A
mechanism is a system or process that helps objects or living things work together in a specific way. It can be a set of interconnected parts or steps that create a result or enable something to function properly.
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There are a variety of
mechanisms of immune resistance that operate in the tumor.
There is a need for
mechanisms for sustained rather than short - term funding.
He became an idea, a sort of theological
mechanism by which salvation was attained.
The body has a variety of
mechanisms in place to keep blood sugar within a narrow range.
He uses a variety of tools to uncover the neural circuits and molecular
mechanisms underlying action learning and selection.
Lab experiments with liver cells can help reveal the underlying
molecular mechanisms by which these drugs cause liver damage, which could inform better prevention and treatment efforts.
The study also may have broader implications for how clinicians approach the development of such treatments and understand
mechanisms behind resistance to treatment in other cancers.
At the centre of communities that were doing well were a range of
mechanisms through which cultural continuity had been maintained.
For children with autism, hyperactivity and repetitive behaviors may represent
coping mechanisms for physical discomfort.
Her work employs collage, installation, and video with a focus
on mechanisms of real and imagined sites of memory as a consequence of displacement.
Although this is an important
defense mechanism in bacterial infections, it does not help to combat viruses.
There are a few other
mechanisms involved in the stress / thyroid dysfunction connection as well.
The latter two techniques offer opportunities to stack carbon offsets with
other mechanisms such as water quality credits, if those markets develop.
Your readers have more input in a series of books, particularly if you provide
feedback mechanisms for them.
It also points to
new mechanisms at work in the brain development of individuals and in species like humans over evolutionary time.
Infant seats come
with mechanism on the bottom that allows them to hook on or connect with a compatible stroller.
Both of these suggestions are fundamentally flawed, and in my opinion are defense
mechanisms used by those putting them forth.
We were unable to investigate
such mechanisms in the present study given the limited tissue obtained and the large variability observed in these measures provided by our study sample.
The school decided it was time to seek a permanent
funding mechanism through inclusion in the state's school funding formula.
The understanding of how other animals do it, plus the understanding of our own genome and
development mechanisms makes this possible within the next 50 years.
This is largely due to the biological
mechanisms at play which convert the vitamin D into its hormonal form within the body.
I've written this post to help readers understand potential
physical mechanisms behind cosmic - ray / cloud connections.
Using fruit flies, the team is trying to understand the basic
biological mechanisms underlying these disorders.
In the piece, guns — instruments of violence, justice, defense, and power — are transformed
into mechanisms for musical resistance.
This is the exact
same mechanism as cocaine, nicotine and other addictions.
The moment you start trying to give capitalism a moral purpose, you risk interfering with the basic
market mechanism which provides its wealth creating power.
Future research should examine the
possible mechanisms involved in the association between attachment and bullying, such as empathy, aggression, or social information processing.
The powered seat
folding mechanism uses an intelligent control system which ensures the seats, including the headrests, fold away seamlessly and conveniently.
The
exact mechanisms of how the ketogenic diet works to control epilepsy are still unknown, the diet continues to gain acceptance as an alternative to drug therapy.
«There is a need for better empirical studies, especially those focused on
identifying mechanisms that can mitigate the adverse effects of the crisis,» they conclude.
Finding the causal molecular
mechanisms responsible for such transitions in turn will provide the strategies for prevention, intervention and reversal of disease.
Well their
proposed mechanism with feedbacks is of interest and should be explored further.
That makes it harder to attribute the warming to CO2 increase, unless there is a
known mechanism by which the anthropogenic CO2 produced the changes in cloud cover.
Then, basically the resolve repair
mechanisms don't kick in all the way.
These old patterns were the legacy of childhood, survival
based mechanisms designed to help your survive childhood.
I also asked
what mechanisms existed at their institutions to resolve such a conflict.
At the same time, our lawyers recognize and promote the use of mediation and other dispute
resolution mechanisms as alternatives that can afford substantial savings where appropriate.
The biggest problem in protecting a puppy against this infection ironically stems from its own
natural mechanism of protection.
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