Besides the presence of goitrogens in the diet, the level of iodine itself in the diet plays a major role in governing the activity of the thyroid gland.

Disability is defined by the ADA as " a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity ".

The ADA defines a covered disability as " a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity ".

Another court restriction overturned is the interpretation that an impairment that substantially limits one major life activity must also limit others to be considered a disability.

Recently, Abandan has been the site of major labor activity as workers at the oil refineries in the city have staged walkouts and strikes to protest non-payment of wages and the political situation in the country.

These formations became exposed when the ocean floor was raised by a major volcanic activity in the Devonian forming much of the east coast of Australia.

The harvesting of sea turtles to resupply passing sailing ships was the first major economic activity on the islands, but local stocks were depleted by the 1790s.

A major part of the scientific literature on consciousness consists of studies that examine the relationship between the experiences reported by subjects and the activity that simultaneously takes place in their brains — that is, studies of the neural correlates of consciousness.

The volcanic activity of Mars is concentrated in two major provinces, Tharsis and Elysium.

By 1921, most of the original players moved to Paris where Dada experienced its last major incarnation ( see Neo-Dada for later activity ).

Genetic animal models of essential tremor utilize GABA < sub > A </ sub > receptor α1 -/- mice because of the major role GABA plays in inhibiting motor activity.

Gambling is also a major international commercial activity, with the legal gambling market totaling an estimated $ 335 billion in 2009.

The Gulf Coast is a major center of economic activity.

One of the major problems for the Spanish rulers of Honduras, was the activity of the British in northern Honduras, a region over which they had only tenuous control.

He brought down a mini-budget in an attempt to slow consumption, control inflation and reduce the deficit, but it triggered the worst credit squeeze since 1945 — the economy was driven into recession, the stock market slumped, private investment, housing activity and motor vehicle sales fell, unemployment rose to almost 2 percent ( the highest rate since the Depression ) and several major companies collapsed.

Fishing, using bone tipped harpoons, became a major activity in the numerous streams and lakes formed from the increased rains.

Another function of interferons is to upregulate major histocompatibility complex molecules, MHC I and MHC II, and increase immunoproteasome activity.

The major compound responsible for GABA transaminase inhibition activity in lemon balm is rosmarinic acid.

The major difference between gestaltists and behaviorists is the focus of control over the learning activity: the individual learner is more key to gestaltists than the environment that behaviorists emphasize.

The decline in economic activity reflected in large part the completion of major projects in both the private and public sectors.

He continued to do research on combinatorial topology during a period when England was a major centre of activity notably Cambridge under the leadership of Christopher Zeeman.

The first major development was ampicillin, which offered a broader spectrum of activity than either of the original penicillins.

Its major isotope < sup > 231 </ sup > Pa has a specific activity of 0. 048 Ci / gram and primarily emits alpha-particles of the energy 5 MeV, which can be stopped by a thin layer of any material.

The two major sources of evidence given to support this theory are that dopamine receptor D2 blocking drugs ( i. e., antipsychotics ) tend to reduce the intensity of psychotic symptoms, and that drugs which boost dopamine activity ( such as amphetamines and cocaine ) can trigger psychosis in some people ( see amphetamine psychosis ).

This hypothesis is supported by the observation that yeast models of Parkinson's are more susceptible to toxicity from α-synuclein, the major protein component of Lewy bodies, under conditions of low proteasome activity.

of his championship of many of the progressive social measures which adorn our statute books today, and of his cooperation in times of adversity with Presidents of both of our major parties in helping to pilot the Ship of State through the shoals of today's stormy international seas.

Along with J. R. Brown's other major developments, the universal grinding machine was profoundly influential in setting the course of Brown & Sharpe for many years to come.

The shooting development program of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers' Institute has successfully published these facts in all major outdoor magazines, many national weeklies and the trade papers.

In addition, many of the hard-surface cleaners used for walls and woodwork had their genesis in trisodium orthophosphate, which is still the major ingredient of a number of such products.

Hardly a window has been broken since Dunbar first was opened ( and vandalism in schools is a major problem in many slum areas ).

`` The President and Chairman Khrushchev understand that this meeting is not for the purpose of negotiating or reaching agreement on the major international problems that involve the interest of many other countries.

Rose Weiss, who handles all the prayer-requests that we receive, answering each letter personally, has the serene selflessness that comes from suffering: she has had many major operations, and now gets about in a limited way on braces and crutches.

`` In many corners of the globe '', he said, `` the major source of impressions about this country are in the movies they meet.

The current exhibition, which remains on view through Oct. 29, has tapped 14 major collections and many private sources.

The Dutch, a major enemy of Castile, invaded many Portuguese overseas possessions, including Luanda.

During its preparation he became a friend of Cosima Wagner ( then in Strasbourg ), with whom he had many theological and musical conversations, exploring his view of Bach's descriptive music, and playing the major Chorale Preludes for her at the Temple Neuf.

1930 ) vol 1 pp 1 – 146 covers many major thinkers down to 1800

Pāua ' poaching ' is a major industry in New Zealand with many thousands being taken illegally, often undersized.

" Although heterogeneous, the major CAM systems have many common characteristics, including a focus on individualizing treatments, treating the whole person, promoting self-care and self-healing, and recognizing the spiritual nature of each individual.

The Act of Settlement was, in many ways, the major cause of the union of Scotland with England and Wales to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.

He would write four major orchestral masses, a requiem, and many offertories, graduals, vesper settings, and sacred cantatas and oratorios.

Co-ed groups have produced many up-and-coming and major artists, including John Legend, an alumnus of the Counterparts at the University of Pennsylvania, and Sara Bareilles, an alumna of Awaken A Cappella at University of California, Los Angeles.

These activists also point out that heavy subsidization of developed nations ' agriculture and the aggressive use of export subsidies by some developed nations to make their agricultural products more attractive on the international market are major causes of declines in the agricultural sectors of many developing nations.

Bremen was a major trading town, and ships, traders and missionaries went from there to many different locations.

Most major powers repudiated Cold War assassination tactics, though many allege that this was merely a smokescreen for political benefit and that covert and illegal training of assassins continues today, with Russia, Israel, the U. S., Argentina, Paraguay, Chile, and other nations accused of still regularly engaging in such operations.

Owing to the complete absence of mountain building and glaciation since the Permian ( in many areas since the Cambrian ) ages, the outback is extremely rich in iron, aluminium, manganese and uranium ores, and also contains major deposits of gold, nickel, iron, lead and zinc ores.

With no major Southern state remaining, Clinton targeted New York, which had many delegates.

The " Herks " are receiving major upgrades, receiving a full glass cockpit besides many other modifications.

It is a major brain component in many vertebrates, but is greatly reduced in primates.

The superior colliculus, which plays a major role in visual control of behavior in most vertebrates, shrinks to a small size in mammals, and many of its functions are taken over by visual areas of the cerebral cortex.