The data suggest, for example, that ecosystems found in rocky reefs and on continental shelves "are being impacted even more" than coastal coral reefs, which get much more attention.
Otherwise, its reputation, including that for willpower, might be negatively impacted even more in the longer term both among the Chinese public and some, or perhaps many, nations in the world".
Already, the most recent industrial, employment and other indicators point to a sudden and rapid decline in activity in Brazil, underscoring how falling commodity prices and shrinking global demand are fast impacting even the more resilient emerging-market economies.
The sensitivity of the global climate to rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is highly uncertain and the local impacts are even more unpredictable.
If anything the environmental impacts are even more significant today; yields of the "big 5" food crops are expected to decline in many areas in the future due to the continued reduction of arable land, reduction of water resources and increased global warming trends and climate change [ 7]. *based on FAO World Soil Resources Report 2000 ftp://ftp.fao.org/agl/agll/docs/wsr.pdf.
For people living next to US-funded mines and power stations the impacts are even more starkly immediate.
For Bangladesh, the potential impacts are even more severe.
An intrinsic limitation of such lesion studies is the considerable variability between individuals, the impact being even more substantial given an animal model (monkeys) for which ethical considerations restrict the number of available animals.
Although the activities of play and ritual were intended to have practical effect, their aesthetic impact was even more important.
This impact is likely to be even more important when dealing with large groups of students.
The way we receive information -- by reading a book, watching a movie, or listening to someone on the telephone -- has a big impact on the brain, and that impact is even more important than the actual content of the message.
