international human rights instruments and protections guaranteed in the Constitution. (ishr.ch)
  • In a statement presented to the Human Rights Council earlier today, ISHR and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights expressed grave concern regarding the continued targeting of human rights defenders by State actors in Zimbabwe. (ishr.ch)
  • These recommendations echoed those set out in a briefing paper prepared by the ISHR, in conjunction with Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights and Lawyers for Lawyers, Zimbabwe , as a submission to Zimbabwe's Universal Periodic Review. (ishr.ch)
  • ISHR and 90+ civil society organisations call on European States to revisit Palestinian/Israeli NGO funding cuts, stressing vital human rights roles, policy alignment needs, and debunking baseless terror claims. (ishr.ch)
  • Sexual activity usually results in sexual arousal and physiological changes in the aroused person, some of which are pronounced while others are more subtle. (wikipedia.org)
  • Corticosterone can lead to behavioral and physiological changes that allow individuals to cope with stressful situations, while suppressing other activities such as reproduction. (medindia.net)
  • But the birds' cultural importance can't save them from devastation by humans. (audubon.org)
  • To birds, areas with human activity may be perceived as a high-risk environment," the researcher noted. (medindia.net)
  • As sad and intriguing as these incidents are, the American Bird Conservancy has pointed out these mass deaths are but a small fraction of the birds that are killed as a known result of human activity each year. (greenlivingtips.com)
  • On the one hand, it makes it possible to put off a decline in their populations due to human activity. (menafn.com)
  • Articles based on experience in working with older populations and the available scientific evidence that focus on program development, program activities, and application of exercise principles are appropriate for the Professional Applications section. (humankinetics.com)
  • 5. Implementation of this strategy should reduce morbidity and mortality due to human African trypanosomiasis and improve the economic and social status of the affected populations. (who.int)
  • Furthermore, the authors found that only 17 percent of the species considered are not under pressure from human activities. (earth.com)
  • Implement programs to promote and disseminate the UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders, and adopt national legislation for its effective implementation. (ishr.ch)
  • 2 Human and Molecular Genetics Center and 3 Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. (jci.org)
  • Activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein predicts symptom response to cognitive behavioral therapy among individuals with first-episode psychosis. (nih.gov)
  • We are proud of the inspired creativity found in performances by The Moving Company , cutting edge research in balance and human movement taking place in our Biomechanics Research Building , as well as, a wealth of scholarly activity in STEM education, early childhood education, language and literacy development, and programs serving programs serving children and communities in our city and beyond. (unomaha.edu)
  • A wide variation of enzymic activities was found in preparations in tablet form contrary to preparations in granulated form. (karger.com)
  • RWI works to strengthen gender and human rights teaching at Chinese universities. (lu.se)
  • For more than two decades, we have worked to strengthen academic and justice institutions and networks for the promotion and protection of human rights in China. (lu.se)
  • Human mitoNEET (mNT) is the first identified Fe-S protein of the mammalian outer mitochondrial membrane. (nih.gov)
  • To test this model directly, we ectopically expressed an epitope-tagged version of hTERT in telomerase-negative cells and show that telomerase activity was induced to levels comparable to those seen in immortal telomerase-positive cells and that the expressed hTERT protein was physically associated with the cellular telomerase activity. (nature.com)
  • We conclude that synthesis of the hTERT telomerase subunit represents the rate-limiting determinant of telomerase activity in these cells and that this protein, once expressed, becomes part of the functional telomerase holoenzyme. (nature.com)
  • The expression of telomerase, the enzyme that synthesizes telomeric DNA de novo , is suppressed in normal somatic human cells but is reactivated during tumorigenesis. (nature.com)
  • The activities of amylase, lipase, phospholipase and trypsin of twelve commercial pancreatic enzyme preparations were measured under identical conditions. (karger.com)
  • Humans are responsible for climate change largely due to our greenhouse gas emissions. (concern.net)
  • This is a tiny amount for each activity online, but, added up, it equals 3.7% of global greenhouse gas emissions , or 1.3 billion metric tonnes per year. (concern.net)
  • Human Impacts - biology lecture notes on how humans impact the atmosphere, water pollution and biodiversity [This expired link is available through the Wayback Machine Internet Archive. (internet4classrooms.com)
  • Buffer_city area was divided into within 5 km area with dramatic impact by human activities, and from 5 km to 9 km area with less impact by human activities, and outside 9 km area with mini-affected by human activities. (scirp.org)
  • The journal encourages the submission of articles that can contribute to an understanding of (a) the impact of physical activity on physiological, psychological, and social aspects of older adults and (b) the effect of advancing age or the aging process on physical activity among older adults. (humankinetics.com)
  • Given the resurgence of both human and animal trypanosomiasis, the epidemic potential, high fatality rate and significant impact on socioeconomic development, many countries requested more active WHO support to control the disease. (who.int)
  • Sexual activity may also include conduct and activities which are intended to arouse the sexual interest of another or enhance the sex life of another, such as strategies to find or attract partners (courtship and display behaviour), or personal interactions between individuals (for instance, foreplay or BDSM). (wikipedia.org)
  • Directed the HHS Secretary, in coordination with the National Vaccine Program and several NIH Institutes including NICHD, to conduct activities that support improved and new vaccines to prevent infectious diseases. (nih.gov)
  • The data showed that female kestrels nesting in areas with high human activity, such as along noisy roadways, have higher corticosterone levels, but males do not. (medindia.net)
  • 3 It cryptically addressed "high human pressure" but didn't mention, for example, that huge amounts of lava can release as much CO 2 as mankind will produce for the entire 21st century. (icr.org)
  • With chimpanzees, said Shave, "it's very quiet and calm, and then you have high bursts of very, very intense physical activity. (insidescience.org)
  • As human hearts adapted to deal with the large volumes of blood required for endurance activity, they became less adept at responding to high pressures required to support strength activities. (insidescience.org)
  • On average, 14.8 percent of the species are exposed to high or very high human pressure, while 68.5 percent are under moderate pressure. (earth.com)
  • Human rights reports on Indonesia are replete with examples of violence, intimidation, extortion, land and property seizures, and other abuses linked to military economic interests. (hrw.org)
  • Like the military, the police in Indonesia have a reputation for corruption and are deeply involved in a range of economic activities. (hrw.org)
  • These problems are aggravated, and the position of the civil government further weakened, when military self-financing activity does not adhere to proper business practices, generates revenues that are not transparently reported and publicly accountable, and includes economic activity that violates the law. (hrw.org)
  • The Indonesian military s involvement in economic activity in Indonesia dates back to the 1945-1949 Indonesian war for independence from the Netherlands. (hrw.org)
  • Requests the Commission on Human Settlements to review the report at its fourth session and to transmit it, with the Commission's comments, to the Economic and Social Council for consideration at its second regular session of 1981, taking into account the guidelines referred to in paragraph 4 above. (un-documents.net)
  • These terms, which are not completely overlie because every job has its socio-economic reasons and political factors in its genesis, also cannot, in ergology, be understood separately, since it is always necessary to understand that experience makes human activity in the development of work focus. (bvsalud.org)
  • Human CYP450 enzymes, naturally bound to livers' endoplasmic reticular (ER) membranes, are used for drug-metabolism studies and commercially produced from genetically engineered insect/bacterial cells. (oreilly.com)
  • They are temperature-labile and must be stored at -80 °C. Unlike insect/bacterial cells, the intracellular environment of baker's yeast and human cells is similar. (oreilly.com)
  • What Human Activities Contribute to Climate Change? (internet4classrooms.com)
  • National Nutrition & Physical Activity Action Plan is based on a clear results chain articulating how MoPH and key partners core activities contribute to the reduction of malnutrition, and NCDs, all requisites for the achievement of other SDGs. (who.int)
  • The Journal of Aging and Physical Activity ( JAPA ) is proud to present online-only issues curated by Editorial Board Members and featuring articles published in JAPA throughout its history. (humankinetics.com)
  • e Journal of Aging and Physical Activity ( JAPA ) is a multidisciplinary journal that publishes peer-reviewed original research reports, scholarly reviews, and professional-application articles on the relationship between physical activity and the aging process. (humankinetics.com)
  • In addition to publishing research reports and reviews, JAPA publishes articles that examine the development, implementation, and evaluation of physical activity programs among older adults. (humankinetics.com)
  • JAPA also includes an editorial section for exchange of viewpoints on key issues affecting physical activity and older adults. (humankinetics.com)
  • The Action Plan brings together nutrition & physical activity - related actions from global, regional and national guidance documents to address diet and physical inactivity related diseases. (who.int)
  • Nutrition & Physical Activity are contributors to two of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals defined in 2015. (who.int)
  • The human mating process encompasses the social and cultural processes whereby one person may meet another to assess suitability, the courtship process and the process of forming an interpersonal relationship. (wikipedia.org)
  • Remind the class that last time they looked at what human rights mean. (moneyinstructor.com)
  • As marine predators and other fish-eating species (including humans) eat other mercury-contaminated organisms, the methylmercury "biomagnifies" - it becomes more concentrated in predators over time as they absorb it from their prey. (newstatesman.com)
  • BACKGROUND: Children of farmworkers have significantly higher exposure to pesticides than do other children living in the same agricultural communities, but there is limited information about how and where older farmworker children (>6) spend their time and how their activities might influence the risk of pesticide exposure. (cdc.gov)
  • Together with our partners China Dialogue , Mahidol University , Made in China Journal and City University of Hong Kong RWI developed a range of initiatives focusing on China's global impacts and role in multilateral issues related to human rights, the environment and sustainable development. (lu.se)
  • Dominance and leadership in research activities: Collaboration between countries of differing human development is reflected through authorship order and designation as corresponding authors in scientific publications. (bvsalud.org)
  • Many classic machine learning algorithms, such as artificial neural network, feed forward neural network, K -nearest neighbors, and support vector machine, achieve good performance for detecting human activity. (hindawi.com)
  • Respect and uphold the Constitutional compatibly with international human rights law, guarantee and safeguard the independence of the judiciary, and support other institutions that play a vital role in protecting human rights. (ishr.ch)
  • The Collective on Chinese Financing and Investment, Human Rights and the Environment (CICDHA, in Spanish) is a coalition of civil society international and Latin American organisations that aim to establish effective mechanisms to guarantee that human rights, transparency and participation are upheld, and that environmental sustainability remains central in investments and the financing of projects involving Chinese stakeholders. (ishr.ch)
  • These results suggest that yeast cells, cheap and easy to grow, could provide an ideal environment for bulk production of highly active human CYP microsomal enzymes so that they could be used more widely than they are now. (oreilly.com)
  • It can be released into the environment in two ways: either naturally through volcanic eruptions, or emitted "anthropogenically", that is, by humans. (newstatesman.com)
  • This harmful dynamic colors military operations in conflict zones and also affects more mundane military activities in other parts of the country. (hrw.org)
  • The latest IPCC report , published February 28 of this year, has reiterated that 'human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and is affecting the lives and livelihoods of billions of people, despite efforts to reduce the risks. (concern.net)
  • Their fundraising methods went beyond illegal activities such as organized smuggling and illegal levies: Increasingly, military commanders also allied themselves with local businesspeople to generate funds to cover military expenditures. (hrw.org)
  • This halogenated compound is excellent tissue solvent for vital and necrotic pulp tissues, displaying an effective antimicrobial activity 17 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Methodical consideration of risk guides the Office's prioritization of activities and provides a basis for work planning. (who.int)
  • 10 ] combined the widely used approach SVM with a novel scheme of representing human activities for classifying human activity. (hindawi.com)