Sharon Melnick, a business psychologist, offers five ways to be productive when the pressure is on, including "Don't always be available".
Though anger, shame, and fear can be productive, fuelling social pressure that ultimately drives energy conservation, smart meters might also give rise to positive emotions, such as hope and pride at seeing energy consumption plummet.
I believe that a more productive form of pressure against Iran would be taking action aimed at lowering world oil prices, and coordinated intervention on the U.S. dollar might be an interesting solution to the Iranian dilemma.
A return to productive work also alleviates pressure on caregivers, the majority of whom are women.
Globally, about 2 billion hectares of deforested and degraded forest land could be restored to functional, productive ecosystems, taking some pressure off remaining forests.
Increasing atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHG) and its relation to human activities have pressured the productive sector to mitigate its GHG emission [1].
Land-use changes are ongoing, but much of East and Southeast Asia already has very high pressures on productive land.
Increasing atmospheric greenhouse gases (GHG) and its relation to human activities have pressured the productive sector to mitigate its GHG emission [ 1].
In recent years, considering the reservoir pressure drop in productive wells, designing the optimal well trajectory for production and injection in enhanced oil recovery (EOR) plans requires to determine hydraulic flow unit (HFU) in the reservoir.
After all, an autoclave designed to sterilize lab equipment has proven culinarily productive — "It's basically the pressure cooker from hell," Dr. Myhrvold said — as has a 100-ton hydraulic press, for beef jerky.
